Streaming Masters – Carpenters
Even if you think you never heard of the Carpenters, chances are you’d instantly recognize lines like “Just like me, they long to be… close to you“, or “every sha-la-la-la, every wo-o-wo-o, still shines“. Their unmistakable choruses have a way of sticking in everyone’s head.
More than 40 years since lead singer Karen Carpenter‘s passing, are people still streaming their songs? We’ve gathered data from Spotify, YouTube, and more – song by song – to find out.
Carpenters streaming review – the method
Streaming is made up of audio and video streams. Our CSPC methodology includes both to better reflect the real popularity of each track. The main source of data for each avenue is respectively Spotify and YouTube.
To factor in the growing impact of multiple Asian countries where these platforms aren’t always the go-to site for music streaming, more sources have been added.
In order to account for their real popularity in each relevant country, the below sources have been used along with the mentioned ratios that reflect the market share of each area.
Audio Streams
– South Korea: Genie streams * 2.20 (consistent with Gaon streaming numbers)
– Japan: AWA streams * 100 / 4 (AWA has 4% of the Japanese streaming market)
– Arabic world: Anghami streams
– Sub-Saharan Africa: Boomplay + Audiomack streams
– Elsewhere: Spotify streams * Spotify market shares based on artists’ market distribution
Video Streams
– China* : QQ video streams * 50 if the song is available for audio stream, QQ video streams * 5 elseway (scale built based on known figures for several major artists)
– Elsewhere : Youtube views increased by 10% to account for various local platforms
*since Chinese streaming platforms are mostly video streaming platforms, their streams are weighted on par with YouTube streams.
Audio Stream value – 1,500 plays equal 1 album unit
Video Stream value – 6,750 views equal 1 album unit
Equivalent Albums Sales (EAS) = ( Spotify * ArtistRatio + Genie * 2.20 + AWA * 100 / 4 + Anghami + Boomplay + Audiomack ) / 1500 + ( QQ views* 50(or 5) + YouTube * 1.1 ) / 6750
Please be aware that when the artist is regarded as the lead act, he is rewarded with 100% of these units, while featured acts share among them a 50% piece of the totals.
Carpenters streaming review – the results
Total: 2,855,532 EAS
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Carpenters: Most streamed tracks (EAS)
1. (They Long to Be) Close to You [Close to You] – 316,000
2. Yesterday Once More [Now & Then] – 296,000
3. Top of the World [A Song for You] – 258,000
4. Merry Christmas Darling [Christmas Portrait] – 151,000
5. We’ve Only Just Begun [Close to You] – 130,000
6. I Won’t Last a Day Without You [A Song for You] – 123,000
7. Sleigh Ride [Christmas Portrait] – 119,000
8. Rainy Days and Mondays [Carpenters] – 113,000
9. Please Mr. Postman [Horizon] – 107,000
10. Silent Night [Christmas Portrait] – 83,000
11. Superstar [Carpenters] – 82,000
12. Love Me for What I Am [Horizon] – 66,000
13. I Need to Be in Love [A Kind of Hush] – 55,000
14. For All We Know [Carpenters] – 53,000
15. Only Yesterday [Horizon] – 46,000
16. Goodbye to Love [A Song for You] – 44,000
17. There’s a Kind of Hush [A Kind of Hush] – 42,000
18. You [A Kind of Hush] – 40,000
19. A Song for You [A Song for You] – 37,000
20. Hurting Each Other [A Song for You] – 30,000
Sources: Spotify, YouTube, AWA (app), QQ, Genie, Anghami, Audiomack, Boomplay.
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