Now, Spotify is prioritizing its Viral Hits chart, which is selected by editors based on popularity metrics, over its algorithmically-based viral charts. The Spotify music streaming app is seen on a mobile phone on November 11, 2025. Photo Illustration by Chris McGrath/Getty Images Trending on Billboard Spotify has discontinued its viral charts. Instead, popular internet songs will now only be showcased on Spotify’s Viral Hits chart, which is curated by human editors based on observing its behind-the-scenes metrics that indicate popularity. The now-discontinued viral charts were an algorithmically-based series of charts, including some specific to countries, that automatically reflected surges of activity on the platform. Beyond that, little is known about what exact criteria qualified a song for these charts.…