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

Alabama Shakes - I Feel Hope Coming [GRAT]

Alex Sampson & Mattie Pruitt - Like Me

The Amazons - One Hot July

Andy Grammer – Best Hearts

ANOTR feat Emily Warren - Silver Lines

Cage The Elephant - Beaches In Tennessee

CamelPhat & Volkoder - Unique Moment

Charlie Jeer & Simone Ashley - So Good [GRAT]

Cody Simpson - Fluent

Confidence Man - Young London

Dahi & Childish Gambino – Running

Felix Da Housecat, Fatboy Slim & Carola feat 7KY - Funk Drunk

Getdown Services – Cha Cha Slide

Girls Aloud - Girl Overboard (Alternative Mix) [GRAT]

Hugel & Bryson Tiller – Temptation

Inspiral Carpets - There's A Better Way

Joel Corry - Whisper

Jvke, Bryant Barnes & Emilio Piano - Juliet

Kygo & Max McNown - Take Me Back

The Linda Lindas feat Hayley Williams – Closer [GRAT]

Mae Muller - Wheels Come Off

Nia Archives feat Jorja Smith - Get Me Down [GRAT]

Nothing But Thieves - Stray Dogs [GRAT]

Pixie Lott - Dance Like No-one's Watching

Rebecca Black - Hot Wet Delirious

Role Model - Joy [GRAT]

The Script - The Crowd Was Singing Wonderwall

Shania Twain feat Josh Homme - Faded Blue Jeans [GRAT]

Sonic Soul Orchestra feat Mishell Ivon & Mr V - Sueno Latino 2026

Teddy Swims - Break Up In Reverse

Vonda Shepard - Sugar Rush

 

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]

 

Spotify/streaming discussion thread archive

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Apple

03 Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas

05 Prospa & Cloonee - Free Your Mind

08 ANOTR - Talk To You (feat. 54 Ultra)

09 HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Naté - Movin' To The Sun

10 Oasis - Wonderwall (Remastered)

25 Calvin Harris & Jazzy - Satisfy

47 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

86 Aitch - RMB (Ring My Bell)

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

137 Robyn - Dancing On My Own

142 Cameron Whitcomb - Kingdom of Fear

165 Fenix Flexin & Purps On The Beat - RUBBERZ

167 Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out for a Hero

Ella coming for a future #1 🙏

And RMI back up to #2 on Apple, also a big increase week on week yesterday on Spotify - if that continues it’ll swerve ACR this week 👀❤️

Edited Friday at 08:173 days by ___∆___

13 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:

Ella coming for a future #1 🙏

And RMI back up to #2 on Apple, also a big increase week on week yesterday on Spotify - if that continues it’ll swerve ACR this week 👀❤️

But its not benefitted from the heatwave 🤷‍♂️

I'd rather RMI stay at the top then suffer Texas being up there

July 8th:

Spotify:

New Peak:

4. Ella Langley- Choosin' Texas

6. ANOTR ft 54 Ultra- Talk To You

32. SIENNA SPIRO- Great Expectation

40. STELLA LEFTY- Boston

81. Robyn- Dancing On My Own [The original and the best version]

86. HUGEL, Imael Angel & Ultra Nate- Movin' To The Sun

Re-Entries:

147. Disclosure ft Sam Smith- Latch

152. Calvin Harris- Summer

160. Jay-Z ft Alicia Keys- Empire State of Mind

162. Train- Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)

168. Don McLean- American Pie

172. The Script- The Man Who Can't Be Moved [Not the James Arthur rip-off]

174. My Chemical Romance- Teenagers

183. OneRepublic- Counting Stars

184. The Fray- How to Save a Life

187. Marvin Gaye ft Tammi Terrell- Ain't No Mountain High Enough

188. Mac Miller ft Empire Of The Sun- The Spins

192. Hozier- Take Me To Church

196. Ella Langley- Be Her

197. My Chemical Romance- Welcome to the Black Parade

198. Glass Animals- Heat Waves

199. Drake- Passionfruit

3 more weeks of ragebaiting yay

Spotify has updated...

34 Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse of the Heart

Sadly no appearance for Holding Out For A Hero 😢

Apple Music (18:01 update)

#54: Bonnie Tyler - Total Eclipse Of The Heart (+89)

#162: Bonnie Tyler - Holding Out For A Hero (NEW)

New releases:

#3 (albums): Future - The Real Me (NEW)

#84: Future - Fukk A Interview (NEW)

#131: Future - One Two (NEW)

#168: Future - Misery (NEW)

#171: California Girls (NEW)

Entries:

#190: Saxboy Billy - The Puerto Rico Song (NEW)

(I thought we'd contained this AI slop to the sales charts...)

'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' starting to drop already on Apple compared to this morning. Same on Amazon, down to #22 from #14 earlier.

1 hour ago, jimwatts said:

'Total Eclipse Of The Heart' starting to drop already on Apple compared to this morning. Same on Amazon, down to #22 from #14 earlier.

I expect it will chart if it gets a reset (fingers crossed!). Albeit lower down in the 50-100 area. Although strong downloads could help make up for some of that?

1 minute ago, Envoirment said:

I expect it will chart if it gets a reset (fingers crossed!). Albeit lower down in the 50-100 area. Although strong downloads could help make up for some of that?

It's re-entered the singles sales chart (pure sales chart) at #6 this week

It’s a shame that Total Eclipse Of The Heart is the only song of hers to enter the Spotify top 50. I was hoping for Holding Out For A Hero to be another entry or maybe some of her 70s songs or songs that missed the top 40

1 hour ago, Hadji said:

It’s a shame that Total Eclipse Of The Heart is the only song of hers to enter the Spotify top 50. I was hoping for Holding Out For A Hero to be another entry or maybe some of her 70s songs or songs that missed the top 40

Tomorrow might be a bigger indicator the news started coming out mid afternoon so most wouldnt of known until the evening news

26 minutes ago, 777666jason said:

Tomorrow might be a bigger indicator the news started coming out mid afternoon so most wouldnt of known until the evening news

Hmm I think the news came out just after about 10am, so yesterday I think was likely her peak day. Obviously terrible news but for charting purposes, worst possible timing really!

2 minutes ago, Lee_J11 said:

Hmm I think the news came out just after about 10am, so yesterday I think was likely her peak day. Obviously terrible news but for charting purposes, worst possible timing really!

Fair enough it felt later but you could be right

Rein Me In back to being 10k down week-on-week yesterday, there's still hope x

2 minutes ago, JosephStyles said:

Rein Me In back to being 10k down week-on-week yesterday, there's still hope x

Yay - 24k selling #1 incoming

3 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:

Yay - 24k selling #1 incoming

Pretty much stupid song at number 2 was just below 26k and that still dropping

We might have a minor boost with ariana release week but something needs to come along or take off pronto or this is the sad reality we face 😢