Spotify’s library has more than 80 million songs, so you can easily find something to listen to. But what if you want to listen to a specific song on repeat? Or do you have a playlist that you can’t get enough of?
With Spotify’s Repeat feature, you can enjoy your favorite Spotify content over and over again. We’ll take a look at how you can use the feature to repeat songs and playlists on Spotify. Also, we’ll tell you which content you can’t loop on Spotify.
How Does Spotify’s Repeat Feature Work?
Before going through the instructions, you should know how the Repeat feature works on Spotify. There are two options for you to choose from. Repeat the playlist or repeat a song until you disable the feature.
By default, Spotify will not repeat any of your songs or playlists so that you don’t get tired of hearing the same songs. If you want to loop the playlist you’re currently listening to, click on the Enable repeat button once. If you want to loop a song, click on the button twice. You’ll notice a 1 digit within the repeat symbol, letting you know Spotify will keep playing the same song.
Do You Need a Premium Subscription to Loop Songs?
There are a few differences between Spotify Free and Spotify Premium. Unless you’re a Premium subscriber, you can’t repeat any songs or playlists on the Spotify mobile app.
However, you don't have to pay to use Spotify Repeat on a desktop or the web.
How to Repeat a Song or Playlist on Spotify for Web or Desktop
Even if you’re a Free Spotify subscriber, you can loop tracks and playlists if you listen to Spotify on your computer. It doesn’t matter if you listen to Spotify for the web or use the app.
Go to Spotify and sign into your account, or launch the desktop app. Then, start listening to one of your playlists. If you want to loop the playlist click on the Enable repeat button once. If you want to keep listening to the same track over and over again, click the button again.
How to Repeat a Song or Playlist on Spotify for Mobile
Chances are you’re listening to Spotify on the go. Now, if there’s a particular song that motivates you during your workouts, you should listen to Spotify during your Strava runs. We’ll show how this works on an Android phone, but the process is similar for iOS devices.
In the Spotify app, start playing the playlist that you want to listen to on repeat. To loop that playlist, tap on the Enable repeat icon. If you want to loop a song, start playing the song and tap Enable repeat twice.
What Content Can You Loop on Spotify?
As we’ve already mentioned, you can listen on repeat individual tracks on entire playlists. It doesn’t matter how many songs are in the playlist, if you’ve collaborated with your friends to create the playlist, if you’ve downloaded the playlist, or if Spotify put it together for you. In addition to this, you can loop artists' albums.
However, you can’t play all Spotify content on repeat, regardless of the device you’re using, or if you’re a paid or free Spotify user. For example, you can’t loop podcasts or audiobooks.
If you want to listen to an audiobook or podcast again, you can add it to your Spotify queue so that it starts playing again once it’s finished.
Keep Playing the Same Song on Spotify
There’s no reason to have Spotify playing something random. With Spotify’s Repeat feature, you can listen to your favorite playlist or song over and over again.
When you want to listen to something else, you can easily turn off the feature and go to Spotify’s tools to get new content.
Spotify’s Smart Shuffle will suggest new artists and tracks depending on your playlist’s content. Also, the What’s New feature shows new content from the artists and podcasts you’re following.