r/MusicRecommendations is a subreddit with 208k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses recommendations, songs, genre, song, and music, and they frequently recommend/review albums, album, and album recommendations.
The best place to REQUEST music recommendations:
similar to your recent favorites/discoveries,
with specific genre, theme, mood etc.
or just any songs that other Redditors love and want to recommend.
Popular Themes in r/MusicRecommendations
#1
Advice Requests
: "What's a song where the music video really adds to the experience?"
41 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "I need some songs/albums are so sad you feel you’ve been hit with a punch to the gut."
2 posts
Popular Topics in r/MusicRecommendations
#1
Recommendations
: "Give me Recommendations for amazing alternative music albums, cause iam going to be on a airplane for 5 hours"
51 posts
#2
Songs
44 posts
#3
Genre
: "Sad songs about leaving a lover in the middle of the night while they sleep"
34 posts
#4
Song
: "Sad Songs about leaving a lover in the middle of the night while they sleep"
33 posts
#5
Music
27 posts
#6
Struggling
19 posts
#7
Worst
12 posts
#8
Album
: "Albums like that that smooth electronic jazz wave of the late 90s, like Air and Zero 7?"
6 posts
#9
Recommend
5 posts
#10
Annoying
5 posts
Products Discussed in r/MusicRecommendations
Albums
697 reviews
#1
Pink Floyd
5.0★ from 25 reviews
#2
Tool
5.0★ from 10 reviews
#3
Nine Inch Nails
4.9★ from 9 reviews
Album
553 reviews
#1
The Smiths
5.0★ from 6 reviews
#2
Pink Floyd
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Tool
4.8★ from 5 reviews
Album Recommendations
205 reviews
#1
Pink Floyd
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Radiohead
5.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
The Beatles
5.0★ from 3 reviews
Flair Used in r/MusicRecommendations
#1
Rec.Me: theme/mood/other specifics
: "songs that mention significant other's eyes?"
79 posts
#2
Rec.Me: other/many/unknown genres
: "Songs that tell a good Story"
25 posts
#3
Rec.Me: rock/metal/punk
: "Songs with unusual instruments"
21 posts
#4
Rec.Me: Your favorite music (anything)
: "What's a song where the music video really adds to the experience?"
17 posts
#5
Rec.Me: alt/indie/obscure
: "Songs similar to Massive Attack / Portishead ?"
12 posts
#6
Rec.Me: sad/depressing songs
: "Give me the most gutwrenching, ripping-your-heart-out, sad, knife-in-your-chest, cry worthy songs please"
11 posts
#7
Rec.Me: singers, vocal songs (pop/other)
: "Looking for songs that feel like California Dreamin’ and Time of the Season"
10 posts
#8
Rec.Me: rap/hip-hop
: "Introduction to rap"
8 posts
#9
Music discovery (tools, channels, blogs, etc.)
: "What’s the worst name for a band that you can think of?"
7 posts
#10
Rec.Me: electronic/dance
: "Obscure 80s new wave"
3 posts
Member Growth in r/MusicRecommendations
Yearly
+58k members(38.4%)
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Last updated: August 29, 2026