This paper examines the history of Billboard charts, as well as tabulation methodologies and the relevance of charts in industry feedback loops. This work illustrates the ways in which the self-perpetuating relationships between charts and music consumption upholds systems of inequity. This focus on charts serves as a case study for greater innate racism and bias in the music industry, and ultimately explores this as it applies beyond the music industry and to the entirety of American economic and social life. Theories of Racial Capitalism are utilized to serve as a framework for examining how charts reflect deep-seated systemic racism not just in music, but in the American economy at large. This framework demonstrates the ways in which the racially motivated practices of the charts are intrinsically linked to Capitalism. This paper argues that charts continue to be organized on racialized terms today, perpetuated by racist ideologies ingrained in the industry. In conclusion, this work offers potential steps to bring about substantive change, in an attempt to challenge racism within the music industry and bring about transformative justice.