diff --git a/maloja/database/__init__.py b/maloja/database/__init__.py
index a68d6c5..9bb1bd4 100644
--- a/maloja/database/__init__.py
+++ b/maloja/database/__init__.py
@@ -400,10 +400,12 @@ def get_charts_artists(dbconn=None,resolve_ids=True,**keys):
 	separate = keys.get('separate',False)
 	result = sqldb.count_scrobbles_by_artist(since=since,to=to,resolve_ids=resolve_ids,associated=(not separate),dbconn=dbconn)
 
-	map = sqldb.get_associated_artist_map([entry['artist'] for entry in result if 'artist' in entry])
-	for entry in result:
-		if "artist" in entry:
-			entry['associated_artists'] = map[entry['artist']]
+	if resolve_ids:
+		# only add associated info if we resolve
+		map = sqldb.get_associated_artist_map(artist_ids=[entry['artist_id'] for entry in result if 'artist_id' in entry])
+		for entry in result:
+			if "artist_id" in entry:
+				entry['associated_artists'] = map[entry['artist_id']]
 	return result
 
 @waitfordb
diff --git a/maloja/database/sqldb.py b/maloja/database/sqldb.py
index 8ce795f..6ff019d 100644
--- a/maloja/database/sqldb.py
+++ b/maloja/database/sqldb.py
@@ -1449,8 +1449,12 @@ def get_associated_artists(*artists,resolve_ids=True,dbconn=None):
 
 @cached_wrapper
 @connection_provider
-def get_associated_artist_map(artists,resolve_ids=True,dbconn=None):
-	artist_ids = [get_artist_id(a,dbconn=dbconn) for a in artists]
+def get_associated_artist_map(artists=[],artist_ids=None,resolve_ids=True,dbconn=None):
+
+	ids_supplied = (artist_ids is not None)
+
+	if not ids_supplied:
+		artist_ids = [get_artist_id(a,dbconn=dbconn) for a in artists]
 
 
 	jointable = sql.join(
@@ -1476,7 +1480,9 @@ def get_associated_artist_map(artists,resolve_ids=True,dbconn=None):
 		else:
 			artists_to_associated[row.target_artist].append(row.id)
 
-	artists_to_associated = {artists[artist_ids.index(k)]:v for k,v in artists_to_associated.items()}
+	if not ids_supplied:
+		# if we supplied the artists, we want to convert back for the result
+		artists_to_associated = {artists[artist_ids.index(k)]:v for k,v in artists_to_associated.items()}
 
 	return artists_to_associated