Billboard to Spotify Playlist Generator

This Python script fetches the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a specified date and creates a private Spotify playlist containing the top 100 songs from that date.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Spotipy
• BeautifulSoup
• Requests

Getting Started

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/isotronic/top100-music-time-mashine.git

2. Navigate to the project directory:

   cd top100-music-time-mashine

3. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

Configuration

1. Obtain Spotify API credentials by creating an application on the Spotify Developer Dashboard.

2. Set the following environment variables:

   export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID=your_spotify_client_id
   export SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_spotify_client_secret
   export SPOTIPY_USER=your_spotify_username

3. Adjust other parameters in the script as needed, such as the Spotify redirect URI and the scope.

Usage

1. Run the script:

   python main.py

2. Input the date you want to create a playlist for in the format YYYY-MM-DD when prompted.

3. The script will fetch the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the specified date, search for corresponding tracks on Spotify, and create a private playlist with those tracks.

Notes

• Ensure that your Spotify account has the necessary permissions for playlist modification (playlist-modify-private scope).

• The generated playlist will be named based on the chosen date, e.g., "YYYY-MM-DD Billboard Top 100."

Acknowledgments

• This project uses Spotipy for Spotify API interaction and BeautifulSoup for web scraping.