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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Spotify Christmas songs

 

Top 10

 

1 Wham last Christmas 1,003,634

2 Mariah Carey all I want for Christmas is you 966,724

3 Brenda Lee rocking round Christmas tree 859,282

4 The Pogues Kirsty, maccoll fairytale New York 694,571

5 Michael Bublé, it’s beginning to look like Christmas 661,290

5 Bobby Helms, jingle bell, rock 649,188

7 Ariana Grande Santa tell me 612,401

9 Andy Williams is the most wonderful time of the year 515,989

10 Kelly Clarkson underneath the tree 503,535

 

Top 20 to 11

 

11 Shakin Steven, Merry Christmas, everyone 486,744

12 Dean martin let it snow let it snow let it snow

13 Band aid 84 do they know it’s Christmas

14 Michael Bublé, Holly Jolly Christmas

16 John Lennon, happy Xmas

17 Chris rea driving home for Christmas

18 The Ronettes sleigh Ride

19 Sia snowman

20Paul McCartney wonderful Christmastime

 

Top 30 to 21

 

21 Justin Bieber mistletoe

22 José Feliciano Feliz Navidad

23 Elton John, Step Into Christmas

25 Wizard, I wish it could be Christmas every day

30 Ed Sheeran Elton John merry Christmas

 

Top 40 to 31

 

31 Slade merry Xmas everybody

32 Darlene love Christmas (baby please come home)

34 Leona Lewis one more sleep

35 Frank Sinatra let it snow

36 Nat King Cole the Christmas song Merry Christmas to you

39 Jackson 5, Santa Claus is coming to town

40 Kelly, Clarkson Ariana Grande, Santa, can you hear me

 

Top 50 to 41

 

42 Coldplay Christmas lights

46 laufey winter Wonderland Spotify, single

47 burl Ives a Holly Jolly Christmas

50 Bing Crosby white Christmas

 

Top 60 to 51

 

55 Chuck Berry run Rudolph run

58 Perry como it’s beginning to look like Christmas

59 jona lewie stop the cavalry

 

Top 200 to 61

 

61 Brett Eldridge Meghan Trainor baby, it’s cold outside

66 Britney Spears, my only wish this year

67 Elvis Presley blue Christmas

69 pretenders 2000 miles

74 Mariah Carey Christmas baby please come home

76 sia Santa is coming for us

77 mud lonely this Christmas

85 eagles, please come home for Christmas

88 Taylor Swift Christmas tree farm

89 the Beach Boys Little Saint Nick

90 Kylie Minogue Santa baby

92 Bruce Springsteen, Santa Claus is coming to town

93 Frank Sinatra, jingle bells

94 stevie wonder what Christmas mean to me

95 queen thank god it’s Christmas

96 Michael Bublé, Santa Claus is coming to town

98 Donny Hathaway this Christmas

100 Sam smith have yourself a merry little Christmas

126 Nat king Cole deck the halls

127 idina menzel Michael buble baby it’s cold outside

130 gwen stefani Blake Shelton you make it feel like Christmas

142 jonas brothers like its Christmas

145 dean martin Rudolph, the red nose reindeer

156 east 17 stay another day

158 Elvis Presley here comes Santa Claus (right down Santa Claus Lane)

170 Cliff Richard, mistletoe and wine

174 Michael Buble the puppini sisters jingle bells

180 Jackson 5 I saw mummy, kissing Santa Claus

182 Frank Sinatra have yourself a merry little Christmas

194 Ava, Max Christmas without you

200 Ariana Grande last Christmas

 

No it yet

Boney m mary boy child /oh my lord

Edited December 2, 20231 yr by Stitch

One million!

 

Could go OCC #1 this week then?

 

Think we can safely rule Jack Harlow out of Christmas #1

Lovin on Me did -62k on Thursday compared to previous week so it is not going increase its streams until Christmas is over I reckon.

Non Christmas song on Spotify

 

8 jack Harlow Lovin on me 542.291

15 Noah Kahn stick season

24 Tate McRae, greedy

26 casso , Raye d book Europe prada

28 Taylor Swift, you’re losing me

48 Olivia Rodrigo, can’t catch me now

49 dua lipa Houdini

53 Beyoncé, my house

87 Tate McRae exes

164 d block Europe, I need it now

Edited December 2, 20231 yr by Blitzen

Always amazes me how top heavy the distribution of Christmas songs throughout the top 200 is:

 

18 in 1-20

12 in 21-40

7 in 41-60

7 in 61-80

11 in 80-100

0 in 101-120

3 in 121-140

4 in 141-160

3 in 161-180

3 in 181-200

 

It's as if you get to a certain point and there aren't any Christmas songs left - that point being the end of Spotify's main playlists of course.

 

Mr Brightside out of the top 50 after 340 days in a row.

Is 340 consecutive top 50 days a record?

 

Only songs that I think could maybe have beaten it are Shape of You or Blinding Lights?

