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

More information Service, Free access available ...
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
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
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Discontinued services

More information Service, Reason ...
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
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See also

Notes

  1. Can listen, but liking songs, creating blends, and having own 5-Star Radio requires login
  2. Free access currently on Alexa devices only
  3. Can listen, but playing songs requires login
  4. Lossless audio on Windows is currently only supported on Windows 11 using the Apple Music Previews App.
  5. Through the separate Apple Podcasts app on iPhone, iPad and Mac
  6. Can listen, but liking songs requires login
  7. Cable subscribers only
  8. Desktop clients only available with Pandora One subscription
  9. User totals include users of Tencent Music's other music streaming services, Kugou Music and Kuwo Music.
  10. Entire music catalog is dubbed to high-fidelity however only Spotify employees can access the feature.
  11. Free in Canada and US, TV subscription required in other countries)
  12. Preview only

Regional availability

  1. Australia, Austria, Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Switzerland, Spain, US, UK
  2. Full access in Middle East and North Africa, Arabic music only elsewhere
  3. 167 countries[19]
  4. 185+ countries [26]
  5. Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand[30]
  6. Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan.
  7. France, UK, Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Spain, US
  8. 184 countries[63]
  9. 119 countries[80]

Platforms

References

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