"Is there a list view for albums/artists etc or are we restricted to this inconvenient grid view?"

[user_y]

Original 2015 thread here.

My post from nearly two years over 5 years ago bears repeating:

usery first wrote at 2016-07-23 12:24 AM:
It's 2016 now 2017 2018 2021 2023 and stupid unicorn design like that of the Spotify desktop client grid view has largely gone the way of the unicorn. Except of course in Spotify's desktop client app.

This isn't the only absurd UX in the desktop app - it's just among the most ineffective UX.