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Popularity API for songs and artists
The Soundcharts Popularity API allows developers, distributors, and music data teams to measure how songs and artists perform across digital platforms. It provides accurate popularity scores sourced from major streaming services, helping you analyze audience engagement, identify growth trends, and build custom popularity indexes over time. Whether tracking a single release or monitoring thousands of artists, the API delivers scalable insights into how music resonates globally.
Measure song popularity
Retrieve daily popularity scores for any song using the Soundcharts API. Each score reflects a track’s current performance on major streaming platforms, helping developers and data teams evaluate engagement, identify rising hits, and compare catalog performance across releases or regions.
Track artist popularity
Access daily artist popularity metrics calculated directly by streaming platforms. Monitor how fan interest evolves, benchmark artists against peers, and analyze the impact of new releases or campaigns on overall visibility.
Analyze historical popularity trends
Access up to 90 days of popularity data to detect growth patterns, momentum shifts, and audience peaks. Historical data helps contextualize spikes in attention and measure the long-term effects of playlist placements, promotions, or seasonal campaigns.
Build custom rankings and popularity indexes
Combine song and artist popularity data to create your own indexes, charts, or ranking systems. The API provides reliable, scalable metrics that can power dashboards, performance reports, and algorithmic discovery tools.
Access popularity data for millions of songs and artists
Power your dashboards and workflows with real-time popularity metrics. Analyze song and artist performance across platforms to detect rising trends and measure engagement at scale.
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What is a popularity score in music?
A popularity score measures how well a song or artist performs on a digital platform. It reflects factors such as streams, listener engagement, and recency of activity — allowing for standardized performance tracking across catalogs and platforms.
How is the popularity score calculated?
Each platform defines its own popularity metric, typically based on total plays, recent listening activity, and user interactions. The Soundcharts API retrieves these official scores to provide an accurate, cross-platform view of performance.
What is a popularity index?
A popularity index is a custom metric that combines multiple popularity scores to rank or compare songs and artists. It helps developers and analysts track performance trends and benchmark catalog success over time.
What does a 30% popularity score mean?
Popularity scores range from 0 to 100 — with 100 representing peak popularity. A 30% score indicates limited reach or engagement relative to other tracks or artists on the same platform. It’s a relative measure, not a fixed play count.
Can I access historical popularity data?
Yes. The Soundcharts API provides up to 90 days of historical popularity data per request, allowing teams to analyze momentum, measure campaign impact, and identify long-term growth trends.
Access popularity data for millions of songs and artists
Power your dashboards and workflows with real-time popularity metrics. Analyze song and artist performance across platforms to detect rising trends and measure engagement at scale.