Why is Apple Music deciding to shuffle all of an artists titles at random

This is completely random, I will have been listening to music for hours and then all of a sudden I will hit play on a new album and Music will shuffle all of the songs by that artist. Neither the shuffle or repeat icons are activated anywhere in my settings or on the app. This has been ongoing and the only solution seems to turn my machine off, and then back on and even that doesn't stop it half the time. Mac Mini M4Pro Loaded. Should be a monster. I'm a professional audio engineer with over 30 years in the field and I've had fewer problems with much more complicated (massive festival) systems. I find it hard to believe I'm missing something here. It screams glitch. Not ruling out operator error but the only true fix I've discovered is deleting the album from my library and then re-adding it which is, for my money, horse pocky. Am I the only one?


Mac mini, macOS 15.4

Posted on Apr 26, 2025 05:36 PM

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Apr 26, 2025 07:34 PM in response to Waningsupporter

"Why is Apple Music deciding to shuffle all of an artists titles at random: [...]I'm a professional audio engineer with over 30 years in the field and I've had fewer problems with much more complicated (massive festival) systems. I find it hard to believe I'm missing something here. It screams glitch. Not ruling out operator error but the only true fix I've discovered is deleting the album from my library and then re-adding it which is, for my money, horse pocky. Am I the only one?"

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Boot Up in Safe Mode:

In Safe Mode, system files would be fixed, and the hard drive would be checked. Await 30 seconds, and then reset the Mac. Try this one more. Go here: Start Up your Mac in Safe Mode - Apple Support. I had a lip-sync issue with my new headphones, and the Safe Mode boot fixed it like a charm.


Apr 26, 2025 07:24 PM in response to Waningsupporter

"Why is Apple Music deciding to shuffle all of an artists titles at random"

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Avoiding Shuffling Items:

Are using a Smart Playlist here? If so, Random might be selected, as it is the default. If not, then try creating one, seeing if it works as it should.


Creating a Smart Playlist:

  1. Go to: File menu
  2. Hover Over: New
  3. Select: Smart Playlist
  4. Create: a rule by Artist Name
  5. Select: "album" for "selected by"
  6. Click: OK button


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