Since Billboard started using streaming data in calculating the countrys most popular songs and albums in 2013, theres been a sea change in how musics popularity is quantified. Some artists, like Chance the Rapper, have had hits with streaming-only albums, while bigger names, like Kanye West with The Life of Pablo, can reach the Hot 200 summit primarily on streams.
Weve known since October that subscription streams will play a bigger role in shaping the Hot 100 songs and Hot 200 …<...Read more
