Truly sort songs from an artist's page by play count from highest to lowest.
// ==UserScript==
// @name YT Music: sort by play count
// @match https://music.youtube.com/*
// @run-at document-end
// @grant window.onurlchange
// @version 1.0.29
// @license MIT
// @description Truly sort songs from an artist's page by play count from highest to lowest.
// @namespace https://github.com/KenKaneki73985
// @author Ken Kaneki
// ==/UserScript==
// user_script = "moz-extension://762e4395-b145-4620-8dd9-31bf09e052de/options.html#nav=2c66e48e-5eb3-4d04-8486-d2a9bc2306d8+editor"
// reload_ID
(function() {
'use strict'
let SORT_TOGGLE = true
PAGE_READY_ACTIONS()
async function PAGE_READY_ACTIONS(){
LoadUtils()
await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
gen_ADD_SVG("fixed", '2.5%', '85.5%', SortByPlayCount, '<svg width="30px" height="30px" fill="#0080ff" viewBox="0 0 24 24" id="sort-ascending" data-name="Flat Line" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" class="icon flat-line" stroke="#0080ff"><g id="SVGRepo_bgCarrier" stroke-width="0"></g><g id="SVGRepo_tracerCarrier" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"></g><g id="SVGRepo_iconCarrier"><polyline id="primary" points="10 15 6 19 2 15" style="fill: none; stroke: #0080ff; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; stroke-width: 2;"></polyline><path id="primary-2" data-name="primary" d="M6,19V4M20,16H15m5-5H13m7-5H10" style="fill: none; stroke: #0080ff; stroke-linecap: round; stroke-linejoin: round; stroke-width: 2;"></path></g></svg>')
InitializeToggleButton()
CheckUrl()
}
function LoadUtils(){
let GithubScripts = [
'https://raw.githack.com/KenKaneki73985/javascript-utils/refs/heads/main/general.js',
'https://raw.githack.com/KenKaneki73985/javascript-utils/refs/heads/main/show_GUI.js',
'https://raw.githack.com/KenKaneki73985/javascript-utils/refs/heads/main/countdown.js'
]
GithubScripts.forEach(LoadGithubScript)
function LoadGithubScript(GithubScript){
let ScriptElement = document.createElement('script')
ScriptElement.src = GithubScript
document.head.appendChild(ScriptElement)
}
}
// ─── SCROLL EVENT ─────────────
addEventListener('wheel', () => {
if (!SORT_TOGGLE){
return // <---
}
SortByPlayCount()
})
// ─── URL CHANGE EVENT ─────────────
addEventListener('urlchange', CheckUrl)
async function CheckUrl() {
// ▬▬▬ YOUR IN ARTIST PAGE ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
if (location.href.includes("music.youtube.com/channel")) {
if (!SORT_TOGGLE){
return // <---
}
show_GUI("Sorting...", "GUI_v1", "green", 0, "y80", 17, 3600000)
await WaitTextToExist("Show all")
FindTextElement("Show all").click()
await WaitElementToExist('div.ytmusic-playlist-shelf-renderer:nth-child(3)') // songs container
SortByPlayCount()
}
// ▬▬▬ NOT IN ARTIST PAGE. WILL NOT SORT BY PLAY COUNT ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
else {
// show_GUI("⛔ not in artist page. did not sort play count (CheckUrl - SortByPlayCount)", "GUI_v1", "blue", 0, "y80", 17, 3000)
log("⛔ not in artist page. did not sort play count (CheckUrl - SortByPlayCount)")
}
}
function SortByPlayCount(){
// NOTE: this should not be here
// if (!SORT_TOGGLE){
// return // <---
// }
// ─── IF NO "TOP SONGS" TEXT, DONT SORT ─────────────
if (!document.body.innerText.includes("Top songs")){
log("❌ did not sort count. not in artist page (body: Top songs)")
return // <---
}
if (IsPlaylistSorted()) {
log("👍 already sorted by play count")
return // <---
}
// RUN BELOW IF...
