Happy new year! :cheer:

 

This is the Spotify chart thread for Q1 2018, the go-to topic for UK Spotify chart discussion throughout January, February and March!

 

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]

 

Revisit previous threads

 

2018: Q1

2017: January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | Q4

Happy new year all. Looking forward to see todays update. Will be interesting.

My prediction was correct!

 

:arrowup: 01. Dua Lipa - New Rules [556K]

:arrowup: 04. Luis Fonsi - Despacito [381K]

:arrowup: 08. Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You [289K]

:arrowup: 09. French Montana - Unforgettable

:arrowup: 15. Stefflon Don - Hurtin Me

:arrowup: 16. Clean Bandit - Symphony

:arrowup: 17. Zayn - Dusk Till Dawn

20. Earth, Wind & Fire - September

24. OutKast - Hey Ya!

26. Sigala - Came Here For Love

31. Major Lazer - Light It Up

32. Jax Jones - Instruction

37. J Hus - Did You See

39. DJ Khaled - Wild Thoughts

42. Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

:arrowup: 47. Liam Payne - Strip That Down

:arrowup: 50. Maroon 5 - What Lovers Do

 

 

OUTSIDE THE TOP 50 - NEWYEAR SONGS

 

:arrowup: 52. Maggie Lindemann - Pretty Girl

:arrowup: 54. J Balvin - Mi Gente

:arrowup: 56. Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

:arrowup: 58. Little Mix - Touch

:arrowup: 59. Stormzy - Big For Your Boots

:arrowup: 60. Drake - One Dance

:arrowup: 61. Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk

81. Zara Larsson - Lush Life

 

Edited January 1, 20187 yr by cqmerqn

1 New Rules

2 Rockstar

3 River

4 Despacito

5 Havana

6 17

 

MK being #2 on non-ACR streaming :wub:

 

Omg I never noticed MK

grab that new year's boost MK!!

 

lol at Earth Wind & Fire back in the top 20 just because of their position on a playlist tho.

1 New Rules

2 Rockstar

3 River

4 Despacito

5 Havana

6 17

 

MK being #2 on non-ACR streaming :wub:

 

omg!!!

Hold on, is that a new peak number of streams for Dua?!

Surely some of these songs will gain more than 50% in sales this week and come off ACR?

Woah just seen that Tuesday by Burak Yeter is at 85!! That's random, is it high up on a lot of NYE playlists?

Surely some of these songs will gain more than 50% in sales this week and come off ACR?

 

Havana & New Rules maybe, most likely not for the others at the top of Spotify

Havana & New Rules maybe, most likely not for the others at the top of Spotify

I hope not. They can stay on ACR

We really need some new f***ing music :lol:

Funny how most of the top 10 has been out since forever

Boo at SOY going up. That song needs to stay in 2017 where it belongs

grab that new year's boost MK!!

 

lol at Earth Wind & Fire back in the top 20 just because of their position on a playlist tho.

 

Was just about to ask wth seems so random

Top 200 Combined

 

1 New Rules by Dua Lipa 556,758

2 rockstar by Post Malone 454,378

3 Perfect Duet (Ed Sheeran & Beyoncé) by Ed Sheeran 441,817

4 River (feat. Ed Sheeran) by Eminem 419,505

5 Despacito - Remix by Luis Fonsi 381,437

6 Havana by Camila Cabello 367,054

7 17 by MK 355,928

8 Man's Not Hot by Big Shaq 305,424

9 Shape of You by Ed Sheeran 289,949

10 Unforgettable by French Montana 281,971

11 Anywhere by Rita Ora 280,878

12 Barking by Ramz 276,672

13 Let You Down by NF 269,017

14 Wolves by Selena Gomez 261,897

15 I Miss You (feat. Julia Michaels) by Clean Bandit 259,019

16 Hurtin' Me by Stefflon Don 256,063

17 Symphony (feat. Zara Larsson) by Clean Bandit 255,245

18 Dusk Till Dawn - Radio Edit by ZAYN 246,546

19 Cola by CamelPhat 244,736

20 September by Earth, Wind & Fire 236,355

21 Silence by Marshmello 226,901

22 Young Dumb & Broke by Khalid 219,329

23 Mi Gente by J Balvin 217,181

24 Tip Toe (feat. French Montana) by Jason Derulo 207,766

25 Hey Ya! - Radio Mix / Club Mix by OutKast 206,381

26 I Fall Apart by Post Malone 204,167

27 Came Here for Love by Sigala 203,015

28 No Words by Dave 201,859

29 Blinded By Your Grace, Pt. 2 (feat. MNEK) by Stormzy 201,321

30 Finders Keepers by Mabel 196,432

31 Light It Up (feat. Nyla & Fuse ODG) - Remix by Major Lazer 187,122

32 Instruction by Jax Jones 179,550

33 XO TOUR Llif3 by Lil Uzi Vert 178,593

34 Too Good At Goodbyes by Sam Smith 178,072

35 Decline by RAYE 175,605

36 Gucci Gang by Lil Pump 173,497

37 Did You See by J HUS 171,807

38 How Long by Charlie Puth 171,094

39 Wild Thoughts by DJ Khaled 164,880

40 Dimelo - X Factor Recording by Rak-Su 163,299

41 Him & I (with Halsey) by G-Eazy 154,921

42 My Lover - Remix by Not3s 154,739

43 Billie Jean by Michael Jackson 149,703

44 Bestie by Yungen 147,027

45 Galway Girl by Ed Sheeran 143,648

46 Breathe by Jax Jones 143,401

47 I Know You by Craig David 141,686

48 Strip That Down by Liam Payne 141,313

49 Reggaetón Lento (Remix) by CNCO 141,197

50 1-800-273-8255 by Logic 139,743

 

