This is the streaming services thread for June 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 (approximately half if not more), 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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Kate number 1 on AM now also! So Amazon, AM, Spotify and iTunes! Should have been number 1 officially this week!

Kate number 1 on AM now also! So Amazon, AM, Spotify and iTunes! Should have been number 1 officially this week!

 

Would she get Number 1 even without ACR officially though - she's behind a couple of days sales. I guess it probably would be a close battle of her closing in on As it Was without it being on ACR

yeah there's no way she'd be contending for official #1 this week either way with her boost being too late in the week.

 

perhaps she could be #1 on 'old rules' next week if she manages to hold up well enough but it's only a matter of time before she starts dropping quickly given the nature of the boost being the song getting used on stranger things which everyone who wants to watch it will soon have eventually done so. (well I guess it'll get another boost later on when the season finale gets released but that's not until july)

01. Kate Bush - Running up the Hill (832,875)

02. Harry Styles - As it Was (576,354)

 

That lead :o

 

04. Lizzo - About Damn Time (311,802)

08. Tion Wayne, La Roux - IFTK

21. Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa, Young Thug - Potion

35. Nathan Dawe, Ella Henderson - 21 Reasons

37. David Guetta, Becky Hill, Ella Henderson - Crazy What Love Can Do

62. Aitch - 1989

63. George Ezra - Green Green Grass

90. Tom Grennan - Remind Me

99. Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie

102. LF System - Afraid To Feel

156. Lady Gaga - Hold My Hand

183. Latto, Mariah Carey, DJ Khaled - Big Energy

 

Edited June 1, 20223 yr by ElectroBoy

We must surely be looking at it contending for an official top 10 place this week even on ACR? :o

Feeling pretty certain now that Kate is coming back for the top 10 minimum (next week if not this week), and even re-peaking / reaching a new peak of #2 doesn't look out of the question now. Beating 'As It Was' for #1 through ACR is probably still a step too far but who knows when it's still gaining so much every day at the moment?

 

I guess we can pray for the OCC to give it a reset, I would be shocked if they did but you never know what they're going to do for 100% certain :lol:

'Pass The Dutchie', another 80's song in the top 100 *.*

'Pass The Dutchie', another 80's song in the top 100 *.*

 

its also used multiple times in stranger things, though not used directly in the plot like RUTH is

it's done nearly 2 million streams on Spotify in the last 4 days, if it keeps it up tomorrow, Im sure it will be top 10 come Friday as it would be well over 25K even on ACR

01. Kate Bush - Running up the Hill (832,875)

02. Harry Styles - As it Was (576,354)

That's a crazy lead!!

 

99. Musical Youth - Pass The Dutchie

Another one to thank Stranger Things for :D

Kate is now also #2 on global Spotify and #1 in the US too!

At least in US it will chart based on points since they have no ACR system as far as I know…anyone knows original US Hot 100 peak?!

Absolutely incredible numbers for Kate!

 

I notice that her Greatest Hits is in the top 10 of iTunes as well, here for this revival continuing to spread.

 

At least in US it will chart based on points since they have no ACR system as far as I know…anyone knows original US Hot 100 peak?!

#30 :o

Stranger Things I hate you

Problem in the US is it will be hampered by lack of airplay

Stranger Things I hate you

You make me laugh 😂, complain every week about songs like Peru clogging up the chart then a new (technically old but new to the chart this year) song comes along and you’re still complaining lol

Swap Kate bush with new mimi Webb then be happy

You make me laugh 😂, complain every week about songs like Peru clogging up the chart then a new (technically old but new to the chart this year) song comes along and you’re still complaining lol

 

he'll never stop complaining! nothing is good enough for him he'll always have something to complain about :lol: :)

Swap Kate bush with new mimi Webb then be happy

 

Absolutely not