Zvukovaya Dorozhka, also known as ZD Awards (Russian: Звуковая Дорожка, "sound track") is Russia's oldest hit parade in the field of popular music.

[4] The award is given to popular performers from Eastern Europe, the Baltics, Scandinavia, Central Asia and other countries of the world.

The award winners are determined based on the results of popular voting.

The leaders of the charts over the years were performers from the countries of the former USSR, including Alla Pugacheva, Valery Leontyev, Mashina Vremeni, Bi-2, Kino, Laima Vaikule, A-Studio, t.A.T.u., Serebro, Vitas, Svetlana Loboda, Dan Balan, Zivert, Niletto and performers from other countries of the world, including Madonna, Army of Lovers, Demis Roussos, Joe Dassin, Desireless, Enrique Iglesias, In-Grid, Jason Derulo, Billie Eilish, Alessandro Safina and others.

The column informed the audience about the existing Soviet performers and some foreign stars, usually from socialist countries.