Music is often referred to as the nourishment to your soul and it is a big part of your life too. With the developments in technology and gadgets, we enjoy music has come a long way too. If you are a music lover, it is only natural that you wonder about the best music websites in the world, where you can listen to your heart out to all the best creations.
Here is a list of the 15 best music websites in the world that will help you to keep listening to your favorite track. This list is compiled by using the information from a credible traffic analytics tool. So feel free to see whether your favorite website has made the cut or not!
1. Spotify
Avg. monthly visits – 835.71 M
Taking the No. 1 spot on our list of Top 15 Best Music Websites is none other than Spotify. Spotify is currently the world’s largest music streaming service provider. It is a platform founded in 2006 and serves the function of an audio streamer and media service provider.
The founders of Spotify are Daniel Ek and Martin Lorentzon. Looking at the number of content on the platform, Spotify currently has more than 100 million songs and 5 million podcasts from different labels and media companies.
While Spotidy occupies the top position when it comes to the best music website, in 2023, it was placed at the 47th position on the list of most viewed websites in the world.
With the ever-growing popularity of music, new websites are found with each passing day, and the existing ones are being updated to stay in the game. There is no doubt in saying that the growing technology will revolutionize the music industry as it has done in the past and the same will be the case of different music websites that we know today.
2. amazon.de
It is one of the most popular e-commerce platforms in the world and is known to sell many product lines including media like movies, books, and music as well.
Amazon was launched in 1995 and the company has seen massive growth in its different operations throughout the years. With its recent updates, Amazon has introduced a platform completely dedicated to music named Amazon Music. It has also gained popularity and is one of the most preferred websites for people to enjoy music. It features a wide array of artists and genres too.
3. genius.com
Avg. monthly visits – 303.22 M
Coming in at the third position, Genius is an American digital media company. It was founded in 2009 and the founders are Tom Lehman, Ilan Zechory, and Mahbod Moghadam. The website of this online media company serves as an online music encyclopedia and includes different details regarding song lyrics, news, and other documents.
The initial operations of the website focused mainly on hip-hop music and later expanded to other areas of music with the support of venture capitalists and celebrities. Some of the top artists who contribute to nGenius include Jaden Smith, Selena Gomez, DJ Khaled, Frank Ocean, and so on.
4. soundcloud.com
SoundCloud is an audio streaming platform based in Germany and is owned and operated by SoundCloud Global Limited & Co. KG. The platform was founded in 2007 and it enables users to upload, promote, and share audio files.
Currently, SoundCloud is one of the largest music streaming platforms in the world. Alexander Ljung and Eric Wahlforsds founded it. The platform is available in more than 190 countries and territories. According to the latest numbers, SoundCloud has more than 200 million audio tracks.
Even though the platform started off as a traditional streaming platform, it has slowly transformed into an entertainment company. From the latest reports, SoundCloud has a bounce rate of 68.81%.
5. ultimate-guitar.com
Ultimate-Guitar.com also known simply as UG, is an online platform mainly aimed at guitarists and musicians. It is based in San Francisco, USA, and was started in 1998 by Eugeny Naidenov.
The website is currently a part of Muse Group and it contains different types of music content like reviews of music and equipment, interviews with musicians, and also provides user-submitted guitar tablatures and chord sheets.
If you are a user of the website, you can view, request, vote, and commend the tablatures in the site’s forum. Among the different other features, the ‘UG Profiles’ feature launched by the website has added to its popularity. This feature allows users to promote the details regarding their band, photos, gear, etc. The website has a bounce rate of 61.19%
6. ticketmaster.com
Ticketmaster is not a music website per se, instead, it is a ticket sales and distribution company based in the United States. The company has its base in Beverly Hills, California and it operates in almost all major countries in the world.
The company merged with Live Nation in 2010 under the name Live Nation Entertainment. Even though the company is currently based in California, it was founded in Phoenix, Arizona in 1976. The founders of the website are Peter Gadwa, Albert Leffler, Gordon Gunn III, and Jerry Nelson.
Ticketmaster is, without a doubt, one of the most popular ticket sales websites but it used to license computer programs and sold hardware for ticketing systems in its initial days. With its popularity, Ticketmaster has also been the center of different controversies and lawsuits over the course of time.
7. chordtela.com
It is a website that contains a collection of basic guitar chords that you can access online. The website is constantly updated with new chords and the types of music that are available on the website range from classical music, jazz, blues, rhythm, funk, rock, metal, hip hop, and so on.
