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By Malcolm Owen
Friday, September 07, 2018, 11:40 am PT (02:40 pm ET)
Apple is adding music charts to Apple Music, with 116 "top 100" listings of tracks streamed on the service.
Rolling out in a software update to all users starting Friday, the new charts will appear under the Browse section of Apple Music, under the Top Charts area. A list of the charts will appear under "Daily Top 100," complete with a thumbnail depicting the number.
Rather than relates to genres, the 116 charts instead of a top 100 chart for every country Rolling Stone. All charts will be updated at 12am Pacific standard time (3am eastern standard time).
The rollout of the new charts arrives days before Apple's "Gather Round" event on September 12, which is widely expected to be the launch of new iPhone models, among other products. Software updates, including details of iOS 10 and macOS 10.14 Mojave, are also expected, with other changes to Apple's potential for making music at the event.
The addition of new charts arrives at a time when the power of streaming services is measured. Major charts around the world have been updated to the extent they are calculating their positions in the charts.
In July, Drake topped the Billboard 200 album chart under refreshed rules, where they were given more weight if they were made through a paid subscription, as opposed to a streaming service. In that week, Drake set a new one-week record for audio streams from a single album in the U.S., achieving over 745 million streams.
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