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24 alternatives to Best new INDIE artists of 2015

Wonder.fm’s top 10 most played new indie artists of 2015

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Best new INDIE artists of 2015 launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1
   Best New INDIE Artists of 2016▲4

   Wonder.fm’s top 10 most played debut Indie artists from 2016

   2016 · its alternatives →

2. 2
   The Best Music of 2015▲94

   Hillydilly.com's annual review of the best new music

   2015 · its alternatives →

3. 3
   SoundCloud Charts▲193

   The most played tracks on SoundCloud this week

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

4. 4
   Combo.fm for iOS▲153

   The best new music you probably haven't heard yet.

   2016 · its alternatives →

5. 5
   Swarm.fm▲69

   New albums & concerts from favorite artists (Spotify Login)

   2014 · its alternatives →

6. 6
   Found them First▲184

   Spotify's new app to determine if you found a band first

   2015 · spotify.com · its alternatives →

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   SongDrop ▲77

   New tracks from new artists, once a week

   2015 · songdrop.me · its alternatives →

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   The Drop▲205

   Community to discover and share new EDM tracks

   2015 · thedrop.club · its alternatives →

9. 9
   SoundCloud Discover▲196

   Music recommendations based on your listening history 🎶

   2016 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Spotify Year in Music▲210

    Explore your 2014 on Spotify

    2014 · spotify.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    Gigbloc▲84

    Discover and listen to new artists playing in your city

    2015 · gigbloc.com · its alternatives →

12. 12
    2016 Wrapped▲248

    Playlists of the most streamed songs this year on Spotify 🎶

    2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →

13. 13
    The New Mixcloud▲96

    The new, improved and best-looking Mixcloud yet

    2017 · mixcloud.com · its alternatives →

14. 14
    Music Suggestions Ninja▲149

    Enter an artist's name & find similar, lesser known artists

    2015 · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Indie Shuffle▲69

    Music discovery and exploration on web, iOS and Android

    2014 · indieshuffle.com · its alternatives →

16. 16
    Musiklists▲66

    Anonymously discover music of independent band

    2017 · its alternatives →

17. 17
    The Best Song▲146

    The fun way to discover good music

    2015 · its alternatives →

18. 18
    The Drop v2▲215

    EDM discovery community, now w/ instant search and genres

    2015 · thedrop.club · its alternatives →

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    DistroKid▲171

    Easiest way for artists to get music on iTunes, Spotify, etc

    2015 · distrokid.com · its alternatives →

20. 20
    SoundCloud Pulse▲110

    A new official mobile app built for SoundCloud creators

    2015 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →

21. 21
    Hearo▲68

    The global music marketplace for independent artists

    2015 · hearo.fm · its alternatives →

22. 22
    Indie.vote▲8

    Product Hunt for Indie music

    2015 · indie.vote · its alternatives →

23. 23
    DRIP.FM▲76

    Membership to your favorite record labels and artists.

    2014 · drip.fm · its alternatives →

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    Encore Music▲89

    Discover and connect with local musicians nearby

    2015 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →

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