How can I customise Apple Music “replay; all time” playlist?

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How can I customise Apple Music “replay; all time” playlist?

The new Apple Music “replay; all time” playlist that was created is full of songs I have not listened to nor liked. Some songs in this list I actively hate. I have no idea why half these songs were chosen. How do I edit these out? I should be able to remove songs from that generated playlist that I don’t want. I don’t understand why it is so difficult. Doesn’t Apple want to know what I like and don’t like so it can make better recommendations? It keeps making Replays that are absolutely terrible. Spotify was eerie as to how good their guesses were for music I like. Apple Music on the other hand seems to be determined to find everything I hate. I just don’t understand.

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Original Title: Apple Music “replay all time” is wrong

iPhone SE, iOS 18

Posted on Jun 30, 2025 10:54 PM

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tilda_swintian

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Jul 1, 2025 10:45 AM in response to Starry001

Mine includes songs that, if I click get info, have zero recorded plays. It's also all out of order; and the play counts are definitely incorrect. The first song has 78 plays; the third song has 101; the fourth song has 49; the twentieth song, to which I have indeed listened a lot, has 0 recorded plays. Was pretty excited to have this playlist pop up -- would love a playlist of my all time faves. Disappointed to find it's actually a total misfire.

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Starry001 Author

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Jul 11, 2025 09:49 AM in response to tilda_swintian

I have a similar experience. Thank you for confirming that. I have as example of zero plays the song “Genesis” by Grimes in the playlist and I have never heard of it before this playlist nor have I listened to that artist before. I also have some zero plays songs I am familiar with but actively hate, which I won’t list since my likes and dislikes are not the artists fault. I have learned from Apple Support that if you tell Siri “I never want to hear that song again” when something you dislike plays, it will get Apple Music to not just “suggest less” but put it in a do not play category for you. But I shouldn’t have to do that at all. I don’t understand how Apples music preferences algorithm is so poor. Apple does really great in so many things but falls flat on some of the smallest details and I just don’t get it.

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