Resolution criteria on PolyGram: Spotify releases an annual report of its most-streamed albums (see: https://newsroom.spotify.com/2024-12-04/top-songs-artists-podcasts-audiobooks-albums-trends-2024/). This market will resolve according to the most-streamed Spotify album for 2026. If Spotify does not release its top album for 2026 by January 31, 2027, 11:59 PM ET, this market will default to "Other". The resolution source for this market will be official information from Spotify, typically released as part of Spotify Wrapped.
PolyGram is an on-chain prediction market where you trade YES or NO outcome shares with real USDC on Polygon. For this market, buy YES if you believe the event will happen, or NO if you think it won't. Your maximum loss is your stake — winning shares pay $1.00 each at resolution. Unlike sportsbooks, there is no house edge: prices are set by supply and demand from other traders and reflect the crowd's real-time probability.
Market outcomes
| Iceman - Drake | 26% YES | 74% NO |
| Arirang - BTS | 28% YES | 73% NO |
| Don't Be Dumb - A$AP Rocky | 25% YES | 76% NO |
| The Fall-Off - J-Cole | 20% YES | 81% NO |
| Bully - Ye | 25% YES | 76% NO |
| You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love - Olivia Rodrigo | 39% YES | 61% NO |
| Album 5 | — | |
| Album 11 | — | |
Spotify will release its annual Wrapped report in late 2026, identifying the platform's most-streamed album globally for that calendar year. The current order book on Polymarket prices this outcome at 26% implied probability, reflecting substantial uncertainty about which artist will dominate streaming volumes across 2026. This represents a baseline expectation that any single album faces significant competition from the broader catalogue of releases.
Historical precedent suggests the top-streamed album typically comes from established artists with sustained cultural momentum. Taylor Swift's "Midnights" (2022) and The Weeknd's catalogue have dominated recent years, though streaming leadership can shift based on release timing, promotional intensity and global listening patterns. The 2024 Spotify Wrapped report, released in December, showed concentrated streaming among a relatively small cohort of high-profile releases, indicating that market-leading positions require either exceptional commercial reach or sustained replay value across multiple regions.
Traders should monitor major album announcements throughout 2025 and into early 2026, particularly from artists with proven streaming track records. Release schedules, festival appearances and chart performance across competing platforms will provide leading indicators of streaming trajectory. Spotify's own promotional decisions—including playlist placements and algorithmic amplification—remain opaque but material to outcomes. The resolution deadline of 31 December 2026 allows the full calendar year to accumulate streams, though Spotify typically publishes Wrapped findings by early January 2027, creating a narrow window for final data confirmation before the 31 January 2027 resolution cutoff.
The following lists contain the most streamed songs and albums as well as chart records on the audio streaming platform Spotify.
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Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if no one stakes a counter-claim the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token-holder voting. Payouts clear in USDC to the winning side.
The mechanics for trading "Top Spotify Album 2026" are the same as any other PolyGram event contract. Each YES share resolves to $1 if the event happens, or $0 if it doesn't. The current price between 0¢ and 100¢ is the market's probability estimate, set live by the order book.
$54 in lifetime turnover and $19K of resting liquidity puts this market in the below the median by volume for music contracts on PolyGram. Order-book depth is modest — expect a couple of cents of slippage on $1k+ trades.
Last 24 hours alone saw $4 in turnover, well above the lifetime daily-average for this market — a clear sign of news catalysing trader activity right now.
The market has been open for under a month — fresh enough that information asymmetry remains a real factor.
Higher-volume markets tend to have tighter spreads and faster price discovery — meaning the displayed YES/NO percentages are more likely to reflect the true crowd-implied probability rather than a single trader's directional view.
Resolution is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon. A proposer submits the outcome, a 2-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested the payout is final. Contested outcomes escalate to UMA token holders.
This prediction market is scheduled to close on 31 December 2026. After the resolving event occurs, settlement typically clears within 24 hours once the UMA optimistic oracle confirms the outcome. All payouts are in USDC on the Polygon network.
To trade on this prediction market, create a free PolyGram account at polygram.ink, deposit USDC via Polygon, and place a YES or NO order on the outcome you believe in. You can learn more on our how-it-works page. Your maximum loss is limited to your stake — there is no leverage or margin.
When the outcome is determined, winning YES shares pay out $1.00 each in USDC, while losing shares pay $0. Settlement is handled by the UMA optimistic oracle on Polygon — a proposer submits the result, a two-hour dispute window opens, and if uncontested, payouts are distributed automatically. You can withdraw your winnings to any Polygon wallet.
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