Song
Unfinished Sympathy
Massive Attack · Blue Lines · 1991
high confidence
Estimate at a glance
How much money does Unfinished Sympathy make?
Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack is estimated at $100K-$360K/year on the artist side, with gross track revenue and ownership context separated below.
Takeaway: Unfinished Sympathy is one of the stronger modeled catalog earners here because replay demand and ownership context both support a durable annual range.
Unfinished Sympathy still earns because it remains one of the defining recordings of trip-hop and retains strong sync and catalog value.
What stands out
- Currently ranks around the top 77% of tracked songs by modeled artist-side earnings
- Released in 1991 and still shows earnings power roughly 35 years later
- Ranks #2 among 2 tracked songs for Massive Attack
- Apple Music preview available
- high confidence estimate
Why the song still earns
- Trip-hop canon status supports continuing catalog discovery.
- Its orchestral scale and emotional clarity make it highly reusable in media contexts.
- The song stays active through playlist and editorial placement.
Unfinished Sympathy lands in the top 77% of tracked songs by estimated artist-side earnings.
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.
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How It Compares
Unfinished Sympathy is compared against nearby songs in the catalog based on artist overlap, era, genre, and modeled earnings range.
Revenue Breakdown
Bars reflect modeled annual midpoint ranges, not audited royalty statements.
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Reader questions about Unfinished Sympathy
How much did Unfinished Sympathy make in total?
Unfinished Sympathy does not have a public lifetime total, so the estimate stays focused on modeled annual earnings instead of claiming an audited career total.
How much does Unfinished Sympathy make per stream?
Unfinished Sympathy 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 Unfinished Sympathy?
This is an inferred gross-to-net range based on current catalog behavior, not a public royalty statement.
Show ownership and assumptions
This is an inferred gross-to-net range based on current catalog behavior, not a public royalty statement.
Supporting Revenue Context
Assumptions: Estimate infers current annual earnings from long-tail streaming, strong sync utility, and durable writer-side value.
Notes: This is an inferred gross-to-net range based on current catalog behavior, not a public royalty statement.
Split-aware estimate
The headline number is the modeled artist-side annual share for this recording when split data exists.