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Can't play an artist's discography on the desktop app

Plan Premium Device PC / Android My Question or Issue This happened a few days ago. Normally when i clicked an Artist > Discography > Show All > And play a song, the next song was from the next album of the artist. Now, the next song is a random one ...

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Issue : no volume control in spotify when exclusive mode is activated

Premium member, France, Windows 10 64 bits updated, Focusrite Audio solo usb external soundcard updated, Desktop app updated I talk with the customer service, we try to solve my problem and they told me that it should be an issue that I have to talk ...

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MIKAAAAEL

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Black Screen (June 15 2026 install)

PlanPremiumCountryCanadaDeviceDesktop PC IntelOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueFollowed clean re-install instructions after getting black screen at startup. Installed the latest June 15 version from the Windows Store. Ran once without p...

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hroski

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Windows Troubleshooting Guide

Having trouble with the Spotify desktop app? Here’s a step-by-step guide of general troubleshooting steps known to resolve a multitude of issues. Basic troubleshooting Restart the Spotify app as well as your PC. Make sure both the app and Windows are...

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No option to like all from an album

PlanPremiumCountryUKDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10Spotify version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828eMy Question or IssueWhen on an album there is no option to like all songs in the album According to the update the following should be available:To save all ...

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Plan Premium Country UK Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10 Spotify version 1.1.9.383.g9f48828e My Question or Issue When on an album there is no option to like all songs in the ...

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Superuser Contribution Why do songs disappear from queue after being played once?

Why can't I press previous track and listen to something I added to a queue? Why can't I start a new playlist and override the existing queue like I could 5 years ago? The queue system behaves differently from any other music player I've used.Is ther...

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Why can't I press previous track and listen to something I added to a queue?  Why can't I start a new playlist and override the existing queue like I could 5 years ago? The queue system behaves...

Ka82

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Not Syncing Profile Data

PlanPremium StudentCountryUnited StatesDeviceHP Envy x360Operating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueI'm having issues using Spotify on my laptop. I reinstalled the app yesterday and to my surprise, none of my data had synced. (I think there's mul...

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Plan Premium Student Country United States Device HP Envy x360 Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue I'm having issues using Spotify on my laptop. I reinstalled the app ye...

Joan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Looping Podcast Episodes

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssuePlaying a podcast episode in the Windows desktop app adds the same episode to the queue so the episode just starts again once it finishes.

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Playing a podcast episode in the Windows desktop app adds the same episode to t...

Lyubka

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Stray Kids Rock Star songs suddenly not playing when connect via the web

PlanPremiumCountry DeviceLaptop: Samsung Galaxy BookOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am connected to my Spotify Premium account via the web. Stray Kids songs from the new ROCK STAR album are suddenly not playing.

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Plan Premium Country   Device Laptop: Samsung Galaxy Book Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am connected to my Spotify Premium account via the web. Stray Kids s...

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How do I download music to my computer music file

I can't get a song I want onto the music file on my computer. I have Windows and have a premium plan

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I can't get a song I want onto the music file on my computer. I have Windows and have a premium plan

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Searching on PC doesn't work

I've a problem. Searching for songs and artists on PC doesn't work. It doesn't return most of the results you get from the smartphone app.The problem is both in the app and on the browser. How can Infix it?

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I've a problem. Searching for songs and artists on PC doesn't work. It doesn't return most of the results you get from the smartphone app. The problem is both in the app and on the browser. How can...

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Search bar stuck

my search engine always say "No Result found for x"

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my search engine always say "No Result found for x"

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Superuser Contribution Hub Browse Grid is gone for real

PlanFree/PremiumCountry Device(Notebook)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueWe've been using this page (open.spotify.com/genre/hub-browse-grid) as the only means to access all genres since the option to show all genres was removed in the...

Music Fan

Plan Free/Premium Country   Device (Notebook) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue We've been using this page (open.spotify.com/genre/hub-browse-grid) as the only ...

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Superuser Contribution Re: The New Desktop App (playlist sorting issue)

This new update is pretty much a total failure. -Removing the ability to see an the artist's tracks at once, makes absolutely no sense. -Removing the search bar from the top so you have leave the page to search each time is ridiculous. -Absolute no n...

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This new update is pretty much a total failure.  -Removing the ability to see an the artist's tracks at once, makes absolutely no sense.  -Removing the search bar from the top so you ha...

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Superuser Contribution "Recently added" order has changed with the desktop update

I have a playlist where I add most of the songs I listen to. I sort it by Recently added, so that the latest songs are always on top. Before this update, when I added a full album to my playlist the first song of the album would appear on top, which ...

Casual Listener

I have a playlist where I add most of the songs I listen to. I sort it by Recently added, so that the latest songs are always on top. Before this update, when I added a full album to my playlist the ...

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution spotify no puede reproducir esto en este momento. Si tienes el archivo en el ordenador puedes import

No se requiere ninguna información. Sin embargo, más fácilmente nos será más fácil.Plan PremiumPaís Spain Dispositivo Ordenador personalSistema operativo(Windows 10) Mi pregunta o problemaSpotify de escritorio me da el siguiente error "spotify no pue...

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No se requiere ninguna información. Sin embargo, más fácilmente nos será más fácil. Plan  Premium País Spain   Dispositivo  Ordenador personal Sistema operativo (Windows 10) ...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution After interface update: Missing artists column and jump to song in playlist fails

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceDesktop PCOperating System(Windows 10)1) Question: Can you please bring back the artists column? Via a setting in the preferences would be fine for me. The update makes it really hard to look for the artists under t...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Desktop PC Operating System (Windows 10) 1) Question: Can you please bring back the artists column? Via a setting in the preferences would be fine fo...

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The abysmal state of this forum and Spotify's bug management.

Here's how you know that you have a well functioning support & feedback forum: The customer usually arrives frustrated and annoyed. The customer usually leaves feeling better, usually with their problem solved or with assurances that their problem wi...

Roadie

Here's how you know that you have a well functioning support & feedback forum: The customer usually arrives frustrated and annoyed. The customer usually leaves feeling better, usually with their ...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [All Platforms][Playlists] sort/filter songs by the artist name

The possibility to sort the songs in a playlist by the artist name is not available anymore. We can now only filter by 'title', 'album' and 'date added'. No 'artist name' filter is available anymore...Please bring it back!

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The possibility to sort the songs in a playlist by the artist name is not available anymore. We can now only filter by 'title', 'album' and 'date added'. No 'artist name' filter is available anymore....

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Can't sort by artist anymore on the NOV 30 2020 update

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDevice(PC)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueEver since 30 November update I cant sort by artist in playlists anymore and it bothers me quite a bit since I've always found it really nice to find certain song...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device (PC) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue Ever since 30 November update I cant sort by artist in playlists anymore  and it ...

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Artist column missing.

Major bug since the new UI, makes big playlists impossible to navigate easily.PlanPremiumCountry Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue

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Major bug since the new UI, makes big playlists impossible to navigate easily. Plan Premium Country   Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  

MattSuda

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Superuser Contribution Where is the album column in playlists? Why was it taken out?

PlanFree/PremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 PCOperating SystemWindows 10 Home My Question or IssueWhat happened to the album column in playlists? It was there until the latest update of the Spotify Desktop App for Windows of 10/29 19. I find that extr...

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Plan Free/Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 PC Operating System Windows 10 Home   My Question or Issue What happened to the album column in playlists? It was there until the latest...

MattSuda

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 ()

gew4-spclient.spotify.com/gabo-receiver-service/v3/events:1 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 ()WEB PLAYER DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTROLS ACTIVEVOLUME CONTROL DOES NOT DO ANYTHING WITH THE VOLUME

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gew4-spclient.spotify.com/gabo-receiver-service/v3/events:1 Failed to load resource: the server responded with a status of 500 () WEB PLAYER DOES NOT HAVE ANY CONTROLS ACTIVE VOLUME CONTROL DOE...

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution New user question

PlanFree/PremiumCountry DeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueNew user questionHi,I'm a new Spotify premium user and I'm running out of resources for my local Spotify cache.I read in a German computer magazine to delete a fil...

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Plan Free/Premium Country   Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue New user question Hi, I'm a new Spotify premium user and I'm running out of reso...

Joan

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