r/alternative↗
Alternative Music
This subreddit is made for people to share and talk about alternative music.
12k subscribers18 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~6% by known bots)13 authors / mosince 2009
r/alternative has 12k members (+11% over the last 12 months). It gets about 18 posts a month from 13 people. Top topics: Indie Playlist Highlights, Band Releases and Rock & Indie.
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- Indie Playlist Highlights2.5%
- Band Releases1.5%
- Rock & Indie1.3%
- Album Releases1.3%
- Electronic Dance Music Tracks1.0%
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