Plexamp Library Radio shuffle quality - same songs are always played

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Hi @samuel_emrys,

Radios are not intended to be a true “shuffle”, they play a station of tracks based on a few key factors:

  • Popularity (from last.fm)
  • Your star ratings
  • When a track was last played (suppresses recently heard tracks, to keep radios feeling fresh)

If you want something closer to a true shuffle, try using a Plex Smart Playlist. If you log out and log back in to Plexamp, it will actually create an “All Music” smart playlist for you, among a few others. This feature was added in Plexamp 3.2.0.

Additionally, some issues related to the randomness of radios have been addressed in more recent server versions. Try updating your server to 1.20.2 :slightly_smiling_face:

Edit: in 3.2.2, you can also shuffle from any page in the library tab using the overflow menu (accessed via the ... button).

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