Station Repetition

[asdfblah]

I've had Pandora for a long time and the algorithm on my account is totally busted. Stations play the same few songs over and over and even play them on totally different stations that they should not be on. I used to use Pandora to hear new music I havent heard before but that's not happening anymore, it's the same stuff over and over and I can't escape those songs even when going to another station. 

How do I start fresh?

Moderator Edit: Edited title for clarity

[AdamPandora · Accepted solution]

@asdfblah It's true there can be a certain amount of repetition in some stations. Each listener has different tastes when it comes to hearing the familiar versus discovering new songs. Finding the right balance for each individual is something we continue to work on.

In the meantime, here are some things you can do to improve your stations:

1. Listen using Pandora Modes when listening from a computer or mobile device, you can access Pandora Modes to customize your station experience. You can pick different modes like Crowd Faves, Discovery and Deep Cuts.
2. Put tracks on the shelf: If you get sick of a track but don't want to give it a Thumbs Down, you can put it on the shelf for a while. To do this from the web, hover your mouse over the album art and select "I'm tired of this track." Pandora Premium listeners should click the ellipsis (3 dots) next the album art to see that option.
3. Edit your station: In some cases, it might actually help to remove Thumbs Up ratings in the station to mix things up.
4. Add Variety: To add more variety to your artist or song based stations, you can select additional artist and/or song seeds. You can Add Variety when editing stations.

Running through these steps should increase the variety of the station pretty quickly during your listening sessions. 

Thanks for posting on the community!

[3C]

I tend to find that I end up hearing the same songs over and over on my station - sometimes several times per day. When I look at the list of thumbs-up songs for my station, that list is a lot broader than what I am hearing, and some of these songs I have not heard in months. This of course does not include the songs that I have neither thumbs-up'd or thumbs-downed. Why does Pandora stop playing most of the older thumbs-up selections, and why in general does my station seem to always end up stuck in a rut playing the same few songs over and over?

[AdamPandora]

@3C I moved your post over to this existing thread: Station Repetition

Check out the accepted solution if your station is getting too repetitive.

Hope this helps!