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Playlist Checker

A free tool that analyzes any Spotify playlist so you know what you're looking at before you submit to it, follow it, or share a song to it. Paste the URL and we pull up the key data.

How to use it

Head to submithub.com/playlist-checker and paste any Spotify playlist URL. You'll get:

• Follower count and track count
• A listener estimate (more on that below)
• A quality / safety label (more on that below)
• When we last refreshed the data
• A detailed breakdown if you click through

What the listener estimate means

Alongside the follower count you'll see a listener estimate, something like "50-90." That's our estimate of the total listeners a song would get over a 28-day window on that playlist, not per day or per week. If a figure is based on a different window it'll say so explicitly (for example "over 3 months"); otherwise you can assume 28 days. For the full breakdown of how we calculate it, see the "Spotify listeners" article.

What the safety labels mean

• Not safe (red): we've manually reviewed this playlist and flagged it, usually because it's using bots or charging money for placement. Rationale is on the detail page.
• Payola: the curator charges money for placement. Not always fake, but you're paying your way in rather than earning it on merit.
• Unsure: we haven't manually reviewed it yet. Doesn't mean it's bad, just that we haven't looked closely.
• Verified: we've reviewed it and it looks legitimate.

What about curators on SubmitHub?

Every playlist-running curator listed on SubmitHub has already been screened, both through this tool and through our own manual review. If a playlist shows up as a place you can submit to, it's been vetted. You don't need to re-check our curators with the Playlist Checker. The tool is most useful for evaluating playlists you've found outside SubmitHub, like ones offering you a paid placement directly.

Occasionally, playlists get targeted by bad actors using bots in an attempt to damage the playlist's standing or trigger removal from Spotify, often to benefit competing playlists. In most cases, this does not meaningfully affect real listener engagement or your track's long-term performance. When this happens, you may see an admin note indicating that the playlist was "bot attacked."

Why this matters

Botted playlists can get your song flagged by Spotify's anti-fraud systems, which can hurt your streams and in extreme cases get your release pulled down. If you're considering paying for a placement outside of SubmitHub's own system, running the playlist through here first is a sanity check worth doing.

Reporting a playlist

If you suspect a playlist has botted their playlist or is selling guaranteed placement, look for the "Report playlist" button on the playlist detail page. Our team will take a closer look.