In 2020, Googles streaming service offered a Year in Review playlist, while a handful of users got an email with top stats. YouTube Musics 2021 Recap is much more extensive than previous Google efforts and more on par with other streaming services.
Update 12/7: As of Tuesday afternoon, YouTube Musics 2021 Recap is widely rolled out to Android and iOS users. Close the mobile app from Recents/multitasking, and then relaunch to open the avatar menu. Youll find 2021 Recap just underneath History.
Update 12/6: Google this morning officially announced the YouTube Music 2021 Recap. Available on the Android and iOS clients, the experience also features community playlists and includes year-end playlists. That includes Hits of 2021 and genre-specific playlists [Rock, Country, Hip Hop, Latin, etc].
Its still rolling out and once enabled for your account can be viewed via this music.youtube.com/recap shortcut.
Original 11/30: This has yet to become widely available, but some users are seeing a 2021 Recap that lets them Relive your year in music with your favorite songs. There are 100 tracks with this playlist shareable via link.Its unclear if they are ordered by play count.
Meanwhile, if you have this playlist, tapping your profile avatar in the top-right corner reveals a 2021Recap that appears between History and Paid memberships. The aforementioned playlist appears first, while YouTube Music will then highlight key listening stats.
This names your top artist and playlist with how many minutes you listened, as well as your top song with the number of plays. Youre able to quickly download and share this graphic. Theres then a more detailed breakdown of that top track with the ability to save and share.
Google then lists a song and artists youve discovered in 2021, while noting your Top Mix and video at the very end.
With December quickly approaching, YouTube Music will presumably ramp up the availability of the 2021 Recap in the coming days. In terms of year-end tasks, YTM is also still missing its new Material You widget. Meanwhile, after several years, Googles service looks to finally be competing with Spotify Wrapped and Apple Music Replay.
More on YouTube Music:
- YouTube Music adds new Energize mood filter on Android, iOS
- YouTube Music is getting a new Now Playing & Recently played Material You widget
- Free YouTube Music tier going audio-only as video watching becomes Premium perk
- YouTube Music now available on Wear OS 2 watches powered by the Snapdragon Wear 3100
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