The UK's unsigned chart
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The Ladder is the chart for unsigned and independent UK artists. Fans vote daily. Artists climb. Every vote counts.
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The National Top 10
This Week's Climbers
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How The Ladder works
Built for discovery. Built for the climb.
How the charts work
- Fan votes drive every chart — weighted by fan level (Listener ×1 up to Ambassador ×3).
- Playlist votes let fans back a specific track each quarter. Get your fans to vote on your playlist entry and push your song up the ladder.
- Shares (+5 pts) and reviews (+2 pts) add to an artist's score.
- Artists rank on the National, Regional and Genre charts at the same time.
- Rolling 90-day score — every point counts at full value the day it lands and fades evenly to zero over 3 months, so charts stay fresh.
- Pro artists earn extra points when fans check in at their gigs (+20 pts each, fans get +25 XP). Gigs must be posted at least 1 week in advance.
Why it works for everyone
- Artists get visibility on regional and national charts without paying for placement.
- Fans discover new music from their own city and genre — ranked by real people, not algorithms.
- Voting, sharing and reviewing directly moves artists up the ladder.
- Fans earn XP, levels and streaks for backing artists early — the earlier you spot them, the more credit you get.
- New bands can climb fast — older points fade over 90 days, so recent momentum matters more than legacy totals.
- Regional winners join the national quarterly playlist, putting independent music in front of a wider audience.
Are you in a band?
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