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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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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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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!! i cant play nothing that isnt saved on my library

PlanFree/PremiumCountryBrazilOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue i cant play any song that isnt saved on my library. When i click on a song that isnt saved on my library the name of the song goes green but it ...

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Plan Free/Premium Country Brazil Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  i cant play any song that isnt saved on my library. When i c...

Loxer

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Solved!! This Playlist Currently Empty

PlanPremiumCountryID DeviceXiaomi Note 4Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue How did i can fix it?I dont know what happen with my spotify on windows 10

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Plan Premium Country ID   Device Xiaomi Note 4 Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  How did i can fix it? I dont know what happen with my spotify on windows ...

Loxer

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Spotify completly broke

PlanFreeCountry IrelandDeviceDesktopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue so today i opened spotify and i tried looking for a song but it was unable to play.. i went into the sys32/devices/etc and deleted the host ips.ive tried reinstalling...

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  Plan Free Country  Ireland Device Desktop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  so today i opened spotify and i tried looking for a song but it was unab...

Loxer

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Solved!! Spotify Music Disappeared + Doesnt play any music

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDesktop Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or IssueMy music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several times. I even tried playing other music and what not but none of them play. The music on ...

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Plan Free Country  USA Device Desktop  Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue My music doesnt appear on spotify after I have reinstalled the program several tim...

Loxer

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Solved!! Spotify not showing any songs

PlanPremiumCountry Czech RepublicOperating SystemWindows 8 My Question or IssueMy spotify computer app won't show or play any song not just in my music library, but everything in general. (The only song in my library is something from local files, bu...

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Plan Premium Country  Czech Republic Operating System Windows 8  My Question or Issue My spotify computer app won't show or play any song not just in my music library, but every...

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Solved!! Lost all music on pc after reinstalling Spotify

Hi I reinstalled Spotify and when I logged back into my account only the local files were showing. However on my phone I still had all my songs in the playlist. I've tried to reinstall and delete cache. Both didn't work. Please help Thanks in advance

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Hi   I reinstalled Spotify and when I logged back into my account only the local files were showing. However on my phone I still had all my songs in the playlist. I've tried to reinstall and d...

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Can't play songs from a foreign band?

PlanFreeCountry United StatesDevice(iPhone 7)Operating System(Windows 10) My Question or Issue I'm trying to play songs from the D-Day Darlings, but they're all greyed out? Is this because I am American and they are a British band?

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  Plan Free Country  United States Device (iPhone 7) Operating System (Windows 10)   My Question or Issue  I'm trying to play songs from the D-Day Darlings, but they're...

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Solved!! Spotify will not work on desktop

PlanFreeCountryUnited StatesDeviceDell inspironOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueI am a new spotify user, and at first it was very good. But about a week after, my desktop app stopped letting me listen to music, and stopped showing me th...

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Plan Free Country United States Device Dell inspiron Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue I am a new spotify user, and at first it was very good. But about a week after, ...

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Daily Mix 1 issue

Hello My Daily Mix 1 has only 3 songs, and every week it is changing songs / artists but it is always 3 songs. Other daily mixes are normal. When last song ends it is not continuing even though repeat is activated. It just stops with no previous / ne...

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Hello   My Daily Mix 1 has only 3 songs, and every week it is changing songs / artists but it is always 3 songs. Other daily mixes are normal.   When last song ends it is not continuing...

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Solved!! On specific laptop, spotify does not play.

Premium account. Netherlands. Samsung laptop. Windows 8. I was using it on my Samsung laptop, but now it simply do not play the songs. It works and it recognizes if I change the device (i.e. from phone to chromecast) but it does not play any song. Ti...

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Premium account. Netherlands. Samsung laptop. Windows 8.   I was using it on my Samsung laptop, but now it simply do not play the songs.  It works and it recognizes if I change the devic...

Sebasty

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Cant get an artist to play on Win 10 desktop app but will play mobile and through Alexa

I've run into this on a few songs using Spotify on Windows 10 that just wont play, but now I was looking to listen to Caravan Palace new single and it wouldn't play. Actually, not a single one of there songs will play. These songs do play on my mobil...

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I've run into this on a few songs using Spotify on Windows 10 that just wont play, but now I was looking to listen to Caravan Palace new single and it wouldn't play. Actually, not...

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Album Dead Ringer by Meat Loaf is shown but cannot be played....

PlanFamilyCountry ItalyDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue The album Dead Ringer by Meat Loaf is shown but cannot be played. When trying to play, the songs are just skipped one by one. There is a blue error message a the top (see ...

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Plan Family Country  Italy Device PC Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  The album Dead Ringer by Meat Loaf is shown but cannot be played. When trying to...

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Import Your Own Songs from Windows 10

PlanFreeCountry USADeviceDesktopWindows 10 My Question or Issue Is there a way to import your own music from you file library on Windows 10? I have some songs that aren't on Spotify and I would like to add them to my playlists.

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Plan Free Country  USA Device Desktop Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Is there a way to import your own music from you file library on Windows 10? I have some songs that ar...

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Solved!! Have the Music Quality Settings been removed recently?

PlanPremiumCountry UKOperating SystemWindows 10, Android Oxygen OS 5.0.8 Just wondering if the music quality settings have been removed from the Windows 10 desktop app and the current android build of Spotify? I've not checked my settings for a while...

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Plan Premium Country  UK Operating System Windows 10, Android Oxygen OS 5.0.8   Just wondering if the music quality settings have been removed from the Windows 10 desktop app and the...

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Solved!! My Spotify stopped working

PlanPremiumCountry MéxicoDevicePCOperating SystemWindows 10My Question or IssueSome days ago, I started having issues with Spotify, I've tried reinstalling it, deleting cache data, following instructions of Technical support, but nothing worked. I li...

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  Plan Premium Country  México Device PC Operating System Windows 10 My Question or Issue Some days ago, I started having issues with Spotify, I've tried reinstalling it, deleting...

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"This playlist is currently empty" error

Why do I get such an error??PlanPremiumCountryTurkey Operating SystemWindows 10

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Why do I get such an error?? Plan Premium Country Turkey   Operating System Windows 10  

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Solved!! None of my music will show, and no songs will play

I've had this issue for a while now.Whenever I load up spotify, no music shows up in my playlist on the desktop app.Even when I try to play music, it comes up highlighted green like it's playing, but it just doesn't play. On the web player, I can see...

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I've had this issue for a while now. Whenever I load up spotify, no music shows up in my playlist on the desktop app. Even when I try to play music, it comes up highlighted green like it's playing,...

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Solved!! [Desktop] Canno't Use dekstop app

Plan: FreeCountry: ItalyDevice: PC DekstopOperating System: Windows 10Yesterday i download the desktop version of spotify. When i logged in i canno't find any kind of music or my playlist.I attach 2 screenshot, one of a playlsit i usally use and one ...

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Plan: Free Country: Italy Device: PC Dekstop Operating System: Windows 10 Yesterday i download the desktop version of spotify. When i logged in i canno't find any kind of music or my playlist. I...

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Solved!! Songs I haven't played in the past won't play at all

I actually haven't checked on other devices, but on my pc at least, songs and even podcasts won't play at all, at the bottom where you'd normally see the track playing with the picture to the left, it's just like the default image, the bar doesn't mo...

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I actually haven't checked on other devices, but on my pc at least, songs and even podcasts won't play at all, at the bottom where you'd normally see the track playing with the picture to the left, i...

Mantisentil

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