Music is a universal language people from all over of the world can understand and appreciate. Luckily for us, music is available at the touch of a button like it has never been before. From healing the soul when we are down, to lighting a fire under us when we’re happy, music can truly do it all.
In this list you will find 15 best sites to listen to the music online on your mobile or desktop computer. Whether you like rap or pop, rock or edm, everyone will find some songs they are going to like here.
1. Spotify
Spotify is an amazing site allowing you to listen to music everywhere you go, download songs and listen offline. Listen to Spotify on desktop or take it anywhere and enjoy it on your phone. It’s clearly Alexa’s favorite streaming service if you ask her to play your favorite playlist, she’s happy to comply.
“Spotify Premium is just $9.99 per month. That’s a bargain. But Spotify just seriously sweetened the deal. On April 10, Spotify and Hulu announced a bundled deal that unlocks both services—Spotify Premium and Hulu (with Limited Commercials)—for just $12.99 per month.” – The Daily Dot
2. SoundCloud
SoundCloud is social media platform for music. You can create and share playlists, follow playlists and profiles of other people, and listen to the unlimited amount of music. You may have heard the coined term “soundcloud rapper”. It’s a great platform to support aspiring artists making music! There are some incredible remixes you won’t be able to find anywhere else.
“SoundCloud Go, a new subscription tier launching first in the U.S., will give users access to some 125 million tracks including premium licensed content on demand, starting first in the U.S. at $9.99 per month (or $12.99on the iOS app after Apple’s transaction fee)” – Tech crunch.
3. Pandora
Pandora is a free audio streaming site where you can listen to your favorite tracks and find music you like. It’s sleek look is easy and functional so anyone of any age can use it. If you want, you can listen to Pandora One, the premium version of Pandora which includes the ability to:
- Unlimited personalized stations
- Up to 4 stations for offline listening
- Unlimited skips and replays
- Higher quality audio
- Listen with no ads
Subscribing to Pandora One costs $3.99 per month, or $36 per year. This means that listeners paying yearly are getting 12 months for the same price as 9 months of Pandora One at the monthly price.
4. 8tracks
“8tracks.com is an internet radio and social networking website revolving around the concept of streaming user-curated playlists consisting of at least 8 tracks. Users create free accounts and can either browse the site and listen to other user-created mixes, and/or they can create their own mixes.
The site also has a subscription-based service, 8 tracks plus, although its features are still evolving. Currently, a $25 payment purchases a 6-month subscription, during which time advertisements are removed from the website interface while subscribers are logged in. Specific DJ-focused features are in the works, but will likely include profile customization, mix analytics, and unlimited uploads.” – wikipedia.org
5. TuneIn
TuneIn is a free site to find and listen to local and global radio stations.
The site brings you live sports, music, news, podcasts, and internet radio from around the world. Listen to the audio you love on any device and let the moments move you.
You can upgrade to Premium for live sports and ad-free listening for just $7.99 per month.
6. Last FM
On LastFm you can listen to the music you like and then download it free. It’s available as an app for iOS and Android. It’s the world’s largest online music service. Listen online, find out more about your favorite artists, and get music recommendations, only at Last.fm.
Last.fm builds a detailed profile of each user’s musical taste by recording details of the tracks the user listens to, either from Internet radio stations, or the user’s computer or many portable music devices.
“Overall, Last.fm is a great music service and it’s definitely worth using if you need help discovering great music that fits your style” – lifewire.com
And best yet… it’s completely free!
7. Deezer
Deezer is similar to Last FM and Spotify. You can listen to the music online and offline there, but you need to pay monthly fee. It allows users to listen to music content from record labels including Sony, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group on various devices online or offline
Deezer is offered in three tiers: an ad-supported Discovery tier, a premium version that runs$9.99 and an Elite version, essentially offers the Rolls-Royce of streaming music services, for $14.99.
8. Dash Radio
Dash Radio is an internet radio site. Open it and listen when you’re on the road! It is a broadcasting platform with 80 original stations. These stations are curated by DJs, radio personalities, musicians, and music tastemakers.
“Dash Radio was created by the world’s biggest DJ’s who became fed up with the limitations of regular FM radio (and hate internet playlists that pose as radio powered by soulless computers). Together, we formed Dash with one goal: to provide the best radio platform in the world. This means all the variety you ever wanted with zero commercials… oh ya, all live 24/7, for free.” – DashRadio.com
9. Mixcloud
On Mixcloud you will find different podcasts, DJ’s music sets and other unlimited music. They are a British online music streaming service that allows for the listening and distribution of radio shows, DJ mixes and podcasts, which are crowdsourced by its registered users.
“Mixcloud’s Premium plan is designed for “listeners.” It costs $6.99 a month or $69.99 a year. It includes most features of the Basic plan, in addition to: early access to new features, a Premium Badge, no advertisement, and advanced profile customization.” – bestcompany.com
10. Musicovery
Musicovery is a beautiful colorful site allowing you to find music which fit your mood today. A music recommendation and playlist engine, personalized in real time, provided through an API, for services including music streaming, radio, media, Iot, retail.
And best of all, it’s completely free!
11. iHeartRadio
All Your Favorite Music. All Your Favorite Stations. All FREE. Listen to thousands of live stations or create your own artist stations. Tell iHeartRadio the genre you and it will pick the music you are going to like.
iHeartRadio All Access costs $9.99 (web and Google Play Store sign up) or $12.99 (iOS App Store sign up) a month. You can give the service a spin, by signing up for a free trial!
12. DI.FM
DI.FM is an internet radio site with multiple channels. Just choose the stations you like.
Digitally Imported is an Internet radio broadcaster consisting of 92 streams that dedicated exclusively to electronic music. Each stream corresponds to a specific genre: such as house, trance, techno, eurodance, drum and bass, and dubstep.
Premium subscribers enjoy audio quality that is twice as good as the free options and without the annoyance of advertisements, all for only $7/month.
13. Gaana
Gaana.com is a commercial music streaming service. It was launched in April 2010 by Times Internet and provides both Indian and international music content. The entire Indian music catalog is available to users worldwide.
Gaana is a commercial site which offers both free and premium solutions to listen to music. For premium, Rs. 120 per month for unlimited streaming and downloads. Gaana also offers a discount if you pay up front (Rs. 300 for 3 months and Rs. 1,100 per year).
14. Napster
Rhapsody is now Napster. Same digital music service. 100% legal. Stream the music you want and download your favorite songs to listen offline. Napster has millions of tracks to play when you want and where you want.
Napster Unlimited costs £5 (around US$7.77 / AU$7.50) per month for the desktop-only plan, while Napster Unlimited with Mobile costs £10 (around US$15.50/ AU$15) per month. They are currently offering a 30-day free trial of the pricier version, and a seven-day trial of the cheaper plan.
15. Slacker
Slacker Radio is an online music streaming service available in the US and Canada. Listeners can access the service on the web and through mobile apps on multiple smartphones. It allows users to create and share customized music stations. On Slacker you can listen to fantastic playlists created by experts.
Slacker Radio Plus, which costs $4 a month, strips all the ads from your streaming!
