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This week's new releases

courtesy of ManicKangaroo

Armin van Buuren & Douwe Bob - What If I Told You
B*witched - That Look
Bash Croft - Everything Always Now
Becky Hill - Lost The Plot [GRAT]
Bradley Simpson – River
Bru-C - Ride Or Die
Clementine Douglas – Trust (EP)
DJ Zinc - Mostly
Gigi Perez - Favor
Gracie Abrams - Here You Come, There You Go [GRAT]
Hannah Boleyn - The Thrill
Haven. & Lily Denning - Body
Jisoo - Addicted
John Dahlback & Luvstruck - Pyramid
Jorja Smith - Dancing (Unplugged)
Justice feat Gesaffelstein - Pusher
M Huncho – Anonymous
Matt Dusk - Thriller (60's Version)
The Mission - Kindness Is A Weapon
Niall T & Cher Lloyd - Time Feels Right
Ozzy Osbourne - Mr. Crowley (Live From Back To The Beginning)
Pete Tong, Ewan McVicar & David Forbes – Don't Go [GRAT]
Prince - Time Of Ur Life
Sam Smith & Jacob Lusk - My Guy
Sigala - We Used To Dance Here
Sigma, Basslayerz & Scrufizzer - SODP
Skye Newman – Survival
Tiwa Savage - African Baddie
X Ambassadors - Y.O T H.

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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I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see another very quiet week of new entries - I assume Gracie Abrams will probably make it but can’t see anyone else?

Apple

01 Jamie Miller - Babydoll

02 Tate McRae - Housewife

03 Ashe - Stop The Wedding!

08 Jamie Miller & Antonio Cipriano - Babydoll

11 ADÉLA - Nicole Kidman

12 Zach Bryan & Lana Del Rey - Lies (feat. Lana Del Rey)

15 Michael Jackson - Thriller

19 Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan - expectations

29 Noah Kahan - Orbiter

36 Harry Styles - Coming Up Roses

55 Justice, Tame Impala, SZA & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flower In A Hurricane

63 Season 25 - Shotta's.

126 Rihanna - Disturbia

127 The Citizens of Halloween - This Is Halloween

3 hours ago, Dan17F1 said:

I wouldn’t be at all surprised to see another very quiet week of new entries - I assume Gracie Abrams will probably make it but can’t see anyone else?

And maybe Skye Newman

 

All this quite weeks December could end more Christmas song normal then 2026 wired year

681k for 'Babydoll' yesterday.

'Housewife' is still just about #1 on Spotify weekly: 3,919k Tate vs. 3,840k Jamie

'Sports Car' increased by 29% this week.

Spotify (29.10.2026)

01 [01] Jamie Miller - Babydoll (681,009)

02 [02] Tate McRae - Housewife (515,117)

03 [03] Ashe - Stop the Wedding! (390,617)

04 [04] Sam Fender & Olivia Dean - Rein Me In (378,447)

05 [07] Olivia Dean - Man I Need (299,069)

06 [06] ADELA - Nicole Kidman (284,057)

07 [05] SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation (275,868)

08 [11] Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (224,162)

09 [10] Olivia Rodrigo - the cure (218,779)

10 [08] Olivia Rodrgio & Chappell Roan - expectations (214,787)

12 [09] sombr - My Body Isn't Ready

13 [13] ADELA - Ain't in LA

15 [15] Zach Bryan & Lana Del Rey - Lies

22 [23] Fontaines D.C. - Japan

26 [43] Michael Jackson - Thriller

32 [45] HUGEL & Ultra Nate - Movin' to the Sun

35 [34] Noah Kahan - Willing and Able

36 [RE] Season 25 - Shotta's.

46 [37] Noah Kahan - Orbiter

48 [41] Taylor Swift - Patient Zero

49 [44] Fontaines D.C. - Marianne

55 [117] Ray Parker Jnr - Ghostbusters

62 [52] Harry Styles - Sign of the Times

65 [61] Harry Styles - Coming Up Roses

66 [87] Nelly Furtado - Maneater

69 [71] Cloonee, Prospa & Tristan Henry - Good Girl

73 [105] Rhianna - Disturbia

83 [148] Bobby 'Boris' Pickett - Monster Mash

104 [88] Fontaines D.C. - Memesis

109 [96] Fontaines D.C. - Demolition

120 [144] Justice, Tame Impala, SZA & Co - Flower in a Hurricane

129 [136] KETTAMA, Prospa & Rohan Pinnock-Hamilton - Think of You

133 [151] DJ Gola, Jason Derulo & Melody - Mi Chico

139 [128] Faouzia - UNETHICAL

140 [121] Fontaines D.C. & ROSALIA - Where is Gone?

