7digital
Ranked 3 of 3 music stores by recommenders
Music download store selling DRM-free FLAC and 320kbps tracks, useful for finding bands missing from Bandcamp. Caveat: its catalog is smaller than iTunes.
Music download store selling DRM-free FLAC and 320kbps tracks, useful for finding bands missing from Bandcamp. Caveat: its catalog is smaller than iTunes.
8 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 8
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 6 of 13 months
- November 2025: not recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 6 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
DRM-free FLAC and 320kbps downloads
“7digital is another good source, although more expensive than Apple. They offer FLAC and 320kbps.”
Comment from 14 Mar 2026 in “Wired headphone sales are exploding. What's with the Bluetooth backlash?” “Qobuz and 7digital in particular offer drm-free flac downloads”
Comment from 21 Dec 2025 in “Backing up Spotify” Finds bands missing from Bandcamp
“I've had pretty good luck finding bands on 7Digital when they don't have a Bandcamp.”
Comment from 7 Apr 2026 on Hacker News “7Digital usually has stuff that won't be on Bandcamp”
Comment from 1 Sep 2026 in “Fastpotify”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Smaller catalog than iTunes
“has a lot of songs available in MP3 format, but not as many as on iTunes”
Comment from 1 Jul 2026 in “Sony Deletes 551 Movies PlayStation Owners Paid For” “options running a much smaller catalog like 7digital”
Comment from 14 Apr 2026 in “Spain to expand internet blocks to tennis, golf, movies broadcasting times”
Other music stores people recommend
The two most recommended other music stores, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bandcamp | 132 | 17 | 89% | 13 | 10 yrs3 owners | Approved |
| iTunes Store | 18 | 15 | 55% | 7 | — | — |
| 7digitalThis page | 8 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
What people said
All 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“7Digital usually has stuff that won't be on Bandcamp”
“has a lot of songs available in MP3 format, but not as many as on iTunes”
“options running a much smaller catalog like 7digital”
“I've had pretty good luck finding bands on 7Digital when they don't have a Bandcamp.”
“7digital is another good source, although more expensive than Apple. They offer FLAC and 320kbps.”
“7digital is also pretty good, I've bought a bunch of Saxon and Rainbow albums on there.”
“have extensive libraries of high quality music”
“I still prefer purchasing tracks via the iTunes Music Store, Qobuz, Bandcamp, and 7digital”
“Qobuz and 7digital in particular offer drm-free flac downloads”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.