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!

 

FAQs

 

What is streaming? What are the chart rules regarding streaming?

For streaming and chart rules related FAQs read this thread.

 

How many streams 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. 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.

 

How much does streaming contribute to the chart?

Streaming contributes over 90% to the singles chart as a whole. Spotify counts for at least half of this, with Apple Music and Amazon also big contributors. YouTube is also big however most of YouTube's streams are at the free tier so won't count for as much.

 

Why is my fave not doing well?

Is it being promoted on a major curated playlist, and/or going viral on TikTok? If it isn't, it's unlikely to really take off! Hot Hits UK is the biggest of these playlists on Spotify from a UK standpoint. 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 releases, such as the recent album impacts from Drake and Taylor Swift.

 

Spotify

 

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. For the full top 200, use the link below to go to Spotify's website. You can also use the Kworb website which displays the data in an easier to read format and also contains additional information, however this is often out of date.

 

Spotify App [top 50]

Spotify Website [top 200]

Kworb [top 200 and extra data]

 

What are the most influential Spotify playlists?

Links to Spotify's top playlists are as below.

 

 

How often does the Spotify chart update?

It should update once every day, usually in the early afternoon - although on occasion there will be a delay.

 

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.

 

Apple Music

 

How do I see today's Apple Music chart?

You can use the link below to view the Apple Music top 100 through Kworb. If you have Apple Music, you can also view the top 200 by going to the Charts section and clicking on See All in the Top Songs section.

 

Kworb [top 100]

 

What are the most influential Apple Music playlists?

Links to Apple Music's top playlists are as below.

 

 

How often does the Apple Music chart update?

It like iTunes updates on a regular basis a number of times a day. No streaming figures are provided however, unlike Spotify.

 

Amazon

 

How do I see today's Amazon Music chart?

You can use the link below to view the Amazon Music chart.

 

Amazon Music

 

How often does the Amazon Music chart update?

It like iTunes updates on a regular basis a number of times a day. No streaming figures are provided however, unlike Spotify.

 

[FAQs written by Dan]

 

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Laroi to #55 on Apple!

I don’t know if this is the place to ask but can someone please provide streaming updates for Weekends by Freya Ridings and React by Switch Disco and Ella Henderson? Thanks.

both top 50 on Apple right now, never charted on Spotify

 

45 +2 Freya Ridings - Weekends

50 +3 Switch Disco - REACT (feat. Ella Henderson)

 

nice Freya responding well to playlist support, means same could happen if it was pushed on Spotify

Thanks, good signs. Hopefully it can translate to Spotify soon.

Just to clarify, is this just a promo single from Laroi? With the proper lead single still to come?

The song is really good regardless!

It's the lead single, there was actually a buzz/promo track released 1 week ago

Yes this is the first single fron Laroi's debut album! I Can't Go Back to the Way It Was was just an intro song, and there's another promo single coming within the next couple of weeks.

Rising metal-ish band Sleep Token have entered Spotify’s viral chart at #2 with ‘The Summoning’, I’ve been hearing it a lot on TikTok lately!

related question - does anyone know what the viral 50 is actually based on? seems odd that for example Players and Rumble are in the top 10, but below the South Park version of Poker Face of all things and a good few other songs that have never made the main top 200

related question - does anyone know what the viral 50 is actually based on? seems odd that for example Players and Rumble are in the top 10, but below the South Park version of Poker Face of all things and a good few other songs that have never made the main top 200

Here you go! Tbh it does seem quite random at times though.

 

https://artists.spotify.com/en/help/article...ral-charts-work

Spotify

 

01. Miley Cyrus - Flowers (829,003)

13. The Kid LAROI - Love Again

17. Tiesto - 10:35

21. Coi Leray - Players

23. Mimi Webb - Red Flags

45. KSI & Oliver Tree - Voices

47. Lizzy McAlpine - ceilings

48. Sam Smith & Co - I'm Not Here to Make Friends

50. Joel Corry & Tom Grennan - Lionheart

64. Baby Tate - Hey, Mickey

81. Strandz - Us Against the World

136. Sub Focus & Dimension - Ready to Fly

153. Ayra Starr - Rush

Happy to see Sam has gained stability - hopefully it's a decent sized hit for them, even Top 20 would be fine.

Not a 3rd version of 'Hey Mickey' taking off :lol:

 

Glad Freya is still climbing upwards also!

Fleetwood Mac - Everywhere up 21 places (possible Heardle impact)

Wasn't expecting that Switch Disco/Ella thing to do anything.

 

It's not exactly brilliant, all her actually good dance features over the last year or two (Dream On Me/Hurricane/Heartstrings) haven't even charted. :cry:

The new Sam Smith song reminds me a lot of Jessie Ware's recent output, if only that was charting instead (the Sam song is decent though, not quite as great as 'Unholy' but thankfully a huge improvement on 'Gimme').

 

That Strandz song looks to be a viral UK rap song from late last year, I see a lot of comparisons to 50 Cent. Interesting ~

Laroi for top 10 please *.*

Spotify

 

 

New Peak:

 

13. The Kid LAROI- Love Again

47. Lizzy McAlpine- ceilings

64. Baby Tate- Hey, Mickey!

81. Strandz- Us Against The World

136. Sub Focus, Dimension- Ready To Fly

153. Ayra Starr- Rush

 

 

Re-Entries:

 

180. Schak, Kim English- Moving All Around (Jumpin')

185. Fleetwood Mac- The Chain

191. Snow Patrol- Chasing Cars

194. Bru-C- No Excuses

196. Fred again..., Delilah Montagu- Delilah (pull me out of this)

Not a 3rd version of 'Hey Mickey' taking off :lol:

 

I don't like the original by Toni Basil either its too bubblegum pop for me! In my opinion there were much better songs than it around in the charts in early 1982.

Edited February 1, 20232 yr by TheSnake