The Daily Music Puzzle

Five songs a day, one guess each. You never see a title or a year until you have committed — you hear twenty seconds and decide where it sits against the songs already on the board. The first placement is nearly a coin flip. By the fifth, there are six gaps to choose from and only one of them is right.

Everyone in the world gets the same five songs on the same day, so the emoji grid you share actually means something to the person you send it to. Nothing is stored on a server — your results and your streak live in your own browser.

Common questions

How does the daily music puzzle work?
You get five songs, one at a time. Each plays as a short clip, and you place it on a timeline relative to the songs already revealed — before this one, between those two, after that one. You get a single attempt per song, and a new puzzle arrives every day at midnight UTC.
Does everyone get the same songs?
Yes. The puzzle is generated from the day’s number, so every player worldwide gets the same five songs in the same order. That is what makes the shared scores comparable.
Can I play again if I do badly?
Not the same day’s puzzle — you get one attempt, which is the point. You can play any earlier puzzle from the archive, or start a live room and play with friends as many times as you like.
Do I need an account to keep my streak?
No. Your results and streak are stored in your own browser. There is nothing to sign up for, and nothing is sent to a server.

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