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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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szkill

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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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betterhalf

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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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Mess in artist's page

Hi, Just wanted to report 'a bug', that spotify wrongly displays a site for 'Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestera' - look at the top songs and tiles of albums. I tried restaring computer and spotify itself, the problem is still there. I use Window...

Newbie

Hi,   Just wanted to report 'a bug', that spotify wrongly displays a site for 'Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestera' - look at the top songs and tiles of albums. I tried restaring compute...

Peter__

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Solved!! Bug Report: Wrong version of a song

Sorry--I know this probably isn't the proper place for this but I wasn't sure where else to put it. I was doing some comparative listening of the Sweeney Todd albums this evening and noticed that, on the 2006 revival album, track 5 on the second disk...

Newbie

Sorry--I know this probably isn't the proper place for this but I wasn't sure where else to put it.   I was doing some comparative listening of the Sweeney Todd albums this evening and notic...

Peter__

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activity from years ago?

Can I see my own, or a friends activity from about a year and a half ago? We listened to a couple cool bands, but never added them to a playlist and forgot their name

Casual Listener

Can I see my own, or a friends activity from about a year and a half ago?  We listened to a couple cool bands, but never added them to a playlist and forgot their name 😞

Rollo_

Roadie

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Playback Errors: Catalogue - Out of Order

All of the song in the Thin Lizzy catalog play different songs than what is selected. E.g., if you click "she knows" track 1 in the "nightlife" album, "Are you ready?" from "live at High Voltage Festival 2011" album plays. Thanks. Jamie

Casual Listener

All of the song in the Thin Lizzy catalog play different songs than what is selected.   E.g., if you click "she knows" track 1 in the "nightlife" album, "Are you ready?" from "live at High ...

Peter__

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Solved!! songs on my playlist with the music note icon will not play

A few hours ago I was promoted to upgrade spotify. Now any song on my playlist with the little music note icon off to the right hand side will not play? I've tried to uninstall and reinstall spotify...nothing is working. More the 50% of my music will...

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A few hours ago I was promoted to upgrade spotify. Now any song on my playlist with the little music note icon off to the right hand side will not play?  I've tried to uninstall and re...

user-removed

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Podcast episodes are not sorted correctly

For a couple of podcasts that I am following there seem to be an error in the sorting. The last episode is not placed at the top in the list. Perhaps a bug? See attachment for an example. Is it also possible to display the date rather than the year p...

Newbie

For a couple of podcasts that I am following there seem to be an error in the sorting. The last episode is not placed at the top in the list. Perhaps a bug? See attachment for an example.   ...

Peter__

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Solved!! Playlist length won't show on 0.9.4.185

I am supposed to be able to see how long my playlists play for in 0.9.4.185 but all I see is the number of tracks. Help me, please.

Roadie

I am supposed to be able to see how long my playlists play for in 0.9.4.185 but all I see is the number of tracks. Help me, please.

mbug90

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Wrong music to title

Description The albums 'The Grand Design' and 'Shine' of Edenbridge have the correct track listing and durations, but when I click a song, another song begins to play. I have a feeling the music is shuffled. A more detailed description, using numbere...

Newbie

Description The albums 'The Grand Design' and 'Shine' of Edenbridge have the correct track listing and durations, but when I click a song, another song begins to play. I have a feeling the music is...

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Alla mina spellistor är borta?

Hej vissa av mina spellistor är borta Hur gör jag för att få dom tillbaka är ingen dataexpert så det vore bra om jag fick hjälp att få dom tillbaka tack på förhand Anders98

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Hej vissa av mina spellistor är borta  Hur gör jag för att få dom tillbaka är ingen dataexpert så det vore bra om jag fick hjälp att få dom tillbaka   tack på förhand Anders98

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Lost playlists when I merged accounts, please help!

Hi! I merged my old Facebook account to a new one in hopes of eventually just deleting my facebook but all my playlists were deleted Is there any way to recover them? I had lists I was using for an important project, rare finds. Please help!!!!!!!! T...

