Steven Hyden has 25,053 followers on Substack as of Nov 1, 2026. On the latest board read, Oct 31, 2026, they were #2 on Substack's Music Bestsellers board. 58 publications recommend them, 2 of them new in the last 30 days, and they recommend 10.
Last read Nov 1, 2026 (UTC). Followers are not email subscribers. Substack lists only the newest 50 recommendations for each publication, so a recommender count of 50 or more is a floor. History starts Oct 31, 2026; Substack publishes nothing earlier.
- Followers
- 25,053
- read Nov 1
- Last 7 days
- first number on Nov 7
- Last 30 days
- first number on Nov 30
- Subscribers
- not shown
- rounded by Substack
- Paid subscribers
- Thousands
- bestseller badge 1,000+
- Recommended by
- 58
- +2 in 30 days
- Recommends
- 10
- Bestsellers rank
- #2
- Music
Followers by day
Tracking since Oct 31, 2026. 2 days of readings. Substack doesn't publish past follower counts, so history starts the day I first read a writer and grows by one reading every 3 days (daily if it's on your watchlist). The 7-day change appears on Nov 7, the 30-day change on Nov 30. Recommendation dates below go further back: they're Substack's own.
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| Date | Followers | Change | Subscribers | Paid band |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2026 | 25,053 | +10 | Thousands | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | 25,043 | Thousands |
Leaderboard positions
| Board | Rank now | Best on record | Reads on it |
|---|---|---|---|
| Music Bestsellers | #2 | #2 | 4 of 4 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | #44 | #44 | 4 of 4 |
| Music Rising | #5 | #2 | 4 of 4 |
Rank on each read
| Writer | Oct 3107:00 | Oct 3113:00 | Oct 3119:47 | Nov 621:50 | Move |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music Bestsellers | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Podcasts Bestsellers | 45 | 46 | 46 | 44 | ▲1 |
| Music Rising | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ▼3 |
I read every board once a day.
Recommendations
58 publications recommend Steven Hyden; 2 started in the last 30 days. Steven Hyden recommends 10, and 3 of those recommend back. Lists read Oct 31.
When the recommendations started
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| Month | Started |
|---|---|
| 2024-07 | 1 |
| 2024-09 | 1 |
| 2025-08 | 1 |
| 2025-11 | 1 |
| 2025-12 | 6 |
| 2026-01 | 7 |
| 2026-02 | 8 |
| 2026-03 | 4 |
| 2026-04 | 6 |
| 2026-05 | 8 |
| 2026-07 | 6 |
| 2026-08 | 4 |
| 2026-09 | 3 |
| 2026-10 | 2 |
Recommended by
Chris Cillizza82k followers · started Dec 18, 2025
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Chris Dalla Riva20k followers · started Aug 21, 2026
Will Hermes13k followers · started Sep 2024 · mutual
Josh Terry13k followers · started Jul 2024 · mutual
Jake Malooley9.7k followers · started Feb 3, 2026 · mutual
Chris DeVille2.8k followers · started Aug 2025
David Browne1.1k followers · started May 18, 2026
Charles Olney989 followers · started Aug 6, 2026- Mic Shockstarted Oct 20, 2026new
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- Tony Pizzastarted Sep 8, 2026
- Analog Mindstarted Aug 31, 2026
- Antoine Doinelstarted Aug 2, 2026
- Pat McDonnellstarted Jul 18, 2026
- Special Exhibition: the Subject and the Objectstarted Jul 16, 2026
- Sai's Substackstarted Jul 11, 2026
- Wesley Hstarted Jul 9, 2026
- Romualdus's Substackstarted Jul 8, 2026
- From Beirut to Jupiterstarted Jul 7, 2026
- Bill's Substackstarted May 30, 2026
- Chris Gacekstarted May 29, 2026
All 58
- So You Want to Be a Semi-Pro Musicianstarted May 14, 2026
- Matt's Substackstarted May 9, 2026
- Bright Fridaystarted May 7, 2026
- Catherine's Substackstarted May 5, 2026
- Rewind The Tapes!started May 2, 2026
- Heritage's Substackstarted Apr 27, 2026
- Critical Maxstarted Apr 25, 2026
- Martyn's Substackstarted Apr 24, 2026
- Vincee's Substackstarted Apr 22, 2026
- Jimy Valentistarted Apr 21, 2026
- Let the Beat Buildstarted Apr 16, 2026
- The Long Playstarted Mar 16, 2026
- CHRISTOPHER's Substackstarted Mar 9, 2026
- SF's Substackstarted Mar 6, 2026
- My City's Filthystarted Mar 3, 2026
- That's Entertainment!started Feb 26, 2026
- Politics and AIstarted Feb 16, 2026
- Steve's Substackstarted Feb 15, 2026
- I Don't Know What This Thing Isstarted Feb 13, 2026
- Big Sodastarted Feb 12, 2026
- Rhoda's Substackstarted Feb 8, 2026
- Quincy's Substackstarted Feb 2, 2026
- John's Substackstarted Jan 30, 2026
- Yasdnilmac's Substackstarted Jan 30, 2026
- Ben's Substackstarted Jan 28, 2026
- Sludge Gutterstarted Jan 23, 2026
- Agustin's Substackstarted Jan 14, 2026
- Ryan Fischerstarted Jan 6, 2026
- Dilip's Substackstarted Dec 29, 2025
- David's Substackstarted Dec 25, 2025
- Iron&Honeystarted Dec 24, 2025
- TSV's Substackstarted Dec 20, 2025
- Jake's Substackstarted Dec 3, 2025
- Bret's Substackstarted Nov 14, 2025
Recommends
Ray Padgett25k followers · started Nov 2022- Will Hermes13k followers · started Jul 2025 · mutual
- Josh Terry13k followers · started May 2024 · mutual
- Jake Malooley9.7k followers · started Feb 11, 2026 · mutual
- Hard Diskstarted Dec 22, 2025
- Our Band Could Be Your Wifestarted Nov 16, 2025
- The Will Leitch Newsletterstarted May 2024
- Jokermenstarted May 2024
- Phish Essaysstarted Nov 2022
- something oldstarted Nov 2022
Substack lists the 50 newest recommenders of each publication. I add every recommendation found in the full lists of the 6,392 publications I read, so writers with many recommenders may still be missing a few small ones. "Started" is Substack's date.
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- 7 shared
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Who recommends writers like this one
Publications that recommend at least two other Music writers with 10,000 to 50,000 followers (57 writers in that group), but not Steven Hyden.
- recommends 7 of themNeko Case@nekocase
- recommends 7 of themAlthea’s Substack
- recommends 6 of themTURBO GOTH UNIVERSE
- recommends 6 of themCirculation
- recommends 6 of thema lil bit louder now
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- recommends 5 of themPášșíòņ Pįť
- recommends 5 of themDarren Fallen
- recommends 4 of them
Ted Gioia@tedgioia - recommends 4 of them
Dawes@dawestheband
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