Why I Replay One Song Over and Over

Lately, since I've started listening to more music again, I've noticed that I almost always end up replaying the same song over and over. I'll find a song I love, listen to it until I can't stand it anymore, and then move on to the next one. That's the cycle. I know I'm not the only person who does this, so I decided to spend some time figuring out why it happens… while listening to the same song for the sixteenth time. When you hear a new song, your brain immediately starts trying to predict what comes nex