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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

Beabadoobee - Sun Has Set [Wednesday 24th]
Beth McCarthy - Hey Handsome
Chaka Khan & Snoop Dogg - Boogie's In My Soul [GRAT]
Dean Lewis - Poison
D.O.D and Niina - Feel For You
Elmiene & Fujii Kaze - Comets + Gold
FKA Twigs feat Lil Yachty - On Your Mind
Gorgon City - Work It Out
Hrvy - Hesitate
Jack Savoretti & KT Tunstall - Tempting Fate
Jason Derulo - Mi Chico
Jax Jones - Pulling Me Back
Jazzy & Chris Lorenzo – Invisible [GRAT]
Joe Jonas - The Cozy Anthem
Joe McElderry - Love Me Out Loud
KennyHoopla - New America//
Majid Jordan - See You Again
Matt Dusk - TADC Collection (EP)
MNEK – Reverse
Nathan Dawe, Tom Hall & Billy Young - On & On (Shots In Zante)
Ne-Yo - Thinking What I'm Thinking [GRAT]
Noizu - Will We Ever Change
Peggy Gou feat Ayra Starr - Wo,man
Sam Ryder - What’s The Buzz
Sam Smith- My Guy [Wednesday 24th]
Sheppard - Beautiful Something
Sigma, Soul II Soul, Capo Lee & Zimma feat Liv Campbell – Back 2 Life
Tyla - Is It Love [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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    Most ‘football’ songs have nothing to do with football or even a celebration - Freed From Desire (anti-materialistic) Sweet Caroline (about his wife) Yes Sir I Can Boogie (rejecting advances) Won

  • C’mon Subo - we need it to be a Subo summer

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2 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:

C’mon Subo - we need it to be a Subo summer

I look forward to the remix album;

Subo and It's Completely Different but Also Still Subo

No wonder kerry telling everyone to download it even if its shit because it is 😭😭😭

June 17th:

New Peak:

75. Shakira ft Burna Boy- Dai Dai

Re-Entries:

5. Baddiel, Skinner & Lightning Seeds- Three Lions

27. Fat Les- Vindaloo

36. New Order- World In Motion

88. Neil Diamond- Sweet Caroline

130. Gala- Freed From Desire

150. Shakira ft Freshyground- Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)

164. Harry Styles- Carla's Song

166. Lola Young- Messy

167. Oasis- Wonderwall

171. Dexys Midnight Runners- Come On Eileen

181. Oasis- Don't Look Back In Anger

190. Shawn Mendes- There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back

194. Kings of Leon- Use Somebody

197. The Killers- Somebody Told Me

200. Rihanna ft Calvin Harris- We Found Love

Heatwave boost incoming and random resets just as songs finally look to be on ACR again cheeseblock

SuBo save us! bratcheeseblock

Apple

01 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song

02 Olivia Dean - Man I Need

03 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

04 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

05 Drake - Janice STFU

06 Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

07 The Chemical Brothers - Go

08 Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

09 Harry Styles - American Girls

12 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

13 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me

17 Prospa & Cloonee - Free Your Mind

18 Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion

37 Silva Bumpa - On 2nite

51 David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

58 STELLA LEFTY - Boston

69 Oasis - Wonderwall (Remastered)

83 Mac Miller - Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

90 Harry Styles - Dance No More

95 Aitch - RMB (Ring My Bell)

113 Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall

146 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You

174 Alex Warren - PASSENGER

193 Prospa & Murda Beatz - Baby

200 Gala - Freed from Desire

Spotify (18.06.2026)

 

01 [01] Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song (451,210)

02 [02] Olivia Rodrigo - the cure (401,289)

03 [03] Sam Fender and Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (367,603)

04 [04] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (355,981)

05 [06] Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead (296,066)

06 [07] Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me (293,386)

07 [10] Michael Jackson - Billie Jean (282,506)

08 [08] Olivia Rodrigo - honeybee (282,494)

09 [14] Bella Kay – iloveitiloveitiloveit (264,093)

