To see how many songs you have on your iPhone, open Settings, tap General, then tap About. Apple’s About screen lists the number of songs, videos, photos, and apps on the phone, along with its capacity and available storage space.
The About screen steps come from Apple’s Get information about your iPhone page, and the download and storage steps come from Apple’s Add music to iPhone and listen offline guide. Those guides don’t fully agree on whether the iPhone Music app shows a total, so that part is noted below.
How to See How Many Songs Are on Your iPhone
- Open the Settings app.
- Tap General.
- Tap About.
- Find Songs in the list.
Result: The number next to Songs is your song count. The same screen shows the number of videos, photos, and apps, plus the iPhone’s capacity and available space.
Why the Song Count Might Look Different Than Expected
Apple Music lets you add songs to your library and stream them without downloading. Apple says that to play music offline, you need to download it first. Because the About screen describes what’s on the phone, a library full of streamed songs may not match the About count. Here’s how to check what’s actually downloaded:
- In the Music app: Go to the Library tab and tap Downloaded. Apple uses this view to show downloaded music and download progress.
- In Settings: Go to Settings > Apps > Music > Downloaded Music to see downloaded songs by artist.
- Sync Library: Songs added on other devices show up only if Sync Library is on (Settings > Apps > Music).
If purchased or synced songs are missing, see why purchased music isn’t showing in the Music app.
Other Ways to Count Your Songs
- Music app Songs list: The Library > Songs screen shows a song count near the top. The app doesn’t show a total directly, so you may or may not see one depending on your iOS version.
- Mac: Open the Music app, choose View > Show Status Bar, then select Songs. The status bar at the bottom of the window shows the total. The total includes grayed-out songs.
- Windows: The same View > Show Status Bar option works in iTunes.
See How Much Space Your Music Uses
Go to Settings > General > iPhone Storage to see your available space, then tap Music to see how much room downloaded songs use. To free up space, Apple lists these options:
- Touch and hold a downloaded item in Music, then tap Remove Download. It stays in your library on other devices.
- Turn on Optimize Storage (Settings > Apps > Music) to remove music you haven’t played in a while when storage is low.
- Go to Settings > Apps > Music > Downloaded Music, tap Edit, and remove all songs or certain artists.
More help: delete songs on an iPhone, the complete guide to deleting items on an iPhone, and find past music purchases to redownload later.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do I see how many photos I have?
The same Settings > General > About screen shows your photo and video counts, according to Apple.
Does removing a download delete the song from my library?
No. Apple says Remove Download takes the item off your iPhone but not out of your music library on your other devices. To delete it from your library, touch and hold it and choose Delete from Library instead.
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