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YouTube will once again be part of Billboard chart calculations in 2027
Billboard will give more weight to free, ad-supported listening in its methodology. Starting next year, YouTube performance will once again factor into where music places on the Billboard charts.
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Billboard announced it will increase the weight of free, ad‑supported listening in its chart methodology. Beginning in 2027, YouTube performance will once again be included in determining music rankings on the Billboard charts. The change follows Google’s decision to halt data sharing with Billboard in December 2025 after the platform argued that the charts undervalued free, ad‑supported streams. This reinstatement restores YouTube’s role in chart calculations.
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