YouTube views and Spotify Streams

[del]

Thought I’d share some YouTube stats as at the end of July. The streamers clearly have different views to the older fans..

YouTube ………………....….………….. Views (year)………….Yesterday
Poison ……………………….………….….. 281,973,341……………..59,596
Hey Stoopid ……………………..….…….. 14,679,269………………..2,623
School’s Out (Trashes The World) . 11,807,075…………………1,997
Feed My Frankenstein ……..…….…… 10,502,303…… ……….… 3,260
Love's A Loaded Gun. …….……….……. 9,150,483 …….………… 1,212
House of Fire. …………..….…….………… 8,178,552 ………………. 1,481
Bed of Nails ………………….…….……….. 5,401,7 69 …….……….. 1,780
No More MrNice Guy(Trashes TW) ….5,173,333 ……………..….. 992
Freedom. …………………….………....…… 3,756,087 ………….………. 236
Ballad of Dwight Fry(Trashes TW)... 3,175,452. …………………. 882

[del]

And here is Spotify.

Pretty clear across YouTube and Spotify that it’s far more Alice solo than ACG and that it’s Poison which is the lead for most.

Song Title "………………………………….Streams (year) ………….Daily (5.3 million monthly listeners)
Poison. "………………………………………..350,719,458 …………………………195,713
School's Out. ………………..…..…………142,515,010 …………………………101,530
No More Mr. Nice Guy………..………….57,465,346…………………………..30,560
I'm Eighteen……………..….……..…………39,312,249……………………………25,276
Feed My Frankenstein…………...……….26,485,676………… …….………….8,505
He's Back (The Man Behind..)………...19,219,048 ……….……...…………6,212
Bed of Nails………………………..…………..10,022,584 ………………….……….6,357
Under My Wheels……. ….…………………..9,830,984.…………. .…………….7,252
Hey Stoopid…………………….…………………9,765,110…………….……………..4,356
How You Gonna See Me Now……...……9,644,637……………..….………..4,369
Only Women Bleed………….…..…………..9,549,345 ………….………………4,730
I Never Cry…………………….….…..…………8,925,940 …………………………..6,258
Welcome to My Nightmare….……….….7,035,767 …………………………….2,185
Only My Heart Talkin'…….…...………….6,928,259…………………….……….3,028
Billion Dollar Babies……….….….………..6,822,718……………….……………3,327

[Saint&Sinner]

freedom and only my heart talking are quite unusual, i wouldn't have thought they would make a top streamed list.

[cooperrocks]

It actually doesn't surprise me at all as I love all eras of Alice but actually slightly prefer a lot of solo Alice. Poison, internationally is Alice's biggest song ever and Wayne's World definitely made Feed My Frankenstein very popular. But I agree with Saint and Sinner, I am pleasantly surprised Freedom does so well and Only My Heart Talkin' is a surprise as well. While I have always liked that song and it seemed like it had the right sound for its time to be a hit, it didn't do that well despite the success of the Trash album and when people talk about Alice's best ballads you rarely hear it mentioned. That being said, the bottom line is Trash and to a lesser extent Hey Stoopid were smart albums for Alice to do when hair metal was ruling the charts.

[mr.barlow]

If you look at the numbers of youtube streams all of the top songs had official MTV played videos.

The Spotify list has more original group songs and early solo stuff which shows the difference as to the impact having a video on MTV had on the success of a song and all these years later is still having an effect.

[Rod]

interesting stats....a few random observations based on Spotify numbers
- Poison is the clear runaway winner, do doubt being the most recent big hit makes a big difference
- There are 4 songs getting more than 25k listens per day (1 solo / 3 ACG) but together they still do not match Poison
- Very clear drop-off to the next batch of songs, which are all at <10k listens, and here it's mainly the Trash/HS singles first, followed by the ballads
- Almost no ACG songs outside of the main 3 hits make the list, and interestingly B$B outranks Elected


On YouTube, it seems 89-91 is the only era getting any traction..a bit bizzarre that the only older songs that get views seem to be from the Trash concert video

[mr.barlow]

interesting stats....a few random observations based on Spotify numbers
- Poison is the clear runaway winner, do doubt being the most recent big hit makes a big difference
- There are 4 songs getting more than 25k listens per day (1 solo / 3 ACG) but together they still do not match Poison
- Very clear drop-off to the next batch of songs, which are all at <10k listens, and here it's mainly the Trash/HS singles first, followed by the ballads
- Almost no ACG songs outside of the main 3 hits make the list, and interestingly B$B outranks Elected


On YouTube, it seems 89-91 is the only era getting any traction..a bit bizzarre that the only older songs that get views seem to be from the Trash concert video

I'm guessing that the youtube algorithm is likely pulling the older songs from Trashes The World due to the top streams being from that era....namely Trash.