// - IN ARTIST PAGE ("Top songs" text exist)
// - NOT ALREADY SORTED
// ArtistChannelSongsContainer = <div id="contents" class="style-scope ytmusic-playlist-shelf-renderer">
let ArtistChannelSongsContainer = document.querySelector('div.ytmusic-playlist-shelf-renderer:nth-child(3)')
if (ArtistChannelSongsContainer){
// Clone the original children to preserve event listeners
// ".children" returns HTMLCollection (array like)
// Array.from() method returns an array from any object with a length property, or any iterable object.
let TopChildren_arr = Array.from(ArtistChannelSongsContainer.children) // convert HTMLcollection to array
let SongInfo = []
TopChildren_arr.forEach(PushSongDetails)
function PushSongDetails(SingleTopChild, index){
// TitleElement = <a class="yt-simple-endpoint style-scope yt-formatted-string" spellcheck="false" href="watch?v=IST-GfqUwDA&list=OLAK5uy_nwcZ3NjxrKg26DJNgPPaENYvVuVM82VXk">How to save a life</a>
let TitleElement = SingleTopChild.querySelector('div:nth-child(5) > div:nth-child(1) > yt-formatted-string:nth-child(1) > a:nth-child(1)')
// PlayCountElement = <yt-formatted-string class="flex-column style-scope ytmusic-responsive-list-item-renderer" ellipsis-truncate="" respect-html-dir="" role="listitem" aria-label="200 million plays" ellipsis-truncate-styling="" title="200M plays">200M plays</yt-formatted-string>
let PlayCountElement = SingleTopChild.querySelector('div:nth-child(5) > div:nth-child(3) > yt-formatted-string:nth-child(2)')
let SongDetails = {
element: SingleTopChild,
id: `${index + 1}`,
title: TitleElement ? TitleElement.textContent.trim() : 'Title not found',
plays: PlayCountElement ? PlayCountElement.textContent.trim() : 'Plays not found',
playCount: PlayCountElement ? ParsePlayCount(PlayCountElement.textContent.trim()) : 0
}
SongInfo.push(SongDetails)
}
// SORT songs by play count (highest to lowest)
SongInfo.sort((a, b) => b.playCount - a.playCount);
// Use replaceChildren to preserve original event listeners
ArtistChannelSongsContainer.replaceChildren(...SongInfo.map(song => song.element));
// Modify song ranks without recreating elements
SongInfo.forEach((song, index) => {
song.element.id = `${index + 1}`;
});
show_GUI("Sorting Complete", "GUI_v1", "blue", 0, "y80", 17, 3000)
log("☑️ success: sorted by play count")
}
else {
log("❌ error: not found ArtistChannelSongsContainer (sort by play count)");
}
}
// Function to convert play count string to number
function ParsePlayCount(playString) {
playString = playString.replace(' plays', '').trim();
let multipliers = {
'B': 1000000000,
'M': 1000000,
'K': 1000
};
let match = playString.match(/^(\d+(?:\.\d+)?)\s*([BMK])?$/);
if (!match) return 0;
let number = parseFloat(match[1]);
let multiplier = match[2] ? multipliers[match[2]] : 1;
return number * multiplier;
}
// Check if playlist is already sorted by play count
function IsPlaylistSorted() {
let ArtistChannelSongsContainer = document.querySelector('div.ytmusic-playlist-shelf-renderer:nth-child(3)');
if (ArtistChannelSongsContainer) {
let TopChildren_arr = Array.from(ArtistChannelSongsContainer.children);
let PlayCounts = TopChildren_arr.map(PlayCountAction)
function PlayCountAction(SingleChild){
let PlayCountElement = SingleChild.querySelector('div:nth-child(5) > div:nth-child(3) > yt-formatted-string:nth-child(2)');
return PlayCountElement ? ParsePlayCount(PlayCountElement.textContent.trim()) : 0;
}
// Check if play counts are in descending order
for (let i = 1; i < PlayCounts.length; i++) {
if (PlayCounts[i] > PlayCounts[i - 1]) {
return false; // Not sorted
}
}
return true // Already sorted
}
return false
}
