The rules

Five rules. The site checks every one of them against your actual Spotify playlist before you can lock in.

1. 1

   Exactly 100 songs

   Not 99, not 101. Your top 100 of all time, in whatever order you like.

2. 2

   One song per artist

   Every credited artist counts, features included. If Drake is on a track, that's your Drake pick. No second Drake song, no second feature.

3. 3

   Released after you were born

   Every song must have come out in your birth year or later. If you were born in 1991, nothing from 1990 or earlier.

4. 4

   Real songs only

   No podcasts, no local files, no duplicates. Pick the original release rather than a remaster or compilation, because Spotify dates the version you pick.

5. 5

   Locked forever

   While it's pending you can change it as much as you like. Once you hit submit, that's your list. For life.

Setting up the playlist

• Name: exactly Your Spotify Name - 100 Bangers, using the display name on your Spotify profile. Capitals and spacing don't matter.
• Description: include born 1991 with your own birth year. Anything else in there is fine. This is how we know the year to check against, and only the owner can edit a playlist's description, so it also proves the list is yours.
• Visibility: public. Private playlists can't be read.
• Release dates: we use the release date Spotify shows for the album version you picked. A 2015 remaster of a 1975 song counts as 2015, so don't be that person. Pick the original.

Why forever?

Because a top 100 you can edit next week isn't a top 100, it's a mood. Locking it makes you commit, and it keeps the stats honest. While your list is pending you can change it as much as you like.