About r/Music
Reddit’s #1 Music Community
The community at a glance
r/Music is a Subreddit for Music Lovers with roughly 38.6M members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 1st largest community in the Music topic page.
Roughly 379K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Music, Worst, and Hate. Product recommendations often mention music app and music downloader.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 1.8M members
- 2014: 2.4M members
- 2015: 2.5M members
- 2016: 4.6M members
- 2017: 3.2M members
- 2018: 2.0M members
- 2019: 3.6M members
- 2020: 4.7M members
- 2023: 6.0M members
- 2024: 3.0M members
- 2025: 2.6M members
- 2026: 338K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 22K members
- Jan: 25K members
- Feb: 26K members
- Mar: 24K members
- Apr: 40K members
- May: 29K members
- Jun: 49K members
- Jul: 33K members
- Aug: 28K members
- Sep: 59K members
- Oct: 19K members
- Nov: 6K members
Topics
- Music12 posts in the past month#112Music
- Worst4 posts in the past month#24Worst
- Hate3 posts in the past month#33Hate
- Song3 posts in the past month#43Song
- Guitar3 posts in the past month#53Guitar
Flair
- article24 posts in the past month
- Mötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx: Vince Neil Has "Taken a Lot of Bricks in the Face Over the Years for His Vocals Live"
- A$AP Rocky Accused of Copying Visuals From a 2019 Video for His AI-Generated ‘Shroom Clouds’ Music Video
- Sony, Warner, Universal and BMG Lose Copyright Battle to Songwriter Who Sold Worldwide Rights for Just $1
#124articleMötley Crüe's Nikki Sixx: Vince Neil Has "Taken a Lot of Bricks in the Face Over the Years for His Vocals Live" · A$AP Rocky Accused of Copying Visuals From a 2019 Video for His AI-Generated ‘Shroom Clouds’ Music Video · Sony, Warner, Universal and BMG Lose Copyright Battle to Songwriter Who Sold Worldwide Rights for Just $1 - music23 posts in the past month
- The Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly [Alternative Rock/Noise Pop]
- Divinyls - I Touch Myself [Soft Rock]
- Misfits - Hybrid Moments [Punk Rock]
#223musicThe Flaming Lips - She Don't Use Jelly [Alternative Rock/Noise Pop] · Divinyls - I Touch Myself [Soft Rock] · Misfits - Hybrid Moments [Punk Rock] - discussion15 posts in the past month
- Chris Brown sentencing for London nightclub attack
- Judge me based off my 9 albums (be nice🥲)
- Rick Ross’ Hustlin lyric mix up
#315discussionChris Brown sentencing for London nightclub attack · Judge me based off my 9 albums (be nice🥲) · Rick Ross’ Hustlin lyric mix up - video2 posts in the past month
- Go-Go's - This Town from, Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, December 4, 1981 [new wave/ post punk]
- Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Mozart and Memories [classical rock] (2009)
#42videoGo-Go's - This Town from, Live at Palos Verdes High School, LA, December 4, 1981 [new wave/ post punk] · Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Mozart and Memories [classical rock] (2009) - other1 post in the past month
- From Guitar Center/Music and Arts recently
#51otherFrom Guitar Center/Music and Arts recently
Product recommendations
- music app3 posts in the past month
- What’s the best offline music player app for iPhones
- what is the best music app
- Anyone recommending any offline music app
#13music appWhat’s the best offline music player app for iPhones · what is the best music app · Anyone recommending any offline music app - music downloader2 posts in the past month
- Best music downloader
- Best Sites/Apps for High-Quality Music Downloads?
#22music downloaderBest music downloader · Best Sites/Apps for High-Quality Music Downloads?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/Music for?
- Best for Music Lovers enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/Music free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/Music have?
- Roughly 38.6M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/Music on?
- r/Music runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/Music cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/Music is organized under Music Lovers.
- How do I join r/Music?
- You can join r/Music by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Music communities like?
- One of the larger topic areas on the site, covering music production, instruments, genres, and the business of the industry. Discord hosts communities for producers, beatmakers, and musicians at every level, Reddit has massive communities for genre-specific discussion, and dedicated platforms serve niche interests from jazz theory to synth collecting.
Monthly Stats
- 25
- Views /mo (+39%)
- 25
- Visitors /mo (+39%)
- 0
- Referrals /mo (-100%)
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