6 minutes ago, Mangø said:

The charts are a measure of what's currently popular, people need to deal with the fact that at some points that might be a lot of older songs. And anyway why 3 years? How would they arbitrarily decide on a threshold?

3 years is too generous. HMV wouldn't stock CD singles after a few months. I wouldn't want to lose songs discovered later than their release. Like Cruel Summer. So maybe the limit needs to be 2 years after their first appearance in the top 40? If its been top 40, its been a hit and run its course. If it comes back, its not a rediscovery of a formerly forgotten track but a revival.

They need to do nothing tbh. Spotify are the ones who need to do something. Apple’s charts look a lot fresher and more appealing.

Do they?

Top ten on Spotify:

1                              =                             Sam Fender - Rein Me In (w/ Olivia Dean)

2                              +2                          Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

3                              -1                            Olivia Dean - Man I Need

4                              +1                          Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me

5                              +1                          Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

6                              +4                          Drake - Janice STFU

7                              -4                           Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

8                              +1                          Malcolm Todd - Earrings

9                              -1                            Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

10                          -3                           Michael Jackson - Beat It

Top ten on Apple:

1                              =                             Olivia Dean - Man I Need

2                              +1                          Drake - Janice STFU

3                              -1                            Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

4                              =                             Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

5                              =                             Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me

6                              =                             The Chemical Brothers - Go

7                              =                             Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

8                              =                             Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

9                              =                             Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM

10                          +1                          Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

8/10 are the same tracks.

Not sure if premieres boost songs but she performed the Piano version of IKIIKY at the Toy story 5 premiere

Also Taylor and Randy duetted YGAFIM

1 hour ago, 777666jason said:

Also Taylor and Randy duetted YGAFIM

Read this as ‘gutted’ and thought “wow was it really that bad?”

1 minute ago, Liam.k. said:

Read this as ‘gutted’ and thought “wow was it really that bad?”

No its actually quite good

1 hour ago, 777666jason said:

Not sure if premieres boost songs but she performed the Piano version of IKIIKY at the Toy story 5 premiere

Also Taylor and Randy duetted YGAFIM

Who is Randy? And what is YGAFIM? Can you please stop with the acronyms.

Edited Wednesday at 11:433 days by Mangø

Just now, Mangø said:

What is YGAFIM? Can you please stop with the acronyms.

I had to Google "Taylor and Randy" just to find out what that was

Randy & Taylor probably had several hits in the 1960s

5 hours ago, Sour Candy said:

Do they?

Top ten on Spotify:

1                              =                             Sam Fender - Rein Me In (w/ Olivia Dean)

2                              +2                          Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

3                              -1                            Olivia Dean - Man I Need

4                              +1                          Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me

5                              +1                          Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

6                              +4                          Drake - Janice STFU

7                              -4                           Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

8                              +1                          Malcolm Todd - Earrings

9                              -1                            Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

10                          -3                           Michael Jackson - Beat It

Top ten on Apple:

1                              =                             Olivia Dean - Man I Need

2                              +1                          Drake - Janice STFU

3                              -1                            Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

4                              =                             Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

5                              =                             Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me

6                              =                             The Chemical Brothers - Go

7                              =                             Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

8                              =                             Michael Jackson - Billie Jean

9                              =                             Alex Warren - FEVER DREAM

10                          +1                          Bella Kay - iloveitiloveitiloveit

8/10 are the same tracks.

Yes. The new tracks getting the same kind of exposure/promotion on Spotify as they do Apple Music would give them a bigger boost than what they achieve on AM, thus positioning them in a stronger position to get added to key playlists more frequently and the turn over not being as horrible as it is. New music by smaller/"more local" artists always start off stronger on Apple Music than they do Spotify, due to AM "Geo-Blocking" their playlists iirc. So if they had that kind of exposure on Spotify immediately - the biggest streaming platform - it could only be a good thing imo.

40 minutes ago, Mangø said:

Who is Randy? And what is YGAFIM? Can you please stop with the acronyms.

To be fair, You've Got a Friend in Me was used in every Toy Story film wasn't it?

23 minutes ago, ElectroBoy said:

To be fair, You've Got a Friend in Me was used in every Toy Story film wasn't it?

You might know that but I didn't.

Spotify (09.06.26)

  

01 [01] Samuel Thomas Fender & Olivia Lauryn Dean (381,197)

02 [02] Olivia Rodrigo - the cure (354,716)

03 [03] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (354,517)

04 [04] Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me (348,376)

06 [06] Drake - Janice STFU (299,174)

07 [07] Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (290,803)

08 [08] Malcom Todd - Earrings (259,874)

09 [09] Taylor Swift – I Knew It, I Knew You (254,299)

10 [10] Michael Jackson - Beat It

12 [12] Michael Jackson - Human Nature

17 [16] Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

18 [18] Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

19 [19] Mac Miller & Ty Dollar $ign – Cinderella

24 [43] SIENNA SPIRO - Material Lover

26 [23] Prospa & Cloonee - Free Your Mind

36 [30] F3miii – NOBLE

41 [42] The Chemical Brothers - Go

42 [39] Temper City - Self Aware

47 [51] Katy Perry - The One That Got Away

49 [46] Alyssa Grace – bloodstream

51 [55] ANOTR & 54 Ultra - Talk to You

53 [61] Alex Warren - PASSENGER

56 [57] Silva Bumpa - On 2Nite

64 [63] Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall

68 [70] Stella Lefty – Boston

71 [67] Noah Kahan – Orbiter

79 [79] Jennifer Lopez & Pitbull - On the Floor

97 [95] The Kid LAROI – GIRLS

122 [150] ROLE MODEL – High Hopes 3000

127 [121] Aubrey Hobert - Sue Me

140 [129] Elton John - The Bitch is Back

144 [135] Prospa & Murda Beatz – Baby

196 [200] The Beaches – Edge of the Earth

 

An entirely static top 15 *_*

a couple of Ariana's previous hits have re-entered and experienced boosts since the U.S. leg of her tour kicked off at the weekend:

124 Into You (+29)

149 we can't be friends (wait for your love) (+26)

3 hours ago, ElectroBoy said:

To be fair, You've Got a Friend in Me was used in every Toy Story film wasn't it?

And its been confirmed to be on the Toy story 5 soundtrack as well to keep the streak going

June 9th:

Spotify:

New Peak:

24. SIENNA SPIRO- Material Lover

Re-Entries:

165. George Ezra- Budapest

180. Drake- Passionfruit

182. The Kooks- She Moves In Her Own Way

183. Childish Gambino- Les

184. Outkast- Hey Ya!

192. Dire Straits- Sultans Of Swing

197. Calvin Harris ft Clementine Douglas- Blessings

On 09/06/2026 at 22:21, Tafty said:

They need to do nothing tbh. Spotify are the ones who need to do something. Apple’s charts look a lot fresher and more appealing.

What does it matter to Spotify whether the music people stream is old or new?

37 minutes ago, No Sleeep said:

What does it matter to Spotify whether the music people stream is old or new?

This - and if they are not getting pressure from labels (who are getting the £ regardless if it’s new or older acts) then they have no reason to change.

I have a conspiracy theory that Spotify purposely doesn't update the UK Top 50 playlist on time when big artists are dropping fast. That gives them an extra day higher up the playlist, the higher up the playlist, the more likely they are to be listened to.

Even Spotify is trying to keep RMI on SCR