First UK Official Streaming Chart

The Official Charts Company is to launch the first UK Official Streaming Chart on Monday 14 May.

Anita Awbi
  • By Anita Awbi
  • 11 May 2012
  • min read
A new Top 100 reflecting the growing interest in streaming services will be compiled by The Official Charts Company  from data supplied by he nation’s leading streaming services - including Spotify, Deezer, Napster, We7, Zune (XBox Live) and new mobile phone start-up ChartsNow.

Ed Sheeran is revealed to be the most streamed artist of the year so far (up to the end of April). His songs Drunk, Lego House and The A Team are among the 20 most-streamed tracks of 2012 to date.

Other British artists joining Sheeran in the top 20 most-streamed artists chart are Coldplay, Emeli Sandé, Jessie J, Florence and the Machine, Adele, Ben Howard, Rizzle Kicks, Olly Murs and One Direction.

Official Streaming Chart: Most Streamed Artists Of 2012 To Date
1 Ed Sheeran
2 Lana Del Rey
3 David Guetta
4 Rihanna
5 Coldplay
6 Goyte
7 Jessie J
8 Emeli Sandé
9 Florence and the Machine
10 Drake
11 Flo Rida
12 Beyonce
13 Adele
14 Ben Howard
15 Skrillex
16 Rizzle Kicks
17 Nicki Minaj
18 Katy Perry
19 Olly Murs
20 One Direction

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