Streaming Masters – Kendrick Lamar
Kendrick Lamar is arguably the most critically acclaimed rapper of his generation. This doesn’t always translate into commercial success yet.
Smashes like Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe, Money Trees, Swimming Pools (Drank), Alright, Humble, DNA, Love, All the Stars, Family Ties and Not Like Us made sure he got mainstream too. We break down his streaming platforms statistics, song by song.
Kendrick Lamar 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.
Kendrick Lamar streaming review – the results
Total: 57,240,744 EAS
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Kendrick Lamar: Most streamed tracks (EAS)
1. Humble [Damn] – 3,899,000
2. All the Stars [Black Panther: The Album] – 2,795,000
3. Money Trees [Good Kid, M.A.A.D City] – 2,448,000
4. Love [Damn] – 2,079,000
5. Swimming Pools (Drank) [Good Kid, M.A.A.D City] – 1,905,000
6. Goosebumps [Features] – 1,853,000
7. DNA [Damn] – 1,769,000
8. Not Like Us [Orphan] – 1,571,000
9. Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe [Good Kid, M.A.A.D City] – 1,347,000
10. Family Ties [Orphan] – 1,284,000
11. Pray For Me [Black Panther: The Album] – 1,246,000
12. Pride [Damn] – 1,220,000
13. Alright [To Pimp a Butterfly] – 1,220,000
14. M.A.A.D City [Good Kid, M.A.A.D City] – 1,109,000
15. Loyalty [Damn] – 1,049,000
16. Like That [Orphan] – 936,000
17. King Kunta [To Pimp a Butterfly] – 907,000
18. King’s Dead [Black Panther: The Album] – 888,000
19. Poetic Justice [Good Kid, M.A.A.D City] – 831,000
20. N95 [Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers] – 696,000
Sources: Spotify, YouTube, AWA (app), QQ, Genie, Anghami, Audiomack, Boomplay.
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