This is the Spotify and streaming chart thread for March 2019, the go-to topic for the discussion of charts from UK streaming sites! This thread is mainly for Spotify chart discussion but also for Apple Music, Amazon and YouTube which all have a significant chart impact.

 

Spotify FAQs

 

What is streaming? What are the chart rules regarding streaming?

 

For streaming and chart rules 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 web links:

 

Spotify App [top 50]

Spotify Website [top 200]

Kworb [top 200 and extra data]

LivePopBars [top 200]

SponOnTrack [top 200]

 

Hot playlist links:

 

 

How often does the chart update?

 

It should update once every day, usually in the early afternoon - 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?

 

100 plays if you are on Spotify Premium, or 600 if you are using the ad-supported free tier. However you cannot simply play a song that many 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 600 times if you really want to).

 

The number changes to 200 or 1200 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 half of all streaming sales (probably, we can't actually be sure on that), 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 often 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]

 

Spotify thread archive

2019: Jan • Feb

2018: Jan-Mar • Mar-May • May-Jun • Jun-Sep • Sep-Oct • Nov • Dec

2017: Jan • Feb • Mar • Apr • May • Jun • Jul • Aug • Sep • Oct-Dec

2016: Jan-Jun • Jun-Oct • Oct-Dec

2015: Jan-Oct • Oct-Dec

2014: Jun-Dec

NMF

 

1. Tom Walker ft. Zara Larsson - Now You're Gone

2. benny blanco, Selena Gomez, J Balvin & Tainy - I Can't Get Enough

3. Freya Ridings - You Mean the World to Me

4. BLOXX - Headspace

5. Emily Burns - Too Cool

6. Sigrid - Sight of You

7. KH ft. Four Tet - Only Human

8. MARINA - Superstar

9. Roddy Ricch ft. The Plug - How It Is

10. Soule ft. UNQ - Coming Back Around

 

11. Ellie Goulding - Flux

12. Hozier - To Noise Making (Sing)

13. Martin Jensen & James Arthur - Nobody

Ellie is so low!

I imagine Jonas Brothers and Taylor (if she does release) will be added high when they release

Yassss Tom And Zara *.*

Little Mix cover of Hot Hits as the vertical video is #5 and song #10!

 

YEEEESSSS QUEENS

Martin Jensen/James Arthur and Benny Blanco's collab have been added to HHUK also.

Sigrid’s ‘Don’t Feel Like Crying’ also added.

No Rita on New Music Friday...

 

Did Spotify add the HER version of 'Thursday' to New Music Friday? If not, I wonder if they've stopped adding "remixes" of album tracks to NMF?

Shallow also back on pretty high and Freya added! 😍

No Rita on New Music Friday...

 

Did Spotify add the HER version of 'Thursday' to New Music Friday? If not, I wonder if they've stopped adding "remixes" of album tracks to NMF?

 

Yes, the H.E.R. version of 'Thursday' was on NMF. They're just not supporting Rita cos she's shet tbh

Happy to see Lizzo at a new peak of #143 and P!nk up to #32 for the 27/2 chart! I'm surprised at how well P!nk is rising on spotify. Does anyone remember where "What About Us" peaked at?

Little Mix cover of Hot Hits as the vertical video is #5 and song #10!

 

YEEEESSSS QUEENS

 

YAS! Finally some good Spotify promo.

Edited March 1, 20196 yr by crihanna

can't believe Ellie is so low on NMF, she hasn't been added to HH either

while so many others have been added

 

as mentioned above they added Freya Ridings, James Arthur, Benny Bianco, Sigrid

 

also added are Ringtone (Dr Vadez), Girls need love (Summer Walker with Drake),

James Bay (Peer Pressure) and Martin Garrix (No Sleep)

 

of course, One Drink is still track #4 on HH :D

Does anyone remember where "What About Us" peaked at?

#9

Spotify Daily Chart Update (27/02)

01 [01] Ariana Grande – break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored 487,315

02 [02] Ariana Grande – 7 rings 456,528

03 [03] Mabel – Don't Call Me Up 439,823

04 [04] Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved 419,661

05 [06] Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man – Giant 390,081

06 [05] Post Malone – Wow. 386,440

07 [07] Sam Smith & Normani – Dancing With A Stranger 323,373

08 [09] NSG – Options (feat. Tion Wayne) 295,999

09 [08] Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow 289,916

10 [10] Billie Eilish – bury a friend 272,946

 

