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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 - You Got The Look Above & Beyond - Feel The Vibe The Aces - Mesmerized Adam Lambert - Under The Rhythm [GRAT] Alesso & OneRepublic - In Your Eyes Alex Warren – Passenger [GRAT] Aly & AJ - Year Of The Horse [Wednesday 10th] Anish Kumar - Hustle And Opulence In America Aston Merrygold - Bad Habits B*Witched – Firefly Belters Only & Hayley May - Be Alright Bimini - Tank Top Bum Boys Boyzlife – Chills Bryson Tiller — Drop The Lo Caity Baser - Where's My Bikini [Wednesday 10th] Ellie Goulding - Black Prada Dress FLO - Don't Break Her Heart [GRAT] Florrie - The Times Hard-Fi with Mike Kalle & Bajo Del Sol - Digo Nada [GRAT] Holly Humberstone - It’s A Real Cruel World (EP) Hybrid Minds - Avalanche Jacob Alon & Anna Calvi - Don't Fall Asleep Keith Urban feat Little Big Town - Magnet & Steel [GRAT] Kideko - Burning Love Lainey Wilson & John Mayer - Phone Keys Wallet Lost Frequencies - Live It All Madonna — Love Sensation Maya Jane Coles & Rye Rye - Rise Up Meduza & Rani - Silence Muse - Nightshift Superstar [GRAT] Nia Archives – Vertical [GRAT] Night Trains - Red Mist Patrick Wolf - The Laughing Dove Pitbull & Lil Jon - Satalanaaa Prince – Stone [GRAT] Sam Tompkins - Body To Body Shaboozey – Cowgirl Taylor Swift - I Knew It, I Knew You Tinashe - Too Easy Weezer feat Wednesday - We Might As Well Be Strangers [GRAT] 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

19, 34, 38 are up for grabs

g'day mate

welcome New Helvetica and Vaskla from Danæviia! great to see the long awaited Worldvision comeback has brought a couple of new faces

I think that brings us up to date still up for grabs are: Australia Egypt Jordan Paraguay Scotland 1

well there's still plenty opportunity for the French language to be represented through some of the other countries assigned

it may well have in the last couple of assignments but I can't tell until I get home from work

you need to register a BJSC country name in here first: https://www.buzzjack.com/forums/topic/175309-bjsc-new-country-registration

any number with an X beside it below now: Freidland x A-Konohagakure Jadakissnia x New Helvetica Pestolia Lookylion Terra Avium Baleghde Scotland 2 Cor Lupus Hendinia Lotunia x x Zephyra Continuum Deandria x The Spodic Empire Wholune x Danæviia République d'Áskorza Herbilore Cheiron FSR Rontvia East Rukahavian Zanmatony Bronzil Rolloland Lentil Ennea x Elëdan x Land of DW x x Sovarasma Flynnonda Persephonia Juranabaijan Buzzjack Mountain Trifoski Dobago Séyetana Bøtanikkä

this number's been taken

Bronzil's taken that number choose another one ta

you'd need to register a BJSC country in the main contest forum but yes there's no obligation to participate in the main BJSC if you're just up for this

nah you were the only one who read the OP properly but it’s whatever 🤷‍♀️ (it somehow worked last time I hosted!)

I did lol that you managed to beat the 1 in 48 odds to get your home country!!

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