Streams Of Top 25 Mixes Grow By Over 100% [EXCLUSIVE]

The popularity of mixes has been increasing rapidly, with month to month growth in the triple digits. Today Dubset Media shares data on which songs are most frequently sampled.

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Guest Post by Bob Barbiere, President and COO Dubset Media

Led by a familiar DJ and his Number 1 Most Sampled Track “How Deep is Your Love”, music’s top mixes saw triple digit month-over-month growth in listener streams.

Originally published in August. Calvin Harris & Disciples “How Deep is Your Love” has proved amazing staying power climbing to the Number 1 position of Most Sampled Tracks appearing in nearly a quarter of the top mixes. Equally impressive, Warner’s Atlantic Records reclaimed the title of Most Sampled Label with artists appearing in a startling 40% of the most listened to mixes.

Calvin Harris is no stranger to Dubset’s charts as he is regularly found in the Top 5 Most Sampled Artists, Drake though jumped into the Top 25 entering the charts at Number 3 thanks to his hit Hotline Bling. The rest of the Top 5 Most Sampled Artists were filled out by Disciples, Oliver Heldens and Skrillex.

Sony and Warner labels took six of the top ten spots in the Most Sampled Label Category. Atlantic Records jumped from eighth last month to Number 1 while Spinnin’ Records continues its dominance appearing yet again in the Top 3. Spinning Deep, RCA, and 300 Entertainment led a group of new labels in the Top 25 that included Cash Money Records, Republic Records, RGF Productions, and What A Music.

January’s report also marked the return of YouTube phenomenon Eric Clapman to the top of Dubset’s Most Streamed Mixes chart with his fan favorite New Year’s Eve Party Dance Mix 2015. This chart topper was one of two Eric landed in the Top 5. DJ Regard posted an eye-opening four mixes in the Top 25 while Diplo, Spinnin Records, and Best HipHop Music each contributed two.