# iPod playlists
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [March 22, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507 "2006-03-22T23:48:02Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2006, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507/1 "2006-03-22T23:48:02Z")
Is there some way I can get my iPod to play a playlist in “Shuffle” mode? Everytime I switch it to shuffle it uses my entire library. I don’t want to hear the same first 10 songs from my playlists over and over. Please help!
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### Author:  [@Omega\_Glory](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omega_Glory)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2006, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507/2 "2006-03-23T00:06:50Z")
Assuming all iPod menus are the same…
Go to the main iPod menu, choose settings, then turn shuffle on. Then go to the playlist you want, and select it.
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### Author:  [@magellan01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/magellan01)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507/3 "2006-03-23T00:08:18Z")
> [@Ghanima](#):
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> Is there some way I can get my iPod to play a playlist in “Shuffle” mode? Everytime I switch it to shuffle it uses my entire library. I don’t want to hear the same first 10 songs from my playlists over and over. Please help!
It works for me. First, I select the playlist and begin playing a song on it. Then while it is playing I go to the main menu and turn shuffle on. Voila. The next song may or may not be the next on the list.
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### Author:  [@BobT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobT)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2006, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507/4 "2006-03-23T00:08:53Z")
> [@Ghanima](#):
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> Is there some way I can get my iPod to play a playlist in “Shuffle” mode? Everytime I switch it to shuffle it uses my entire library. I don’t want to hear the same first 10 songs from my playlists over and over. Please help!
Don’t click “Shuffle Songs” from the menu. Go in to “Settings” and then you can set everything to shuffle. You can opt to shuffle every song in a playlist or just by album.
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### Author:  [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2006, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507/5 "2006-03-23T00:12:20Z")
Here’s how it works on my thrid generation iPod:
Go to the “Shuffle” menu and set it to “Songs.” Then return to the main menu, open “Playlists,” open the playlist you want to hear, and play any song. That’s all there is to it.
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### Author:  [@Ghanima](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ghanima)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2006, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507/6 "2006-03-23T00:26:46Z")
_feels dumb_
Thanks guys, I’ll try going into Settings and changing it there. I don’t think mine has a Shuffle Menu, I guess mine is the old fashioned kind. But I’ll check, just in case.
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### Author:  [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)
#### Post date: [March 23, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ipod-playlists/349507/7 "2006-03-23T00:52:34Z")
Eureka!
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