Generating a Customized Social-Driven Playlist

A system for generating a playlist, comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer readable media comprising computer readable code executable by the one or more processors to:
• identify a user account for which a playlist is to be generated, wherein the user account is associated with a user listening history, a taste profile, and a social profile stored on a social media server;
• obtain, from a social media server, an indication of one or more friend accounts linked to the user account based on the social profile;
• obtain an indication of a plurality of songs associated with one or more of the friend accounts;
• determine a listening history for the plurality of songs based on the friend accounts;
• obtain a subset of the plurality of songs based on the listening history of the plurality of songs;
• and
• generate a playlist from the subset of the plurality of songs.

A method for generating a playlist, comprising:

• identifying a user account for which a playlist is to be generated, wherein the user account is associated with a user listening history, a taste profile, and a social profile;
• identifying one or more friend accounts linked to the user account based on the social profile;
• obtaining an indication of a plurality of songs associated with one or more of the friend accounts;
• determining a listening history for the plurality of songs based on the friend accounts;
• obtaining a subset of the plurality of songs based on the listening history of the plurality of songs;
• and
• generating a playlist from the subset of the plurality of songs.