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1 | Actual Streaming Statistics: Big Pool vs. Subscriber Share - From A Real Listener | |||||
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3 | These are actual stats provided by a real listener, Brendan Moore, who graciously permitted me to publish this data. I did some additional analysis which you can see below. At the time Brendan generated these plays Rdio had an average per-stream royalty rate of $0.00521 | |||||
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5 | https://medium.com/@webmusicguy. | <- Brendan's Original post | ||||
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7 | Year of Rdio subscription: | $119.88 | ||||
8 | Payable amount (after Rdio's 30%): | $83.92 | ||||
9 | Total Plays: | 2,936 | ||||
10 | Avg. Streams Per Month: | 245 | ||||
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12 | Rank | Artist | Plays Last 12 months | Big Pool Method $0.00521/stream | Subscriber Share Method $83.92 / total plays | Difference |
13 | 1 | David Ramirez | 226 | $1.18 | $6.46 | $5.28 |
14 | 2 | Jamestown Revival | 179 | $0.93 | $5.12 | $4.18 |
15 | 3 | Young the Giant | 143 | $0.75 | $4.09 | $3.34 |
16 | 4 | Penny and Sparrow | 105 | $0.55 | $3.00 | $2.45 |
17 | 5 | Ivan & Alyosha | 103 | $0.54 | $2.94 | $2.41 |
18 | 6 | Jason Isbell | 102 | $0.53 | $2.92 | $2.38 |
19 | 7 | Sir Sly | 99 | $0.52 | $2.83 | $2.31 |
20 | 8 | The National | 94 | $0.49 | $2.69 | $2.20 |
21 | 8 | Kopecky Family Band | 94 | $0.49 | $2.69 | $2.20 |
22 | 10 | Wild Cub | 78 | $0.41 | $2.23 | $1.82 |
23 | 11 | Local Natives | 73 | $0.38 | $2.09 | $1.71 |
24 | 12 | Portugal. The Man | 65 | $0.34 | $1.86 | $1.52 |
25 | 13 | Dustin Kensrue | 45 | $0.23 | $1.29 | $1.05 |
26 | 14 | The Civil Wars | 44 | $0.23 | $1.26 | $1.03 |
27 | 14 | alt-J | 44 | $0.23 | $1.26 | $1.03 |
28 | 16 | The Lone Bellow | 43 | $0.22 | $1.23 | $1.00 |
29 | 17 | SOHN | 42 | $0.22 | $1.20 | $0.98 |
30 | 18 | Explosions in the Sky | 39 | $0.20 | $1.11 | $0.91 |
31 | 18 | Lord Huron | 39 | $0.20 | $1.11 | $0.91 |
32 | 20 | Bronze Radio Return | 36 | $0.19 | $1.03 | $0.84 |
33 | 21 | The Rosebuds | 32 | $0.17 | $0.91 | $0.75 |
34 | 22 | Ryan Adams | 30 | $0.16 | $0.86 | $0.70 |
35 | 22 | S. Carey | 30 | $0.16 | $0.86 | $0.70 |
36 | 24 | Night Beds | 28 | $0.15 | $0.80 | $0.65 |
37 | 25 | Bahamas | 27 | $0.14 | $0.77 | $0.63 |
38 | 25 | Andrew Belle | 27 | $0.14 | $0.77 | $0.63 |
39 | 25 | The Wild Feathers | 27 | $0.14 | $0.77 | $0.63 |
40 | 28 | Milo Greene | 26 | $0.14 | $0.74 | $0.61 |
41 | 29 | Reed Turner | 25 | $0.13 | $0.71 | $0.58 |
42 | 30 | The Head and the Heart | 24 | $0.13 | $0.69 | $0.56 |
43 | 31 | Bombay Bicycle Club | 23 | $0.12 | $0.66 | $0.54 |
44 | 31 | The Wind and the Wave | 23 | $0.12 | $0.66 | $0.54 |
45 | 33 | Delta Spirit | 22 | $0.11 | $0.63 | $0.51 |
46 | 34 | Mychael Danna | 21 | $0.11 | $0.60 | $0.49 |
47 | 34 | First Aid Kit | 21 | $0.11 | $0.60 | $0.49 |
48 | 34 | Boy & Bear | 21 | $0.11 | $0.60 | $0.49 |
49 | 34 | Ariana Grande | 21 | $0.11 | $0.60 | $0.49 |
