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I'm not able to add anymore albums to my library because I've hit the song limit, but I'm only at 98,400 songs. Isn't the limit 100,000? Do playlists count against the limit? I have a family plan, does my family's library count against the limit too?
iPhone 11, iOS 14
I meant to add the screenshot of the error I get.
A broken record at this point, I know, but It just doesn't make sense why there is a limit on the number of "cloud" songs one can add. You can still stream songs to your heart's content if they aren't in your library so I don't get why there is this (seemingly) arbitrary limit. I fully understand that 100k songs is more than anyone will ever listen to but I make a lot of large playlists from lists of albums (1001 Albums You Need to Hear Before You Die, Rolling Stone 500, etc.), that I like to throw on shuffle. I see threads (Apple Music/iTunes: Exceeded 100,000 limi… - Apple Community) about this dating back to 2017, so probably time Apple updates this limit.
(apologies for hijacking this thread)
I meant to add the screenshot of the error I get.
A broken record at this point, I know, but It just doesn't make sense why there is a limit on the number of "cloud" songs one can add. You can still stream songs to your heart's content if they aren't in your library so I don't get why there is this (seemingly) arbitrary limit. I fully understand that 100k songs is more than anyone will ever listen to but I make a lot of large playlists from lists of albums (1001 Albums You Need to Hear Before You Die, Rolling Stone 500, etc.), that I like to throw on shuffle. I see threads (Apple Music/iTunes: Exceeded 100,000 limi… - Apple Community) about this dating back to 2017, so probably time Apple updates this limit.
(apologies for hijacking this thread)
Hello and welcome to Apple Support Communities efwguitarist52,
Thank you for contacting us. You have come to the right place and we are happy to assist you. We understand you're adding songs/playlists to your account. We can understand why you’d reach out for a solution. To start, make sure you have the most current operating system on your device. (Settings > General > Software Update) When you have family sharing set up and use Cloud storage sharing, everyone in the family shares the storage. Below we have included 3 resources regarding iCloud with Family Sharing. We have also included links for iCloud+ now available and may be ideal for you with the amount of storage the family will need.
Share iCloud+ with your family
If you need further assistance after following the link above, please don't hesitate to reach out.
Thank you for contacting Apple Support Communities.
Best regards.
My library has hit 99,999 songs, with only 172 of them non-Apple Music songs, and I am no longer able to add songs. I have nothing downloaded locally to any device so I can't for the life of me understand why there is a limit on a library that is 99.99% Apple Music songs.
All of their documentation states "You can have up to 100,000 songs in your music library. Songs that you buy from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit.". So let me this straight - Apple Music songs count towards the limit but iTunes Store songs don't?!
Can someone (preferably from Apple) please explain the reasoning behind this limit? As the OP stated, this has nothing to do with iCloud Storage as I assume they are like me in that Apple Music doesn't take up any part of my iCloud Storage.
efwguitarist52,
Thank you for getting back to us. You stated you wanted to know whether the Family plan members used the storage. That is why we mentioned a limit on the iCloud storage. Were you able to upload the rest of the songs? Each song file needs to be smaller than 200 MB as well.
"You can have up to 100,000 songs in your music library. Songs that you buy from the iTunes Store don't count against this limit."
These articles have more information:
Turn on Sync Library with Apple Music
Use iCloud Music Library on PC
Let us know if you still need further assistance uploading your music.
Thank you for contacting Apple Support Communities.
Best regards.
iTunes purchases don't count toward the song limit. So, maybe that's something to consider, like, buying the songs or albums you want.
I asked if the family plan shares the song limit, not icloud storage. Apple has also admitted that songs bought in Itunes do in fact count against the limit, but for some reason they haven't changed their info on that yet.
Like I mentioned earlier, songs bought on ITunes DO count against the limit. Apple has admitted that they do but they haven’t bothered to change their websites, which all say that they don’t count against the limit.
My 2 questions still have not been answered. 1. Do playlists count against the song limit? 2. Do family members also count against the song limit?
Sharon, I'm specifically asking about the Library song limit. I don't believe this has anything to do with iCloud.
Apple Music Song Limit
