I have forgotten my apple ID password and I don't have access to the old email account that the apple ID is attached to.

If you forgot the Apple ID password, enter the Apple (iCloud) ID, and click Forgot Password. See if you can get a Rescue or Notification  email option if necessary.

Apple ID - Manage            

Apple ID – Forgot Password            

If necessary, contact Apple ID Support for assistance.  See the Apple Support articles below for contact information.  

Apple ID - Official Apple Support.    

Contact Apple for help with Apple ID account security - Apple Support.   (Link doesn’t always load)  

Get Support          Work through the screens to get a chat option. You may have to pick a slightly different problem.

Apple Support schedule phone call

If necessary, try Twitter

https://twitter.com/AppleSupport.          

From the Apple Support article below. 

Without proof of your identity via security questions and other carefully selected criteria, Apple Support can't help you reset a password or perform any other actions on your account. These policies are audited and reviewed on a regular basis.

Security and your Apple ID - Apple Support.      

I have this same problem. For example, I bought many songs using an old Apple ID (email address): using a work email address that I no longer can access as the sign in. I cannot play these 477 songs even though they appear in my latest/new Apple ID "Music on Mac" (1.0.6.10) library (on Catalina 10.15.7).

When I try to play these songs, I am asked for the Apple ID and password. I type in my old work email address that I used to buy these songs - the same email address that is listed as the "Purchased by" Apple ID for each songs' Get Info: File page. Therefore, I know at one time, years ago, this was a valid Apple ID since I have hundreds of songs tagged with this Apple ID. When I click Forgot Password and enter this old Apple ID, it says "This Apple ID is not valid or not supported."

I think this means I can never hear these songs unless I buy them again while logged in to my new and valid Apple ID. I have moved on and I will survive given enough therapy. : ) Have a great day.

Forgot password and don’t have access to the original account email