Streaming Masters - James Blunt

Depending on where you sit on Earth, you will think of James Blunt as a complete has-been or a consistent hit maker. What’s safe to say is that all of you know You’re Beautiful. What do streaming numbers have to say though?

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Method

As detailed in the Fixing Log article, Spotify 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: 2,091,221 EAS

Most streamed tracks (EAS)

1. You’re Beautiful [Back to Bedlam] – 423,000
2. OK [The Afterlove] – 340,000
3. Goodbye My Lover [Back to Bedlam] – 185,000
4. Bonfire Heart [Moon Landing] – 149,000
5. 1973 [All the Lost Souls] – 119,000
6. Melody [Orphan] – 91,000
7. Carry You Home [All the Lost Souls] – 56,000
8. Same Mistake [All the Lost Souls] – 46,000
9. Stay the Night [Some Kind of Trouble] – 45,000
10. Postcards [Moon Landing] – 42,000
11. Wisemen [Back to Bedlam] – 37,000
12. When I Find Love Again [Moon Landing] – 36,000
13. Love Me Better [The Afterlove] – 35,000
14. High [Back to Bedlam] – 31,000
15. Heart to Heart [Moon Landing] – 30,000
16. Bartender [The Afterlove] – 21,000
17. Tears and Rain [Back to Bedlam] – 20,000
18. Primavera in Anticipo (It’s My Song) [Orphan] – 16,000
19. Face the Sun [Moon Landing] – 16,000
20. I’ll Be Your Man [Some Kind of Trouble] – 15,000