How to Check YouTube Music Recap in 2 Easy Ways?

YouTube is the largest online video hub where you can enjoy videos across various categories. Music videos are the most-watched content on YouTube. As it is so common, YouTube has launched a special feature known as YouTube Music Recap. If you’re not familiar with it, don’t worry. In this guide, I will explain what it is and how you can check your YouTube Music Recap on your device.

What is YouTube Music Recap?

YouTube Music Recap is a feature that shows your listening habits for a specific time period. You will get an insight into your musical preferences and listening behavior. Just like Spotify Wrapped, it will reflect your musical journey for the particular year. Music Recap also helps to get new recommendations based on what you have heard previously. YouTube Music Recap helps you to watch the following things:

• Most played songs
• Favorite artists
• Preferred genres
• Total watch time and views 
• Percentage of time spent on YouTube
• Biggest song based on year-to-date views 

I have further in this guide shared what exactly will you get with the Highlights of YouTube Music Recap.

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What are the Eligibility Requirements for YouTube Music Recap?

Before knowing how to check Youtube Music Recap, let us just check the eligibility criteria first:

• You must have 10 hours of listening time at the End-of-Year recaps
• You must have at least 4 hours for seasonal recaps.
• You must not have an autodelete set up for activities older than 3 months.
• No recent delete or edit should be done in the YouTube watch history. This will make your recap temporarily unavailable.
• YouTube Music Recap should be updated to the latest version if you are using a mobile device. You must have a 5.32 or newer version.
• You spend time on YouTube watching the videos online and not downloading them.

How to Check YouTube Music Recap?

With every month our music taste change. Thus, we crave to get a recap of it. If you love to listen to music on YouTube, you can easily check YouTube Recap. You can watch it on the web browser or the mobile device. 

1. Check YouTube Music Recap on Your Mobile Device

If you have used a mobile device to hear YouTube music, it is very easy to check it out. Just follow the steps and get Youtube Music Recap on your mobile phone-

1. Just open the app on your device and sign in with the account credentials. 
2. Select the profile icon presented at the top right-hand corner of your screen. 
3. Choose the music recap option from the pop-up menu and tap on the Get your Recap button on the new page. 

An exciting thing about it is that you can also connect your photos saved in Google Photos if you have enabled the photos features. If the photos were not included in the recap, try to follow the instructions mentioned below and add them to your recap:

1. First, make sure that the pictures are included in your Google Photo account. 
2. Now, open your Recap page in the YouTube Music app and look for the section “Connect to Google Photos”.
3. Tap on the Connect option to link your favorite tracks with your favorite images. 
4. Once done, refresh the Recap page and get your personalized photo album. 

2. Check YouTube Music Recap on Your Computer

If you use a computer to watch YouTube music, don’t worry. You can still have access to YouTube Music recap on it. To watch it on your computer, follow the instructions mentioned below:

1. Turn on your computers and go to the YouTube Music web player. 
2. Select the profile icon present in the top right corner. 
3. Tap on the Your Recap Button to get the Music Recap on your computer. 

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How to Share Your YouTube Music Recap?

If you love your stats and want to show it to your friends, you can do it too. You can directly share it through the share menu or download the recap and customize it before sharing it. Follow the steps mentioned below, to share your YouTube Music Recap:

• Tap on the share option while viewing the recap. 
• You will get a list of the apps where you can share the Music Recap. Select the one you want to share and get the list on the app. 
• To save the recap highlights on your phone by using the download button present at the left corner. In such a way, you will be able to share it and even customize it. 

Fun Fact: You can upload it on your Instagram as your Reel too. 

What Will You See in the YouTube Music Recap?

Below is the list of things that you get with YouTube Music Recap-

• Total Listening Time: When you get the YouTube Recap, the first thing you will see is the total time you have listened to the music in the past for one year.
• Top artists: YouTube will summarise and show you the number of artists you have listened to in the vertebra year. It will also show you the top 5 artists you have listened to the most.
• Moods: This is one of my favorite features of YouTube Music Recap. Depending upon the music you have listened to in the year, you will get a mood board. It will give you the top 5 for that year. Suppose your favorite genre is romantic, the top mood will be love.
• Top tracks: You will get to know the top five tracks you have listened to on YouTube the most. It will also give you stats about top albums and playlists you have heard in the past year.

Conclusion 

YouTube Music is one of the most popular features of YouTube. As it is so common, YouTube has introduced a special feature called YouTube Music Recap, which is typically available at the end of November or the beginning of December. This feature allows you to view the top tracks you’ve listened to throughout the year. To access this feature on your mobile device, open the YouTube app and sign in with your account credentials. Tap on your profile icon, then select the Music Recap option from the pop-up menu. Next, tap the Get Your Recap button to view your music recap. The most exciting feature about it is the availability of Google Photos along with the recap.

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