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22 ultra-niche Spotify playlists (with brilliantly creative names)

One of the things I have grown to love about Spotify is the way its playlists are so specific and so niche. Whatever mood I’m in, someone seems to have created a playlist for that precise feeling, and it’s the main way I discover new music.

Users get creative not just in the songs they pick for their line-up, but also what they call their lists, and finding something that matches my mood that also has a playful or funny title always tickles a happy part of my brain.

So forget the auto-generated algorithmic nonsense and search for the exact mood you’re in. Or get a head start with the playlists below, that match a unique feeling or circumstance, or that have a name that might just make you smile.

aesthetic songs for Instagram stories by cleo carrera lee

Belters for the car by Jasminmarsh

Covers that have no reason being this good by Grace Ritter

cringey songs that go hard by Mia Moore

Funny classical music because my whole life is a joke by Thaa

Funny labour and delivery playlist by Hannah

Hype songs by Allison

Passive aggressive and aggressive aggressive women by saritaroses

pov: ur the hot ex 🔥 by Stormy Chocada

pure yearning by Erin Ross

Sick day in bed, comfort playlist by Clemence

Songs for a total lunar eclipse by Jay Massaad

Songs that feel like the British countryside by Helena Cope

songs that should be in movies or tv shows someone pls hire me to do this by Mary

Songs to fire your boss to by Finn Ayres

Songs to girlboss leg day by hols

Songs to scream to by jihoon

The clusterfuckening of music by Drewzic

This ain’t no “shut up and sing” country by jlynn

Ugly crying to musical theatre (sad Broadway) by seni.sol

Unproblematic riot grrrl by DipShitGuac

Villain era songs 🔥 Hot girl revenge, dark feminine energy, sexy badass vibes by Pretty Girl FM