diff --git a/maloja/database/__init__.py b/maloja/database/__init__.py
index 847e5f1..4bb4834 100644
--- a/maloja/database/__init__.py
+++ b/maloja/database/__init__.py
@@ -425,6 +425,8 @@ def get_pulse(dbconn=None,**keys):
 @waitfordb
 def get_performance(dbconn=None,**keys):
 
+	separate = keys.get('separate')
+
 	rngs = ranges(**{k:keys[k] for k in keys if k in ["since","to","within","timerange","step","stepn","trail"]})
 	results = []
 
@@ -443,7 +445,7 @@ def get_performance(dbconn=None,**keys):
 			#artist = sqldb.get_artist(artist_id,dbconn=dbconn)
 			# ^this is the most useless line in programming history
 			# but I like consistency
-			charts = get_charts_artists(timerange=rng,resolve_ids=False,dbconn=dbconn)
+			charts = get_charts_artists(timerange=rng,resolve_ids=False,separate=separate,dbconn=dbconn)
 			rank = None
 			for c in charts:
 				if c["artist_id"] == artist_id:
diff --git a/maloja/web/jinja/partials/performance.jinja b/maloja/web/jinja/partials/performance.jinja
index 558df31..12e07f4 100644
--- a/maloja/web/jinja/partials/performance.jinja
+++ b/maloja/web/jinja/partials/performance.jinja
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {% import 'snippets/links.jinja' as links %}
 
-{% set ranges = dbc.get_performance(filterkeys,limitkeys,delimitkeys) %}
+{% set ranges = dbc.get_performance(filterkeys,limitkeys,delimitkeys,specialkeys) %}
 
 {% set minrank = ranges|map(attribute="rank")|reject("none")|max|default(60) %}
 {% set minrank = minrank + 20 %}
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 	<tr>
 		<td class="timerange">{{ thisrange.desc() }}</td>
 		<td class="rank">
-			{{ links.link_rank(filterkeys,thisrange,rank=t.rank) }}
+			{{ links.link_rank(filterkeys,specialkeys,thisrange,rank=t.rank) }}
 		</td>
 		<td class="chart">
 			{% set prct = ((minrank+1-t.rank)*100/minrank if t.rank is not none else 0) %}
-			{{ links.link_rank(filterkeys,thisrange,percent=prct,rank=t.rank) }}
+			{{ links.link_rank(filterkeys,specialkeys,thisrange,percent=prct,rank=t.rank) }}
 		</td>
 
 
diff --git a/maloja/web/jinja/performance.jinja b/maloja/web/jinja/performance.jinja
index 5ab281d..dd6c711 100644
--- a/maloja/web/jinja/performance.jinja
+++ b/maloja/web/jinja/performance.jinja
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@
 					<br/>
 					{{ filterdesc.desc(filterkeys,limitkeys,prefix='of') }}
 					<br/><br/>
+					{% with artistchart = True %}
 					{% include 'snippets/timeselection.jinja' %}
+					{% endwith %}
 
 				</td>
 			</tr>
diff --git a/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/links.jinja b/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/links.jinja
index f90a535..67b940c 100644
--- a/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/links.jinja
+++ b/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/links.jinja
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@
 {%- endmacro %}
 
 
-{% macro link_rank(filterkeys,timerange,rank=None,percent=None) %}
+{% macro link_rank(filterkeys,specialkeys,timerange,rank=None,percent=None) %}
 
 	{% if 'track' in filterkeys %}
 		{% set url = mlj_uri.create_uri("/charts_tracks",{'timerange':timerange}) %}
 	{% elif 'album' in filterkeys %}
 		{% set url = mlj_uri.create_uri("/charts_albums",{'timerange':timerange}) %}
 	{% elif 'artist' in filterkeys %}
-		{% set url = mlj_uri.create_uri("/charts_artists",{'timerange':timerange}) %}
+		{% set url = mlj_uri.create_uri("/charts_artists",{'timerange':timerange},specialkeys) %}
 	{% endif %}
 
 	{% set rankclass = {1:'gold',2:'silver',3:'bronze'}[rank] or "" %}
diff --git a/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/timeselection.jinja b/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/timeselection.jinja
index efd4e60..e17510f 100644
--- a/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/timeselection.jinja
+++ b/maloja/web/jinja/snippets/timeselection.jinja
@@ -62,7 +62,9 @@
 
 	{% endif %}
 
-	{% if 'artist' in filterkeys %}
+	<!-- we do this only for things filtered by artist (to include or not include their subunits etc), but NOT for get_performance
+	since it's more intuitive to fall under the separate/combined logic below -->
+	{% if ('artist' in filterkeys) and (not artistchart) %}
 	<div>
 		{% for o in xassociated %}
 			{% if o.replacekeys | map('compare_key_in_dicts',o.replacekeys,allkeys) | alltrue %}