21+ Spotify Playlist Theme & Name Ideas For Gaining Followers

Crafting a great Spotify playlist name and theme is key to attracting followers...

But creating a name and theme for your Spotify playlist can be a little daunting, which is why I created this list of 23+ Spotify playlist theme and name ideas.

1. Emotions & Moods
2. Subgenres
3. Hobbies/Activities
4. Society & The World
5. Geography & Cultures
6. Specific Situations
7. Events & Concerts
8. Decades & Time Periods
9. Holidays & Important Dates
10. Pop Culture
11. Instruments & Sound Design
12. Connections & Common Threads
13. Record Labels
14. Social groups
15. Famous Brands
16. People & Pets
17. Life Events & Milestones
18. Best of…
19. Tempo & BPM
20. Artist Popularity
21. Weather & Seasons

Before diving into the 23 different playlist ideas, if you are a music artist looking to get your music onto more Spotify playlists...

Then grab my free guide below.

This walks you through a proven, step-by-step process, for getting your music on more playlists and triggering the Spotify algorithm so that it promotes your music for it.

1. Emotions & Moods

Many popular playlists on Spotify are built around a particular emotion mood. After all, what is music but a language that communicates in emotions.

Here are some emotion ideas:

2. Subgenres

If you try and build a playlist around a popular genre, you're likely setting yourself up for disappointment. The market is just too saturated with playlists around large, popular genres.

Instead, if you are going to make a playlist around a genre, niche down and make it around a subgenre...

Or a subgenre of a subgenre (a micro genre). 

3. Hobbies & Activities 

There are tons of hobbies and activities out there that are even better paired with the appropriate music. 

4. Society & The World

You can also make playlists related to anything having to do with living in a society.

5. Geography & Cultures

6. Specific Situations

This category is similar to the emotions category, but now we are diving deeper and getting very specific

7. Events & Concerts

Create a playlist made up of artists playing at a specific event or concert.

8. Decades & Time Periods

Create a playlist made up of artists or songs from a particular decade, or music that sounds like it could be from a different time period.

9. Holidays & Important Dates

Lot's of holidays and dates have songs made about them, create a playlist with these songs. 

10. Pop Culture

Music that is inspired by video games, memes, TV, movies, celebrities, etc.

11. Instruments & Sound Design

Create a playlist that includes songs that all have similar instrumentation, or a similar musical trait. 

12. Connections & Common Threads

This is a pretty broad category. Basically you can group together songs that have anything in common.

13. Record Labels

Artists from the same record label often have a similar sound, and you can group them into a playlist.

14. Social Groups

There are also various social groups that can identify with certain songs, and you can group these into a playlist. 

15. Famous Brands

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17. People & Pets

You can also always create playlists around certain people, or pets. After all, people today treat their pets like they are their children. 

18. Life Events & Milestones

Life events and milestones also make great topics for playlists. 

19. Best Of...

Creating a "best of" list is another great playlist idea.

20. Tempo & BPM

Creating a playlist where all of the songs are in the same BPM range is also very popular, as they go great with specific activities, like working out. 

21. Artist Popularity

You can organize a playlist based on how popular the artists are in your playlist as well.

22. Weather & Seasons

You also can have playlists that are created around certain seasons of the year, or weather.  

Playlist Theme Generator

If your brain is hurting from all the possibilities, and you'd like some A.I. help, then try out one of the playlist theme generators below:

Words To Use In Your Playlist Name

If you need some help coming up with interesting and descriptive words for your playlist name, then peruse the list below:

How To Create Your Spotify Playlist Description

A good Spotify playlist description will not only make it clear what kind of music is on the playlist, but it will also give the playlist the best chances of being discovered in search. 

With this in mind, it's a good idea to briefly describe the genres and moods of music in your playlist, as well as list some of the more popular artists that are included in your playlist. 

This way, when people search on those genres, moods, and artists, your playlist will display in the search results for all of those queries.

How To Make Money From Spotify Playlists

Some will say that you can get paid directly from artists in order to place their songs on your playlist, but this is strictly forbidden by Spotify, and can get you banned from the platform. 

Additionally, some will say that you can sell your playlist to someone else. I'm not a legal expert, but if my understanding is correct, this is also against Spotify's rules, which you can read in their user agreement here.

So if you are not an artist, then the only way to make money from your Spotify playlist is to sign up for a platform like SubmitHub. 

Once you've signed up, you'll get paid to REVIEW song submissions, which you can then decide if you want to add them to your playlist or not.

This does not violate Spotify's rules because you aren't getting paid to add songs to your playlist. You're just getting paid to listen to songs.

Next Steps For Making An Income From Spotify

If you're a music artist looking to increase your streams and income from Spotify, then the best way to do this is to get your music on to more Spotify playlists. 

By doing this, you can actually trigger the algorithm so that Spotify starts to promote your music for you.

Grab my free Spotify Playlist Placement guide below, and it will walk you though a proven, step-by-step system for landing more playlist placements for your music. 

For additional strategies for growing your Spotify streams...

Check out my article here on 22 tips for growing your Spotify streams.

If you're looking to grow your Spotify followers...

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Finally, if you really want to explode your streams overnight, then there are few better ways than getting your music on a Spotify editorial playlist.

Read my article her for how to actually get your music onto an editorial playlist.