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

 

Airwolf Paradise - Revolver

Alex Sampson - Used To You

Ashley Cooke & Joe Jonas - All I Forgot

Bakar - Searching

Belters Only & Jazzy - High In The Moment

Bennett & Timmy Trumpet - Diamond Heart

The Cataracs & Dev - Make Ya Body Whistle

Craig David & Tiwa Savage - Commitment [Wednesday 26th]

DearALICE – Ariana

Disturbed - I Will Not Break

Don Toliver & Speedy feat j-hope of BTS & Pharrell Williams - LV Bag

Dove Cameron - Too Much

Flo Rida feat Sage The Gemini - OMG

Florrie - Pieces

Fontaines D.C. - It's Amazing To Be Young

Frank Popp Ensemble feat J Mahon – Going Going Gone

Gareth - Quiet In This House

Greentea Peng – Green [GRAT]

Jessica Simpson - Use My Heart Against Me

Loski - Miss Independent

Måns Zelmerlöw - Revolution

Marina – Butterfly

Mochakk feat The Rah Band - From The Stars (EP)

Nate Smith & Hardy - Nobody Likes Your Girlfriend

Navos x Jem Cooke - Sunlight

Oden & Fatzo x Theos feat Noa Milee - Only You

Offaiah & Breeve - This Feeling

Paige Cavell & Goddard - Owe It All To You

Perfume Genius feat Aldous Harding - No Front Teeth [GRAT]

Pete Tong x Roro x Jules Buckley & The Essential Orchestra - Rhythm Of The Night

Sam Feldt feat Oaks - My Heart Goes

Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco feat Gracie Abrams - Call Me When You Break Up

Shermanology – Beat Of The Drum

Sophie & The Giants – Red Light

The Streets - How To Win At Rock Paper Scissors

Wallows - Coffin Change [GRAT]

Weiss – One More Time

The Wildhearts feat Jørgen Munkeby - I'll Be Your Monster [GRAT]

Will Manning - Where You Want Me

Yolanda Be Cool feat Kim English – Tremble

 

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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waking up to the disappointment that Chappell didn't release The Giver after all the teasing

 

NMF

1 Sam Fender album track Little bit closer

2 Tate McRae album track Revolving door

3 Pozer

4 Selena, Benny Bianco, Gracie Abrams

5 Fontaines DC - It's amazing to be Young

 

no clue what this is: Selena, Benny Bianco, Gracie Abrams

but has also been added to HH

weird combo on paper...

Selena and Benny are doing a joint album together so it’s a track off of that

Fontaines are at #112 so far on Apple, great start.

Sam Fender has 7 songs in the top 50 on Apple Music and Tate is doing okay with her album too but apart from that not much movement. Not like us still remaining at 1 surprisingly

I was expecting Sam Fender to dominate the AM a bit considering he just had #4 hit with People Watching but I guess not.

All Sam's album is now top 70, with 9 songs in the top 50. I'm sure he's doing well, and it's the most acclaimed album of his up until now, and the other 2 were also very much so, so that says something.

I'm sure he'll move a lot of physical also. He will do big numbers this week.

Tate also doing much better that her last album (the album s X50 better in my opinion) and have 10 songs in the top 100, and the whole album, except from the last song in the top 200, which I'm sure she will by next update.

Fontaines D.C. - 86

I honestly think Sam can do over 100k with this. Great album, will be picking up my CD later this week!

I don't see why same would do 100k overall, only Taylor and Coldplay did last year

40,913 Hypersonic Missiles [33,493 Physicals (8,210 vinyl + 469 Cassettes)+ 7,420 Digital] (13th September 2019)

43,717 Seventeen Going Under [34,603 Physicals] (8th October 2021)

 

Very consistent sales across the board so far. I imagine very similar sales for this. Although those were in Q3/Q4. This is his first release in Q1.

Sam’s previous opening weeks. He’s definitely a bigger name now than he was then, but I think 100k is a bit too optimistic. Anything between 50k & 60k would be a great result. Considering this is his first release outside of peak period for sales usually (Q3/4) it’s gonna be interesting to see what he can do…

64-75k my prediction, its got good replay value

Q4 meansnothing anymore

I think he will do closer to 100k than 50k

Big impact from both Tate and Sam!

New Fontaines in at 18, Selena/Gracie/Benny Blanco at 37, Jennie ft. Doechii at 72, Raving In The Studio remix at 149

Delighted that Fontaines D.C. look set to achieve a first top 40 hit!

Wow! Fantastic for Fontaines, especially as they’d never had a charting single until mid last year.

Looking like not like us might sneak another week though I suspect it’ll drop quite big mon/tue/wed

Tate:

10. Sports car

15. Revolving door

29. I know love (feat. The Kid LAROI)

30. Dear god

34. Miss possessive

43. Purple lace bra

44. bloodonmyhands (feat. Flo Milli)

54. It's ok I'm ok

57. 2 hands

64. Signs

75. Like I do

90. No I'm not in love

93. Means I care

114. Nostalgia

 

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Sam Fender:

13. People Watching

14. Little Bit Closer *Highest New Entry*

17. Arm's Length

21. Nostalgia's Lie

26. Chin Up

31. Wild Long Lie

32. Crumbling Empire

39. Remember My Name *Biggest Gainer*

41. Rein Me In

52. TV Dinner

62. Something Heavy

92. Seventeen Going Under

125. Hypersonic Missiles

10. Tate McRae - Sports car

13. Sam Fender - People Watching

14. Sam Fender - Little Bit Closer *Highest New Entry*

15. Tate McRae - Revolving door

17. Sam Fender - Arm's Length

21. Sam Fender - Nostalgia's Lie

26. Sam Fender - Chin Up

29. Tate McRae - I know love (feat. The Kid LAROI)

30. Tate McRae - Dear god

31. Sam Fender - Wild Long Lie

32. Sam Fender - Crumbling Empire

34. Tate McRae - Miss possessive

39. Sam Fender - Remember My Name *Biggest Gainer*

41. Sam Fender - Rein Me In

43. Tate McRae - Purple lace bra

44. Tate McRae - bloodonmyhands (feat. Flo Milli)

52. Sam Fender - TV Dinner

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

57. Tate McRae - 2 hands

62. Sam Fender - Something Heavy

64. Tate McRae - Signs

75. Tate McRae - Like I do

90. Tate McRae - No I'm not in love

93. Tate McRae - Means I care

114. Tate McRae - Nostalgia

 

It's really impressive to have 2 albums have such big effects at the same time, tbh.

Sam hadn't yet even had a top 40 single when his last album came out ('Seventeen Going Under' finally went top 40 the week of the album release and then still took another couple of months before fully blowing up), would definitely expect this album to comfortably blow past the debuts of his first two. Agreed 100k might be a bit optimistic though. I'll take a stab in the dark at like 70k?

 

Still not used to Fontaines D.C. becoming such a streaming viable act pretty much overnight but excellent to see them in a strong position to get a first top 40 hit *.*

 

Kendrick's sales will obviously be down a fair bit this week but looks like there's no new contender to replace him and he's still quite comfortably ahead of Chappell on Spotify and #1 on Apple too so I think he is most likely to hang on for a second week. The bulk of the Super Bowl boost will have already worn off so not sure he'll be continuing to drop at the same rate this week? (But if he does then Chappell could sneak a week with low sales).

Nice to see All The Stars declining but I’d rather Not Like Us declined instead