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).

Canadian singer Carly Rae Jepsen achieved the first number one on the Official Audio Streaming Chart with "Call Me Maybe".

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

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Key
No. nth song to top the Official Audio Streaming Chart
re Return of a song to number one
Most-streamed song of the year[a]
Contents
2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019 • 2020s →
No. Artist[b] Song[b] Record label[c] Reached number one
(for the week ending)[b]
Weeks at
number one[b]
2012
1 Carly Rae Jepsen "Call Me Maybe" Interscope 19 May 2012 2
2 fun. featuring Janelle Monáe "We Are Young" Atlantic/Fueled by Ramen 2 June 2012 4
3 Flo Rida "Whistle" Atlantic 30 June 2012 2
4 Maroon 5 featuring Wiz Khalifa "Payphone" A&M/Octone 14 July 2012 5
5 Florence and the Machine "Spectrum (Say My Name)" Island 18 August 2012 1
6 Wiley featuring Ms D "Heatwave" One More Tune/Warner Bros. 24 August 2012 3
re Florence and the Machine "Spectrum (Say My Name)" Island 15 September 2012 1
7 Taylor Swift "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" Mercury 22 September 2012 1
8 The Script featuring will.i.am "Hall of Fame" Epic/Phonogenic 29 September 2012 2
9 Psy "Gangnam Style" Island 13 October 2012 3
10 Rihanna "Diamonds" Def Jam 3 November 2012 1
11 Swedish House Mafia featuring John Martin "Don't You Worry Child" Virgin 17 November 2012 1
12 Labrinth featuring Emeli Sandé "Beneath Your Beautiful" Syco 24 November 2012 4
13 Bruno Mars "Locked Out of Heaven" Atlantic 22 December 2012 1
14 Olly Murs "Troublemaker" Epic 29 December 2012 1
2013
15 James Arthur "Impossible" Syco 5 January 2013 3
16 will.i.am featuring Britney Spears "Scream & Shout" Interscope 26 January 2013 3
17 Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Wanz "Thrift Shop" Macklemore 16 February 2013 4
18 Bastille "Pompeii" Virgin 16 March 2013 7
19 Daft Punk featuring Pharrell Williams "Get Lucky" † Columbia 4 May 2013 7
20 Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams "Blurred Lines" Interscope 22 June 2013 6
21 Avicii featuring Aloe Blacc "Wake Me Up" Positiva/PRMD 3 August 2013 7
22 Katy Perry "Roar" Virgin 21 September 2013 3
23 OneRepublic "Counting Stars" Interscope 12 October 2013 5
24 Lorde "Royals" Virgin 16 November 2013 1
25 Eminem featuring Rihanna "The Monster" Interscope 23 November 2013 6
2014
26 Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Columbia 4 January 2014 1
27 Pharrell Williams "Happy" Columbia 11 January 2014 1
28 Pitbull featuring Kesha "Timber" J/Mr. 305/Polo Grounds 18 January 2014 3
29 Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Rather Be" † Atlantic 8 February 2014 10
30 John Legend "All of Me" Columbia 19 April 2014 1
re Clean Bandit featuring Jess Glynne "Rather Be" † Atlantic 26 April 2014 1
re John Legend "All of Me" Columbia 3 May 2014 1
31 Mr Probz "Waves" Left Lane 10 May 2014 8
32 Ed Sheeran "Sing" Asylum 5 July 2014 3[d]
33 Ariana Grande featuring Iggy Azalea "Problem" Republic 26 July 2014 2
34 Magic! "Rude" RCA 9 August 2014 5
35 Lilly Wood & Robin Schulz "Prayer in C" Atlantic 13 September 2014 3
36 Calvin Harris featuring John Newman "Blame" Columbia 4 October 2014 1
37 Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass" Epic 11 October 2014 1
38 Taylor Swift "Shake It Off" EMI 18 October 2014 1
re Meghan Trainor "All About That Bass" Epic 25 October 2014 2
39 Ed Sheeran "Thinking Out Loud" Atlantic 8 November 2014 7
40 Mark Ronson featuring Bruno Mars "Uptown Funk" Columbia 27 December 2014 8
2015
41 Ellie Goulding "Love Me Like You Do" Polydor 21 February 2015 4
42 Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney "FourFiveSeconds" Roc Nation 21 March 2015 3
43 Years & Years "King" Polydor 11 April 2015 2
44 Wiz Khalifa featuring Charlie Puth "See You Again" Atlantic 25 April 2015 2
45 OMI "Cheerleader" † Ultra 9 May 2015 8
46 Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring "Lean On" Because 4 July 2015 2
47 Lost Frequencies "Are You with Me" AATW 16 July 2015 4
re Major Lazer and DJ Snake featuring "Lean On" Because 13 August 2015 1
48 Calvin Harris and Disciples "How Deep Is Your Love" Columbia 20 August 2015 3
49 Justin Bieber "What Do You Mean?" Def Jam 10 September 2015 8
50 Adele "Hello" XL 5 November 2015 3
51 Justin Bieber "Sorry" Def Jam 26 November 2015 2
52 "Love Yourself" 10 December 2015 8
2016
53 Shawn Mendes "Stitches" EMI 4 February 2016 1
54 Zayn "Pillowtalk" RCA 11 February 2016 2
55 Lukas Graham "7 Years" Warner Bros. 25 February 2016 2
56 Rihanna featuring Drake "Work" Roc Nation 10 March 2016 1
re Lukas Graham "7 Years" Warner Bros. 17 March 2016 2
57 Mike Posner "I Took a Pill in Ibiza" (SeeB remix) Island 31 March 2016 4
58 Drake featuring Wizkid & Kyla "One Dance" Cash Money / Republic 28 April 2016 14
59 Major Lazer featuring Justin Bieber & "Cold Water" Because Music 5 August 2016 6
60 The Chainsmokers featuring Halsey "Closer" Disruptor 16 September 2016 4
61 James Arthur "Say You Won't Let Go" Columbia 14 October 2016 3
62 Little Mix "Shout Out to My Ex" Syco Music 4 November 2016 1
re James Arthur "Say You Won't Let Go" Columbia 11 November 2016 2
63 Clean Bandit featuring Anne-Marie & Sean Paul "Rockabye" Atlantic 25 November 2016 6
2017
re Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Columbia 5 January 2017 1
re Clean Bandit featuring Anne-Marie & Sean Paul "Rockabye" Atlantic 12 January 2017 1
64 Ed Sheeran "Shape of You" † Atlantic 19 January 2017 17
65 DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Lil Wayne & Chance The Rapper "I'm the One" Black Butter/Def Jam 18 May 2017 1
66 Luis Fonsi featuring Daddy Yankee & Justin Bieber "Despacito" (Remix) Def Jam/RBMG/Republic/UMLE 25 May 2017 14
67 Dua Lipa "New Rules" Warner 31 August 2017 1
68 Taylor Swift "Look What You Made Me Do" Universal 7 September 2017 1
re Dua Lipa "New Rules" Warner 14 September 2017 3
69 Post Malone featuring 21 Savage "Rockstar" Republic 5 October 2017 10
70 Ed Sheeran "Perfect" Asylum 14 December 2017 2
71 Eminem and Ed Sheeran "River" Interscope 28 December 2017 1
2018
72 Wham! "Last Christmas" RCA 4 January 2018 1
re Ed Sheeran "Perfect" Asylum 11 January 2018 3
73 Drake "God's Plan" † Republic/Cash Money 1 February 2018 11
74 "Nice for What" 19 April 2018 2
75 Calvin Harris and Dua Lipa "One Kiss" Columbia/Warner 3 May 2018 10
76 Drake featuring Michael Jackson "Don't Matter to Me" Cash Money/Republic 12 July 2018 1
77 Baddiel, Skinner and The Lightning Seeds "Three Lions" Epic 19 July 2018 1
78 Drake "In My Feelings" Cash Money/Republic 26 July 2018 6
79 Benny Blanco, Halsey and Khalid "Eastside" Interscope 6 September 2018 6
80 Dave and Fredo "Funky Friday" Dave/Neighbourhood 18 October 2018 4
81 Ariana Grande "Thank U, Next" Republic 15 November 2018 5
re Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Columbia 20 December 2018 3
2019
82 Ava Max "Sweet But Psycho" Atlantic 10 January 2019 3
83 Ariana Grande "7 Rings" Republic 31 January 2019 5
84 "Break Up with Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored" 1 March 2019 1
85 Lewis Capaldi "Someone You Loved" † EMI 8 March 2019 5
86 Lil Nas X "Old Town Road" Lil Nas X 18 April 2019 3
87 Stormzy "Vossi Bop" Merky 9 May 2019 2
88 Ed Sheeran and Justin Bieber "I Don't Care" Asylum 23 May 2019 1
re Lil Nas X "Old Town Road" Lil Nas X 30 May 2019 7
89 Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello "Señorita" EMI/Syco 12 July 2019 1
90 Ed Sheeran and Khalid "Beautiful People" Asylum 19 July 2019 1
re Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello "Señorita" EMI/Syco 26 July 2019 5
91 Ed Sheeran and Stormzy "Take Me Back to London" Asylum 5 September 2019 6
92 Tones and I "Dance Monkey" Bad Batch 17 October 2019 9
re Mariah Carey "All I Want for Christmas Is You" Columbia 19 December 2019 3