50 | 38 | The Black Keys | 20 | $0.10 | $0.57 | $0.47 |
51 | 38 | The Nightowls | 20 | $0.10 | $0.57 | $0.47 |
52 | 38 | Bon Iver | 20 | $0.10 | $0.57 | $0.47 |
53 | 38 | CHVRCHES | 20 | $0.10 | $0.57 | $0.47 |
54 | 42 | ODESZA | 19 | $0.10 | $0.54 | $0.44 |
55 | 43 | Cold War Kids | 18 | $0.09 | $0.51 | $0.42 |
56 | 43 | Trevor Hall | 18 | $0.09 | $0.51 | $0.42 |
57 | 43 | Imaginary Friend | 18 | $0.09 | $0.51 | $0.42 |
58 | 46 | Phantogram | 17 | $0.09 | $0.49 | $0.40 |
59 | 46 | All Sons & Daughters | 17 | $0.09 | $0.49 | $0.40 |
60 | 46 | Sons of Fathers | 17 | $0.09 | $0.49 | $0.40 |
61 | 49 | Shakey Graves | 16 | $0.08 | $0.46 | $0.37 |
62 | 50 | Matt Costa | 15 | $0.08 | $0.43 | $0.35 |
63 | 50 | Family of the Year | 15 | $0.08 | $0.43 | $0.35 |
64 | 52 | The Everly Brothers | 14 | $0.07 | $0.40 | $0.33 |
65 | 52 | Hal Ketchum | 14 | $0.07 | $0.40 | $0.33 |
66 | 52 | Lucius | 14 | $0.07 | $0.40 | $0.33 |
67 | 55 | The Reveille | 13 | $0.07 | $0.37 | $0.30 |
68 | 56 | Flume | 12 | $0.06 | $0.34 | $0.28 |
69 | 56 | The Band of Heathens | 12 | $0.06 | $0.34 | $0.28 |
70 | 56 | Warpaint | 12 | $0.06 | $0.34 | $0.28 |
71 | 59 | The War on Drugs | 11 | $0.06 | $0.31 | $0.26 |
72 | 60 | Jay-Z | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
73 | 60 | Beach House | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
74 | 60 | Pharrell Williams | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
75 | 60 | Gregory Alan Isakov | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
76 | 60 | Gary Clark Jr. | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
77 | 60 | Bruno Mars | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
78 | 60 | Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr. | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
79 | 60 | Spanish Gold | 10 | $0.05 | $0.29 | $0.23 |
80 | 68 | Kings of Leon | 9 | $0.05 | $0.26 | $0.21 |
81 | 68 | The Postal Service | 9 | $0.05 | $0.26 | $0.21 |
82 | 68 | Dawes | 9 | $0.05 | $0.26 | $0.21 |
83 | 68 | Johnnyswim | 9 | $0.05 | $0.26 | $0.21 |
84 | 68 | Broken Bells | 9 | $0.05 | $0.26 | $0.21 |
85 | 73 | Apparat | 8 | $0.04 | $0.23 | $0.19 |
86 | 73 | Justin Timberlake | 8 | $0.04 | $0.23 | $0.19 |
87 | 73 | King Washington | 8 | $0.04 | $0.23 | $0.19 |
88 | 76 | Kina Grannis | 7 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
89 | 76 | Paramore | 7 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
90 | 76 | Kacey Musgraves | 7 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
91 | 76 | Mikky Ekko | 7 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
92 | 76 | The Soft White Sixties | 7 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
93 | 76 | Zulu Winter | 7 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
94 | 76 | Sylvan Esso | 7 | $0.04 | $0.20 | $0.16 |
95 | 83 | Band of Horses | 6 | $0.03 | $0.17 | $0.14 |
96 | 83 | Greg Holden | 6 | $0.03 | $0.17 | $0.14 |
97 | 83 | Kan Wakan | 6 | $0.03 | $0.17 | $0.14 |
98 | 86 | Beck | 5 | $0.03 | $0.14 | $0.12 |
99 | 86 | Limbeck | 5 | $0.03 | $0.14 | $0.12 |
100 | 86 | Amy Winehouse | 5 | $0.03 | $0.14 | $0.12 |