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Is Your Spotify Playlist Missing Songs? The Devastating 25-Song Limit Bug Revealed
I’m experiencing the same frustrating issue that’s hitting Spotify users right now. When I open any playlist on Spotify’s web player, I can only see the first 25 songs. This bug started appearing on June 26th, 2025, and it’s affecting users across different browsers and account types.
What’s Happening with Spotify Web Player
The problem is straightforward but annoying. Every playlist I click on shows exactly 25 songs, even when the actual playlist contains hundreds of tracks. The song counter at the top also displays “25” regardless of the real total. This happens whether I’m looking at my own playlists or ones created by other users.
I tested this on both Chrome and Edge browsers on my Windows 11 system, and the issue persists across both platforms. What makes this particularly concerning is that it affects both free and Premium Spotify accounts, so paying subscribers aren’t getting any special treatment here.
User Reports and Workarounds
One user named Tirana_beat described their experience perfectly: “Starting today June 26th, every playlist, mine or someone else’s, I click on only shows the top 25 songs and in the song total – it will say 25 regardless of what the total actually is and will only display up to the 25th song”.
Another frustrated user, loploni573, shared how their 55-song playlist suddenly appeared to have only 25 tracks. They worried about having to manually search for all their “missing” songs.
However, there’s a small silver lining. Some users discovered that while only 25 songs appear in the main playlist view, all the original tracks still exist in the queue when music is playing. User Neko_ChanOwO noted: “Even tho only the first 25 Songs are shown for me, all the other songs are still shown and played in the waiting list for the next songs.”
This suggests the songs aren’t actually deleted – they’re just hidden from view in the playlist interface.
Spotify’s Response
The good news is that Spotify acknowledges this problem exists. Their technical team is actively investigating the issue that affects playlist visibility on the web player. A Spotify representative confirmed they could reproduce the bug and have reported it internally for resolution.
The company posted an official status update stating: “We’re seeing reports that only the first 25 songs in playlists are visible on the Web Player. This seems to happen both with Spotify created playlists, as well as with personally created ones”.
What This Means for Users
This bug significantly impacts the user experience for anyone who relies on Spotify’s web interface. Long playlists become essentially unusable when you can only access the first 25 tracks. For users with carefully curated playlists containing hundreds of songs, this limitation makes playlist management nearly impossible.
The timing is particularly unfortunate since many people use the web player at work or on shared computers where they can’t install the desktop application.
Current Status and Next Steps
As of June 27th, 2025, Spotify continues investigating this issue. The company hasn’t provided a specific timeline for the fix, but they’ve committed to keeping users updated through their community forum.
For now, users experiencing this problem have a few options:
- Use the Spotify desktop application instead of the web player
- Try the mobile app if you need access to your full playlists
- Wait for Spotify to release a fix for the web player
The bug appears to be temporary rather than a permanent change to how Spotify handles playlists. Given that Spotify has acknowledged the issue and is actively working on it, I expect a resolution relatively soon.