10 [09] Olivia Rodrgio – expectations (262,018)

 

11 [12] Olivia Rodrigo - my way

12 [11] Olivia Rodrgio - maggots for brains

13 [17] Malcolm Todd - Earrings

14 [13] Olivia Rodrgio & Robert Smith - what's wrong with me (296,831)

15 [15] Olivia Rodrgio - u + me +<3

16 [18] Drake - Janice STFU

18 [16] Olivia Rodrgio – begged

19 [21] Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

20 [19] Olivia Rodrgio – less

21 [22] Harry Styles – American Girls

29 [32] Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

30 [33] Mac Miller & Ty Dolla $ign – Cinderella

32 [28] Olivia Rodrgio – purple

33 [36] Prospa & Cloonee – Free My Mind

34 [37] SIENNA SPIRO - Material Girl

37 [34] Olivia Rodrgio - cigarette smoke

46 [48] Temper City - Self Aware

56 [59] F3miii – NOBLE

62 [57] The Chemical Brothers – Go

64 [05] Baddiel & Skinner – Three Lions 96

62 [64] LE SSERFAIM, ILLIT & KATSYE – ICONIC BY MISTAKE

71 [71] Noah Kahan - Orbiter

73 [72] Silva Bumpa - On 2nite

75 [81] Stella Lefty – Boston

77 [75] Shakira & Burna Boy – Dai Dai

90 [85] Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz – Miss You

98 [101] The Kid LAROI – Girls

105 [95] Aitch - RMB (Ring My Bell)

127 [136] Alyssa Grace - bloodstream
133 [159] Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall

138 [148] Oliver Tree – Life Goes On

157 [186] Kyla – Do You Mind

160 [168] Alex Warren – PASSENGER

175 [165] Aubrey Hobert – Sue Me

Just now, ___∆___ said:

Rein Me In up 3.20% / 11k cheeseblock

Will actually be interesting to see how the overall picture is for the week when the Sales come through post chart - given the rises last weekend/ the overall figure being up on Wednesday, if it's done enough to avoid (once more).

Fingers crossed at least a few of the DCL-2 tracks have gone on ACR

Edited by ElectroBoy

20 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:

Rein Me In up 3.20% / 11k cheeseblock

But overall, streams are down from last week cheeseblock

54 minutes ago, DanielCarey said:

But overall, streams are down from last week cheeseblock

1 year since release tomorrow - you never know what might come to get it reset 👀

Apple

01 Olivia Dean - Man I Need

02 Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song

03 Olivia Rodrigo - the cure

04 Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In

05 Drake - Janice STFU

06 Olivia Rodrigo - drop dead

07 Harry Styles - American Girls

08 The Chemical Brothers - Go

09 Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You

10 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

14 Prospa & Cloonee - Free Your Mind

15 Ariana Grande - hate that i made you love me

16 Bebe Rexha & Faithless - New Religion

33 Silva Bumpa - On 2nite

56 STELLA LEFTY - Boston

79 David Baddiel, Frank Skinner & The Lightning Seeds - Three Lions

81 Harry Styles - Dance No More

96 Mac Miller - Cinderella (feat. Ty Dolla $ign)

99 Aitch - RMB (Ring My Bell)

115 Gracie Abrams - Hit the Wall

168 Oliver Tree & Robin Schulz - Miss You

178 Alex Warren - PASSENGER

181 Prospa & Murda Beatz - Baby

200 Gala - Freed from Desire

‘Man I Need’ is back to number 1 on Apple - and that makes me think ‘Rein Me In’ could be number 1 on the OCC next week 🤭

Unless Taylor Swift has something to say about it…

Edit: that said, I see ‘Rein Me In’ dropped below ‘Man I Need’ in the Audio Streaming Chart for the first time since March.

Edited by GreyAsh

Can we criticise Sam Fender & Olivia Dean if they get to #1 again with the pink vinyls dump and do the Lewis Capaldi and Taylor Swift tactic?

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