This is the streaming services thread for February 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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Lost Frequencies now #4 on Apple, #6 on Amazon, #15 on Spotify

still #1 on itunes and even charting on YT at #20 now

 

I don't mind the song, but is it that good? I think there are much better dance songs floating around like The Motto that are much better...

I wouldn’t say it’s absolutely fantastic but it’s definitely a grower, when I first heard it I was a bit unsure but I now love it I have to admit

I think "Where Are You Now?" is pretty fab - since you mentioned Ava Max, it's a far better interpolation of ATC than she did. Calum Scott sounds great on it.

Spotify today:

12 Lost Frequencies

18 Belters Only

44 Charlie Puth

47 The Motto

 

52 Charli

54 Muni Long - Hrs and Hrs

55 Ginseng Strip 2002

98 George Ezra - Anyone for you

 

 

Edamame finally enters on Spotify at #197 :cheeseblock:

Labyrinth/Zendaya also have a new peak! Hope it can make the Top 40 in coming weeks.

^yes, amazing song, streaming it right now, anything from Euphoria is top class!

Spotify Chart Update (31/01)

 

01 01 Carolina Gaitán - La Gaita, Mauro Castillo, Adassa, Rhenzy Feliz, Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz, Encanto - Cast – We Don't Talk About Bruno 333,929

02 04 D-Block Europe, Central Cee – Overseas 248,410 [*RE PEAK*]

03 03 GAYLE – abcdefu 235,725

04 02 Jessica Darrow – Surface Pressure - From "Encanto"/Soundtrack Version 221,445

05 05 Glass Animals – Heat Waves 220,289

06 08 Fireboy DML, Ed Sheeran – Peru 214,230 [*NEW PEAK*]

07 06 Adele – Easy On Me 209,582

08 10 Luude, Colin Hay – Down Under (feat. Colin Hay) 209,276

09 07 Ed Sheeran – Shivers 209,120

10 16 Digga D, Still Brickin' – Pump 101 200,831

 

11 14 Sam Fender – Seventeen Going Under 200,566

12 15 Lost Frequencies, Calum Scott – Where Are You Now 193,705 [*NEW PEAK*]

13 11 Elton John, Dua Lipa, PNAU – Cold Heart - PNAU Remix 185,624

14 19 Lauren Spencer-Smith – Fingers Crossed 180,248

15 17 SwitchOTR, A1 x J1 – Coming for You (feat. A1 x J1) 176,827

16 13 The Kid LAROI, Justin Bieber – STAY (with Justin Bieber) 174,643

17 12 Ed Sheeran – Bad Habits 173,082

18 23 Belters Only, Jazzy – Make Me Feel Good 167,673 [*NEW PEAK*]

19 18 HAZEY – Packs and Potions 164,873

20 09 Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Encanto - Cast – The Family Madrigal 158,295

 

21 21 ArrDee – Flowers (Say My Name) 157,620

22 24 D-Block Europe, AJ Tracey – Make You Smile 157,007

23 25 Central Cee – Obsessed With You 148,505

24 28 ACRAZE, Cherish – Do It To It 145,709

25 20 Imagine Dragons, JID, Arcane, League of Legends – Enemy (with JID) - from the series Arcane League of Legends 145,395

26 34 Gunna, Future, Young Thug – pushin P (feat. Young Thug) 139,335 [*NEW PEAK*]

27 30 Adele – Oh My God 138,292

28 27 Olivia Rodrigo – good 4 u 138,169

29 35 Frank Ocean – Lost 137,392

30 26 Lil Nas X, Jack Harlow – INDUSTRY BABY (feat. Jack Harlow) 136,559

 

31 31 Lil Nas X – THATS WHAT I WANT 136,182

32 33 Justin Bieber – Ghost 135,933

33 29 Doja Cat – Woman 134,980

34 38 Central Cee – Cold Shoulder 128,677

35 22 Diane Guerrero, Stephanie Beatriz – What Else Can I Do? 126,734

36 32 The Killers – Mr. Brightside 118,537

37 37 CKay – love nwantiti (ah ah ah) 118,181

38 40 The Weeknd – Sacrifice 113,607

39 41 Arz – Alone With You 113,482

40 43 Central Cee – Retail Therapy 109,997

42 39 Ed Sheeran – Overpass Graffiti 108,725

43 45 Joel Corry, Mabel – I Wish (feat. Mabel) 106,010

44 48 Charlie Puth – Light Switch 103,102

47 51 Tiësto, Ava Max – The Motto 100,758

49 47 The Neighbourhood – Softcore 98,193

52 61 Charli XCX, Rina Sawayama – Beg For You (feat. Rina Sawayama) 90,725

53 55 Jaymes Young – Infinity 89,748

54 62 Muni Long – Hrs and Hrs 88,453

55 70 Yung Lean – Ginseng Strip 2002 88,278 [*NEW PEAK*]

61 73 SZA – I Hate U 81,830

67 81 Jnr Choi, Sam Tompkins – TO THE MOON 79,302 [*NEW PEAK*]

68 92 Labrinth, Zendaya – All For Us - from the HBO Original Series Euphoria 79,246 [*NEW PEAK*]

