Summary

Thanks to its user-uploaded library, SoundCloud has by far the most songs of any streaming music service at 300 million. Apple Music is the runner-up at 100 million, while Spotify is actually in last place at 80 million. However, it’s not all about quantity.

You havea lot of options when it comes to streaming music services. Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, YouTube Music—which one is right for you? One thing to consider is the size of the song library.

Music service song library chart.

While the quantity of songs may not tell the whole story, it’s a pretty good indication of how easily you’ll be able to find the songs you care about. The majority of mainstream artists are on the most popular streaming services, but when you start looking for smaller, indie artists, the size of the song library becomes more important.

Streaming Music Services by the Numbers

For the purposes of this article, I looked at the top seven most popular streaming music services—Apple Music, Amazon Music, Deezer, SoundCloud, Spotify, Tidal, and YouTube Music. I was able to find official numbers from all the services except SoundCloud. The numbers are shown in the chart below:

Quality vs. Quantity

As mentioned above, quality doesn’t necessarily tell the whole story. SoundCloud has a huge library, but anyone with a free account can upload music to SoundCloud (which is why it’s harder to find official numbers).

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Thankfully, all of these services have free tiers or free trials, so you can check them out and see if their libraries mesh with your music taste. Of course, there are many other things to consider as well. Whilemost of these services are priced similarly, thefeatures can be quite different.