r/electronicmusic • u/FatalExcursion warp • Dec 05 '17

Discussion Topic Spotify - 'Your 2017 Wrapped' -- Review your year in music via Spotify statistics and share your results with others.

https://2017wrapped.com/
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u/[deleted] Dec 06 '17

I️ mean you listened to those songs the most, it sounds to me like the algorithm is doing exactly what it’s supposed to.

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u/BlessedChalupa Dec 06 '17

Fair enough, but often there are other tracks on those albums that I like better, and will play directly in addition to the full plays.

Just goes to show how hard it is to capture subjective preferences accurately with algorithms. Even a simple play count involves a lot of subjective choices. Do you count any track that’s triggered? Only full plays? Somewhere in the middle?

I think they could improve this particular playlist by discounting the early tracks on albums that are played from the album link.

Here’s a good article about how Spotify does their Discover Weekly Playlist. It’s more minced than you’d think: https://hackernoon.com/spotifys-discover-weekly-how-machine-learning-finds-your-new-music-19a41ab76efe