A value chart rewards what people already enjoyed
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You don't get more money? Or more SATs for having a shitty song. That's number one. No, no, because nobody's going to nobody's going to listen to that and pay you for that.
Episode 144: Velocity (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:05:59 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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Summary
A chart built on boosts and streams charts what has already happened: by the time a song is on it, people have played it, enjoyed it, and paid for it. Gaming is possible, but nobody pays for a bad song.
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Episode 144: Velocity (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:06:25 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
So you've already by the time you're on this chart, people have already played your song and enjoyed it. Right and paid you for it.
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