Amazon Music

Amazon Music, previously known as Amazon MP3, is a music streaming platform and online music store operated by Amazon. Its music catalog for digital purchasing is accessible from amazon.com by searching for an artist or a song title.


Amazon offers either the Amazon Music player or MP3 files downloaded from Amazon’s web player.

Amazon Music has other options for music streaming and storing of your purchased music:
1. Amazon Music Unlimited: A full-catalog streaming service, available as an additional tier or as a standalone subscription. It costs $9.99 [USD] per month, with a free trial available for 30 days.
2. Prime Music: A service offering unlimited streaming of a select music catalog, has been available to Amazon Prime subscribers with no additional cost in several countries. The Amazon Prime subscription costs $7.99 [USD] per month, with a free trial available for 30 days.
3. Amazon Music Free: Amazon Music customers who do not yet have an Amazon Prime membership, or a subscription to Amazon Music Unlimited, can now listen to an ad-supported selection of top playlists and thousands of stations for free through the Amazon Music app on iOS and Android devices, as well as on FireTV.
4. Amazon Music HD: Amazon Music HD is a new tier of premium quality music with over 60 million songs in High Definition (HD), and millions of songs in Ultra High Definition (Ultra HD). It costs $12.99 [USD] per month for Amazon Prime members, and $14.99 [USD] per month for Amazon customers. Existing Amazon Music Unlimited subscribers of Individual or Family Plan can upgrade to Amazon Music HD for an additional cost of $5 [USD] per month.

You can also make purchases through these streaming services, but they are not necessary.
1. Digital Music Purchase
2. Amazon Music

Why Purchasing on Amazon Is Important

All of the purchases made on Amazon will count towards Hanteo, Gaon, and Billboard charts.
Album sales and single sales help BTS chart on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 Charts.
Purchase of 1 track = 1 single sale (counts towards Billboard Hot 100).
Purchase of 10 tracks = 1 album sale (counts towards both Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100).

How to Create an Amazon Account

Create an Amazon account by following these steps:
1. Click “Account & Lists” in the upper-right corner.
2. Click “Create Your Amazon Account.”
3. Type your name.
4. Enter a valid email address.
5. Type your desired password.
6. Click “Create Your Amazon Account.”
7. Check your email address for a verification email.

How to Purchase Songs on Amazon

To purchase music through Amazon, log into amazon.com:

1. Go to Amazon’s “Digital Music” section to look for music you can buy.

2. Search for a song or album.

3. Select “Buy” to be redirected to the payment page.

4. Choose your preferred payment method and complete the order.

5. After buying the song, a message will be displayed to show the completion of the order. You have now bought the song or album!

6. The final screen will have “Play Now” to listen to the song on the browser, as well as a “Download Purchases” to save the MP3.

7. Choose your desired option.