Sad Hours YouTube channel thumbnail
Sad Hours
Subscribers 155K
Videos 229
Views 43.2M

Channels Like Sad Hours

Sad Hours centers on deep, reflective ambient and chill music suitable for driving, contemplating, and winding down. The channel emphasizes moods of loneliness and night drives, using titles like 'late night drive' and 'driving after a long day' along with keywords such as ambient, chill, sad, and chill music. Content style appears to be playlist-driven and mood-based, likely featuring long-form or continuous listening experiences, with recent videos achieving substantial views (e.g., 3.1M for 'late night drive' and 62.7K for 'it's december and you're alone...'), and an average of 278.6K views per video. Sad Hours has been active since May 28, 2015 and operates from the United Kingdom, with 155K subscribers and a total of 43.2M views across 229 videos. Upload frequency is not explicitly quantified, but recent videos indicate consistent posting. A Spotify playlist follow and a focus on independent, unheard, or new artists are suggested by the channel keywords.

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Similar Channels

We found 43 YouTube channels similar to Sad Hours

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#1

84% relevance

Subscribers 428K
Videos 315
Views 117.2M
Appearances 16
SERP 100%
Similarity 74%
sad ambient music lonely drive music calm sad playlist

Shares a strong overlap in searches for sad ambient and lonely mood music (100% search similarity) and a closely aligned, calming sad playlist aesthetic (74% content similarity), mirroring Sad Hours’ somber, atmospheric tracks.

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#2

80% relevance

Subscribers 1.1M
Videos 291
Views 209.7M
Appearances 12
SERP 93%
Similarity 70%
sad ambient music calm sad playlist winter loneliness music

High search alignment on 'sad ambient music' and 'calm sad playlist' (93% search similarity) with substantial but not identical track mood (70% content similarity), indicating a similar but slightly broader melancholic ambient catalog.

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#3

78% relevance

Subscribers 293K
Videos 366
Views 67.7M
Appearances 14
SERP 83%
Similarity 74%
sad ambient music calm sad playlist somber sleep music

Similar emphasis on 'sad ambient music' and 'calm sad playlist' with strong search overlap (83%); content likewise leans somber but varies in sleep-focused mood (74% content similarity), appealing to the same late-night, reflective listener base.

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#4
JOYED

76% relevance

Subscribers 152K
Videos 152
Views 189.3M
Appearances 14
SERP 70%
Similarity 79%
late night drive music driving at night night drive mood

Notable search alignment on 'late night drive music' and 'night drive mood' (70% search similarity) and high content similarity (79%), indicating a shared focus on nocturnal, mood-driven instrumental tracks with drive-oriented vibes.

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#5
Fluidified

63% relevance

Subscribers 871K
Videos 1.6K
Views 466.6M
Appearances 7
SERP 44%
Similarity 76%
chill ambient driving late night chillout nights alone music

Moderate to high search overlap for 'chill ambient driving' and related nighttime moods (44% search similarity) but higher content similarity (76%), suggesting a similar chill ambient style tailored to solitary night listening.

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#6
☔️Driving in the Rain

58% relevance

Subscribers 84.7K
Videos 191
Views 27.9M
Appearances 5
SERP 27%
Similarity 79%
driving at night chill ambient driving somber driving ambience

Strong content similarity (79%) around somber driving ambience and chill ambient driving, with lower search alignment (27%), implying a niche but stylistically close catalog for nocturnal commutes.

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Content Landscape

Discovered competitors include Lost Sounds (84% match, 428K subscribers) and nobody (80% match, 1.1M subscribers) as the top two by match strength, with overlapping queries like 'sad ambient music', 'lonely drive music', and 'calm sad playlist'. She’s gone (78% match, 293K subscribers) is also a close competitor sharing queries such as 'sad ambient music', 'calm sad playlist', and 'somber sleep music'. JOYED (76% match, 152K subscribers) targets related terms like 'late night drive music', 'driving at night', and 'night drive mood', while Fluidified (63% match, 871K subscribers) competes on 'chill ambient driving', 'late night chillout', and 'nights alone music'. All top competitors share a focus on mood-driven, sleep/focus/drive-oriented ambient and chill music, aligning with Sad Hours' search queries like 'late night drive music', 'driving at night', and 'lonely drive music'. Sad Hours has 155K subscribers, which is smaller than Lost Sounds (428K), nobody (1.1M), and Fluidified (871K), but comparable to JOYED (152K) and She’s gone (293K). The overlap in queries indicates direct competition for audience seeking somber, calming, and nocturnal listening experiences.

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Search Queries Used

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to Sad Hours?

Lost Sounds — 84% match, 428K subscribers; nobody — 80% match, 1.1M subscribers; she's gone — 78% match, 293K subscribers. They share a focus on moody, atmospheric or alternative music channels that explore indie, electronic, and chill sounds similar to Sad Hours.

What type of content does Sad Hours make?

Sad Hours creates chill electronic/indie music content and remixes, with video titles such as late night drive, you can rest here a while., do you need rest?, are you doing okay?, driving after a long day.... These titles suggest introspective, relaxing, or mood-driven music videos. The channel average is about 278.6K views per video, and the channel appears to upload multiple times per week.

How do we determine which channels are similar to Sad Hours?

We analyze Sad Hours's recent videos, generate topic-relevant search queries, check YouTube search results, and compare the meaning of each channel's content to measure similarity. The result is a ranked list sorted by SERP overlap, semantic similarity, and search appearances.

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