Why Is My Spotify Only Playing on Shuffle?

It can be incredibly frustrating when you try to listen to a specific artist or track on Spotify, only for the streaming service to play something completely different. This is often due to the ‘shuffle’ setting being activated.

The ‘shuffle’ setting is a feature that allows you to mix up the order of your songs so that you don’t have to listen to them in the same order every time. This can be useful if you’re looking for an element of surprise or spontaneity in your music-listening experience. But it can also be incredibly annoying if you’re trying to hear a particular song and it keeps getting interrupted by another.

If this is happening, then it could be because the ‘shuffle’ setting is turned on. To see if this is the case, simply look at the bottom right corner of your screen and make sure that ‘shuffle’ isn’t highlighted in blue colouring. If it is, then just click on it and it should turn off.

Another possibility is that Spotify has set its default listening settings to ‘shuffle play’ mode. To adjust this setting, go into your account settings and look for an option labelled ‘Default Play Mode’ or something similar. From there, select either ‘Repeat All Tracks’ or ‘Repeat One Track’ depending on your preference.

Conclusion
The cause of Spotify only playing on shuffle could be due to either the shuffle setting being activated or because Spotify has set its default listening settings to ‘shuffle play’ mode. To fix this issue, make sure ‘shuffle’ isn’t highlighted in blue colouring and/or adjust your account settings so that ‘Repeat All Tracks’ or ‘Repeat One Track’ are selected depending on your preference.