Shuffle not working very well

Roon Core Machine

QNAP TS-873

Networking Gear & Setup Details

ASUS RT-AC66U B1

Connected Audio Devices

Bluesound Devices
DragonFly Black

Number of Tracks in Library

~70k + Tidal

Description of Issue

I’ve been having trouble with Shuffle lately. I’ve searched the forum and there are similar threads but they are closed.

The problem I’m having is that when I choose an artist that is very popular such as Led Zeppelin or Radiohead and try to shuffle these artists using the “Play Now” button, strange behavior happens. Basically, I just get a lot of repeated songs-- not just the same song on a different album or EP but the exact same song from the exact same album. It is very frustrating for obvious reasons. On top of this, sometimes when I click the “Play Now” button on an artist it starts playing a completely different artist. Not sure this is related to this problem or not.

As mentioned, I notice that this mostly happens with very popular artists. Not so much with more niche artists such as session musicians and smaller bands. Don’t know why.

See attachment for example of the non-shuffling.

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