YouTube To Pull Music Data From Billboard’s Charts Because It Doesn’t Like Its Ranking Formula

YouTube To Pull Music Data From Billboard’s Charts Because It Doesn’t Like Its Ranking Formula

YouTube Pulls Data From Billboard Charts YouTube is officially pulling its music streaming data from Billboard’s influential U.S. charts, marking a rare public clash between two pillars of the music industry. The move answers a question many artists, labels, and fans are already searching for: why is YouTube leaving Billboard, and what does it mean for chart rankings? At the center of the dispute is Billboard’s newly revised ranking formula, which gives greater weight to paid, subscription-based streams than ad-supported listening. YouTube argues this approach no longer reflects how most fans actually consume music today. Credit: Olly Curtis/Future / Getty Images Billboard Changes Its Ranking Formula Billboard recently updated its long-standing chart methodology to prioritize paid, on-demand streaming more heavily than free, ad-supported streams. According to Billboard, the change is meant to better reflect modern listening habits and the growing role of streaming revenue in the music bus…