YouTube is pulling its data from Billboard for use in the publisher’s industry-leading U.S. music charts. The decision is in response to a recent change Billboard made to its ranking formula, which ...

Lyor Cohen, the company's global head of music, argued that Billboard's formula for the charts doesn't put enough weight on ad-supported streams. By Ethan Millman Music Editor YouTube will stop ...

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YouTube’s move to stop sharing streaming data for Billboard’s music charts could change how we think about metrics Billboard’s latest change, and YouTube’s subsequent action, point to a more ...

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YouTube announced that it will no longer share data with Billboard for the creation of the Billboard Hot 100 and other charts because the video platform doesn't believe they're calculated fairly. The ...

YouTube, one of the biggest music streaming platforms in the world, will no longer submit data to Billboard for its U.S. music charts starting early next year. As Cohen explained, YouTube’s main gripe ...

Songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Billboard charts, the platform announced in a blog yesterday (December 17). The change will take effect on January 16, 2026, according to ...

YouTube is removing its streaming data from Billboard charts. Here’s why it exited and how it could undermine music chart ...

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