Jan 17
TheFaderThat dumbass nigga doesn’t know how percentages work
An album with a higher percentage of free streams would benefit more relatively in percentage jumps from free streaming being reweighed.
Did you pass 10th grade math?
- Jan 17
^this nigga is dumb as s*** wow
- Jan 17·1 reply
Artist A: 1M streams, 100K are free, that’s 10%
Artist B: 500K streams, 55K are free, that’s 11%
“tHe pERcEntAGe iS HiGheR sO aRTiSt B wOuLd bENeFiT mOrE”
- Jan 17TheFader
Artist A: 1M streams, 100K are free, that’s 10%
Artist B: 500K streams, 55K are free, that’s 11%
“tHe pERcEntAGe iS HiGheR sO aRTiSt B wOuLd bENeFiT mOrE”
I already said Drake is one of the biggest beneficiaries from the new rules because he pulls the highest amount of streams, not because he has an unusual amount of free streams.
You are illiterate
Jan 17·1 replyiHypeRight, because an album that is MUCH more popular on streaming in general would obviously have higher raw streams paid and free.
Using your logic, if an D-list artist bots 1 million free streams first week and Taylor does 20 million free streams first week then Taylor is using more bots simply for being more popular.
You think NWTS was going to enter the Billboard 200 if they didn't adjust streaming weight last week?
- Jan 17·1 reply
Him posting an example to quite literally explain why Drake is having the highest jumps is NOT due to having unusual free streaming, but being a popular artist.
This idiot. - Jan 17·1 replyMidzy
You think NWTS was going to enter the Billboard 200 if they didn't adjust streaming weight last week?
If they didn't adjust paid streaming, NO. Since it is recharting due to paid streaming units having the largest unit increase for him lmao.
His paid streaming is heavier than his free streams.
- Jan 17·2 repliesiHype
If they didn't adjust paid streaming, NO. Since it is recharting due to paid streaming units having the largest unit increase for him lmao.
His paid streaming is heavier than his free streams.
It's recharting due to its total units, that include both free and paid.
- Jan 17·1 replyMidzy
It's recharting due to its total units, that include both free and paid.
Right and I showed you that his paid would increase more in raw units and proportional percentage than his free compared to most other popular artists. Therefore he isn't getting some unsual boost from free streaming. What aren't you understanding?
- Jan 17·1 replyMidzy
It's recharting due to its total units, that include both free and paid.
2025 Total Streams:
$$$4U - 88.3% paid (2.0B) / 11.7% free (270M)
GNX - 84.5% paid (2.1B) / 15.5% free (390M)GNX had more streams from free accounts than $$$ in both raw numbers, and proportional percentage.
So if Drake's numbers indicate using bots for free streams what would that mean for Kendrick? lol.
- Jan 17·1 replyiHype
Right and I showed you that his paid would increase more in raw units and proportional percentage than his free compared to most other popular artists. Therefore he isn't getting some unsual boost from free streaming. What aren't you understanding?
Your comparison was stupid. Billboard isn't relative, 20m free streams from Drake is more than 10m free streams from Tyler, despite the differences in %. I never said the boost was unusal?
Jan 17·1 replyF*** goin on
Jan 17iHype2025 Total Streams:
$$$4U - 88.3% paid (2.0B) / 11.7% free (270M)
GNX - 84.5% paid (2.1B) / 15.5% free (390M)GNX had more streams from free accounts than $$$ in both raw numbers, and proportional percentage.
So if Drake's numbers indicate using bots for free streams what would that mean for Kendrick? lol.
Please bring the lion avi back man
- Jan 17·1 replyCRACKASTEPPAVEGAN
F*** goin on
Idk i just want to know if rockys first day numbers r good
- Jan 17·1 replyMidzy
Your comparison was stupid. Billboard isn't relative, 20m free streams from Drake is more than 10m free streams from Tyler, despite the differences in %. I never said the boost was unusal?
You claimed his albums increasing was because of botted streams. I'm showing you that he is pulling more paid streams (in raw, and in overall ratio compared to majority) and that is the bigger reason for his increase. Paid streaming was increased too.
What are you even arguing?
