This is the Spotify and streaming chart thread for April 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 • Mar

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

Spotify Daily Chart Update (31/03)

01 [01] Billie Eilish – bad guy 482,009

02 [02] Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved 412,615

03 [03] Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man – Giant 308,640

04 [04] Mabel – Don't Call Me Up 294,133

05 [06] Billie Eilish – bury a friend 288,029

06 [08] Billie Eilish – wish you were gay 275,772

07 [05] Jonas Brothers – Sucker 275,579

08 [09] Tom Walker – Just You and I 263,115

09 [07] Ariana Grande – break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored 259,152

10 [10] Post Malone – Wow. {#6 combined, remix at #190} 234,362

 

11 [12] Dave – Location (feat. Burna Boy)

12 [21] Billie Eilish – when the party's over [*NEW PEAK*]

13 [11] Steel Banglez – Fashion Week (feat. AJ Tracey & MoStack)

14 [15] Billie Eilish – all the good girls go to hell

15 [19] Billie Eilish – xanny

16 [14] Ariana Grande – 7 rings

17 [18] Lauv & Troye Sivan – I'm so tired…

18 [16] Marshmello – Here With Me (feat. CHVRCHES)

19 [13] NSG – Options (feat. Tion Wayne)

20 [17] Khalid – Talk

 

21 [22] Billie Eilish – you should see me in a crown

22 [23] Billie Eilish – my strange addiction

23 [20] Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

24 [26] Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow

25 [24] Ava Max – Sweet but Psycho

26 [27] JAY1 – Your Mrs

27 [25] Sigrid – Don't Feel Like Crying

28 [30] YNW Melly – Murder On My Mind

29 [34] Billie Eilish – ilomilo

30 [28] Dave – Disaster (feat. J Hus)

 

31 [39] Billie Eilish – I love you

32 [29] Sam Smith & Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

33 [32] George Ezra – Shotgun

34 [40] Billie Eilish – listen before I go

35 [35] Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

36 [36] Marshmello – Happier (feat. Bastille)

37 [44] P!nk – Walk Me Home

38 [33] Meduza – Piece Of Your Heart (feat. Goodboys)

39 [45] Billie Eilish – 8

40 [31] Wiley, Sean Paul & Stefflon Don – Boasty (feat. Idris Elba)

 

41 [42] Ava Max – So Am I

42 [38] A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – Swervin (feat. 6ix9ine)

44 [37] Russ splash x Tion Wayne – Keisha & Becky

45 [54] Lil Nas X – Old Town Road [*NEW PEAK*]

47 [47] Dave – Streatham

48 [59] Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly [*NEW PEAK*]

52 [49] Cardi B & Bruno Mars – Please Me

55 [63] Lewis Capaldi – Grace

57 [64] The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds of Summer – Who Do You Love

61 [66] Khalid – My Bad

73 [76] George Ezra – Pretty Shining People

77 [80] Juice WRLD – Robbery

84 [126] Hozier – Almost (Sweet Music)

87 [111] Martin Jensen & James Arthur – Nobody [*NEW PEAK*]

89 [78] Jax Jones & Martin Solveig present Europa – All Day And Night (feat. Madison Beer)

90 [123] Lewis Capaldi – Bruises

92 [88] Roddy Ricch, Chip & Yxng Bane – How It Is (feat. The Plug)

93 [82] MIST – Can't Stop Clocks

 

103 [92] Mustard & Migos – Pure Water

106 [95] Octavian – Bet (feat. Skepta & Michael Phantom)

108 [101] Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah

116 [144] Zara Larsson – Don't Worry Bout Me

117 [93] Giggs – BABY

125 [154] Tom Walker – Now You're Gone (feat. Zara Larsson)

144 [143] YNW Melly – Mixed Personalities (feat. Kanye West)

145 [67] benny blanco, Selena Gomez, J Balvin & Tainy – I Can't Get Enough

166 [186] Jonas Blue – What I Like About You (feat. Theresa Rex)

169 [156] Lizzo – Juice

171 [165] Juice WRLD – Fast

172 [171] Zedd & Katy Perry – 365

176 [131] Daddy Yankee – Con Calma (feat. Snow)

