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24 alternatives to Playlists From The Past

Discover what historical figures would listen to in 2025

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes.

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   MusicMap▲201

   Genealogy and history of popular music genres (1870-2016)

   2016 · musicmap.info · its alternatives →

2. 2
   Google Arts & Culture▲394

   Take a selfie and see which historical artwork you resemble

   2018 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Historical Animated GIFs▲103

   Over 500 animated GIFs of talking historical figures

   2021 · giphy.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   MuseList▲100

   Play your loved songs in Apple Music and curated playlists

   2023 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

5. 5IB
   I built a site that lets users find playlists by songs they contain▲295

   2022 · playlists.dags.dev · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Informusic▲72

   Classical music history & composer app

   2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

7. 7
   150+ Historic Figures Prompt Templates▲139

   Chat and learn from the most influential historic figures

   2023 · theveller.gumroad.com · its alternatives →

8. 8
   HistoryMaps▲84

   Learn History Visually

   2021 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

9. 9
   History Timeline▲238

   Who was alive, when, and where?

   2016 · ybogdanov.github.io · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Google Arts & Culture▲106

    Explore artworks, artifacts, and more from over 850 museums

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    Artify▲90

    Explore art and culture from world

    2023 · getartify.app · its alternatives →

12. 12
    ExploreHere - Android▲122

    Explore over 200k historical markers, wherever you are!

    2025 · explorehere.app · its alternatives →

13. 13
    BBC Orbit▲208

    Find fresh tunes for your playlists using your ears, not AI

    2024 · bbc.co.uk · its alternatives →

14. 14
    HistoricalMe▲93

    Diarise, organise and realise.

    2021 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Book Playlist▲63

    Collaborative music playlists for your favorite books

    2016 · bookplaylist.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    PlaylistAI▲173

    Create Spotify and Apple Music playlists with AI

    2023 · playlistai.app · its alternatives →

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    What Happened Today in History▲154

    Discover significant historical events depicted in pics

    2017 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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    MagicPlaylist 2.0▲128

    Make the playlist of your dreams based on a song 🎵🎉

    2016 · magicplaylist.co · its alternatives →

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    Historico▲101

    iOS app & widgets to discover daily historical events

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Histography.io▲157

    Interactive history timeline from the Big Bang to 2015.

    2015 · histography.io · its alternatives →

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    Mood Listener▲81

    Handpicked playlists to fit your mood.

    2016 · moodlistener.com · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Product Playlists▲99

    Find products you love in minutes from curated playlists 🔥

    2020 · revele.substack.com · its alternatives →

23. 23
    Spotify Discover Together▲94

    Make custom playlists with you and your friends using AI

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    remixr▲91

    Discover new music based on the playlists you know and love.

    2020 · its alternatives →

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