This is the Spotify chart thread for Q1/2 2018, the go-to topic for UK Spotify chart discussion!

 

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: I, II

2017: I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X

2016: I, II, III

2015: I, II

2014: I

M.O has managed to stick in the Top 50, still at #50 but hopefully with the playlist updating it should mean a climb in tomorrow's update.

 

Rudimental back up to #2 and Post Malone down to #4. I'll do a full update when it has been updated via the site.

02. Rudimental - These Days

34. Kojo Funds & RAYE - Check

 

52. Bebe Rexha - Meant To Be

53. George Ezra - Paradise

57. Sigala - Lullaby

 

 

 

UK Spotify:

 

 

 

1. Drake - 639k

 

2. Rudimental/Jess Glynne - 410k

 

 

 

 

 

PULL THE **** THROUGH JESS!

Spotify Chart 07/03/18

 

(01) 01| Drake - God's Plan 639,625

(04) 02| Rudimental (ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen) - These Days 410,005

(03) 03| Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS 408,370

(02) 04| Post Malone (ft. Ty Dolla $ign) - Psycho 389,990

(05) 05| Dua Lipa - IDGAF 387,335

(06) 06| Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars 373,726

(07) 07| Portugal The Man - Feel It Still 313,512

(08) 08| Ramz - Barking 292,075

(09) 09| BlocBoy JB (ft. Drake) - Look Alive 273,897

(10) 10| Keala Settle - This Is Me 260,441

 

 

Hot Climbers / New Hits

 

(11) 11| Mabel (ft. Not3s) - Fine Line

(17) 17| Zedd - The Middle

(20) 20| Bazzi - Mine

 

(22) 24| Justin Timberlake - Say Something

(24) 25| B Young - Jumanji

(29) 28| XXXTENTACION - Sad!

 

(28) 31| Khalid & Normani - Love Lies

(35) 34| Kojo Funds (ft. RAYE) - Check

(33) 35| Dave - Hangman

 

(38) 42| Hardy Caprio - Rapper

(50) 50| M.O - Bad Vibe

 

(53) 52| Bebe Rexha (ft. Florida Georgia Line) - Meant To Be

(52) 53| George Ezra - Paradise

(59) 54| Camila Cabello - She Loves Control

(54) 55| MoStack - What I Wanna

(63) 57| Sigala - Lullaby

(55) 58| Hailee Steinfeld - Capital Letters

 

(62) 62| RAYE - Cigarette

(72) 68| Logic - Everyday

(67) 70| 5 Seconds Of Summer - Want You Back

 

(76) 74| HRVY - Personal

(66) 76| DJ Khaled - Top Off

 

(95) 85| Nina Nesbitt - Somebody Special

(91) 90| SZA - The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)

 

(115) 106| GRM Daily (ft. Fredo & Not3s) - YRF

(122) 118| Not3s - Sit Back Down

(126) 126| One Bit - My Way

(150) 130| M-22 - First Time

(137) 131| The Wombats - Cheetah Tongue

(139) 133| Charli XCX (ft. Tove Lo & ALMA) - Out Of My Head

(147) 134| Sean Paul - Mad Love

(178) 136| Imagine Dragons - Next To Me

(159) 141| Calvin Harris - Nuh Ready Nuh Ready

(165) 156| Shakka (ft. AlunaGeorge) - Man Down

(***) 160| David Guetta - Like I Do

(166) 161| Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me

(182) 176| Nightcrawlers - Push The Feeling

The Wombats' "Cheetah Tongue" has been hanging around the 100 mark for the past few weeks. Could it make a breakthrough upwards in the next few weeks?

The Wombats' "Cheetah Tongue" has been hanging around the 100 mark for the past few weeks. Could it make a breakthrough upwards in the next few weeks?

If Cheetah Tongue charts and LTAKF doesn't I'll be bitterly disappointed. But then again, I should just be happy they're still somewhat relevant in 2018 :lol:

The Throwback Thursday playlist is all female today, presumably for International Women's Day! Thrilled to see the likes of Stacie Orrico, Anastacia, Ladyhawke, Faith Hill and Robyn on there *.* (But also too many 2013-2014 hits that aren't proper throwbacks...)

Stacie Orrico! She takes me back :wub: :wub: (There's Gotta Be) More To Life remains an absolute tune!

