Playlists

Playlists

Create a playlist

Simply put, a playlist is a collection of tracks grouped together and saved for easy access. Creating playlists with Spotify is so easy that it’s almost embarrassing to explain. Here goes:

Click on ‘New playlist’ in the left column, give your playlist a name and then drag and drop the tracks you want included. Yes, that’s it. Told you.


Alternatively, you can right-click a track or album and select ‘Save to’ and then ‘New playlist’.

A single playlist can store up to 10,000 tracks, if you have the time or inclination.

Sharing playlists

Being able to share whole playlists with your friends is one of the best features of Spotify. And it’s really easy to do.

One-click sharing
You can post playlists to social web sites with a simple right-click. You’ll see an option for high-speed sharing to Facebook, Twitter or Delicious. Learn more about Spotify and Facebook »

Email sharing
Right-click a playlist and select ‘Copy HTTP Link’. Paste the link into an email and it’s ready for your friends to open. When they click the link, Spotify will open and they’ll see the shared tracks. The playlist, including any edits you make to it, will remain viewable by your friends until they choose to delete it, for some reason.

Collaborative playlists

Team playlists are also possible with Spotify. You and your friends share a playlist, and each of you can add or remove tracks. Until it’s perfect. Or not.

Just right-click your playlist and select ‘Collaborative playlist’. These playlists will appear with a green icon and text, and they’ll sync automatically between the different users managing that playlist.

Remember: whoever you share the playlist with will be able to edit it.

For playlists you’ve created yourself, you can turn on or off the ‘Collaborative playlists’ option at any time. If it all gets too much. Or you need to be on your own.

Use from anywhere

All your playlists are accessible from wherever you login to Spotify. So, it doesn’t matter whether you’re on your mobile phone, or round at your Uncle Dave’s house, you’ll never be separated from your playlist loved ones.