Fix the algorithm choosing too many short songs

[kweij]

It would be pretty nice if The Algorithm would reflect listening history and taste profile  in terms of song length!

It would be pretty cool if mainly listening to tracks between 4 to 10 minutes doesn't result in Discover Weeklies, Release Radars and Daily Mixes 80% tracks shorter than 4 minutes and 30% even below the 2 minute mark!

Personally it would be really sweet to see Discover Weeklies and Release Radars again with and average length of 3+ hours in stead of 2- hours.

[miradautasvras]

It has seriously **bleep** up my Spotify experience.song radios and autoplay was how I discovered a lot of music. I hope this is solved . How can such a big problems creeps in unnoticed and remain unsolved is surprising 

[Yannicken]

I want to support all the other comments. The song radio, once one of my favourite tools to find new music, is almost fully spammed with those short 1-2 minutes songs. I'd love to have a function as suggested in the post.

[joelsinnott]

Adding onto the pile here. This change has been incredibly frustrating. I used to really enjoy the songs that would play automatically after finishing an album or playlist. It was a great way to discover new music in a similar vein. But now 75% of these songs are somewhere between 1 and 2 minutes, which in no way reflects my listening habits. Please for the love of god revert this change.

[basictonal]

This still continues and now with a price increase next month!!!!

I have a feeling this issue will never be fixed especially with the advent of short AI generated songs now flooding Spotify.

[Sarahpy32]

This is no kind of way to offer a music service. Instead of wanting to check out more of the artists music, i only want to avoid them for having part in this. SUCH a complete vibe kill of listening to music in the first place.

Considering leaving Spotify as cannot get this to stop. 

[stm-mitchell]

I switched service when I started noticing this problem, it’s been months now (maybe even years?). I keep checking in to see if it’s fixed because I would still prefer to use Spotify.

If you’re into music genres where long songs are prevalent - in my case I listen to a lot of 70s prog rock, and various extreme metal genres - this problem is beyond aggravating. Using Spotify now for me is mostly about listening to intros and interludes…

Why can we not get an official update or statement about this?!

[rhworks]

Here we are in mid 2024 and this is still a problem... My current "weekly" is maybe three legit tracks and 27 short-form probably-generated filler; the stuff is barely tangential to what I spend all my hours listening to, is all sub-two-minute fragmented things (and so many with bird sounds, wth). As a feature for "discovery" Spotify Weekly has become a useless $hitheap.

[kweij]

Let's discuss alternatives to Spotify, because this "Good Suggestion" is disregarded because it doesn't generate them moneys. And everybody knows; money is the most important thing there is! Luckily the market is dominated by Spotify, not giving alternatives a chance. \r

****, this is sad, Spotify.

[hjfierro]

Ragas, ambient and progressive rock less than 2 min. on radios and suggested songs? Seriously?

This issue is not new:

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Fix-the-algorithm-choosing-too-many-short-songs/idi-p/56...

https://community.spotify.com/t5/Your-Library/Daily-Mixes-have-very-short-songs/m-p/5528052