Comparison of online music stores

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The following table lists online music stores that carry a selection of songs by many record labels and artists. The stores listed below access passive databases and require access through a computer or some allow access and downloads through a mobile phone.[1][2]

Store Tracks (M) Geographic
restrictions		 Platform FLAC ALAC WAV AAC MP3 WMA Vorbis DRM Preview (s) Trial
7digital 700120000000000000020
[3]		 yes
[4]		 Web Yes No No 320 kbps 320 kbps 192 kbps No no 700130000000000000030 No
Addictech 69975000000000000000.005
[5]		 no Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 2998700000000000000−-900 No
Amazon MP3 700120000000000000020 [6] yes Web
[7]		 No No No No 256 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Arkade[8] 69981200000000000000.012 no Web No No No No Yes No No no Full Yes
artistxite[9] 700111000000000000011 yes Web No No No Yes Yes No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Audimated 69981000000000000000.010 no Web No No No No Yes No No no ? Yes
Bandcamp 70002500000000000002.5 no Web Yes Yes No Yes Yes No Yes no Full No
Beatport 70002000000000000002 yes
[10]		 Web No No Yes Yes Yes No No no 7002120000000000000120 No
Bleep.com ? no Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no Full No
Boomkat ? ? Web Yes No No No Yes No No no 7002120000000000000120 ?
BuyMusic 70001000000000000001
[11]		 Yes
US
[12]		 Windows
[12]		 No No No No No 256 kbps[12] No PlaysForSure[12] ? No
CDBaby 70003000000000000003
[13]		 ? Web Yes No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Classical Archives 69996200000000000000.62 yes Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 Yes
Digital-Tunes ? no Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
Discogs 69994040000000000000.404
[14]		 no Web No No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 7002130000000000000130 No
eBay Digital Music Center ? Yes
US/CA		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
eMusic 700117000000000000017
[15]		 yes
[16]		 Web[17] No No No No 256 kbps[17] No No no 700130000000000000030
[17]		 Yes
Fairsharemusic 700118000000000000018 yes Web Yes No No 320 kbps 320 kbps 192 kbps No no 700130000000000000030 No
GoMusicNow 70002600000000000002.6
[18]		 no Web No No No No 192 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Google Play ? Yes
US, UK
[19]		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700190000000000000090
[20]		 No
HDtracks ? yes
US[21]		 Web Yes No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
HMV ? Yes
UK		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no ? ?
immergent.com 70008000000000000008 Yes
US		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
iMesh[22] 700115000000000000015
[23]		 Yes
US/CA		 Windows No No No No 320 kbps 128 kbps No PlaysForSure 700130000000000000030 Yes
INZU 70001000000000000001 no Web No No Yes No Yes No No no Full No
iTunes Store 700128000000000000028
[24]		 yes
[25]		 Windows
Mac OS
iOS		 No No No 256 kbps No No No no / FairPlay 700190000000000000090
[26]		 No
Jamendo 69992100000000000000.21 no Web No No No No Yes No Yes no Full No
Juno / Juno Download ? Yes [27] Web Yes No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
KlickTrack [28] ? no Web Yes No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 Yes
Magnatune 69981000000000000000.01 no Web Yes No Yes No 128 kbps No Yes no Full Yes
Moozone 700110000000000000010 Yes
US		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
MAQAM 69981000000000000000.01 no Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Napster 700115000000000000015
[29]		 yes
[29]		 Web
[30]		 No No No No 256 kbps[31] 192 kbps[31] No PlaysForSure[31] 700130000000000000030 Yes
NewMusicFeeds.com 69972500000000000000.0025 no Web No No Yes No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Nimbit 70001000000000000001 no Web No No No No ? No No no 700130000000000000030 Yes
Optus Music Store ? Yes
AU		 Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
PayPlay.FM 70001900000000000001.9
[32]		 Yes
US		 Web No No No No 192 kbps 192 kbps No no
[33]		 700130000000000000030 No
PlayNow 70004000000000000004 yes Windows
Mac OS		 No No No No 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
Puretracks 70003400000000000003.4
[34]		 Yes
US/CA[35]		 Windows
Mac OS[35]		 No No No No 320 kbps[35] 192 kbps[35] No PlaysForSure[36] 700130000000000000030 No
Qobuz 70007200000000000007.2 yes Web Yes
[37]		 Yes
[37]		 Yes
[37]		 Yes
[37]		 Yes
[37]		 Yes
[37]		 Yes
[37]		 no 700160000000000000060 Yes
Rhapsody 700116000000000000016
[38]		 Yes
US[39]		 Web
[39]		 No No No No 256 kbps 192 kbps No Real DNA[40][41] 700130000000000000030 Yes
Rhino Entertainment ? ? ? Yes Yes No No No Yes No ? 700130000000000000030 ?
Soulseduction 69995000000000000000.5 No Web No No Yes No 320 kbps No No ? 700145000000000000045 No
Traxsource 69995000000000000000.5 no Web No No Yes 256 kbps 320 kbps No No no 700160000000000000060 No
TunesDiary ? ? Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no Full No
Vodafone Music 70006000000000000006 yes
[1]		 Windows No No No 64 kbps 320 kbps No No no 700130000000000000030 No
WiMP 700113000000000000013 Yes
NO/DK		 Adobe Air No No No 256 kbps No No No no 70005000000000000005 Yes
Xbox Music 700130000000000000030[42] ? Web No No No No 320 kbps No No no Full
zero-inch 69993000000000000000.3 no Web No No No No 320 kbps No No ? 700160000000000000060 No
Zune Marketplace 700114000000000000014
[43]		 yes Windows
[44]		 No No No No 256/320 kbps[45] 192 kbps[46] No Partial 700130000000000000030 Yes
Store Tracks (M) Geographic
restrictions		 Platform FLAC ALAC WAV AAC MP3 WMA Vorbis DRM Preview (s) Trial

