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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

Aerosmith & Yungblud - My Only Angel [GRAT]

Alexander Stewart & Lauren Spencer Smith - Friends Don't [GRAT]

The All-American Rejects - Search Party

All Time Low – Butterflies

Amber Mark – Too Much - GRAT

Anne-Marie - Depressed

Bon Jovi feat Jelly Roll - Living Proof [GRAT]

The Chainsmokers – Smooth

Chaney feat Paige Bea - Falling Into You

Cloonee feat Robin S - Not Gonna Be Your Boo

Cyril / Kelland feat Nate Dogg - I Got Love

Dasha - Train [GRAT]

David Kushner - Dirty Dog

Deaf Havana - Tracing Lines

Dove Cameron - Whatever You Like

FOFB feat Ben Walker - Taxman

Greyson Chance - Waiting Outside The Lines '25

Hunter Hayes - Every Piece

Jesse McCartney – Weightless (EP)

Julia Michaels - No Heartbreak's Killed Me Yet

Kasabian - Hippie Sunshine [Monday 22nd]

Lewis Capaldi - Something In The Heavens

Madison Beer - Yes Baby

Max Dean & Luke Dean - The Finest (EP)

Miley Cyrus feat Lindsey Buckingham & Mick Fleetwood - Secrets

Naughty Boy feat Sipho - Sky

Nemo - Hocus Pocus [GRAT]

Nia Archives & Clipz - Maia Maia

Paris Paloma - Good Boy

Perrie - Miss You [GRAT]

Raye - Where The Hell Is My Husband?

Rita Ora - All Natural [Wednesday 24th]

Ruth Royall – Easy Fix

Sub Focus, Fireboy Dml & Irah - Original Don

TSHA - Revolution (EP)

Waterparks - If Lyrics Were Confidential

XG – Gala

XO - Lovesick

Young T & Bugsey - Issa Must

 

FAQs

 

What is streaming? What are the chart rules regarding streaming?

For streaming and chart rules related FAQs read the pinned thread regarding this.

 

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 200 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 200]

 

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]

 

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39 minutes ago, iain said:

He already has 2 cd singles at 99p with free shipping for the new single.

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3 minutes ago, Jade said:

Spotify has updated at a more reasonable hour today!

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Wouldn't mind this actually taking off but im guessing itll be back out within a day or 2

3 minutes ago, gasman449 said:

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14 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Very weird that he's getting a boost from a dead body found in his car 😮

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There really is no such thing as bad publicity, I suppose.

So it seems 🥲

1 minute ago, LiamSime said:

Surprised new Lewis didn’t even make the top 200, it was a 5pm release yesterday!

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21 minutes ago, gasman449 said:

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Same thing kept happening when Ed kept releasing at 5pm, so im not suprised really

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