From the OCC sales article.
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Although there is no Spotify contribution to the chart this week, streaming from Apple IS now fully integrated, and noticeably affects the chart placings of Taylor Swift, who allowed them to stream her music after a brief spat. Five songs by Swift climb the Top 200, with the most prominent, Bad Blood (feat. Kendrick Lamar) advancing 23-19 (11,516 sales).
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So the chart is a bit of a mess and doesn't reflect how things really should be. For example, 'Someone New' by Hozier would not have fallen down to #40 this week had Spotify data been included, and 'Thinking Out Loud' would not have fallen out of the top 40 altogether (thus ending it's record breaking run). Also Nathan Sykes probably wouldn't have made the top 20.