Posted August 21Aug 21 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 ManicKangarooThe Aces - Wet CementArielle Free - 'Cause I CanBeabadoobee - MemoriesCara Delevingne - Crazy Baby [GRAT]Carly Rae Jepsen – Motivation [GRAT]The Chainsmokers & Makko - InundauswendigChaka Khan - Curious Subject [GRAT]Coco Jones - Love Me ThroughDean Lewis - From Ember To Ash To SmokeDizzee Rascal - What U NeedDuke Dumont - Ain't No GameDuncan Laurence - New To YouFickle Friends - HomeFoy Vance – Feel The ColdGayle - Bite The Bullet [GRAT]Groove Armada - Body Action (EP)Hardwell & W&W – BangkokHolding Absence - Modern Life Is LonelyJamie Webster - Ode To Me And YouJohnny Hates Jazz feat Jaki Graham - Soul BelieverJP Saxe feat Jonita Gandhi - Broken PartsKideko - The MessageLeon Bridges - Happiness Anytime: part 2 (EP)Lizzy McAlpine - Ugly Things [GRAT]Madonna – Danceteria (Harry Romero Remix)Mae Stephens - Hot To GoMajid Jordan - Two Roads [GRAT]Mariah Carey feat Rochelle Jordan - Didn't Mean To Turn You OnThe Meffs feat Donots - God Complex [GRAT]Mighty Dub Katz & Ewan McVicar - Let The Vicar SpeakNickelback - Leave Me Behind [GRAT]Remi Wolf – Bottle [GRAT]The Shapeshifters feat 79.5 - On The Way UpSinéad Harnett - Love YouSonny Fodera & Becky Hill - Say SomethingStand Atlantic – Edge Of VegasTalia Mar - A Bitch Always KnowsTwin Atlantic - Supersweetness [GRAT]Voltage & Äyanna – FreeFAQsWhat 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.SpotifyHow 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 HitsHow 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 MusicHow 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 100How 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.AmazonHow do I see today's Amazon Music chart?You can use the link below to view the Amazon Music chart.Amazon MusicHow 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
August 21Aug 21 Watch this upcoming weeks (slightly) nicer weather cause Rein Me In to increase / decline less than the market value for the 482nd time. When will your faves
August 21Aug 21 I actually want RMI to keep going and see how many weeks it can actually get as I love all the records so hopefully another increase after this week 🤞🏼
August 21Aug 21 2 hours ago, WhoOdyssey said:Fontaines are still climbing on Apple - up to #70 now.that's actually down from earlier in the week - they debuted at #64 on Tuesday's daily Top 100, climbed to #51 on Wednesday's and fell to #71 yesterday.
August 21Aug 21 2 hours ago, LiamSime said:I actually want RMI to keep going and see how many weeks it can actually get as I love all the records so hopefully another increase after this week 🤞🏼Yeh I think it’s hilarious to watch!
August 21Aug 21 Honestly RMI can stay as long as it wants at number one until Movin' To The Sun, Choosin' Texas and Boston are no longer number one challengers (and no other AI slop/songs I dislike replace them) 😂
August 21Aug 21 Fontaines are pretty high on Apple's Today's Hits too - and are now up to #54 on the Apple chart.
August 21Aug 21 5 minutes ago, WhoOdyssey said:Fontaines are pretty high on Apple's Today's Hits too - and are now up to #54 on the Apple chart.Yeh at 11 and top 5 on every specialist indie playlist.
August 21Aug 21 1 hour ago, Steve201 said:Yeh I think it’s hilarious to watch!They have a competition next week - they are dipping free signed vinyl in random indie record stores so that should get some online activity,It’s dropped around 15-20k a day daily so could easily get a boost next week in such a flat market.
August 21Aug 21 3 minutes ago, ___∆___ said:They have a competition next week - they are dipping free signed vinyl in random indie record stores so that should get some online activity,It’s dropped around 15-20k a day daily so could easily get a boost next week in such a flat market.Will that meet the chart criteria? I am Happy if they fall below 40k weekly that they fall to acr.
August 21Aug 21 11 minutes ago, Steve201 said:Will that meet the chart criteria? I am Happy if they fall below 40k weekly that they fall to acr.Yes the signed vinyl are free - they will be giving clues what indies have them, he’s signed quite a lot from the videos that have been posted, guess they are doing it to celebrate the #1 and create some online noise (which could help streams!).
August 21Aug 21 There are 200 songs on spotify streaming chart its not a mandatory requirement to talk about 1 🤷♂️
August 21Aug 21 11 minutes ago, Bror said:Triangle doesn't seem to have got that memo xWell considering 3 people were talking about it before I replied to someone it seems others you know, like talking about it x 56 minutes ago, Bror said:Patiently awaiting the day we can talk about any other song46 minutes ago, 777666jason said:There are 200 songs on spotify streaming chart its not a mandatory requirement to talk about 1 🤷♂️This - people can discuss any song of interest or otherwise on the chart (but of course Bore would much rather comment on what other people are talking about rather than add to the conversation or discuss an alternative), and shock horror even when it’s not #1 people might still want to talk about it
August 21Aug 21 We can avoid the name calling for definite.I'm definitely ready to move beyond Rein Me In (I have been for about a year tbf x), of course any other song can be discussed but when it's still #1 comfortably for at least another week, and there's not much of note on the new release front, there's not really much else to say right now.
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