Happy September everyone :cheer:

 

FAQs

 

What is streaming?

 

For streaming related FAQs read this thread.

 

How do I see today's Spotify chart?

 

To see the daily top 50 update on desktop, log in to Spotify, click 'Browse', then click 'Charts', then click 'United Kingdom Top 50', or click the link below. The desktop top 50 may update before anything else so is always worth checking if the website is not up to date. However recently it has been known to not to do, so do check all sources. Also note that the Spotify Website will update before external websites (Kworb, LivePopBars).

 

Useful links:

 

Spotify App [top 50]

Spotify Website [top 200]

Kworb [top 200 and extra data]

LivePopBars [top 200]

 

How often does the chart update?

 

It should update once every day, usually in the morning - although this is not 100% guaranteed. Sometimes the top 200 on the website will update but without the top 50 on the app updating, and sometimes there will be no update at all.

 

How many plays on Spotify equals one download sale?

 

150 plays. However you cannot simply play a song 150 times in one day to give it one sale, you are limited to 10 plays per day in terms of what counts to the chart. (Spotify will let you play a song on repeat 150 times if you really want to). This used to be 100 plays but the ratio was revised by the OCC at the start of 2017.

 

The number changes to 300 plays when a song moves to ACR. For more information on the rules of ACR see this thread. For information on what songs are currently on ACR and what songs will be moving to ACR, refer to this thread.

 

How much does Spotify contribute to the chart?

 

Streaming contributes approximately 90% to the singles chart as a whole, although good paid-for sales are still essential for making the very top of the chart in most cases. Spotify counts for at least 70% of all streaming sales, so doing well on Spotify is essential for doing well in the chart.

 

Why is my fave not doing well on Spotify?

 

Is it being promoted on one of Spotify's major curated playlists? If it isn't, it's unlikely to really take off! Hot Hits UK is the biggest of these playlists, with over a million followers. The playlist usually updates itself to include breaking hits once or twice a week, though there is no guarantee that your fave will get a place on the playlist.

 

Often sales hits don't cross over to being streaming hits, this is usually the case for songs with an older target audience (i.e. 'Love My Life' by Robbie Williams) or campaign songs (i.e. 'Liar Liar' by Captain Ska). Also keep in mind that it takes longer for a song to take off on Spotify than it would on iTunes.

 

Also keep in mind that the UK Top 50 is a largely followed playlist and that songs often experience a 'top 50 effect', when they enter the top 50 and get the additional exposure of being on the playlist.

 

My fave didn't debut high and is falling already, does this mean they're flopping?

 

Not necessarily. Most songs debut relatively low as they aren't instantly well-known, and experience a sharp decline on Day 2 as they no longer have the promoted 'New Music Friday' effect. A lot of songs manage to recover through gaining popularity and additions to playlists. Exceptions to the rule of course come from massively hyped artists/releases such as Justin Bieber/Ed Sheeran/Drake who will of course enter straight at the top.

 

What do the numbers mean?

 

The streaming figures cited in the daily chart are the number of streams each song received the previous day. Unlike the iTunes chart, Spotify is not a rolling chart so the numbers will only change once per day.

 

[FAQs written by Dan]

 

2017: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August

If p!nk carries on like this... she may become #1 over the next few weeks.

It's been a while since she's had a uk #1. I'm pleased for her!

New Music Friday 1/9

 

1 Paloma Faith - Crybaby

2 Maroon 5, SZA - What Lovers Do

3 Jason Derulo - If I'm Lucky

4 The Script - Rock The World

5 Jessie Ware - Selfish Love

6 Joel Baker - Save

7 Mr. Probz, Anderson .Paak - Gone

8 DJDS, Khalid, Empress Of - Why Don't You Come On

9 HMLTD - Satan, Luella & I (*.*)

10 Wafia - Bodies

 

13 Mollie King - Hair Down

16 MK - 17

17 Hurts - Ready To Go

20 Galantis, ROZES - Girls On Boys

 

Paloma will be off to a good start then! Maroon 5 should make the Top 50 pretty quickly, that sounds like it'll be a big hit

 

#179. Fifth Harmony - He Like That

 

Glad to see this reappear in the top 200. Hopefully it'll be added to a bunch of playlists and will start climbing decently.

