Repost
Category: Soundcloud
What is Repost?
A repost shares someone else's track to your SoundCloud profile, exposing it to all your followers and boosting the original track's visibility.
Repost explained
A repost on SoundCloud is the platform's equivalent of a 'share' or 'retweet'. When you repost a track, it appears on your profile and in your followers' streams as if you uploaded it yourself. This is one of the most powerful organic growth tools on SoundCloud because it leverages existing audiences. For artists, getting reposts from accounts with large followings can dramatically increase plays, likes, and new followers. The SoundCloud algorithm also factors repost activity into its recommendation system, making tracks with more reposts more likely to appear in Discover and related tracks sections.
Why Repost matters for independent artists
Understanding Repost helps you make better promotion decisions on SoundCloud and other streaming platforms. On Reposter Network, artists apply concepts like this every day when they trade real plays, likes and reposts with other musicians instead of buying fake engagement.
Related terms
- Play / Stream: A play (or stream) is counted each time someone listens to at least 30 seconds of your track on SoundCloud.
- Like: A like on SoundCloud shows appreciation for a track and saves it to your liked tracks collection for easy access later.
- Engagement Rate: Engagement rate measures how actively listeners interact with your music through likes, reposts, and comments relative to total plays.
- Algorithm: SoundCloud's algorithm determines which tracks appear in Discover, recommended sections, and search results based on engagement signals.
Browse the full music marketing glossary or read the guide on SoundCloud repost networks.