diff --git a/backend/novasonic-server.js b/backend/novasonic-server.js
index 8413383..fc53f58 100644
--- a/backend/novasonic-server.js
+++ b/backend/novasonic-server.js
@@ -218,10 +218,13 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, albumArtist, title, album, year, t
     '--audio-quality',  CONFIG.audioQuality,
     '-o',               outputTemplate,
     '--no-playlist',
-    '--playlist-items', '1',
     '--no-warnings',
     '--newline',
   ];
+  // Filtered searches scan top 5 results and stop at first match.
+  // Unfiltered fallback only needs item 1 (no filter to skip past).
+  const PI_FILTERED  = ['--playlist-items', '1-5', '--max-downloads', '1'];
+  const PI_UNFILTERED = ['--playlist-items', '1'];
 
   const spawnYtdlp = (args) => new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
     const proc = spawn(CONFIG.ytdlpBin, args, { env: { ...process.env, PYTHONUNBUFFERED: '1' } });
@@ -274,61 +277,61 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, albumArtist, title, album, year, t
     const dur = { min: Math.max(30, durationSec - margin), max: durationSec + margin };
 
     log(jobId, `🔍 Suche YT Music (~${durationSec}s ±${margin}s): "${query}"`);
-    // 1. YTM — Dauer + Artist + Varianten-Filter (streng)
-    await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, '--playlist-items', '1', ...mf(dur, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
+    // 1. YTM — Dauer + Artist + Varianten-Filter (Top 5, erster Treffer)
+    await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(dur, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
 
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       // 2. YT — Dauer + Artist + Varianten-Filter
       log(jobId, '⚠️  Kein YTM-Treffer — Fallback zu YouTube…');
-      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...mf(dur, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch5:${query}`, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(dur, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       // 3. YTM — Dauer + Varianten-Filter (kein Artist)
       log(jobId, '⚠️  Kein Treffer mit Artist-Filter — ohne Artist…');
-      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, '--playlist-items', '1', ...mf(dur, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(dur, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       // 4. YT — Dauer + Varianten-Filter
-      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...mf(dur, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch5:${query}`, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(dur, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       // 5. YTM — nur Varianten-Filter (kein Dauer-Check)
       log(jobId, '⚠️  Kein Treffer im Dauerbereich — suche ohne Dauerbeschränkung…');
-      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, '--playlist-items', '1', ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       // 6. YT — nur Varianten-Filter
-      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch5:${query}`, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       // 7+8. Letzter Ausweg: komplett ungefiltert
       log(jobId, '⚠️  Letzter Versuch: keine Filter…');
-      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, '--playlist-items', '1', ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, ...PI_UNFILTERED, ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
-      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...PI_UNFILTERED, ...baseArgs]);
     }
   } else {
     log(jobId, `🔍 Suche YT Music: "${query}"`);
     // Ohne Dauer: Artist + Varianten → ohne Artist → ohne alles
-    await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, '--playlist-items', '1', ...mf(null, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
+    await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(null, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
 
     if (!hasAudio()) {
-      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...mf(null, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch5:${query}`, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(null, true, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       log(jobId, '⚠️  Kein Treffer mit Artist — ohne Artist-Filter…');
-      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, '--playlist-items', '1', ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
-      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch5:${query}`, ...PI_FILTERED, ...mf(null, false, true), ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
       log(jobId, '⚠️  Letzter Versuch: keine Filter…');
-      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, '--playlist-items', '1', ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([ytmUrl, ...PI_UNFILTERED, ...baseArgs]);
     }
     if (!hasAudio()) {
-      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...baseArgs]);
+      await tryYtdlp([`ytsearch1:${query}`, ...PI_UNFILTERED, ...baseArgs]);
     }
   }