playlist
noun
play·list
ˈplā-ˌlist 
: a list of recordings to be played on the air by a radio station
also
: a similar list used for organizing a personal digital music collection
Examples of playlist in a Sentence
Most of the city's DJs have added the song to their playlists.
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Billboard’s Friday Music Guide serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond.
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The rest of the playlist features a mix of songs, including another song about even more construction vehicles and a song that helps kids learn the names of animals.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
The strange power of a three-decade-old song dominating summer playlists is no accident.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Earlier in August, Spotify rolled out a feature allowing users to create their own transitions between songs in their playlists.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 12 Sep. 2025
The rest of the playlist features a mix of songs, including another song about even more construction vehicles and a song that helps kids learn the names of animals.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 12 Sep. 2025
The strange power of a three-decade-old song dominating summer playlists is no accident.
—Preston Fore, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2025
Earlier in August, Spotify rolled out a feature allowing users to create their own transitions between songs in their playlists.
—Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Playlist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playlist. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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