How to Use UK Chart History

Use the search fields at the top of the Home tab:

• Search artist... - Type an artist name to filter results
• Search song... - Type a song title to filter results

Tap the magnifying glass icon for exact matching, or just type for partial matching.

Tap "Advanced Filters" to access additional filtering options:

• Peak Position - Filter by the highest chart position reached
• Year - Show entries from a specific year
• Month - Filter by month
• Date Range - Set a custom date range

Tap the sort buttons below the search fields to sort by:

• Date - Chart date (newest or oldest first)
• Song - Alphabetically by song title
• Artist - Alphabetically by artist name
• Peak - By peak chart position
• Year - By year
• Week - By week number

Tap the same button again to reverse the sort order.

Tap any track card to view detailed information including:

• Full chart run (every week the song charted)
• More songs by the same artist
• Artist biography and information

UK Chart History learns your preferences based on:

• Tracks you view - Each track you tap on
• Tracks you play - Songs you listen to (weighted higher)

The app builds a profile of your favourite artists and decades, then recommends similar tracks. The more you use the app, the better the recommendations become.

This section shows #1 hits that match your preferences. Recommendations are based on:

• Artists you've explored most
• Decades you prefer
• A mix of familiar and new discoveries

Tap "Your Stats" to see your usage statistics:

• Total tracks viewed
• Total previews played
• Artists explored
• Decades explored
• Your top artists with play counts
• Decade preference breakdown

You can also reset all your preferences from this screen.

See which songs were #1 on today's date throughout history. This updates daily and shows you chart-toppers from the same calendar date across all years in the database.

Tap any entry to view full details and explore more from that era.

Explore music by era with decade cards showing:

• 1950s through 2020s
• Number of #1 hits in each decade

Tap a decade card to see all #1 hits from that era, sorted by date.

Save tracks to your favourites in two ways:

• Tap the heart icon on any track card in the Home tab
• Tap the heart icon in the toolbar when viewing track details

The heart will fill in red when a track is saved.

To remove a track from your favourites, simply tap the filled heart icon again. It will return to an outline, indicating the track has been removed.

The Favourites tab shows all your saved tracks. Tap any track to view details, play it, or access artist information.

UK Chart History integrates with Apple Music for playback. To play tracks:

1. Ensure you have an active Apple Music subscription
2. Grant the app permission to access Apple Music when prompted
3. Tap the red play button on any track card, or tap "Play on Apple Music" in track details

If a track isn't available on Apple Music, you'll see a message explaining why.

When music is playing, a Now Playing bar appears at the bottom of the screen showing:

• Current track and artist
• Play/pause button

Tap the bar to control playback.

Share track details with friends:

1. Open track details by tapping a track
2. Tap the share icon in the toolbar (square with arrow)
3. Choose how to share (Messages, Email, Social Media, etc.)

The shared text includes the song name, artist, peak position, and year.

The following features work without an internet connection:

• Browsing and searching all chart entries
• Viewing your favourites
• Accessing your stats and preferences
• Viewing cached artist information

These features require an internet connection:

• Playing music through Apple Music
• Loading album artwork
• Fetching new artist biographies

If you're offline, the app will show a banner and allow you to retry when your connection is restored.