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OldSchoolCoolMusic: History's musicians and their fans, looking fantastic

/r/OldSchoolCoolMusic **History's musicians and their fans, looking fantastic!** A pictorial and video celebration of history's coolest musicians, everything from beatniks to breakcore, heavy metal to house music, grunge to goth. And everything in between. If you've found a photo or video from the past of a musician looking fantastic, here's the place to share it.

150k subscribers891 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)195 authors / mosince 2013

r/OldSchoolCoolMusic has 150k members (+41% over the last 12 months). It gets about 891 posts a month from 195 people. Top topics: Live Rock Performances, Rock Classics and Linda Ronstadt & Friends.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+41%in 12 months · +4.7% in 3 months · +1.3% in 1 month
Oct 2026149k
Growing149k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+2.1%vs Sep 2025 · −6.2% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026891
BusierPeaked at 958 in Dec 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/OldSchoolCoolMusic

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Live Rock Performances1.7%
  2. Rock Classics1.5%
  3. Linda Ronstadt & Friends0.8%
  4. Rock Classics0.7%
  5. Simon & Garfunkel0.7%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Spotify
  2. Song Meanings at Songfacts
  3. Substack
  4. TikTok
  5. IMDb

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