Streaming is becoming less dominated by mega-hits

In 2017, the USA’s top 500,000 tracks racked up 14.6-times as many audio streams as every other piece of music. In 2018, however, this multiple had fallen significantly, down to 12.2 times. This hints at an important trend – one which, as we climb further towards the top of the blockbuster hit charts, becomes surprisingly pronounced.

Source: Daniel Ek wasn’t lying: streaming is becoming less dominated by mega-hits