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This is the official streaming services thread, 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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Spotify

 

:left: 01. Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero (599,518)

:left: 02. Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy (478,539)

:left: 03. Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

:up: 07. Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You

:up: 13. Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters

:up: 14. Stormzy - Hide & Seek

:down: 17. Rihanna - Lift Me Up

:up: 24. venbee x goddard. - messy in heaven

:up: 74. Fred again.. - Delilah

:up: 79. Dean Lewis - How Do I Say Goodbye

:re: 150. Fred again... - Clara

:up: 154. Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)

:re: 192. Fred again... - Danielle

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Do we think that 120k lead over the past 2 days will ensure AH second week? The gap is so small on the official chart.
Do we think that 120k lead over the past 2 days will ensure AH second week? The gap is so small on the official chart.

 

Usually the first sets of mids are missing various streaming data. So I would say the gap will widen throughout the week

 

Edited by ElectroBoy

LWYMMD spent 2 weeks at #1

 

Wonder if the unseasonally warm weather will lower Christmas song streams this year

LWYMMD spent 2 weeks at #1

 

Oh for some reason I thought it only spent one and dropped down lol. Oops my memory failed there. Hope she can match it and make two and hopefully even a 3rd if she can.

With the Taylor album taking up 9 of the top 12, a reasonable Halloween impact:

 

#33 & #49 Thriller -> #4 combined with 307k

#13 Ghostbusters with 246k

#31 & #196 Monster Mash -> #16 combined with 240k

 

#30 This Is Halloween

#34 Spooky, Scary Skeletons

#36 Disturbia

#37 Somebody's Watching Me

[#47 Blinding Lights :no: to it being a Halloween song]

#50 Everybody (Backstreet's Back)

So what date does AIWFCIY usually enter the Spotify top 200? Was kinda half expecting it today tbh but maybe a tad early
SLAY for Monster Mash on the global chart I love that song sm :mansoncheer:

First time 'Spooky, Scary Skeletons' has been top 40 on Spotify :shakingcheeseblock: Fingers crossed for a top 100 entry.

 

Anyway, indeed expect the Christmas takeover to start today, fun times as ever.

Anti hero has been stable all week on Spotify it seems!

 

Good to see you’re on your own kid has overtaken SOTB for another day. Hope it moves into the top 3!

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Spotify Chart Update (31/10)

 

:right: 01 01 Taylor Swift – Anti-Hero 599,518

:right: 02 02 Sam Smith, Kim Petras – Unholy (feat. Kim Petras) 478,539

:right: 03 03 Taylor Swift – Lavender Haze 334,033

:right: 04 04 Taylor Swift – You're On Your Own, Kid 296,115

:right: 05 05 Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey – Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Rey) 291,293

:right: 06 06 David Guetta, Bebe Rexha – I'm Good (Blue) 286,429

:up: 07 10 Oliver Tree, Robin Schulz – Miss You 278,842

:right: 08 08 Taylor Swift – Midnight Rain 276,665

:down: 09 07 Taylor Swift – Maroon 276,641

:down: 10 09 Taylor Swift – Karma 276,166

 

:right: 11 11 Taylor Swift – Bejeweled 268,161

:up: 12 13 Taylor Swift – Vigilante Shit 251,102

:up: 13 40 Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters 246,597

:up: 14 18 Stormzy – Hide & Seek 242,740

:down: 15 14 Lewis Capaldi – Forget Me 238,954

:up: 16 17 Taylor Swift – Question...? 230,325

:down: 17 15 Rihanna – Lift Me Up - From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By 229,161

:down: 18 12 Steve Lacy – Bad Habit 227,652

:up: 19 21 Beyoncé – CUFF IT 225,677

:down: 20 19 Meghan Trainor – Made You Look 223,511

 

:down: 21 20 Chris Brown – Under The Influence 218,057

:down: 22 16 OneRepublic – I Ain't Worried 217,732

:right: 23 23 Taylor Swift – Mastermind 206,163

:up: 24 28 venbee, goddard. – messy in heaven 203,733

:right: 25 25 SZA – Shirt 203,511

:down: 26 24 Eliza Rose, Interplanetary Criminal – B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) - Edit 201,614

:down: 27 22 Harry Styles – As It Was 200,522

:down: 28 26 Anne-Marie, Aitch – PSYCHO 191,822

:down: 29 27 Taylor Swift – Labyrinth 188,527

:up: 30 54 Disney Characters – This Is Halloween 183,560

 

:up: 31 58 Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crypt-Kickers – Monster Mash 183,164

:down: 32 29 Taylor Swift – Sweet Nothing 180,873

:up: 33 74 Michael Jackson – Thriller - 2003 Edit 180,792 [*PEAK*]

