Quick Info
This page contains a list of sites where musicians can upload their music allowing listeners to stream and/or download their music. There are no basic file upload sites, just sites for musicians to create a profile, upload tracks and have a web presense.Welcome
You've made some great music tracks and now you want the world to hear them, thankfully there are a huge number of sites out there to upload your music to. Uploading your music to some of these sites allows people to find your music, listen and ultimately gain fans.But which sites should you upload your music to? We've created a table below to easily see the best and most popular sites to gain some exposure from. Some musicians will want to upload their music to every single site, others will just want to pick the main sites (remember that by uploading your music to many sites takes time to maintain when adding new tracks or changing your pictures).
The List of Web Sites That Musicians Can Upload Their Tracks To
The table below is sortable and by default they are sorted in order of how popular they are by listing their Alexa rating. This allows you to see which sites have the most potential listeners. We have also added a gold star like this
next to sites we think are essential to upload to. So get uploading and if you know of a site that we have missed, please send it to us using our contact form. Happy Uploading!!!| Link | Name of Website to Upload Tracks To | Additional Info | Restrictions To Know About | Alexa Rating | Cost | Added / Updated |
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| Link | OurStage | Sign up as an artist and then upload your music into one of the many genres available. Your music will be set against another track for listeners to vote on which one they like the best. This all sorts out the charts and winners each month can win big prizes upto $5000 | None | 4349 | Free | May 18, 2010. |
| Link | MySpace |
Is there anyone who hasn't heard of MySpace? Create a profile and add other artists and labels to your friends to help get plays. | None, but may need some work on profile to make it looking nice. | 18 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Last.fm |
Take control of your artist/band name on Last.fm. Plays of your tracks with listeners who have the Last.fm software installed get added to their profile. You can also earn royalties for plays through their service. | None. | 342 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Bandcamp |
Supports better quality file formats such as FLAC, Apple Lossless, AAC and Ogg Vorbis. Allows you to sell your music using name your price marketing and receive money via Paypal. You also get some very nice widgets to place elsewhere. | None | 7356 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Jamendo | Upload full albums, with artwork for free download on the site and also via torrents. Has a donations system in place so that listeners can donate if they really like your music. | You'll need to release your music under a Creative Commons license to upload. | 9550 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | SoundClick | Uploading your music adds it into the SoundClick charts which are separated up by genres. Getting high up in the charts can get you a lot of plays but requires plays in the first place to get high up. Site has widgets which you can place elsewhere. | None | 4149 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | SoundCloud |
SoundCloud have got some great looking widgets that you can embed elsewhere which allows comments on your music, allows you to follow other artists/listeners like Twitter does and send/receive music from others. The site is ad free too which is nice. | Free for the first 2 hours of audio. | 1495 | Free and paid accounts. | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | MP3.com | Get 100Mb of space to upload your music to. You can also see how you rank on their daily updatetd global Artist charts. | None | 5626 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | The Internet Archive | Allows you to upload your original music and make it freely downloadable to everyone on the internet. Not just audio as they also archive lots more such as videos and websites. | None | 186 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Reverb Nation |
Create your artist profile on Reverb Nation and you'll gain access to loads of widgets and musician tools which give you the ability to integrate your ReverbNation account into Facebook, Bebo and more. | None | 5169 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | PureVolume | Allows you to create a artist profile for your music and make your tracks streamable or even for free download. | None | 11327 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Virb | Not specifically designed for music as it allows photos and videos too, but lots of musicians upload their tracks here. At time of writing this there are about 250,000 tracks up there. | None | 18535 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Amie Street | Upload your music and you can sell it using Amie Street. Your music starts out free and as more and more people like it the higher the price goes. | None | 23639 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | thesixtyone | New music gets put in front of listeners and they have to decide whether they love it or not. The more that love the track, the more likely it is to be listened too. | None | 30061 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Broadjam | Allows music uploaders to sell their own music and also submit it to opportunities such as contests, reviwers, labels and more. | None | 62924 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Fairtilizer |
Upload your music to your profile and get some great widgets to embed elsewhere such as on your own website. Site also runs regular remix contests too. | None | 40858 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Magnatune | Upload your music and get a cut of the subscription fees they charge listeners. You need to have an albums worth of music and must be all your own stuff, so no covers. | They will only accept your music if it is awesome, they say they accept about 5% of what gets uploaded. | 69345 | Free | Jun 30, 2010. |
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| Link | iSound | Upload your music and create a profile, this site will then suggest your music to listeners who might enjoy your tracks. | None | 178239 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | ccMixter | The cc stands for Creative Commons and contains lots of audio that can be remixed under Creative Commons licenses. As an artist you can upload your music if it is Creative Commons licensed for others to remix or use. | None | 59999 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | mTraks | Allows independent musicians to sell their music to people through their site. Artists/Labels can sign up to start selling. | None | 1295000 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Humble Voice | Not just for music as they also allow art, photo, video and more. But it is still a site which allows those tracks to be listened to by anyone kind enough to listen. | None | 142440 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Jukebox Alive | Create a free profile and upload your music. Listeners can find your music through the tags or the radio stations. | None | 200236 | Basic Accounts are Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Artist Server | Lots of categories in this one to upload your music to and get your tracks listed into. | None | 287918 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Unsigned | A site for musicians who are unsigned (duh!) and who want to create a profile and upload some tunes. | None | 278279 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Muzic | Yet another site which allows you to create a profile, upload your music to it and allow listeners to download your tracks. | None | 252749 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Tribe of Noise | Connect musicians with companies and people looking for music for their own projects. | None | 465500 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | WorldSings | Submit your songs and if they are good and voted for in the community, then you could qualify to compete in the World's Best Song competition. | None | 371148 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Plugola | A social network and digital store in one. Sell your tracks and also get your fans to sell your tracks too by giving them a cut of the profits. | None | 3031000 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Mixposure | Allows free members to upload 2 songs to their artist profile. More features are available for premium members. | None | 1012000 | Free and Premium accounts, Free limited to 2 songs. | Jun 30, 2010. |
| Link | Yozik | Create an account and you can use their musicians tools, sell your music and more. | None | 643272 | Free and paid accounts | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Jambuzzer | Listeners (buzzers) get paid to listen to music and can also buy music they like. | None | 402184 | ? | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | MySongStore | Upload your music and get a widget to sell your tracks from your own website. You can even legally make and sell cover versions of songs. | None | 2201000 | Free (limited to 4 songs) and paid accounts | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | iLike |
Allows musicians to upload their music and then publish their songs over the internet on other social networks such as Facebook, Bebo, Orkut and more. | None | 1849 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | MyMusicStream | Create a music profile and upload your tracks to your profile. Also can add bio, videos, news and more to your profile. | None | 129895 | Free | May 17, 2010. |
| Link | Muziboo | Allows you to upload your music and then share and distribute your music with others on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter. | Free accounts are limited to 5 uploads per month and 64kbps streaming. | 36942 | Free and paid accounts. | May 17, 2010. |
Getting Your Music Sold On iTunes & Other Web Stores.
Once you have started to create a web presence by uploading your music to the sites listed above, you might want to think about starting to sell your music independently. Thankfully there are a number of services out there which you can pay and they will get your music into those top stores such as iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and many more.One of those that does this is TuneCore