The guitar chords are published in a simple form and it is easier for readers to enjoy. Almost all the different guitar cords available on this website are published in basic chords and they can be easily adjusted by the user to match the pitch and choice of the song. The official website also provides a search tool where you just have to type in the keywords as precisely as possible.
8. discogs.com
Avg. monthly visits – 80.69 M
This website was originally designed to be the largest online database of electronic music and with developments along the way, it contains details about the releases in all genres and on all formats.
It is one of the largest databases that contain information about different audio recordings like its releases, promotional releases, and off-label releases.
Discogs was started by Kevin Lewandowski in 2000, He used to work as a programmer at Intel. The website started gaining more popularity with each passing year and in 2005, the website launched Discogs marketplace.
This marketplace is a model similar to that of Amazon and eBay, where different items are sold by sellers and the website charges a fee for each sold item.
9. letras.mus.br
Avg. monthly visits – 78.86 M
According to the official website, it was founded in 2003 and currently, it is one of the best and most popular music websites in South America. The official website gives access to a large number of different contents related to music and it comprises all major genres.
The website is the best way to stay updated with the top songs, top albums, and top artists in the industry and you are free to create your own playlist on the website or even to follow the suggestions offered by the website. The numbers on the website put the user count at 40 million and downloads at 16 million.
10. last.fm
Avg. monthly visits – 78.73 M
It is a music website that was founded in 2002 and is based in the United Kingdom. This website uses a music recommender system called ‘Audioscrobbler’ and develops a detailed profile of each user according to their music taste, based on the tracks they listen to.
The users of the website are free to create their own musical profile and this profile includes all the basic details of the person along with the number of total tracks played. The website was acquired by CBS Corporation in 2007 and Until 2014, the website offered a radio streaming service
11. bandcamp.com
Avg. monthly visits – 73.74 M
Founded in 2007 by Ethan Diamond, Shawn Grungerger, Joe Holt, and Neal Tucker, Bandcamp is an online audio distribution platform. The company is based in Oakland, California.
Bandcamp saw two different major events in its recent history where it was acquired by Epic Games in 2022 and later in 2023, and the company was sold to Songtradr in 2023.
The website allows artists and labels to upload their creations and they can control how to sell these creations. The website also provides the user with access to the artist’s page where they get information regarding the artists, their social media links, merchandising links, and the list of their available music.
12. cifraclub.com.br
Avg. monthly visits – 53.11 M
It is a collaborative online platform created by Studio Sol. It emerged in 1996 and the major aim of this website was to shrew music chords. With each year, the number of users increased and the objectives of the website also expanded along with it. According to the official website, it is the largest music education website in Latin America and is located in Brazil.
The website offers all the details and training to people who are interested in pursuing the career of an artist. By being a part of the Cifraclub community, you will be able to send chords, and tabs, create artist profiles, and be a part of the team along with millions of other users who share the same passion.
13. deezer.com
Avg. monthly visit – 44.48 M
Deezer is a music streaming service which is based in France. The website was founded in 2007 and since 2016, Deezer has been a subsidiary of Access Industries. In its initial years, Deezer limited its operations to two countries in Europe and later expanded to more countries around the world.
Throughout its years-long history, Deezer had partnerships with multiple big names like LG Electronics, Samsung Electronics, and Toshiba. Around 2 years back, in July 2022, Deezer became a publicly traded company.
Deezer announced a new brand identity in 2023 and rebranded itself as an ‘experience services platform.’ The app logo has been changed to a stylized purple heart and the website has a 60.08% bounce rate.
14. rollingstone.com
Avg. monthly visit – 44.06 M
Taking the place at no;15, rollingstone.com is the official website of the popular American monthly magazine Rolling Stone. The major contents of the magazine and the website focus on subjects like music, politics, and popular culture.
The magazine was founded in California in 1967 and with later developments in technology, it gave rise to the official website including the same type of content as the magazine. Currently, the website features the complete archives of Rolling Stone.
The website features details like information about the artists and historical rankings from the magazine. With the highest viewership in the United States, the website has a bounce rate of 79.08%.
15. thomann.de
Unlike the other major websites on this list, Thomann is a German-based retail dealer of musical instruments, studios, and pro-audio equipment.
According to an article published by a newspaper based in Bavaria, Thomann is the largest online retailer in the category of merchandise that they handle. It was founded in 1954 by Hans Thomann Sr and he started it as a small family business.
The family started the business and operated out of Bavaria in Germany and the headquarters of the company is still in Bavaria. As of 2024, the business is still owned and operated by the family.
