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

 

Aitch & Bou - Raving In The Studio

Alan Walker - Forever Young

Armin van Buuren & Omnia - Love

Banks - Love Is Unkind [GRAT]

Ben L'Oncle Soul - I Got Home

Bradley Simpson - Carpet Burn

Calum Bowie - Dream Of My Own

Central Cee & 21 Savage – GBP [GRAT]

Cher Lloyd - Head Down

Cian Ducrot - Who's Making You Feel It

Craig David – SOS

Hannah Grace - Golden

Inhaler - A Question Of You [GRAT]

James Arthur - Celebrate

JP Cooper - Talking To Strangers

Kane Brown – Gorgeous [GRAT]

Kylie Minogue x YouNotUs - Someone For Me

The Lottery Winners & Frank Turner – Dirt & Gold [GRAT]

Marshmello & Jonas Brothers - Slow Motion

Mumford & Sons – Rushmere

Paris Paloma - Hunter (The Cacophony)

Professor Green – Happy [Monday 20th]

Rianne Downey - The Song Of Old Glencoe

Rizzle Kicks – Vice [GRAT]

Tom McGuire & The Brassholes - Take My Money

Travis – Avalon

Ward Thomas - This Is Gonna Hurt

Wh0 - The Funk

The Wombats - Can't Say No [GRAT]

Zak Abel - Home

Zoë Wees - Traitor

 

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

Messy is number 1 on TTH and HHUK

Maybe this is the week….

NMF

1 Central C, 21 Savage

2 Mumfords yay!!!

3 Jungle

 

Central C added to HH, also added Indigo and Bea-Real Men

Tyla is the HH cover and moved up to track @10

 

Stream CHER LLOYD

Messy is number 1 on TTH and HHUK

Maybe this is the week….

 

Yeah I think this might finally be the week, long overdue

how is Messy doing on Amazon anyone knows?

Edited January 17Jan 17 by Bjork

How rude of them not to include Kylie on NMF :angry: even if it's not her best song

Edited January 17Jan 17 by Mangø

Kylie has a new single and is not on NMF? thats weird cos the schedule is kinda empty, just maybe 2 big names out today

 

and I see she's not on NMF AU either...

It is #4 on Germany's New Music Friday (where it's getting the main push, also the theme to their version of I'm a Celeb this year) and some of the surrounding countries.

Craig David's new song sounds like a leftover tropibop from 2016.

 

It's not too surprising Kylie isn't getting a push here. It's a remix of an album track that's planned for the German market.

Yeah I get that it's mainly for the German market but there's no harm in pushing the single in other territories, it's not like she has to go all out with promotion.

 

Some great songs out today, Zak Abel's new one is maybe his best yet, and I really like the Marshmello x Jonas Brothers. The Cher Lloyd song's not bad either!

I like new lottery winners dirt and gold

1. That’s so true - 545,555

2. Messy - 490,258

3. DWAS - 421,937

5. Apt - 407,196

 

That’s as close as Messy has been to Grace so far so looking good for #1 next week

 

Spotify

01. Gracie Abrams - That's So True (545,555)

02. Lola Young - Messy (490,258

05. ROSE & Bruno Mars - APT (407,196)

09. Chrystal & Notion - The Days

16. Hozier - Do I Wanna Know

23. Bad Bunny - DtMF

27. SZA - BMF

28. Tyler, the Creator & Lola Young - Like Him

32. Doechii - DENIAL IS A RIVER

36. Myles Smith - Nice to Meet You

37. Imogen Heap - Headlock

52. Gorillaz - Feel Food Inc.

60. Sam Barber & Avery Anna - Indigo

76. Bad Bunny - NUEVAYoL

90. The Marias - No One Noticed

94. Bad Bunny - BAILE InoLVIDABLE

107. Rihanna - Breakin' Dishes

127. Fontaines DC - Favourite

128. Hozier - Someone New

129. Fontaines DC - Bug

142. SZA & Kendrik Lamar - 30 For 30

147. Mazzy Star - Fade Into You

152. nimino - I Only Smoke When I Drink

157. Hozier - Work Song

Spotify:

 

 

New Peak:

 

23. Bad Bunny- DtMF

32. Doechii- DENIAL IS A RIVER

52. Gorillaz- Feel Good Inc.

70. Arctic Monkeys- No.1 Party Anthem

107. Rihanna- Breakin' Dishes

128. Hozier- Someone New

 

Re-Entries:

 

160. Nirvana- Smells Like Teen Spirit

175. Marvin Gaye, Tammi Terrell- Ain't No Mountain High Enough

178. Billy Ocean- Love Really Hurts Without You

193. Tate McRae- greedy

197. Kendrick Lamar- squabble up

199. Tate McRae- It's ok I'm ok

200. Eminem- Lose Yourself

Still forgot GRAT stand for

It means you get the track for free if you pre-order the album

It means you get the track for free if you pre-order the album

Thank you

Agree “Messy” is looking good for next week.

Breakin’ Dishes nearly top 100!