Apple Music Christmas songs update

 

Top 10

 

1 The Pogues Kirsty, maccoll fairytale New York

2 And 52 Wham last Christmas

3 Shakin Steven, Merry Christmas, everyone

4 and 51 Mariah Carey all I want for Christmas is you

6 Kelly Clarkson underneath the tree

7 Elton John, Step Into Christmas

8 Leona Lewis one more sleep

9 do they know it’s Christmas

10 Michael Bublé, it’s beginning to look like Christmas

 

Top 20 to 11

 

12 Andy Williams is the most wonderful time of the year

13 Wizard, I wish it could be Christmas every day

14 Ariana Grande Santa tell me

15 Slade merry Xmas everybody

16 Chris rea driving home for Christmas

19 Ed Sheeran Elton John merry Christmas

 

Top 30 to 21

 

21 Paul McCartney wonderful Christmastime

22 Dean martin let it snow let it snow let it snow

23 Bobby Helms, jingle bell, rock

24 The Ronettes sleigh Ride

25 José Feliciano Feliz Navidad

28 Justin Bieber mistletoe

30 and 137 Brenda Lee rocking round Christmas tree

 

Top 40 to 31

 

33 jona lewie stop the cavalry

34 Michael Bublé Holly, Jolly Christmas

37 John Lennon, happy Xmas

38 Perry Como, it’s beginning to look like Christmas

39 Sia snowman

 

Top 50 to 41

 

44 Darlene love Christmas (baby please come home

47 Frank Sinatra let it snow

49 Lily Allen somewhere only we know

50 East 17 stay another day

 

Top 60 to 51

 

 

53 Jackson 5, Santa Claus is coming to town

 

Top 200 to 61

 

62 Britney Spears, my only wish this year

63 Bruce Springsteen, Santa Claus is coming to town

64 eartha kitt Santa baby

65 pretenders, 2000 miles

68 Mariah Carey Christmas baby please come home

70 Bing Crosby, Winter Wonderland

71 mud lonely this Christmas

82 And 124 boney m Mary’s boy child/oh my lord

90 Stevie Wonder well Christmas means to me

92 the waitresses Christmas wrapping

94 darlene love all alone on Christmas

96 the Beach Boys little Saint Nick

97 Johnny Mathis when a child is born

106 Johnny Mathis when a child is born)

100 Michael buble let it snow

 

106 chuck berry run, Rudolph run

107 nat King Cole the Christmas song

110 Alexander Burke hallelujah

115 Coldplay Christmas lights

117 John Williams Carol of the bells

127 Kylie Minogue Santa baby

129 Michael Bublé have yourself a merry little Christmas

132 Chris de Burgh a spaceman came travelling

136 the darkness Christmas time (don’t let the bell end)

141 Kelly Clarkson Ariana Grande Santa can’t you hear me

164 Michael Bublé Christmas baby please come home

175 Daryl hall & john Oates jingle Bell Rock

178 Michael Bublé, Santa Claus is coming to town

181 Cliff Richard, mistletoe and wine

183 Ella Henderson , stay another day

184 Michael Bublé white Christmas

194 the rosettes Frosty the Snowman,

196 gene aurty here comes Santa Claus

198 Ariana Grande last Christmas

Is 340 consecutive top 50 days a record?

 

Only songs that I think could maybe have beaten it are Shape of You or Blinding Lights?

No, 'Dance Monkey' managed more than a year

Edited December 2, 20231 yr by jimwatts

Always amazes me how top heavy the distribution of Christmas songs throughout the top 200 is:

 

18 in 1-20

12 in 21-40

7 in 41-60

7 in 61-80

11 in 80-100

0 in 101-120

3 in 121-140

4 in 141-160

3 in 161-180

3 in 181-200

 

It's as if you get to a certain point and there aren't any Christmas songs left - that point being the end of Spotify's main playlists of course.

It's kind of a mathematical thing. The lower down the chart you go, the smaller the gaps are between positions. So it's less likely that any particular Christmas song is going to land in-between two lower songs. The same thing happens on the iTunes chart when someone passes away.

The Pogues are still the 4th highest Xmas song on Spotify, up to #4 overall with 695k (over 150k behind Brenda still but glad they have held their position for now, I imagine they'll fall down the pack a bit again by this time next week).

 

Not sure if any other Christmas songs have hit new peaks today but 'Santa, Can't You Hear Me' is at #40 which is the first time it's ever made the top 40! Still eligible to get an automatic SCR reset so could get a new overall peak again this year (assuming it doesn't miss having a 25% increase detected by the OCC of course...)

 

We do have 2 actual new entries on Spotify today aside from the expected massive 1st December Christmas surge - Beyoncé at #53 and the latest D-Block Europe release no one asked for at #164.

 

Wham! only did 631k on 1st December last year so a more than 50% improvement on that this year...!

 

(edit: sorry didn't see there was a new makeshift thread for December, feel free to move this post x)

It sounds like she made it on drugs!

