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James Bay

Data updated on 2025-03-27 08:01:21 UTC
James Bay is a musician’s musician: the UK singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer upholds traditions of timeless songcraft while confidently challenging himself and popular music in equal measure. He spikes a tried-and-true style with clever lyricism, honest confessions, and instrumental proficiency.

This year, he returns with his thrilling fourth album, Changes All The Time, due on September 20th via Mercury/Republic Records. The album includes collaborations with Noah Kahan and The Lumineers on lead single “Up All Night,” and features writing collaborations with The Killers’ Brandon Flowers (“Easy Distraction”) and Holly Humberstone (“Dogfight”).

On the heels of his platinum- certified 2015 debut Chaos And The Calm, Bay garnered GRAMMY® nods in the categories of “Best New Artist,” “Best Rock Album,”and “Best Rock Song” for the gold-selling single “Hold Back The River.” Meanwhile, “Let It Go” went triple-platinum. Nominated for dozens of awards, he took home two BRIT Awards, two Q Awards, and top honors at the Ivor Novello Awards and ECHO Awards.

Tallying nearly 9 billion streams to date, he has notably dueted with numerous musical icons including Alicia Keys on The Voice, was asked to join Mick Jagger while supporting The Rolling Stones at Twickenham Stadium in London, and joined Sheryl Crow on stage after performing his own set at Eric Clapton’s 2019 Crossroads Guitar Festival in Dallas, TX. He also notably opened for Bruce Springsteen at Hyde Park in 2023.

