Which music streaming service has the most songs?

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 with 100 million, while Spotify is in last place with 80 million. However, not everything is a matter of quantity.

You have many options when it comes to music streaming 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.

While the number of songs may not tell the whole story, it’s a good indicator of how easily you’ll be able to find the songs you’re interested in. Most of the top artists are on the most popular streaming services, but when you start looking for smaller independent artists, the size of the song library becomes more important.

RELATED: The Big 6 Music Streaming Services Compared — Which One Is Right For You?

Music streaming services by numbers

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

• sound cloud: 300 million.
• apple music: 100 million.
• Amazon Music, Tidal and Deezer: 90 million.
• Spotify and YouTube Music: 80 million.

quality versus 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).

Spotify has the most subscribers of the bunch, but is actually further down the list in library size. However, due to that popularity, you’re more likely to find an artist on Spotify than on a service like Deezer.

Fortunately, all of these services have free tiers or free trials, so you can check them out and see if their libraries fit your taste in music. Of course, there are many other things to consider as well. While most of these services are priced similarly, the features can be quite different.