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Top Music Substacks by Revenue
Public estimates for the highest-revenue music newsletters on Substack. Figures are rounded ranges, not exact totals.
| # | Publication | Author | Subs | Est. revenue | 30d |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Honest Broker | Ted Gioia | ~299k | $410k – $750k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 2 | Patti Smith | Patti Smith | ~253k | $390k – $730k / yr | Strong growth |
| 3 | Starship Casual | Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual | ~149k | $200k – $380k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 4 | The Lizard Review | Madeline Rubicam | ~17k | $160k – $300k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 5 | Evil Speakers | Steven Hyden | ~17k | $110k – $210k / yr | Strong growth |
| 6 | Flagging Down the Double E's | Ray Padgett | ~18k | $59k – $120k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 7 | Entering The Lung | Neko Case | ~35k | $52k – $110k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 8 | A Gathering of Spirits | Carrie Newcomer | ~25k | $51k – $110k / yr | Declining |
| 9 | First Floor | Shawn Reynaldo | ~24k | $48k – $100k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 10 | Talk Back | Dawes | ~38k | $40k – $82k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 11 | Colin Meloy's Machine Shop | Colin Meloy | ~26k | $38k – $78k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 12 | MORE BAD STUFF | PUP | ~44k | $36k – $76k / yr | Declining |
| 13 | Ahem! with Andrew Bird | Andrew Bird | ~74k | $36k – $74k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 14 | The Land That Time Forgot | Chuck Prophet | ~29k | $34k – $70k / yr | Declining |
| 15 | The World of Dust-to-Digital | Dust-to-Digital | ~27k | $34k – $70k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 16 | Aural Apothecary | The Shins | ~29k | $34k – $70k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 17 | Patterns in Repeat | Laura Marling | ~26k | $33k – $69k / yr | Strong growth |
| 18 | I Think We're Alone Now | Tegan and Sara | ~24k | $33k – $69k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 19 | New Bands for Old Heads | Gabbie | ~22k | $31k – $63k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 20 | Flow State | Flow State | ~42k | $31k – $63k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 21 | Yoni Wolf’s Wet Paint | Yoni Wolf | ~32k | $31k – $63k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 22 | Black Music and Black Muses | Harmony Holiday | ~17k | $27k – $55k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 23 | A Prairie Home Companion Newsletter | Garrison Keillor | ~90k | $26k – $54k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 24 | Transitional Technology | ETHAN IVERSON | ~11k | $25k – $51k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 25 | Clarion’s Substack | Clarion X | ~12k | $22k – $46k / yr | Mostly flat |
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