Metrics of Representation for LGBTQ+ Musicians
The Billboard 200™ charts rank the most popular albums in the U.S., reflecting current music industry trends and serving as a key metric system for an artist’s popularity. It is particularly valuable for tracking the visibility and representation of LGBTQ+ musicians, offering weekly updated data on album or song performances. While the chart may have biases on music industry preference or limitations, it remains a widely respected and influential source for understanding music trends and industry impact.
Pride in Music by Evie Nagy 
This article examines the cultural progress made in 2012 toward accepting LGBTQ+ individuals as respected musicians. It also discusses cultural progress in accepting LGBTQ+ musicians as talented performers comparable to their cisgender or heterosexual counterparts. One unique feature of this article is that it shares insight into popular musicians during that year and allies who used their platform to promote equality. This article serves as a resource for researchers since it displays progress being made in accepting LGBTQ+ musicians. One drawback to this is that it focuses only on the highly popularized musicians of the time rather than including all voices from the LGBTQ+ community.