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Is there a difference in the weighting of Spotify/AM streams towards chart sales versus what used to be YouTube views? For example, would 1 million Spotify streams be worth more/less or the same as 1 million YouTube streams?

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Video streams have less weight so im assuming that means YT does too (im probably assuming wrong though) 🤣

Otherwise cocomelon would be permanently top 100 🤣

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12 minutes ago, musicfan97 said:

Is there a difference in the weighting of Spotify/AM streams towards chart sales versus what used to be YouTube views? For example, would 1 million Spotify streams be worth more/less or the same as 1 million YouTube streams?

The majority of YouTube video streams are ad-funded (free), and therefore count at the 600 streams = 1 sale ratio.

Apple Music has no free platform and is entirely premium, so all of its streams count at the 100 streams = 1 sale ratio.

Spotify has both platforms so both ratios apply as necessary depending on whether the user has a premium account or not. It's impossible to tell which streams count to which ratio from the Spotify chart unfortunately.

(these ratios double to 1200 streams = 1 sale and 200 streams = 1 sale respectively for songs on ACR)

1 hour ago, JosephStyles said:

The majority of YouTube video streams are ad-funded (free), and therefore count at the 600 streams = 1 sale ratio.

Apple Music has no free platform and is entirely premium, so all of its streams count at the 100 streams = 1 sale ratio.

Spotify has both platforms so both ratios apply as necessary depending on whether the user has a premium account or not. It's impossible to tell which streams count to which ratio from the Spotify chart unfortunately.

(these ratios double to 1200 streams = 1 sale and 200 streams = 1 sale respectively for songs on ACR)

Ok thanks so much!

Not sure whether Saturday night TV has any streaming affect anymore but MIN was performed on the masked singer and we know Olivia really needs that promo to boost her 👌🤣

Apple

 

08 Taylor Swift – Opalite

13 Bad Bunny – DtMF

20 J. Cole - Two Six

26 J. Cole - SAFETY

34 J. Cole - Poor Thang

40 sombr - Homewrecker

65 Myles Smith & Niall Horan - Drive Safe

80 Bad Bunny - BAILE INoLVIDABLE

98 Bad Bunny - NUEVAYoL

106 Calvin Harris & Kasabian - Release The Pressure

 

18 hours ago, musicfan97 said:

Is there a difference in the weighting of Spotify/AM streams towards chart sales versus what used to be YouTube views? For example, would 1 million Spotify streams be worth more/less or the same as 1 million YouTube streams?

Music Video’s are only available on Spotify premium, so if music videos are being streamed on Spotify/Apple Music it would always be at the 100 streams = 1 sale.

I saw that "The Fate Of Ophelia" now has 1 billion streams on Spotify. It got there in 128 days. Taylor's fastest song to reach it, and the 10th fastest overall.

I really hope Bad Bunny performs ‘DÁKITI’ tonight! My favourite song of his!

A big "fall-off" for J Cole's album today, highest is at 148 with only 3 songs left. Opalite down to 4, 57k behind Raindance

Spotify (07.02.26)

 

01 [01] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (667,935)

02 [02] Dave & Tems - Raindance (465,398)

03 [04] RAYE - WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! (410,759)

04 [03] Taylor Swift – Opalite (408,560)

05 [06] Olivia Dean - So Easy (To Fall in Love) (383,392)

06 [05] Djo - End of Beginning (382,027)

08 [16] Zara Larsson - Lush Life

09 [07] Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

11 [08] SIENNA SPIRO - Die on This Hill

15 [15] Bruno Mars - I Just Might

16 [11] Harry Styles – Aperture

17 [17] Bad Bunny - DtMF

19 [19] PinkPantheress & Zara Larsson - Stateside

22 [18] Noah Kahan - The Great Divide

28 [13] sombr - Homewrecker

41 [43] Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

43 [46] The Cure - Boys Don't Cry

45 [57] Dominic Fike - Babydoll

79 [76] Bad Bunny – NUEVAYoL

97 [101] Bady Bunny - BAILE INoVOIDABLE

117 [109] Bella Kay – iloveitiloveitiloveit

139 [157] Milky - Just the Way Your Are

148 [30] J. Cole – Two Six

155 [38] J. Cole - SAFETY

165 [171] Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

189 [68] J. Cole – Bunce Road Blues

190 [197] Dominic Fike - White Keys

 

Opalite holding steady then if it continues the vinyls should be able to make the difference

Apple

 

06 Taylor Swift – Opalite

13 Bad Bunny – DtMF

31 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

33 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

39 sombr - Homewrecker

58 Myles Smith & Niall Horan - Drive Safe

72 Bad Bunny - BAILE INoLVIDABLE

90 Calvin Harris & Kasabian - Release The Pressure

97 Bad Bunny - NUEVAYoL

Edited by ElectroBoy

117 [109] Bella Kay – iloveitiloveitiloveit

Camila Cabello vibes with that track name

Just caught up on Bad Bunny’s performance and not much of ‘DtMF’ was used but I see it’s now top 10 on Apple, so hopefully still coming to smash anyway.

Apple

 

08 Bad Bunny – DtMF

09 Taylor Swift – Opalite

28 Zara Larsson - Midnight Sun

30 sombr - Homewrecker

31 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

42 Bad Bunny - BAILE INoLVIDABLE

58 Myles Smith & Niall Horan - Drive Safe

59 Bad Bunny - NUEVAYoL

110 Calvin Harris & Kasabian - Release The Pressure

169 Bad Bunny - Tití Me Preguntó

Ooh 'Tití Me Preguntó' belatedly charting was one of my 2026 predictions, although it may get shut out by the 3-song rule.

What a banger to open with anyway wub pleased it's getting some more attention here now.

Definitely think ‘DtMF’ will go top 10 officially this week, intrigued to see the Spotify numbers today/tomorrow. I actually quite like it, never really been into foreign language songs but it’s pretty good I have to say

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