This is the Spotify chart thread for November 2019, the go-to topic for the discussion of Spotify playlists and charts!

 

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]

 

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2014: Jun-Dec

wow Dua added straight in as track #1 on HH (and #1 on NMF too of course)

wow Dua added straight in as track #1 on HH (and #1 on NMF too of course)

Also 1 on TTH.

HH also insta-added Sigala/Ella!!! they also added the new AJ Tracey/Skepta and a random Krept & Konan track

It's not random, it's the new single which also has a MV out today.

It features D Block Europe so it'll probably get into the top 40 with ease.

hard to tell with these urban acts releasing a new single every 3 weeks ;)

 

didn't they release G-love like 2 weeks ago? and that one is doing pretty well on Apple Music, #15 now

 

Dua starting high on Apple Music, #79 already... Skepta & AJ Tracey even better, #27 on Apple

 

 

Edited November 1, 20195 yr by Bjork

Krept & Konan have just followed the same pattern as D-Block Europe themselves did (dropping a single a couple of weeks before their album then immediately releasing a music video for another song when the album comes out).

 

I am disappointed in Krept & Konan sinking to making a song with D-Block Europe. And surprise surprise this song is absolutely awful, K&K themselves are nearly as bad as DBE on it. Mind, 'G Love' was pretty terrible too so maybe they have just regressed in general... (I quite liked 'I Spy' though).

Monster Mash higher than Thriller :o

 

27. Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash

29. Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters

35. Michael Jackson - Thriller

 

 

Also

44. AJ Tracey & Skepta - Kiss And Tell,

 

Sunflower & Truth Hurts also re-enter the top 50. :nocheer:

bad guy back in the top 20 as well

This playlist seems to have had a big effect, expect it to continue this weekend too

 

I didnt know Disturbia is a Halloween theme. :o

Suppose it sounds scary lol.

Any Halloween playlist that doesn't feature "Lullaby" by The Cure, "Monster" by The Automatic & "The Killing Moon" is invalid.

'Buss Down' into the top 10 for the first time today, and 'Turn Me On' with a big rise to crack the top 20. Also that Arizona Zervas song is climbing extremely quickly, already into the top 100, and flying up 16 places to #9 in the US only 5 days after it first entered the top 200. Not heard it yet but has to be a contender to be a pretty huge hit based on that.

 

Why on earth are 'Truth Hurts' and 'Sunflower' on a Halloween playlist? :lol: (I see a bunch more random not at all Halloween songs on there as well scrolling further down).

I've noticed One Dance is on that playlist too, which is appropriate because the thought of it potentially breaking the record from Bryan Adams to become the song with the longest run at number one was fairly scary.

I've noticed One Dance is on that playlist too, which is appropriate because the thought of it potentially breaking the record from Bryan Adams to become the song with the longest run at number one was fairly amazing.

FIFY (that Bryan Adams song is awful)

 

but if Tones and I keeps dodging ACR and the Adele release doesn’t happen maybe she can do it! :dance:

she’s coming for the Aussie record at least anyhow.

If the #2 dies down, she could even get a couple of weeks whilst on ACR :o

Spotify Chart Update (31/10)

 

01 01 Tones and I – Dance Monkey 647,983

02 02 Regard – Ride It 368,593

03 03 Post Malone – Circles 339,038

04 05 Kanye West – Follow God 317,982

05 04 Selena Gomez – Lose You To Love Me 307,398

06 07 Ed Sheeran – South of the Border (feat. Camila Cabello & Cardi B) 300,322

07 06 Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved 287,873

08 08 Travis Scott – Highest In The Room 273,820

09 09 Maroon 5 – Memories 254,068

10 13 Aitch – Buss Down (feat. ZieZie) [*NEW PEAK*] 248,019

 

11 10 Harry Styles – Lights Up

12 14 Jorja Smith – Be Honest (feat. Burna Boy)

13 12 Joel Corry – Sorry

14 15 Aitch – Taste (Make It Shake)

15 11 blackbear – hot girl bummer

16 16 AJ Tracey – Ladbroke Grove

17 17 Dermot Kennedy – Outnumbered

18 26 Riton & Oliver Heldens – Turn Me On (feat. Vula) [*NEW PEAK*]

19 18 Young T & Bugsey – Strike a Pose (feat. Aitch)

20 34 Billie Eilish – bad guy

 

21 24 MEDUZA, Becky Hill & Goodboys – Lose Control [*NEW PEAK*]

22 21 Dave – Professor X

23 27 Lizzo – Good as Hell (feat. Ariana Grande) [*NEW PEAK*] {#7 combined} 296,668

24 19 Dominic Fike – 3 Nights

25 22 Kygo & Whitney Houston – Higher Love

26 20 Lewis Capaldi – Bruises

27 RE Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers – Monster Mash [*NEW PEAK*] {#11 combined} 250,050

28 23 Sam Smith – How Do You Sleep?

