The two lists show a particular affection for classic soul, with tracks from Al Green, Nina Simone, Stevie Wonder and Aretha Franklin, the last of whom famously sang My Country 'Tis of Thee at Obama's inauguration in 2009.
On the other end of the scale, the President has chosen a track by Low Cut Connie, a Philadelphia band which has never troubled the charts.
Adam Weiner, the band's lead singer, said he was "shocked and humbled and confused" by their inclusion: "[I] thought it was a joke at first, but then I remembered that Obama has incredibly great taste and that he has always championed the little guy."
Obama has often spoken of his love for jazz, and the genre is represented here by Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Billie Holiday. The President shows off his musical credentials by picking lesser-known songs by famous artists - he chooses Joni Mitchell's Help Me, an album track from 1974 and Bob Dylan's Tombstone Blues - but also includes familiar staples such as The Rolling Stones' Gimme Shelter and Frank Sinatra's The Best Is Yet to Come.
Taylor Swift may currently be the most popular US star across the world, but as the singer removed her music from Spotify's streaming service at the end of last year following a payment dispute, she does not make an appearance. Obama's taste in country music is a little more alternative, taking in the likes of the Texas band Okkervil River and singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile.
There may be a nod to the States' huge Spanish-speaking population in the President's choice of Columbian salsa band Sonora Carruseles. In the 2012 election, Obama won 71 per cent of the Hispanic vote to Mitt Romney's 27 per cent.
And there is clear evidence that Obama has not forgotten the special relationship: his playlists include music by British acts including Coldplay, Lianne La Havas and Florence + The Machine.
Obama has never been shy about sharing his taste in music. In contrast to the ill-fated attempts of British politicians to curry favour with voters with references to the Arctic Monkeys (as Gordon Brown did in a much-derided interview in 2006) and The Smiths, whose lead singer Morrissey said David Cameron was "forbidden" to be their fan in 2010, Obama has had striking success with the musical community.
His 2008 election campaign was bolstered by support from rappers including Will.i.am, more recently known as a judge on BBC One's talent show The Voice, who recorded a song called Yes We Can for him.
Obama said at the time that, alongside heartland American rock from Dylan and Bruce Springsteen and Sheryl Crow, he had a lot of rap on his iPod. In his new playlists he finds a place for tracks by socially conscious rappers such as Talib Kweli and Mos Def, having previously criticised the "misogyny and materialism" of more commercial rap music.
Obama's choice of platform for his playlists also indicates his technological savvy: Spotify is a Swedish company which launched in 2008 and has expanded rapidly around the world since then, reaching the UK in 2009 and the US in 2011.
The President's Summer Playlists in full:
Day
1. The Temptations: Ain't Too Proud to Beg
2. The Isley Brothers: Live It Up Pts 1 & 2
3. Talib Kweli & Hi Tek: Memories Live
4. Bob Dylan: Tombstone Blues
5. Bob Marley & The Wailers: So Much Trouble in the World
6. Coldplay: Paradise
7. Howlin' Wolf: Wang Dang Doodle
8. Stevie Wonder: Another Star
9. Sly & the Family Stone: Hot Fun in the Summertime
10. Low Cut Connie: Boozophilia
11. Brandi Carlile: Wherever Is Your Heart
12. Nappy Roots: Good Day
13. John Legend and Andre 3000: Green Light
14. The Rolling Stones: Gimme Shelter
15. Aretha Franklin: Rock Steady
16. Okkervil River: Down Down the Deep River
17. Justin Timberlake: Pusher Love Girl
18. Florence + The Machine: Shake It Out
19. Sonora Carruseles: La Salsa La Traigo Yo
Night
1. John Coltrane: My Favorite Things
2. Superpower: Beyoncé featuring Frank Ocean
3. Van Morrison: Moondance
4. Lianne La Havas: Is Your Love Big Enough?
5. Al Green: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
6. Aoife O'Donovan: Red & White & Blue & Gold
7. Lauryn Hill and D'Angelo: Nothing Even Matters
8. Frank Sinatra and Count Basie: The Best Is Yet to Come
9. Ray Charles: You Don't Know Me
10. Mary J Blige and Raphael Saadiq: I Found My Everything
11. Joni Mitchell: Help Me
12. Otis Redding: I've Got Dreams to Remember
13. Leonard Cohen: Suzanne
14. Nina Simone: Feeling Good
15. The Lumineers: Stubborn Love
16. Cassandra Wilson: Until
17. Mos Def: UMI Says
18. Billie Holiday: The Very Thought of You
19. Miles Davis: Flamenco Sketches
20. Erykah Badu: Woo
