Official Audio Streaming Chart
The Official Audio Streaming Chart (previously the Official Streaming Chart) is a music chart based on plays of songs through audio streaming services (including Spotify, Deezer, Google Play Music, Apple Music and Tidal) in the United Kingdom.[1] It features data from both premium and ad-supported services.[2] It is compiled weekly by the Official Charts Company (OCC), and was initially published both on their official website OfficialCharts.com (Top 100), and in the magazine Music Week (Top 75).
As of the chart dated 12 July 2014 —the date of inclusion of streaming data into the UK Singles Chart— the Official Streaming Chart was relaunched as the Official Audio Streaming Chart.[3] The Top 100 is published on the OCC website. The first song to top the rebranded chart was "Sing" by Ed Sheeran.
The chart was first launched on 14 May 2012.[4] Its first number one was "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen.[5] At the time of the chart's launch, the most streamed artist of the year was Ed Sheeran.[6] Sheeran remarked that streaming services had "always been an important way for [him] to get music out to [his] fans".[7] Martin Talbot, managing director of the OCC, stated that the chart represented "a true coming-of-age moment for music streaming in the UK".[8]
In 2015, an Official Albums Streaming Chart was launched. This uses the same streaming sources as the Official Audio Streaming Chart to measure how many times albums have been streamed each week.[9]
Number ones
| No. | nth song to top the Official Audio Streaming Chart |
|---|---|
| re | Return of a song to number one |
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Most-streamed song of the year[lower-alpha 1] |
| Contents |
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| 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020s → |
Notes
- In 2012, the most-streamed song of the year was "Somebody That I Used to Know" by Gotye featuring Kimbra, which was released before the Official Streaming Chart was introduced in May.[10]
- The artist, song, date of reaching number one and number of weeks at number one are those given by the OCC.[11][12][13][14]
- The record labels are those given by the OCC.[15]
- "Sing"'s second week at number one was the first publication of the Official Audio Streaming Chart.
References
- Plunkett, John (10 May 2012). "Spotify and other streaming services get own chart". The Guardian. London: Guardian News and Media. ISSN 0261-3077. OCLC 60623878. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- Langshaw, Mark (10 May 2012). "Official music streaming chart launching in UK". Digital Spy. London. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
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- "The UK's first Official Streaming Chart is unveiled!". Official Charts Company.
- "Ed Sheeran is most-streamed artist of 2012". The Daily Telegraph. London. 10 May 2012. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 613316876. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
- Attewill, Fred (9 May 2012). "Ed Sheeran tops first ever UK official streaming chart". Metro. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- "Former Next Big Thing winner Ed Sheeran the most streamed act of 2012". Norwich Evening News.
- "Album charts to count streamed songs". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- "The Top 40 most streamed tracks of 2012 revealed". Official Charts Company.
- "2012 Top 40 Official Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- "2013 Top 40 Official Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
- "2014 Top 40 Official Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- "2015 Top 40 Official Audio Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.