diff --git a/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index c3cfdb2f6..348bc558a 100644
--- a/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/Cog.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@
 		838F851C256B4AC400C3E614 /* icon_blank.icns in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 838F851B256B4AC400C3E614 /* icon_blank.icns */; };
 		838F851E256B4E5E00C3E614 /* Sparkle.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 838F851D256B4E5E00C3E614 /* Sparkle.framework */; };
 		838F851F256B4E8B00C3E614 /* Sparkle.framework in CopyFiles */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 838F851D256B4E5E00C3E614 /* Sparkle.framework */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (CodeSignOnCopy, RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
+		83988F0E27BE0A5900A0E89A /* RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 83988F0D27BE0A5900A0E89A /* RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m */; };
 		8399D4E21805A55000B503B1 /* XmlContainer.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8399D4E01805A55000B503B1 /* XmlContainer.m */; };
 		839DA7CF274A2D4C001B18E5 /* NSDictionary+Merge.m in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 839DA7CE274A2D4C001B18E5 /* NSDictionary+Merge.m */; };
 		83A360B220E4E81D00192DAB /* Flac.bundle in CopyFiles */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 8303A30C20E4E3D000951EF8 /* Flac.bundle */; settings = {ATTRIBUTES = (CodeSignOnCopy, RemoveHeadersOnCopy, ); }; };
@@ -974,6 +975,8 @@
 		838F84FF25687C5C00C3E614 /* Cog-Bridging-Header.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "Cog-Bridging-Header.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		838F851B256B4AC400C3E614 /* icon_blank.icns */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = image.icns; path = icon_blank.icns; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		838F851D256B4E5E00C3E614 /* Sparkle.framework */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = wrapper.framework; name = Sparkle.framework; path = ThirdParty/Frameworks/Sparkle.framework; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		83988F0C27BE0A5900A0E89A /* RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		83988F0D27BE0A5900A0E89A /* RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		8399D4E01805A55000B503B1 /* XmlContainer.m */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.objc; path = XmlContainer.m; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		8399D4E11805A55000B503B1 /* XmlContainer.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = XmlContainer.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		839DA7CB274A2D4C001B18E5 /* NSDictionary+Merge.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; path = "NSDictionary+Merge.h"; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -1204,6 +1207,8 @@
 				177EC01D0B8BC2CF0000BC8C /* TrackingSlider.m */,
 				8370D739277419D200245CE0 /* SQLiteStore.h */,
 				8370D73C277419F700245CE0 /* SQLiteStore.m */,
+				83988F0C27BE0A5900A0E89A /* RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h */,
+				83988F0D27BE0A5900A0E89A /* RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m */,
 			);
 			path = Utils;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
@@ -2511,6 +2516,7 @@
 				179D03200E0CB2500064A77A /* DirectoryNode.m in Sources */,
 				179D03210E0CB2500064A77A /* FileIconCell.m in Sources */,
 				179D03220E0CB2500064A77A /* FileNode.m in Sources */,
+				83988F0E27BE0A5900A0E89A /* RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m in Sources */,
 				179D03230E0CB2500064A77A /* FileTreeDataSource.m in Sources */,
 				179D03240E0CB2500064A77A /* FileTreeController.m in Sources */,
 				8370D73D277419F700245CE0 /* SQLiteStore.m in Sources */,
diff --git a/Playlist/PlaylistLoader.m b/Playlist/PlaylistLoader.m
index d4ac0ea13..2a0d65e3f 100644
--- a/Playlist/PlaylistLoader.m
+++ b/Playlist/PlaylistLoader.m
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@
 
 #import "NSDictionary+Merge.h"
 
+#import "RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h"
+
 @implementation PlaylistLoader
 
 - (id)init {
@@ -540,9 +542,11 @@ static inline void dispatch_sync_reentrant(dispatch_queue_t queue, dispatch_bloc
 
 	NSLock *outLock = [[NSLock alloc] init];
 	NSMutableArray *outArray = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+	RedundantPlaylistDataStore *dataStore = [[RedundantPlaylistDataStore alloc] init];
 