:up: 34 63 Andrew Gold – Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Undead Tombstone Remix 177,374 [*PEAK*]

:down: 35 31 Nicki Minaj – Super Freaky Girl 167,155

:up: 36 56 Rihanna – Disturbia 164,811 [*PEAK*]

:up: 37 80 Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me - Single Version 164,287 [*PEAK*]

:down: 38 30 Tom Odell – Another Love 163,950

:down: 39 32 Kate Bush – Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 160,635

:down: 40 38 Luude, Mattafix – Big City Life 151,968

 

:down: 46 43 Lizzo – 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready) 133,248

:down: 55 51 Rema, Selena Gomez – Calm Down (with Selena Gomez) 117,487

:down: 67 60 Imagine Dragons – Bones 100,439

:up: 68 78 Central Cee – One Up 98,738

:down: 72 67 Juice WRLD – In My Head 95,241

:up: 74 101 Fred again.. – Delilah (pull me out of this) 94,502

:up: 79 83 Dean Lewis – How Do I Say Goodbye 90,979

:up: 81 89 Mimi Webb – Ghost of You 89,690

:up: 82 87 Burna Boy, Ed Sheeran – For My Hand (feat. Ed Sheeran) 88,909

:up: 84 94 southstar – Miss You 88,751

:down: 89 75 JVKE – golden hour 85,632

:down: 91 69 Beach Weather – Sex, Drugs, Etc. 85,423

:down: 94 88 Elton John, Britney Spears – Hold Me Closer 85,188

:down: 100 82 Omar Apollo – Evergreen (You Didn’t Deserve Me At All) 82,152

 

:up: 107 119 Fred again.., Swedish House Mafia, Future – Turn On The Lights again.. (feat. Future) 79,766

:up: 115 121 Lil Uzi Vert – Just Wanna Rock 75,867

:down: 120 109 Steve Lacy – Static 73,760

:up: 122 146 Lil Baby – California Breeze 73,305

:down: 124 123 Arctic Monkeys – Body Paint 72,767

:up: 125 147 K-Trap – Warm 72,309

:down: 126 118 Lil Yachty – Poland 72,300

:up: 129 156 Tion Wayne, Aitch – Let’s Go (feat. Aitch) 71,883

:up: 134 142 Lil Nas X – STAR WALKIN' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem) 71,282

:down: 136 122 Harry Styles – Music For a Sushi Restaurant 70,797

:down: 137 130 Billie Eilish – TV 70,342

:down: 140 115 Stephen Sanchez – Until I Found You 69,621

:up: 142 164 Sam Fender – Wild Grey Ocean 68,847

:down: 145 133 Armani White – BILLIE EILISH. 68,011

:re: 150 RE Fred again.. – Clara (the night is dark) 66,116

:up: 154 192 Joel Corry, Tom Grennan – Lionheart (Fearless) 65,230

:down: 159 155 Arctic Monkeys – There’d Better Be A Mirrorball 63,997

:re: 164 RE D-Block Europe – She's Not Anyone 62,707

:up: 166 189 The 1975 – About You 62,381

:right: 173 173 Oliver Tree, sped up nightcore – Miss You - Sped Up Version 60,241

:re: 174 RE Zach Bryan – Something in the Orange 60,206

:re: 182 RE Tory Lanez – The Color Violet 59,142

:down: 191 190 Arctic Monkeys – I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am 57,895

:re: 192 RE Fred again.. – Danielle (smile on my face) 57,877

 

Halloween

13 40 Ray Parker Jr. – Ghostbusters

30 54 Disney Characters – This Is Halloween

31 58 Bobby "Boris" Pickett, The Crypt-Kickers – Monster Mash

33 74 Michael Jackson – Thriller - 2003 Edit

34 63 Andrew Gold – Spooky, Scary Skeletons - Undead Tombstone Remix

36 56 Rihanna – Disturbia

37 80 Rockwell – Somebody's Watching Me - Single Version

47 50 The Weeknd – Blinding Lights

49 104 Michael Jackson – Thriller

50 100 Backstreet Boys – Everybody (Backstreet's Back) - Radio Edit

56 68 Ghost – Mary On A Cross

60 125 Rick James – Super Freak

61 90 Britney Spears – Toxic

66 117 Ava Max – Sweet but Psycho

69 106 Eurythmics, Annie Lennox, Dave Stewart – Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This) - Remastered

77 140 Nelly Furtado – Maneater

78 199 Little Nell, Patricia Quinn, Richard O'Brien – Time Warp

90 RE Screamin' Jay Hawkins – I Put a Spell On You

106 171 AC/DC – Highway to Hell

110 187 Michael Jackson – Smooth Criminal - 2012 Remaster

114 183 Stevie Wonder – Superstition - Single Version

133 158 ABBA – Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)

