Streaming Masters - Selena Gomez

It’s been more than 10 years since Selena Gomez broke into the music industry with her band Selena Gomez & The Scene. Since, how impressive are her figures on streaming platforms?

Updated on March 22, 2021

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Selena Gomez streaming review – the method

Streaming is made up of audio and video streams. Our CSPC methodology now 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 * 3.05 (consistent with Gaon streaming numbers)
– Japan : AWA streams * 100/5.5 (AWA has 5.5% of the Japanese streaming market)
– Elsewhere : Spotify streams * (370 – 8.5 – 9.5 – 33 – 9) / 207 (370 million global subscribers minus 8.5 million from South Korea minus 9.5 million from Japan minus 33 million from China divided by the number of Spotify only users minus 9 million more Asian users) + Genie streams * 3.05 (uses Genie rather than Spotify to extrapolate markets like Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam)

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

*since 96.4% of Chinese streaming platforms are free users, that paid-for users pay less than $2 a month and that they are also used as video streaming platforms, their streams are weighted on par with YouTube streams.

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

Equivalent Albums Sales (EAS) = ( Spotify * 310/207 + Genie * 3.05*2 + AWA * 100/5.5 ) / 1500 + ( QQ views* 50(or 5) + YouTube ) / 11750

Selena Gomez streaming review – the results

CSPC Selena Gomez full discography streaming

Total: 16,170,904 EAS

Selena Gomez most streamed tracks (EAS)

1. We Don’t Talk Anymore [Orphan] – 1,710,000
2. Taki Taki [Orphan] – 1,337,000
3. It Ain’t Me [Orphan] – 1,256,000
4. Wolves [Orphan] – 1,075,000
5. Back to You [Orphan] – 826,000
6. Lose You to Love Me [Rare] – 738,000
7. Good For You [Revival] – 629,000
8. Hands To Myself [Revival] – 601,000
9. Kill Em With Kindness [Revival] – 564,000
10. Same Old Love [Revival] – 548,000
11. Bad Liar [Orphan] – 489,000
12. The Heart Wants What It Wants [Orphan] – 420,000
13. Ice Cream [Orphan] – 414,000
14. Love You Like A Love Song [When The Sun Goes Down] – 403,000
15. Fetish [Orphan] – 397,000
16. Come & Get It [Stars Dance] – 361,000
17. I Want You To Know [Orphan] – 352,000
18. I Can’t Get Enough [Orphan] – 305,000
19. Look at Her Now [Rare] – 261,000
20. Who Says [When The Sun Goes Down] – 246,000