 

OUT [179] Hardy Caprio – Sponsored

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

OUT [191] Roddy Ricch – Die Young

 

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Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

01. bad guy

05. bury a friend

06. wish you were gay

12. when the party’s over

14. all the good girls go to hell

15. xanny

21. you should see me in a crown

22. my strange addiction

29. ilomilo

31. I love you

34. listen before I go

39. 8

53. goodbye

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64. lovely (with Khalid)

100. idontwannabeyouanymore

115. ocean eyes

128. bellyache

Nice rebound for Zara!

Lil Nas X climbing very quickly. Coming to deliver the country hit that we all deserve. x

 

(although it got removed from the Billboard country charts after briefly charting there, for 'not being country enough' x lol)

Old Town Road is such a guilty pleasure so I’m happy to see it climb (for now at least I don’t want it being #1 or anything)

Old Town was added earlier to HH :) also a random Billie Eilish track (my strange addiction)

also Jay1, Mist and FWA Boss

Also this new Ariana song is credited to Ariana first after all, people lying in this thread the other day :P really wouldn't be surprised if it is another instant #1 for her still (although I think it's been released even later in the week than 'thank u, next' so it might still be a bit of an uphill climb).

Totally impossible in 3 days

Billie @1 with quite a lead

Doing 120k more than Lewis and

Over 230k more than Giant

I find it a bit annoying how Rita Ora's 'Only Want You' hasn't been added. That song really does sound like a massive hit, and it deserves to be. :(

Meduza 28

 

Coming for the top 10 :D

So Am I is back in the Top 40 at #39, a slow hit

86. Zara Larsson - Don't Worry Bout Me :D

Meduza is also #5 on Apple Music

Great to see Meduza still climbing and Billie holding pretty steady

Picture This are promoting their next single now, so it looks like the end of One Drink on HHUK :P (I do prefer the new one!).

 

Also I just saw how massive they are in Ireland - they sold out 5 nights at an arena in Dublin, and Lewis Capaldi was supporting them!

 

Edited April 2, 20196 yr by WhoOdyssey

Picture This are promoting their next single now, so it looks like the end of One Drink on HHUK :P (I do prefer the new one!).

 

Also I just saw how massive they are in Ireland - they sold out 5 nights at an arena in Dublin, and Lewis Capaldi was supporting them!

Weird cause they haven’t had a Top 5 single their since 2015

Picture This seem to be the 2010s version of Westlife in Ireland

 

HH has been One drink-less for a while, thank God for that, but won't be long since the new one arrives, their label will payola for it :)

 

Spotify Daily Chart Update (01/04)

01 [01] Billie Eilish – bad guy 556,893

02 [02] Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved 431,926

03 [04] Mabel – Don't Call Me Up 336,541

04 [03] Calvin Harris & Rag'n'Bone Man – Giant 319,660

05 [05] Billie Eilish – bury a friend 312,705

06 [07] Jonas Brothers – Sucker 305,481

07 [06] Billie Eilish – wish you were gay 298,812

08 [08] Tom Walker – Just You and I 288,622

09 [09] Ariana Grande – break up with your girlfriend, I'm bored 285,028

10 [13] Steel Banglez – Fashion Week (feat. AJ Tracey & MoStack) 269,310

 

11 [11] Dave – Location (feat. Burna Boy)

12 [10] Post Malone – Wow. {#5 combined, remix at #164}

13 [12] Billie Eilish – when the party's over

14 [18] Marshmello – Here With Me (feat. CHVRCHES)

15 [14] Billie Eilish – all the good girls go to hell

16 [15] Billie Eilish – xanny

17 [19] NSG – Options (feat. Tion Wayne)

18 [20] Khalid – Talk

19 [17] Lauv & Troye Sivan – I'm so tired…

20 [22] Billie Eilish – my strange addiction

 

21 [16] Ariana Grande – 7 rings

22 [21] Billie Eilish – you should see me in a crown

23 [26] JAY1 – Your Mrs

24 [23] Post Malone & Swae Lee – Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse)

