The BEST episodes of The Playlist season 1

Every episode of The Playlist season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of The Playlist season 1!

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: 4/8/2025Network: NetflixStatus: Ended

7.66

154 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

167 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

197 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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7.42

150 votes

#4 - 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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7.40

149 votes

#5 - 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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6.60

166 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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