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

 

Alex Mills & Guz - Chemistry

Andy Bell - Breaking Thru The Interstellar [Monday 3rd February]

Armin van Buuren & John Christian - All Night

Black Country, New Road - Besties

Cheat Codes - Don't Leave

Claptone x Chicane feat Moya Brennan - Saltwater

David Kushner - Breathe In, Breathe Out

David Penn xVintage Culture x Raphaella - Just Stay The Night

Digga D - Okra & Fiji

DJ Heartstring – Last Time Under Purple Skies

Greentea Peng - Stones Throw

Gryffin & Kaskade feat Nu-La - In My Head

James Bay feat Jon Batiste - Sunshine In The Room

James Marriott - I Don't Want To Live Like This

Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra feat Scarlett Johansson - The Best Is Yet To Come

Jennie with Dominic Fike - Love Hangover

Jessie Reyez – Goliath

Käärijä - San Francisco Boy

Katherine Priddy & Simon Armitage - Daybreaker

Klangkarussell - Let Me Come To Life

The Knocks & Dragonette - Revelation

The Kooks - Never Know

Loud Luxury – Crash

Mahalia feat Lila Iké - Pressure Points

Manic Street Preachers - Brushstrokes Of Reunion [GRAT]

Mark Knight & Oliver Lang - Got A Man

Michael Aldag - Fantasia

Morgan Wallen - I'm The Problem

Natasha Hamilton - Burning Letters

Netsky feat Cloves - California

Rascal Flatts & Jonas Brothers – I Dare You

Sparks - Do Things My Own Way

Stereophonics - There’s Always Gonna Be Something

Strandz & Giggs – Time

Talia Mar - 365

Teamwork x Kiiara x American Authors - Love & Drugs

Tom Grennan – Shadowboxing

Venbee - This One's Different

The Wildhearts - Troubadour Moon

Will Smith feat Big Sean feat Obanga - Beautiful Scars

 

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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Cry for me is the focus track x the new Weeknd album, track @1 on NMF but not added to HH

Tate is the cover on HH plus Car moved up to track 12

 

 

NMF

1 The weeknd - Cry for me

2 BMTH - Wonderwall cover version

3 Jennie - Love hangover

4 Tom Greenan - Shadowboxing

16 Morgan Wallen - Im the problem

Edited January 31Jan 31 by Bjork

The Weeknd has removed all credits for features from his album including those that were credited on the pre-released singles.

Cry for Me is very mid, as is the whole album sadly. São Paulo remains the best single.

The Abyss has vocals from Lana Del Rey :cheeseblock: I hope they push it, it’s my fave from my first listen!

Lana not being credited :/

 

just realised Dancing in the Flames is not part of the album in the end :o

Cry for Me is very mid, as is the whole album sadly. São Paulo remains the best single.

Cry for Me is the best song on the album, and the best choice for the single, much better than SP

Lana not being credited :/

 

No one is :kink: playboi and Anita have had their credits removed too! I wonder if it’s a cowboy Carter or Kendrick Lamar situation where they’ll be added on later in the week?

Cry for Me is the best song on the album, and the best choice for the single, much better than SP

 

I like both but probably cry for me is a better single choice it’s more radio friendly

A few new entries today:

 

65. James Marriott - I Don't Want To Live Like This

156. Fetty Wap - Again

171. Bring Me The Horizon - WONDERWaLL - Spotify Singles

 

I recognise the name James Marriott from being a commentary YouTuber

Ah I thought the James Marriott song had some hype around it!

 

Yeah, he’s a YouTuber turned indie musician.

if you type the name of the song, instead of directing me to the video, it sends me to some support group chat

something like You are not alone... and doesn't let me see the video :o

Cry For Me enters apple at 60 not the best or worst start. Definitely on course for top 10

A few new entries today:

 

156. Fetty Wap - Again

 

2015 called, they want their flash in the pan fad back!

156. Fetty Wap - Again

YAAHHHHH BAYBEH *_* nice seeing this one get a revival, Fetty 2015 was rly one of those peak one era wonders

 

Apple Music the weeknd

 

26 timeless

60 cry for me

73 wake me up

78 dancing in the flames

89 blinding lights

123 I can’t f***ing sing

184 baptized in fear

 

Fairly average first few hours debut imo

How did Dawn FM do on Spotify/Apple day 1?

the new album sounds exactly like Dawn FM, as in not very very very exciting at all

he needs to bring Max Martin back

Spotify:

 

 

New Peak:

 

26. PAWSA, The Adventures Of Stevie V- Dirty Cash (Money Talks)

 

New Entries:

 

65. James Marriott- I Don't Want To Live Like This

 

 

156. Fetty Wap- Again

 

 

171. Bring Me The Horizon- WONDERWaLL- Spotify Singles

 

 

 

Re-Entries:

 

162. French Montana, Swae Lee- Unforgettable

192. Zach Bryan, Kacey Musgraves- I Remember Everything

193. TLC- No Scrubs

196. Stereophonics- Dakota

197. SZA- Nobody Gets Me

198. Nafeeisboujee- Stephanie

199. Gotye, Kimbra- Somebody That I Used To Know

200. The Weeknd- Blinding Lights