Australia gets YouTube charts, rolled out overnight through 43 other countries

Australia is among 44 countries in which YouTube has launched its charts at the new location of YouTube.com/charts.

Among the other countries are New Zealand, the US, Japan, Germany, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ireland, Italy, Denmark, Kenya, Norway, South Africa and the U.K.

The YouTube charts now include a new Trending Chart which is updated multiple times a day to show users and the music industry who’s got the most traction on the platform, and set up as a music discovery source.

There are also improved charts for Top Songs, Top Artists and Top Music Videos all in one spot.

The company said in a release overnight “At YouTube, we understand the importance of showcasing and celebrating the hottest artists, songs and music videos from around the world.

“With more than 1.8 billion global monthly users, YouTube charts is the new go-to destination to see what’s popular, what’s rising and trending both locally and globally on YouTube.

“The new charts are based purely on the number of views and are a reflection of the success achieved by artists on the world’s most expansive music platform.”

Top Songs reflects the most played songs on YouTube, calculated by combining all official versions of a song (including the official music video, official song used in user generated content and lyric videos),

Top Artists calculates the popularity of an artist based on the total views of their entire discography –  official music videos, official song user generated content, official live performances, remixes, lyric videos, album tracks, and collaborations.

Top Music Videos highlights the most viewed official music videos on the platform.

These charts are updated every Monday morning Australian time.

YouTube told users: “We’re just getting started — we’ll Never Be The Same!

“Expect more charts, more countries and more information about your favourite songs and artists to roll out soon.”

The latest developments come as YouTube is set to unveil a new subscription streaming service, rumoured to be in the next few months.

Billboard recently announced a change to its Top 100 charts.

Previously, video streams were equal to audio sums of streaming services as Apple Music, Spotify and Amazon.

Now paid subscription streams from premium tiers on streaming services represent a full point value per play, whereas ad-supported streams (which include YouTube) have been downgraded to a two-third point value per play.