The democratization of the music charts . . .
YouTube just won one of the biggest power battles in music and most people didn’t even know it was happening.
In January 2026, YouTube did something unprecedented: it pulled its streaming data from the Billboard charts. Every music video view, every audio stream, every play on the world’s largest music platform removed from the charts that determine who has the #1 song in America.
YouTube’s absence meant that billions of streams simply didn’t count. Artists who dominated on YouTube saw their chart positions collapse overnight. The platform where 2+ billion monthly users discover and consume music was invisible to the ranking system that defines commercial success in the music industry.
Today November 9, 2026 YouTube’s global head of music Lyor Cohen announced the return. YouTube streams will once again count toward the Billboard Hot 100, the Billboard 200, and every other major chart starting January 2027.
But YouTube didn’t just come back. YouTube came back on different terms. Billboard changed its methodology to give ad-supported streams the kind YouTube generates significantly more weight than before. The ratio of paid-to-ad-supported streams narrowed from 1:2.5 to 1:1.5. YouTube didn’t just rejoin the charts. YouTube forced the charts to change how they measure music.
The platform that walked away got what it wanted. The charts that stayed bent to accommodate the return.
Here’s what happened, who wins, who loses, and why this reshapes the entire music industry in 2027 🧵
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WoW… My tl is filled with The Legendary SB19
SB19 ‘FIRESTARTER’ (League of Legends) Cover Video out now.
Watch here: youtu.be/AppnFxLLk_8
#SB19 #KDA #FIRESTARTER #LEAGUEOFLEGENDS #LOL
Congratulations AHOF and our Shining ⭐️ JL
[#2026KGMA] [Best Music] 🏆
2026 KGMA MUSIC DAY의 빛나는 수상자
AHOF (아홉) ✨
🏆 베스트 뮤직
Best Music
수상을 진심으로 축하합니다. 👏
#AHOF #아홉
#KGMA #2026KGMA #코리아그랜드뮤직어워즈 #KoreaGrandMusicAwards
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One of my favorite SteJayist (vi) is no longer posting on X so I had to follow her on ⏰ 😆
tiktok.com/t/ZPLyopBud/
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No wonder the internet went dark in North Korea for 2 days …
🚨 紧急警报：金正恩死亡後防止勞動黨內高層奪權及朝鮮🇰🇵人民叛亂。
金正恩妹妹金与正目前已經成為最高領導人、金与正向朝鲜全國發布緊急戒嚴令、為防止金正恩死亡消息進一步擴散影響威脅金氏家族統治、命令朝鮮互联网全部切斷、致使多个朝鲜官方政府网站陷入瘫痪，其中駐紮平壤外交大使館區域、已經由朝鮮人民軍全地區戒嚴包圍、各大使館網絡已經被掐斷，緊張氛圍戰事一觸即發。
据称，此举目的就是是为了阻止有关最高领导人金正恩死亡的消息传播！
金与正公開照片全部換成左前胸掛有金日成和金正日頭像胸章、
圖4之前金正恩活著時候金与正一直胸前掛金正恩胸章照片。
当年苏联在斯大林去世和中國毛澤東去世时也采取过类似做法，推迟公布死亡消息，直到新政府组建完成并做好准备！
据說等金与正接替平壤政權徹底穩定後、朝鲜政府将在未来几天正式宣布金正恩的死讯、全朝鮮國喪正式開始。
@Reuters @AP @AFP @BBCWorld @CNN @cnnbrk @nytimes @washingtonpost @WSJ @Bloomberg @FT @guardian @SkyNews @NBCNews @CBSNews @ABCChinese
@YonhapNews @NHK_WORLD_News @ajenglish @dwnews @France24_en @SCMPNews @XHNews @ChinaDaily @VOAChinese @RFA_Chinese @EpochTimes @NTDNews
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@fnfent_official Please pull AHOF out of Russia music fest lineup
This fandom is rife with fan wars and petty arguments, people feel so strongly for their bias but yet when a serious issue is raised concerning the safety of fans and idols so many are silent. Please understand the facts of the situation and help us alert FNF to this situation.
PULL AHOF OUT OF RUSSIA FEST
#WithdrawAHOFfromRussiaFest
#StopRuiningAHOFsReputation
#CancelRussiaConcerts
#건강하고안정적인환경에서활동은개뿔
@AHOF_official
@fnfent_official
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Sometimes ganoon rin ako, pagod na pagod na pagod na pagod . . . sa 🍋🍋🍋s dito 🤪
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I almost cried at the stores yesterday . Had mini Lupus flares, but as soon as I felt better I went to get groceries. Didn’t expect complete strangers to recognize, remember me, nor care that they hadn’t seen me in a while It’s like the universe knew…was extra gentle & kind
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Both stores I shopped at, people told me they missed me, asked how I’ve been, and gave me free pre and probiotics. I thank God for these reminders how beautiful humanity is!!! This has got to be the sweetest prebiotic gift ever ❤️
#NoBadDays always
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These raccoons were born inside our front porch’s column one spring. Now they come back to visit every year like they’re saying, “We’re home”
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Wishing you a lifetime of joy.. .
Happiest Birthday JL 🦝🪽
JL UNLOCKS TWENTYTWO
#Happy_JL_Day
#DivingIntoJLDay
#제이엘_사랑은_파도처럼_온다
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Stop means STOP,
Don’t proceed. Don’t continue.
In legal terms this is effectively a “Cease and Desist”
In Tagalog, Itigil 🛑 Wag ituloy. 멈추다 meomchuda
There are multiple minors in the video, everyone therein has the right to have it removed, (DMCA takedown) or sue. xitter.twitterapi.xyz/shuaibols/status/20425…
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