Minecraft Jukebox Guide: All Music Discs, Playlists and How to Get Them (2026)
Few things make a base feel like home like music. Minecraft now has more than twenty music discs, from C418 classics to brand-new tracks added in 2026, and the humble jukebox is about to get a big upgrade: playlists. Put a chest on top, fill it with discs and your jukebox keeps the tunes going all day.
This guide covers everything you need to know: how to craft a jukebox, how to build a playlist, how to find every music disc in the game, and how to bring the music to your own server.
Version note: Jukebox playlists appeared in Java Edition 26.4 Snapshot 4 in October 2026, as part of the upcoming game drop. At the time of writing, 26.4 is still in testing, so you may need a snapshot to try playlists until the full update arrives. Check the official release notes for your edition.
What Is a Minecraft Jukebox?
The jukebox is one of Minecraft’s oldest blocks. You place a music disc inside it and the track plays once, then the jukebox returns to rest. While a disc plays, the jukebox also gives off a redstone signal, and the strength of that signal depends on which disc is inside. That makes it more than a speaker: you can use it as a trigger for redstone builds, lights and doors.
How to Craft a Jukebox
You can craft a jukebox on a crafting table with:
- 8 planks of any wood type
- 1 diamond
Place the diamond in the center and surround it with the eight planks.
How to Make a Jukebox Playlist
Until now, a jukebox played one disc and then went quiet. With the new playlist feature, you can keep it going automatically.
- Place a chest on top of a jukebox. A normal chest, a trapped chest or any copper chest variant works.
- Fill the chest with music discs. Other items are ignored.
- Insert any disc, or let the chest feed the jukebox. The jukebox plays the discs in the order of the chest’s slots.
- Enjoy the loop. When a disc finishes, the jukebox swaps it with the next one. After the last disc, it starts again from the beginning.
A few useful details:
- Empty slots and non-disc items are skipped, so you can mix in other items without breaking the playlist.
- Take out the current disc to skip it and jump to the next one.
- No discs in the chest? The jukebox just replays the disc already inside it.
Tip: Arrange your discs in the chest in the order you want to hear them, like building a real playlist.
All Minecraft Music Discs
Here is every music disc, who made it, how strong a signal it gives a redstone comparator and where to find it. For discs found in chests, the exact loot can vary between world seeds and versions, so treat these sources as a guide.
C418 Classics
Most of the original discs come from a single source: a creeper killed by a skeleton. The game picks a random disc from this pool, so you may need a few kills to collect them all. Skeletons include variants such as strays, bogged and wither skeletons.
13
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 1
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton, or found in monster room, woodland mansion and ancient city chests
Cat
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 2
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton, or found in monster room, woodland mansion and ancient city chests
Blocks
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 3
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Chirp
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 4
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Far
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 5
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Mall
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 6
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Mellohi
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 7
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Stal
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 8
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Strad
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 9
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Ward
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 10
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
11
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 11
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Wait
- Composer: C418
- Redstone signal: 12
- How to get it: Creeper killed by a skeleton
Lena Raine Discs
Otherside
- Composer: Lena Raine
- Redstone signal: 14
- How to get it: Monster room and ancient city chests, or stronghold altar chests
Pigstep
- Composer: Lena Raine
- Redstone signal: 13
- How to get it: Bastion remnant chests in the Nether
Creator
- Composer: Lena Raine
- Redstone signal: 12
- How to get it: Ominous vaults in trial chambers
Creator (Music Box)
- Composer: Lena Raine
- Redstone signal: 11
- How to get it: Pots in trial chamber corridors
Aaron Cherof Discs
Precipice
- Composer: Aaron Cherof
- Redstone signal: 13
- How to get it: Trial chamber vaults and reward chests
Relic
- Composer: Aaron Cherof
- Redstone signal: 14
- How to get it: Suspicious gravel in trail ruins
Newer and Unusual Discs
Tears
- Composer: Amos Roddy
- Redstone signal: 10
- How to get it: Kill a ghast with a fireball that you deflected back at it. The disc drops from the ghast.
