r/MusicRecommendations is a subreddit with 198k members. The community frequently discusses songs, music, recommendations, similar, and new, and they frequently recommend/review albums, album, and album recommendations, and the most common flair used is rec.me: theme/mood/other specifics, rec.me: other/many/unknown genres, rec.me: rock/metal/punk, rec.me: your favorite music (anything), and rec.me: alt/indie/obscure.
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 Topics in r/MusicRecommendations
#1
Songs
262 posts
#2
Music
178 posts
#3
Recommendations
121 posts
#4
Similar
77 posts
#5
New
26 posts
#6
Struggling
22 posts
#7
Albums
19 posts
#8
Worst
18 posts
#9
Playlist
18 posts
#10
Artists
18 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
: "Feminist Rage Playlist Recs"
73 posts
#2
Rec.Me: other/many/unknown genres
: "I’m looking for sad/depressing"
33 posts
#3
Rec.Me: rock/metal/punk
: "Please recommend your favorite metal/heavy metal or punk with female lead vocals"
23 posts
#4
Rec.Me: Your favorite music (anything)
: "What song(s) would you describe as a masterpiece / perfect?"
20 posts
#5
Rec.Me: alt/indie/obscure
: "In desperate need of a woman"
16 posts
#6
Rec.Me: sad/depressing songs
: "Recommend the most devastating songs you know"
10 posts
#7
Rec.Me: singers, vocal songs (pop/other)
: "Best songs with one singer, one piano and that's it."
8 posts
#8
Song lottery (pick a number)
: "All right you modern lollygagging scalawags, blow my Gen X mind"
4 posts
#9
Rec.Me: instrumental/classical/traditional
: "Classical music that goes hard"
3 posts
#10
Rec.Me: electronic/dance
: "90s, rave, breakbeat, d&b, trip hop."
3 posts
Member Growth in r/MusicRecommendations
Yearly
+61k members(44.1%)
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Last updated: June 26, 2026