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!

 

This week's new releases

courtesy of ManicKangaroo

 

Acrylic - Dreamcatcher

Ariana Debose, Boy George & Nile Rodgers - Electric Energy

Benjamin Ingrosso - Kite

Bicep - Helium [Wednesday 31st]

Bruce Dickinson - Rain On The Graves

Cheat Codes feat Birdy - Head Up

Coi Leray & Mike Will Made-It - Wanna Come Thru

Elbow - Lovers' Leap

The Feeling - The Right Wrong

Fletcher - Lead Me On

Florence + The Machine - White Cliffs Of Dover [Wednesday 31st]

Hedex & Tion Wayne feat Takura – Lowkey (LDN Drift)

Hybrid Minds & Brodie – Delete Our Love

James Vincent McMorrow – Stay Cool

Jason Derulo & Michael Buble - Spicy Margarita

Justin Timberlake - Selfish

Kacey Musgraves - Three Little Birds

The Kid Laroi – Heaven

LaVelle - Honest

Lee Taub - Do One

Liam Gallagher & John Squire - Mars To Liverpool [GRAT]

Lil Nas X - Where Do We Go Now

Megan Thee Stallion – Hiss

Melanie Masson x Respectable - So Long (On My Way)

Nero - Blame You

Niiko x Swae & Train - Serious

Paul Russell - Say Cheese

Purple Disco Machine & Asdis - Beat Of Your Heart

Red Rum Club - Hole In My Home

Rita Ora feat Keith Urban - Shape Of Me

Schak feat Vula – Got No Money

Skepta - Gas Me Up (Diligent)

Smoove & Turrell - Violet Hour (Max Sedgley Remix)

The Temper Trap - Sweet Disposition (John Summit & Silver Panda Remix)

Tiesto, Rudimental, Absolutely - Waterslides

Tom Walker - Head Underwater

Ultra Naté x KIMMIC - Party Girl (Gonna Do)

Yungblud feat Lil Yachty - When We Die (Can We Still Get High)

Zhu - Eye Of The Tiger

 

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.

 

Hot Hits UK

UK Top 50

New Music Friday

Today's Top Hits

 

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.

 

Today's Hits

UK Top 100

 

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]

 

Spotify/streaming discussion thread archive

See here

NMF

1 Skepta - Gas me Up

2 Justin Timberlake - Selfish

3 Ice Spice - Think U The Shit(Fart)

4 Tom Odell album track

6 Justice, Tame Impala

8 Rudimental, Tiesto

12 Kid Laroi - Heaven

27 Lil Nas X

 

HH has Noah/Sam as cover, they added Boone and Becky Hill

No Justin on HH, more surprisingly he’s not on TTH

 

Paul Russell no one that bothered say cheese as still play lil boo thing not new one. Official chart quiet beep 5 week stick season like song been around since last year time 2024 track get number 1 or Sophie fine to. Issues get artist bring something new out carry on listen old song not new one take month before new one chart. Last one big name artist then do ok.

Edited January 26, 20241 yr by DJ Cheeky Magpie

Lee Taub - Do One

 

Thought this was a mistake since Frank Turner just released a song called Do One, but it turns out this does exist too... Lee Taub has 0 monthly listeners though :lol:

No Justin on HH, more surprisingly he’s not on TTH

 

It's what he deserves.

 

Lil Nas X is moving on quick from the bomb of his latest single.

 

Are Sophie and Natasha still on HH:UK? Hopefully their placement has improved.

Sophie is, Natasha is not.

Sophie is, Natasha is not.

 

Thanks, got some reason I thought they both were/might be.

they are very reluctant to add oldies

they added Sophie the other day but once it had already climbed to #2 on the official charts

at least it was added straight into their top 10, and is now track #6

 

 

It's what he deserves.

 

Lil Nas X is moving on quick from the bomb of his latest single.

 

lol, the hypocrisy.

they are very reluctant to add oldies

they added Sophie the other day but once it had already climbed to #2 on the official charts

at least it was added straight into their top 10, and is now track #6

I actually think they added Sophie once it showed signs of entering the US Billboard Hot 100.

they are very reluctant to add oldies

they added Sophie the other day but once it had already climbed to #2 on the official charts

at least it was added straight into their top 10, and is now track #6

 

 

I actually think they added Sophie once it showed signs of entering the US Billboard Hot 100.

 

Thanks for the insights, appreciate them. :)

Lee taub from haven fourm

I actually think they added Sophie once it showed signs of entering the US Billboard Hot 100.

Sophie was added to HH last Friday, it's already been charting 3 weeks in the US

They never add tracks cos of how they do in the US, they couldn't care less

lol, the hypocrisy.

 

In what way?

Where’s the Spotify numbers

Where’s the Spotify numbers

 

Hasn't updated yet - links are at the top

lol, the hypocrisy.

If this is trying to compare ‘yes, and’s performance against J Christ, they are hardly comparable in terms of chart performance.

 

Bit of a dull release week IMO. Will be interesting to see how Justin ends up doing.

Noah got exactly 791k streams two days in a row on Spotify. Teddy Swims rising strong. Homesick and another song dropping

Nvm

Edited January 26, 20241 yr by Rob