I will admit I never realized that Poison had/has the staying power it has along with the Trash album as a whole. Without a doubt it's Alice's most successful song.

Everyone on this forum knows my contempt for that album but that I understood and agreed with why it was made.

Seeing these stats in 2023 it proves that Shep and Alice were spot on when it came to their thinking and decision making back then.

It brought on a whole new generation of fans and those stats prove it. The original group fans are now literally dying off and the fans that came on board with Constrictor/ Trash are the ones keeping Alice going and after seeing these stats I now agree it would be wise to update the set list to include much more from that era.

[Dannorama]

We were in a bar on Saturday in Asheville, NC, and they were blasting a great Zeppelin mix. I asked the guy at the bar what we were listening to, and he pulled out his phone and said "it's just Spotify." A while later, he must have gotten sick of Zep, because the music changed to 80's - 90's rock stuff. I didn't hear any AC numbers, but that may explain how certain songs are played. Not active searching/listening, but just random selections for just that type of situation.

[del]

There are many drivers behind the stats and you can analyse everything to a ridiculous level e.g. Daily streams per country run against the touring schedule to detect waves of interest as Alice moves around.

There are apparently a few facts that stand out each year
1. Every new release, every tour and every media appearance or reference has a pull on streaming across the catalogue. Alice being active keeps the catalogue alive.
2. There has been an upwards trend in overall numbers. Despite complaints about chart placing for new releases the overall popularity (defined as people playing tracks on multiple occasions) is increasing. Surely a big positive at this point in the career?
3. There are only two songs which have worldwide recognition and Poison has come first since streaming analysis started.Without them everything would be completely different.

Algorithm selections certainly do drive bigger tracks to be dropped into playlists so it will certainly make a difference. It just further boosts the numbers and I’ve no doubt Poison, Schools Out and to a lesser degree, Feed my Frankenstein all benefit.

I briefly had a ranking of 300+ Alice songs but seem to have lost it. For data nerds like me it was fascinating.

[del]

Found a note I had scribbled down

Total streams 922,000,000 plus.

35th Paranormal…………………………………………………….1,951,587
70th. Our love will change the world………….……………937,939
90th Killer………………………………………………..……………….646,771
354th Dyslexia………………………………………………………..…101,482
361 (last place). Manic Depression Vampires in Rio. .28,324

[mr.barlow]

Found a note I had scribbled down

Total streams 922,000,000 plus.

35th Paranormal…………………………………………………….1,951,587
70th. Our love will change the world………….……………937,939
90th Killer………………………………………………..……………….646,771
354th Dyslexia………………………………………………………..…101,482
361 (last place). Manic Depression Vampires in Rio. .28,324

That was me who streamed Dyslexia 101,481 times. The other guy was trying to talk to his Alexa and got it by accident.

[Saint&Sinner]

I will admit I never realized that Poison had/has the staying power it has along with the Trash album as a whole. Without a doubt it's Alice's most successful song.

i remember about 6 odd years ago at a club night in Nottingham and all the different people were up and down, the goths would rock up for manson, thrash heads for metallica, industrial guys for NIN etc. but alice coopers poison, literally everyone hit the floor. it was fantastic. Poison is such a great song, it is genuinely one of the best singles ever.

[Saint&Sinner]

That was me who streamed Dyslexia 101,481 times. The other guy was trying to talk to his Alexa and got it by accident.

You'd need a straight jacket listening to that rubbish that many times hahaha. Possibly my worst alice cooper song ever. i can honestly say alexa has never played anything off zipper, dada, flush the fashion, special forces etc when playing random alice cooper playlists.

[mr.barlow]

That was me who streamed Dyslexia 101,481 times. The other guy was trying to talk to his Alexa and got it by accident.

You'd need a straight jacket listening to that rubbish that many times hahaha. Possibly my worst alice cooper song ever. i can honestly say alexa has never played anything off zipper, dada, flush the fashion, special forces etc when playing random alice cooper playlists.

Thanks for the heads up. I know now never to buy one.

[Daggers & Contracts]

Thanks for the heads up. I know now never to buy one.

I'm sorry didn't you mean it was at the Cleaners?

[del]

Meant to point out that 922 million streams will be something like $3.7m income to be split. Not much per play but it all adds up eventually.

[dadascot]

I was in a restaurant just outside Glasgow and they were playing spotify when 'how you going to see me now ' came on. I nearly choked on my asparagus.

[mr.barlow]

The algorithms must love that song. I hear it on regular over the air radio from time to time....their playlists are computer generated.

I hear it on my cable TV 1970s music channel too.

Also in Target Department Store over the in house music station.

Honestly, of all of Alice's songs it's the song I hear the most in public.