The following is a list of on-demand music streaming services. These services offer streaming of full-length content via the Internet as a part of their service,[1] without the listener necessarily having to purchase a file for download.[2] This type of service is somewhat similar to Internet radio. Many of these sites have advertising that supports free-to-listen options as well as paid subscription-based premium options.
Some services offer non-free options in the style of a digital music store. For a list of online music stores that provide a means of purchasing and downloading music as files of some sort, see comparison of digital music stores. Many sites from both of these categories offer services similar to an online music database.
Current services
Service | Free access available | Selective streaming | Lossless available | Hi-Res available | Track downloads | Official Music Credits | Lyrics | Podcasts | # of tracks (millions) | # of active users (millions) | # of paying users (millions) | Global availability | Web | Android | iOS | Desktop | Other platforms | First launched | Login required |
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8tracks.com | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | Yes | ? | ? | ? | ? | 2008 | ? | |
AccuRadio | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | ? | 1.5[3][needs update] | Free service | Yes[4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Roku, Sonos | 2000 | No[n 1] |
Amazon Music | Partial[n 2] | Yes | Yes[5] | Yes | Yes[6] | Yes[7] | Yes | Yes | 100+[8] | 52.5[9] | 52.5[10] | Partial[r 1] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | 10 other[p 1] | 2007-09-25 | Yes |
Anghami | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes[11] | No | No | Yes | Yes[12] | 30[13] | 70[13] | Partial[r 2] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 11 other[p 2] | 2012-11 | Limited[n 3] | |||
Apple Music | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes | Yes[n 4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[14] | Yes[n 5] | 100+[15][16] | 103[17][18] | 103[17][18] | Partial[r 3] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 12 other[p 3] | 2015-06-30 | Yes |
Bandcamp | Yes | — | Partial[20] (Download Only) | Partial (Download Only) | Yes | TBD | TBD | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows | 2008-09-16 | No | ||||||
Boomplay | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 58+ | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Android TV | 2015 | Limited | |||||
Deezer | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes | Yes | No[21] | Yes[22] | Partial | Yes | Yes | 120[23] | 16[24] | 9.6[25] | Partial [r 4] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 9 other[p 4] | 2007 | Yes |
Gaana | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 45 | 201[27] | Never disclosed[27] | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2010-04 | Limited[n 6] | ||||
hoopla | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 5 | 2.5 | US, Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | ChromeOS, Roku, AirPlay, Chromecast, | 2010 | Yes | ||||
iHeartRadio | Yes (radio mode) |
Partial (Plus & All Access) |
No | No | Partial (All Access) |
No | No | Yes | 30[28] | 120[28] | US, Australia, New Zealand | Yes | Yes | Yes | Mac | Bose, Sonos, PlayStation, Xbox, Fire TV, Roku, Apple TV, Android TV, Chromecast | 2008-08-01 | No | |
Jango | Yes | No | No | No | No | 30[29] | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2007-11 | No | ||||||
Joox | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | 30+ | 80 | Partial[r 5] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[31] | 2015 | No | ||
KKBox | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 70[32] | Partial[r 6] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Roon, Chromecast, Android TV, Android Auto, Apple TV, Xbox | 2004-10 | Yes | |||||
Line Music | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | 1.5[33] | Japan, Thailand, Taiwan | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2015-05-22 | Yes | ||||||
LiveOne | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | 30[34] | 3.7[35] | >2[34] | US, Canada | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos, Tesla, Roku | 2007-03-15 | No | ||
Melon | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 4-5 | South Korea | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2004-11 | Yes | ||||||
Moov | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 1.5[36] | Hong Kong, China, Vietnam | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Chromecast, Apple Watch | 2006-04-24 | Yes | |||||
Music Choice | Yes | No | No | No | 55[37] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[n 7] | |||||||||
MyTuner Radio | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 7 other[p 5] | 2012-04 | No | ||||||||
Napster | No | Yes[38] | No | No | Yes | 60+[39] | 1.2[40] | US, Canada, most of Europe[41] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | Sonos, WebOS, iOS | 2001-12-03 | Yes | ||||
NetEase Cloud Music | Yes | Yes | Yes[42] | Yes[42] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 136[43] | 206.7[43] | 41.75[43] | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | BlackBerry | 2013 | Limited |
Pandora | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes | No | No | Yes[44] | Yes[45] | Yes[46] | 30[47] | 58[48] | 6.3[48] | US | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac[n 8] | 14 other[p 6] | 2005-09 | No | |
Patari | Yes | Yes | ? | ? | Yes | 0.02 | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 2015-02 | No | ||||||
Qobuz | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[50] | 100+ | 0.2[51] | 0.2[51] | Partial[r 7] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Roon, Linn, Sonos, BubbleUPnP | 2007 | Yes | ||
QQ Music[n 9] | Yes | Yes | Partial | Yes[42] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 17 | 660[52] | 42.7[53] | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bose | 2016 | Limited |
