On 31/03/2026 at 23:18, DanielCarey said:

If it gets reset and never goes back to ACR, we know who's to blame x

It really surprises me how long some songs stay on SCR after getting reset honestly.

If you assume a song like Mr. Brightside is stable in streams and randomly fluctuating slightly each week, it would work out as a 50% chance of a decline each week, a 25% chance of 2 consecutive declines each week and a 12.5% chance of 3 consecutive declines each week.

So if it did get reset, unless it got super lucky with it's random fluctuations, I think you'd expect it to be back on ACR after around 7-9 weeks?

The thing for songs that have been around for so long is that if they decrease one week, they then have more chance of increasing the next week to get back to where they were the week before.

But you’d hope that the reset is the result of a strong increase that will eventually be reversed and will have three consecutive declines to get back to the level it previously was.

But of course, this doesn’t always happen, such as ‘Landslide’.

I think the problem is that you can decline a long way without having three consecutive declines - all it takes is the market to bounce every three weeks or so. Plus there’s the double lock that a decline by less than the market counts as an increase while an increase by less than the market is also an increase. I’ve long said they should find an alternative to requiring consecutive declines.

I’ve estimated another rolling 12 month chart, this time to the end of Q1 2026. Thanks as always to gasman and Julian for your help and data. 

Any corrections to errors, especially at the lower end, are welcome.

I stopped at a top 30 as beyond that the totals were closely packed around the 6-700,000s mark and there were a few older songs whose trickle sales during 2026 I was unsure of. If anyone has the time and inclination to expand to an accurate top 40, I’d be very grateful 😊

1. Ordinary - Alex Warren 2.370m

2. Man I Need - Olivia Dean 1.830m

3. Golden - Huntr/x, Ejae, Audrey Nuna, Rei Ami &KPop DemonHunters Cast 1.770m

4. Love Me Not - Ravyn Lenae 1.240m

5. Rein Me In - Sam Fender and Olivia Dean 1.230m 

6. Pink Pony Club - Chappell Roan 1.230m

7. The Fate Of Ophelia -Taylor Swift 1.190m

8. Back To Friends - Sombr 1.150m

9. Where Is My Husband! - Raye 1.110m

10. Nice To Each Other - Olivia Dean 1.110m

11. Undressed - Sombr 1.070m

12. Manchild - Sabrina Carpenter 1.020m

13. Beautiful Things - Benson Boone 1.010m

14. Messy - Lola Young 0.990m

15. No Broke Boys - Disco Lines and Tinashe 0.980m

16. APT - Rosé and Bruno Mars 0.910m

17. Soda Pop - Saja Boys,Andrew Choi Neckwav, Danny Chung, Kevin Woo, samUIL Lee & KPop Demon Hunters Cast 0.900m

18. Lose Control - Teddy Swims 0.840m

19. 12 To 12 - Sombr 0.830m

20. That’s So True - Gracie Abrams 0.820m

21. So Easy (To Fall In Love) - Olivia Dean 0.810m

22. Iris - Goo Goo Dolls 0.780m

23. Birds Of A Feather - Billie Eilish 0.780m

24. Espresso - Sabrina Carpenter 0.780m

25. Raindance - Dave featuring Tems 0.770m

26. Die With A Smile - Lady GaGa & Bruno Mars 0.770m

27. Mr. Brightside - The Killers 0.760m

28. Good Luck, Babe - Chappell Roan 0.750m

29. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac 0.740m

30. The Days - Chrystal 0.740m