Spotify is a popular streaming service with over 320 million users worldwide. It’s no wonder that so many people are interested in understanding what counts as a view on the platform.
When it comes to streaming services, views are typically measured by the amount of times a song or album has been played by listeners. On Spotify, this is done through a metric called ‘streams’, which refers to the number of times a song or album has been played in its entirety. A single stream will count as one view on Spotify, meaning that if a song is played 10 times in its entirety, then it will have 10 views.
Premium Plays – In addition to streams, Spotify also records ‘Premium Plays’. These are plays of songs or albums by users who have signed up for the premium subscription service. These Premium Plays count towards a song’s overall view count on the platform, but they are not included in the total stream count.
Radio Plays – Radio plays are similar to streams but occur when someone listens to songs through Spotify’s radio system. When someone listens to a song through the radio function, it counts as one view for that particular track even if they don’t listen to it in its entirety.
Album Views – Album views refer to the number of times an entire album has been streamed from start to finish. This includes all of the songs on an album and any bonus tracks that may be included. Each play of an entire album counts as one view for both the artist and the album itself.
Replays – Replaying a song or album multiple times will still only count as one view on Spotify’s platform. If someone replays a track more than once it will be counted as one play instead of multiple plays which helps keep track of true engagement levels rather than just repeat plays.
In conclusion, what counts as a view on Spotify is any time someone plays an entire song or album in its entirety, or when they listen to radio streams of individual tracks regardless if they listen all the way through or not.