I want the earliest dated folders at the top of the list and the most recent at the bottom; this is because I am arranging some emails and documents in the order we received them for legal review. I am using the following format mm-yyyy, so the earliest date (July 2015) is named '07-2015' and the most recent (October 2016) is named '10-2016'. Spotify signals it’s using a non-play-order sort with a green arrow in a category heading. For instance, let’s say you sorted the Harry Potter soundtracks playlist by album, figuring this. Swiping to the bottom of the playlist takes so much activity people around me on the subway is wondering what I am actually doing. The Spotify-app need to have sorting and scrollable playlists in both the Android App and the iOS App or having large playlists is much too inconvenient to handle.
Sort and filter Spotify to control how the music is listed and played. Pick an option and your device below for more information.
Sort
Spotify App Sort By Recent Top To Bottom Ends
Reorganize how music is listed in the app.
Sort Playlists, Artists, and Albums in Your Library
- Go to the list you’d like to sort.
- Pull down and release to display Filters in the top-right corner. Tap it.
- Tap your preferred sorting option.
- Repeat these steps to reverse the order, or pick another sort option.
You can also choose to list only Downloads in Your Library.
Sort songs in playlists
For iPhone/iPad:
- Go to the playlist you’d like to sort.
- Pull down and release to display in the top-right corner. Tap it.
Note: To sort Liked Songs, pull down and tap Filters in the top-right corner. - Tap how you’d like to sort e.g. by Recently added.
For Android:
- Go to the playlist you’d like to sort.
- Tap in the top-right corner.
- Tap Sort playlist.
Note: In Liked Songs, tap Sort Liked Songs. - Tap how you’d like to sort e.g. by Recently added.
Note: Sort options may vary depending on the list you’re sorting.
Sort songs in playlists
Tip: This works for Liked Songs in Your Library too.
- Click the column you want to sort by, for example:
- Alphabetically, by TITLE, ARTIST, or ALBUM.
- By most recently added, with .
- By song duration, with .
Tip: Adjust the app's screen size to reveal more columns.
- Click the column again to reverse the order, click it again to return to the original order.

If you created the playlist, you can also drag and drop songs into your preferred position. Just click and hold a song to move it up or down.
Sort playlists in Your Library
To reorder your list of playlists in the menu on the left, click and hold a playlist title to move it up or down.
You can also organize your playlists into playlist folders.
Sort Albums and Artists in Your Library
Select Albums or Artists in the menu on the left, and choose a Sorted by option from the dropdown menu.
Filter
Choose to show only specific content within lists, or find a specific song in a playlist.
Find Playlists, Albums, and Artists in Your Library
- Go to the list you’d like to filter.
- Pull the screen down to display Find in playlists/albums/artists at the top. Tap it.
- Enter a search term. Only titles containing that term are now listed.
- To return to the original listing, either clear your search or tap X or Cancel to remove the filter.
Find songs in playlists
Spotify App Sort By Recent Top To Bottom Ten
For iPhone/iPad:
- Go to the playlist.
- Pull down and release to display Filter at the top. Tap it.
Note: In Liked Songs, tap Find in Liked Songs. - Enter a search term. Only titles containing that term are now listed.
- To return to the original listing, either clear your search or tap X or Cancel to remove the filter.
For Android:
Spotify App Sort By Recent Top To Bottom Line
- Go to the playlist.
Note: In Liked Songs, pull down and release to display Find in Liked Songs. - Tap in the top-right corner.
- Tap Find in playlist.
- Enter a search term. Only titles containing that term are now listed.
- To return to the original listing, either clear your search or tap X or Cancel to remove the filter.
Spotify App Sort By Recent Top To Bottom Loading
Note: Filter options may vary depending on the list you’re filtering. To return to the original listing, repeat these steps and tap the selected filter again.
With Filter on the desktop app, you can list specific content based on a search term in any playlist or Liked Songs in Your Library.
- Select Filter at the top of track listings.
- Enter a search term. Only titles containing that term are now listed.
- To return to the original listing, either clear your search or click X to remove the filter.