70 66 The Walters – I Love You So 78,904

76 86 The Rare Occasions – Notion 75,192 [*NEW PEAK*]

77 75 Vundabar – Alien Blues 74,702

84 93 Taylor Swift – All Too Well (10 Minute Version) (Taylor's Version) (From The Vault) 72,181

87 102 Em Beihold – Numb Little Bug 71,462 [*NEW PEAK*]

88 63 BoyWithUke – Toxic 71,430

94 88 Chase Atlantic – Swim 69,290

98 122 George Ezra – Anyone For You 68,175

103 95 Ruth B. – Dandelions 67,471

106 113 Nemzzz – Elevate 66,295

107 125 Koomz – Pretty One 66,077 [*NEW PEAK*]

110 136 Knucks – Los Pollos Hermanos 65,062

114 148 Cat Burns – Go 64,649

115 173 Wilkinson, Issey Cross – Used to This 64,413 [*NEW PEAK*]

117 141 Private Zero – Someone Else 64,281 [*NEW PEAK*]

118 143 Labrinth – Formula 63,733 [*NEW PEAK*]

123 162 Sadie Jean – WYD Now? 62,074

130 121 Elley Duhé – MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT 60,513

133 178 Bad Boy Chiller Crew – BMW 59,873

134 NE Benny The Butcher, J. Cole – Johnny P's Caddy 59,545 [*NEW PEAK*]

139 129 JBee – 4am 58,304

140 128 Bruno Mars, Anderson .Paak, Silk Sonic – Smokin Out The Window 57,705

141 159 Emmy Meli – I AM WOMAN 57,609

147 134 SR – Welcome To Brixton 56,894

148 130 NEIKED, Mae Muller, Polo G – Better Days (NEIKED x Mae Muller x Polo G) 56,756

151 RE D.O.D, Carla Monroe – Still Sleepless 56,647

155 169 Andrew Garfield, Joshua Henry, Vanessa Hudgens, Robin de Jesus, Alexandra Shipp, MJ Rodriguez – 30/90 (from "tick, tick... BOOM!" Soundtrack from the Netflix Film) 56,223

156 190 The Game, Kanye West – Eazy 55,965

158 RE David Kushner – Miserable Man 55,137

168 183 Amaarae, Kali Uchis, Moliy – SAD GIRLZ LUV MONEY Remix (feat. Kali Uchis and Moliy) 53,226

169 192 Bad Boy Chiller Crew, S Dog – 450 53,157

192 RE Central Cee, GRM Daily – Daily Duppy (feat. GRM Daily) 50,406

197 NE bbno$, Rich Brian – edamame (feat. Rich Brian) 50,106 [*NEW PEAK*]

198 RE Kodak Black – Super Gremlin 50,072

Lost Frequencies coming for #1 :blink: They could benefit from the ACR clear out

Ooh a new peak for The Rare Occasions! It’s a shame that them/The Walters/Vundabar have stalled around that area, I’m hoping at least one will eventually make the top 40.

I had never heard of Benny The Butcher until today!

I think "Where Are You Now?" is pretty fab - since you mentioned Ava Max, it's a far better interpolation of ATC than she did. Calum Scott sounds great on it.

 

I can see the similarity in a way, but is it really an actual interpolation (like Ava's undeniably was)?

I think "Where Are You Now?" is pretty fab - since you mentioned Ava Max, it's a far better interpolation of ATC than she did. Calum Scott sounds great on it.

 

Where are you now does not interpolate the ATC song or anything and doesn't use any sample either

Ava Max on the other hand is a proper sample and the original writers are credited

 

Check this interview with the Lost Frequencies guy where he explain he comes up with all the samples himself:

 

FELIX: For this track, I recorded all the samples myself. The kick came from a TR [Roland TR-8S] that I have in the studio. I really like to record my own samples because it makes me feel unique. Even though I love the sample packs I have, I’m usually going to go quicker when I get my hands on my TR and look for sounds in it, pitch it, and make a groove.

 

So with that particular sound, I grabbed the kick from the TR and then used the Valhalla reverbs. I’m a big fan of different reverb plugins, but I always come back to the Valhalla. They’re easy on the CPU, they’re great for sound design, and they have a pre-delay setting which I really like. But sometimes, I’ll open up a new project and use a completely different reverb, just for the sake of it.

Ooh a new peak for The Rare Occasions! It’s a shame that them/The Walters/Vundabar have stalled around that area, I’m hoping at least one will eventually make the top 40.

 

The Rare Occassions is a great name for a band 😀

As Kworb has been down for days, may I ask where Shallow is today in the UK and globally?

The Rare Occassions is a great name for a band 😀

But not as good as The Rare Occasions :)

 

As Kworb has been down for days, may I ask where Shallow is today in the UK and globally?

Spotify #196 globally, not top-200 in the UK. #43 on Amazon though.

Spotify #196 globally, not top-200 in the UK. #43 on Amazon though.

Thanks!!

on Apple:

17 The Motto

30 Gorge Ezra - Anyone for you

37 Griff & Sigrid

39 Ella Henderson

 

all doing great, too bad Apple accounts for so little...

 

Anyone know where Ella Henderson Brave is on the Spotify chart??

She really struggles to get any traction there and it costs her again and again and again…