
How Playlist Placement Impacts the Spotify Algorithm
Your track's position in a playlist literally determines whether Spotify's algorithm will push it to millions or let it die in obscurity—and most artists have no clue how this actually works.

Your track's position in a playlist literally determines whether Spotify's algorithm will push it to millions or let it die in obscurity—and most artists have no clue how this actually works.

Your song could be fire, but if listeners skip it in the first 30 seconds, Spotify's algorithm will bury it deeper than your old SoundCloud tracks.

Plot twist: your song with 10K streams but an 8% save rate will get more algorithmic love than that viral track with 100K plays and zero engagement.

While everyone's buying fake streams that get them banned, you could be using these six actually sustainable methods that turned bedroom producers into playlist regulars.

While 70 million playlists get created monthly, only 14% of submissions actually make it—here's how to beat those odds without falling for expensive scams that could get your music banned.
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Your track's position in a playlist literally determines whether Spotify's algorithm will push it to millions or let it die in obscurity—and most artists have no clue how this actually works.

Your song could be fire, but if listeners skip it in the first 30 seconds, Spotify's algorithm will bury it deeper than your old SoundCloud tracks.

Plot twist: your song with 10K streams but an 8% save rate will get more algorithmic love than that viral track with 100K plays and zero engagement.

While everyone's buying fake streams that get them banned, you could be using these six actually sustainable methods that turned bedroom producers into playlist regulars.

While 70 million playlists get created monthly, only 14% of submissions actually make it—here's how to beat those odds without falling for expensive scams that could get your music banned.