function CREATE_TOGGLE_BUTTON() {
// Create button container
let buttonContainer = document.createElement('div');
buttonContainer.style.position = 'fixed';
buttonContainer.style.top = '3.2%';
buttonContainer.style.left = '78%'; // "ATSORT"
buttonContainer.style.zIndex = '9999';
buttonContainer.style.backgroundColor = 'black';
buttonContainer.style.padding = '3px 8px';
buttonContainer.style.borderRadius = '8px';
buttonContainer.style.boxShadow = '0 2px 10px rgba(0,0,0,0.2)';
buttonContainer.style.display = 'flex';
buttonContainer.style.alignItems = 'center';
buttonContainer.style.gap = '0px';
// Create label
let label = document.createElement('span');
label.textContent = 'AUTO SORT';
// FONT STYLE
label.style.fontFamily = 'SEGOE UI'; // changed from 'Arial, sans-serif'
label.style.fontSize = '10px';
// label.style.fontWeight = 'bold';
label.style.color = 'white';
// Create SVG toggle
let svgNS = "http://www.w3.org/2000/svg";
let svg = document.createElementNS(svgNS, "svg");
svg.setAttribute("width", "30");
svg.setAttribute("height", "10");
svg.setAttribute("viewBox", "0 0 60 30");
svg.style.cursor = "pointer";
// Create toggle track
let track = document.createElementNS(svgNS, "rect");
track.setAttribute("x", "0");
track.setAttribute("y", "0");
track.setAttribute("rx", "15");
track.setAttribute("ry", "15");
track.setAttribute("width", "60");
track.setAttribute("height", "30");
track.setAttribute("fill", SORT_TOGGLE ? "#888" : "#ccc");
// Create toggle circle/thumb
let circle = document.createElementNS(svgNS, "circle");
circle.setAttribute("cx", SORT_TOGGLE ? "45" : "15");
circle.setAttribute("cy", "15");
circle.setAttribute("r", "12");
// circle.setAttribute("fill", "white");
circle.setAttribute("fill", "rgba(65, 65, 255, 0.7)"); // blue circle
// Add elements to SVG
svg.appendChild(track);
svg.appendChild(circle);
// Add click event to SVG
svg.addEventListener('click', function() {
SORT_TOGGLE = !SORT_TOGGLE;
track.setAttribute("fill", SORT_TOGGLE ? "#888" : "#ccc");
circle.setAttribute("cx", SORT_TOGGLE ? "45" : "15");
SAVE_TOGGLE_STATE();
});
// Assemble button container
buttonContainer.appendChild(label);
buttonContainer.appendChild(svg);
// Add container to document
document.body.appendChild(buttonContainer);
// Return references to elements that need to be updated
return { track, circle };
}
// ─── SAVE / LOAD TOGGLE STATE ─────────────
function SAVE_TOGGLE_STATE() {
localStorage.setItem('sort-toggle-state', SORT_TOGGLE);
}
function LOAD_TOGGLE_STATE() {
let savedState = localStorage.getItem('sort-toggle-state');
if (savedState !== null) {
SORT_TOGGLE = savedState === 'true';
}
}
function InitializeToggleButton() {
LOAD_TOGGLE_STATE() // Load state first
CREATE_TOGGLE_BUTTON() // Then create button with correct state
}
})();
// async function FindShowAllButton() {
// let ShowAll_button = FindTextElement("Show all")
// // ─── CLICK "SHOW ALL SONGS" BUTTON ─────────────
// if (ShowAll_button){
// ShowAll_button.click()
// log("☑️ success: clicked ShowAll_button")
// // ───>> MOVED TO Artist Page
// show_GUI("Sorting...", "GUI_v1", "green", 0, "y80", 17, 3000)
// // await WaitTextToExist("Top songs") // seems no need
// // SortByPlayCount()
// return true
// }
// // ─── NOT FOUND "SHOW ALL SONGS" BUTTON ─────────────
// else if (!ShowAll_button) {
// log("❌ error: not found ShowAll_button")
// return false
// // ─── IF IN ARTIST PLAYLIST, SORT BY PLAY COUNT ─────────────
// // if (document.body.innerText.includes("Top songs")){
// // log('👍 not found ShowAll_button but will sort since already in artist playlist page')
// // SortByPlayCount()
// // }
// }
// }