9 best free Spotify alternatives

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Spotify

Grooveshark is probably the closest equivalent to Spotify, but unlike its rival it's completely web-based: there's no software to download. It also takes a different approach to adverts, with visual rather than audio ads.

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Grooveshark

That's because Grooveshark was originally designed as a file sharing service, so you're listening to other people's uploads (you can upload your own collection too, but you can't download anything) - and that means the selection will include awful rips and poor tagging. Ever wondered what Muse's Supermassive Black Hole would sound like if the band performed it in a bucket? Now you can find out!

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3

Last.fm

Last.fm is more about music discovery than listening to what you already know: its famous "scrobbling" analyses the songs you listen to (not just on the site, but in desktop and mobile music apps too) and comes up with suggestions for similar music it thinks you'll like. Frustratingly many of the available tracks are just previews, and the free radio streaming is a paid-for service in some countries (but not the UK).

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4

Deezer

French streaming music site Deezer could be brilliant, but isn't: despite deals with major record labels and music from the likes of Ellie Goulding and Rihanna, it's as likely to play horrible French rap music as it is the song you've actually selected.

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YouTube Music

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Musicovery

Musicovery's lo-fi free service does a decent job of finding music that's similar to the artists you already like - but unless you stump up 3€ per month for the premium version you can't limit playlists to your favourites and ban songs you can't stand, and the sound quality's hopeless.

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A partnership between the BBC, Global Radio, The Guardian Media Group, Absolute Radio and RadioCentre, Radioplayer is a one-stop portal for all the UK digital radio stations you can think of, and a few you've probably never heard of. Think iPlayer for BBC and commercial radio and you've got the idea.

A partnership between the BBC, Global Radio, The Guardian Media Group, Absolute Radio and RadioCentre, Radioplayer is a one-stop portal for all the UK digital radio stations you can think of, and a few you've probably never heard of. Think iPlayer for BBC and commercial radio and you've got the idea.

A partnership between the BBC, Global Radio, The Guardian Media Group, Absolute Radio and RadioCentre, Radioplayer is a one-stop portal for all the UK digital radio stations you can think of, and a few you've probably never heard of. Think iPlayer for BBC and commercial radio and you've got the idea.

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SoundCloud

Desktop apps such as the Soundcloud app from the Mac App Store are easy enough to use, but the process of finding and adding tracks happens in the browser and it's pretty laborious. If you're willing to spend the time there's lots of great stuff here, but if you're looking for something in a hurry this probably isn't the service for you.

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