YouTube data set to return to U.S. Billboard charts in 2027

YouTube says it will resume sending its data to U.S. Billboard charts in 2027. Global Head of Music Lyor Cohen posted the update on Nov. 9, saying Billboard’s new methodology better reflects listening across subscription and ad-supported services.

The service set a return for 2027 after its 2026 data cutoff, while the revised formula remains undisclosed.

The return reverses YouTube’s Dec. 17, 2025 announcement that it would stop delivering data after Jan. 16, 2026. At the time, YouTube argued Billboard gave subscription streams more weight than ad-supported ones and said all plays should be treated equally. That was the company’s characterization of the dispute; its new update does not explain the revised formula or negotiations behind it.

The change will matter to chart watchers once YouTube’s listening data is part of the feed again. Luminate, the data provider behind Billboard charts, says chart rankings use eligibility rules and can rely on weighted equivalent units, so a view or play does not automatically count as one chart unit. YouTube has not named the first 2027 chart week, the covered lists or new stream ratios. For now, the headline is a scheduled data return; predictions about which artists gain positions would be premature.