Types of Spotify playlists

There are millions of playlists on Spotify.

They’re created by listeners, editors, and algorithms — and they're a great way for your music to reach new audiences.

Personalized playlists

Personalized playlists are unique to each listener.

They’re created by Spotify's algorithms that look at factors like what the person is listening to and when, which songs they're adding to their playlists, the listening habits of people who have similar tastes, and much more.

For some personalized playlists, our editors pick the pool of songs for the algorithms to select from for each listener.

You can spot a personalized playlist by the byline Made for [username].

Popular personalized playlists include:

• Discover Weekly
• Release Radar
• Indie Mix
• Happy Hits
• Songs to Sing in the Shower

A few personalized playlists don't have the Made for [username] byline:

• DJ
• Smart Shuffle
• Blends

Learn how personalized editorial playlists are created

Editorial playlists

There are thousands of editorial playlists. We mark all our editorial playlists with in the byline.

They’re curated by Spotify's editors — genre, lifestyle, and culture specialists with diverse backgrounds. Many playlists have multiple editors working across different locations to find music from around the world.

You can pitch an unreleased song to our playlist editors.

Learn how to pitch your music to editors

Listener playlists

Over the years, Spotify listeners have created millions of playlists.

They give you insight into your fans, show how your music resonates, and can influence other playlists.

When fans add music to their playlists, it tells Spotify what they like and what to recommend.