How Music Charts

Chartmetric: Music Analytics for the New Music Business•podcast.chartmetric.com

Welcome to How Music Charts, a music business podcast by Chartmetric. Join the music industry's brightest minds as they bridge data, culture, and creativity in real time. Looking for more? Sign up for a free account at chartmetric.com, subscribe to Beats & Bytes at blog.chartmetric.com, and reach out on our socials.

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2019-03-29 // Beatport Top 100 chart and Simon Field in Seattle

Highlights Beatport’s Top 100 chart keeps highlighting the latest music in the club world, and today, we’re doing a Special artist deep-dive into a Norwegian producer who found streaming success in a far-off land called...Seattle Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your Data Dump for Friday March 29th 2019. Charts Beatp...

Mar 29, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 10

2019-03-28 // Deezer's Top Worldwide chart, Lil Nas X going viral and Deezer's "Selección Editorial" playlist

Highlights J Balvin and French rapper Ninho takeover Deezer’s Top Worldwide chart Atlanta artist Lil Nas X embodies a viral artist on the rise, and “Selección Editorial” is Deezer’s #2 most followed playlist Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your Data Dump for Thursday March 28th 2019. Charts Paris-based streaming pla...

Mar 28, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 9

2019-03-27 // SoundCloud's New & Hot chart, Twenty One Pilots at Outside Lands festival and Apple Music's "Best of the Week" playlist

Highlights Two Egyptian artists top the SoundCloud New & Hot chart this week Twenty One Pilots get announced as one of three headliners for San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival Apple Music’s “Best of the Week” playlist keeps things lively with 67 tracks in the US storefront Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your...

Mar 27, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 8

2019-03-26 // iTunes chart in the US, Diana Ross on YouTube and Spotify's "Desi Hits" for South Asia

Highlights Country rules the US iTunes charts yesterday with 38 track tags Diana Ross celebrates her 75th birthday with over 102M YouTube views South Asia gets down with the leading Desi playlist, “Desi Hits” at 241K followers Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your Data Dump for Tuesday March 26th 2019. Charts Country...

Mar 26, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 7

2019-03-25 // QQ Music Western charts, Billie Eilish album pre-adds on Apple Music and Deezer's "Les titres du moment" flagship playlist

Highlights Greyson Chance places 10 tracks on the QQ Music Western charts last week Billie Eilish gets over 800K “pre-adds” on Apple Music, likely with American females under 25 according to Instagram Deezer’s #1 playlist “Les titres du moment” continues to dominate the platform’s playlist ecosystem Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data worl...

Mar 25, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 6

2019-03-22 // Mexico City's Shazam chart, Jay-Z's "The Blueprint" and Apple Music's "This Week on the Voice" playlist

Highlights Maluma and Metallica lead in Shazam chart presence in Mexico City yesterday Jay-Z’s album “The Blueprint” is missing from Spotify and Apple Music, but gets added to the US National Recording Registry Apple Music’s “This Week on the Voice” continues to refresh its catalog-focused playlist Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world...

Mar 22, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 5

2019-03-21 // YNW Melly on YouTube Top Songs chart, Yaeji at Lollapalooza 2019 and Spotify's "Rock Classics" playlist

Highlights YNW Melly’s “Murder on my Mind” hanging strong in the #2 spot on the YouTube Tracks chart in the US New York City-based producer Yaeji is announced as part of the 2019 Lollapalooza lineup Spotify’s “Rock Classics” playlist grows steadily at 3% in the past month Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your Data Du...

Mar 21, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 4

2019-03-20 // Imagine Dragons on Amazon Music Top Songs chart, Karol G & Anuel AA on Instagram and Brazilian Deezer playlists

Highlights Imagine Dragons reigns supreme on the Amazon Music Top Songs chart Power couple Karol G and Anuel AA make a perfect Instagram pairing Deezer Music continues to make in-roads in Brazil with three playlists rapidly growing their follower counts Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your Data Dump for Wed March 20...

Mar 20, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 3

2019-03-19 // Apple Music's Daily Top 100 chart, Iggy Azalea on Genius and "The A-List: Country" playlist

Highlights Five tracks stick around for 182 days on the Apple Music Daily Top 100 chart Iggy Azalea drops her new single “Sally Walker” to 124K Genius views The Apple Music “The A-List: Country” playlist sports a 26% new add ratio in the past month Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your Data Dump for Tues March 19th 2...

Mar 19, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 2

2019-03-15 // Ariana ruling the Spotify Top 200, Jonas Brothers blowing up YouTube and "Songs to Sing in the Car" grows fast in playlist world

Highlights Ariana Grande continues her month-long domination of the Spotify Top 200 Jonas Brothers hit 20M Daily YouTube Views upon release of “Sucker” The Spotify playlist “Songs to Sing in the Car” eyes #5 top playlist with crazy follower growth rate Mission Good morning, it’s Jason here at Chartmetric with your 3-minute Data Dump where we upload charts, artists and playlists into your brain so you can stay up on the latest in the music data world. Date This is your Data Dump for Wed March 13t...

Mar 15, 2019•3 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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