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Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts.

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 8%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
28 15%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
15 40%
Activity Rank #18,582 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#18,582 1,098
Top 25%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
20%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
38%

r/rateyourmusic Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510150255075100Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (51 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
40%
10–99
42%
100–999
19%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 55%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 18
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 344

r/rateyourmusic Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 4 AM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 7 PM
Thu 12 PM
Fri 12 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/rateyourmusic Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
General Discussion93 (41.2%)34
Questions73 (32.3%)13
Ratings18 (8.0%)36
Chart Updates9 (4.0%)113
Playlists7 (3.1%)1
Videos7 (3.1%)1
Pics6 (2.7%)58
Week in Review5 (2.2%)5
Lists4 (1.8%)5
Weekly Listening4 (1.8%)5

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

49%text posts

r/rateyourmusic Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
rym
45 (19.8%)
3427
album
29 (12.8%)
3431
albums
28 (12.3%)
5326
top
20 (8.8%)
6140
august
13 (5.7%)
50
rating
11 (4.8%)
515
music
11 (4.8%)
398
anyone
10 (4.4%)
129
rock
10 (4.4%)
3820
list
10 (4.4%)
76

r/rateyourmusic Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be41

r/rateyourmusic Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/rateyourmusic Audience Overlap

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r/rateyourmusic FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/rateyourmusic?

Based on posting volume, r/rateyourmusic is most active on Tuesdays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/rateyourmusic?

r/rateyourmusic averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/rateyourmusic get?

Posts on r/rateyourmusic average about 28 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/rateyourmusic get most?

On r/rateyourmusic, posts are a mix of formats, mostly text posts