Posted Friday at 11:332 days 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 releasescourtesy of ManicKangarooAdelphi Music Factory - Feel AlrightAgainst The Current - Always You & IBecky Hill - What Do I Have To Do? [GRAT]Cascada - YoutopiaCeline Dion - Bonjour, Pardon, MerciCheat Codes & Joy Oladokun - Miles AwayDavid Guetta & Third Party feat John Martin - HumanDecember 10 - End Of Beginning [GRAT]DMA's – Killing Time [GRAT]Eats Everything & Descent - MoonblowerFlorrie - Malibu (Falling Over The Edge) [GRAT]J Hus - Moonlight / Clean RunJames Poole x Gudfella - Gator BootsJamie Webster - Small Town LifeJerub - Forever Right NowJorja Smith feat Wizkid - AliveJosh Baker & Poppy Baskcomb - My PlaceJungle - Someday, Somewhere [Wednesday 8th]Larizzle & Ella Eyre - The Love (Jay Music Remix)Marmozets - Closer To YouMaverick Sabre - ElevenMorgan Seatree feat Laura Davie - Looking For LoveNicki French - UnbreakableOmar Rudberg - CarelessR3hab - The Last Dance... [GRAT]Revival House Project & Nambi - Joyful NoiseShed Seven - Stand TogetherStefan Torres & Emeli Sandé - Read All About It (Pt. III)Take That - Sweet JulyTovve Styrke - SunflowerWill.I.Am feat. Lil Mr. E & Toxica - Sick Ass Foo'sWolf Alice - Gospel OakXO - Clique [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 UKUK Top 50New Music FridayToday'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 HitsUK 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] Spotify/streaming discussion thread archiveSee here
Friday at 11:482 days Continuing on from the last thread, it is good to see Bring Your Love back and yes it did decently on Apple Music and spent time in the top 100 there.
Friday at 12:212 days SIENNA SPIRO UK Apple#57 (+15) Die On This Hill#63 (+3) Material Lover#174 (Re) The VisitorPop (cutoff #107)#138 (+41) You Stole The Show#172 (NE) Great ExpectationMadonna UK Apple#53 (NE) Danceteria#60 (+113) Bring Your Love#66 (Re) I Feel So Free np#90 (NE) Good For The Soul#94 (NE) One Step Away#136 (NE) Love Sensation#137 (NE) Read My Lips#172 (NE) EverythingPop#125 Bizarre#140 Love Without Words#164 School#192 Fragile
Friday at 12:462 days Manifesting Madonna to defy all odds and have 3 charting songs in the top 40 on friday
Friday at 12:462 days I’d say this is performing similar to RAYE’s album & that had 3 songs nearly top 20 so !!
Friday at 15:432 days Madonna's 'Danceteria' is up to #26 on Apple! 💃in addition to...40 Bring Your Love47 I Feel So Free52 Good For The Soul55 One Step Away74 Read My Lips87 Love Sensation92 Everything114 Bizarre122 Love Without Words147 School176 Fragilesuper impressive
Friday at 15:442 days Great for Madonna, some really good songs on the album! I assume Apple may be more supportive due to it's dance nature. Hoping the Spotify update for the album will be as good. Would be great to see Madonna get another top 40 hit or two!
Friday at 15:502 days 7 minutes ago, Jade said:Madonna's 'Danceteria' is up to #26 on Apple! 💃in addition to...40 Bring Your Love47 I Feel So Free52 Good For The Soul55 One Step Away74 Read My Lips87 Love Sensation92 Everything114 Bizarre122 Love Without Words147 School176 Fragilesuper impressiveMadonna UK#26 (+27) Danceteria np#40 (+20) Bring Your Love#47 (+19) I Feel So Free np#52 (+38) Good For The Soul np#55 (+39) One Step Away np#74 (+63) Read My Lips np#87 (+49) Love Sensation np#92 (+80) Everything np#114 (NE) Bizarre#122 (NE) Love Without Words#147 (NE) School#176 (NE) FragilePop (cutoff #109)#130 My Sins Are My Savior#154 Betrayal#164 The Test#179 L.E.S. Girl Edited Friday at 15:512 days by blackmascara
Friday at 15:542 days SIENNA SPIRO#56 (+1) Die On This Hill#59 (+4) Material Lover#154 (+20) The Visitor#187 (NE) Great ExpectationPop (cutoff #107)#117 (+21) You Stole The Show
Friday at 16:262 days Love that Madonna is doing that well. I think top 30 debut for Danceteria? Of course it depends on how it holds, but can see it being a bit frontloaded.
Friday at 17:482 days I just checked Apple for the first time today. Madonna is seriously having an album bomb in 2026 omg
Friday at 17:552 days Ella up to #5 on Spotify, sombr #22, and Stella Lefty in the top 50 for the first time at #47
Friday at 18:022 days Seeing those positions for a Madonna album in 2026 is incredible.It may just be front loaded but I'll take it while it lasts!!If she gets a second top 40 from this album it will be the first since Hard Candy in 2008.
Friday at 19:412 days Danceteria #22 on AM. Might go top 15-ish there initially and let's hope it takes off beyond the album hype. Edited Friday at 19:422 days by Sour Candy
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