Every service, and how to get your history from it
Every music service lets you download your data, but each hides it somewhere different, takes a different amount of time and hands over a different slice. Here is what each one gives you, then a step-by-step guide for each.
Spotify
What the export covers: Every stream since your account beganListening time: RecordedHow long it takes: A few days, up to 30Apple Music
What the export covers: Your Apple Music play activity, back to when you joinedListening time: RecordedHow long it takes: Up to 7 daysYouTube Music
What the export covers: Your YouTube history; newer accounts keep 3 years by defaultListening time: Estimated from gapsHow long it takes: Minutes, sometimes daysLast.fm
What the export covers: Every scrobble since you startedListening time: Estimated from gapsHow long it takes: MinutesDeezer
What the export covers: Your Deezer listening historyListening time: RecordedHow long it takes: About 7 daysStep-by-step guides
How to download your Apple Music play history
How to request your Apple Music listening history from Apple's Data and Privacy page, what happens while Apple prepares it, which zip to upload when Apple sends several, what the files contain and how to fix common problems.
Delivery: Up to 7 days, often a few days
How to download your Deezer listening history
How to request your Deezer personal data from your account settings, what the Excel workbook contains, and how to upload it to depth.fm without opening it.
Delivery: About 7 days, link works for 30 days
How to download your Spotify extended streaming history
How to request Spotify's Extended streaming history from your account's privacy page, what the emails look like, which zip to upload, what the files contain and what to do when something goes wrong.
Delivery: Up to 30 days, often a few days
How to download your YouTube Music history
How to export your YouTube Music listening history with Google Takeout, which options to pick so you get one small zip, why JSON is better than the default HTML, what the file contains and what to do when something is missing.
Delivery: Minutes to a few hours, occasionally a few days
How to export your Last.fm scrobbles
Last.fm has no export button. How to save your scrobbles as a CSV file with a free export tool, which settings to check first, what the file contains, and what depth.fm can and can't tell from it.
Delivery: A few minutes