This is the Spotify chart thread for July/August 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 (even when the website has), so do check all sources. Also note that the Spotify Website will update before external websites (Kworb, LivePopBars). Occasionally there will be a delay in the Spotify chart updating which could even take days.

 

Useful links:

 

Spotify App [top 50]

Spotify Website [top 200]

Kworb [top 200 and extra data]

LivePopBars [top 200]

SponOnTrack [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 over 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. Also, 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.

 

Often sales hits don't cross over to being streaming hits, this is usually the case for songs with an older target audience, reality or campaign songs. Also keep in mind that it takes longer for a song to take off on Spotify than it would on iTunes.

 

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, III, IV

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

2016: I, II, III

2015: I, II

2014: I

Spotify Chart Update [28/06]

 

01 [01] Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - One Kiss [468,643]

02 [02] Clean Bandit - Solo (feat. Demi Lovato) [454,841]

03 [03] George Ezra - Shotgun [449,357]

04 [04] Anne-Marie - 2002 [404,280]

05 [05] Post Malone - Better Now [382,076]

06 [06] Drake - Nice For What [361,831]

07 [07] XXXTENTACION - SAD! [350,708]

08 [09] Cardi B - I Like It (feat. Bad Bunny & J Balvin) [331,532]

09 [08] Jess Glynne - I'll Be There [325,492]

10 [10] Ariana Grande - No Tears Left To Cry [323,153]

 

11 [11] Years & Years - If You're Over Me

12 [12] Juice WRLD - Lucid Dreams

13 [13] 5 Seconds of Summer - Youngblood

14 [15] Jonas Blue - Rise (feat. Jack & Jack) [*NEW PEAK*]

15 [14] Banx & Ranx - Answerphone (feat. Ella Eyre & Yxng Bane)

16 [17] Tiësto & Dzeko - Jackie Chan (feat. Preme & Post Malone) [*NEW PEAK*]

17 [16] David Guetta & Sia - Flames

18 [19] Maroon 5 - Girls Like You (feat. Cardi B)

19 [18] Selena Gomez - Back To You

20 [20] EO - German

 

21 [21] XXXTENTACION - Moonlight

22 [22] A$AP Rocky - Praise The Lord (Da Shine) (feat. Skepta)

24 [24] Liam Payne & J Balvin - Familiar

25 [25] AJ Tracey & Not3s - Butterflies

26 [28] Tyga - Taste (feat. Offset) [*NEW PEAK*]

28 [29] XXXTENTACION - changes

32 [32] Dappy - Oh My (feat. Ay Em)

34 [35] Martin Garrix - Ocean (feat. Khalid) [*NEW PEAK*]

35 [33] Nicki Minaj - Bed (feat. Ariana Grande)

36 [37] Rita Ora - Girls (feat. Cardi B, Bebe Rexha & Charli XCX)

39 [39] Tom Walker - Leave a Light On

40 [40] Dennis Lloyd - Nevermind

41 [42] M-22 - First Time (feat. Medina) [*NEW PEAK*]

44 [45] Ramz - Family Tree

45 [46] Shakka - Man Down (feat. AlunaGeorge)

 

54 [57] Drake - I'm Upset

55 [54] AJ x Deno - London (feat. EO)

56 [55] ZieZie - Fine Girl

58 [56] NOTD - I Wanna Know (feat. Bea Miller)

60 [59] Jax Jones - Ring Ring (feat. Mabel & Rich The Kid)

61 [60] The Carters - APESHIT

65 [67] Jason Derulo - Colors (Coca-Cola® Anthem, 2018 FIFA World Cup™) [*NEW PEAK*]

70 [68] Swarmz - Lyca

71 [70] Loud Luxury - Body (feat. brando)

78 [78] Kygo & Imagine Dragons - Born To Be Yours

79 [76] Billie Eilish - lovely (feat. Khalid)

83 [79] Steel Banglez - Your Lovin' (feat. MØ & Yxng Bane)

85 [80] J Hus - Dark Vader

86 [82] Jorja Smith - Blue Lights

88 [84] Panic! At The Disco - High Hopes

89 [85] James Arthur - You Deserve Better

92 [88] One Bit - My Way (feat. Noah Cyrus)

94 [89] OneRepublic - Start Again (feat. Logic)

96 [99] B Young - 079ME

97 [97] Rudimental & Major Lazer - Let Me Live (feat. Anne-Marie & Mr Eazi)

98 [96] Skepta - Energy (Stay Far Away) (feat. WizKid)

 

102 [72] The 1975 - Give Yourself A Try

108 [106] Juice WRLD - All Girls Are The Same

111 [103] Ariana Grande - The Light Is Coming (feat. Nicki Minaj)

118 [113] Loski - Forrest Gump

119 [114] Geko - 6:30 (feat. NSG)