151 RE Talking Heads – Psycho Killer - 2005 Remaster

165 RE The Cranberries – Zombie

168 RE Blue Öyster Cult – (Don't Fear) The Reaper

169 RE Katy Perry, Juicy J – Dark Horse

175 NE Lana Del Rey – Season Of The Witch

195 RE Lady Gaga – Bad Romance

196 RE Bobby "Boris" Pickett – Monster Mash

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Apple Music Chart Update (31/10–01/11)

 

:right: 01 01 Taylor Swift - Anti-Hero

:right: 02 02 Sam Smith & Kim Petras - Unholy

:up: 03 05 Stormzy - Hide & Seek

:right: 04 04 Lewis Capaldi - Forget Me

:down: 05 03 Rihanna - Lift Me Up (From Black Panther: Wakanda Forever - Music From and Inspired By)

:right: 06 06 David Guetta & Bebe Rexha - I'm Good (Blue)

:right: 07 07 Taylor Swift - Lavender Haze

:right: 08 08 Anne-Marie x Aitch - PSYCHO

:right: 09 09 Taylor Swift - Snow On The Beach (feat. Lana Del Rey)

:right: 10 10 Beyoncé - CUFF IT

 

:right: 11 11 Taylor Swift - You're On Your Own, Kid

:right: 12 12 Taylor Swift - Maroon

:up: 13 14 Taylor Swift - Bejeweled

:down: 14 13 Eliza Rose & Interplanetary Criminal - B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All) [Edit]

:right: 15 15 Taylor Swift - Midnight Rain

:right: 16 16 Chris Brown - Under the Influence

:right: 17 17 Taylor Swift - Karma

:right: 18 18 venbee & Goddard - messy in heaven

:right: 19 19 Taylor Swift - Question...?

:right: 20 20 Taylor Swift - Vigilante Shit

 

:up: 21 22 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You

:down: 22 21 Ed Sheeran - Celestial

:up: 23 27 Dean Lewis - How Do I Say Goodbye

:down: 24 23 Tom Odell - Another Love

:right: 25 25 Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart (Fearless)

:right: 26 26 SZA - Shirt

:down: 27 24 Burna Boy - Last Last

:right: 28 28 Taylor Swift - Mastermind

:right: 29 29 Taylor Swift - Labyrinth

:up: 30 31 Meghan Trainor - Made You Look

 

:up: 31 34 Mimi Webb - Ghost of You

:up: 32 52 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters

:right: 33 33 Fred again.. - Delilah (pull me out of this)

:down: 34 32 Burna Boy - For My Hand (feat. Ed Sheeran)

:right: 35 35 Taylor Swift - Sweet Nothing

:down: 36 30 OneRepublic - I Ain't Worried

:down: 37 36 Luude & Mattafix - Big City Life

:right: 38 38 Aitch & Ed Sheeran - My G

:right: 39 39 Dermot Kennedy - Kiss Me

:right: 40 40 James Hype & Miggy Dela Rosa - Ferrari

 

:down: 42 41 Lizzo - 2 Be Loved (Am I Ready)

:up: 43 45 Rema & Selena Gomez - Calm Down

:down: 44 43 Steve Lacy - Bad Habit

:right: 49 49 Lil Baby - California Breeze

:up: 51 56 Tion Wayne - Let's Go (feat. Aitch)

:right: 55 55 Sigala, David Guetta & Sam Ryder - Living Without You

:up: 61 64 Central Cee - One Up

:up: 63 65 Arctic Monkeys - I Ain’t Quite Where I Think I Am

:right: 71 71 Cian Ducrot & Ella Henderson - All For You

:up: 80 82 Lil Nas X - STAR WALKIN' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem)

:up: 81 90 Meduza & James Carter - Bad Memories (feat. Elley Duhé & FAST BOY)

:up: 84 86 Jax - Victoria’s Secret

:right: 87 87 Lil Baby - Forever (feat. Fridayy)

:up: 88 91 Adele - I Drink Wine

:up: 90 93 K-Trap - Warm

 

Halloween

32 52 Ray Parker Jr. - Ghostbusters

57 94 Michael Jackson - Thriller (2003 Edit)

65 98 The Citizens of Halloween - This Is Halloween

66 RE Bobby "Boris" Pickett & The Crypt-Kickers - Monster Mash

96 RE Vic Mizzy & His Orchestra - The Addams Family Theme (Reprise)

97 RE Little Mix - Black Magic

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