51 What Lovers Do (feat. SZA) by Maroon 5 139,471

52 Lonely Together (feat. Rita Ora) by Avicii 139,162

53 Pretty Girl - Cheat Codes X CADE Remix by Maggie Lindemann 138,853

54 Bouff Daddy by J HUS 138,145

55 Castle on the Hill by Ed Sheeran 137,293

56 Feel It Still by Portugal. The Man 137,090

57 Don't Stop Me Now - Remastered by Queen 134,559

58 Touch by Little Mix 134,345

59 Big For Your Boots by Stormzy 134,328

60 One Dance by Drake 133,395

61 Uptown Funk by Mark Ronson 131,048

62 More Than Friends by James Hype 130,550

63 Naked by James Arthur 130,547

64 I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston 130,080

65 There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back by Shawn Mendes 129,583

66 Congratulations by Post Malone 129,357

67 IDGAF by Dua Lipa 129,092

68 Let Me Go (with Alesso, Florida Georgia Line & watt) by Hailee Steinfeld 127,687

69 You Make My Dreams - Remastered by Daryl Hall & John Oates 124,589

70 Lock Doh by Giggs 123,062

71 Bad (feat. Yungen, MoStack, Mr Eazi & Not3s) by Steel Banglez 122,652

72 No Don by Lotto Boyzz 121,073

73 Mama by Jonas Blue 120,359

74 Superstition - Single Version by Stevie Wonder 120,279

75 Swalla (feat. Nicki Minaj & Ty Dolla $ign) by Jason Derulo 119,681

76 Mr. Brightside by The Killers 119,171

77 Crazy In Love by Beyoncé 118,073

78 Bodak Yellow by Cardi B 116,961

79 Heartline by Craig David 116,412

80 I'm the One by DJ Khaled 116,309

81 Lush Life by Zara Larsson 115,572

82 Bedroom Floor by Liam Payne 112,761

83 Ain't No Mountain High Enough by Marvin Gaye 110,793

84 Never Be the Same by Camila Cabello 108,914

85 Tuesday by Burak Yeter 105,852

86 Pumped Up Kicks by Foster The People 105,035

87 Breathe - Rap Version by Blu Cantrell 104,741

88 Stayin' Alive - From "Saturday Night Fever" Soundtrack by Bee Gees 104,557

89 I Want You Back by The Jackson 5 103,791

90 Can't Hold Us - feat. Ray Dalton by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis 102,359

91 Unsigned by Hardy Caprio 102,206

92 Stargazing by Kygo 102,081

93 Closer by The Chainsmokers 101,488

94 1 Thing by Amerie 101,085

95 Passionfruit by Drake 100,310

96 Dance Wiv Me by Dizzee Rascal 99,889

97 Ciao Adios by Anne-Marie 98,965

98 Come On Eileen by Dexys Midnight Runners 97,436

99 Don't Stop Believin' by Journey 96,806

100 Dirty Sexy Money (feat. Charli XCX & French Montana) by David Guetta 95,400

 

101 Yeah! by Usher 94,195

102 Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Remastered by Eurythmics 92,284

103 Call On Me - Ryan Riback Extended Remix by Starley 91,817

104 One Last Time by Ariana Grande 91,729

105 HUMBLE. by Kendrick Lamar 91,341

106 Slide by Calvin Harris 91,169

107 No Limit by G-Eazy 89,517

108 Rihanna by Yxng Bane 89,225

109 You Don't Know Me - Radio Edit by Jax Jones 88,979

110 Mask Off by Future 88,624

111 Something Just Like This by The Chainsmokers 88,375

112 Hips Don't Lie by Shakira 88,251

113 What About Us by P!nk 87,292

114 Respect by Aretha Franklin 86,850

115 Feels by Calvin Harris 86,839

116 No Diggity by Blackstreet 86,362

117 Bank Account by 21 Savage 86,078

118 Bartier Cardi (feat. 21 Savage) by Cardi B 84,568

119 Valerie - Version Revisited by Mark Ronson 84,314

120 Questions by Chris Brown 84,106

121 Is Your Love Enough? by Little Mix 84,058

122 It Wasn't Me by Shaggy 84,056

123 Heartbroken - Edit by T2 83,149

124 Katy on a Mission by Katy B 82,974

125 Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper 82,825

126 Sucker for You by Matt Terry 82,366

127 Dancing in the Moonlight by Toploader 82,339

128 Walk On Water (feat. Beyoncé) by Eminem 82,198

129 Attention by Charlie Puth 81,846

130 Happy - From "Despicable Me 2" by Pharrell Williams 79,953

131 Swish Swish by Katy Perry 79,947

132 Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough - Single Version by Michael Jackson 79,903