122 [111] Taylor Swift - Delicate

128 [122] Cheat Codes & Little Mix - Only You

139 [134] Stefflon Don - Senseless

144 [142] Au/Ra & CamelPhat - Panic Room

148 [139] Rae Sremmurd - Guatemala

154 [131] One Acen - EIO (feat. Hardy Caprio)

155 [128] Lauv - Chasing Fire (Robin Schulz Remix)

162 [152] Bebe Rexha - I'm a Mess

167 [168] Florence + The Machine - Hunger

168 [165] Madison Beer - Home With You

182 [166] Troye Sivan - Dance To This (feat. Ariana Grande)

198 [187] Ella Mai - Boo'd Up

 

OUT [177] Demi Lovato - Sober

OUT [196] Alice Merton - No Roots

 

+++

 

Throwback Thursday

62. Wiley - Heatwave (feat. Ms. D)

93. Sean Paul - Temperature

120. Katrina & The Waves - Walking On Sunshine

123. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais - Summertime Sadness

124. The Beatles - Here Comes The Sun

126. Electric Light Orchestra - Mr. Blue Sky

132. Calvin Harris - Summer

140. Bryan Adams - Summer Of '69

145. Kid Rock - All Summer Long

150. Katy Perry - Hot N Cold

181. Nelly - Hot In Herre

193. Bill Withers - Lovely Day

194. DJ Fresh - Hot Right Now (feat. Rita Ora)

 

Football

50. Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

65. Jason Derulo - Colors (Coca-Cola® Anthem, 2018 FIFA World Cup™)

115. Fat Les - Vindaloo

121. New Order - World In Motion

176. Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds - Three Lions '98

 

XXXTENTACION

07. SAD!

21. Moonlight

23. Jocelyn Flores

28. changes

49. f*** Love (feat. Trippie Redd)

57. Everybody Dies In Their Nightmares

66. the remedy for a broken heart (why am I so in love)

68. Look At Me!

100. Hope

113. NUMB

185. Revenge

 

Panic! At The Disco

88. High Hopes

138. Say Amen (Saturday Night)

151. Hey Look Ma, I Made It

191. Roaring 20s

Drake is the cover of 'Independent Ladies' as well :rofl:

 

 

I can't.

Hot hits:

 

1. Don't Matter To Me (feat. Michael Jackson)

5. First Time

7. 8 Out of 10 (Drake)

12. In My Feelings (Drake)

45. Only You

48. Boo'd Up

50. 079ME

 

Unless I've miscounted I think there's 73 songs?

 

And delicate is gone :cry: :cry:

Drake is the cover of 'Independent Ladies' as well

Wow they're not even trying to be subtle anymore. This is just ridiculous.

So Cheat Codes and Little Mix have been added to Hot Hits, but it seems crazy to me that Little Mix name doesn't appear at all, that must cost them streams.

Drake on the cover of 'Best of British', couldn't write it! :lol:

So Cheat Codes and Little Mix have been added to Hot Hits, but it seems crazy to me that Little Mix name doesn't appear at all, that must cost them streams.

Their name shows up fine on the mobile app, which I imagine most people use anyway.

Boo’d Up coming to smash then

Their name shows up fine on the mobile app, which I imagine most people use anyway.

 

Not for me it doesn't, their name doesn't show on the playlist or either when you click to play it, its just listed as Cheat Codes.

Edited June 29, 20187 yr by Dmdr

Drake is also on the covers of "Ambient Chill" and "Bachata Lovers" playlists :D

Not for me it doesn't, their name doesn't show on the playlist or either when you click to play it, its just listed as Cheat Codes.

Nor me.

'First Time' #5 on Hit Hits. :o

It did on day 1 but since it hasn't for me

 

whether it's a joint track or not it must be cheat codes label providing the payola to get such low hh add even matt Terry was added higher for longer by syco so they would want their best act high as possible

it's cheat codes, little mix on HH desktop, so it's fine

at least/last MJ will have his post-humous #1, wish it was him solo without Drake but alas

it's cheat codes, little mix on HH desktop, so it's fine

I believe it's an Android vs Apple mobile devices thing. Apple are crediting both and Android are only crediting Cheat Codes! I assume it's a bit of a deal due to (I assume) most of Spotify's users would be Android/other compatibilities compared to Apple, who push apple music to their customers? I didn't even realise Apple phones could even get Spotify until the other day :lol:

'First Time' #5 on Hit Hits. :o

Spotify, all is forgiven :w00t:

PANIC ROOM ON HOT HITS :cheer: (it wasn’t already right lol)

Wow they're not even trying to be subtle anymore. This is just ridiculous.

Front page of Australia Spotify :kink: I imagine it's similar elsewhere but I just noticed this which is quite funny