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

 

Armin van Buuren & Natalie Gioia - Viva l'Opera

Betty Boo - Barbarella

Biig Piig – Ponytail [GRAT]

Da Tweekaz - The Mountain King

D.O.D - Reach for You

Fickle Friends - Dream

Fred Again... - Two More Days (EP)

Gok Wan feat House Gospel Choir - A Deeper Love

Jvke - Worlds Collide

Kideko - Take A Trip

KSI - Dirty

Leigh Francis - Christmas Pigs

Leona Lewis & Calum Scott - Give A Little Bit

Mason Whittle - Christmas Time

Meck & James Hype - Feels Like Home

Michael Marcagi - Keep Me Honest

Ne-Yo - Show Me

Picture This - Drink It Down To There

Olly Alexander – Archangel [GRAT]

Shane Codd & Raphaella & Manovski - Let You Love Me

Tiësto x Lucas and Steve - Free Your Mind

Tom Speight feat The Mayries – Coastline

Will Sass feat Nina Nesbitt - Fairweather Friends

Will Smith & Joyner Lucas - Tantrum

 

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

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KSI's new song is a Billie Eilish collab :o

 

She's uncredited on it though, like her other features.

people seem to be very confused about the KSI song (Is it Billie? is it not Billie? is it AI?) :o

When else has Billie done uncredited features? I can’t think of any

Labrinth- "Never Felt So Alone" comes to mind. Why on earth is Billie doing this for KSI though

Dont get it either, make it make sense 😀 but actually i remember listening to it months ago

On youtube credited as Billie ft KSI

And thinking it was fake 😀

Labrinth- "Never Felt So Alone" comes to mind. Why on earth is Billie doing this for KSI though

'Z1RENZ' by Denzel Curry also. I forgot that she's of course credited on 'Guess' though.

A nonsense christmas is good but I wouldn't mind buy me presents smashing instead

Wham - 685,387

Mariah - 590,513

Brenda - 578,757

Gracie - 558,672

 

Gracie still has a chance of Christmas #1 if numbers are similar next week

Spotify updated

1 Gracie 558K

2 Wham 685/2=342K

3 Apt 327K

4 Lola 315K

5 Mariah 590/2=295K

 

Lola catching up with Apt

 

Bea and Peggy losing quite a lot of steam in the last couple days

Lola potentially first new #1 of 2025 then?

Lola potentially first new #1 of 2025 then?

PLEASE

But I think it’s not gonna get number 1, just a big hit.

I think she can totally do it if she's already doing more than 300K

was surprised to see she's #35 in the US, it's really a global tiktok hit now

I called it a few weeks ago when it started to take off that it will probs be like escapism. One week at #1 in Jan but hang around for a long time and be a big hit by the end of the year. Well that’s what I’m manifesting anyway

Always good to look at the Spotify Viral chart for what might blow up next! 'Messy' was here for a while before it made the proper chart.

 

Some high up stuff that hasn't charted yet:

 

1. Betsy & Мария Янковская - Сигма Бой (this is everywhere on TikTok but I can't see it becoming a proper hit)

3. SAILORR - POOKIE'S REQUIEM

5. Julie Doiron - August 10

8. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER

10. Awimai Fraser - Get Lost (from Moana)

11. Sam Barber (feat. Avery Anna) - Indigo

12. St. Paul - Colder (Belters Only Remix)

19. King Princess - Fantastic (from Arcane)

20. JACK MARLOW - Pressure FM (is your boss being a prick at work?)

21. Mom Jeans. - Scott Pilgrim vs. My GPA

24. Ceechynaa - Last Laugh

 

St. Paul is the frontman of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, it would be cool to see him get a hit.

Lola potentially first new #1 of 2025 then?

 

This is exactly what I am hoping for! 🤞

Gracie for Christmas number one ooh that'll go down well

Gracie for Christmas number one ooh that'll go down well

 

It’s a great song if we’re being honest

Always good to look at the Spotify Viral chart for what might blow up next! 'Messy' was here for a while before it made the proper chart.

 

Some high up stuff that hasn't charted yet:

 

1. Betsy & Мария Янковская - Сигма Бой (this is everywhere on TikTok but I can't see it becoming a proper hit)

3. SAILORR - POOKIE'S REQUIEM

5. Julie Doiron - August 10

8. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER

10. Awimai Fraser - Get Lost (from Moana)

11. Sam Barber (feat. Avery Anna) - Indigo

12. St. Paul - Colder (Belters Only Remix)

19. King Princess - Fantastic (from Arcane)

20. JACK MARLOW - Pressure FM (is your boss being a prick at work?)

21. Mom Jeans. - Scott Pilgrim vs. My GPA

24. Ceechynaa - Last Laugh

 

St. Paul is the frontman of St. Paul & The Broken Bones, it would be cool to see him get a hit.

 

I've heard that St. Paul/Belters Only song on TikTok, likely a hit soon.

 

Lola potentially first new #1 of 2025 then?

 

I expect so. Top 3 at least.

 

It's better than the current #1 so that's something I guess.