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Every change that ships on ChartFM is logged here, from a new feature to a small adjustment. The list is grouped by release date, newest first.

37 changes across 13 releases.

  1. July 3, 2026

    6 changes
    Improvement

    Context text on song, artist, and chart pages

    Song, artist, album, chart, and community pages now include an explanatory paragraph built from that entity's real data: Global 100 position, weeks on chart, ratings, and history. Helps you understand what you're looking at without knowing the platform rules upfront.

    New

    New guides and FAQ

    Five new guides are live: ChartFM Glossary, How scoring works, How the Copa works, How to import your Last.fm/Spotify history, and How to review albums. There's also a FAQ page with the most common questions in one place. Visit /guides and /faq.

    New

    Global 100 archive

    Every consolidated Global 100 week is now browsable in the archive at /global/100/arquivo. Each entry shows that week's #1 track and a link to the full chart.

    New

    2026 year in review

    The year in Global 100 numbers: the retrospective page consolidates 2026 highlights from weekly snapshots. Available at /global/retrospectiva-2026.

    Improvement

    Weekly editorial from real data

    The Global 100 editorial is now assembled automatically from the week's numbers (leader, biggest rise, biggest fall, debuts, and returns), with no AI generation. Each sentence only appears when the data exists.

    New

    Week calendar when creating a chart

    The create chart page now has a visual week calendar for picking the week, handy for retroactive charts or checking the exact date range before saving.

  2. July 1, 2026

    6 changes
    New

    Platform news in the feed

    The feed's News tab now shows automatic posts from ChartFM: when the Copa publishes a round, Push advances, or another relevant event happens, a card appears in the feed with a direct link.

    Design

    Communities in the main menu

    Communities got a fixed shortcut in the sidebar, between Global and Push, no need to go through Discover to find your groups.

    New

    Flashback and Spotlight on charts

    When creating or editing a chart, you can mark one song as Flashback (a nod to past weeks) and another as Spotlight. On the published page, side cards highlight those picks alongside the main list.

    Improvement

    Comments panel on chart pages

    Chart pages now have a dedicated comments panel, with a toggle between the list and comments on mobile and a side layout on desktop, no need to scroll to the bottom of the page.

    New

    Streak on the home screen

    The home page now shows your streak of consecutive weeks publishing a chart, plus a quick shortcut to build this week's chart. The counter also appears in the sidebar when you're logged in.

    Improvement

    Listen on Spotify and YouTube on Global 100

    Global 100 playback buttons were reorganized: Spotify and YouTube listen links are grouped at the top of the chart, with easier access across all variants (100, Airplay, genres, and albums).

  3. June 23, 2026

    2 changes
    New

    ChartFM Cup

    An artist knockout tournament driven by community votes. Each artist fields 8 songs; in the group stage and bracket, you vote on song-vs-song matchups. Follow live at /copa/ao-vivo, see groups, bracket, and full rules.

    Design

    Push intro screen

    First-time Push visitors see an intro screen explaining how the game works before joining a round.

  4. June 20, 2026

    3 changes
    New

    Like comments

    You can now like comments on chart pages. Tap the heart next to a comment, the author gets a notification. Tap again to remove your like.

    New

    Listen to charts on YouTube

    Global 100 and Global Airplay now have a button to listen to the week's chart on YouTube when a playlist is available.

    Improvement

    Drag songs on mobile

    When editing a chart on your phone, you can now reorder songs by dragging with your finger.

  5. June 18, 2026

    2 changes
    New

    Push

    A new community game: each round you pick one song, listen to everyone else's picks, and build your personal ranking. Winners are crowned at the end. Find it in the Push menu, with round history and an overall participant leaderboard.

    Design

    CriticsFM menu in the sidebar

    CriticsFM has a submenu in the sidebar with shortcuts to the catalog, Releases, Album Club, and Reviews.

  6. June 14, 2026

    1 change
    New

    #1 history on profile

    The profile Stats tab has a new #1s section with every song that reached number one: week counts and distinct #1 tracks. You can filter by year.

  7. June 9, 2026

    1 change
    Design

    What's New with categories

    The 'What's New' page now has tabs to filter by category: New features, Improvements, Bug fixes, and Design. Each tab shows a counter with the total items in that category.

  8. June 7, 2026

    2 changes
    New

    Weekly Releases

    CriticsFM has a dedicated section for weekly music releases. A banner on the main page highlights selected albums, and at /criticsfm/lancamentos you can listen, quick-rate, and open each album on Spotify. Past weeks are available under Releases → History.

    Improvement

    Second chart scoring adjusted

    Maximum points per position on the second chart were reduced from 20 to 10, better balancing it against the primary chart. Copy and calculations across the site were updated to match.

  9. June 2, 2026

    1 change
    New

    English language support

    ChartFM is now available in Portuguese and English. Use the language switcher in the sidebar or Settings, your choice is saved in the browser and applied across all pages, including metadata and UI text.

  10. May 30, 2026

    2 changes
    New

    Album Club

    A weekly collective album discovery round on CriticsFM. Each week has a theme: participants nominate albums, vote in the poll, then enter a listening period to review the winner. Visit /criticsfm/clube; past rounds are under Club → History.

    Design

    New CriticsFM home

    The CriticsFM page was reorganized with clearer sections: Top Albums (community highest scores), Album Club banner, Weekly Releases, and a dedicated link to all reviews. Albums need at least two reviews to appear in the catalog.

  11. May 28, 2026

    5 changes
    New

    Music video on song pages

    Each song page has a Music Video tab. You can upload a clip capture, vote on community options, and choose which appears at the top and on charts in Video Clip mode. The most-voted clip is the default when you have not picked one.

    New

    Year filter on profile

    On the profile Stats tab you can switch between overall and a specific year. Top artists and songs are recalculated from that year's charts only, making it easier to revisit past seasons.

    New

    Profile menu on mobile

    The bottom navigation bar on mobile opens a menu when you tap Profile, with a shortcut to your page and sign out, no need to open Settings.

    Design

    Mobile chart layout

    List and Video Clip chart views were refined for small screens: consistent cover sizes, personal and global #1 badges on entries, and better vertical spacing in clip mode.

    Improvement

    Automatic image compression

    Chart logo and video clip uploads are now compressed automatically before upload, reducing file size without visible quality loss and speeding up loading.

  12. May 26, 2026

    4 changes
    New

    Second chart

    You can now have up to 2 charts on ChartFM. The second chart can be created in Settings, Charts tab. It works independently (with its own name, size, and genres), but earns fewer points and does not count toward the Global Chart ranking.

    New

    Dropouts tab on Global Chart

    The Global Chart has a third tab: Dropouts. It lists every song that was in the top 100 last week but not this week, with the position it held and a highlight badge.

    New

    Dropouts tab on personal charts

    Each personal chart page also has a Dropouts tab showing songs that fell off since the last publish, with weeks on chart and peak position.

    New

    Comment replies

    You can now reply directly to a comment on a chart page. Each comment shows reply count and a button to expand or write a reply.

  13. May 22, 2026

    2 changes
    Design

    CriticsFM mobile improvements

    CriticsFM works better on small screens: search and filters stack vertically, the add-album button sits beside sort, and the album grid uses two columns on mobile.

    Fix

    Global Chart always fresh

    Fixed an issue where the Global Chart could show cached data for up to an hour. Data is now always fetched in real time.

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