Two months ago, the British band Muse released his 8th studio album, Simulation Theory. How did Matt Bellamy‘s band perform on streaming platforms? Will their new album reach figures as high as their previous ones?

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: 3,007,422 EAS

Most streamed tracks (EAS)

1. Uprising [The Resistance] – 273,000
2. Madness [The 2nd Law] – 197,000
3. Starlight [Black Holes and Revelations] – 169,000
4. Supermassive Black Hole [Black Holes and Revelations] – 167,000
5. Psycho [Drones] – 118,000
6. Knights of Cydonia [Black Holes and Revelations] – 117,000
7. Undisclosed Desires [The Resistance] – 107,000
8. Time Is Running Out [Absolution] – 98,000
9. Hysteria [Absolution] – 97,000
10. Resistance [The Resistance] – 71,000
11. Feeling Good [Origin of Symmetry] – 68,000
12. Dead Inside [Drones] – 59,000
13. Mercy [Drones] – 57,000
14. Panic Station [The 2nd Law] – 57,000
15. Plug In Baby [Origin of Symmetry] – 53,000
16. Supremacy [The 2nd Law] – 53,000
17. Dig Down [Simulation Theory] – 39,000
18. Thought Contagion [Simulation Theory] – 38,000
19. New Born [Origin of Symmetry] – 36,000
20. Reapers [Drones] – 36,000