It’s only taken a decade: YouTube Music is finally getting basic playlist sorting features

Source: Android Authority

TL;DR

• YouTube Music is testing new playlist sorting options: track title, artist, and album.
• The feature appears in app version 9.20.52 on Android, but rollout is gradual and server‑side.
• These alphabetical sorting tools close a long‑standing gap with competitors such as Spotify and Apple Music.

Overview

YouTube Music has its own fanbase (poll results). However, the platform isn’t perfect, with bugs like the inability to play the next track affecting many users. Beyond bugs, the app has been missing basic features that have existed in competing apps for years—most notably the ability to sort a playlist by track title. Google appears to be addressing this, as users are now spotting additional sorting options.

New Sorting Options

Reddit user Stevenmc8602 reported new sorting options for playlists—title, artist, and album—in addition to the existing choices (top voted, manual ordering, newest first, oldest first). (h/t PiunikaWeb)

The Reddit user observed these options in YouTube Music v9.20.52 on Android. Because the changes are likely controlled by a server‑side flag, not all users may see them even after updating the app. The author of the article has not seen the options on their own devices, indicating that a broader rollout may still be forthcoming.

Context

It’s surprising that we’ve had to wait until 2026 for something as fundamental as sorting a playlist by artist or album. While Spotify and Apple Music users have enjoyed these organizational features for over a decade, YouTube Music users have relied on clunky workarounds or accepted the chaos of non‑alphabetical sorting.

Outlook

These standard sorting options finally making an appearance is a welcome development. Hopefully Google will continue to close the feature gap without further delay. If you’ve been waiting to organize your extensive music library, keep an eye on upcoming app updates.