How to Show Recently Played Artists on Spotify

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Co-authored by Stan Kats and Darlene Antonelli, MA

Last Updated: February 24, 2025

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By default, your recently played artists appear on your Spotify profile, but if you change the setting accidentally, this wikiHow will teach you how to show recently played artists on your Spotify profile using a mobile phone or tablet and the Mac and Windows computer client.

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Method 1

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   Open Spotify. This app icon features black curved lines inside a green circle that you can find on one of your Home screens, in the app drawer, or by searching.
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   Tap

   

   . You'll see this gear icon in the top right corner of your screen. If you don't see this icon, tap Home with the house icon.
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   Tap to turn the switch on next to "Recently played artists." It's under the "Social" header, near the middle of the menu.

   • A green icon indicates that the feature is enabled and your recently played artists will appear on your profile.
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Method 2

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Using Windows or Mac

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   Open Spotify. You'll find it in your Applications folder in Finder or in the Start menu.
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   Click

   

   next to your name. This arrow is centered along the top of the screen and a menu should appear.
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   Click

   

   . You'll see near the bottom of the menu.
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   Click to turn the switch on next to "Show my recently played artists." It's under the "Social" header, near the middle of the menu.

   • A green icon indicates that the feature is enabled and your recently played artists will appear on your profile.
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  Why doesn't my recently played artists show up even though I have the feature turned on?

  

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  It won't show these options on your home screen. Instead, click on your profile, and you should be able to see the artists there. You can also have someone check your profile to see if the artists appear.

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  How do I view recently played artists on Android?

  

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  To view your recently played artists on Android, go to your profile icon, click on "Settings and Privacy," then "Privacy & Social." The option should be in the middle of the list.

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  Is this feature exclusive to premium users, and how long does it take for recently played artists to show up on my profile?

  

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  This feature is not exclusive to premium; all users have this option. It may take some time for the artists to appear, but they should show up after you've listened to some music.

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Tips

• If you want to go through your Recently Played and delete songs or albums, you'll have to use the computer app since this feature was removed from the mobile app recently. Open the Windows or Mac application, click Recently Played from the menu on the left side of your screen, hover your mouse over the album or song you want to remove from your recently played list, click the three-dot menu icon, and click Remove from Recently Played.
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