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by jdr23bc 1482 days ago
AFAIK royalties are paid out for every stream over 30 seconds long. The 'context' (album, playlist, single play) doesn't matter. "royalties [are] based on an artist’s share of overall streams across the platform" [1]

My guess is that playlists lead to more engagement than albums. Users listen longer, and discover new music, which leads to more listening in the future.

[1] https://loudandclear.byspotify.com/?question=per-stream-rate