25 [30] Dave – Disaster (feat. J Hus)

26 [24] Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper – Shallow

27 [27] Sigrid – Don't Feel Like Crying

28 [38] Meduza – Piece Of Your Heart (feat. Goodboys) [*NEW PEAK*]

29 [25] Ava Max – Sweet but Psycho

30 [29] Billie Eilish – ilomilo

 

31 [32] Sam Smith & Normani – Dancing With A Stranger

32 [40] Wiley, Sean Paul & Stefflon Don – Boasty (feat. Idris Elba)

33 [28] YNW Melly – Murder On My Mind

34 [31] Billie Eilish – I love you

35 [42] A Boogie Wit da Hoodie – Swervin (feat. 6ix9ine)

36 [34] Billie Eilish – listen before I go

37 [44] Russ splash x Tion Wayne – Keisha & Becky

38 [37] P!nk – Walk Me Home

39 [41] Ava Max – So Am I

40 [35] Panic! At The Disco – High Hopes

 

43 [45] Lil Nas X – Old Town Road [*NEW PEAK*]

44 [47] Dave – Streatham

50 [48] Alec Benjamin – Let Me Down Slowly

51 [52] Cardi B & Bruno Mars – Please Me

55 [57] The Chainsmokers & 5 Seconds of Summer – Who Do You Love

57 [61] Khalid – My Bad

60 [55] Lewis Capaldi – Grace

62 [89] Jax Jones & Martin Solveig present Europa – All Day And Night (feat. Madison Beer) [*NEW PEAK*]

76 [87] Martin Jensen & James Arthur – Nobody [*NEW PEAK*]

79 [92] Roddy Ricch, Chip & Yxng Bane – How It Is (feat. The Plug)

80 [93] MIST – Can't Stop Clocks

81 [77] Juice WRLD – Robbery

82 [106] Octavian – Bet (feat. Skepta & Michael Phantom)

83 [117] Giggs – BABY

84 [73] George Ezra – Pretty Shining People

85 [103] Mustard & Migos – Pure Water

86 [116] Zara Larsson – Don't Worry Bout Me

88 [NE] Nipsey Hussle – Racks In The Middle (feat. Roddy Ricch & Hit-Boy) [*NEW PEAK*]

 

101 [108] Bebe Rexha – Last Hurrah

104 [90] Lewis Capaldi – Bruises

123 [145] benny blanco, Selena Gomez, J Balvin & Tainy – I Can't Get Enough

132 [144] YNW Melly – Mixed Personalities (feat. Kanye West)

136 [125] Tom Walker – Now You're Gone (feat. Zara Larsson)

140 [166] Jonas Blue – What I Like About You (feat. Theresa Rex) [*NEW PEAK*]

142 [176] Daddy Yankee – Con Calma (feat. Snow)

150 [84] Hozier – Almost (Sweet Music)

151 [RE] YUNGBLUD & Halsey – 11 Minutes (feat. Travis Barker)

154 [171] Juice WRLD – Fast

155 [RE] Hardy Caprio – Sponsored

157 [169] Lizzo – Juice

162 [RE] Roddy Ricch – Die Young

167 [RE] LSD – No New Friends

172 [RE] SL – FWA Boss

178 [172] Zedd & Katy Perry – 365

187 [RE] Khalid – Self

190 [RE] Maren Morris – The Bones [*NEW PEAK*]

195 [RE] Galantis – Bones (feat. OneRepublic)

 

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Billie Eilish - WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?

01. bad guy

05. bury a friend

07. wish you were gay

13. when the party’s over

15. all the good girls go to hell

16. xanny

20. my strange addiction

22. you should see me in a crown

30. ilomilo

34. I love you

36. listen before I go

41. 8

56. goodbye

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65. lovely (with Khalid)

106. idontwannabeyouanymore

120. ocean eyes

129. bellyache

Amazing jumps for Meduza and Europa!

Weird cause they haven’t had a Top 5 single their since 2015

Well they had two singles last year get to #6 and #7 and the album was at #1 for a few weeks :P