How Do You Delete a Playlist on Apple Music?

Not happy with one of your Apple Music playlists? Here’s how to delete it and start fresh.

How to delete a playlist on Apple Music

If you want to delete a playlist on Apple Music, follow the steps below. Note that this will only delete the playlist from your device, and not from Apple Music itself.

1. Open the Music app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap the Library tab at the bottom of the screen.
3. Tap Playlists.
4. Tap the Edit button next to the playlist you want to delete.
5. Tap Delete Playlist.
6. Tap Delete to confirm that you want to delete the playlist.

Why you might want to delete a playlist on Apple Music

There are a few reasons why you might want to delete a playlist from your Apple Music account. Maybe you no longer listen to the music on the playlist, or perhaps you want to tidy up your account and get rid of unused playlists. Whatever your reasons, deleting a playlist on Apple Music is easy to do.

What happens when you delete a playlist on Apple Music

When you delete a playlist, any songs that you downloaded onto your device from that playlist will be removed. If those songs were also in your iCloud Music Library, they’ll still be available to you.

How to delete a playlist on other music streaming platforms

When you’re done with a playlist, you may want to delete it. Here’s how to delete a playlist on some of the most popular music streaming platforms.

Apple Music:
Deleting a playlist on Apple Music is simple. Just open the playlist, tap the three dots in the upper-right corner, and tap Delete Playlist.

Spotify:
To delete a playlist on Spotify, go to the Your Library tab and hover over the playlist you want to delete. Click the three dots that appear and select Delete.

Pandora:
To remove a Pandora station or playlist, log in to your account and go to My Stations or My Playlists. Hover over the station or playlist you want to delete and click the trash can icon.

Why you might want to delete a playlist on other music streaming platforms

If you have ever tried to delete a playlist on another music streaming platform, such as Spotify or Pandora, you may have noticed that it is not as simple as one would think. In fact, on Spotify, there is no way to delete a playlist entirely; the best you can do is archive it. Archiving a playlist on Spotify takes it off of your public profile but keeps all of your playlists saved in case you want to listen to them again later. While this may be fine for some people, others may want to delete their playlists entirely for privacy reasons, or because they simply do not want to see them taking up space anymore.

On Apple Music, however, deleting a playlist is a lot simpler. In just a few steps, you can remove any playlist from your account, whether it is public or private.

What happens when you delete a playlist on other music streaming platforms

When you delete a playlist on other music streaming platforms, the playlist and its contents are permanently deleted. However, when you delete a playlist on Apple Music, the playlist is not permanently deleted. Instead, the playlist is removed from your “My Music” section, but it is still saved in your “Library.”

How to delete a playlist on your computer

To delete a playlist on your computer:

1. Open iTunes. If you’re not signed in, sign in with your Apple ID.
2. From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose File > Library > Update iCloud Music Library. If you don’t see Update iCloud Music Library, make sure iCloud Music Library is turned on in iTunes > Preferences.
3. Find the playlist that you want to delete.
4. Control-click the playlist, then choose Delete from Library.

Why you might want to delete a playlist on your computer

When you delete a playlist, any songs on it are removed from your computer. If you have any songs on your device that only exist on that playlist, they’ll be deleted from your device.

If you created the playlist, you might want to delete it because you don’t like it anymore, or because you want to start over and make a new one. If someone else created the playlist and shared it with you, you might want to delete it because you don’t like the songs, or because you don’t want to see it in your library anymore.

What happens when you delete a playlist on your computer

If you delete a playlist on your computer, it will no longer be available on any of your devices. If you delete a playlist that you created, any songs that were only on that playlist will be deleted from your library. If you delete a playlist that someone else created, only the playlist will be deleted; your music library will remain unchanged.

How to delete a playlist on your phone

If you’re no longer feeling a playlist you created on Apple Music, you can delete it right from your phone. Here’s how:

1. Open the Apple Music app and go to your Library.
2. Tap the Playlists tab.
3. Find the playlist that you want to delete and tap … (More).
4. Tap Delete Playlist.