- Gosh 😹Jan 17·2 replies
It’s beautiful how the bot narrative backfired and now the whole world knows Drake uses bots
- Jan 17Gosh
It’s beautiful how the bot narrative backfired and now the whole world knows Drake uses bots
Man idek what the hell going on with these numbers. It's just coming in here and seeing an intense back and forth is always funny
Jan 17CutiePieHoleIdk i just want to know if rockys first day numbers r good
They are good, for comparison 21 Savage did 13M I think.
- Jan 17·1 replyiHype
You claimed his albums increasing was because of botted streams. I'm showing you that he is pulling more paid streams (in raw, and in overall ratio compared to majority) and that is the bigger reason for his increase. Paid streaming was increased too.
What are you even arguing?
I said his albums are charting cause they inflated streams. I didn't create the narrative that free streams are bot central. That's been a thing
- Jan 17Midzy
I said his albums are charting cause they inflated streams. I didn't create the narrative that free streams are bot central. That's been a thing
"They make free streams count more and Drake albums start recharting 🤖"
You specifically said free streams counting more caused it, then used a robot emoji lol. Playing dumb and backtracking <<<
- Jan 17·1 replyMidzy
Billboard readjusted stream weight, yes, but it also inflated free streams by narrowing the gap from 1:3 to 1:2.5. All artists benefit from the adjustment, but we're seeing Drake has benefitted the most from these changes. Take Care and NWTS have literally hit new peaks on Billboard streaming charts.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/hughmcintyre/2026/01/16/drake-sees-several-of-his-biggest-albums-climb-to-new-chart-peaks/
It's reasonable to assume Drake has a higher free-to-premium stream mix than most top artists. And we all know where there's free streams on Spotify there's 🤖 at play
- Jan 17·1 replyMidzy
I specified that pages before you jumped in, .
And I just said free streams are bot central
@iHype
And I proved you wrong, he does not have a higher free to premium stream mix lmao.
What you're failing to understand is:
- They increase paid streaming
- They increase free streaming
Yes free increase was slightly more, however if 90%~ of streams are paid (generally for any artist), then the vast majority of your increase is due to whether you do well on paid comparatively.
His overall unit jumps and position jumps are due to paid streaming.
An example: If the Hot 100 increases streaming by 20% & digital iTunes sales by 25% both the same week, even if they increased iTunes sales a little more, all the biggest jumps would be due to streaming because nobody buys songs and that makes up <1% of points. Going from 1k sales to 1.25k sales is nothing. If a Drake song had the biggest jump it would not be because iTunes and indicate he has a higher rate of pure sales, it would be because the streaming is by far more used consumption and the point/percentage increase from it completely overruns the other.
- Jan 17iHype
Him posting an example to quite literally explain why Drake is having the highest jumps is NOT due to having unusual free streaming, but being a popular artist.
This idiot.You used percentages to try to say that Drake benefited less from free streams than his peers
You are illiterate
- Jan 17iHype
The ironic part is being so sure Drake benefits from free streams yet he pulls the lowest percentage of free streams amongst big names...
First week streams for Rap releases:
$$$4U - 93% paid, 7% free
Am I The Drama - 92% paid, 8% free
GNX - 91% paid, 9% free
Don't Tap The Glass - 89% paid, 11% free
Music - 88% paid, 12% freeYou said this dumb s*** now tryna backtrack
- Jan 17·1 replyiHype
And I proved you wrong, he does not have a higher free to premium stream mix lmao.
What you're failing to understand is:
- They increase paid streaming
- They increase free streaming
Yes free increase was slightly more, however if 90%~ of streams are paid (generally for any artist), then the vast majority of your increase is due to whether you do well on paid comparatively.
His overall unit jumps and position jumps are due to paid streaming.
An example: If the Hot 100 increases streaming by 20% & digital iTunes sales by 25% both the same week, even if they increased iTunes sales a little more, all the biggest jumps would be due to streaming because nobody buys songs and that makes up <1% of points. Going from 1k sales to 1.25k sales is nothing. If a Drake song had the biggest jump it would not be because iTunes and indicate he has a higher rate of pure sales, it would be because the streaming is by far more used consumption and the point/percentage increase from it completely overruns the other.
I was wrong on the mix, but overall Drake has more free streams than most, which is what matters pertaining to charting albums on Billboard. Hence why he saw the biggest gains on the chart.