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

 

The Black Keys - I Forgot To Be Your Lover [GRAT]

Black Sherif & Mabel - Zero

Caity Baser – I'm A Problem [GRAT]

Conan Gray - Lonely Dancers

Crowded House - Oh Hi

DJ Zinc & Iyamah – Stubborn

Feeder - Lost In The Wilderness

Fish Go Deep & Tracey K - The Cure & The Cause (Idris Elba Remix)

Gavin James - I Do

Girl In Red - Too Much

Gotye, Fisher & Chris Lake feat Kimbra & Sante Sansone - Somebody 2024

Gwen Stefani & Blake Shelton - Purple Irises

Hrvy - 25

Jax Jones feat Zoë Wees - Never Be Lonely

Jermaine Dupri feat Nelly, Ashanti & Juicy J - This Lil' Game We Play

Jvke & Pink Sweat$ - Lavender

Kacey Musgraves - Deeper Well

Kara Marni - Hyperfocused

Lewis Thompson feat Rani - Elevate

Lizzy McAlpine - Older [Tuesday 13th]

Madison Beer - Make You Mine

Maggie Rogers - Don't Forget Me

Matt Terry - Ghost Of Me

Owl City – Boston

Pink Panda, Benny Benassi & Alle Farben feat Dave Warren - Set You Free

Rick Astley - Driving Me Crazy

San Holo feat Au/Ra - Glow

Scooter — I Keep Hearing Bingo

Sean Paul - No Evil

Sheryl Crow - Do It Again [GRAT]

Sister Bliss - Do It Right

Skylights - Time To Let Things Go

Steve Aoki & Lil Jon - Get Lower

The Struts - How Can I Love You (Without Breaking Your Heart)

TCTS & Hyzteria feat Ekko – Amnesia

Twinnie & Max Boyle - Take A Break

The Veronicas - Here To Dance

Yard Act with Katy J Pearson - When The Laughter Stops [GRAT]

Zhu — Thrill Again

 

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

 

pretty dead week, only interesting thing is Sophie now being #1 on HH, took them a while :D

 

 

Really, #1? That’s amazing!

Stream Sia & Kylie everyone!!!

pretty dead week

 

There was absolutely no reason for Dua to release Training Season next week instead of today. Wonder what's behind that considering she performed it on Sunday.

Really, #1? That’s amazing!

Bit pointless now she’s off to ACR today :lol:

Bit pointless now she’s off to ACR today :lol:

 

Hopefully it can help get it back off ACR though. Not sure if it will though.

Zero chances, she's not gonna get a 25% increase out of the blue

 

agree on Dua, actually she should have released right after the Grammys performance, which was brilliant and got everyone talking

Hopefully it can help get it back off ACR though. Not sure if it will though.

 

I don't know if it can again now, although the rules always change and confuse me in that department.

Are Sophie's physicals out this week? Not sure she'll avoid ACR but might help soften the fall a bit.

Are Sophie's physicals out this week? Not sure she'll avoid ACR but might help soften the fall a bit.

 

16th

Loving the Jax Jones and Conan Gray releases this week. Hoping for both of those to smash!

Edited February 9, 20241 yr by Mangø

16th

 

Given her BAFTAs performance is on the 18th she surely would have hit 1 that week if out of ACR but alas probably won’t be

what I don't get is how they charge 16.80 pounds + shipping for the 7" single

they're gonna sell 5 copies at those prices

Benson #5 today, defo looks like an autoplay boost wearing off. Reminds me of one of the early weeks for David Kushner's Daylight, which was obviously taking off regardless but had its peak week aided by autoplay.

Benson #5 today, defo looks like an autoplay boost wearing off. Reminds me of one of the early weeks for David Kushner's Daylight, which was obviously taking off regardless but had its peak week aided by autoplay.

 

In terms of UK it’s fighting Prada for 5th and still looks like it might just get that then top 5 inevitably brings more exposure but I’m not familiar with this auto play stuff if that’s what it was it does cheapen the trend a little

Benson is also the cover on HH this week, just noticed

but they didn't move the song much, maybe later in the week

Wes Nelson/ Craig David New at 89 - Love Island having an impact there then!

Edited February 9, 20241 yr by ElectroBoy

that's huge just from Love Island without any playlist support anywhere

Potential Resets for Today's Chart

 

Miley Cyrus - Flowers: (+30.45%)

SZA - Snooze (+26.07%) [This one might miss out due to Thursday stream estimation]

Tracy Chapman - Fast Car

 

I Wouldn't rule out resets for Every Breath You Take, Just the Way You Are and Luke Combs' version of Fast Car either.

 

Iris by the Goo Goo Dolls was also up 24.93% but is ineligible for a reset.

When I Was Your Man was also up a considerable amount on Spotify, I'd guess around 50%, but is also ineligible.