What Types of Charts Can I Explore on Spotify Charts?

Spotify Charts at charts.spotify.com is Spotify's official chart hub, and it organizes rankings along four main dimensions: artist, genre, city/local, and "local pulse." That means you can move from a global view of what's popular down to what a specific city is listening to, and you can slice the data by artist or by genre rather than only seeing one overall Top 50. The site describes itself as "the new home for Spotify Charts," with the stated purpose of letting you "dive into artist, genre, city and local pulse charts to see what music is moving fans around the world."

Artist charts

Artist charts let you see how individual artists rank rather than only how individual tracks or albums perform. This is useful when you want to answer questions like "who is the biggest artist right now in this market?" instead of "which single song is number one?" Because the ranking is by artist, a performer with several strong tracks can appear high even if none of their songs tops the track chart.

Genre charts

Genre charts break rankings down by musical style. Instead of one combined list, you can look at how a specific genre is performing, which helps when you care about a niche (for example, a particular electronic or Latin subgenre) and don't want it buried under mainstream pop. The genre dimension is the way to compare "what's leading in this style" across the same platform and time window as the other charts.

City and local charts

City and local charts show what's trending in a specific place rather than globally. This is the dimension to use when location matters to you — for example, checking what's popular in a particular city before a trip, or comparing how a song performs in one market versus another. Local charts are the geographic counterpart to the global rankings.

Local pulse charts

Local pulse charts are described as a way to see "what music is moving fans around the world" at a local level. Where a standard local chart gives you a ranked list for a place, the pulse view is oriented toward the momentum and movement of music among fans in different regions. Use it when you want a sense of regional buzz and shifting fan attention, not just a static top ranking.

Quick comparison

How to choose

• Want the biggest names, not just the biggest songs? Start with artist charts.
• Care about one style of music? Use genre charts.
• Need to know what a specific place is playing? Use city/local charts.
• Want to sense regional buzz and movement? Use local pulse charts.

All four dimensions live on the same site, so you can cross-reference them — for example, confirm whether an artist leading the artist chart is also driving a genre or a city chart. The footer of the site lists Legal, Privacy, Cookies, and FAQ links, so if you have questions about how the data is collected or used, the FAQ is the place to check.