YouTube Music Bug: Double Trouble with Top Listener Badges

YouTube Music Bug: Double Trouble with Top Listener Badges

YouTube Music recently introduced a popular feature: "Badges." These badges recognize your listening habits, such as being a "Top Listener" for an artist. However, a recent bug has thrown a wrench in the works, doubling existing badges instead of awarding new ones for December. Understanding the Badge System Before diving into the bug, let's understand how YouTube Music Badges work: Top Listener: This is the most common badge. You earn it by consistently listening to a particular artist within a given month. The badge indicates the percentile you fall within among all listeners for that artist. Other Badges: You can also earn badges for: Being an early subscriber to a creator's channel. Correctly answering quizzes. Receiving a heart on your comment from a creator. The Bug: Double Vision Instead of receiving new Top Listener badges for December, many users are encountering a strange phenomenon: their November badges are simply duplicated. This includes the same backg…