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Spotify top 500, Ryan Adams 1989; a sign of the turning point

2015 September 25
by Mike Vial

After 4 days, each song on @TheRyanAdams‘s 1989 has had 450K-900K streams on Spotify.

I think we are at a turning point in streaming. Even my dad’a streaming on Spotify now. (“Mike,” he says, excited, “check out these Jack Scott records I found!”)

Spotify is sharing new data, which has demonstrated how the hit single of popular music is still king/queen of the times; but fans embracing an artists’ catalogue is powerful, too.

The top 25 artists streamed globally on Spotify this month are not that surprising. But I’m surprised to see artists like Bon Iver being in the top 200 a few days ago (now 400 today).

And streaming rankings change quickly.  Pearl Jam was in the top 500 early this week; today they aren’t. Ryan Adams was in the top 500 artists (before the release of 1989) .However, today, he’s not in the top 500, even with 1989 getting curious listeners.

Here some artists in the top 500 today: 
Wiz Khalifa (26)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis (62)
Beyonce (74)
Coldplay (72)
Eminem (82)
Sam Smith (84)
Jay Z (109)
Michael Jackson (130)
Zedd (136)
Snoop (164)
John Mayer (184) (He was 90 a few days ago)
Adele (190)
Paul McCartney (192)
Jason Mraz (214)
Marvin Gaye (226)
Rolling Stones (264)
Foo Fighters (272)
Green Day (282)
Dr Dre (306)
Jack Johnson (314)
Kelly Clarkston (340)
Nirvana (346)
Stevie Wonder (360)
Amy Winehouse (366)
Elton John (374)
AC/DC (378)
Oasis (392)
Led Zeppelin (414)
Bruce Springstein (478)
Pink Floyd (492)

Groups who were in the top 500 a few days ago, but aren’t today: 
Eric Clapton
The Doors
Pearl Jam
Death Cab for Cutie
Ryan Adams
Wilco
Backstreet Boys
the Jackson Five
Talking Heads
Paul Simon
Jimi Hendrix
Bob Dylan
Tim McGraw
Carrie Underwood
Beach Boys
Keith Urban

 

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