Sanremo 2026: hits and misses a month before the Festival. How the songs from the 30 Big Artists competing are faring on the streaming and radio charts

A month after the close of the 2026 Sanremo Festival, the streaming numbers paint a clear and hard-to-misread picture: this year's edition marks a sharp slowdown compared to the recent past. While it's true that the Ariston spotlight still guarantees immediate exposure for the competing songs, it's equally clear that their staying power over time — now measured chiefly on streaming platforms — tells a different story.

According to Spotify data, the thirty competing songs racked up 229.6 million streams in their first month: a figure that represents a drop of 175.8 million compared to 2025 (405.4 million over the same period), or roughly 43% less. The gap is even starker when compared to 2024, the last edition helmed by Amadeus, which had already hit 433.9 million streams at the same point.

The downsizing isn't limited to the aggregate total, but also shows up in how the listening figures are distributed internally. In 2026, as many as 13 of the 30 songs remain below the 5-million-stream threshold after one month — a share equal to 43% of the lineup. In the two previous editions, there were only two such cases. This suggests the line-up as a whole has a weaker ability to generate widespread traction, while also highlighting a starker gap between a handful of strong hits and a long tail of underperforming tracks.

Top and flop on Spotify

Against this backdrop, some interesting anomalies emerge. Samurai Jay stands out as the most significant case: his track “Ossessione” has topped 25.5 million streams, overturning the TV verdict and effectively winning over younger listeners. Behind him comes Sayf with “Tu mi piaci tanto” (17.7 million), while the winner Sal Da Vinci trails at 15.1 million with “Per sempre sì”. The comparison with artists like Mahmood or Olly – leading names of recent editions, capable of driving far higher numbers – makes the change of scale even more evident. The impression is that a core of names able to catalyse widespread attention and, by knock-on effect, boost the other contestants too, has been missing this year.

More than a simple physiological dip, the 2026 edition looks like a structural signal: a Festival less centred on streaming potential and, as a result, less competitive on the very ground that now truly measures the commercial impact of popular music.

Here is the Spotify chart for the Sanremo 2026 tracks, one month on from the event: 

1. Samurai Jay with "Ossessione": 25.5 mln
2. Sayf with "Tu mi piaci tanto": 17.7 mln
3. Sal Da Vinci with "Per sempre sì": 15.1 mln
4. Ditonellapiaga with “How annoying!”: 14.2 mln
5. Fulminacci with "Stupida sfortuna": 11.9 mln
6. Fedez / Marco Masini with “Male necessario”: 11.5 mln
7. Luché with "Labirinto": 11.4 mln
8. LDA / Aka 7even with “Poesie clandestine”: 11.3 mln
9. Nayt with “Prima che”: 9.2 mln
10. J-Ax with “Italy Starter Pack”: 8.7 mln
11. Arisa with “Magica favola”: 8.1 mln
12. Tommaso Paradiso with “I romantici”: 8 mln
13. Tredici Pietro with “Uomo che cade”: 7.6 mln
14. Bambole di Pezza with “Resta con me”: 7.1 mln
15. Serena Brancale with “Qui con me”: 6 mln
16. Elettra Lamborghini with “Voilà”: 5.8 mln
17. Eddie Brock with “Avvoltoi”: 5.2 mln
18. Chiello with “Ti penso sempre”: 4.7 mln
19. Levante with “Sei tu”: 4.4 mln
20. Dargen D’Amico with “Ai ai”: 4.3 mln
21. Michele Bravi with “Prima o poi”: 4.1 mln
22. Ermal Meta with “Stella stellina”: 4.1 mln
23. Malika Ayane with “Animali notturni”: 3.7 mln
24. Mara Sattei with "Le cose che non sai di me": 3.6 million
25. Enrico Nigiotti with "Ogni volta che non so volare": 3.5 million
26. Leo Gassmann with "Naturale": 3 million
27. Raf with “Ora e per sempre”: 3 mln
28. Maria Antonietta/ Colombre with “La felicità e basta”: 2.9 mln
29. Francesco Renga with "Il meglio di me": 2.4 million
30. Patty Pravo with “Opera”: 1.6 mln

The radio results

One month after the end of the Sanremo Festival, radio airplay data certified by EarOne paints a clear picture: winner Sal Da Vinci remains on the fringes of the major broadcasters, while rotation rewards other tracks. “Per sempre sì” slips to sixth place in the Trend Sanremo 2026 chart, after a brief spell in the top 5 during the second week. The most telling figure concerns the quality of its airplay: while still holding solid numbers (8,044 radio plays), growth is slowing and is increasingly concentrated on local and regional circuits. At the same time, the efficiency rate — a measure of penetration on the major stations — is steadily declining, pushing the track outside the top ten.

The top of the chart tells a different story. Ditonellapiaga has dominated for four weeks with “How annoying!“, the most played track overall. However, the weight of the major broadcasters is felt above all in the general Airplay chart, where Sayf with “Tu mi piaci tanto” and Samurai Jay with “Ossessione” stand out: two tracks backed by high efficiency and a strong presence on national networks.

The overall picture thus highlights a split between sheer volume of plays and quality of airplay: radio success does not line up with victory at the Festival, but with the ability to break into the playlists of the most influential stations.

Below is the full chart.

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