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unfortunately the Fontaines Rosalia collab isn't being pushed as the focus track on NMF, 'Japan' is getting the push instead, but hopefully the album impact is big enough that it'll end up top 40 anyway

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 Afrojack, Arti Prjct & Sofi Tukker - Adrenaline Alesso & Kaitlin Aragon - Fight For Love Alfie Jukes - Lucy, When You Wake Up ANOTR - Out Of My Head Bash Croft - Good Light Benjamin Ingrosso - Mommy's Boy [GRAT] Beth McCarthy - The Love After The Love Of Your Life Blondie - Spectral Eyes Brooke Combe - Passing Faces Cardinal Black - Saving Grace The Chainsmokers - Baby Don Diablo - Girls Are Dancin' Eric Benét - Heaven Hugel & Snoop Dogg - Out of My Head James Marriott - Lovestruck [GRAT] Jazzy - Rocket Science [GRAT] Jessie Reyez - Made 4 This Joe McElderry - Phantom Of The Discotheque Justice, Tame Impala, SZA & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard - Flower In A Hurricane Kettama & Prospa - Think Of You Kings Of Leon - Koysar Kygo & Ava Max - Before You Know It Leigh-Anne – Clickbait [GRAT] Mae Muller & Jodie Harsh - Hallucination Michael Kiwanuka - Sing [GRAT] Midnight Til Morning – 365 MistaJam feat Carla Monroe - Born To Be Free MonsieurWilly feat Natalie Nova - I Believe In Miracles Olivia Rodrigo feat Chapoell Roan - Expectations Orbital feat Maxine Peake - Mother, Maiden & Crone Say Now - Hot & Talking [GRAT] The Smashing Pumpkins - Black Stars Tate McRae - Housewife Temper City - Sex & Drugs Tom Grennan - Wrapped In Gold [Wednesday 21st] U2 - The Greatest Show On Earth [GRAT] Zara Larsson - Blue Moon Zoe Wees - Rise Again 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

poor Sophie Ellis Bextor won't have much choice if it's the current Top 10 as three of those spots are taken by Murder and four by Groovejet!!

Commander Eye Sack was the most based judge 🧑‍⚖️

I think Agnes is in danger here

Sophie certainly has to be a swap

Let’s hope her being the featured artist doesn’t work against her, what a song!

Gillette (The Best a Man Can Get) says hi (we need this before Tom goes!)

Oh poor Uncle Ben in big trouble now

Tom to leave without a seat is my prediction

I did think HRVY would be in danger tonight so best to not give his mentor any false hope

Are Friends Electric being allowed when it was solely credited to Tubeway Army at the time of its release But it’s a tune, g’won Old Man!!

HARD WORK GETS A SEAT!!

I think Depeche Mode and New Order would’ve been in trouble had it been a public vote…

I vote for multitasking!