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

A*Teens - Merry Christmas To You

Alyssa Grace - Washing Skin

Big Zeeks feat Haile - System

Bimini - Live My Life

Brett Eldredge feat Meghan Trainor - Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Cage The Elephant - Make It Easy [GRAT]

Chloe - Mrs Claus Don't Have 2 Know

Christine & The Queens - Rendez-vous Avec Toi / Rendez-vous In Your Arms

Coi Leray - Spin Back

Dasha - Something To Believe In

Elton John & CMAT - Step Into Christmas (Amazon Music Original)

Lizzy McAlpine - The Wheel

MEEK - Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End) (Amazon Music Original)

Nora En Pure - Big World

Olivia Rodrigo - Take Me Home (4 Christmas)

Punctual & Jem Cooke - Ten Thousand Times

Sheppard - Feels Like Heaven

Slayyyter - Hey Boyyy [GRAT]

Tegan and Sara - I Love Christmas

Tegan and Sara - A December To Remember

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

See here

Wham! and Mariah going the wrong way even though the 1st November affect has worn off

From the old thread:

“Spotify charts updated, it was definitely #AutoplayWednesday

#16 Last Christmas (+8) 156,885

#40 AIWFCIY (+4) 124,224”

Actually - the increase for ‘Last Christmas’ was less than it seems. It seems to be a result of people switching from ‘The Single Version’ - to the ordinary version (one increased by 40,000, and the other one dropped by 31,500 globally - overall including all versions, the song increased by about 11,500 - to just 5,000 less than its November 1st figures - whereas Mariah is down 187,000.)

This in itself might be down to one of two things - either a genuine switch, such as playlists having changed, or auto play having changed - or recategorisation: there are two versions called ‘The Single Version’ - one is genuinely different to the main version, and the other is exactly the same.

Weird no Olivia Rodrigo new music Friday

1 hour ago, GreyAsh said:

From the old thread:

“Spotify charts updated, it was definitely #AutoplayWednesday

#16 Last Christmas (+8) 156,885

#40 AIWFCIY (+4) 124,224”

Actually - the increase for ‘Last Christmas’ was less than it seems. It seems to be a result of people switching from ‘The Single Version’ - to the ordinary version (one increased by 40,000, and the other one dropped by 31,500 globally - overall including all versions, the song increased by about 11,500 - to just 5,000 less than its November 1st figures - whereas Mariah is down 187,000.)

This in itself might be down to one of two things - either a genuine switch, such as playlists having changed, or auto play having changed - or recategorisation: there are two versions called ‘The Single Version’ - one is genuinely different to the main version, and the other is exactly the same.

Tbh, I wasn't talking about these two songs, I only included them in the post because they are the two songs most people are interested in right now.

Spotify (05.11.2026)

01 [01] Jamie Miller - Babydoll (603,946)

02 [02] Tate McRae - Housewife (407,457)

03 [03] Ashe - Stop the Wedding! (349,660)

04 [04] Sammy Fender & Livvy Dean - Rein Me In (344,402)

05 [05] Livvy Dean - Man I Need (300,410)

06 [06] SIENNA SPIRO - Great Expectation (254,222)

07 [07] ADELA - Nicole Kidman (243,183)

08 [09] sombr - My Body Isn't Ready (222,033)

09 [10] Ella Langley - Choosin' Texas (217,151)

10 [08] Olivia Rodrigo - stupid song (214,499)

15 [14] Wham! - Last Christmas (169,127)

17 [17] Noah Kahan - Willing and Able

18 [19] Noah Kahan - Orbiter

24 [24] Olivia Rodrigo & Chappell Roan - expectations (151,417)

28 [33] Season 25 - Shotta's

33 [25] Zach Bryan & Lana Del Rey - Lies

34 [40] Mariah Carey - All I Want for Christmas (133,794)

46 [48] Harry Styles - Coming Up Roses

53 [53] Kings of Leon - Wait Foe Me

54 [69] The Script - The Man Who Can't Be Moved

56 [52] Taylor Swift - Patient Zero

76 [115] Kingfishr - The Sun Will Never Settle

85 [75] JADE - Angel of My Dreams

105 [120] Justice, Tame Impala, SZA & Co - Flower in a Hurricane

119 [125] The Pogues & Kirsty MacColl - Fairytale of New York

126 [113] Faouzia - UNETHICAL

138 [168] Kelly Clarkson - Underneath the Tree

142 [152] Ariana Grande - Santa Tell Me

147 [137] Thekidszn - IMPULSIVE

155 [171] Steve Lacy - nothing

169 [RE] Noah Kahan - Draw You Out

183 [167] boa - Duvet

From Spotify weekly (last week in brackets):

1 (2) Babydoll

2 (1) Housewife

15 (51) Thriller [main version]

23 (146) Ghostbusters

38 (RE) Last Christmas

40 (200) Monster Mash

50 (122) Disturbia

58 (RE) All I Want For Christmas Is You

69 (RE) Somebody's Watching Me

71 (RE) This Is Halloween

99 (RE) Spooky Scary Skeletons [remix]

109 & 132 (both RE) Dracula [#17 combined]

Disturbia 35% increase and on for a reset and a top 40 position.

In terms of Halloween songs, the only ones that will get reset and chart would be the ones in the Chart Update top 40.

I can’t work out whether Dracula will get a reset.

Kingfishr might make the top 40.

Last Christmas is 38 on Spotify - and is looking good for somewhere around 50 in the Official Chart this week. Remember, it has also had a lot more streams from the Pudding Mix. Here’s the history:

This year:

LC 38 (905,500)

AIWFCIY 58 (761,000)

Last year:

AIWFCIY 80 (780,000) OCC 82

LC 117 (687,000) OCC 96

2024

AIWFCIY 57 (857,000) OCC 58

LC 60 (841,000) OCC 61

2023 (3rd-9th)

AIWFCIY (961,000) 24 OCC 40

LC 25 (961,000) OCC 37

Sam Fender #1 on All New, All Now & #3 on NMF (Spotify) and #5 on Today’s Hits (Apple).

With the physicals due it could grab a decent position next week if streaming is good (even with the Christmas onslaught).

Apple Music updates for new releases, looks like Olivia's off to a pretty good start!

#25 (NEW) - take me home (4 christmas) by Olivia Rodrigo

#61 (NP) - You Can't Always Get What You Want by Sam Fender

#182 (NEW) - Pandora's Box by Skepta

Edited 59 minutes ago59 min by maggotsforbrains

Olivia could end up number 1 (or 2) next Friday! I think that would be the earliest Christmas song to reach number 1 that I could think of.

Edited 42 minutes ago42 min by GreyAsh

New peaks on Spotify today:

#18 Noah Kahan - Orbiter

#66 The Fray - How To Save A Life

#76 Kingfishr - The Sun Will Never Settle

Edited 50 minutes ago50 min by DanielScarey