Ensure track linking

The procedure outlined in this document will give you the best chance of success at maintaining playlist inclusions, stream counts, chart history, and more.

Maintaining Playlist Inclusions, Stream Counts & Chart History

DSPs That Will Not Maintain Play Counts: Unfortunately, the following DSPs will not maintain play counts

• iHeartRadio

• iMusica

• KKBOX

• Nuuday

• YouTube Music

How to Confirm Tracks Have Linked on Spotify:

1. Search for your catalog on Spotify: You should find 2 copies of each release (the old one and the new one distributed by us).

   • Tip: Use the toggle at the bottom of the track length column to switch between the various release instances.

1. For each track, check its play count:

• If the play count is the same for both the old and new versions, then your tracks have successfully linked! You can proceed to issue a takedown for your release from your previous distributor.

  • Important: If your previous distributor was using Revelator to deliver their catalog, do NOT issue a takedown. Please contact us instead.

• If the tracks do not have the same play count, please let us know which ISRCs or Spotify track URIs this is happening for.

Too Many Tracks to Check Individually? If you have too many tracks to check one by one, we advise that you only look at the top-performing tracks. Unfortunately, Spotify does NOT provide an easier method to ensure that your new tracks have linked to the old ones to preserve their history