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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

A*Teens - You Got The Look

Above & Beyond - Feel The Vibe

The Aces - Mesmerized

Adam Lambert - Under The Rhythm [GRAT]

Alesso & OneRepublic - In Your Eyes

Alex Warren – Passenger [GRAT]

Aly & AJ - Year Of The Horse [Wednesday 10th]

Anish Kumar - Hustle And Opulence In America

Aston Merrygold - Bad Habits

B*Witched – Firefly

Belters Only & Hayley May - Be Alright

Bimini - Tank Top Bum Boys

Boyzlife – Chills

Bryson Tiller — Drop The Lo

Caity Baser - Where's My Bikini [Wednesday 10th]

Ellie Goulding - Black Prada Dress

FLO - Don't Break Her Heart [GRAT]

Florrie - The Times

Hard-Fi with Mike Kalle & Bajo Del Sol - Digo Nada [GRAT]

Holly Humberstone - It’s A Real Cruel World (EP)

Hybrid Minds - Avalanche

Jacob Alon & Anna Calvi - Don't Fall Asleep

Keith Urban feat Little Big Town - Magnet & Steel [GRAT]

Kideko - Burning Love

Lainey Wilson & John Mayer - Phone Keys Wallet

Lost Frequencies - Live It All

Madonna — Love Sensation

Maya Jane Coles & Rye Rye - Rise Up

Meduza & Rani - Silence

Muse - Nightshift Superstar [GRAT]

Nia Archives – Vertical [GRAT]

Night Trains - Red Mist

Patrick Wolf - The Laughing Dove

Pitbull & Lil Jon - Satalanaaa

Prince – Stone [GRAT]

Sam Tompkins - Body To Body

Shaboozey – Cowgirl

Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

Tinashe - Too Easy

Weezer feat Wednesday - We Might As Well Be Strangers [GRAT]

 

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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Going to take a punt that the Taylor Swift track will be a flash in the pan. Its very much a soundtrack song. I can't imagine it every half hour on radio one.

Well your first person I've seen say anything negative so far its definitely gonna linger for a few months id say

Edited by 777666jason

Soundtrack songs can do very well though, especially lately and with it being Taylor on top of that

58 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Well your first person I've seen say anything negative so far its definitely gonna linger for a few months id say

Same all over Tik Tok very positive comments

I think it's good and the fact it's toy story which is one of my favorite Disney Pixar films of all time helps

Oh the Taylor song will be huge - TS5 seems to be everywhere, plus it’s used in the film, has the Taylor’s power behind it plus the physicals (and potentially remixes/alt versions to come).

It seems the perfect partnership - her fanbase will support it as hard as always, and the fact it’s in the film that my tween nieces are excited to see will help it branch out to outside the fanbase.

It might not be a huge radio hit but it’ll be a huge chart one.

The next question will be can Taylor end rein me in I hope it at least gets longest number 1 of the decade today as It deserves it tbh been a huge sleeper hit then it can go away 😂

1 minute ago, Kane said:

The next question will be can Taylor end rein me in I hope it at least gets longest number 1 of the decade today as It deserves it tbh been a huge sleeper hit then it can go away 😂

Depends whether arianas 700 variants dethrones them first today 🤣

Edited by 777666jason

23 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Depends whether arianas 700 variants dethrones them first today 🤣

I see they’ve quickly deleted all the versions from iTunes (The Kitchen Sink mix etc) 🤣🤣

3 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:

I see they’ve quickly deleted all the versions from iTunes (The Kitchen Sink mix etc) 🤣🤣

You mean they were time limited 😮

26 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

You mean they were time limited 😮

I imagine, therefore, they were only available until midnight last night

2 hours ago, 777666jason said:

Well your first person I've seen say anything negative so far its definitely gonna linger for a few months id say

I do tend to curse good songs when meh ones thrive

33 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

You mean they were time limited 😮

Yes, downloads and it seems the streaming versions (unless I can’t see them) were all time limited and have vanished.

Oddly enough she’s doing way better here than anywhere else 😅 She also debuted #123 US but only rose to #70

Taylor’s song is very forgettable tbh. It’ll probably still go to #1 off name and physical sales alone but can’t see it sticking around

1 minute ago, No Sleeep said:

Taylor’s song is very forgettable tbh. It’ll probably still go to #1 off name and physical sales alone but can’t see it sticking around

I sincerely hope not, on the basis it’s an absolute crock of sh!t gaga

2 minutes ago, Lee_J11 said:

I sincerely hope not, on the basis it’s an absolute crock of sh!t gaga

It looks like it might of worked for ariana 🤭

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