Spotify's algorithm, and very likely YouTube as well operate on a bunch of ever changing factors to determine what trends. This shows how the model of what beco

Spotify's algorithm, and very likely YouTube as well operate on a bunch of ever changing factors to determine what trends. This shows how the model of what becomes popular involves a lot more factors and twists and turns than any prediction model can ever grasp unless it's maybe waiting for a new Drake song to come out. There are tons of hit worthy songs that no one ever gets to hear out each week. What makes a tune a big hit now often involves thousands of dollars being dropped on social sites to ensure big industry music trends on front pages of TikTok, IG, and Youtube non-stop... This is what holds other music below it out of view. That is also why hits are often missing authenticity, because big industry music now is written by teams rather than individuals, and marketed with money, not organically or democratically supported by listeners. You can MAKE a song a hit if it has the basics together and a catchy hook, and then if you drop $20k into google's a platform. Otherwise good luck... Indie music is doomed because they can't compete against big money music... This is why "Cartel" music (by artists you've never heard of) is usually topping YouTube's charts along side popular (big industry) artists you may know every week. The music biz is not and has not been based on fairness for a long time now.