I found it quite interesting to see what songs from the grand finale have been streamed most and how that differs from the placement in the Grand finale itself. Therefore I made charts out of it.

This is the second chart which depicts the difference between the stream rank (from the Spotify streams) and the actual placement in the Grand finale.

The United Kingdom has the best stream rank compared to their placement, which makes sense since they’ve had a good pop song which can be popular in the radio and on TikTok, but an underwhelming performance with a bad placement. Poland also got a much better stream rank, which I also expected, given how that’s rather its target audience.

On the other side, Lithuania and Croatia have the worst stream ranks compared to their placements. They both are songs that (in my opinion) are very fitting for the ESC and appreciated by its juries and viewers, but are not songs many people would frequently listen to and stream, so I can also see that.

What do you think about these results? Are there things that surprise you or what you were sure would be like this?