The APRA billion streams list or The 1,000,000,000 list was established in 2019 by APRA AMCOS (Australasian Performing Right Association and Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society) to acknowledge Australasian songwriters whose works have achieved one billion (1,000,000,000) streams on various services. [1] Streaming services used for the list include Apple Music, Amazon Music, Google Play, Spotify, Vevo, and YouTube. [1]
Australian-born singer-songwriter Sia is the most prolific writer on the list, [2] with a total of 15 entries, as from October 2022. [3]
References
- ^ a b c "The 1,000,000,000 list". APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 12 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021. Note: Non-Australasian co-writers are not shown.
- ^ Brandle, Lars (12 March 2020). "Sia racks up record nine songs on the 1,000,000,000 list". Billboard. Archived from the original on 12 March 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ a b "The 1,000,000,000 list". APRA AMCOS. Archived from the original on 1 October 2022. Retrieved 1 October 2022. Note: Non-Australasian co-writers are not shown.
- ^ Triscari, Caleb (3 May 2021). "Tame Impala's "The Less I Know the Better" clocks up 1 billion streams". The Music Network. Archived from the original on 3 May 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
- ^ Brewster, Will (2 September 2021). "Masked Wolf and Tryon Hapi join The 1,000,000,000 List for Astronaut in the Ocean". The Music Network. Retrieved 3 September 2021.