Wal-Mart Stores operated an online music store, but discontinued it in 2011.[47]

See also [edit]

Notes and references [edit]

  1. ^ a b "Vodafone Music". 
  2. ^ "DROPme > never miss a beat". Retrieved 2008-06-30. 
  3. ^ "7digital". 
  4. ^ "Music Start-Up Page". Retrieved 2011-08-23. 
  5. ^ "Catalog". 
  6. ^ http://www.amazon.com/b?ie=UTF8&node=163856011
  7. ^ "MP3 Music Downloads: Install the Amazon MP3 Downloader". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-02-11. 
  8. ^ "Arkade Home". Retrieved 2011-07-26. 
  9. ^ "artistxite — online music store". Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  10. ^ "Restricted tracks at Beatport". Retrieved 2009-04-07. 
  11. ^ "Visiting BuyMusic at Buy.com". Retrieved 2011-09-05. 
  12. ^ a b c d "Visiting BuyMusic at Buy.com". Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
  13. ^ "CDBaby.com About Page". Retrieved 2011-08-23. 
  14. ^ "Discogs Digital Downloads MP3". 
  15. ^ "About eMusic". May, 2011. 
  16. ^ "eMusic.com Terms of Use". Retrieved November 13, 2011. 
  17. ^ a b c "Emusic Technical Help". Retrieved 2007-03-13. 
  18. ^ "GoMusicNow: High quality DRM-free MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 2008-04-16. 
  19. ^ "System requirements and country availability". Support.google.com. Retrieved 2012-10-29. 
  20. ^ "Previewing music — Android Market Help". Support.google.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11. 
  21. ^ "HDtracks high resolution audiophile music downloads". Retrieved 2012-09-24. 
  22. ^ "RIAA — Legal Music Sites". Retrieved 2012-10-16. 
  23. ^ "iMesh.com". Retrieved 2012-10-16. 
  24. ^ "Apple PR". Retrieved 2012-10-03. 
  25. ^ "Apple PR". Retrieved 2011-02-13. 
  26. ^ "iTunes Music Store". Archived from the original on 2007-03-06. Retrieved 2007-03-12. 
  27. ^ "Release of Tim Hecker's 'Instrumental Tourist' as of 20 Nov 2012 (restriction information not detailed in generally available information)". 
  28. ^ "KlickTrack Music". 
  29. ^ a b "Napster Home Page". Retrieved 2011-02-03. 
  30. ^ "Napster Quick Help — System Requirements". Retrieved 2008-05-14. 
  31. ^ a b c "MP3 Downloads". Retrieved 2008-06-18. 
  32. ^ "PayPlay.FM website". Retrieved 2008-06-01. 
  33. ^ "PayPlay.FM Starts Selling 1,300,000 Tracks of DRM-Free Music". Retrieved 2007-05-29. 
  34. ^ accessdate =2009-05-31 "Puretracks — Puretracks Music Store". 
  35. ^ a b c d "Puretracks 2.0". Retrieved 2007-03-19. 
  36. ^ Nowak, Peter (2007-02-27). "Puretracks takes lead in rights fight". Financial Post. Retrieved 2007-03-13. 
  37. ^ a b c d e f g "Sur qobuz, vous avez désormais le droit à la Qualité et la liberté du format de téléchargement". Qobuz.com. Retrieved 2012-02-11. 
  38. ^ "Rhapsody About Us". 
  39. ^ a b "Rhapsody Online Help". Archived from the original on 2007-03-12. Retrieved 2007-03-13. 
  40. ^ "Real cuts cord on PlaysForSure WMA". Retrieved 2007-03-13. 
  41. ^ "Rhapsody Teams with Universal Music Group for DRM-Free Music Test". Retrieved 2008-02-04. 
  42. ^ Benedetti, Winda. "Microsoft unveils Xbox Music". NBC News. Retrieved 2012-10-17. 
  43. ^ "Zune expands to Canada". Retrieved 2011-01-07. 
  44. ^ "Zune Software Release Notes". Archived from the original on 2007-03-13. Retrieved 2007-03-13. 
  45. ^ "Buying Music Zune.net". Retrieved 2012-02-27. 
  46. ^ "Zune Marketplace Review by CNET". Retrieved 2007-03-20. 
  47. ^ "Walmart Music Downloads Questions". Retrieved 2011-04-14. 
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