Happy New Year! :cheer:

 

This is the streaming services thread for January 2022, the go-to topic for the discussion of playlists and charts from services such as Spotify, Apple & Amazon!

 

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]

 

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 the #1 still can be decided by who has better paid-for sales. Spotify counts for a good chunk of streaming sales (although it appears to be losing some market share as Apple Music and Amazon Music gain in popularity), 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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'Blinding Lights' currently top 5 on Apple :kink:

So Ed Sheeran has been number one for 19 weeks in 2021, with four singles, and all around the same time (from summer till Christmas). Have we ever seen such singles chart domination before?!

'Blinding Lights' currently top 5 on Apple :kink:

Lol.

 

NYE has also brought back I Wanna Dance With Somebody, Levitating and Mr Brightsdie to the top 20 and Head & Heart, Dance Monkey, One Dance, Gold Digger, Bad Guy and Everywhere to the top 40

Apple Music Chart Update (31/12–01/01)

 

01 02 Ed Sheeran - Shivers

02 01 Adele - Easy On Me

03 21 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

04 09 Elton John & Dua Lipa - Cold Heart (PNAU Remix)

05 07 Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits

06 03 GAYLE - abcdefu

07 04 D-Block Europe - Overseas (feat. Central Cee)

08 05 D-Block Europe - Make You Smile (feat. AJ Tracey)

09 06 Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran - Peru

10 08 ArrDee - Flowers (Say My Name)

 

11 100 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

12 14 The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber - STAY

13 13 Acraze - Do It To It (feat. Cherish)

14 12 Joel Corry - I Wish (feat. Mabel)

15 10 Ed Sheeran - Overpass Graffiti

16 RE Dua Lipa - Levitating

17 RE The Killers - Mr. Brightside

18 16 Becky Hill & Topic - My Heart Goes (La Di Da)

19 11 Adele - Oh My God

20 31 Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u

 

21 15 SwitchOTR - Coming for You (feat. A1 x J1)

22 23 Doja Cat - Woman

23 85 Joel Corry - Head & Heart (feat. MNEK)

24 24 Glass Animals - Heat Waves

25 18 Lost Frequencies & Calum Scott - Where Are You Now

26 26 Tiësto & Ava Max - The Motto

27 19 Central Cee - Obsessed With You

28 RE Tones And I - Dance Monkey

29 96 Drake - One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)

30 17 Justin Bieber - Ghost

 

31 22 Sam Fender - Seventeen Going Under

32 36 Post Malone & The Weeknd - One Right Now

33 39 Jonasu - Black Magic

34 20 Adele - I Drink Wine

35 37 Joel Corry & Jax Jones - OUT OUT (feat. Charli XCX & Saweetie)

36 32 Becky Hill & David Guetta - Remember

37 RE Kanye West - Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx)

38 25 Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz & Encanto - Cast - We Don't Talk About Bruno

39 191 Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Remastered)

40 194 Billie Eilish - bad guy

 

41 27 Years & Years & Galantis - Sweet Talker

42 28 Craig David & MNEK - Who You Are

47 30 Central Cee - Daily Duppy (feat. GRM Daily)

48 33 Da Beatfreakz - Money Calling (feat. Russ Millions, RAYE & wewantwraiths)

56 45 D.O.D & Carla Monroe - Still Sleepless

62 42 D-Block Europe - No Competition

64 51 Meduza - Tell It To My Heart (feat. Hozier)

70 38 Jessica Darrow - Surface Pressure

88 47 SZA - I Hate U

89 50 Amaarae & Kali Uchis - SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY (feat. Moliy) [Remix]

 

105 59 Burna Boy - B. D’OR (feat. Wizkid)

107 76 Jethro Heston & Max Marshall - Cut Me Loose (Edit)

110 64 Alesso & Katy Perry - When I'm Gone

115 65 John Summit - Human (feat. Echoes)

123 62 Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz & Encanto - Cast - The Family Madrigal

127 53 Benson Boone - GHOST TOWN

140 71 Griff - One Night

145 75 NEIKED, Mae Muller & Polo G - Better Days

157 70 Imagine Dragons, JID & League of Legends - Enemy (From the series "Arcane League of Legends")

165 89 Ed Sheeran & Elton John - Merry Christmas

169 81 Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows (Where My Rosemary Goes)

176 114 Jnr Choi - To the Moon

177 99 Diane Guerrero & Stephanie Beatriz - What Else Can I Do?

