Streaming Masters – Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

Expectedly, streaming numbers of the Beatles are impressive. Paul McCartney released 25 studio albums plus classical material since then, including an album which came out during the streaming era. Is that enough to challenge results of the fab four with his own catalog?

Method

As detailed in the Fixing Log articleSpotify represents 157 million of the 272 million users of streaming platforms, while YouTube is pretty much the only video platform generating some revenue for the industry. Below is the equivalence set on the aforementioned article:

Audio Stream 1500 plays equal 1 album unit
Video Stream 11,750 views equal 1 album unit

Equivalent Albums Sales (EAS) = 272/157 * Spotify streams / 1500 + YouTube views / 11750

Results

Total: 1,723,252 EAS

Most streamed tracks (EAS)

1. FourFiveSeconds [Orphan]635,000
2. All Day [Orphan]126,000
3. Wonderful Christmastime [Orphan]93,000
4. Only One [Orphan]84,000
5. Band on the Run [Band on the Run]64,000
6. Live and Let Die [Orphan]49,000
7. The Girl Is Mine [Orphan]41,000
8. Maybe I’m Amazed [McCartney]35,000
9. Say Say Say [Pipes Of Peace]30,000
10. Let It Be [Orphan]20,000
1. FourFiveSeconds [Orphan]635,000
2. All Day [Orphan]126,000
3. Wonderful Christmastime [Orphan]93,000
4. Only One [Orphan]84,000
5. Band on the Run [Band on the Run]64,000
6. Live and Let Die [Orphan]48,000
7. The Girl Is Mine [Orphan]41,000
8. Maybe I’m Amazed [McCartney]32,000
9. Say Say Say [Pipes Of Peace]30,000
10. Let It Be [Orphan]20,000
11. Silly Love Songs [Wings At The Speed Of Sound]17,000
12. Hey Jude [Orphan]15,000
13. Jet [Band on the Run]14,000
14. Ebony And Ivory [Tug Of War]14,000
15. Let ‘Em In [Wings At The Speed Of Sound]13,000
16. Let Me Roll It [Band on the Run]10,000
17. Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey [Ram]10,000
18. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five [Band on the Run]10,000
19. My Love [Red Rose Speedway]9,000
20. Come On To Me [Egypt Station]9,000

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