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24 alternatives to Google Play Music
Google's answer to Spotify
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Google Play Music launched in 2015; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Smarter, easier, and more assistive music streaming service
2016 · blog.google · its alternatives →
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Pandora Premium▲216On-demand music. Pandora's answer to Spotify.
2017 · pandora.com · its alternatives →
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Click a country or city to hear its music through Spotify
2016 · spotifymaps.github.io · its alternatives →
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The Upload▲178SoundCloud's answer to Spotify's Discover Weekly
2017 · soundcloud.com · its alternatives →
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Found them First▲184Spotify's new app to determine if you found a band first
2015 · spotify.com · its alternatives →
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Jetting off? Tell everyone with a playlist.
2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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Spotify Video▲110Plays music videos based on current playing song on Spotify
2017 · spotifyvideo.xyz · its alternatives →
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Music Stories ▲82Discover songs from Spotify and Apple Music (by Facebook)
2015 · facebook.com · its alternatives →
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Shows when jamming to an artist with an upcoming concert
2016 · chairnerd.seatgeek.com · its alternatives →
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What's currently playing in your favorite music app
2016 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Like Hype Machine, but inside Spotify
2016 · open.spotify.com · its alternatives →
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