196 141 Seamus D - Like That

 

NYE

03 21 The Weeknd - Blinding Lights

11 100 Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)

16 RE Dua Lipa - Levitating

17 RE The Killers - Mr. Brightside

23 85 Joel Corry - Head & Heart (feat. MNEK)

28 RE Tones And I - Dance Monkey

29 96 Drake - One Dance (feat. Wizkid & Kyla)

37 RE Kanye West - Gold Digger (feat. Jamie Foxx)

39 191 Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere (Remastered)

40 194 Billie Eilish - bad guy

 

43 RE Rihanna - Don't Stop the Music

44 116 Estelle - American Boy (feat. Kanye West)

45 RE Outkast - Ms. Jackson

46 RE Florence + the Machine - You've Got the Love

50 RE Miley Cyrus - Party In the U.S.A.

51 142 Dua Lipa - Don't Start Now

52 RE Sean Paul - Temperature

53 90 Ed Sheeran - Shape of You

54 RE Macklemore & Ryan Lewis - Can't Hold Us (feat. Ray Dalton)

55 RE Jackson 5 - I Want You Back

57 RE Sia - Cheap Thrills (feat. Sean Paul)

58 RE Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

60 131 Justin Bieber - Peaches (feat. Daniel Caesar & GIVĒON)

61 162 Toto - Africa

67 RE Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (Joel Corry Remix)

69 RE Maroon 5 - Moves Like Jagger (feat. Christina Aguilera)

74 RE Madcon - Beggin (original Version)

76 RE Nelly Furtado - Promiscuous (feat. Timbaland)

77 RE Lady Gaga - Poker Face

79 160 Toploader - Dancing In the Moonlight

81 RE Usher - Yeah! (feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris)

82 143 TLC - No Scrubs

83 RE Beyoncé - Crazy in Love (feat. Jay-Z)

85 127 Kings of Leon - Sex on Fire

86 118 Harry Styles - Watermelon Sugar

87 RE Disclosure - Latch (feat. Sam Smith)

91 RE Ariana Grande - 7 rings

94 RE Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee - Despacito (feat. Justin Bieber) [Remix]

95 RE Calvin Harris & Disciples - How Deep Is Your Love

97 181 Lady Gaga & Ariana Grande - Rain On Me

98 RE Zara Larsson - Lush Life

99 RE Cardi B, Bad Bunny & J Balvin - I Like It

100 RE Daft Punk - Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers)

 

102 128 Avicii - Wake Me Up

103 RE Elton John & Kiki Dee - Don't Go Breaking My Heart

104 RE Sam Feldt - Post Malone (feat. RANI)

106 RE Bryan Adams - Summer of '69

108 RE DNCE - Cake by the Ocean

109 175 Mark Ronson - Valerie (feat. Amy Winehouse) [Version Revisited]

111 RE Nicki Minaj - Starships

114 RE Daft Punk - One More Time

116 164 Ewan McVicar - Tell Me Something Good

119 RE Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me (feat. Calvin Harris & Chrome)

122 RE Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa - One Kiss

124 169 The Kooks - Naive

125 RE Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline

126 RE Bruno Mars - 24K Magic

128 RE Whitney Houston & Clean Bandit - How Will I Know

131 RE Gwen Stefani - The Sweet Escape (feat. Akon)

132 RE Katrina and the Waves - Walking On Sunshine

136 RE Taylor Swift - Shake It Off

137 RE Journey - Don't Stop Believin'

138 190 Riton & Nightcrawlers - Friday (feat. Mufasa & Hypeman) [Dopamine Re-Edit]

