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Friday, May 8, 2020

PRIME REAL ESTATE

Among the several artists that occupy prime real estate at the top of the chart—some superstars, some newcomers—one thing is clear: the streaming community deems their entire catalog important.

Interscope currently has 11 albums in the HITS Top 50. Four of them are by artists with two albums in the Top 50—DaBaby, Juice WRLD, Billie Eilish and Rod Wave.

For Republic, Post Malone and Drake prove to be homerun hitters, as Post has three albums in the Top 50, while Drake has two.

Epic's Travis Scott also has multiple projects in the Top 50, with his 2018 LP ASTROWORLD climbing back into the upper reaches just last week.

The real estate occupied by these tenants show how streaming's long tail rules the chart and how new releases impact previous projects. Aside from Drake, these all-star streamers came to prominence in the streaming era.

CHART STORY:  WHOA, KENNY
REVENUE CHART:  1-2 PUNCH
IFPI STATS: MUSIC TOPS $20B IN 2019
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