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

Andrea Bocelli, Cody Carnes & Kari Jobe - The Blessing

Dan + Shay – Long Live Christmas

Danny Byrd x Exile - Higher

De La Soul - The Package

Diplo & Local Singles feat Jem Cooke - Lift Me Up

Dove Cameron - Hello My Old Lover

Eliza Rose & Oppidan - Too Slow (All Night) [Tuesday 11th]

Ella Eyre – Little Things

Ellie Goulding - Destiny [Wednesday 12th]

Fred again.. & Ca7riel and Paco Amoroso - Beto's Horns

Georgia – Be Free

Gorillaz feat Idles - The God of Lying [GRAT]

Hilary Duff – Mature

Jack Johnson & Hermanos Gutiérrez - Hold On To The Light

Joel Corry x Galantis x Izzy Bizu - Stay A Little Longer

Jonas Brothers feat Kenny G - Coming Home This Christmas

Katy Perry - Bandaids

Kelsea Ballerini - I Sit In Parks [GRAT]

Kings Of Leon - EP #2

Laufey - Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town

Leon Bridges & Norah Jones - This Christmas I'm Coming Home

The Lottery Winners - Your Last Song

Matt Guy vs Utah Saints - Something Good

Matt Terry - Superglue

Meghan Trainor - Still Don't Care [Wednesday 12th]

PeachPRC – Miss Erotica

Rag 'N' Bone Man - Time To Love

Rhys Lewis - Cold

Scouting For Girls - These Are The Good Days [GRAT]

Sebastian Croft – Tokyo

Shenandoah & Nickelback - The Church On Cumberland Road

Thundercat - Upside Down (Candy Crush)

Tom Speight - I Liked You The Best

 

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]

 

Spotify/streaming discussion thread archive

See here

Wednesday’s Spotify numbers updated at some point overnight.

No major changes at the top but some big moves further down

I run is up another 22 places to #38. Looks like it’s really starting to take off. No add to any major Spotify playlists yet

November 5th:

Spotify:

New Peak:

5. Olivia Dean- So Easy (To Fall In Love)

38. HAVEN- I Run

52. EsDeeKid- Century

91. EsDeeKid- 4 Raws

112. Fred again..., Sammy Virji, Reggie- Talk of the Town

Re-Entries:

135. Florence + The Machine- You've Got The Love

139. The Killers- Somebody Told Me

148. Djo- End of Beginning

155. Bob Dylan- Knockin' On Heaven's Door

172. Sam Fender- People Watching

174. SIENNA SPIRO- MAYBE.

177. Stereophonics- Dakota

181. Keane- Somewhere Only We Know

182. The Temper Trap- Sweet Disposition

184. Oasis- Don't Look Back In Anger

187. Myles Smith- Nice To Meet You

190. The Fratellis- Chelsea Dagger

192. Fontaines D.C.- Starburster

197. Alex Warren, Jelly Roll- Bloodline

198. Sam Fender- Seventeen Going Under

200. Evanescence- Bring Me To Life [Is Paul McCoy credited on this at all?]

That 'Firework' for Katy Perry Bonfire Night boost have really been rained off this year and last year.

HAVEN up another 24 places to #14 now!

Kylie didn't even enter with her amazon exclusive what a flop 😮

Spotify:

New Peak:

14. HAVEN.- I Run

18. EsDeeKid, Rico Ace- Phantom

36. EsDeeKid- Century

40. Gunna, Burna Boy- wgft

86. EsDeeKid- 4 Raws

100. Fred again..., Sammy Virji, Reggie- Talk of the Town

139. SIENNA SPIRO- MAYBE.

152. EsDeeKid, fakemink, Rico Ace- LV Sandals

New Entries:

194. EsDeeKid, Rico Ace- Cali Man

Re-Entries:

175. SIENNA SPIRO- You Stole The Show

181. The Weeknd, Daft Punk- Starboy

185. Ariana Grande- Into You

188. The Weeknd- Blinding Lights

190. Ariana Grande- Santa Tell Me

192. Tate McRae- greedy

199. Linkin Park- Numb

200. Ed Sheeran- Photograph

Seems to be a Fred Again.. set music post on tiktok that has made Haven - I Run so popular recently.

Apple Music:

184 NEW ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain

Hopefully more tracks from LUX will show up 🩵

Sorry for double post but oooooh yes a bit more LUX impact on Apple Music now !!

122 ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain

164 ROSALÍA - Sexo, Violencia y Llantas

182 ROSALÍA - Reliquia

as a big fan this is very exciting to see 🥰 intrigued for Spotify tomorrow.

Hope Berghain can climb into top 40. With Halloween tracks out it should be doable.

Anyone big releasing on the album front, noticed Taylors added the acoustic collection to streaming

I think Rosalia is probably the biggest release of this week, whether it will chart highly is another question

Hope she does well !

Yeah ROSALÍA is the highest new release on the Apple albums chart at the moment.

Her last album MOTOMAMI made #42 so anywhere in the top 40 this time would be fab.

ROSALÍA's profile feels like it's grown significantly, surely a top 10 album is on the cards?

Then again, I don't know if it's a case of her being bigger on the internet than she is in reality.

💡 LUX on Apple Music 💡

105 ROSALÍA, Björk & Yves Tumor - Berghain

139 ROSALÍA - Sexo, Violencia y Llantas

148 ROSALÍA - Reliquia

186 ROSALÍA - Divinize

I’d say it’s a major achievement to get any non English language album into the UK charts! ROSALIA does have huge hype I don’t think she’s quite at household name in the UK quite yet but her profiles increasing and I’m seeing quite a few posts about the album and the reviews are very good! Streaming also looks quite good too. I think she may well het her highest charting album to date (maybe somewhere between #21 - #35 if I was to guess).

With a fair few songs in the top 100 I’d say she’s prob on for a top 10 album this time round.

Haven. Up to 46 on Apple!