Taylor still #1. Only just though

1 Taylor

2 Dua

 

13 Havanna

16 Pink

19 L mix

20 More than friends

23 Avicii

26 Questions

28 Glorious

39 Silence

Edited September 1, 20177 yr by Bjork

Swish swish needs to be added to hot hits

If the label can spend so much cash on the video

Sure they can do a bit of payola and have the song added ;)

New peak and finally top 10 for Louis Tomlinson

Fml, Logic only 3k off top 50 :(

13. Camila Cabello - Havana

16. Pink - What About Us

 

Spotify Chart Update [31/08]

 

1 Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do [470k]

2 Dua Lipa - New Rules [468k]

3 French Montana - Unforgettable [351k]

4 Calvin Harris - Feels [326k]

5 Justin Bieber - Friends [320k]

6 J Balvin - Mi Gente [305k]

7 DJ Khaled - Wild Thoughts [300k]

8 Luis Fonsi - Despacito [280k]

9 Demi Lovato - Sorry Not Sorry [260k]

10 Louis Tomlinson - Back To You [239k] *NEW PEAK*

 

12 Sigala - Came Here For Love

13 Camila Cabello - Havana *NEW PEAK*

16 P!nk - What About Us *NEW PEAK*

17 Jax Jones - Instruction

19 CNCO - Reggaeton Lento *NEW PEAK*

20 James Hype - More Than Friends

22 Yungen - Bestie

23 Avicii - Lonely Together *NEW PEAK*

25 Lil Uzi Vert - XO TOUR Llif3

26 Chris Brown - Questions *NEW PEAK*

28 Macklemore - Glorious *NEW PEAK*

31 Axwell & Ingrosso - More Than You Know

36 The Script - Rain

39 Marshmello - Silence *NEW PEAK*

 

51 Charli XCX - Boys

53 Avicii - Without You

54 Logic - 1-800-273-8255

55 Enrique Iglesias - SUBEME LA RADIO

56 J HUS - Spirit

57 Lauv - I Like Me Better

58 Hardy Caprio - Unsigned *NEW PEAK*

59 Skrillex - Would You Ever

60 21 Savage - Bank Account

61 Khalid - Young Dumb & Broke *NEW PEAK*

63 XXXTENTACION - Jocelyn Flores

65 OneRepublic - Rich Love

66 Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

68 Selena Gomez - Fetish

76 Snakehips - Either Way

77 Cardi B - Bodak Yellow

78 Katy Perry - Swish Swish

79 Mabel - Finders Keepers

84 Cash Cash - All My Love

95 Not3s - Aladdin

 

101 Moon Taxi - Two High

104 XXXTENTACION - f*** Love

129 XXXTENTACION - Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares

144 Stefflon Don - Hurtin' Me

151 Yxng Bane - Rihanna

156 Camila Cabello - OMG

177 Martin Solveig - All Stars

181 XXXTENTACION - Revenge

186 Lil Uzi Vert - The Way Life Goes

199 Fifth Harmony - He Like That

 

OUT XXXTENTACION - Depression & Obsession

OUT SZA - Love Galore

 

Throwback Thursday

72. Florence + The Machine - You've Got The Love

74. Mark Ronson - Valerie

87. Soft Cell - Tainted Love

91. Aretha Franklin - Respect

98. Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

103. UB40 - Red Red Wine

105. The Beatles - Twist and Shout

107. Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want to Have Fun

117. Adele - Make You Feel My Love

123. Christina Aguilera - Lady Marmalade

127. Fugees - Killing Me Softly With His Song

137. Jose Gonzales - Heartbeats

146. Tina Turner - The Best

150. Girls Aloud - Jump

161. Westlife - Uptown Girl

165. Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You

167. Alien Ant Farm - Smooth Criminal

Very surprised about the way Havana has progressed. It's not very good imo

Yes, its not very good, its amazing :)

A lot of songs fell in the lower half of the chart due to the throwback thursday playlist right?

HOT HITS UK UPDATE

 

Maroon 5 f/ SZA - What Lovers Do

Jason Derulo - If I'm Lucky

 

No swish swish :/

Glad that P!nk is making good progress now! A shame about Swish Swish not getting a Hot Hits add though. :(

HOT HITS UK UPDATE

Jason Derulo - If I'm Lucky

YES! I'm so loving this right now :wub:

they took Fetish off hothits though :/

Wow spotify really taking it's time to update the chart today

Dua back to #1 :cheer: