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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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adyry

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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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Solved!! Lossless CD Audio Quality

Spotify is brilliant. The overall sound v versatility is well thought through and works for most users. Using it at home, away, in the car or on foot I love the way it works. However I'm not most users. For mid to high end audio the sound quality is ...

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Spotify is brilliant. The overall sound v versatility is well thought through and works for most users. Using it at home, away, in the car or on foot I love the way it works.     ...

Samppa3

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Superuser Contribution Spotify Windows 10 song will stop but the seekbar continues

PlanPremiumCountryAustraliaDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10VersionSpotify for Windows1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 My Question or IssueSometimes, randomly, the song I'm listening to will stop playing, but the seekbar continues playing. The only way I can fi...

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Plan Premium Country Australia Device PC Operating System Windows 10 Version Spotify for Windows 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963   My Question or Issue Sometimes, randomly, the song I'm listen...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution Incorrect date added on songs in playlist/playlist readding songs

So I spent hours trying to find a solution for this issue to no avail. I came across 2 other posts that mention a similar issue, but still can't find a way to fix it.https://community.spotify.com/t5/Desktop-Windows/Wrong-quot-Date-Added-quot-on-songs...

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So I spent hours trying to find a solution for this issue to no avail. I came across 2 other posts that mention a similar issue, but still can't find a way to fix it. https://community.spotify.com/t...

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Superuser Contribution Spotify plays other songs when i didnt tell it to

PlanPremiumCountryMalaysiaDeviceChrome Version 95.0.4638.**bleep** (Official Build) (64-bit)Operating SystemWindows 10 Thinkpad P51 My Question or IssueWhen i play an album and i dont set it to repeat i only want to listen to it once. BUT lately,i) S...

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Plan Premium Country Malaysia Device Chrome Version 95.0.4638.**bleep** (Official Build) (64-bit) Operating System Windows 10 Thinkpad P51    My Question or Issue When i...

Yordan

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution fonts after 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 update

PlanFreeCountryTurkeyDeviceAn 2012 before asus something laptopOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or IssueI just updated to 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 update and fonts look so odd i mean theyre nice but they have so much space between song name-artist ...

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Plan Free Country Turkey Device An 2012 before asus something laptop Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue I just updated to 1.1.91.824.g07f1e963 update and fonts loo...

unclerk

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Solved!! Country flag emoji's don't display on Windows 10

PlanPremiumCountryNetherlandsDeviceLaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueNone of the country flag emoji's display taken from https://emojipedia.org/flags/ Note that the regular flags (white flag, black flag, pirate flag etc.) do work, ...

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Plan Premium Country Netherlands Device Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue None of the country flag emoji's display taken from https://emojipedia.org/flags/ &nb...

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Searching in the Web player

PlanPremiumCountryPolandDevicePCOperating SystemWindows10 My Question or IssueIn the Web player I can't search any song. Idk if my computer just doesn't like Spotify, because this is another thing that doesn't work, or what. I used to use the app but...

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Plan Premium Country Poland Device PC Operating System Windows10   My Question or Issue In the Web player I can't search any song. Idk if my computer just doesn't like Spotify, because...

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Collaborative playlists are instantly private and Spotify took away messaging how can I collaborate?

Yo, so I just tried to start a collaborative playlist with one of my dear friends. After a while I figured out that somehow collab playlists are made intantly private which is good and fixes the trolls editing these playlists. However, since the mess...

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Yo, so I just tried to start a collaborative playlist with one of my dear friends. After a while I figured out that somehow collab playlists are made intantly private which is good and fixes the trol...

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Verbindung zur Stereoanlage geht nicht mehr

PlanPremiumCountryDeutschlandDevice(iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016)Pioneer Anlage / PCOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)WIN 10 My Question or IssueIch kann plötzlich über LAN keine Verbindung mehr vom PC zur An...

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Plan Premium Country Deutschland Device (iPhone 8, Samsung Galaxy 9, Macbook Pro late 2016) Pioneer Anlage / PC Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) WIN 10   ...

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Poor Sound Quality on Windows PC

Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device (HP Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10) IssueWhen listening to music on my laptop, the sound quality is terrible on the Spotify app when listeing through headphones. It sounds perfectly fine with the same hea...

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Plan Premium Country New Zealand Device (HP Laptop) Operating System (Windows 10)   Issue When listening to music on my laptop, the sound quality is terribl...

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Solved!! Error message pops up when clicking on an artist's album or scrolling through their Discography

PlanFreeCountryUSADevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSo, this is a new issue for me and probably for other people. Even though I can search stuff and play/like songs, when I go to an artist's page and click on one of their albums,...

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  Plan Free Country USA Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue So, this is a new issue for me and probably for other people. Even though I can search stuff ...

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[FIXED] can't enable/disable anything under Settings > Display

PlanPremium CountryAustria DeviceLenovo Laptop Operating SystemWindows 11 Hello, I have a problem with enabling/disabling anything under Settings > Display (friend activity, desktop overlay when using media keys and show announcements about new relea...

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Plan Premium   Country Austria   Device Lenovo Laptop   Operating System Windows 11   Hello, I have a problem with enabling/disabling anything under Settings > Disp...

Amay

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Superuser Contribution Lyric encode

PlanPremiumCountryVietnamDeviceSportify for WindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue:Dear support team,Can you help fix the lyric function work with Unicode characters? The lyrics display well on mobile but seem not to support our langu...

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Plan Premium Country Vietnam Device Sportify for Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue: Dear support team, Can you help fix the lyric function work with Unicode c...

Kiril

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution [PC] [WINDOWS] Every song shows "Spotify can't play this right now"

For about 10 days, I am unable to play any song or podcast on my PC, I get an error messege with "Spotify can't play this right now". I tried the downloadable app and Microsoft Store one, disabled acceleration, reinstalled, checked AppData folder and...

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For about 10 days, I am unable to play any song or podcast on my PC, I get an error messege with "Spotify can't play this right now". I tried the downloadable app and Microsoft Store one, disabled ac...

Dian

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Superuser Contribution The Spotify application is not responding

PlanPremiumCountrySpainDevicePersonal ComputerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hi! I've been getting this message after I close Spotify (it usually bugs and I can't search for any music nor see my music inside Liked Songs or playlists)...

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Plan Premium Country Spain Device Personal Computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue   Hi! I've been getting this message after I close Spotify (it usually bugs...

Vasil

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Spotify Not Starting

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceWindowsOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueSpotify is not starting no matter what I do. I have restarted my device multiple times, re-installed Spotify many times, and my issue isn't fixed. I have uninstal...

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  Plan Free Country United States Device Windows Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Spotify is not starting no matter what I do. I have restarted my device multip...

Julijuanjuan

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Superuser Contribution Spotify works differently on my two computers

PlanPremiumCountryNorwayDeviceHP laptop and gaming pcOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI hav downloaded spotify on both my computers, but the one on my laptop works better. I can change what order to play the songs (latest added, date, l...

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  Plan Premium Country Norway Device HP laptop and gaming pc Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I hav downloaded spotify on both my computers, but the one on my l...

Vasil

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Superuser Contribution [Desktop][Browse] Readable discography list

The current discography view is totally unreadable or maybe broken in the Desktop (Windows) app.See picture below.I can't ready any of the album titles or have any clue as to which one I'm looking for.Selecting the List view is not an option because ...

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The current discography view is totally unreadable or maybe broken in the Desktop (Windows) app. See picture below. I can't ready any of the album titles or have any clue as to which one I'm lookin...

OscarDC

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Images not showing

PlanPremiumCountryUnited KingdomDeviceDesktop PCOperating SystemWindows 11 My Question or IssueSpotify won't load most images. Album covers, artists photos, playlist photos etc. It seems that if an image stays in one place long enough, it can be load...

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Plan Premium Country United Kingdom Device Desktop PC Operating System Windows 11   My Question or Issue Spotify won't load most images. Album covers, artists photos, playlist photos e...

AlejaR

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Solved!!Superuser Contribution Cannot drag songs to top of the queue

PlanPremiumCountryUruguayDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI've been unable to drag a song to the top of the queue ever since the Spotify revamp. If I drag the song to the top of the screen, it does not auto scroll. Dragging song...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country Uruguay Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I've been unable to drag a song to the top of the queue ever since the Spotify revamp. If I dr...

OscarDC

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