29 RE Ray Parker, Jr. – Ghostbusters

30 30 Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello – Señorita

 

31 28 Ed Sheeran – Beautiful People (feat. Khalid)

32 29 Camila Cabello – Liar

33 25 Sam Feldt – Post Malone (feat. RANI)

34 33 Niall Horan – Nice To Meet Ya

35 RE Michael Jackson – Thriller {#12 combined} 248,229

36 32 Lil Tecca – Ransom

37 31 Selena Gomez – Look At Her Now

38 35 Tiësto & Mabel – God Is A Dancer

39 38 Dave – Location (feat. Burna Boy)

40 54 Lizzo – Truth Hurts

 

43 43 AJ Tracey – Floss (feat. MoStack & Not3s)

44 NE AJ Tracey & Skepta – Kiss and Tell [*NEW PEAK*]

47 40 Dan + Shay – 10,000 Hours (feat. Justin Bieber)

51 46 Halsey – Graveyard

54 53 SHAED & ZAYN – Trampoline

56 50 Coldplay – Orphans

57 63 Jax Jones – This Is Real (feat. Ella Henderson)

60 56 Juice WRLD – Bandit (feat. YoungBoy Never Broke Again)

61 44 Kanye West – Closed On Sunday

62 42 Kanye West – Selah

75 66 French Montana – Writing on the Wall (feat. Post Malone, Cardi B & Rvssian)

80 72 Major Lazer & Khalid – Trigger

82 75 Poundz – Opp Thot

83 76 Summer Walker – Playing Games (feat. Bryson Tiller)

85 79 NSG – Trust Issues

89 87 Endor – Pump It Up

93 80 Zedd & Kehlani – Good Thing

96 81 Katy Perry – Harleys In Hawaii

97 163 Arizona Zervas – ROXANNE [*NEW PEAK*]

 

107 100 RAYE & Jess Glynne – Love Me Again

109 85 BTS – Make It Right (feat. Lauv)

111 99 Krept & Konan – G Love (feat. WizKid)

117 95 Diplo & Jonas Brothers – Lonely

129 115 Sidhu Moose Wala, MIST & Steel Banglez – 47 (feat. Stefflon Don)

136 116 Summer Walker – Come Thru (feat. Usher)

147 102 The 1975 – Frail State Of Mind

148 127 Internet Money – Somebody (feat. Lil Tecca and A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie)

151 124 Lil Tjay – F.N

154 118 Rex Orange County – 10/10

173 142 The Script – The Last Time

178 173 Young Thug – Hot (feat. Gunna)

187 136 Rex Orange County – Face To Face

191 NE OFB – AMBUSH [*NEW PEAK*]

192 162 Camila Cabello – Easy

 

OUT 166 Tame Impala – It Might Be Time

OUT 180 Frank Ocean – DHL

OUT 190 Lauv – Feelings

 

After the US winning yesterday's game of 'is it a random UK or US rap new entry?' it is the UK's turn again with drill track 'AMBUSH' at #191.

 

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Halloween

27. Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers – Monster Mash {#11 combined}

29. Ray Parker, Jr. – Ghostbusters

35. Michael Jackson – Thriller {#12 combined}

52. Rihanna – Disturbia

58. AC/DC – Highway To Hell

64. Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me

69. The Citizens Of Halloween – This Is Halloween

74. Stevie Wonder – Superstition

86. The Cranberries – Zombie

95. Michael Jackson – Thriller (2003 Edit)

98. Little Nell, Patricia Quinn & Richard O'Brien – Time Warp

108. Blue Öyster Cult – (Don't Fear) The Reaper

116. Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)

120. Shakira – She Wolf

123. Duran Duran – Hungry Like the Wolf

164. Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers – Monster Mash

165. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – A Nightmare on My Street

167. The Rolling Stones – Sympathy For The Devil

169. Little Mix – Black Magic

175. Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

That Halloween playlist is shocking :rofl: I apologise to X Factor Halloween week for ever calling it tenuous

Spotify do that every year, having a mix of recent big hits and actual Halloween songs because there's not a load of well known Halloween songs like there is for Christmas.