Casual Listener

Hi! I merged my old Facebook account to a new one in hopes of eventually just deleting my facebook but all my playlists were deleted 😞 Is there any way to recover them? I had lists I was using for a...

Josh

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someone else is using my account

hi, i just got a message on my spotify that someone else is logged into my account and the music keeps pausing. is it possible to check if someone's hacked into my account..? thanks, andrew

Casual Listener

hi,   i just got a message on my spotify that someone else is logged into my account and the music keeps pausing. is it possible to check if someone's hacked into my account..?   th...

Joe

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many selections do not play up to 20% on some albums

I have encountered more than a few albums where many selections will not play. Have erased playlist and started over-- make no difference, am current on updates and i allow plenty of memory (cache). PS Dont tell me to reinstall anymore!!

Roadie

I have encountered more than a few albums where many selections will not play. Have erased playlist and started over-- make no difference, am current on updates and i allow plenty of memory (cach...

PaulRx4

Roadie

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Spotify Skin Gallery

UPDATE:Since the newest Spotify versions 0.8.8+ the client uses a lot of web-based elements, which I sadly can not change with my methods. That's why I gave up on custom skins. So this here now, is just a gallery of what was possible before. If someo...

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UPDATE:Since the newest Spotify versions 0.8.8+ the client uses a lot of web-based elements, which I sadly can not change with my methods. That's why I gave up on custom skins. So this here now, is j...

Marco

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Spotify with Squid proxy

I'm the proxy admin at my workplace, and I'm trying to get Spotify to work with it. Here's the problem: After installing spotify, if I specify HTTPS proxy and enter the server, port and authentication info, it works great! All the features work, and ...

Visitor

  I'm the proxy admin at my workplace, and I'm trying to get Spotify to work with it.  Here's the problem:   After installing spotify, if I specify HTTPS proxy and enter the serv...

Peter__

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Solved!! Spotify crashes when adding/removing tracks from playlist

So I'm listening to a Radio, a song comes up that I want to add to a playlist, I click on teh album art and select add to playlist select the playlist then BAM music stops, dissapears. I'm rocking a W7 with plenty of memory (8core) NO reason for it t...

Regular

So I'm listening to a Radio, a song comes up that I want to add to a playlist, I click on teh album art and select add to playlist select the playlist then BAM music stops, dissapears. I'm rocking a ...

Rorey

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"Spotify in Greece" is a joke.

Hi, I recently changed my account from British to Greek and noticed that 20% of the tracks in my playlists are unavailable. 1/5 of the tracks that my friends are sending me (from the UK and the US) are not available in Greece. It feels like I am usin...

Roadie

Hi,   I recently changed my account from British to Greek and noticed that 20% of the tracks in my playlists are unavailable. 1/5 of the tracks that my friends are sending me (from the UK an...

Peter__

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Solved!! New Releases are gone!????

Hi, Today I have updated Spotify to the latest version. And I've noticed with shock that the "new releases" are simply gone! There is now "Discover", but the new releases are no longer found there. How can I get back again the new releases?

Music Fan

Hi,  Today I have updated Spotify to the latest version. And I've noticed with shock that the "new releases" are simply gone!   There is now "Discover", but the new releases...

Rollo_

Roadie

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HELP!-Artist collection on iphone wont transfer to spotify on my laptop...How come???

I have collected a number of artists in my COLLECTION to listen to on my I phone. Now that I have downloaded it on my desktop none of them are there or on my account! Do I need to individually reselect each artist or search them every time I want to ...

Casual Listener

I have collected a number of artists in my COLLECTION to listen to on my I phone. Now that I have downloaded it on my desktop none of them are there or on my account! Do I need to individually resele...

Peter__

Community Legend

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Spotify suddenly crashes when I enable Scrobbling.

I was using Spotify earlier without a hitch. Suddenly, I've been having issues. It started with some random 101 errors. I restarted my computer after reinstalling Spotify, and they went away. I noticed now though that my songs don't Scrobble anymore....

Newbie

I was using Spotify earlier without a hitch. Suddenly, I've been having issues. It started with some random 101 errors. I restarted my computer after reinstalling Spotify, and they went away. I notic...

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