The Spotify Popularity Score is a number between 0 and 100 that reflects the current popularity of a track and, by extension, the artist. You won’t see it displayed in the Spotify app but it exists within Spotify’s internal systems. The higher your score, the more your music is “heating up” right now. It’s a useful indicator to understand the traction of your tracks but it’s not an exact science.

 

Go to this page to check it for free: Spotify Popularity Score Checker
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What Spotify officially says
 

According to Spotify’s technical documentation, here’s what you need to know:

• Scale from 0 to 100: 100 = the most popular tracks on the platform.

• Track popularity: mainly depends on the number of recent plays and the overall volume of streams.

• Artist popularity: calculated based on the popularity of all your tracks. A single hit can significantly boost your artist score.

• Not real-time: the score can take several days to reflect the results of your campaigns.

• Independent versions: two versions of the same track (for example, single vs album) each have their own score.

 

In summary: this is not a historical total but an indicator of current traction. A track that no longer gets many recent plays will see its score drop, even if it has accumulated millions of streams in the past.

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Simple interpretation guide for the values

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Spotify does not provide any official scale, but here is an empirical interpretation to help you understand where you stand:

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0 – 20: Low
New track with few recent plays, hardly promoted by the algorithm.

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21 – 40: Moderate activity

Some regular streams, but still limited algorithmic reach.

 

41 – 60: Good traction

Your track is finding its audience, Spotify is starting to test it in Release Radar or Discover Weekly.
 

61 – 80: High popularity

Often linked to major playlists and strong organic growth.

 

81 – 100: Major hit

Superstars and viral tracks, massively exposed on Spotify.

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Key takeaways

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• The score is relative: it positions you within the context of the entire Spotify catalog.

• Just because you go from 30 to 50 doesn’t mean your streams have doubled: it means your momentum is improving compared to other tracks on the platform.​

• Even with stable streams, your score can drop if other tracks are exploding at the same time.​
   

What the score is not​

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The Spotify Popularity Score is not a value judgment on your music. Here’s what it doesn’t measure:

• Not a quality indicator: it doesn’t say whether your track is “good” or “bad.”

  Not directly tied to your followers: having 100,000 followers doesn’t guarantee a high score.

• Not the same as your “monthly listeners”: your score can be low even with many monthly listeners if most of their plays come from older tracks.

• Not instantaneous: the effects of a campaign or release can take several days to show up.

• Not an end goal: it’s a signal to track traction, not an official Spotify KPI.
   

In summary: it’s not a historical total but an indicator of current traction. A track that no longer generates many recent plays will see its score drop, even if it has accumulated millions of streams in the past.