SoundCloud Streams Added to the UK and Ireland’s Official Charts

September 19, 2018, London -- Today, SoundCloud announced its streams of licensed, monetized tracks in the UK and Ireland will now count toward the UK’s Official Charts--the official, trusted, weekly pulse of what’s hot in the UK and Irish music scenes. Compiled by the Official Charts Company on behalf of the British music industry and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA), SoundCloud streams will debut on the UK and Ireland reports for week ending September 21, 2018.

“SoundCloud is the foundational music platform for creators and we are committed to empowering them with the best tools and services to grow their careers,” said Raoul Chatterjee, Director, Content Partnerships. “Charts are a great measure of success for creators, and we’re excited their SoundCloud streams will now count toward the UK and Ireland’s Official Charts.”

SoundCloud streams will be included in The Official Singles Chart, The Official Albums chart, and The Official Independent Singles Chart for both the UK and Ireland, in addition to a number of genre charts including Classical, Dance, R&B, Rock & Metal.

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SoundCloud is the world’s largest open audio platform, powered by a connected community of creators, listeners and curators on the pulse of what's new, now and next in culture. Founded in 2007, SoundCloud empowers the world’s audio creators with the best tools, services and resources to build and grow their careers. With over 180 million tracks and 10 million creators heard each month across 190 countries, what’s next in music is first on SoundCloud.

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