The first charts for AI music have been launched

The first ever weekly charts to track AI-generated and assisted music have been launched, tracking the top 100 new songs and covers across each week.

While this news might feel rather scary for most, the company that runs them, The Sonic Intelligence Academy (SIQA), says these charts have consistent guidelines in place to not only determine what qualifies as AI-generated music, but also to verify and evaluate each entry “to support transparency, integrity, and ethical standards”.

The SIQA AI Music Top 100 and Top 100 AI Covers charts spotlight AI-created tracks “gaining meaningful traction” across streaming, video, and social platforms, along with airplay. AI music creators can submit eligible releases through its submission system, similar to traditional chart consideration.

SIQA says that by establishing dedicated standards and visibility for AI-generated music, it aims to “reduce confusion across the broader music industry”. It believes that instead of positioning AI music as a replacement for traditional artistry, recognising it as a separate creative medium that warrants its own standards and systems is better for all.

To be considered for the charts, a song must be transparently created, properly attributed, and must not use cloned or simulated voices of real public figures, living or deceased, or misrepresent the identity of artists or performers. SIQA also plans to roll out several initiatives that will support both traditional artists and the AI music creator community through education, research, partnerships, and cultural initiatives focused on “ethical AI music creation, collaboration, and literacy”.

The current top songs in both of its charts are:

Top 100 AI Songs:

1. I Don’t Care – Cain Walker
2. Jag vet, du är inte min – Jacub
3. I See Her Different – Drew Meadows
4. A Little Thing Like Love – Kayla Kross
5. It’s La Vida Loca – Kelly Boesch

Top 100 AI Cover Songs:

1. Papaoutai (Afro Soul) – Mikeeysmind, Chill77, Unjaps
2. Heaven Knows (Rock Cover) – Skate Avenue PH
3. Where Have You Been (Orchestra) – Lune, Mikeeysmind, Unjaps
4. Move Bitch (1973 Version) – King Willonius
5. Sisqo Thong Song – Unjaps, PhantomGroove

To find out more or read its FAQs, head over to SIQA.

Rachel is a DIY musician who began learning guitar and keyboard from her bedroom at 14. She has written news and features for MusicTech since 2022, and also has bylines across Kerrang!, Guitar.com, and The Forty-Five. Though a lover of heavy music, her guilty pleasure is 2000s pop.