Chartmetric

The data and market intelligence powering the global music industry

One integrated platform monitoring audience behaviour, everywhere that music is discovered, shared, and promoted. Connecting streaming, social, influencer, brand, and live data, for every artist

Market Signals

Genre: Alternative / Indie

Illustrative global view

1 / 5

Recent Momentum

youtubespotifyapplemusic

+12.4%

last 30 days

Top Markets

United States38%
United Kingdom21%
Germany12%

Target Demographics

18–24

core audience

Breakout Signals

tiktokinstagramshazam

2.8×

video lift

+34%

playlist adds

Trusted by 50k+ professionals, and 5k+ organizations in music and related industries

Labels, publishers, managers, agents, digital services, promoters, venues, ticket agents, broadcasters, and organizations throughout the financial sector, fashion, beauty and lifestyle

14M+

artists

35M+

playlists

40+

platforms

160M+

tracks

AEG Presents
Avex
Beggars Group
Believe
BMG
CAA
EMPIRE
HYBE
Live Nation
Netflix
Red Light Management
RIMAS
Roc Nation
SM Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment
The Orchard
United Talent Agency
Universal Music Group
Virgin Music Group
Warner Music Group

WHY THE MUSIC INDUSTRY TRUSTS CHARTMETRIC

A&R / DISCOVERY

Discover talent
sooner, faster, smarter

Great A&R has always been the result of exceptional insight into new talent and fantastic instincts. Chartmetric helps labels, publishers, sync, radio, bookers and brands discover the right talent first

  • Predictive talent search tools
  • In-depth UGC monitoring
  • Advanced filtering, audience and comparison tools
  • Customizable shortlists and alerts
Explore Artist Discovery
Artists tracked worldwide
180+ markets mapped
ARTIST & AUDIENCE DEVELOPMENT

Find where you need to be to get where you want to be

Chartmetric helps you find the influencers, creators and curators who move an audience, benchmark against comparable artists, and understand exactly who's listening, so you know where to focus next

  • Benchmarking and comparison tools
  • Audience demographic and geographic insight for artists, creators and influencers
  • Continuous monitoring of millions of editorial and user playlists, plus radio airplay
  • Creator and UGC content identification and analysis
Explore Audience Analytics

Flow AI

by Chartmetric

MUSIC ANALYTICS AI AGENT

Ask your music data.
Get the next move.

Research markets, compare artists, explain momentum, and turn cross-platform signals into decisions.

Explore Flow AI

What is driving Alternative / Indie growth this year?

Alternative / Indie audiences are growing across streaming, video, and short-form platforms. The lift is broad rather than tied to one artist, with playlist discovery and a stronger release cycle reinforcing the trend.

Cross-platform audience growth

+42%

Jan 2025 to Aug 2026

Festival seasonPlaylist liftShort-form surgeBreakout releasesJanMaySepJanAug

WHAT FLOW AI FOUND

Playlist growth began the climb, short-form activity expanded discovery, and breakout releases sustained it. Because all three signals are moving together, this looks more like durable genre demand than a temporary spike.

Which markets are growing fastest?
Show the artists driving this shift
MARKETING & PROMOTION

Turn marketing insight
into marketing action

Chartmetric is at the heart of 365-marketing, acquiring audiences, retaining attention, and maximising every release or show

  • Cross platform campaign analysis and attribution
  • Playlists overlap and opportunity analysis tools
  • Real time customizable alerts and reporting
  • Over 4000 charts across 40+ services
Explore Artist Growth
Campaign measurement
Social analytics
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Find new opportunities
for talent and creativity

Chartmetric helps you discover a world of new business opportunities. Find brand and media partners, forecast revenues, monitor the health of catalogues, and identify synergies across sports, TV, fashion and beauty

  • Monitoring for 35k+ non-music brands
  • Audience & influencer matching
  • Songwriter data
  • Global concert, festival and venue data
Explore Social Analytics

Chartmetric Mobile App

Music data wherever work takes you

Explore artist insights, playlist data, track performance, global charts, and market trends from the official Chartmetric companion app.

Chartmetric mobile app artist overview showing insights, momentum, engagement, and artist rankings

FAQ

Common questions

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What is Chartmetric?+

Chartmetric is a music data intelligence platform trusted by labels, managers, agents, DSPs, and artists. It aggregates streaming, social, playlist, and chart data from 40+ platforms and makes it searchable, comparable, and actionable for everyone in the music industry.

Is there a free plan?+

Chartmetric offers limited free access to basic artist profiles and a sample of platform data. To unlock full chart history, comparisons, audience demographics, and advanced features, a paid plan is required.

How many platforms does Chartmetric track?+

Chartmetric currently tracks 40+ streaming and social platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, SoundCloud, Amazon Music, Shazam, Deezer, Pandora, and more. New platforms are added regularly.

What's the difference between Manager, Premium, and Ultra?+

Manager includes premium data for 10 artists plus Compare Pro. Premium unlocks the full artist dataset, history, A&R, playlist, creator, brand, radio, sync, and filtering tools. Ultra adds 100 Flow credits per month and scales shortlists, alerts, and artist follows to 10,000 each.

How often is data updated?+

Most streaming and chart data is refreshed daily. Social metrics, including Instagram and TikTok, update daily. Playlist tracking runs multiple times per day for the most important editorial playlists. Historical data goes back more than 10 years for most platforms.