I want to add the most recent songs added to a playlist at the top.

[New user]

I want my playlist to play the most recently added songs at the top of the playlist. I have tried doing it on the iOS app and on Desktop and I can't seem to find it on either.

[Amay]

Hey there, welcome to the Spotify Community! 🎵

You can definitely sort your items in the playlist in this order. Please follow these steps for the same:

• iOS: open a playlist -> swipe down on the playlist header -> click sort -> recently added.
• Desktop: open the playlist and click the date added column or select the sort button next to the search icon.

I hope that helps. For more info, you can check out this article: Sort and Filter.

[sislamhydar]

Hi,

I’ve been a Spotify user for over six years, having previously used Apple Music. When I switched, I used an app to transfer my playlists from Apple Music to Spotify.

However, I’ve noticed an issue that makes managing my playlists time-consuming. Whenever I add a new song to one of my playlists, it’s automatically placed at the bottom. To organize my playlists the way I prefer, I have to manually drag each new song to the top, which can take a few minutes.

Would it be possible to introduce a feature to address this? For example, a “move to top of playlist” button or an option to set newly added songs to appear at the top of playlists by default would be incredibly helpful.

[sislamhydar]

Hi, thanks for sharing this! This has helped so much. If only you could still customise it and move songs around. 

[Amay]

Hey @sislamhydar thanks for the response.

You can actually do that. Just open a playlist, select the custom option from sorting, and then select the edit option from the three-dot menu.

Then you can move items around in a custom order. On the desktop or web, you can simply drag things around.

I hope that helps. Let me know if you need help with anything else.