Billboard Hot 100 to Spotify Playlist

This Python script fetches the Billboard Hot 100 chart from a specified date and creates a Spotify playlist with the top songs from the chart. The script utilizes the Spotify API to authenticate, search for songs, and manage playlists and uses BeautifulSoup for web scraping.

Features

Fetches the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a specific date. Extracts song titles and corresponding artist names from the chart. Searches for these songs on Spotify. Creates a private Spotify playlist and adds the fetched songs.

Setup and Prerequisites

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/your-username/create_spotify_playlist.git cd create_spotify_playlist

2. Install Required Libraries

pip install requests spotipy python-dotenv beautifulsoup4

3. Spotify Developer Application

Go to the Spotify Developer Dashboard. Create a new app and note the Client ID and Client Secret. Set a redirect URI (e.g., http://localhost:8888/callback).

4. Create a .env File

SPOTIPY_CLIENT_ID=your_spotify_client_id SPOTIPY_CLIENT_SECRET=your_spotify_client_secret SPOTIPY_REDIRECT_URI=http://localhost:8888/callback