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Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

ipumpi — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:44:19 GMT

Plan

Premium

Country

Germany

Device

iPhone 8+, Laptop

Operating System

(iOS 10, Windows 10)

My Question or Issue

Often when I reopen my liked songs I find new weird techno like songs added! I always have to delete them and it's so tiring to find my song again. I already changed my password, why does this happen?

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

Emilia_8 — Fri, 03 Jan 2020 19:54:52 GMT

Hi @ipumpi,

Thank you for reaching out here in the Community!

If you see suspicious activity on your Spotify account, check if any suspicious third-party apps and offline devices are connected to your account. If there are any, please remove the access.

It's good to change your password in an incognito mode:

Open the password restet form in a private/incognito window, and choose a strong password you haven't used before.
Go to your accoun page and click SIGN OUT EVERYWHERE.

It's also strongly advised that you change the password for:

The email address associated with your Spotify account (e.g. with Gmail, Hotmail, etc.).
Any Facebook profile associated with your Spotify account. You can make sure you're the only one currently logged into your Facebook in your Facebook Settings, under Security and login > Where You’re Logged In.
Any service where you use the same password as Spotify.

If after following these steps the issue persists, you can reach out to Customer Support.
You can find the contact form here.

I hope it helps!

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

Chloe48 — Fri, 23 Sep 2022 14:27:39 GMT

Hi it keeps happening to me to! I will keep pausing, randomly changing songs, and today when I opened the app there were 5 songs added to my liked songs. I changed my password and it keeps happening.

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

Dian — Sat, 24 Sep 2022 06:14:30 GMT

Hey @Chloe48,

Thanks for posting in the Community.

We advise you to make sure you've followed the steps from this article as they'll help you secure your account.

Let us know how that went,

Cheers!

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

Leonel_LAH — Thu, 29 Sep 2022 20:38:58 GMT

My girl is having the same issue, I recently added her to my family plan and the same 3 songs keep getting added and she keeps removing them. She tries to listen to a song and one of the three songs starts playing instead. Super annoying

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

Lyubka — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 10:14:42 GMT

Hey @Leonel_LAH,

Thank you for your reply in this thread.

Have you looked at the article that @Dian posted earlier in this thread? If not, please do it as there is a chance that her account has been taken over.

On another note, if she recently added access to a third-party app that might be causing this. If that's the case, she can go to her account page scroll down to Apps and remove the permissions given there.

You can head to this FAQ as you might find the information there useful too.

Keep us posted!

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

25051829 — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 19:01:25 GMT

I found what was causing me the problem. I had a IFTTT applet “Add songs you like on YouTube to Your Music on Spotify”. This applet was adding any videos or shorts I liked to my liked songs on Spotify even if it wasn’t a song. Just using the title of the youtube video or short and adding the first song that popped up. Maybe you can check your activity in IFTTT or any automation service you’re using.

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

KAAAAAWS — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 10:38:28 GMT

im having this kind of problem too even if i keep on changing passwords and logging it out from other devices

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

AlejaR — Sat, 03 Jun 2023 23:44:40 GMT

Hey @KAAAAAWS,

Thanks for your reply and for the info shared.

In this case, we'd recommend checking for anything suspicious on your Account Overview page and removing all apps connected to your account. You can easily reconnect the apps that you use whenever you want. If you notice anything suspicious you can remove it with the REMOVE ACCESS button.

On another note, you can also go to the Spotify desktop app's settings to review any connected Facebook accounts under Social. If there is one, click DISCONNECT FROM FACEBOOK to remove it. If it’s your own Facebook, change your Facebook password before you reconnect it.

Keep us in the loop!

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

crxwbxy — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 04:18:36 GMT

i also keep having songs being added to my liked songs playlist. it’s always new songs from one artist (ethan bortnick) when previously i had only liked one somg of his. now every single new release gets added to my liked songs and its annoying. i stopped following him and it still happens, im this close to hitting “dont play this artist” to get it to stop.

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

eshanelite13 — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 18:46:03 GMT

dude dont play doesnt work either and its happening to me too idk how to stop it

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

LabMember002 — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 09:31:08 GMT

Same thing happening to me with the same artist I unfollowed him but every song he has or releases gets added to my liked songs. I keep removing them but they keep appearing after a while.

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

Itsamemario123 — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 04:32:17 GMT

It’s happening to me too! Sometimes it won’t even let me unadd it. It’s so bad I’ve been driving around with no music to avoid crashing while I try to change the techno song harassing my ears!

Re: Why do random songs get added to my liked songs?

Dessi — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 07:17:01 GMT

Hi folks,

Thanks for reaching out and sorry for the radio silence!

If you've already followed the steps suggested in the thread regarding securing your account and the issue persists, we would also recommend the following:

make sure Smart Shuffle isn't turned on - to turn it off, tap on this icon until it's greyed out
clear the queue following these steps
make sure Autoplay is toggled off
add the desired song/playlist directly to the queue instead of playing them directly from search results, for example
disconnect from any external devices to see if you get the same behavior

Hope this helps.