Edited March 8, 20187 yr by _jase

Stacie Orrico! She takes me back :wub: :wub: (There's Gotta Be) More To Life remains an absolute tune!

 

:wub: :wub:

 

I still give that a spin every now and then.

new music friday uk

#1 john newman :/

#2 liv dawson who??

#3 years and years

#9 george ezra Grat

#11 plan b

#12 james bay Grat

#20 sade :/ too low

#22 dj khalid & demi

Jason Derulo - colours, song #54 or something

no Lily Allen :/

no Kylie either, premiering a song on Fri morn so that it misses NMF, her label being clueless again

 

no Kylie either, premiering a song on Fri morn so that it misses NMF, her label being clueless again

Songs often get added to NMF after the playlist goes live. It appears within 10 minutes after midnight, yet the big releases that occur early in the morning don't miss out on a slot. DJ Khaled last week had a late add to NMF, later than Kylie's I believe. She'll likely be added after the premiere.

I’m surprised to see Jason Derulo so low!

New Music Friday

 

Sir John Newman at his rightful position of #1 *.*

 

1 Fire In Me – John Newman

2 Talk – Liv Dawson

3 Sanctify – Years & Years

4 Young & Free – Dermot Kennedy

5 Affi Me – Wretch 32, SOS, Culan, Masicka

6 When It Comes Down – Samantha Harvey

7 Emerald Rush - Edit – Jon Hopkins

8 Is It Really Love – Joe Stone, Cr3on

9 Hold My Girl – George Ezra

10 Wind Up Space – 1010 Benja SL

11 Guess Again – Plan B

12 Pink Lemonade – James Bay

13 Fine Line - Remix – Mabel, WSTRN

14 Fly – Marshmello, Leah Culver

15 Wassup – Logic, Big Sean

16 Race Horse – Sínai

17 My Life – ZHU, Tame Impala

18 Nobody But You (feat. Hudson Scott) – George FitzGerald, Hudson Scott

19 Remember Me – Wiley

20 Ornaments – Caitlyn Scarlett

21 Is This How You Love – Gengahr

22 Flower of the Universe (No I.D. Remix) [From Disney's "A Wrinkle in Time"] – Sade, No I.D.

23 Look Back – Betty Who

24 I Believe - As featured in the Walt Disney Pictures' "A WRINKLE IN TIME" – DJ Khaled, Demi Lovato

25 Stop Me from Falling – Kylie Minogue

26 Space For Two – Mr. Probz

27 Warrior - From "A Wrinkle in Time"/Soundtrack Version – Chloe x Halle

28 Your Side Of The Bed – Loote

29 If Only – Kojey Radical

30 Loving Arms – Ady Suleiman

31 Guilty – The Shires

32 Hallelujah (So Low) – Editors

33 Tremolo – Young Fathers

34 There's a Reason – Wet

35 Give Me Something – Calum Scott

36 Moon Unit – Flyte

37 Dive – Beach House

38 Dylan & Caitlin – Manic Street Preachers

39 Can We Stay Like This – Moose Blood

40 13 – Ciaran Lavery

41 Magic – Frank Gamble

42 Contra – Logic

43 Mistress – Rachel Foxx, Don-E

44 Eat Me Whole – Sea Girls

45 Scary Love – The Neighbourhood

46 she ready – Lil Yachty, PnB Rock

47 Super Blue Moon – Ralegh Long

48 Proxima B – Nactus Kunan

49 The Club – Hinds

50 In My Mind – Dynoro, Gigi D'Agostino

51 Born You Well – The Compozers

52 Been Hustlin' (Black Del Boy) – Guvna B

53 I Believe You – FLETCHER

54 Forever I'm Ready – Jeremih

55 Hold Tight – Nervus

56 No – Alison Wonderland

57 Black – Buddy, A$AP Ferg

58 It's A Beautiful World - Recorded At Abbey Road Studios, London – Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds

59 Colors – Jason Derulo

60 Medicine - Recorded at RAK Studios, London – Tom Speight

61 Sober – Island Club

62 Ride Or Die (feat. Foster The People) – The Knocks, Foster The People

63 Be There – Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats

64 Greatest Comedian – Matt Maltese

65 Bail on me – Smerz

66 Chinese Assassin – Ocean China

67 Love Blows – Lissie

68 Real Raver – TS7, Slick Don

69 Hey Sister - Short version – Simian Mobile Disco, Deep Throat Choir

oh so kylie now finally added as song #25 on NMF,

amazing... not ;)

Well Kylie Minogue 25th on New Music Friday is better than nothing lol.

sanctify in at #72

sanctify in at #72

 

Not bad; should get a boost in tomorrow's update with the added NMF playlist; should hopefully push it into the top 50!

