Thank you for a year of refined releases and redefined success — now let’s set the pace for 2026.
The past year has been one of the most ambitious and transformative periods in Songstats’ history. Throughout 2025, we consistently shipped major new products, expanded our data coverage, and introduced smarter ways for artists, labels, collaborators and music professionals to understand — and act on — their performance across the entire music ecosystem.
Before we dive into what’s coming next, let’s take a moment to look back at some of the biggest highlights from 2025.
Track Activities & Distributor Insights
We introduced a dedicated Activities view on track pages, making it easier to check editorial placements, playlist adds and key milestones of any given song. Distributor information was also added, helping labels and artists better understand delivery flows and release pipelines across DSPs.
Audience & Engagement Insights
New metrics like YouTube Monthly Audience Insights, Shazam Viral Charts and TIDAL Artist Popularities now offer a clearer picture of real reach. We also added YouTube and SoundCloud comment data, surfacing fan sentiment, engagement trends and keywords directly inside Songstats.
Advanced Recommendations
Playlist, Creator and Label Recommendations continued to evolve with improved algorithms and the launch of Artist Recommendations, helping labels identify emerging talent with strong momentum and sonic alignment. Related labels and more powerful popups made it easier to explore collaborators and competitors at a glance.
Playlistcheck
One of our biggest launches of the year, Playlistcheck became a standalone platform dedicated to Spotify playlist insights. It introduced playlist health scores, growth trends, global and genre ranks, curator information and contact details — giving artists and marketers a smarter way to evaluate playlists and pitch with confidence.
Songstats Browser Extension
We brought Songstats directly into your browsing experience with our Chrome and Firefox extension, displaying live metrics while you explore any of the streaming and social platforms. The extension surfaces key Songstats and Playlistcheck data in real time — without ever leaving the page.
Radiostats Improvements
Radiostats saw major improvements throughout the year, with over 5,000 new radio stations added — bringing the total coverage to more than 50,000 stations worldwide. These updates came alongside faster, more advanced audio fingerprinting and improved SiriusXM coverage.
Catalog Stats & Artist Events
The desktop Catalog tab was upgraded to provide a full, side-by-side overview of your release performance, including total streams, playlist adds, Shazams, radio plays and more.
We also introduced Artist Events and an interactive Events Map powered by Bandsintown, giving artists and teams a clear overview of past and upcoming shows, venues and touring footprints around the globe.
Your Year, Wrapped
To close out the year, we launched the Songstats 2025 Recap — a personalized breakdown of your performance on streaming, playlists and radio across all platforms. For the first time, the recap was also available as a fully rendered video, ready to share and celebrate with your fans.
Looking Ahead to 2026
With 2025 setting the foundation, 2026 is about turning insights into action at a larger scale. We’re focused on:
- Radiostats Upload Tool for submitting fingerprints of unreleased tracks
- New Data Sources for comprehensive coverage
- Affiliate Program for revenue opportunities
- Advertising Tools to help amplify releases
- And much more that we can’t reveal just yet
Thank you for your continued trust, feedback and support. We can’t wait to show you what’s coming next.
Here’s to our biggest year yet — Songstats in 2026 🚀
<hr /><p>Songstats in 2026: Building on a Breakthrough Year was originally published in The Songstats Lab on Medium, where people are continuing the conversation by highlighting and responding to this story.</p>