Posted Friday at 05:404 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 ManicKangarooBrigitte Calls Me Baby – AltitudeBruno Mars - Dance With MeBugzy Malone - Tears [GRAT]D.O.D & Armand Van Helden feat Sam Harper - Twice As NiceEwan McVicar & Dart - RollercoasterGood Charlotte feat Ziggy Marley- U R [Tuesday 6th]Gorgon City feat Caroline Byrne - Only LoveHilary Duff – CATastropheJames Blunt – Circles [GRAT]Lil Nas X - World's GreatestMartin Garrix - This Dream Of YouNetsky & Hannah Boleyn - Feel AgainNoah Kahan - Draw You OutOliver Heldens & Will Clarke - Lost In MusicPatrick Topping - Mi CasaPete Tong & Kölsch - On The Nature Of Daylight [GRAT]Purple Disco Machine & Meek - Test My LuckRed Rum Club - Any Minute NowRizzle Kicks – SlipThe Rolling Stones - Mr CharmSlash feat Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators - Flying BlindSteps - Scared Of The Dark (Shadows & Secrets Halloween Mix)Take That – Dreamers [GRAT]Tinie Tempah - 3AM (EP)FAQsWhat 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
Friday at 06:114 days Bruno's Dance with Me is not a new release, it's been an album track since February. A new single of course.
Friday at 09:154 days 3 hours ago, Sour Candy said:Bruno's Dance with Me is not a new release, it's been an album track since February. A new single of course.I was wondering why it wasn't on the New Music Friday playlist!Incidentally, I was wondering why there are now two playlists, NMF and NMF UK & Ireland, with similar songs on both but not quite the same?!
Friday at 09:244 days 3 hours ago, Sour Candy said:Bruno's Dance with Me is not a new release, it's been an album track since February. A new single of course.Glad I'm not the only one who was confused by that. Same applies to The Rolling Stones - Mr Charm, yes there's a new video out for it but the song was on the album released a while back. Feel like a new release thread should only include new releases not album tracks being pushed as singles.
Friday at 10:324 days 1 hour ago, Mangø said:I was wondering why it wasn't on the New Music Friday playlist!Incidentally, I was wondering why there are now two playlists, NMF and NMF UK & Ireland, with similar songs on both but not quite the same?!Unless I am misunderstanding you - there has always been more than one New Music Friday playlist (the main one I think is meant for the whole world but is effectively the US version, and there are a bunch of other regional versions that focus more on specific markets, not only the UK/Ireland one).
Friday at 10:394 days 5 minutes ago, Bror said:Unless I am misunderstanding you - there has always been more than one New Music Friday playlist (the main one I think is meant for the whole world but is effectively the US version, and there are a bunch of other regional versions that focus more on specific markets, not only the UK/Ireland one).Oh I didn't realise that - I'd only ever known of and played the one called New Music Friday, but a few weeks ago I noticed the UK/Ireland one for the first time so I thought it was something that was newly launched, but I guess Spotify just decided to push it on me then for some reason. Edited Friday at 10:454 days by Mangø
Friday at 12:484 days New Noah Kahan song for the new Hunger Games movie out today, so I could see that charting alongside “Willing And Able” and “Orbiter”. Edited Friday at 12:494 days by DanielCarey
Friday at 13:034 days Steps coming to end all your faves with their new halloween remix of scared of the dark Edited Friday at 13:064 days by 777666jason
Friday at 14:154 days 1 hour ago, 777666jason said:Steps coming to end all your faves with their new halloween remix of scared of the darkHas no one told them Halloween isn't until the end of the month?
Friday at 14:224 days 6 minutes ago, Mangø said:Has no one told them Halloween isn't until the end of the month?That doesn’t seem to stop Taylor from releasing horrors all year round
Friday at 14:454 days The Fate of Ophelia also increased by 27% so i can see that 3 song ruling Cleveland! next week
Friday at 14:494 days Big climb for Fontaines on Spotify today now it's been available for longer: 48 Fontaines D.C. - Tongue (+82)
Friday at 15:204 days 6 minutes ago, Mr. C. Joel said:Babydoll must be close to being 1 combined?I think they've combined both versions together now.
Friday at 15:444 days New peaks on Spotify today:#5 Jamie Miller - Babydoll#48 Fontaines D.C. - TongueBoth versions of Babydoll are #1 combined. Edited Friday at 15:524 days by DanielCarey
Friday at 15:514 days This ‘80s chart topper is also a new entry today: 150 Philip Bailey, Phil Collins - Easy Lover
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