133 Your Song by Rita Ora 79,762

134 Ignition - Remix by R. Kelly 79,515

135 Sorry Not Sorry by Demi Lovato 79,125

136 You Want Me by Tom Zanetti 77,601

137 Power by Little Mix 77,549

138 Twist And Shout - Remastered 2009 by The Beatles 76,753

139 Le Freak by CHIC 75,910

140 Take On Me by a-ha 75,890

141 Wonderwall - Remastered by Oasis 74,904

142 Candy Paint by Post Malone 74,651

143 Cheap Thrills by Sia 74,463

144 Mambo No. 5 (a Little Bit of...) by Lou Bega 73,947

145 Don't Let Me Down by The Chainsmokers 73,772

146 Africa by Toto 73,123

147 This Is Me by Keala Settle 72,762

148 Don't Look Back in Anger - Remastered by Oasis 72,069

149 Gold Digger by Kanye West 71,541

150 Shout Out to My Ex by Little Mix 71,407

 

151 One Last Song by Sam Smith 71,359

152 Solo Dance by Martin Jensen 70,775

153 Piece of Me by MK 70,196

154 ABC by The Jackson 5 70,155

155 Come Closer by WizKid 70,054

156 Home (with Machine Gun Kelly, X Ambassadors & Bebe Rexha) by Machine Gun Kelly 69,855

157 Wavey by CLiQ 69,640

158 Naive by The Kooks 69,325

159 The Greatest Show by Hugh Jackman 69,303

160 My Head Is A Jungle - MK Remix - Radio Edit by Wankelmut 69,258

161 In Da Club by 50 Cent 69,003

162 KMT by Drake 68,804

163 Let's Dance (Single Version) [2002 Remastered Version] - Single Version; 2002 Digital Remaster by David Bowie 68,624

164 Footloose by Kenny Loggins 68,109

165 Friends (with BloodPop®) by Justin Bieber 67,872

166 Aladdin by Not3s 67,698

167 Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift 67,125

168 MotorSport by Migos 66,936

169 Happier by Ed Sheeran 66,386

170 Butterfly Effect by Travis Scott 66,339

171 P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) by John Gibbons 66,089

172 Rewrite The Stars by Zac Efron 65,781

173 Thunder by Imagine Dragons 65,243

174 Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours) by Stevie Wonder 65,125

175 Should I Stay or Should I Go - Remastered by The Clash 64,967

176 Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys 64,788

177 Say You Won't Let Go by James Arthur 64,555

178 Wake Me up Before You Go-Go by Wham! 64,091

179 Turn Me On by Kevin Lyttle 63,896

180 Beat It - Single Version by Michael Jackson 63,141

181 Bad and Boujee (feat. Lil Uzi Vert) by Migos 63,018

182 Crazy by Gnarls Barkley 62,982

183 Brown Eyed Girl by Van Morrison 62,691

184 Human by Rag'n'Bone Man 61,978

185 This Is What You Came For by Calvin Harris 61,288

186 Thinking Out Loud by Ed Sheeran 61,102

187 Know No Better (feat. Travis Scott, Camila Cabello & Quavo) by Major Lazer 61,043

188 I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers 60,342

189 Rockabye (feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie) by Clean Bandit 59,995

190 Linguo by Giggs 59,407

191 All Falls Down by Alan Walker 59,036

192 Slow Hands by Niall Horan 58,952

193 No Scrubs by TLC 58,819

194 Spirit by J HUS 58,804

195 Crying in the Club by Camila Cabello 58,696

196 Wannabe - Radio Edit by Spice Girls 58,212

197 Jump Around by House Of Pain 57,364

 

New peaks (Uncombined chart)

06. [+05] MK - 17

20. [+101] Earth, Wind & Fire - September

24. [RE] OutKast - Hey Ya!

42. [+114] Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

57. [+142] Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

85. [RE] Burak Yeter - Tuesday

88. [NEW] Bee Gees - Staying Alive

94. [RE] Amerie - 1 Thing

96. [RE] Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wav Me

98. [RE] Dexys Midnight Runners - Come On Eileen

101. [RE] Usher - Yeah!

133. [RE] Michael Jackson - Don't Stop Til You Get Enough

141. [RE] Chic - Le Freak

That boost for Despacito isn't as big as I thought... considering all the New Year parties and Year end lists

but actually Perfect is #1 combined 168+144= 312K

 

Mans not hot #5

Barking at #6

 

Decline #30

G-eazy #31

Bastille/C David #36

Jax Jones #37

j hus - Bouff daddy #47

Hailee - Let me go #48

Dua Lipa - IDGAF #50

 

65 This Is Me by Keala Settle :heart: