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

 

Adam Port, Stryv & Camila Cabello feat Keinemusik, Malachiii & Orso – Move (Remix)

Alan Walker & Flo Rida - When I Grow Up (Young, Wild & Free)

Alexander Stewart - Put You First

Alok & Gryffin & Julia Church - Never Letting Go

Billie Marttenn - Crown

The Blessed Madonna feat James Vincent McMorrow & A-Trak – Brand New [GRAT]

Camden Cox - Lost And Found

Celine Dion - Hymne à l'amour (Live aux Jeux Olympiques de Paris 2024 / Live from the Olympic Games Paris 2024)

Courteeners feat Brooke Combe - Sweet Surrender [GRAT]

DJ Zinc & Brazy – Mwah!

Dom Dolla & Tove Lo – Cave

Greentea Peng - Tardis (Hardest)

Imagine Dragons feat Baker Boy - Take Me To The Beach

J. Cole - Port Antonio

Jennie - Mantra

Kane Brown - Backseat Driver [GRAT]

The Kid Laroi - Aperol Spritz

Leanne Jones - Hairspray (7th Heaven Mix) [Monday 14th]

Loreen - Warning Signs

Mabel feat Ty Dolla $ign - Stupid Dumb

Max Styler & Gorgon City — Touch

Naoo - Wildflowers

Nathan Evans - Sweet Mountain Rose [GRAT]

Olly Alexander - Cupid's Bow

Pete Tong x Poppy Baskcomb x Paul Harris x Jules Buckley - Release Me

Reinier Zonneveld x Scooter — Mom Was On Tequila

Robin Schulz & Cyril feat Sam Martin - World Gone Wild

Sheppard x Jolyon Petch – Sunshine

Skepta & Flo Milli - Why Lie?

Tee Webb - Here Comes The Rain Again [Monday 14th]

Timmy Trumpet & Cheat Codes - Chasing Ghosts

Wrabel - 11 Blocks (Reimagined)

 

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 Charli & Ariana - Sympathy

1 Nao

3 Odeal

4 Kid laroi

5 Tyga

6 Artemas

11 The Cure

 

Sympathy added as track #5 on HH

Charli/Ari probably coming for a big debut but having heard the song now I don't see it challenging for #1

Spotify Chart Update (10/10)

 

01 01 Sabrina Carpenter – Taste 537,027

02 02 Gigi Perez – Sailor Song 401,315

03 03 Billie Eilish – BIRDS OF A FEATHER 401,312

04 04 Chappell Roan – Good Luck, Babe! 395,506

05 05 Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars – Die With A Smile 367,503

06 06 Sabrina Carpenter – Espresso 325,580

07 07 Gracie Abrams – I Love You, I'm Sorry 299,739

08 08 Sabrina Carpenter – Please Please Please 275,825

09 09 Sabrina Carpenter – Bed Chem 269,152

10 10 Benson Boone – Beautiful Things 260,776

 

11 11 Chappell Roan – HOT TO GO! 258,462

12 12 Shaboozey – A Bar Song (Tipsy) 257,499

13 13 Hozier – Too Sweet 248,081

14 19 BL3SS, CamrinWatsin, bbyclose – Kisses (feat. bbyclose) 239,531

15 14 Noah Kahan – Stick Season 238,300

16 16 Myles Smith – Stargazing 236,380

17 15 Chase & Status, Stormzy – BACKBONE 235,655

18 24 KSI, Trippie Redd – Thick Of It (feat. Trippie Redd) 232,902 [*PEAK*]

19 28 Teddy Swims – Lose Control 224,846

20 17 Ndotz – Embrace It 222,201

 

21 18 Charli xcx, Billie Eilish – Guess featuring billie eilish 208,361

22 30 Dasha – Austin (Boots Stop Workin') 208,253

23 20 The Weeknd, Playboi Carti – Timeless (with Playboi Carti) 205,184

24 21 Billie Eilish – WILDFLOWER 204,038

25 22 Chappell Roan – Pink Pony Club 203,254

26 23 Benson Boone – Slow It Down 198,513

27 25 Addison Rae – Diet Pepsi 197,400

28 27 Sonny Fodera, Jazzy, D.O.D – Somedays 193,991

29 26 Post Malone, Morgan Wallen – I Had Some Help (Feat. Morgan Wallen) 192,472

30 29 Sabrina Carpenter – Juno 175,966

 

31 33 Crowded House – Don't Dream It's Over 172,607 [*PEAK*]

32 31 The Kid LAROI – NIGHTS LIKE THIS 171,156

33 32 The Goo Goo Dolls – Iris 162,792

34 54 Michael Marcagi – Scared To Start 159,837

35 34 The Killers – Mr. Brightside 159,151

36 35 Vance Joy – Riptide 157,517

37 37 Adam Port, Stryv, Keinemusik, Orso, Malachiii – Move 152,009

38 68 Lord Huron – The Night We Met 149,816

39 36 Linkin Park – The Emptiness Machine 149,141

40 39 Artemas – i like the way you kiss me 148,389

 

41 47 Teddy Swims – The Door 145,843

53 53 Gracie Abrams – I miss you, I’m sorry 126,567

54 52 Tate McRae – It's ok I'm ok 126,154

68 60 Surf Curse – Disco 113,829

87 79 Milli Vanilli – Blame It on the Rain 105,626

89 82 Linkin Park – Heavy Is the Crown 104,713

91 73 Coldplay – feelslikeimfallinginlove 103,984

95 101 Gracie Abrams – Close To You 102,712

 

102 94 Alex Warren – Burning Down 100,219

106 83 Coldplay, Little Simz, Burna Boy, Elyanna, TINI – WE PRAY 99,152

109 111 The Adventures Of Stevie V – Dirty Cash (Money Talks) - Sold Out 7 Inch Mix 98,660 [*PEAK*]

118 104 A$AP Rocky, Imogen Heap, Clams Casino – I Smoked Away My Brain (I'm God x Demons Mashup) (feat. Imogen Heap & Clams Casino) 96,702

128 123 Milli Vanilli – I'm Gonna Miss You 92,283

148 133 Alex Warren – Carry You Home 88,172

155 149 Don Toliver – NEW DROP 86,675

162 162 Jimin – Who 85,018

179 188 PAWSA – TOO COOL TO BE CARELESS 81,571

191 175 Odetari – KEEP UP 80,645

196 174 PARTYNEXTDOOR – N o C h i l l 79,938

Charli/Ari probably coming for a big debut but having heard the song now I don't see it challenging for #1

 

I think general public will listen once and never return where the fans will (who for themselves into enjoying the noise) #joking but that is what it is to me

I think Sympathy is going to be really catchy to people, I don't think people will just listen once.

 

I am interested to see how it does compared to Guess when it doesn't have a video.

I think Sympathy is going to be really catchy to people, I don't think people will just listen once.

 

I am interested to see how it does compared to Guess when it doesn't have a video.

For me personally it’s the worst remix of the album, and the only track considerably worse than the original song. It has no chorus, which was the best bit of the song.

 

There are some tracks I prefer more than the original:

 

 

Them being:

 

Club classics

Von Dutch

Everything is romantic

Apple

Girl, so confusing

B2B

I think about it all the time

365

Guess

Edited October 11, 2024Oct 11 by BellyClarkson

Love them all, but new Sympathy does have a memorable hook

Just need something other than Sabrina Carpenter at number 1 been there to long now hopefully please please please and espresso go back acr today if skip agin official chart need change acr ratio

Just need something other than Sabrina Carpenter at number 1 been there to long now hopefully please please please and espresso go back acr today if skip agin official chart need change acr ratio

Love the search function on this site, top marks

The OCC already invented a 'solution' in 2017 and if that's not working then buckle up because any new solution will inevitably be not good enough in the long run too. Something something

. I'd rather a boring chart than a chart stuffed full of makeshift rules that nobody can keep up with.

I'll also add to this that if ACR was heightened, you'll probably get a nice bit of relief on that week, but then all those songs that might still be hanging around at lower spots will do just that (with less movement because they need to fluctuate more to move the needle) and at best, it will just be a new bland state of affairs that'll need a rule fix in a few years.

Just need something other than Sabrina Carpenter at number 1 been there to long now hopefully please please please and espresso go back acr today if skip agin official chart need change acr ratio

 

Let’s just hope ACR isn’t a week with the market down 7% then they’ll all still avoid ACR :lol:

Apple Music

55. Sympathy Is A Knife - NEW

Guess entered at 125 as 11AM, and went up to 25 at 2PM

Let’s just hope ACR isn’t a week with the market down 7% then they’ll all still avoid ACR :lol:

They need to stop with this nonsense. A decline should be a decline regardless

That is incredible for Charli/Ariana this early on omg

Charli’s highest ever entry… I think it’s Ariana’s too.

In Australia, Sympathy remix is #25 on AM (been out there way longer than in the UK obviously) so I would predict that it will be around top ten or thereabouts in the UK after 24 hrs.

That charli/ariana song is awful, having listened to it it’s horrific, I’m surprised it’s off to such a strong start

In Australia, Sympathy remix is #25 on AM (been out there way longer than in the UK obviously) so I would predict that it will be around top ten or thereabouts in the UK after 24 hrs.

 

 

It'd be shocked if it had not snuck into the top 10 or just outside by this evening

That charli/ariana song is awful, having listened to it it’s horrific, I’m surprised it’s off to such a strong start

Oh no you didn't! It's an EPIC and unique reinvention of an already amazing song. Charli xcx and Ariana killed it. That's TALENT

 

Horrific and awful? That would be Somedays by Sonny Fodera and Jazzy in your signature sorry x