 

 

on Apple:

95 NEW Beyoncé - MY HOUSE

 

lol MY HOUSE on drugs. :lol:

Imagine not liking a song so you say they must be on drugs to have made it lmao.

 

Never change buzzjack.

It's not like making a song while on drugs is even necessarily a bad thing. The entire genre of psychedelic rock says hello.

 

Must say I am quite excited to hear this Beyoncé song now x

Your losing me holding at 26 pull through and sneak a week top 40 taylor

I’ve seen a lot worse on this forum I have to say :P

Apple Music Christmas update

 

Top 10

 

1 The Pogues Kirsty, maccoll fairytale New York

2 Shakin Steven, Merry Christmas, everyone

3 And 43 and 157 Wham last Christmas

4 and 40 Mariah Carey all I want for Christmas is you

5 Kelly Clarkson underneath the tree

6 Elton John, Step Into Christmas

7 Leona Lewis one more sleep

8 band aid do they know it’s Christmas

9 Michael Bublé, it’s beginning to look like Christmas

 

Top 20 to 11

 

11 Andy Williams is the most wonderful time of the year

12 Wizard, I wish it could be Christmas every day

13 Ariana Grande Santa tell me

14 Slade merry Xmas everybody

15 Chris rea driving home for Christmas

16 Paul McCartney wonderful Christmastime

17 Ed Sheeran Elton John merry Christmas

18 Dean martin let it snow let it snow let it snow

19 Bobby Helms, jingle bell, rock

 

Top 30 to 21

 

21 The Ronettes sleigh Ride

22 José Feliciano Feliz Navidad

23 and 87 Brenda Lee rocking round Christmas tree

25 Justin Bieber mistletoe

26 Michael Bublé Holly, Jolly Christmas

27 John Lennon, happy Xmas

28 jona lewie stop the cavalry

 

Top 40 to 31

 

31 Perry Como, it’s beginning to look like Christmas

32 Frank Sinatra let it snow

33 Sia snowman

34 Darlene love Christmas (baby please come home

35 Lily Allen somewhere only we know

36 East 17 stay another day

38 Jackson 5, Santa Claus is coming to town

 

Top 50 to 41

 

46 Bruce Springsteen, Santa Claus is coming to town

48 eartha kitt Santa baby

50 Britney Spears, my only wish this year

 

 

Top 60 to 51

 

51 pretenders, 2000 miles

52 Mariah Carey Christmas baby please come home

53 Bing Crosby, Winter Wonderland

56 mud lonely this Christmas

59 And 79 boney m Mary’s boy child/oh my lord

 

Top 200 to 61

 

62 the waitresses Christmas wrapping

63 Stevie Wonder well Christmas means to me

67 the Beach Boys little Saint Nick

68 Michael buble let it snow

73 chuck berry run, Rudolph run

74 Johnny Mathis when a child is born

76 darlene love all alone on Christmas

78 John Williams Carol of the bells

81 Michael Bublé have yourself a merry little Christmas

82 Coldplay Christmas lights

83 nat King Cole the Christmas song

84 Alexander Burke hallelujah

89 Kylie Minogue Santa baby

90 Kelly Clarkson Ariana Grande Santa can’t you hear me

92 the darkness Christmas time (don’t let the bell end)

93 Daryl hall & john Oates jingle Bell Rock

96 Michael Bublé, Santa Claus is coming to town

97 Chris de Burgh a spaceman came travelling

101 Michael Bublé Christmas baby please come home

103 Céline Dion, happy Xmas

105 Michael Bublé white Christmas

107 the rosettes Frosty the Snowman,

110 gene aurty here comes Santa Claus

111 Elvis Presley blue Christmas

112 Ella Henderson , stay another day

115 Cliff Richard, mistletoe and wine

116 Donny haartaway this Christmas

119 Ariana Grande last Christmas

120 Michael, buble , jingle bells

123 Bing Crosby White Christmas

125 Emerson lake & palmer I believe in Father Christmas

128 burl Ives a Holly Jolly Christmas

135 Michael Bublé, all I want for Christmas is you

143 Destiny’s Child 8 days of Christmas

158 Gwen Stefani, you can make it feel like Christmas

159 Frankie goes to Hollywood power of love

160 Michael Bublé Santa baby

166 Coldplay Christmas lights infinity station session

169 Katy Perry cozy little Christmas

170 Jackson 5, Frosty the Snowman

176 Ingrid michaelson rocking around the Christmas

184 Andy Williams, happy holiday/the holiday season

185 Dean Martin, Rudolph, the rednosed reindeer

186 Frank Sinatra Santa Claus is coming town

192 The Vamps, jingle bell rock

198 the ronettes I saw mummy, kissing Santa Claus

No, 'Dance Monkey' managed more than a year

When will your faves? :wub:

I think I prefer 'My House' to Beyoncé's recent output.

Imagine not liking a song so you say they must be on drugs to have made it lmao.

 

Never change buzzjack.

 

Tbf I didn’t say I didn’t like it just that it sounds quite leftfield 😅