# Can a playlist be considered a release?

**URL:** https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-a-playlist-be-considered-a-release/548919
**Category:** Style
**Tags:** en, digital-media, itunes, playlist, spotify
**Created:** [August 29, 2021, 9:46am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-a-playlist-be-considered-a-release/548919 "2021-08-29T09:46:52Z")
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### Author: ![chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/chaban/32/111349_2.png) [@chaban](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/chaban)
#### Post date: [September 3, 2021, 10:46am UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/can-a-playlist-be-considered-a-release/548919/29 "2021-09-03T10:46:50Z")

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> [@mfmeulenbelt](#):
>
> It may be useful to invite a few of the editors who add these playlists to this thread (or a separate survey thread) so they can answer questions like:
> 
> Why do you add playlists?  
> What do you use the data for?  
> What kind of information would you like to store about a playlist?

The original “Discourse invite” plan failed. So here is just the plain list of editors who added playlists:

> **""**
>
> - sammyrayy ([Edit #82244925 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/82244925))
> - hunter-nl ([Edit #81871338 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/81871338))
> - holesovice ([Edit #71178001 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71178001))
> - Ralayax ([Edit #71447792 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71447792) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71455172](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71455172))
> - hikaricore ([Edit #71213846 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71213846) deleted: [Edit #71405157 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71405157))
> - none314 ([Edit #69412831 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/69412831) deleted: [Edit #69424629 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/69424629))
> - chuck.kahn ([Edit #69126048 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/69126048) deleted: [Edit #69143779 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/69143779))
> - mexthecat ([Edit #64151678 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/64151678) deleted: [Edit #65951552 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/65951552))
> - GreenLemon ([Edit #61879161 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61879161) deleted: [Edit #66051738 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/66051738))
> - mjj042 ([Edit #81006129 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/81006129) deleted: [Edit #81014309 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/81014309))
> - Spidra ([Edit #30562892 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/30562892) deleted: [Edit #72910634 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72910634))
> - edgeztv ([Edit #64276853 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/64276853) deleted: [Edit #64289408 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/64289408))
> - thedeadinme ([Edit #57929276 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/57929276) deleted: [Edit #61107468 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107468))
> - madmouser1 ([Edit #58335492 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/58335492) deleted: [Edit #61107476 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107476))
> - baamn ([Edit #58359445 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/58359445) deleted: [Edit #61202065 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61202065))
> - mikerus ([Edit #49380430 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/49380430) deleted: [Edit #61158394 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61158394))
> - Chantalann ([Edit #56126707 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/56126707) deleted: [Edit #61107695 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107695))
> - Alfg ([Edit #59441224 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/59441224) deleted: [Edit #61107704 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107704))
> - zanna ([Edit #61114864 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61114864) deleted: [Edit #61128452 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61128452))
> - Trollhunter ([Edit #52429964 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/52429964) deleted: [Edit #61157999 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61157999))
> - 666Warlock666 ([Edit #63899670 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/63899670) deleted: [Edit #65927146 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/65927146))
> - bamchopk ([Edit #65415569 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/65415569) deleted: [Edit #66040397 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/66040397))
> - ATARI130XE ([Edit #80865519 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/80865519) deleted: [Edit #80899125 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/80899125))
> - umopepisdn ([Edit #72712276 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72712276) voted down)
> - x4j5 ([Edit #72446621 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72446621) deleted: [Edit #72454021 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72454021))
> - MSK23 ([Edit #71363239 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71363239) voted down)
> - TheLambdaMan ([Edit #79572416 - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/79572416) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/79714285](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/79714285))
> - Forum thread: [Release disappeared but can't figure out why](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/533855)
> 
> - knim ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78747108](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78747108) voted down)
> - Flarrestein ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78684745](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78684745) voted down)
> - hatl ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/76014550](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/76014550) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/76022108](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/76022108))
> - Assmandu ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/77201429](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/77201429) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/77859216](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/77859216))
> - gohan2k8 ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/75715657](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/75715657) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/75724423](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/75724423))
> - arranoidi ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74594556](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74594556) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74882934](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74882934))
> - broutoo ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74498048](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74498048) voted down/deletion: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74498679](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/74498679))
> - MSK23 ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71363238](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71363238) voted down)
> - hendson ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/70895797deleted:](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/70895797deleted:) [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/70896039](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/70896039))
> - kpr ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/68643836](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/68643836) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/68647179](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/68647179))
> - Phill\_45 ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/67729960](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/67729960) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72075321](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72075321))
> - JoshS ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/73652428](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/73652428) voted down)
> - paolitto ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72909544](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72909544) voted down)
> - Prowler Forever ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/66088317](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/66088317) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/66404444](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/66404444))
> - twofingerpoi ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/60256243](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/60256243) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107506](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107506))
> - m.marinca ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/59181346](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/59181346) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61158659](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61158659))
> - andre16354 ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/15148977](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/15148977) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61158440](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61158440))
> - thor\_aegir ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/51908601](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/51908601) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107500](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107500))
> - rhillis2004 ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/58391464](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/58391464) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107519](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107519))
> - elmango([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/60976274](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/60976274) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107628](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107628))
> - NowWeKnow ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/33877175](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/33877175) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107843](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/61107843))
> - jasonthatdude ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/56794237](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/56794237) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/56815454](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/56815454))
> - ImMakSpy ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/64531286](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/64531286) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/64541325](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/64541325))
> - amirhossssein ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/62920131](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/62920131) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/63379519](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/63379519))
> - SumnerH ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78652506](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78652506) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/79298741](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/79298741))
> - hanh.glider ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78409194](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78409194) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78420506](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/78420506))
> - dst33 ([https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71613293](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/71613293) deleted: [https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72075462](https://musicbrainz.org/edit/72075462))

You might wonder why many of them were deleted by me. I’ve asked for opinions before. [There was no objection so I continuously deleted them on sight.](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/426150)

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