Every chart we could publish is either opinion or raw streaming data. The Ten is deliberately both-and-neither: conviction-led, momentum-checked. Each position blends Wooster's editorial conviction (60%) — how strongly our signals back an artist — with independent external momentum (40%): listener trajectory, playlist reach, chart entries, popularity, and radio.
Only artists Wooster has actually covered are eligible, and only while they're still rising (under ~1M monthly listeners). The momentum half scores over whichever signals we've collected so far and grows richer over time — so the chart is honest about what it knows. Open any position's “Why #N?” to see the exact math.
This week, momentum measured: Listener trajectory · Playlist reach · Chart entries. Methodology v1.0.