How does youtube create "clusters" of songs?

Question

Like if I choose a song by a certain musician - the auto play will pick out songs similar to the first musician

How does youtube make these choices?

I tend to enjoy the songs after Patty Smyth and Chicago and Justin Bieber (his new stuff)

Answer 1

Favorite Answer

YouTube uses an algorithm based on your last watched videos.

Answer 2

"Justin Bieber (his new stuff)"

Thats as dumb as saying "I enjoy air". The kind that is 78% nitrogen and 22% oxygen. (the kind that wont suffocate you). 

Source(s): all of justin bieber's schit is new. as all of it is bad. which leads us to what; all new music is schit. Its relative when you think about it.

Answer 3

They use your browsing history and computer algorithms based on what people listen to.