How to Make the Ultimate Spotify Playlist

Do you really want to rely on the unsettling appearances of the “Daily Mixes” and “On Repeat” playlists Spotify automatically regenerates for you?

Perhaps you opt-out for a playlist made by a friend, or a user who just has aesthetic playlists. Have you ever wanted to be that person? Well you’ve clicked on the right blog post, it’s all about adding your own personal touch to your playlists. Follow these easy steps and voila! A Spotify playlist master. Well, I guess “Here Comes the Sun.” — see what I did there?

Step 1)

Think about what kind of playlist you want, or when you’ll be using it. Is this for a car ride to Banff? A quick pick-me-up when you get handed the aux? Or a playlist to destress just before a midterm? Have a theme in mind.

Step 2)

Find your aesthetic. Though this may not make much sense at first, but it’s like instagram posting. This refers to the image that appears on your playlist. Do you want to have a color scheme of forest green, or do you want to have iconic movie quotes? Should there be a picture of One Direction or Backstreet Boys on a playlist called “Boy Bands”? Or should your playlist be a lofi aesthetic? This part gives you a lot of freedom, so yes, go nuts!

Step 3)

Now that you have found an aesthetic, go head over to Pinterest. And no, it is not for moms. Seriously. Sign up if you haven’t. It’s like Wikipedia, but 20 times better, and there is so much content from education material to DIYs. You see, to emphasize how crucial Pinterest is to a person, I had to make a whole step about it. I just had to.

Step 4)

Now, search up your aesthetic. Try using keywords like “90s Movies”, or “Winona Ryder old movies”, and try to be as broad as you can. Now this can be tricky! If you know you want movie quotes, try searching for that specific movie, or search up an actor. If you want something aesthetic, search “Aesthetic [color] wallpapers,” and save some of those for your phone as well while you’re at it. This is a great option if you’re unsure about your aesthetic. Sometimes going through Pinterest first can help you find your aesthetic easier.

Step 5)

Find one! Find one! Find one! If you’re indecisive (like me) drag ‘em onto your desktop so you can always find them later. And keep browsing. Use “Suggested for You”, find someone’s Pinterest board of “aesthetic wallpapers”, now is your chance to go down rabbit holes. Have fun with it. If you get an idea to make another playlist, save pictures for those too!

Step 6)

Now that you have a rough idea of how you want your playlist to look like, it’s time to start adding some songs. Go back to Step 1) and see if you need to make any adjustments  or change the purpose of the playlist. Maybe you found a picture of Drake and got inspired to make a 2000s R&B playlist, or you decided you want to make a playlist of instrumental pop music for intense studying sessions. Use this time to decide and figure out where you’re going with this. And yes, you can leave your playlist untitled for now, or you can skip ahead for tips on deciding on a playlist name. And always remember, you can always go back and change stuff if you decide to later.

Step 7)

After, you can start adding your music. Sometimes if I know what kind of music I want to add, I search up a specific artist and add their songs, or I go back to my “Liked Songs” and start from there. If you’re feeling uninspired, it never hurts to search up someone’s else playlist and reference music from there. Do what you need to do to create and personalize the ideal playlist for yourself.

Step 8)

Now that you have your music, start thinking of titles. Though I have some examples of some common names used here, feel free to use your own imagination. If you have an inside joke and want to share this playlist with your friends, reference it! Or if you have a favourite movie, use quotes! You can go anywhere with this. You can even go back to Pinterest and search up “Spotify playlist names,” and holy moly will you find some good names. Another thing to note, is that sometimes you can use different fonts on your Spotify playlists. Here’s a great website to do so (and the one I use):

And here’s a list of some unique (and possibly overused) 😛 playlist names.

• yellow [insert cute emojis here]
• good vibrations 🙂
• Scheduled breakdown
• Me, Myself, and I
• Heart Eyes
• Obsessed
• 2 am thoughts
• Oldies but Goodies
• Sunkissed
• Angel Energy
• Heehaw [insert cowboy emoji]
• Midnight Drive
• Summer Nights
• Stardust
• Chill Pill
• Soft Caffeine
• Paris Lights
• Tangerine Glow
• Euphoria
• Angel Dust
• Hype
• Sicko Mode
• Young Wild and Free
• Good raps, dope tracks

Step 9)

Flex on your friends, and if they could also use some revamping of their Spotify playlists, share this article with them!

Here’s one of mine:)

Other helpful side notes to keep in mind:

• If your playlist has some funky lettering and an awfully confusing image (a reference only you get), and you intend for it to be public and used by Spotify users, perhaps utilize the description, please, for everyone’s sake. I have seen some very interesting playlists, to say the least and it would be very helpful to do so. 🙂
• Know your audience, if your younger cousins are following your Spotify account, perhaps opt out of using any mature content.
• You can always change your playlists, everything about them. Don’t feel the need to commit to one thing.
• Spotify playlists aren’t something that can be made in one day. Keep updating them and remove songs that you don’t see best fit.

Here are some steps to enhance your newly created playlist, for those of you unfamiliar with Spotify:

• After you have added your music, if you scroll down (on Spotify Desktop) you will end up in a tab named, “Recommended Songs.” This is basically Spotify using its algorithms to find similar songs. Use it!  (There’s also a refresh option).
• You can follow other’s playlists’ and they will save in your music tab, so whenever you open Spotify, you don’t have to worry about losing them (of course, unless the owner takes it down).
• If you click on the three dots beside your playlist, hacks! I’ll be featuring a few and what they do:

1. Go to Playlist Radio: will open a tab and have some of the same songs in your playlist in addition to some new ones, so you can also find new songs to add
2. Collaborative Playlist: will enable you to give specific users access to add music to this playlist so your friends can be part of your aesthetic playlist.
3. Make Public/Secret: will allow anyone on Spotify to see your playlist, or make it private to just you
4. Create Similar Playlist: will essentially create a new playlist using Spotify’s algorithms so the music there will be based on the songs in your playlist.

That’s all from me!

If you don’t use a specific music streaming service, this is your sign to download Spotify! And remember Apple Music users, if there’s interest, one is coming for you as well! My Spotify username is ranyabajaj1 and you can check my page out to see what I have done with my playlists. If you like a playlist then give me a follow!

And I’d love to see what you come up with, so feel free to email me your playlist link, and as always if you have any questions, comments, feedback, or blog post ideas, please don’t hesitate to let me know! You can reach me at ranyabajaj1@gmail.com.

Thanks for reading!

Ranya