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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 | Patti Smith | Patti Smith | ~241k | $350k – $650k / yr | Strong growth |
| 2 | Starship Casual | Jeff Tweedy | Starship Casual | ~149k | $200k – $380k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 3 | The Lizard Review | Madeline Rubicam | ~16k | $150k – $290k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 4 | Evil Speakers | Steven Hyden | ~17k | $110k – $210k / yr | Strong growth |
| 5 | A Gathering of Spirits | Carrie Newcomer | ~26k | $53k – $110k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 6 | Entering The Lung | Neko Case | ~34k | $50k – $100k / yr | Strong growth |
| 7 | First Floor | Shawn Reynaldo | ~24k | $48k – $100k / yr | Strong growth |
| 8 | Talk Back | Dawes | ~38k | $40k – $82k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 9 | Colin Meloy's Machine Shop | Colin Meloy | ~26k | $38k – $78k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 10 | MORE BAD STUFF | PUP | ~44k | $36k – $76k / yr | Declining |
| 11 | Ahem! with Andrew Bird | Andrew Bird | ~74k | $36k – $74k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 12 | Aural Apothecary | The Shins | ~29k | $35k – $73k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 13 | The World of Dust-to-Digital | Dust-to-Digital | ~27k | $34k – $72k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 14 | The Land That Time Forgot | Chuck Prophet | ~30k | $34k – $70k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 15 | I Think We're Alone Now | Tegan and Sara | ~24k | $32k – $66k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 16 | Yoni Wolf’s Wet Paint | Yoni Wolf | ~32k | $31k – $63k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 17 | New Bands for Old Heads | Gabbie | ~21k | $31k – $63k / yr | Strong growth |
| 18 | Patterns in Repeat | Laura Marling | ~24k | $30k – $62k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 19 | Black Music and Black Muses | Harmony Holiday | ~17k | $26k – $54k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 20 | A Prairie Home Companion Newsletter | Garrison Keillor | ~90k | $26k – $54k / yr | Declining |
| 21 | Transitional Technology | ETHAN IVERSON | ~11k | $25k – $51k / yr | Mostly flat |
| 22 | Kimbra’s Substack | Kimbra | ~20k | $22k – $46k / yr | Mostly flat |
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