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A playlist is an amalgamation of various songs that you’ve gathered together for a unique purpose. For example, you could have a playlist dedicated to workouts or a playlist you’ve filled with all of your favorite songs from the past week. In order to build any kind of playlist, you need to know how to add songs to a playlist on Spotify.
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QUICK ANSWER
To add songs to a Spotify playlist on Android or iOS, find the song you want to add to your playlist in the mobile app. Select the ⋮ button to the right of the song to open song options and then select Add to Playlist.
To add songs to a Spotify playlist on the desktop app or the web player, find the song you want to add to your playlist. Right-click the song itself, and then select Add to playlist.
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Spotify gives users the option to gather together music from different artists, genres, and places in the world. With playlists, people can create their own soundtrack for their own situation.
Let’s go over how to add music to those playlists.
How to add songs to a Spotify playlist (Android and iOS)
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To add a song to your playlist on Android or iOS:
- Open the Spotify mobile app.
- Navigate to the song you wish to add to your playlist. For example, if I wanted to add “Galaxies” by Protostar to my playlist, I would type the song’s name in the Search tab.
- Select the ⋮ button to the right of the song to open song options.
- Select Add to Playlist, and then select the playlist to which you want to add the song.
How to add songs to a Spotify playlist (desktop and web player)
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Adding a song to a playlist on the desktop app works the exact same way as on the web player. To add a song to your Spotify playlist on the desktop app or the web player:
- Open the Spotify desktop app or web player.
- Navigate to the song you wish to add to your playlist. In this case, I went to the Search tab and searched for “Galaxies” by Protostar.
- Right-click the song.
- Select Add to playlist. All of your playlists will show up to the right, and you can subsequently select whichever playlist you want to add the song to.
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Can I add music to a collaborative playlist?
Yes. If you’re collaborating on a playlist someone else started and you have the URL, you’re free to add music to that playlist.
If you start a collaborative playlist, you’re free to add music to that playlist.
