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# Pandora Adds Charts Powered By Next Big Sound
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/pandora-adds-charts-powered-by-next-big-sound/
- Published: 2016-08-15T12:10:00.000Z
- Updated: 2016-08-15T12:10:00.000Z
- Description: Beyond the useful musings of Next Big Sound data journalist Liv Buli, I've wondered exactly what Next Big Sound has been up to since being acquired by Pandora. I assumed. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2016/08/pandora-adds-charts-powered-by-next-big-sound.html]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: Music Business, Music Tech, Streaming, Afro-Caribbean music, BET Awards, Billboard Magazine, Daylight saving time, Depth chart, Electronic dance music, Hypebot, Indianapolis Colts, Music of Black Origin Awards, Record chart, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:22

[![Pandora-logo](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb092aa3f5970d-150wi "Pandora-logo")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201bb092aa3f5970d-popup?ref=hypebot.com)Beyond the useful [musings](https://www.hypebot.com/spotifys-original-content-shazam-gets-a-gameshow-and-frank-ocean-is-just-cruel-this-week-in-music-an/) of **Next Big Sound** data journalist [Liv Buli](https://www.hypebot.com/spotifys-original-content-shazam-gets-a-gameshow-and-frank-ocean-is-just-cruel-this-week-in-music-an/), I've wondered exactly **what Next Big Sound has been up** to since being **acquired by Pandora.** I assumed that they were doing **behind the scenes work with data**, but today they **announced** a public facing product that adds to Pandora's growing suite of analytics tools, **Charts**.

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[![Next big sound](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2110010970c-100wi "Next big sound")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b8d2110010970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com)  
Pandora today launched 3 new charts, all powered by their data arm, Next Big Sound
- [Pandora Trendsetters](https://via.intercom-mail.com/e?ob=ps6VF0b78ePhrGIJNvYXHFLISglBhfy9KXS6ekI81rICXRWqh11h%2Figoym%2Bz%2FprxfQ4dXiYFbwqVl33ae%2FBYUw%3D%3D&h=ad967e84b335db6b2bd2bc50102067ef6123f7af-5659508414&ref=hypebot.com) measures which emerging artists were trending last week
- [Pandora Predictions](https://via.intercom-mail.com/e?ob=vZA8N%2FXcIhY7epuOzGEch4pcVqZBwQTg62P1%2FN45I9JV8EmMYzw0vZTF6j3t0G3z&h=500b8d7aeafb5e57982c3463adc4fdc6f0e6986d-5659508414&ref=hypebot.com) predicts which artists will be popular in the future
- [Pandora Top Spins](https://via.intercom-mail.com/e?ob=RmBkXqggugO16Qe%2F3d5kkVrwJgYRYFNKagCRZlZUshl%2Fd3CThD3brgVL9wkNxIJU&h=84f14bda2ef6419d83179bf3181496830f4e06b5-5659508414&ref=hypebot.com) measures which tracks were spun the most last week
[![image from ci4.googleusercontent.com](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8874eb8970b-250wi "image from ci4.googleusercontent.com")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201b7c8874eb8970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)If you were a fan of the Next Big Sound 15 Chart, the new Predictions Chart offers a future-focused fix. If you were a fan of the Social 50 Chart, it’s still available at [Billboard](https://via.intercom-mail.com/e?ob=rztPa2Xe%2BYGD867AwTDSZNJJ7xV%2FsUnjNLCKOWVYZ7ujERFWcfxP4V5kfS27wKRK&h=736f8c7d725f734f1033123d7b705d43018cd200-5659508414&ref=hypebot.com). Subscribe to Pandora Charts at [nextbigsound.com/charts](https://via.intercom-mail.com/e?ob=W8jFynI%2FTs0hy0SbDlybS9cxPp7gK%2F8MzGC5%2F1r0wGkx%2F1TVqkei4hkNSz5yJv1N&h=0a06e6aa96e0486dcaff55312d75cd68c3ffabb5-5659508414&ref=hypebot.com).

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