YouTube streaming data to return to charts after Billboard changed its methodology

[weed 79,727]

32 minutes ago, Teletubby said:

 

well... what can you do 

[Teletubby 165,463]

20 minutes ago, weed said:

well... what can you do 

There's nothin' I can do
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
He's choosin' Texas, I can tell

[weed 79,727]

1 minute ago, Teletubby said:

There's nothin' I can do
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see
A cowboy always finds a way to leave
Drinkin' Jack all by myself
He's choosin' Texas, I can tell'

when my bestie says something stupid I'm like "girl.. it sounds like you're choosin Texas" sdiubsidufgb and I can't help but sing that part!! but DOWN WITH IT! ENOUGH!

[Versace 8,100]

Good. Maybe now the girlies will stop being lazy with their vids. 

[Nemo 4,423]

33 minutes ago, Versace said:

Good. Maybe now the girlies will stop being lazy with their vids. 

This... less "visualizers" please

[Teletubby 165,463]

1 hour ago, Versace said:

Good. Maybe now the girlies will stop being lazy with their vids. 

They are not lazy. Labels aren't willing to invest in music videos anymore, and this was already happening before YouTube data was removed from the Billboard charts, so it isn't going to make much difference.

[monstertoronto 12,188]

16 hours ago, Teletubby said:

 

I still haven’t even heard this song once and it’s like the becoming one of the biggest songs ever. I just have no interest.  

[MorenoSilseth 17]

Good. They should've never stopped.

[Nemo 4,423]

6 hours ago, monstertoronto said:

I still haven’t even heard this song once and it’s like the becoming one of the biggest songs ever. I just have no interest.  

There's a riff in it that's very similar to "Two Tickets to Paradise", if you know that, although the overall feel is very different.

It's... OK? No idea why it's doing what it's doing.

But hey, we love Texas now.

 

[StrawberryBlond 15,826]

Good, I'm tired of streaming taking all the credit for how a song performs seeing as it's mostly just the younger generations who stream but older people may prefer to use YouTube. It makes MVs more relevant again and might make viewing figures increase if fans realise it counts for something again. Naturally, it will help Gaga too. DWAS has been the big exception in a sea of videos that are getting forgotten about now as streaming has taken over as the #1 way to consume music.

On 11/9/2026 at 4:46 PM, MountainMonster said:

Honestly, it’s good to have that data back in the fold. It clearly was having an impact on the quality of the chart. 

I don't know if it was this move that directly affected the chart but I see that this year sure has had a lot of lacklustre #1's. I honestly don't see one of them becoming a landmark hit that'll be played for years to come or even in 2 years. Don't know if no YouTube views affected it that much but the charts aren't what they once were for sure. It was different seeing BTS only get one week at #1 though when you remember what things were like for them pre-military service.