Song

Someone Like You

Adele · 21 · 2011

high confidence

Estimate at a glance

How much money does Someone Like You make?

Someone Like You by Adele is estimated at $500K-$1.5M/year on the artist side, with gross track revenue and ownership context separated below.

Takeaway: Someone Like You is one of the stronger modeled catalog earners here because replay demand and ownership context both support a durable annual range.

This song combines direct emotion with a strong melodic center, making it easy to revisit and commercially durable.

What stands out

  • Currently ranks around the top 11% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
  • Released in 2011 and still shows earnings power roughly 15 years later
  • Ranks #2 among 2 tracked songs for Adele
  • External listening links available
  • high confidence estimate

Why the song still earns

  • Streaming scale and playlist inclusion remain the largest recurring drivers.
  • A durable hook and broad familiarity help the song keep earning across catalog listening.
  • Sync, social reuse, and seasonal spikes can lift the baseline.

Someone Like You lands in the top 11% of tracked songs by estimated artist-side earnings.

The song still reads as an evergreen catalog asset roughly 15 years after release.

Last updated: July 15, 2026

artist-side split is modeled + gross track revenue is separated. Why?

The headline number is the modeled artist-side annual share for this recording when split data exists.

Modeled artist-side range $500K-$1.5M/year
Gross track revenue $1.3M-$3.3M/year
Ownership context Included below
Platform signals Listening links only
Last updated July 15, 2026
Someone Like You by Adele

Estimate Notes

What this estimate means

The estimate focuses on one question: how Someone Like You by Adele behaves as a catalog asset. It is presented as a documented range, not as a verified royalty total.

Article status Article-backed estimate with page-specific context.
How the range is framed Structured track splits separate gross revenue, artist-side share, and rights-owner lanes where available.
What the page does not claim No private royalty statement, contract, distributor dashboard, or platform payout file is used as proof.
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How It Compares

Someone Like You is compared against nearby songs in the catalog based on artist overlap, era, genre, and modeled earnings range.

Song Artist Estimated yearly midpoint
Someone Like You
selected song
Adele $1,000,000
Hello
same artist · same genre
Adele $1,205,000
Umbrella
similar earnings band
Rihanna $1,125,000
Anti-Hero
similar earnings band
Taylor Swift $1,205,000

Revenue Breakdown

Gross track revenue $1.3M-$3.3M/year
100% of the lead revenue lane
Artist-side share $500K-$1.5M/year
43% of the lead revenue lane
Label master share $300K-$840K/year
57% of the lead revenue lane

Bars reflect modeled annual midpoint ranges, not audited royalty statements.

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Reader questions about Someone Like You

How much did Someone Like You make in total?

Someone Like You does not have a public audited lifetime total. Lifetime value depends on how long Someone Like You keeps playlist, search, and catalog demand beyond the current annual modeled range.

How much does Someone Like You make per stream?

Someone Like You 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 Someone Like You?

Ballads with broad emotional recall often keep earning through mood playlists long after peak chart life.

Sources and References

These points explain the public context used to frame the estimate. They support a directional model, not an audited royalty statement.

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Evidence used

  • The available revenue fields separate gross track revenue ($1.3M-$3.3M/year) from estimated artist-side share ($500K-$1.5M/year).
  • Publishing and songwriter lanes are shown separately where available: publishing $150K-$420K/year; songwriter $150K-$540K/year.
  • Ownership context includes master context, publishing context, catalog-sale status.
  • Catalog metadata links the recording to Adele, 21, 2011.
  • External listening links are used as public track-identity references.

Model notes

  • Ownership note: Ballads with broad emotional recall often keep earning through mood playlists long after peak chart life.

Methodology limits

  • The estimate is a modeled annual range, not a public royalty statement.
  • Gross track revenue, artist-side share, label share, publishing, and songwriter lanes are separated only where the page has structured split data.
  • Platform, certification, and listening links are context signals; they are not converted directly into royalty totals.
  • Per-stream payouts vary by platform, territory, subscription tier, and rights contract, so the estimate does not claim one universal song rate.

Platform identity

Spotify reference

Used as a public Spotify lookup reference for track identity.

Show ownership and assumptions

Ballads with broad emotional recall often keep earning through mood playlists long after peak chart life.

Supporting Revenue Context

Estimated gross track revenue$1.3M-$3.3M/year
Estimated artist-side cut$500K-$1.5M/year
Estimated label master share$300K-$840K/year
Estimated publishing share$150K-$420K/year
Estimated songwriter share$150K-$540K/year
MastersMix of label-controlled masters and artist royalty participation
PublishingPublishing value appears materially tied to the songwriting side
Catalog sale statusNo sale assumption baked in

Assumptions: Estimate assumes very strong long-tail ballad streaming, playlist longevity, and significant songwriter participation.

Notes: Ballads with broad emotional recall often keep earning through mood playlists long after peak chart life.

Split-aware estimate

The headline number is the modeled artist-side annual share for this recording when split data exists.

  • Gross track revenue is separated from artist-side take-home where the page has enough split context.
  • Ownership notes on masters or publishing are included and should be read alongside the revenue number.
  • All figures are conservative annual modeled ranges based on streaming behavior, cultural replay value, sync potential, and available ownership information, not public royalty statements.

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