Spotify Top 50
The Spotify Top 50,worldwide and by country
Play the Spotify Top 50 Global, or the Top 50 of Spain, the USA, Mexico and 9 more countries, in Spotify's own player. Then read how the list is counted, how often it changes and how an artist gets in.
Top 50 charts
Today's Top 50 on Spotify, by country
Top 50 - Global
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Top 50 - GlobalPlayer, songs and order by Spotify. Escalium doesn't read, store or change this list, and isn't connected to Spotify.
How it's counted
How the Spotify Top 50 is calculated
Spotify explains the basics in its help pages for artists. Here they are in plain words, with the source under each point.
Streams count, but not every stream
The Top 50 ranks songs by streams. Spotify counts a stream when someone plays a song for at least 30 seconds. For the charts it then uses a formula that protects them from fake listening, so not every stream is eligible. That's why a chart number can be lower than the one in the app. Spotify doesn't publish the formula.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Understanding Spotify charts (read 28 Oct 2026) · Spotify for Artists, How your streams are counted (read 28 Oct 2026)
Global list or one country
The Top 50 Global uses the listening of everyone on Spotify. A country's Top 50 only uses listeners in that country. So a song can be number 1 in Spain and not appear in the Global list at all.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Understanding Spotify charts (read 28 Oct 2026)
A new list every day
The Top 50 playlists are the in-app version of Spotify's charts. Spotify counts each day in UTC, from 00:00 to 23:59, and usually publishes the daily chart before 22:00 UTC the next day. The weekly charts run from Friday to Thursday.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Understanding Spotify charts (read 28 Oct 2026) · Spotify for Artists blog, Celebrating artist success with Spotify Charts (10 Nov 2021)
Top 50 and Viral 50 were different lists
The Viral 50 didn't rank the most played songs. It ranked songs that were spreading fast: more plays, more shares and more new listeners than before. Spotify removed the Viral charts in May 2026 without an announcement. The Viral Hits playlist, picked by Spotify's editors, is still there.
Today's Top Hits is not a chart
Today's Top Hits and Viral Hits are editorial playlists: Spotify's editors choose the songs. They aren't counted from streams. A song can be in Today's Top Hits and not in the Top 50, and the other way round.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Pitching music to playlist editors (read 28 Oct 2026)
Every list
The official Top 50 playlists, by country
Spotify chart playlists on this page
| Playlist on Spotify | Listeners counted | Open |
|---|---|---|
| Top 50 - Global | Everyone on Spotify | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Spain | Listeners in Spain | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - USA | Listeners in USA | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Mexico | Listeners in Mexico | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - United Kingdom | Listeners in UK | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Argentina | Listeners in Argentina | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Colombia | Listeners in Colombia | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Chile | Listeners in Chile | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Peru | Listeners in Peru | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Brazil | Listeners in Brazil | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Germany | Listeners in Germany | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - France | Listeners in France | Listen on Spotify |
 Top 50 - Italy | Listeners in Italy | Listen on Spotify |
| Today's Top Hits | Picked by Spotify's editors | Listen on Spotify |
| Viral Hits | Picked by Spotify's editors | Listen on Spotify |
How to get in
How an artist gets into the Top 50
Nobody can put a song in the Top 50: it's counted from streams. What you can do is get as many real listeners as possible to play it in the same days. These are the steps that help, from Spotify's own rules.
Pitch the song to Spotify's editors
In Spotify for Artists, pitch an unreleased song at least 7 days before release. Spotify then adds it to your followers' Release Radar. A pitch doesn't guarantee an editorial playlist, and you can pitch one song at a time.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Pitching music to playlist editors (read 28 Oct 2026)
Collect pre-saves before release day
A pre-save adds the song to the fan's Spotify library on release day, so their first plays land on the first chart day. With an Escalium smart link, the pre-save, the streaming buttons and a player sit on one page for your bio and your ads.
Make a smart link with pre-saveRelease on a Friday
Spotify's chart week starts on Friday, and each chart day is counted in UTC. A Friday release gives the song a full chart week from its first day.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Understanding Spotify charts (read 28 Oct 2026)
Give fans videos to post
Short videos with the lyrics on screen are what fans repost on TikTok, Reels and Shorts. Escalium makes lyric videos from your song, so you have something to post every day of the release week.
Make a lyric videoFind playlists in your style
Independent curators make playlists by genre and mood. In Escalium Playlists you search curators and follow playlists to see when they change.
Open Escalium PlaylistsDon't pay for streams
Spotify's chart formula is built to leave out listening it doesn't trust. Bought streams won't move you up the chart, and they put the song at risk.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Understanding Spotify charts (read 28 Oct 2026)
What a stream pays
Does a Top 50 song earn more per stream?
No. A stream from a Top 50 song is paid the same way as any other stream. More streams mean more money, nothing else changes.
There's no fixed rate per stream
Spotify shares the money from Premium and ads by streamshare: your part of all the streams in that month. It pays your label or distributor, and they pay you.
The chart filter doesn't cut royalties
A stream left out of the chart can still be paid. Spotify says its chart filtering doesn't change the royalties it pays.
Source: Spotify for Artists, Understanding Spotify charts (read 28 Oct 2026)
A song needs 1,000 streams a year to earn
Since 1 April 2024, a track must reach at least 1,000 streams in the previous 12 months to earn recording royalties.
Source: Spotify for Artists blog, Modernizing our royalty system (21 Nov 2023)
FAQ
Questions about the Spotify Top 50
A set of playlists made by Spotify with the 50 most played songs on Spotify: one for the whole world (Top 50 Global) and one for each country. They are the in-app version of Spotify's daily charts.
Every day. Spotify counts each day in UTC and usually publishes the daily chart before 22:00 UTC the next day. Spotify doesn't say the exact hour each playlist changes.
By streams. A stream counts after 30 seconds of play, and Spotify then applies a formula that leaves out listening it doesn't trust. Spotify doesn't publish that formula.
The Global list counts everyone on Spotify. A country's list only counts listeners in that country. That's why the Top 50 Spain and the Top 50 Global often have different songs.
The Top 50 ranks the most played songs. The Viral 50 ranked songs that were spreading fast, by plays, shares and new listeners. Spotify removed the Viral charts in May 2026; the Viral Hits playlist is picked by its editors.
No. Today's Top Hits is picked by Spotify's editors. The Top 50 is counted from streams. Many songs are in both, but not always.
Because not every stream is eligible for the charts. Spotify filters them to protect the charts. Those filtered streams can still be paid.
Spotify doesn't publish a number. It depends on the country and on the other songs that day: a song gets in when it has more chart streams than the song at number 50.
No. Spotify's chart formula is built to leave out fake listening. Pitch your song to Spotify's editors for free, collect pre-saves and give fans videos to share.
No. The player on this page is Spotify's own, loaded from Spotify. Escalium doesn't read, store or change the lists, and isn't connected to or endorsed by Spotify.
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