Every song on the top 100 Billboard has hundreds of Youtube covers. If you're one of those musicians who likes to cover these awesome songs, then here's some fascinating data on how your upload date affects how many Youtube likes you get.
10. 0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
0 10 20 30 40
% LIKES
OUT OF
VIEWS
# DAYS FROM ORIGINAL SINGLE RELEASE
Showed up in top 10
of Billboard
11. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0 20 40 60 80 100 120
% LIKES
OUT OF
VIEWS
# DAYS FROM ORIGINAL SINGLE RELEASE
Showed up in top 10
of Billboard
12. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
0 20 40 60 80
% LIKES
OUT OF
VIEWS
# DAYS FROM ORIGINAL SINGLE RELEASE
Showed up in top 10
of Billboard
13. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350
% LIKES
OUT OF
VIEWS
# DAYS FROM ORIGINAL SINGLE RELEASE
Showed up in top 10
of Billboard
14. 0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
0 50 100 150 200
% LIKES
OUT OF
VIEWS
# DAYS FROM ORIGINAL SINGLE RELEASE
Showed up in top 10
of Billboard
15. 15
Next time you produce an
awesome cover, check out the
trajectory of popularity of the song
(using billboard.com, music blogs)
and capitalize on its growth to get
YOU likes.