142 RE Regard - Ride It

143 RE ABBA - Dancing Queen

149 RE Mark Ronson - Uptown Funk (feat. Bruno Mars)

150 RE Portugal. The Man - Feel It Still

151 RE Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (feat. Wyclef Jean)

152 RE Queen - Another One Bites the Dust

156 RE Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody

159 RE Major Lazer, MØ & DJ Snake - Lean On

161 RE Eminem - The Real Slim Shady

166 RE Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)

167 RE Justin Bieber - Sorry

168 RE Coldplay - Viva la Vida

170 RE 50 Cent - In da Club

172 RE Queen - Don't Stop Me Now

173 RE The Notorious B.I.G. - Hypnotize (2014 Remastered Version)

174 RE Flo Rida - Low (feat. T-Pain)

175 RE Rihanna - We Found Love (feat. Calvin Harris)

180 RE Diana Ross - I'm Coming Out

183 RE Outkast - Hey Ya! (Radio Mix / Club Mix)

186 RE Guns N' Roses - Sweet Child O' Mine

187 RE Flo Rida - Wild Ones (feat. Sia)

188 RE Mike Posner - Cooler Than Me (Single Mix)

190 RE Eminem - Without Me

191 RE 24kGoldn - Mood (feat. iann dior)

192 RE a-ha - Take On Me (2015 Remastered Version)

193 RE Bastille - Pompeii

197 RE Pitbull - Timber (feat. Ke$ha)

198 RE David Guetta - Titanium (feat. Sia)

BL #1 later today?

Edited January 1, 20223 yr by Sour Candy

Official chart company need do something mr brightside been chart 7 years now feel like

Omg @ Levitating :cheeseblock:

Spotify repeaks for #1 Bad Habits, #2 Cold Heart

a new peak for #8 Do It To It

...

and

...

#9 Mr Brightside :cheeseblock:

Why alesso Katy Perry not done anything Spotify

Mr Brightside <3

 

surprised Easy on Me is still so high, not much of. New Yer's Eve party anthem

 

funnily on Amazon there are not many party anthems back high in their chart

but Andy Stewart - Auld Lang Syne is at #8, guess Amazon users are more traditional than party people ;D

Why alesso Katy Perry not done anything Spotify

cos there was no NMF this week and HH hasn't updated since forever ago

Spotify ruining Katheryn's chances!!

Dua:

 

#2 Cold Heart

#35 Levitating

#40 Don't Start Now

 

Queen of NYE celebrations. I heard all three last night at parties :dance: :wub:

funnily on Amazon there are not many party anthems back high in their chart

but Andy Stewart - Auld Lang Syne is at #8, guess Amazon users are more traditional than party people ;D

Alexa is the queen of grandmas

 

BL flopping on Spotify :o

Edited January 1, 20223 yr by Sour Candy

I actually thought Blinding Lights would go back to the top 10 on Spotify. It’s NYE playlisting must’ve been much better on Apple

yasss for ewan mcvicar hopefully will be reset, it's a shame that Apple Music have done nothing with it.

A number of big movements on Amazon due to NYE as well!

 

Amazon

 

9. Andy Stewart - "Auld Lang Syne"

11. ABBA - "Dancing Queen"

13. Queen - "Don't Stop Me Now"

16. Kenny Loggins - "Footloose"

18. Bee Gees - "Stayin' Alive"

22. Dexys Midnight Runners - "Come On Eileen"

24. Earth Wind & Fire - "September"

31. Wham! - "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go"

33. The B-52s - "Love shack"

40. Chic - "Le Freak"

41. Sister Sledge - "We Are Family"

48. Kool and The Gang - "Celebration"

52. Lionel Richie - "All Night Long"

54. Michael Jackson - "Don't Stop Til' You Get Enough"

56. Fleetwood Mac - "Everywhere"

57. Journey - "Don't Stop Believing"

58. Duran Duran - "The Reflex"

62. A-Ha - "Take On Me"

68. Whitney Houston - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"

80. Electric Light Ochestra - "Mr. Blue Sky"

96. Europe - "The Final Coundown"

87. Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa - "One Kiss"

102. Human League - "Don't You Want Me"

 

Lots of older songs rising up the Amazon chart. I left out songs like "Blinding Lights"/"Mr Brightside"/"Dance Monkey" etc because they're always quite high on Amazon anyway. :lol:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

^none of those is on the Amazon chart:

https://music.amazon.co.uk/popular/songs

I TOLD YOU SO I TOLD Y'ALL SO!!

 

I told y'all that Cheesy Fad was bigger than Adele, and that his pack of 15 cheesy slices and cheesy single slice would take over in the chadts, and it happened. His 15 cheesy slices will move more than 30, as he is the bigger act. Simple as that.

They’re all showing up on the chart for me