11 [11] Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

12 [12] Ava Max – Sweet but Psycho

13 [13] Ariana Grande – thank u, next

14 [14] Lauv & Troye Sivan – I'm so tired…

15 [16] J. Cole – MIDDLE CHILD

16 [15] Meek Mill – Going Bad (feat. Drake)

17 [17] Khalid – Talk

18 [19] Mark Ronson – Nothing Breaks Like a Heart (feat. Miley Cyrus)

19 [20] YNW Melly – Murder On My Mind [*NEW PEAK*]

20 [21] Tom Walker – Just You and I

 

21 [18] Marshmello – Happier (feat. Bastille)

22 [22] Cadet & Deno Driz – Advice

23 [23] Halsey – Without Me

24 [24] George Ezra – Shotgun

25 [26] Travis Scott – SICKO MODE

26 [27] Blueface – Thotiana

27 [28] benny blanco – Eastside (with Halsey & Khalid)

28 [25] Ariana Grande – bad idea

29 [30] Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

30 [34] Kehlani – Nights Like This (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) [*NEW PEAK*]

 

31 [31] Calvin Harris & Sam Smith – Promises

32 [41] P!nk – Walk Me Home [*NEW PEAK*]

33 [35] A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – Swervin (feat. 6ix9ine) [*NEW PEAK*]

34 [37] Jax Jones & Years & Years – Play

35 [29] Ariana Grande – bloodline

36 [32] D-Block Europe – Kitchen Kings

37 [36] Juice WRLD – Robbery

38 [33] Ariana Grande – needy

39 [39] Post Malone – Better Now

40 [40] Kodak Black – ZEZE (feat. Travis Scott & Offset)

 

43 [42] Cardi B & Bruno Mars – Please Me

44 [43] Lewis Capaldi – Grace

45 [49] Chris Brown – Undecided

47 [48] 21 Savage – a lot

50 [54] Little Mix – Think About Us (feat. Ty Dolla $ign) [*NEW PEAK*]

52 [53] AJ Tracey - Psych Out!

56 [56] Swarmz – Bally (feat. Tion Wayne)

57 [58] The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds of Summer – Who Do You Love

60 [64] CamelPhat & Cristoph – Breathe (feat. Jem Cooke) [*NEW PEAK*]

62 [62] A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – Look Back At It

64 [77] Picture This – One Drink [*NEW PEAK*]

65 [70] Westlife – Hello My Love

72 [63] Dave – Black

75 [79] Dua Lipa – Swan Song (From the Motion Picture "Alita: Battle Angel")

76 [69] Giggs – BABY

78 [61] YUNGBLUD & Halsey – 11 Minutes (feat. Travis Barker)

86 [84] Mustard & Migos – Pure Water

93 [106] Daddy Yankee – Con Calma (feat. Snow) [*NEW PEAK*]

95 [89] Lewis Capaldi – Bruises

96 [97] Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly

97 [102] Catfish and the Bottlemen – Longshot

 

115 [119] Hozier – Almost (Sweet Music)

119 [105] Giggs – 187

121 [126] Sub Focus & Dimension – Desire

122 [116] Zedd & Katy Perry – 365

123 [118] DigDat & Loski – No Cap

128 [128] Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah

131 [131] Kygo – Think About You (feat. Valerie Broussard)

136 [145] Sam Fender – Play God

139 [139] Yungen – Comfortable (feat. Dappy)

141 [149] David Guetta, Brooks & Loote – Better When You're Gone [*NEW PEAK*]

143 [153] Lizzo – Juice [*NEW PEAK*]

156 [147] The 1975 – Sincerity Is Scary

159 [175] Dr Vades – Ringtone (feat. Blanco) [*NEW PEAK*]

162 [192] Wiley, Sean Paul & Stefflon Don – Boasty (feat. Idris Elba)

167 [162] Martin Garrix – No Sleep (feat. Bonn)

179 [176] Dermot Kennedy – Power Over Me

183 [190] ZieZie – Sensei

186 [189] Digga D – Who? (feat. Sav'o) [*NEW PEAK*]

189 [184] Galantis – Bones (feat. OneRepublic)

197 [RE] Sigrid – Don't Feel Like Crying

198 [187] Julia Michaels – What A Time (feat. Niall Horan)

 

OUT [191] Offset – Legacy (feat. Travis Scott & 21 Savage)

C'mon Mabel!

Good to see Little Mix, Lizzo & Kehlani reach new peaks :D

2. Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved

30. P!nk - Walk Me Home

38. Lewis Capaldi - Grace

75. Lewis Capaldi - Bruises

131. Sam Fender - Play God

08. Lady Gaga - Shallow

24. Kehlani - Nights Like This

51. Little Mix - Think About Us