Song

Smooth

Santana · Supernatural · 1999

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editorial meaning/overview is present + related listening context is present. Why?

Smooth by Santana

Short Answer

How much money does Smooth make?

Smooth by Santana earns an estimated $350K-$1.3M/year per year from streaming, licensing, and long-tail catalog replay value.

The song still reads as an evergreen catalog asset roughly 27 years after release.

Smooth remains a major late-90s catalog earner because it still works across pop, rock, and adult-contemporary playlists.

Did You Know?

Currently ranks around the top 45% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
Released in 1999 and still shows earnings power roughly 27 years later
Ranks #1 among 2 tracked songs for Santana
2 tracks on the linked album page
External listening links available
low confidence estimate

Smooth sits in the top 45% of tracked songs on the site by modeled artist-side earnings.

Last updated: April 2026

Smooth vs Similar Songs

Song Artist Estimated yearly midpoint

Smooth Santana $825,000

same artist · same album

Santana $510,000

Party Up (Up in Here)

same era · similar earnings band

DMX $650,000

same era · similar earnings band

Moby $575,000

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Why It Still Works

catalog streaming
cross-format playlist demand
sync-friendly familiarity

Santana benefits when one recording stays useful across streaming, memory, and licensing contexts long after the release campaign ends.

More Questions About Smooth

How much did Smooth make in total?

Smooth does not have a public lifetime total, so this page stays focused on modeled annual earnings instead of claiming an audited career total.

How much does Smooth make per stream?

Smooth does not have a single public per-stream rate because payouts vary by platform, territory, subscription tier, and contract structure. The estimate here is modeled from aggregate streaming, licensing, and catalog behavior instead.

Who owns Smooth?

Smooth by Santana is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Show ownership and assumptions

Smooth by Santana is modeled from the best available catalog and platform signals, but the exact master and publishing splits are not fully public.

Supporting Revenue Context

catalog streaming
cross-format playlist demand
sync-friendly familiarity
Lifetime estimate: The strongest catalog songs can continue to earn for many years if they remain easy to place, easy to remember, and easy to replay.

Modeled top-line estimate

The headline number is a modeled annual revenue range because a specific artist-side split is not available yet.

Gross track revenue is not shown separately here, so the page emphasizes the best available directional estimate.
Ownership context is incomplete here, so the estimate should be treated as directional rather than contract-precise.
All figures are annual modeled ranges based on streaming behavior, cultural replay value, sync potential, and available ownership information, not public royalty statements.

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