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ARIA revamps Australian Charts

02/11/2018

ARIA, the Australian Recorded Industry Association, has revamped the way it compiles the Australian record charts giving greater emphasis to paid subscription stream over free ad-supported streams. These changes will be reflected for the first time in the ARIA Charts for the week ending 27th October 2018. The shift to a multi-level streaming approach to the ARIA Chart methodology is consistent with the global push to measure streams in a revenue-reflective and access-based manner. This […]

Apple Music - UK Top 100 Chart (9th September 2018)

Apple Music rolls out Top 100 Charts

09/09/2018

Apple Music has rolled out 116 ‘Top 100’ Charts, one for every country where it is available plus a Global Top 100. Every chart will be updated on a daily basis at 12am PST (US time). The format is similar to that of playlists or albums and can be found on the Browse page with top Songs and Playlists. With instant and free access not only to the Chart listings but also the tracks themselves, […]

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Billboard changes streaming chart rules

05/06/2018

Billboard magazine publishers of the iconic Hot 100 and Billboard 200 charts will change the way it applies streaming data to its charts with greater emphasis given to paid subscription streams, with ad-supported activity remaining an important factor on the album and songs charts. Currently, Billboard has two types of streaming plays for the Hot 100 songs chart (and its other genre-specific hybrid songs charts): on-demand (such as Amazon Music, Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube) and programmed […]