Can't delete songs from iPhone 5

1. Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap on General.
3. Tap on Usage.
4. Wait for the top Storage section at the top to load.
5. Find Music in the list and tap on it.
6. Tap on Edit at the top.
7. Tap on the Delete option and then tap on Delete once more to confirm.

Is your iPhone 5 or 5s? I'm in the same boat but just discovered something. I know you updated your phone to iOS7 and can't get the DELETE button when you're swiping it. SO! Go to SETTING->GENERAL->USAGE->MANAGE STORAGE->MUSIC, there it'll show you all the ARTIST. Click on the artist you don't want and it'll show you how many songs you have by the same artist and you can click either song to delete it. Hopefully this helps!

This is the one that works people, simple too - thanks a lot Olive!

I've got a pesky track that I can't remove - the very top one in my screenshot, ABC by the Jacksons. It doesn't work swiping it and if I go to SETTING->GENERAL->USAGE->MANAGE STORAGE->MUSIC it's not listed there! I've tried syncing it to iTunes (where the album ISNT) but still it won't go!!

I don't even know how it got there in the first place!!!

Im tired of this crap software too, Apple has soo many of these "little" problems that drive me up the wall wile trying to use an iphone/Itunes. 5s is my first smartphone and the last iphone i will be getting.

Made a discovery here!!

1. While your device is connected to your computer (Wi-Fi or via USB)
2. find your device and navigate to the "music page" in the left column.
3. *Scroll to the bottom* and you will see a box "Manually added songs," inside which I found my ghost tracks.
4. Click on the first track, scroll to the bottom and hold shift and click the last track and then click "remove" in the lower right.
5. Click "Apply" and enjoy your clean slate! 😎

I hope this is helpful for you. In my case, the songs got there by me selecting tracks in iTunes and adding it to my device specific playlist.

I found another solution that I don't think was mentioned. I could not delete 5 songs and after reading the previous solutions I realized they did not show up in settings}general}usage}manage storage}music. I went back to the music app and in playlists}purchased I was able to delete the stubborn songs from there

I found a solution. I had this problem on my iPhone and my wife's. There was this U2 album and I could delete all but 3 of the songs. I tried everything I could find on the internet and listed here. Finally I realized the album was on my iTunes account. You can't fix this from your iPhone, you have to do it from a PC or Mac. Sign in to your iTunes account, go to purchases. Select music at the top right. Click on the album and a small x will appear in the upper left corner. Click on that and select hide purchase. Then go back to your iPhone and delete the songs by sliding a song to the left and clicking the red delete button. We have separate iTunes accounts and it worked the both times.

I found a solution. I had this problem on my iPhone and my wife's. There was this U2 album and I could delete all but 3 of the songs. I tried everything I could find on the internet and listed here. Finally I realized the album was on my iTunes account. You can't fix this from your iPhone, you have to do it from a PC or Mac. Sign in to your iTunes account, go to purchases. Select music at the top right. Click on the album and a small x will appear in the upper left corner. Click on that and select hide purchase. Then go back to your iPhone and delete the songs by sliding a song to the left and clicking the red delete button. We have separate iTunes accounts and it worked the both times.

Jesse_2017

Thank you.. I tried EVERYTHING everyone was saying but nothing worked until I tried ur suggestion- It worked! U r awesome!

4ever,

imboobookitty 🙂

I had this problem and nothing worked for me either. Until.......

I got on call to Apple Support as i couldn't get my iPhone and Mac to sync and they told me to go to:

Settings

General

Usage

Manage Storage (in STORAGE NOT ICLOUD)

Music

Then swipe left on All Songs and click on Delete.

This definitely worked for me and I was able to sync again🙂.

I agree with lots of the posts on here and Apple kit can be a pain, but the support I got on my call was excellent and although it took over two hours to solve all my issues, I now know how to sort out lot of stuff myself.

This WILL be the fix for most of you. A lot of what others are suggesting is something you should probably know by reading the manual, etc.... This is the fix for all the usual ways being tried. This worked and thanks, was driving me crazy!

I think I'm going to lay down on the floor and sob in gratitude to you Ninjalos83! Yours was the ONLY ONLY ONLY ONLY solution that worked.

*sniff*

Thanks! Everyone, this IS the solution.

Yes, this worked for me! I re-downloaded the offending songs, then deleted all music. They're gone now. What a hassle.

THANKS for posting your solution.