 	__block NSLock *weakLock = outLock;
 	__block NSMutableArray *weakArray = outArray;
+	__block RedundantPlaylistDataStore *weakDataStore = dataStore;
 
 	{
 		[load_info_indexes enumerateIndexesUsingBlock:^(NSUInteger idx, BOOL *_Nonnull stop) {
@@ -566,6 +570,7 @@ static inline void dispatch_sync_reentrant(dispatch_queue_t queue, dispatch_bloc
 				NSDictionary *entryInfo = [NSDictionary dictionaryByMerging:entryProperties with:entryMetadata];
 
 				[weakLock lock];
+				entryInfo = [weakDataStore coalesceEntryInfo:entryInfo];
 				[weakArray addObject:weakPe];
 				[weakArray addObject:entryInfo];
 				[self setProgressBarStatus:progress];
diff --git a/Utils/RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h b/Utils/RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e31b49cfd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+//
+//  RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h
+//  Cog
+//
+//  Created by Christopher Snowhill on 2/16/22.
+//
+
+// This is designed primarily for the PlaylistEntry info loader, to prevent
+// memory overrun due to redundant blobs of data being duplicated repeatedly
+// until the list is fully loaded. This instance will be discarded after the
+// info is loaded, freeing up hopefully way less memory afterward than now.
+
+#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
+
+@interface RedundantPlaylistDataStore : NSObject {
+	NSMutableArray *stringStore;
+	NSMutableArray *artStore;
+}
+
+- (id)init;
+- (NSDictionary *)coalesceEntryInfo:(NSDictionary *)pe;
+
+@end
+
+NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/Utils/RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m b/Utils/RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8118eb3e9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Utils/RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+//
+//  RedundantPlaylistDataStore.m
+//  Cog
+//
+//  Created by Christopher Snowhill on 2/16/22.
+//
+
+// Coalesce an entryInfo dictionary from tag loading into a common data dictionary, to
+// reduce the memory footprint of adding a lot of tracks to the playlist.
+
+#import "RedundantPlaylistDataStore.h"
+
+@implementation RedundantPlaylistDataStore
+
+- (id)init {
+	self = [super init];
+
+	if(self) {
+		stringStore = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+		artStore = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];
+	}
+
+	return self;
+}
+
+- (NSString *)coalesceString:(NSString *)in {
+	if(in == nil) return in;
+
+	NSUInteger index = [stringStore indexOfObject:in];
+	if(index == NSNotFound) {
+		[stringStore addObject:in];
+		return in;
+	} else {
+		return [stringStore objectAtIndex:index];
+	}
+}
+
+- (NSData *)coalesceArt:(NSData *)in {
+	if(in == nil) return in;
+
+	NSUInteger index = [artStore indexOfObject:in];
+	if(index == NSNotFound) {
+		[artStore addObject:in];
+		return in;
+	} else {
+		return [artStore objectAtIndex:index];
+	}
+}
+
+- (NSDictionary *)coalesceEntryInfo:(NSDictionary *)entryInfo {
+	__block NSMutableDictionary *ret = [[NSMutableDictionary alloc] initWithCapacity:[entryInfo count]];
+
+	[entryInfo enumerateKeysAndObjectsUsingBlock:^(id _Nonnull key, id _Nonnull obj, BOOL *_Nonnull stop) {
+		if([[obj class] isSubclassOfClass:[NSString class]]) {
+			NSString *stringObj = (NSString *)obj;
+			[ret setObject:[self coalesceString:stringObj] forKey:key];
+		} else if([[obj class] isSubclassOfClass:[NSData class]]) {
+			NSData *dataObj = (NSData *)obj;
+			[ret setObject:[self coalesceArt:dataObj] forKey:key];
+		} else {
+			[ret setObject:obj forKey:key];
+		}
+	}];
+
+	return [NSDictionary dictionaryWithDictionary:ret];
+}
+
+@end