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 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]
  2. ^ a b c d 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]
  3. ^ The record labels are those given by the OCC.[15]
  4. ^ "Sing"'s second week at number one was the first publication of the Official Audio Streaming Chart.

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Langshaw, Mark (10 May 2012). "Official music streaming chart launching in UK". Digital Spy. London. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Official Audio Streaming Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  4. ^ "Media Centre". bpi.co.uk.
  5. ^ "The UK's first Official Streaming Chart is unveiled!". Official Charts Company.
  6. ^ "Ed Sheeran is most-streamed artist of 2012". The Daily Telegraph. London. 10 May 2012. ISSN 0307-1235. OCLC 613316876. Retrieved 21 September 2012.
  7. ^ Attewill, Fred (9 May 2012). "Ed Sheeran tops first ever UK official streaming chart". Metro. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
  8. ^ "Former Next Big Thing winner Ed Sheeran the most streamed act of 2012". Norwich Evening News.
  9. ^ "Album charts to count streamed songs". BBC News. BBC. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
  10. ^ "The Top 40 most streamed tracks of 2012 revealed". Official Charts Company.
  11. ^ "2012 Top 40 Official Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2012. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  12. ^ "2013 Top 40 Official Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2013. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 25 June 2012.
  13. ^ "2014 Top 40 Official Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2014. Archived from the original on 1 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
  14. ^ "2015 Top 40 Official Audio Streaming Chart Archive". London: Official Charts Company. 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Artist Chart History". London: Official Charts Company. 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2012.
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