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The following is a list of online music stores that currently offer some free on-demand music streaming of full-length content over the Internet as a part of their service[1] without the listener necessarily purchasing a file for download.[2] One might compare this type of service to internet radio. Many of these sites have advertising and offer non-free options in the style of an online music store. For a list of online music stores that provide a means of purchasing and downloading music as files of some sort, see comparison of online music stores. Many of both types of sites offer browsing by song title, artist, etc. that amounts to a form of online music database. See also Comparison of online music lockers.

Database # of tracks (millions) Available in Pricing PC Android iOS BlackBerry Windows Phone Notes
8tracks 7 Everywhere Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes No Yes Commercial free
Aupeo! 0.9 [3] Everywhere Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes No Yes
Deezer 20 [4] France/UK/Germany/Spain/the Netherlands/Italy/Belgium/South Africa Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes Yes Yes Also available on Symbian.
Dhingana 1[5] Everywhere Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes Yes No Available on Nokia and Windows 8, No account Required
Earbits 0.02 [6] Everywhere Free Web Yes Yes No No
fizy ~10 Turkey Free/Subscription Web/Mobile Yes Yes No No Available on Vestel Smart TV
FMGEM Everywhere Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes Yes Yes
Grooveshark 15 Everywhere but Denmark and Germany Free/Subscription Web/Desktop Application Yes, nonmarket Partial, Jailbroken Yes No
Guvera 3+ Australia/US Free/Subscription Web /Mobiile Yes Yes No No
Jango Everywhere Free Web Yes Yes No No
Last.fm 12[7] USA/UK/Germany Free/Subscription Web/Desktop Application Yes Yes Yes Yes Available on Xbox 360
Mflow 5 UK Free Web
MOG 15+[8] Australia, USA Subscription Web Yes Yes No No Available on Roku
Music Unlimited 15+[9] USA/UK/IR/FR/SP/IT/GE/JP Subscription Web Yes Yes No No Available on PS3/PSP/Bravia TVs/BIVL
Musicovery Everywhere Free/Subscription Web No Yes No No
Napster (pay service) 16 [10] USA, UK, Germany Subscription Desktop Application/Web Yes Yes No No
Pandora 0.8[11] USA Free/Subscription Yes Yes Yes Yes
Qobuz.com 7.2+[12] France/Belgium/Luxembourg/Switzerland Subscription Web/Desktop Application Yes Yes No No
rara.com 18 USA, Canada, UK, Ireland, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Austria, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Finland, Portugal, Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Mexico, Brazil, Australia, New Zealand, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Malaysia and South Africa. Subscription Web/Windows 8 Desktop Application Yes Yes No No Ad-free
Rdio 12[13] USA, Brazil, Canada, Australia & New Zealand Subscription Web/Desktop Application Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rhapsody 16[14] USA Subscription/ free trial Web/Desktop Application Yes Yes Yes Yes
Rokkify 45+ Everywhere Free Web No No No No No Commercials, No account required, Unlimited streaming with no skip limits
Saavn 2 Everywhere Free Web Yes Yes No No
Simfy 18[15] Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, South Africa[15] Free/Subscription Web/Desktop Application Yes Yes Yes No
Slacker 10+[16] USA, Canada Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes Yes Yes
Soundtracker Radio Everywhere Free Web Yes Yes Yes Yes
Spotify 20[17] Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, USA Free/Subscription Desktop Application/Web access Yes Yes Yes Yes Available on Palm, Sonos, Symbian, Boxee,[18] Telia Digital-TV, Virgin TiVo, webOS & Windows Mobile 6.x..
Thumbplay 8[19] Subscription
we7 11[20] UK, Ireland & Belgium Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes No No Now a personal DJ service. Music on demand is still available to premium users.
Ubuntu One Music Everywhere Subscription Web/Desktop Application Yes Yes No No
WiMP 16[21] Norway, Sweden and Denmark Subscription Desktop Application Yes Yes No Yes
Xbox Music 18 in US; 30 globally[22] Australia, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, Spain, UK, USA. Subscription/ free trial Desktop Application/Web Yes[citation needed] Yes[citation needed] No Yes Xbox Music replaced Zune in October 2012.
Yala Music 0.1[23] Everywhere Free/Subscription Web Yes Yes Yes Yes Arabic Music in Middle East and North Africa. Free and unlimited streaming. Yala is also available on Bada, Symbian, Meego, PC Software, Smart TV app.
Zonga 1.5 Romania Free/Subscription Web/Desktop Application Yes Yes No No Still in BETA
Zune Marketplace 14[24] USA, UK, France, Italy, Spain, Canada, Australia Subscription Desktop Application/Web No No No Discontinued Was available on Xbox 360, Zune HD, was replaced by Xbox Music in October 2012.
Database # of tracks (millions) Available in Pricing PC Android iOS BlackBerry Windows Phone Notes

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Pricing of Content Services – An Empirical Investigation of Music as a Service". Doerr, Jonathan; Benlian, Alexander; Vetter, Johannes; Hess, Thomas. Retrieved 2011-02-26.
  3. ^ Cosman, Tania (August 25, 2011). "Turn Your iPad Into A Personal Radio With Aupeo". Finest Daily. Retrieved 08 Nov 2011.
  4. ^ http://www.deezer.com/en/legal/about.php
  5. ^ http://launch.it/launch/dhingana-enriches-catalogue-with-international-music-and-surpasses-1-million-songs/
  6. ^ "Earbits is a new breed of artist focused Internet radio". The Next Web. 2011-05-20. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
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  11. ^ "With 80 Million Users, Pandora Files To Go Public". TechCrunch. 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2011-02-11.
  12. ^ http://www.pcinpact.com/news/66862-qobuz-streaming-telechargement-illimite-loseless.htm
  13. ^ "Can Rdio Withstand The Spotify Assault? A Feature-By-Feature Look". TechCrunch. 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2011-07-14.
  14. ^ "Rhapsody About Us". Rhapsody International Inc. Retrieved 2012-10-11.
  15. ^ a b "simfy Expands Further and Launches in Belgium". Retrieved 2011-11-07.
  16. ^ CES 08: Slacker Portable arrives this month
  17. ^ http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-12/06/spotify
  18. ^ "Spotify and Boxee, together at last". Retrieved 2011-10-14.
  19. ^ "Thumbplay About Us". Thumbplay Inc. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  20. ^ We7 moves beyond UK with Irish launch
  21. ^ "WiMP FAQ". Retrieved 2012-03-14.
  22. ^ http://gizmodo.com/5951705/xbox-music-hands-on-the-perfect-music-serviceif-you-use-nothing-but-microsoft-stuff
  23. ^ http://www.yalamusic.com
  24. ^ http://windowsteamblog.com/windows_phone/b/windowsphone/archive/2011/09/29/zune-expands-to-canada-drops-zune-pass-price-in-us.aspx
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