ROXi | No | Yes | No | No | No | 40[54] | UK, US | No | No | No | No | ROXi | 2016 | Yes | |||||
JioSaavn | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 55+ | 250[27] | Global | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Amazon Echo, Google Nest, Sonos One, Shazam | 2007 | Limited[n 1] | ||||
Sirius XM | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes | No | No | Yes | 34.9[55] | Canada, US | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Bose, Sonos, Roku | 2008-07-29 | ||||||
SoundCloud | Yes | Yes | Partial | No | Limited | 200+[56] | 175[57] | 1.7[58] | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos, Xbox One[59] | 2008-10 | No | |||
Spotify | Yes | Yes | No[n 10] | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100+[60] | 602[61] | 236[62] | Partial[r 8] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac, Linux | 25 other[p 7] | 2008-10 | Yes |
Stingray Music | Yes (radio mode) |
No | Partial (Premium) |
No | 25+[69] | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos | 2014 | Partial[n 11] | ||||||
Tidal | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes[70] | Yes | Yes | 110+[71] | 4.2[72] | 3[73] | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | Roon, Sonos, Chromecast, Android TV, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku | 2014-10-28 | Limited[n 12] | |
TuneIn | Yes (radio mode) |
Partial | No | No | Partial (Premium) |
75[74] | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (Windows Store) | 8 other[p 8] | 2002-01 | No | |||||
VIBE | Partial | Yes | No | No | South Korea | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 2018 | Yes | ||||||||
Wolfgang's | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | 0.2 | Partial | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Sonos | 2006 | Yes | |||||
YouTube Music | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 100+[78] | 100[79] | 100[79] | Partial[r 9] | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes (PWA)[81] | 7 other[p 9] | 2015-11 | No |
IDAGIO | Yes (radio mode) |
Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes[82] | 2[83] | Global | Yes | Yes | Yes | Windows, Mac | 2015 | Yes |
Discontinued services
Service | Reason | Discontinued |
---|---|---|
Radical.fm | Shut down[84] | 29 June 2018 |
Xbox Music Pass | Succeeded by Groove Music Pass[85] | 6 July 2015 |
iTunes Radio | Integrated into Apple Music[66] | 30 June 2015 |
Beats Music | Succeeded by Apple Music[86] | 30 June 2015 |
Blinkbox Music | Under administration[87] | 11 June 2015 |
Groove Music Pass | Shut down[88] | 31 December 2017 |
Grooveshark | Shut down[89] | 30 April 2015 |
Google Play Music | Merged with YouTube Music[90] | 31 December 2020 |
Guvera | Shut down[91] | 12 May 2017 |
Rara | Shut down | 29 March 2015 |
Last.fm | Discontinued radio streaming service; now a database for tracking listening histories[92] | 28 April 2014 |
Batanga Radio | Shut down[93] | 25 December 2017 |
MixRadio | Shut down[94] | 21 March 2016 |
Music Unlimited | Replaced by PlayStation Music powered by Spotify.[95] | 29 March 2015 |
Musicovery | Shut down the interactive radio service and now a music playlist supplier. | 2 January 2017 |
Electric Jukebox | Succeeded by ROXi | 1 August 2017 |
WiMP | Integrated into Tidal[96] | 23 March 2015 |
Simfy | Shut down. Temporarily, the website referred users to Deezer.[97] | 1 March 2015 |
MOG | Succeeded by Beats Music and subsequently Apple Music[86][98] | 21 January 2015 |
Songza | Merged into Google Play Music[99] and subsequently into YouTube Music | 21 October 2014 |
Ubuntu One Music | Discontinued[100] | 2 April 2014 |
Zune Pass | Succeeded by Xbox Music Pass and subsequently by Groove Music Pass[101] | 15 October 2012 |
Mflow | Succeeded by Bloom.fm | 1 January 2012 |
Thumbplay | Acquired by iHeartRadio[102] | 1 March 2011 |
Rdio | Shut down / Assets purchased by Pandora | 22 December 2015[103] |
Rhapsody | Succeeded by Napster[104] | 14 June 2016 |
thesixtyone | Shut down | 1 May 2017 |
Yahoo! Music Unlimited | Shut down (users offered option to transfer account to Rhapsody) | 30 September 2008 |
Spinner | Merged into Netscape Radio | 2002 |
Slacker Radio | Succeeded by LiveXLive[105] | 25 April 2019 |
LiveXLive | Succeeded by LiveOne[106] | 6 October 2021 |
See also
- Comparison of digital music stores
- Comparison of online music lockers
- List of music software
- List of Internet radio stations
- List of online music databases
- Rate Your Music – Online collaborative metadata database of music and film established in 2000
Notes
- Can listen, but liking songs, creating blends, and having own 5-Star Radio requires login
- Free access currently on Alexa devices only
- Can listen, but playing songs requires login
- Lossless audio on Windows is currently only supported on Windows 11 using the Apple Music Previews App.
- Can listen, but liking songs requires login
- Cable subscribers only
- Desktop clients only available with Pandora One subscription
- User totals include users of Tencent Music's other music streaming services, Kugou Music and Kuwo Music.
- Entire music catalog is dubbed to high-fidelity however only Spotify employees can access the feature.
- Free in Canada and US, TV subscription required in other countries)
- Preview only
Regional availability
- Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, US, UK
- Full access in Middle East and North Africa, Arabic music only elsewhere
- Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan.
- France, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, US
Platforms
- BlackBerry, CarPlay, Android Auto, Chromecast, PlayStation, Apple Watch, Wear OS, Apple TV, Android TV, WebOS, Samsung TV
- Samsung TV, LG TV, Android TV, Alexa, Sonos, CarPlay, Android Auto
- Bose, Palm, Sonos, Symbian, Android TV, Android Auto, CarPlay, Boxee,[64] Telia Digital-TV, Virgin TiVo, Linux,[65] PlayStation,[66] Xbox, BlackBerry, Chromecast, Amazon Echo, Google Home, Tesla,[67] WebOS, Apple TV, Fire TV, Roku, ComcastX1,[68] Apple Watch, Wear OS
References
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