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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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earthbound

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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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Spotify does not update

PlanPremiumCountry TurkeyOperating SystemWin10 My Question or Issue Spotify alerts me that there is an update and a restart is required, however when I run it, I get an error saying spotfiy update couldn't start.

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Plan Premium Country  Turkey Operating System Win10   My Question or Issue  Spotify alerts me that there is an update and a restart is required, however when I run it, I get an...

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Windows installer doesn't open

Windows 10 Pro. I'm trying to install the Spotify app after I format my PC and the installer doesn't even open, I don't have any Spotify folder in the system.

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Windows 10 Pro.   I'm trying  to install the Spotify app after I format my PC and the installer doesn't even open, I don't have any Spotify folder in the system.  

Clément_L

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Download Spotify app

PlanPremiumCountry Sweden DevicedesktopOperating SystemWindows 7 I want the Spotify app, but SpotifySetup.exe does not function on my desktop W7, Chrome.

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Plan Premium Country Sweden     Device desktop Operating System Windows 7   I want the Spotify app, but SpotifySetup.exe does not function on my desktop W7, Chrome.  

Clément_L

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Resetting how spotify suggests and plays in radio.

My Question or Issue:I have been using spotify for years now, and I feel like the radio doesnt really work for me any more. It keeps giving me the same 10-15 bands, with mostly the same songs. This is more or less exactly the function you wouldnt wan...

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  My Question or Issue: I have been using spotify for years now, and I feel like the radio doesnt really work for me any more. It keeps giving me the same 10-15 bands, with mostly the same son...

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Chromecast Spotify Connect on Windows app

Hi there! When opening Spotify on my Android phone I can go to the Spotify Connect tab on the bottom and select a range of Sonos, Google Chromecast, Chromecast Audio and Google Home Hubs in my house to connect to. However in the Windows 10 applicatio...

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Hi there! When opening Spotify on my Android phone I can go to the Spotify Connect tab on the bottom and select a range of Sonos, Google Chromecast, Chromecast Audio and Google Home Hubs in my house ...

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Transfer streams from record label to new account without loosing plays

PlanFree/PremiumCountry AustraliaDevicepc / android Operating System Windows 10 My Question or IssueHi thanks for your time i was on a contract with a record label and my contracted ended and im wondering if i can transfer my acoount with the label t...

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Plan Free/Premium Country  Australia Device pc / android  Operating System  Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hi thanks for your time i was on a contract with a record l...

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Design flaw

Sorry in advance for my english,I 'm new to spotiffy none the less , in my point of view on the "Albums" menu should only show the albums that I liked on the artist page, and not all the songs plus albuns that I like.On the "Artists" should have a op...

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Sorry in advance for my english, I 'm new to spotiffy none the less , in my point of view on the "Albums" menu should only show the albums that I liked on the artist page, and not all the songs plus...

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Media Keys Not Working

I recently had this problem where whenever I try to press the F5 button (to play my music because it has the play/pause button) It doesn't do anything. I have had it working for over a year, but for some reason over the last week it hasn't been worki...

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I recently had this problem where whenever I try to press the F5 button (to play my music because it has the play/pause button) It doesn't do anything. I have had it working for over a year, but for ...

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Why tf can't I download albums on Windows 10?

PlanPremiumOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Why can't I download albums on the windows 10 version of Spotify Premium? Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous, especially since there is no explanation? Why can't I download albums on...

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Plan Premium Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Why can't I download albums on the windows 10 version of Spotify Premium? Am I the only one who finds this ridiculous,...

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Glitch: Wrong song plays

PlanPremiumCountryUK DeviceDesktop computerOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or IssueHey Spotify Community, I'm experiencing a bizzare glitch. Sometimes when I have tracks queued up, when the next song comes on it will actually play the previous...

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Plan Premium Country UK   Device Desktop computer Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue Hey Spotify Community,   I'm experiencing a bizzare glitch. Sometimes ...

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Cover Art for certain songs in Local Files not showing?

So I spent hours editing tons of music tags using MP3 Diags Unstable, fixing titles, albums, artists, and cover art. I changed my Local Files folder to the folder with all the music, and most of the music synced perfectly, except for a few songs. The...

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So I spent hours editing tons of music tags using MP3 Diags Unstable, fixing titles, albums, artists, and cover art. I changed my Local Files folder to the folder with all the music, and most of...

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Local Files Missing

Recently, as of yesterday, noticed some discrepancies between my desktop Spotify and my mobile. Exactly 30 of my 153 local files, kept in a 'DOWNLOADS' playlist, randomly stopped showing up in my desktop playlists. (As a note I do have a 154th track ...

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Recently, as of yesterday, noticed some discrepancies between my desktop Spotify and my mobile. Exactly 30 of my 153 local files, kept in a 'DOWNLOADS' playlist, randomly stopped showing up in my des...

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Spotify says my playlist cover isn't big enough when it is

PlanFreeCountryEngland DeviceLenovo LaptopOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I've been trying to update my playlist cover multiple times but it isnt working. Everytime I try and do it, it says my photo isnt the correct size (300x300) eve...

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Plan Free Country England   Device Lenovo Laptop Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I've been trying to update my playlist cover multiple times but it i...

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Playlists won't play through, song cuts out in middle and moves to new tract

PlanPremiumCountryUSA DeviceMultiple Windows 10 Desktop appsOperating System(iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.) My Question or Issue I can't get through even the first track in a playlist - after about 2/3 of the song plays the track ends and a n...

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Plan Premium Country USA  Device Multiple Windows 10 Desktop apps Operating System (iOS 10, Android Oreo, Windows 10,etc.)   My Question or Issue  I can't get through ev...

OneByBoo

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Discover

Hi everyone, So, I just logged in to Spot today and I realized the discover section is gone. The weekly discover section is still there, but that's garbage! I want the old discover section where I could see about ten different albuns or something lik...

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Hi everyone,   So, I just logged in to Spot today and I realized the discover section is gone. The weekly discover section is still there, but that's garbage! I want the old discover section w...

Djalma

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Spotify Won't Show on my Discord Profile

PlanFreeCountry CanadaDeviceDell laptop?Operating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue I recenly got Discord and Spotify on my windows laptop, and I would like my profile on Discord to say I'm listening to Spotify, and what, but it won't even if Dis...

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Plan Free Country  Canada Device Dell laptop? Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  I recenly got Discord and Spotify on my windows laptop, and I would like my ...

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Unable to play track Come On by Bone Crusher

PlanPremium CountryUnited States DevicePC and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus Operating SystemWindows 10 and Android 8 My Question or IssueI tried to play Come On by Bone Crusher (Stomp the Yard soundtrack) but it's not playing on that playlist. Can you pleas...

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  Plan Premium   Country United States   Device PC and Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus   Operating System Windows 10 and Android 8   My Question or Issue I tried to play...

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Local Files option not showing on PC

PlanPremiumCountry United StatesDeviceLenovo ThinkpadOperating SystemWindows 10 My Question or Issue Hello, I logged on to Spotify to reinsert a local file that had greyed out on my phone (which is STILL A PROBLEM!!!) and I found out that there was n...

Gig Goer

Plan Premium Country  United States Device Lenovo Thinkpad Operating System Windows 10   My Question or Issue  Hello,   I logged on to Spotify to reinsert a local file...

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Modifica carta di credito

PlanPremiumCountry italiaDevicePCOperating Systemwindows 10 My Question or Issue Buongiorno,sta per concludersi il mio abbonamento annuale con scadenza il 24/12 ma al momento in cui tento di cambiare il metodo di pagamento non trovo l'opzione e mi ri...

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Plan Premium Country  italia Device PC Operating System windows 10   My Question or Issue  Buongiorno, sta per concludersi il mio abbonamento annuale con scadenza il 24/12 m...

bianconiglio

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Solved!! Songs Randomly Deleted, How Do I Import A Backup I Made?

PlanPremiumCountryUSADeviceWindows 10 PC/Samsung Galaxy S9+Operating SystemWindows 10/Android Oreo My Question or IssueI believe someone gained access to my account and deleted all of my 800+ songs. I went on my PC without it connected to the interne...

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Plan Premium Country USA Device Windows 10 PC/Samsung Galaxy S9+ Operating System Windows 10/Android Oreo   My Question or Issue I believe someone gained access to my account and ...

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