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.

Recent Examples on the Web

The real draw is the 12,000-square-foot patio, one of the city's best, which fills up on nights when the playlist drifts from Charley Crockett to Lizzo to the kind of New York hip hop that makes Boyd secretly dance at the register. —Carrie Honaker, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 June 2026

Along with full-length episodes, the channel will also include clips, playlists, and other features that will bring new life to the legendary series. —Patrick Damp, CBS News, 4 June 2026

Only a group like the Highwomen, filled with artists insistent on sharing women’s stories in a genre where beer, truck, and fishing songs by men rule country radio playlists, could kick things off with a joke about a hysterectomy. —Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 June 2026

Songs of the summer What better way to embrace the seasonal vibes than with the perfect playlist? —Tamerra Griffin, New York Times, 2 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1972, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for playlist

• palest