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The Weeknd

Every measured song, ranked by the share of The Weeknd's own players who named it correctly — never compared to a different artist's catalogue. This is what a full Muzify roster report looks like for one artist.

93 / 100songs report-ready (n≥200)
200-500players in window
2026-08-22 → 2026-09-18measurement window

Catalogue recognition

Share of The Weeknd's own players who named each song correctly. Thin marks show the 95% interval. Ranked within this artist only.

01
Starboy (feat. Daft Punk)
The Weeknd
96.6%
n=351
02
Blinding Lights
The Weeknd
96.1%
n=305
03
Save Your Tears (Remix)
The Weeknd
96%
n=480
04
Popular (feat. Playboi Carti)
The Weeknd
95.4%
n=679
05
Love Me Harder
The Weeknd
95.4%
n=474
06
Cry For Me
The Weeknd
95.2%
n=292
07
Save Your Tears
The Weeknd
94.9%
n=276
08
Take My Breath
The Weeknd
93.7%
n=286

Recognition vs streams

For a global act this well-known, recognition tracks streaming popularity closely — there's little gap to close.

Evidence

Starboy (feat. Daft Punk) — Spotify popularity 94, 96.6% of this artist's own players name it correctly (n=351). One Of The Girls — Spotify popularity 94, 90.1% of this artist's own players name it correctly (n=322). Both songs sit at the same Spotify popularity (94), yet actual recognition differs by 6.5 points — a small, ordinary spread for a catalogue this deep, not the kind of 20+ point outlier the flagship Michael Jackson stat shows.

Markets

How many times more this artist is played in a country than that artist's global share predicts. Bands only, never an exact player count — at least 20 distinct players stand behind every published cell.

IN
India
200-500 players
3.7×
CA
Canada
50-200 players
1.8×
SA
Saudi Arabia
under 50 players
1.8×
EG
Egypt
under 50 players
1.7×

Taste neighbours

Artists whose players overlap the most with The Weeknd's, learned from who plays whom.

Limitation

Not enough distinct-listener overlap data yet to publish taste neighbours for an act this large — nearly every scene overlaps with The Weeknd's audience a little, which produces noise, not a signal. We'd rather show nothing than publish a guess.

One recommended experiment

Suggested next step — not a guarantee

With 93 of 100 songs already report-ready, the highest-leverage next step isn't the top 10 (streaming already prices those correctly) — it's identifying which of the remaining ~80 measured deep cuts already carries audience recognition ahead of its current streaming push, and using that list to prioritise a reissue or sync pitch before spending on discovery for songs listeners already know. This is a data-informed suggestion for where to look next, not a projection of streams, tickets, or campaign return — we don't have pilot evidence yet to back an outcome claim.

What this report can't show yet
  • First-exposure recognition isn't isolated yet — a returning player can meet a song again in a later session and score higher the second time (see the homepage FAQ).
  • No link to streams, tickets, or campaign outcomes exists in this data — recognition is a leading signal, not a sales projection.
  • Week-to-week demand spikes aren't yet attributed to a cause (release, playlist, promotion). Not guessed at here.
  • This pull is from 2026-09-20; the homepage catalogue view may show a slightly different report-ready count on a different refresh night — both are real, just not the same minute.

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