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Music downloads

Music downloads comparison chart for 2026

Rank
Excellent
Five stars means excellent
Very good
Four stars means very good
Good
Three stars means good
Average
Two stars means average /
Poor
One star means poor
 
 
 
Ratings
Overall
Setup
Search
Music selection
Compatibility
Features
Ease of use
Help & support
Pricing models
Pay per track
Pay per track - This download service charges per individual track.
Pay per subscription
Pay per subscription - This download service charges on a subscription basis. Most subscription services let you choose between monthly, quarterly and annual subscription periods.
Payment options
Credit / debit card
Credit / debit card - Accepts credit or debit card payments.
Paypal
Paypal - Accepts PayPal as a form of payment.
Features
Short preview
Short preview - Provides a short preview of each track, so that you can check that is the correct track you want to purchase.
Full length preview
Full length preview - Provides a full length preview of each track.
All DRM free
All DRM free - The tracks available on this service are all free of Digital Rights Management restrictions.
Some DRM free
Some DRM free - Only a limited number of tracks are free of Digital Rights Management restrictions.
Copy music to CD
Copy music to CD - Allows you to burn your purchased music to a compact disc. Although you can download music and play tracks with limitation, some services use technology that stops you from burning music to CD. In some cases they will also stop you from transferring tracks to other devices.
Free tracks
Free tracks - Some tracks are available for free. Unknown artists often make their music free, so that they can gain more exposure.
Playlist
Album & artist information
Favorites
Ratings
Ratings - Tracks are rated by users of the music service.
Media
Music
Music videos
Radio
Movies
Television shows
Audiobooks
Podcasts
Search
Song title
Album
Artist name
Genre
Genre - Classified into music genre such as pop, rock, hip-hop, classical etc.
File formats
.AAC
.AAC - Used by Apple Mac products.
.MP3
.MP3 - MPEG Audio Layer.
.RAX
.RAX - Used by Real Music Store.
.WMA
.WMA - Windows Media Audio.
Help & support
Telephone support
Email support
Help files
FAQs
Operating systems
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows XP
Mac OS X

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