148 [137] Thekidszn - IMPULSIVE

162 [RE] The Citizens of Halloween - This is Halloween

172 [162] boa - Duvet

179 [165] Alicia Keys & Drake - Un-thinkable

186 [RE] Rockwell - Somebody's Watching Me

Great to see ‘Flower in a Hurricane’ steadily creeping back up again!

Fingers crossed for Justice, Faouzia and Jade to all make the top 40.

Still no sign of the best Halloween song on either streaming platforms though...

Seems that Housewife's momentum is gone a bit, it's down 60k compared to previous Thursday.

3 minutes ago, Sour Candy said:

Seems that Housewife's momentum is gone a bit, it's down 60k compared to previous Thursday.

tbf only losing 60k and still clearing 500k day in, day out is very impressive in this streaming environment

I know, but even if Babydoll starts to decline, Housewife has a big hill to climb for #1 now compared to how things seemed like a week ago.

Apple Music (Halloween Songs)

#6. Michael Jackson - "Thriller"

#18. Ray Parker Jr. - "Ghostbusters"

#28. The Citizens of Halloween - "This Is Halloween"

#44. Rockwell - "Somebody's Watching Me"

#55. Rihanna - "Disturbia"

#58. Radiohead - "Creep"

#60. The Cranberries -"Zombie"

#65. Evanescence - "Bring Me To Life"

#70. Stevie Wonder - "Superstition"

#71. Bobby "Boris" Pickett - "Monster Mash" (+ #125)

#74. Nelly Furtado - "Maneater"

#103. Tame Impala - "Dracula"

#114. AC/DC - "Highway to Hell"

#118. Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"

#156. Billie Eilish - "bad guy"

#169. The Rolling Stones - "Paint It Black"

#174. Richard O'Brien, Patricia Quinn, Nell Campbell & The Rocky Horror Picture Show - "The Time Warp"

#178. Talking Heads - "Psycho Killer"

#183. The Weeknd - "The Hills"

#187. Duran Duran - "Hungry Like the Wolf"

Pre Halloween Update on Apple Music (songs from their main Halloween playlists experience significant and or unusual gains)

#6. Thriller, Michael Jackson (+8)

#18. Ghostbusters, Ray Parker Jr. (+22)

#28. This Is Halloween, Nightmare Before Christmas OST (+68)

#44. Somebody’s Watching Me, Rockwell (+137)

#49. Blinding Lights, The Weeknd (NEW)

#55. Disturbia, Rihanna (+49)

#65. Bring Me to Life Evanescence (+32)

#70. Superstition, Stevie Wonder (+119)

#71. & #125 Bobby "Boris" Pickett - Monster Mash

#74. Maneater, Nelly Furtado (NEW)

#96. Andrew Gold - Spooky, Scary Skeletons (NEW)

#103. Dracula, Tame Impala (+90)

#107. Vampire, Olivia Rodrigo (+5)

#114. Highway to Hell, AC/DC (+84)

#118. Sweet Dreams, Eurythmics (+47)

#156. Bad Guy, Billie Eilish (+38)

#169. Time Warp, Rocky Horror OST (NEW)

#174. Paint It Black, Rolling Stones (NEW)

#178. Psycho Killer, Talking Heads (NEW)

#183. The Hills, The Weeknd (NEW)

#187. Hungry Like the Wolf, Duran Duran (NEW)

Blinding Lights is Halloween?

well there's only so many popular songs that truly fit the Halloween theme so these big playlists always fill it out with songs that very loosely fit

The only song that should be played by the masses

This should be on the playlists really, an absolute banger!!

Spotify update

1 babydoll 703.088

2 housewife 513.754

3 stop the wedding 396,220

4 rein me in 392,160

5 man I need 317,493

67 Gracie Abrahams here you come there you go

188 sidepiece 95 south can I ride

Halloween

8 and 138 thriller

12 Ghostbusters

17 monster mash

29 beauty and the beat

35 Disturbia

36 this is Halloween

38 somebody’s watching me

51 maneater

52 spooky, scary skeletons

54 zombie

55 beat it

71 bring me to life

73 creep

102 s&m

107 tame impala Dracula

143 toxic

154 smooth criminal

166 psycho killer

168 bloody Mary

Edited yesterday at 14:501 day by Dj Cheeky magpie

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