Official playlists: Same songs. Just different order.

[btz1]

Plan

Premium

Country

BR

Device

iPhone 12

Operating System

iOS 14.4

Spotify 8.6.4.1247

My Question or Issue

For at least 3 months, the official Spotify playlists that I follow, only change the songs in order. They are 90% the same. 

There is something that can be done to force update

Eg:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX3rxVfibe1L0?si=j89bOUStQUKAXk2TOaqZ3Q

[yoonnel]

Hello @btz1
That's strange indeed. Have you noticed the same behaviour on another device? (other phone or laptop maybe)

[btz1]

The behavior is listed in my account.

I could easily tell, because the first song on the playlist is one I asked to hide. So I always see the red icon.

Not to mention that when listening, they are always the same songs.

[Eni]

Hey there @btz1, 

Thanks for reaching out about this here in the Community.

Currently, only algorithmic playlists like Discover Weekly and Release Radar are updated weekly.

Other playlists update on different dates depending on update schedule of the playlist, the type of playlist, the playlist’s audience, and the performance of the playlist. You can find more details on how editorial playlists work here.

If the playlist which is not updating is one of the algorithmic ones, send us its URI so we can check it on our end. To get it, open the Spotify desktop app > click the three dots next to the content > Share > Copy Spotify URI.

We'll be on the lookout for your reply 🙂

[btz1]

1x per month these playlists are updated, however, only the order of the songs changes.

spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX3rxVfibe1L0

spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX4fpCWaHOned

spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DXca8AyWK6Y7g

spotify:playlist:37i9dQZF1DX5xiztvBdlUf

[Eni]

Hey @btz1, 

Thanks for getting back in touch and for sending us this info. 

We checked the playlists you sent and we can confirm that they're not algorithmic playlists so they don't update weekly. 

In this case, we suggest that you take a look at the article we sent previously for more info. 

If you need help with anything else, just let us know.

[btz1]

Weird. If they are not by algorithm they should be the same for everyone. And I already took the cell phone of friends to compare and all are absolutely different in each cell. In fact, just open a Private Tab in Chrome and the playlist will have different songs.

[Mihail]

Hey @btz1,

Thanks for posting.

We apologize for the confusion, the playlists you mention are Personalized Editorial Playlists. These represent primarily moods (e.g. Alone Again, Feelin' Good, Confidence Boost) and moments (eg. Morning Motivation, Feel Good Dinner, Songs to Sing in the Shower). For such playlists our editors create a large pool of tracks that get filtered for the user based on their likes and listening habits. This explains why you and your friends get a different selection from the pool of tracks displayed.

Keep in mind that you can heart and ban tracks to influence the playlist selection. If you use these features regularly, you should start seeing a different selection of the pool of tracks after a while.

Hope this clears things up. Let us know if you have any questions!

[btz1]

I waited a few days to be able to prove how frustrating it is to hear the same songs 4 months ago.

Please see the print and if there is anything that can be done on my account.

[Novy]

Hi @btz1, 

Thanks for getting back to us. 

We understand where you're coming from. However, as @Mihail mentioned, the songs you're seeing in these playlists are filtered from a large pool of tracks based on your listening habits and you can only influence the selection by using the options to heart or ban. It's important to keep in mind that this change may take a while.

You can also try creating a new playlist and copy all the songs from the playlist you'd like to listen to. This way you'll be able to rearrange/filter the songs in the order you desire. 

If anything else comes up, you know where to find us. 

Have a good one.