Lava Chicken
- Composer: Hyper Potions
- Redstone signal: 9
- How to get it: Drops from a baby zombie riding a chicken (a chicken jockey)
Flurry
- Composer: Hyper Potions
- Redstone signal: 7
- How to get it: Chests in igloo basements
Bounce
- Composer: fingerspit
- Redstone signal: 8
- How to get it: Chest minecarts in abandoned mineshafts that cut through Sulfur Caves. Added in the Chaos Cubed drop (Java 26.2) in June 2026.
5
- Composer: Samuel Åberg
- Redstone signal: 15 (the strongest)
- How to get it: Crafted from nine disc fragments found in ancient city chests
Music Disc Quick Reference
| Disc | Composer | Redstone signal | Main source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | C418 | 1 | Skeleton-killed creeper, several structure chests |
| Cat | C418 | 2 | Skeleton-killed creeper, several structure chests |
| Blocks | C418 | 3 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Chirp | C418 | 4 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Far | C418 | 5 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Mall | C418 | 6 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Mellohi | C418 | 7 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Flurry | Hyper Potions | 7 | Igloo basement chests |
| Stal | C418 | 8 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Bounce | fingerspit | 8 | Sulfur Cave mineshaft chests |
| Strad | C418 | 9 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Lava Chicken | Hyper Potions | 9 | Chicken jockey drop |
| Ward | C418 | 10 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Tears | Amos Roddy | 10 | Ghast killed by a deflected fireball |
| 11 | C418 | 11 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Creator (Music Box) | Lena Raine | 11 | Trial chamber corridor pots |
| Wait | C418 | 12 | Skeleton-killed creeper |
| Creator | Lena Raine | 12 | Trial chamber ominous vaults |
| Pigstep | Lena Raine | 13 | Bastion remnant chests |
| Precipice | Aaron Cherof | 13 | Trial chamber vaults and reward chests |
| Otherside | Lena Raine | 14 | Monster room, ancient city and stronghold chests |
| Relic | Aaron Cherof | 14 | Trail ruins suspicious gravel |
| 5 | Samuel Åberg | 15 | Crafted from nine disc fragments |
Jukebox Tips and Tricks
- Build a music room. Put a jukebox in a cozy corner of your base, add a chest on top and fill it with your favorite discs.
- Use the signal. Place a comparator next to a jukebox to trigger redstone with different discs, such as lights that change with each song.
- Name your playlists. Make separate jukeboxes for “mining”, “farming” and “building” and keep each chest sorted.
- Protect your collection. Some discs are hard to find, so keep spares in a chest or shulker box.
- Share your build. A jukebox in a town square makes a great gathering spot on a multiplayer server.
Bring the Music to Your Own Server
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many music discs are there in Minecraft?
There are 23 listed in this guide, counting both Creator discs separately.
How do I make a jukebox in Minecraft?
Craft it with eight planks around one diamond on a crafting table.
How do I make a jukebox play on repeat?
In versions with playlists, put a chest, trapped chest or copper chest on top of the jukebox and fill it with discs. If the chest has no discs, the jukebox replays the disc already inside it.
Which disc has the highest redstone signal?
Disc 5, with a signal strength of 15.
How do I get Pigstep?
It’s found in bastion remnant chests in the Nether.
How do I get Otherside?
Search monster room and ancient city chests, or stronghold altar chests.
How do I get Tears?
Deflect a ghast’s fireball back at it with a hit so it kills the ghast. The ghast drops the disc.
How do I get Disc 5?
Collect nine disc fragments from ancient city chests and craft them together.
Do jukebox playlists work on Bedrock?
The playlist feature was announced for Java Edition in 26.4 snapshots. Check Mojang’s release notes to see whether and when it reaches Bedrock.
Ready to Build Your Music Room?
Pick your favorite discs, build a jukebox and set up a playlist. Then invite your friends to a world where the music never stops.
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