Posted Friday at 09:005 days 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 releasescourtesy of ManicKangarooAlan Fitzpatrick - Don't StopArtemas - Before We Say GoodbyeAustin Mahone- Girl's Gone ColdBoyd Kelly - Give Me The SunshineDaBaby - Letter To My YNDavid Kushner - Bittersweet DreamsDeclan J Donovan - Love Can GrowFatboy Slim & The Rolling Stones -Satisfaction SkankFred again.. & Wallfacer - I Luv UGorillaz feat Omar Souleyman & Yasin Bey – Damascus [GRAT]Headie One - BellinghamIan Gillan & Urock - The LineJ Hus - Half Clip (EP)James Hype & Tita Lau - More Of The SameJason Derulo - MiracleKylie Minogue – XMAS [CDS]Lewis Taylor - ReconnectionLord Of The Lost - Winter's Dying HeartMaya Jane Coles - RideMichael Marcagi - Unlocks MeMike Posner & SideQuest - Please Don't GoMumford & Sons - Prizefighter [GRAT]Nathan Evans & Saint Phnx - The Wedding [GRAT]R+ feat Amelia Fox - F*ck Me I Need A JobRight Said Fred - Spiritual WarRobin Schulz feat Arkey - Thinking About YouSasha Keable – Tai ChiShermanology - Give You My Luv (EP)SpudBros & Vicky McClure's Our Dementia Choir - Brighter Than The NightTogether For Palestine – LullabyTom & Collins & Dirty Vegas - Days Go By 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 UKUK Top 50New Music FridayToday'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 HitsUK 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 archiveSee here
Friday at 18:034 days Spotify Weekly Chart Year-on-Year:Wham!: -8.7%Mariah: -6.7%Brenda: -8.5%We’ll see how the official chart numbers compare year on year shortly
Friday at 18:044 days Ed Sheeran and Taylor haters are not going to be happy to hear how prominently their duet features in her new documentary. Would expect to see big uplifts over the weekend for Everything Has Changed.
Saturday at 03:164 days Tyla - "CHANEL"Spotify: #97 (peak #94)Apple Music: #87 (new peak)Amazon: #216 (new peak)"CHANEL" up to #9 on Today's Top Hits (was added at #28 a week or so ago - so big improvement there). Also at #22 on HHUK (I think it was just added as I didn't see it last week?).
Saturday at 10:534 days 16 hours ago, Rob said:Ed Sheeran and Taylor haters are not going to be happy to hear how prominently their duet features in her new documentary. Would expect to see big uplifts over the weekend for Everything Has Changed.Not even sure us fans even have much time for it tbh.Dull and boring. Bleurgh.
Saturday at 12:174 days 1 hour ago, Tafty said:Not even sure us fans even have much time for it tbh.Dull and boring. Bleurgh.Speak for yourself it one of the highlights from Red 🙄 18 hours ago, Rob said:Ed Sheeran and Taylor haters are not going to be happy to hear how prominently their duet features in her new documentary. Would expect to see big uplifts over the weekend for Everything Has Changed.Karen that's quite dramatic
Saturday at 13:413 days I’d imagine there’s more likely to be uplift for I did something bad & delicate as rep got special audio upgrade on Apple Music and they had some minor explicit lyric changes “delicate now says “god damn never seen that colour blue” and I did something bad says “if he calls me a b!tch then he had it coming” so there’s lots of discussion around that on social media and people probably listening to see for themselves
Saturday at 13:593 days Spotify update top 5 1 wham last Christmas on 738,0672 Mariah Carey, all of Christmas is you 653.6643 Brenda Lee rocking around the Christmas tree 605.6254 Olivia dean man I Need 569,4765 Bobby helms jingle bell rock 518.014
Saturday at 14:013 days What has happened to STM on Spotify this year? It was above Brenda at the start of November
Saturday at 14:133 days 10 minutes ago, C.O. said:What has happened to STM on Spotify this year? It was above Brenda at the start of NovemberAriana fans streaming it earlier than everyone else started putting on the curated playlists where she's lower down is probably the reason
Saturday at 14:143 days 13 minutes ago, Dj Cheeky magpie said:Spotify update top 51 wham last Christmas on 738,0672 Mariah Carey, all of Christmas is you 653.6643 Brenda Lee rocking around the Christmas tree 605.6254 Olivia dean man I Need 569,4765 Bobby helms jingle bell rock 518.014Seems low again I'm sure Wham! was doing closer to a million at this point last year (Can't be bothered to check lol)
Saturday at 14:183 days 2 hours ago, 777666jason said:Speak for yourself it one of the highlights from Red 🙄Karen that's quite dramatic
Saturday at 14:283 days Santa tell me 9 now drop behind step into Christmas witch at 8 On Spotify update
Saturday at 14:393 days I think Ariana always tends to start higher up the pecking order and then falls behind others - pretty sure in a couple of previous years it was looking on course to make the top 10 but ended up being denied by other Christmas songs overtaking it (although obvz it did manage it eventually).
Saturday at 17:583 days 14 hours ago, Envoirment said:Tyla - "CHANEL"Spotify: #97 (peak #94)Apple Music: #87 (new peak)Amazon: #216 (new peak)"CHANEL" up to #9 on Today's Top Hits (was added at #28 a week or so ago - so big improvement there). Also at #22 on HHUK (I think it was just added as I didn't see it last week?).Spotify: #99 [#49 w/o Xmas songs)Apple Music: #79 (new peak) [#29 w/o Xmas songs]Amazon: #179 (new peak) [#98 w/o Xmas songs]Impressed it's climbing to new peaks despite the weekend Christmas song rises! Without the Christmas songs it should be doing enough to go at least top 40 in the official charts. Less than two weeks until Christmas so hopefully it keeps climbing in the background ready to rise a lot once the Christmas songs disappear!
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