topic Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist in iOS (iPhone, iPad)

How to delete multiple songs within a playlist on Mac

ray737800 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:20:54 GMT

Hi does anyone know how to delete multiple songs within a playlist on OS or Mac?? I have reached the limit in songs I can play offliine and would like to delete some of the songs that are on my playlist. For example the last 100 songs. I dont want to indiviually sit here and delete them one by one.

Thanks

Ray

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

jasperhallo — Sat, 08 Aug 2015 09:28:17 GMT

On ios i think the only way is to edit the playlist by clicking on the three dots. I dont own a mac, but on windows you can hold control and select the songs you want to delete. Or select a song, go to the last song you want to delete, hold shift and click on the song.

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

ray737800 — Thu, 13 Aug 2015 23:10:11 GMT

Thanks. I know clicking on the 3 dots only allows the user to edit 1 song at a time I believe.

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

thuang45 — Fri, 18 Dec 2015 02:16:13 GMT

Hello! What I found is going onto your playlist, tapping on one song so it turns a gray color, then holding down command and shift, then tapping another song at the end of the list of songs you want to delete. If you do this correctly, all of the other songs in between the 2 on the outsides should also turn a gray color, or be "selected". From here, simply hit the delete button to remove these songs from your playlist. Hope this helps!

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

brianhancill — Tue, 26 Jan 2016 23:06:56 GMT

I don't see a delete button on my app on Macbook Pro but if you follow the above advice and select multiple songs, there is a Delete item in the Edit menu which wipes out everything selected when you go there. I'm talkig about a Mac computer here, just to be clear, not a phone or iPad.

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

MichaelaSanford — Wed, 25 May 2016 11:56:36 GMT

This doesnt work in spotify web player

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

Traceyshaw1982 — Tue, 04 Oct 2016 20:09:45 GMT

It does work i just tried it but on my android it's a whole different story does not do what you can do on ur Computer Only works one by one far tooo long in my opinion

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

TomWho — Sat, 15 Apr 2017 16:04:13 GMT

I got it!

1. Select all the songs you want to delete.

(Hold down the command button while selecting to select multiples songs)

2. Bring your cursor to the Mac menu bar at the very top of the screen "File, Edit, View etc." Select Edit and then click Delete.

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

bcheever — Wed, 17 May 2017 13:23:33 GMT

On your desktop running the spotify app, select a song, then hold down shift to select a block, then just hit the delete button on your keyboard.

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

mayqueen91 — Mon, 22 May 2017 09:14:30 GMT

With Android App you can delete multiple songs by tapping them at the same time with many fingers:P It may not be perfect, but I'd rather remove 3-5 songs at once, than remove them one by one.

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

plutoioumm — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 19:28:24 GMT

Hi! I found an easier way to delete the songs if you're on a windows computer. Hold down the shift button on the song you want to delete (it should turn a gray color). If you select a mulitiple of songs right click on one of the songsand there should be a small box the pops up. At the bottom there should be the words "remove from playlist". Click on the "remove from playlist button" and they have been successfully removed. I've encluded pictures down below if you're not understanding. I hope this helps!

Re: How to delete multiple songs within playlist

Galdot — Mon, 15 Jan 2018 17:58:02 GMT

I FOUND THE METHOD FOR MAC BOOKS. ( well hopefully for all macbooks, I personally have a mac book pro 2017).

1st: just press COMMAND and click on all the songs you want deleted in your playlist.

2nd: after songs you want to delete are gray/grey let go of the COMMAND button, and just press OPTION first (don't let go) and then DELETE.

3rd: WHOOSH your songs have been deleted.

4TH: YOU ARE WELCOME 😃