The BEST episodes of The Playlist

Every episode of The Playlist ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Playlist!

How Swedish tech entrepreneur Daniel Ek and business partner Martin Lorentzon revolutionized the music industry through free and legal music streaming when they launched Spotify.

Last Updated: 9/29/2024Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

7.66

145 votes

#1 - The Law

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2022

A promising young lawyer leaves her job at a top law firm to tackle Spotify’s complex legal issues and confront the major labels.

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7.63

157 votes

#2 - The Industry

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/13/2022

During a copyright trial against Pirate Bay, music label head Per Sundin realizes his pushback against piracy might have the opposite effect.

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7.47

187 votes

#3 - The Vision

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/13/2022

After achieving an audacious start-up goal, self-taught coder Daniel Ek takes on the challenge of solving the music industry's piracy issue.

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7.41

140 votes

#4 - The Partner

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2022

The eccentric entrepreneur and co-founder of Spotify, Martin Lorentzon, looks back on the first five years of "bankrolling Daniel's mistakes."

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7.40

141 votes

#5 - The Coder

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/2022

Sick of his dead-end job, a gifted programmer sharing Daniel's vision of access and independence joins the team to solve their technical challenges.

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6.62

157 votes

#6 - The Artist

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/2022

Arguing that Spotify's business model exploits artists, musician Bobbi T faces Daniel Ek in a congressional hearing that could destroy his company.

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