Spotify Chart 09/03/18

 

(01) 01| Drake - God's Plan 627,263

(02) 02| Rudimental (ft. Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen) - These Days 389,574

(03) 03| Marshmello & Anne-Marie - FRIENDS 380,886

(04) 04| Post Malone (ft. Ty Dolla $ign) - Psycho 378,332

(05) 05| Dua Lipa - IDGAF 362,953

(06) 06| Kendrick Lamar & SZA - All The Stars 346,838

(07) 07| Portugal The Man - Feel It Still 297,054

(08) 08| Ramz - Barking 289,229

(09) 09| BlocBoy JB (ft. Drake) - Look Alive 270,532

(10) 10| Keala Settle - This Is Me 249,949

 

 

Hot Climbers / New Hits

 

(11) 13| Mabel (ft. Not3s) - Fine Line

(17) 16| Zedd - The Middle

 

(20) 21| Bazzi - Mine

(25) 22| B Young - Jumanji

(24) 24| Justin Timberlake - Say Something

(28) 29| XXXTENTACION - Sad!

 

(31) 31| Khalid & Normani - Love Lies

(34) 34| Kojo Funds (ft. RAYE) - Check

(35) 35| Dave - Hangman

(42) 40| Hardy Caprio - Rapper

 

(50) 49| M.O - Bad Vibe

 

(52) 51| Bebe Rexha (ft. Florida Georgia Line) - Meant To Be

(53) 52| George Ezra - Paradise

(55) 53| MoStack - What I Wanna

(57) 59| Sigala - Lullaby

 

(54) 62| Camila Cabello - She Loves Control

(68) 65| Logic - Everyday

(62) 69| RAYE - Cigarette

 

(**) 72| Years & Years - Sanctify

(76) 74| DJ Khaled - Top Off

(74) 77| HRVY - Personal

 

(70) 80| 5 Seconds Of Summer - Want You Back

(85) 89| Nina Nesbitt - Somebody Special

 

(090) 104| SZA - The Weekend (Funk Wav Remix)

(141) 122| Calvin Harris - Nuh Ready Nuh Ready

(106) 123| GRM Daily (ft. Fredo & Not3s) - YRF

(118) 143| Not3s - Sit Back Down

(126) 157| One Bit - My Way

(134) 160| Sean Paul - Mad Love

(133) 182| Charli XCX (ft. Tove Lo & ALMA) - Out Of My Head

(130) 187| M-22 - First Time

(160) 191| David Guetta - Like I Do

(161) 198| Demi Lovato - Tell Me You Love Me

 

Throwback Thursday

 

84| Beyoncé - Run The World (Girls)

86| Florence + The Machine - Dog Days Are Over

90| Spice Girls - Wannabe

95| Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody

 

100| Amy Winehouse - Back To Black

105| Shakira - Whenever, Wherever

124| Rihanna - Diamonds

128| Adele - Rolling In The Deep

138| Taylor Swift - 22

140| Little Mix - Wings

141| Katy Perry - Roar

145| M.I.A - Paper Planes

147| Tina Turner - What's Love Got To Do With It

148| Lady GaGa - Born This Way

149| Sia - Elastic Heart

151| Miley Cyrus - We Can't Stop

155| Lorde - Royals

156| Ariana Grande - Break Free

159| Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman

166| Kelly Clarkson - What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger)

170| Shania Twain - That Don't Impress Me Much

171| Stevie Nicks - Edge Of Seventeen

177| Natalie Imbruglia - Torn

178| Natasha Bedingfield - Unwritten

181| TLC - No Scrubs

196| Julia Michaels - Issues

200| Elle King - Ex's And Oh's

Spotify updates have been awful lately... where’s today’s update!