broken record vs recurrence

broken record

noun
  • Someone or something that constantly repeats itself, causing annoyance. 

  • Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see broken, record. 

recurrence

noun
  • The instance of recurring; frequent occurrence. 

  • A return of symptoms as part of the natural progress of a disease. 

  • Recourse. 

  • Return or reversion to a certain state. 

How often have the words broken record and recurrence occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )