Topline
Rapper Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson got a big boost on this week’s Spotify streaming chart after his anticipated documentary on rival Sean “Diddy” Combs’ career and criminal conviction debuted on Netflix.
“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” premiered on Netflix on Dec. 2. (Photo by Katja Ogrin/Getty Images)
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Key Facts
Jackson was the biggest gainer on this week’s Spotify U.S. artists chart, which reflects streaming activity from Dec. 5 to Dec. 11, rising 54 spots from No. 199 to No. 145.
Combs is not on the chart, which ranks the top 200 most-streamed artists in the United States over the past week.
Jackson also rose on the weekly global artists chart, jumping 26 spots from No. 136 to No. 110.
On the most recent Spotify daily charts, Jackson is even higher: On Dec. 11, he was the 119th most-streamed artist in the U.S. and the 83rd most-streamed artist globally.
Jackson’s rising placements on the Spotify streaming charts come after his docuseries on Combs hit Netflix on Dec. 2, which has been a streaming hit and topped Netflix’s series charts.
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“Sean Combs: The Reckoning” made a big debut on Netflix, logging nearly 22 million total minutes viewed in its first six days of release. The docuseries was the most-watched show in the United States for the week of Dec. 1 to Dec. 7, and it was the second-most viewed show globally over that same period, only behind the new “Stranger Things” season.