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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

Alex Adair & Max Tyler - Back To Me

Alok & Khalid - Dive Into Me

Anna Calvi - Is This All There Is? (EP)

Armin van Buuren, Alle Farben feat Rosy - Lost In Time

Artemas – More Than Just A Little Bit [GRAT]

The Black Keys - Where There's Smoke, There's Fire [GRAT]

Black Veil Brides - Vindicate [GRAT]

Brent Morgan & Scott Hosting - Kiss The Boy

Calum Bowie - Coming Up Stronger

Chase & Status feat Blade Brown - Doin It More

Cheat Codes & Jonita Gandhi - Last Night On Earth

Coco Jones – Luvagirl

Dagny - Dancefloor Erotica

Dermot Kennedy – Honest [GRAT]

DMA'S - My Baby's Place

Ella Langley - Loving Life Again [GRAT]

FLO - Leak It

Florence Road - Rabbits Can Swim

Foo Fighters - Caught In The Echo [GRAT]

Illenium, David Guetta & Dustin Lynch - Die Living

Jamie Bower - Waiting For Your Love

Jeff Goldblum & the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra – As Time Goes By [GRAT]

Jelly Roll x Carín León - Lighter (FIFA World Cup 2026)

Leony & Calum Scott – Stay

Liam Bailey - A Perfect Release

Lizzo - Don't Make Me Love U

Loreen - Coming Close [GRAT]

Lost Frequencies & Nathan Nicholson - So Much Beauty (Around Us)

Mark Knight & Wh0 - Clap Your Hands

Max McNown - Standstill (My My My)

Muse - Be With You [GRAT]

Niall Horan - Dinner Party

Pentatonix - Heaven On Earth

Raye & Hans Zimmer - Click Clack Symphony [GRAT]

Scouting for Girls - Get What You Give [GRAT]

Take That - You’re A Superstar

Tom A Smith - SFX

Willie Nelson - Dream Chaser

 

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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1 hour ago, Mangø said:

FLO with the best new release of the week!

Not listened in full yet, but it does sound good. Hopefully it can help them to maintain their career. It’s almost impossible for British vocal groups (as opposed to bands) to have success these days.

Apple

97 RAYE - Click Clack Symphony. (feat. Hans Zimmer)

131 BTS - Body to Body

141 RAYE - Nightingale Lane.

152 BTS - SWIM

I was intrigued to track FLO's 'Leak It' as it's apparently making a bit of noise on TikTok and I see it's currently #98 on Apple's R&B chart. That's quite far off the main chart at the moment, as 'Blinding Lights' is #6 and just scraping into the top 200 overall, but hopefully they keep climbing.

8 minutes ago, ElectroBoy said:

Apple

97 RAYE - Click Clack Symphony. (feat. Hans Zimmer)

131 BTS - Body to Body

141 RAYE - Nightingale Lane.

152 BTS - SWIM

WHERE IS MY HUSBAND! was #160 on pop at this time 👀

I mean RAYE song is again perfect but far far far from being a hit, so I guess Quality >>> hits.

40 minutes ago, Dan17F1 said:

That seems an amazing start for RAYE! Was it released at midnight or last night?

Midnight.

Not feeling click clack sympathy, the first of the 3 i havent liked from her this era

Spotify:

New Peak:

2. Sam Fender, Olivia Dean- Rein Me In

13. Dominic Fike- White Keys

40. Tame Impala, JENNIE- Dracula (JENNIE Remix)

58. Milky- Just The Way You Are

76. Ella Langley- Choosin' Texas

98. Rihanna- Kiss It Better

Re-Entries:

181. Dire Straits- Sultans Of Swing

183. Charli xcx- Dying for You

190. Nickelback- How You Remind Me

195. Sam Fender- Hypersonic Missiles

197. Train- Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)

199. Tems- Me & U

200. Olivia Dean- Something Inbetween

17 minutes ago, blackmascara said:

Click Clack Symphony. up to #55 on Apple!

Great start!

BTS - "SWIM" up to #67 too with a lot of their album tracks now appearing/climbing as well.

2 hours ago, blackmascara said:

Click Clack Symphony. up to #55 on Apple!

She just released the video and it's her best by far, wow it made me obsessed with the song. Just really, such a strong song!

4 hours ago, blackmascara said:

Click Clack Symphony. up to #55 on Apple!

#46 now so not bad!

Looking like a pretty muted showing for BTS after all of the hype really, will see if they do any better on Spotify I guess.

I suppose something to consider is that both BTS' biggest hits as primary artist, Dynamite and Butter, were released as standalone singles. In Dynamite's case, it was later included on an album, with Life Goes On acting as the single in release week, and that had a chart run of 10-89-x! Other singles released alongside albums/projects include Yet to Come (#27, their final single before the hiatus) and ON (#21, just a few months before Dynamite made #3).

Obviously this is their big comeback moment after so long away so you'd think there could be a bigger impact, but their albums haven't ever made an enormous splash on the singles chart for whatever reason.

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