You Wanted A Hit?

“And so you wanted a hit Well this is how we do hits You wanted a hit But that’s not what we do“ “You Wanted a Hit” – LCD Soundsystem A couple of years ago I went to Germany. I wandered around various cities, ran the Berlin Marathon, backpacked in the Alps, and went to […]

Spotify Streaming: “All I Want for Christmas Is You”, Spotify’s Most-Streamed Track 4 Years Running

In this world, so much is uncertain. One thing that we can count on this December is the stratospheric launch of streams for the Mariah Carey smash “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” For the fourth year running, the track is set to be the most-streamed song in a single day. In 2017, the […]

NBA Draft: The Importance of Lottery Picks and “The Redraftables” Ratings

The 2020 NBA Draft is coming up Wednesday, November 18th. Countless hours have been spent scouting and evaluating players, determining team needs, and making mock drafts. No other team sport is as dependent on its star players, and the draft is supposedly the great equalizer. The Cleveland Cavaliers were the worst team in the NBA […]

Spotify Charts Analysis: Streaming in the Time of COVID-19

These are unprecedented times we’re living in. The global pandemic rages on, hundreds of cities are demonstrating against police brutality and racial injustice, and an election is just over a month away. Today I seek to find out how Spotify streaming has changed in this time. As the pandemic has spread across the globe, it […]

Spotify Charts Analysis: Does a Relationship Exist Between A Country’s Quality-of-Life Index and Their Streaming?

In my previous post, I introduced the Spotify Charts dataset. To do a quick “Last Week on Westworld“-style recap: Each day, Spotify shares the 200 most-streamed songs of the day globally and in 60 countries. These top 200 lists are archived back to 2017. This list provides streaming count numbers for each song that gets […]

Spotify Charts Analysis: Where Is Everyone Listening?

Spotify shares the top 200 most-streamed songs by users around the world for that day. This daily list, or “Spotify Charts”, can be viewed for 60 countries and in many cases, is listed all the way back to January 1st, 2017. This data allows us to investigate a wide range of questions. In this post, […]