If you have ever scrolled through a YouTube Music playlist wishing you could just sort it alphabetically, we have some good news! YouTube Music is rolling out new sorting options for playlists, and yes, it has only taken about a decade.
As first spotted by PiunikaWeb, users are now seeing three new sorting options: Title, Artist, and Album, in addition to the four existing options: Manual, Top Voted, Newest First, and Oldest First.
New sorting options for YouTube Music are still rolling out
The new options were first spotted by a Reddit user running YouTube Music version 9.20.52 on Android. However, this appears to be a server-side rollout, meaning the update is not tied to a specific app version.
You could be on the exact same version and still not see the new options yet. So if you don’t see the new sorting option yet, it is not just you. A wider rollout is expected over the coming weeks.
A feature this basic should not have taken this long to arrive
This might sound like a small update, but YouTube Music users have been asking for this for years. Spotify and Apple Music users have had alphabetical sorting for over a decade, making YouTube Music’s absence of this feature genuinely baffling.
The reactions to the new options have been positive, though plenty of users also pointed out that this should have been available from day one. Either way, if you have a sprawling playlist that has been driving you mad, keep an eye on your app updates.
YouTube Music has been adding features lately while also raising its prices. The platform now lets Premium subscribers generate AI playlists just by describing a mood or genre. The catch is that the individual plan went up to $12 a month earlier this year, so you will be paying more to access it.