135 Songs and Counting
Looking back at all the songs on Less Than 1,000 Spins that have broken 1,000 plays.
Less Than 1,000 Spins is a Micro-Chop side project, Spotify and YouTube playlist, daily newsletter, and a place to find great songs with less than 1,000 spins. You can support the project by sharing the newsletter, the playlists, and/or music from the playlists with other people.
I introduced the Less Than 1,000 Spins idea to Micro-Chop readers in January 2024. I quote-tweeted Spotify CEO Daniel Ek and expressed annoyance with his decision to demonetize songs with less than 1,000 plays in March 2024.
In the months since 135 songs originally featured on the Less Than 1,000 Spins Spotify playlist have broken 1,000 plays. That’s 7 hours and 30 minutes worth of music.
Once a song breaks 1,000 spins, I want to give it another home to gain more listeners. So I started a Formerly On Less Than 1,000 Spins playlist on Spotify and YouTube. Some of the songs featured have gained several thousand plays. My hope is that both playlists will start to feed off one another and foster continued growth and discovery for listeners.
It’s impossible to say exactly how much this project contributed to each of these 135 songs breaking the 1,000 threshold, but I’m happy with the result nonetheless. I’m excited to see how many songs break 1,000 in the coming days, weeks, and months. We’ll have to wait and see how things go moving forward. For now, thank you to anyone and everyone who has taken the time to show these tracks some love.
Make sure to check out Less Than 1,000 Spins on Spotify and YouTube. You can also check out Formerly On Less Than 1,000 Spins on Spotify and YouTube.
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