Everyone who’s ever picked up a guitar has dreamt of playing infront of thousands, singing along to a song you wrote. Back when CDs were something people actually bought rather than streaming online, musicians made millions in album sales, as there was no way to hear the track apart from on the radio or buying it.

Today however, you’ve got to get a hell of  alot of plays for your music to make you any money – the site informationisbeautiful created this infographic about how many plays you have to get to hit $1200 a month: