Charts Archives

SoundCloud relaunches their official Charts

24/11/2023

SoundCloud relaunches their official Charts in the US and UK, including a revamped ‘New & Hot’ Chart and a brand new ‘Next Pro’ Chart to spotlight emerging talent. SoundCloud’s flagship ‘New & Hot’ Chart has been refined to celebrate and promote the fastest growing artists and music gaining traction on its platform. With SoundCloud Charts being refreshed every Thursday, SoundCloud will offer an early perspective ahead of other charts typically published on Fridays. The streamer […]

Local music continues to top the album charts in France

03/08/2023

Local music continues to top the album charts in France in the first half of 2023 according to figures released by SNEP, the French music industry association. In an analysis of the top 200 albums in the first six months of 2023: 17 of the Top 20 albums are French productions Three quarters of the Top 200 albums are French productions 33 first albums rank in the Top 200 with more than three quarters produced in France. […]

Streaming in Italy grew 17.3% in first half of 2023

22/07/2023

Streaming in Italy grew 17.3% in first half of 2023 according to data compiled by GfK and published by FIMI, the Italian recorded music industry association. There were over 35 Bn streams in the first half of 2023, while the physical segment recorded a slight decline, down by 2.7%. Vinyl continues to show growth close to 10%. Italian music dominates the FIMI/GfK charts, conquering both the best-selling Albums and Singles Top Ten charts in the first […]

Spanish charts to include YouTube plays

12/01/2022

Spanish charts to include YouTube plays commencing from the first week in 2022 according to Promusicae, the Spanish recorded music industry association. Promusicae will be implementing the global framework agreed between IFPI and YouTube on how to add YouTube plays to national sales charts. Although some countries such as the UK and the USA already include YouTube in their charts, the majority of countries internationally have not done this so far. Together with Germany, Spain […]

International Top 20 Singles Chart launched in India

24/06/2021

International Top 20 Singles Chart launched in India by IMI (Indian Music Industry) the organisation that represents the recorded music industry in India. The charts which are formulated using streaming figures of international singles are compiled by global music technology leaders BMAT, will be updated weekly on Mondays by sundown. Every week from Friday to Thursday BMAT aggregates and consolidates the data from three leading international DSPs (Digital Service Providers) in the country – Spotify, […]

Spotify updates its Podcast Charts

18/04/2021

Spotify updates its Podcast Charts with a brand-new Podcast Charts experience including new and more detailed charts, a web experience, and highly shareable features so podcasters and listeners alike can share the word about their favourite shows. With over 2.2 million podcasts to choose from, Podcast Charts are a one-stop shop for discovering new shows and seeing what the rest of the world is listening to. Spotify Podcast Charts features ‘Top Podcasts’ is where you’ll find the […]

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 is winner of IFPI’s Global Album All Format Chart

12/03/2021

BTS’ MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 is first ever winner of IFPI’s newly-launched Global Album All Format Chart. The chart, an addition to IFPI’s existing global awards, contains the best-selling albums of the year across all consumption formats, spanning physical sales, digital downloads, and streaming platforms. The fourth studio album from global superstars BTS, MAP OF THE SOUL: 7 broke records and topped charts all over the world after its release in February 2020. As well as […]