How to create your weekly chart

On ChartFM, a personal chart is a weekly list of the songs that stood out most in your week. It works similarly to big music charts, except instead of counting streaming plays, you consciously decide which songs deserve to be on the list and in which position.

Each chart can have up to 100 positions. You choose the songs, set the order and publish. There's no rule about genre, era or language, the chart is entirely yours.

Weekly charts are cumulative: every week you start from scratch and build a new list. This creates a musical history that records how your taste evolved over time.

To create your chart, click 'Create Chart' in the sidebar or go directly to the /create route. You need to be logged in to publish a chart.

If it's your first time, ChartFM may suggest you complete the onboarding process first, where you set your username and initial preferences.

The chart editor has two separate search fields: 'Catalog' and 'Spotify'. Always start with the Catalog field, it searches among the songs that already exist in ChartFM's database and usually returns results faster.

If the song you're looking for doesn't show up in the Catalog (the field shows 'No song in the catalog'), use the Spotify field just below. It searches directly in Spotify's database and, when you click the song found, it's added to your chart and automatically registered in ChartFM's catalog, so next time it will already show up in the Catalog search.

Click the song you want to add it to your chart. You can add up to 100 tracks per weekly chart. There's no minimum limit, if you only listened to 5 songs worth highlighting that week, just list those 5.

The order of songs in your chart matters. The song in 1st position is the one that stood out most for you that week. The global ranking uses these positions to calculate points, the higher the position, the more points the song earns for the collective ranking.

You can drag and drop songs to reorder them, or use the position controls available in the editor. Review the list before publishing to make sure the order reflects exactly what you want to convey.

When you're happy with the list, click 'Publish'. Your chart immediately enters the community feed and starts contributing to that week's Global 100.

Once published, the chart is visible on your profile and can be liked, commented on and reposted by other users. You can also edit the chart after publishing, but be aware: edits made after publishing can affect its contribution to the global ranking.

Each week has its own cycle. The week runs Monday to Sunday, and the submission cutoff is Wednesday at 07:00 (Brasília time), one hour before that week's Global 100 is published. Charts published up to then count.

Be honest: include the songs that really were part of your week, not the ones you think you should be listening to. This makes your chart more authentic and interesting for the people who follow you.

Publish regularly: users who publish every week build a richer history and tend to gain more visibility within the community.

Vary the genres: there's no style restriction. One week can be all K-Pop, another can mix sertanejo with indie. The diversity of your taste is what makes your curation unique.

Add less obvious songs: besides the hits of the moment, include personal discoveries, albums you revisited or tracks other users probably don't know. That way other users find songs they wouldn't have come across otherwise.

Get started now at /create, learn how the Global 100 works and see how to import your Last.fm or Spotify history to build your list faster.