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About r/listentothis

In its own words:

The musical community of reddit -- Now reopened by the order of Reddit

The community was created on May 6, 2009, which makes it 17 years old. Since Oct 19, 2026, it has gained 682 subscribers (+0.00%). It sits just behind r/television (#50) and ahead of r/nba (#52) in our ranking.

What sets r/listentothis apart

r/listentothis is far more video-driven than most big subreddits: 76% of its recent posts are videos, against a median of 7% across the Top 100. r/listentothis is more of a browsing community than a debating one: 1.5 comments per post on average, well under the Top 100 median of 16.2. Its rhythm is strongly tied to time zones: the busiest hour (07:00 UTC) sees about 5.3× as many posts as the quietest (08:00 UTC).

Subscriber growth

Between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026, r/listentothis went up from 17,901,186 to 17,907,252 subscribers (+6.1K, +0.03%). That is about 152 new members per day. The chart uses our weekly snapshots (8 so far), so it gets longer every week.

All-time top posts

The highest-ranked posts in the history of r/listentothis, from 2016 to 2023, ranked by Reddit.

The FCC is about to kill net neutrality. We’re protesting nationwide on Dec 7th to stop them.u/JPTIII · Nov 21, 2017 · 138,585 points · 1,940 comments · text post
The FCC is expected to announce a vote to gut net neutrality rules the day before Thanksgiving. Only a big burst of phone calls to Congress can stop them from allowing ISPs to charge us extra fees to…u/hornuser · Nov 18, 2017 · 113,130 points · 3,049 comments · text post
The FCC is expected to announce a vote to gut net neutrality rules the day before Thanksgiving. Only a big burst of phone calls to Congress can stop them from allowing ISPs to charge us extra fees to…u/JPTIII · Nov 2, 2017 · 99,225 points · 4,122 comments · text post
[discussion] 11 million subscribers and /r/listentothis is dead. Maybe it's time for a format change?u/-Dubwise- · Jun 18, 2017 · 25,511 points · 1,897 comments · text post
Bigman - Beatbox Championship Solo [Beatbox]u/insertnamehere_011 · Aug 20, 2017 · 23,423 points · 773 comments · video
[Discussion] ACTION to SAVE NET NEUTRALITY and the WORLD's LARGEST MUSIC LIBRARY!u/podaudio · Dec 10, 2017 · 23,502 points · 496 comments · text post
「ＣＡＮＴＩ」 -- human music [experimental/hip-hop/lo-fi] (2017)u/derbrachialist · Jul 5, 2017 · 13,849 points · 494 comments · link
Negro Terror - Voice of Memphis [Punk]2019u/YourOwnPersonalSatan · Jan 26, 2019 · 10,239 points · 790 comments · video
half•alive - still feel. [VIDEO] [NUFUNK]u/NormyTheWarlocky · Aug 12, 2018 · 9,311 points · 361 comments · video
Slacker - op-1: plswaveback [Chillstep]u/insertnamehere_011 · Jun 1, 2017 · 9,407 points · 369 comments · video

What r/listentothis talks about

Looking at the titles of 244 recent posts (Oct 21–Oct 28), the words that come up most are “rock”, “indie”, “pop”, “alternative” and “music”. Other frequent themes are folk, love, official, hip-hop, metal and rap. Recurring phrases include “indie rock”, “music video”, “indie folk” and “hip hop”. By format, 76% are videos, 23% are links and 1% are text posts.

rock 39
indie 31
pop 20
alternative 14
music 11
folk 11
love 11
official 9
hip-hop 8
metal 8
rap 8
soul 8
alt 8
electronic 8
video 7
ellis 7
psychedelic 7
experimental 6

Activity and best time to post

r/listentothis gets about 37 new posts a day. The public archive holds 1,336,462 posts and 1,972,850 comments in total, about 1.5 comments per post. Last week the busiest day was Friday (49 posts) and the quietest was Tuesday (24). Posting peaks around 07:00 UTC and is lowest around 08:00 UTC.

Posts per hour of the day, UTC, Oct 21, 2026 – Oct 27, 2026

Videos 76%Links 23%

Rules of r/listentothis

The moderators of r/listentothis list 7 rules. In short:

Exceeds popularity threshold
Posts should follow proper format
Personal association and/or self-promotion
Incivility, harassment, threats, slurs, or demeaning language.
Non-official Channel
Cover or Remix of a Popular Artist or Song
Request for Moderator Approval of Resubmitted Post

How to join

Open reddit.com/r/listentothis and press “Join”. Read the community rules in the sidebar before you post: every subreddit is run by its own volunteer moderators.

Frequently asked questions

How many subscribers does r/listentothis have?

r/listentothis has 17,907,252 subscribers (Oct 29, 2026), which makes it the #51 safe-for-work subreddit in the SubMouse ranking. It added 6,066 members between Sep 19, 2026 and Oct 29, 2026.

When was r/listentothis created?

r/listentothis was created on May 6, 2009, so it has been around for 17 years.

Is r/listentothis still active?

Yes. r/listentothis gets about 37 new posts a day (average of the last four weeks). Over its lifetime the archive counts 1,336,462 posts and 1,972,850 comments. In a sample of 244 recent posts we counted 176 different authors.

What is the best time to post in r/listentothis?

Based on post counts from Oct 21, 2026 to Oct 27, 2026, the busiest day was Friday and the quietest Tuesday, and most posts arrive around 07:00 UTC, with the fewest around 08:00 UTC. More posts also means more competition, so a quieter hour can help a post get noticed.

What kind of posts are on r/listentothis?

The community describes itself as: “The musical community of reddit -- Now reopened by the order of Reddit” Recent post titles often mention rock, indie, pop, alternative and music. Most posts are videos (76%).

Is r/listentothis SFW?

Yes. Reddit does not mark r/listentothis as an 18+ (NSFW) community. SubMouse lists safe-for-work subreddits only.

What are the rules of r/listentothis?

Join the community on Reddit first, then use “Create post”. r/listentothis accepts both text and link posts. It has 7 posted rules, starting with: “Exceeds popularity threshold”; “Posts should follow proper format”; “Personal association and/or self-promotion”. Moderators remove posts that break the rules, so read them in the sidebar before posting.

What subreddits are similar to r/listentothis?

Communities with similar topics include r/facepalm (8.1M), r/Music (38.6M), r/kpop (3.9M), r/Coffee (2.5M) and r/television (18.2M).

Stats from public data (data updated Oct 29, 2026; activity, rules and archive totals via the Arctic Shift archive, Oct 29, 2026; top posts from Reddit’s public feeds). Point and comment counts are archive snapshots and can be lower than on Reddit today. SubMouse is an independent directory and is not affiliated with Reddit or the moderators of r/listentothis.

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