Billboard 200 Chart to Begin Factoring YouTube Streams

Billboard will begin factoring video and audio data from YouTube to its Billboard 200 albums chart starting January 18, 2020, along with officially licensed video plays from Apple, Spotify, TIDAL and Vevo.This move by the music industry giant shifts the Billboard 200 chart's measure from pure sales to a consumption model. However, only official licensed videos uploaded by or on behalf of the rights holders will be included in the calculations for the Billboard 200 and other genre album consumpti...