Total plays

5.3 billion
Updated on 2025-03-27

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

11,120,236

Followers

4,084,121

Top Cities

  1. United Kingdom
    230,761 listeners
  2. Australia
    209,270 listeners
  3. Australia
    168,277 listeners
  4. Australia
    138,657 listeners
  5. Ireland
    Dublin
    164,360 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Let It Go
Let It Go
1,286,214,726 4:21 2014-06-03
Hold Back The River
Hold Back The River
800,654,762 3:60 2014-11-17
Us
Us
387,952,662 3:01 2018-05-18
Peer Pressure
Peer Pressure
269,306,641 2:57 2019-05-10
If You Ever Wanna Be In Love - James Bay Spotify Session 2015
If You Ever Wanna Be In Love - James Bay Spotify Session 2015
207,055,418 3:57 2015-08-07
Need The Sun To Break
Need The Sun To Break
200,140,403 3:37 2013-01-01
Let It Go - James Bay Spotify Session 2015
Let It Go - James Bay Spotify Session 2015
153,997,363 4:46 2015-08-07
If I Ain’t Got You - James Bay Spotify Session 2015 "Alicia Keys Cover"
If I Ain’t Got You - James Bay Spotify Session 2015 "Alicia Keys Cover"
142,827,947 4:21 2015-08-07
If You Ever Want To Be In Love
If You Ever Want To Be In Love
128,947,554 3:59 2014-06-03
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay)
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay)
108,661,008 2:50 2021-08-20
Bad
Bad
104,884,946 3:46 2019-05-10
Wild Love - Acoustic
Wild Love - Acoustic
102,073,868 3:09 2018-02-23
Best Fake Smile
Best Fake Smile
88,202,256 3:25 2014-12-15
Wild Love
Wild Love
76,131,659 3:17 2018-03-23
Incomplete
Incomplete
71,744,201 3:44 2014-12-15
Scars
Scars
69,976,939 4:33 2014-12-15
Move Together
Move Together
67,693,308 4:35 2014-12-15
Chew On My Heart
Chew On My Heart
66,491,600 3:15 2020-07-09
Slide
Slide
54,803,058 3:24 2018-05-18
Us - Acoustic
Us - Acoustic
46,720,500 3:02 2018-04-27
Pink Lemonade
Pink Lemonade
45,827,984 4:13 2018-04-20
Us
Us
43,977,220 3:07 2018-05-22
Break My Heart Right
Break My Heart Right
39,299,506 3:24 2019-05-10
Stealing Cars
Stealing Cars
37,353,347 3:43 2013-01-01
Up All Night (with The Lumineers & Noah Kahan)
Up All Night (with The Lumineers & Noah Kahan)
35,001,344 3:24 2024-10-04
Peer Pressure (Acoustic) [feat. Julia Michaels]
Peer Pressure (Acoustic) [feat. Julia Michaels]
33,762,113 2:57 2019-04-05
Craving
Craving
33,312,090 3:48 2014-12-15
Craving - Acoustic Version
Craving - Acoustic Version
32,641,945 3:46 2016-06-24
When We Were On Fire
When We Were On Fire
28,648,768 3:58 2014-12-15
When We Were On Fire
When We Were On Fire
27,676,533 3:60 2013-01-01
Running
Running
24,861,172 3:38 2014-06-03
Give Me The Reason
Give Me The Reason
24,327,767 3:54 2022-03-24
Collide
Collide
23,386,248 3:24 2014-12-15
One Life
One Life
22,902,809 3:25 2022-05-13
Wait In Line
Wait In Line
22,288,579 4:00 2014-11-17
Clocks Go Forward
Clocks Go Forward
21,947,770 4:11 2013-01-01
Just For Tonight
Just For Tonight
19,258,329 3:36 2018-05-18
Get Out While You Can
Get Out While You Can
18,432,549 4:40 2014-12-15
Sparks
Sparks
15,852,834 3:07 2014-11-17
Wanderlust
Wanderlust
14,915,082 4:16 2018-05-18
Hear Your Heart
Hear Your Heart
14,779,380 3:02 2014-06-03
Scars - James Bay Spotify Session 2015
Scars - James Bay Spotify Session 2015
13,711,028 5:06 2015-08-07
The Best - Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London
The Best - Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London
12,913,676 4:22 2018-08-01
Rescue
Rescue
11,411,119 2:54 2019-05-10
Running - Live From Abbey Road Studios
Running - Live From Abbey Road Studios
11,045,902 3:41 2016-03-11
Funeral (feat. James Bay)
Funeral (feat. James Bay)
10,587,369 2:34 2021-05-04
Kings Highway
Kings Highway
10,456,803 3:07 2017-06-16
Wasted On Each Other
Wasted On Each Other
10,164,811 3:58 2018-05-18
Just For Tonight - Acoustic
Just For Tonight - Acoustic
9,946,647 3:26 2018-08-24
Move Together
Move Together
9,899,090 4:45 2013-01-01
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay) [Stripped]
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay) [Stripped]
9,495,279 2:45 2021-10-22
I Found You
I Found You
9,136,933 5:06 2018-05-18
In My Head
In My Head
8,881,155 3:07 2018-05-18
Fade Out
Fade Out
8,458,383 3:53 2018-05-18
Us - Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London
Us - Recorded at Metropolis Studios, London
8,341,544 3:03 2018-08-01
Save Your Love
Save Your Love
8,064,114 3:24 2022-07-08
Wild Love - Jonas Blue Remix
Wild Love - Jonas Blue Remix
7,852,164 3:26 2018-03-01
Waste (feat. James Bay)
Waste (feat. James Bay)
7,683,965 3:31 2024-11-08
Hold Back The River - Live At The Hotel Cafe/2014
Hold Back The River - Live At The Hotel Cafe/2014
7,528,903 3:60 2014-11-17
Everybody Needs Someone
Everybody Needs Someone
7,134,460 3:28 2022-06-24
Heavy Handed
Heavy Handed
7,127,772 3:30 2014-06-03
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay) [VIP]
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay) [VIP]
6,947,731 2:49 2021-10-01
All My Broken Pieces
All My Broken Pieces
5,223,048 4:02 2023-10-19
Stand Up
Stand Up
4,999,435 4:59 2018-05-18
Sugar Drunk High
Sugar Drunk High
4,816,876 3:40 2018-05-18
Chew On My Heart - Piano & Voice
Chew On My Heart - Piano & Voice
4,659,792 3:41 2020-09-11
Sunshine In The Room (feat. Jon Batiste)
Sunshine In The Room (feat. Jon Batiste)
3,538,309 3:03 2025-01-31
Hope
Hope
3,416,636 4:39 2024-10-04
One Life - Acoustic
One Life - Acoustic
3,391,713 3:19 2022-06-10
Goodbye Never Felt So Bad
Goodbye Never Felt So Bad
3,316,944 4:11 2023-08-11
Nowhere Left To Go
Nowhere Left To Go
3,188,382 3:25 2022-07-08
Easy Distraction
Easy Distraction
3,126,604 3:50 2024-10-04
Blue No More (feat. James Bay)
Blue No More (feat. James Bay)
3,000,059 3:39 2018-05-30
Silent Love
Silent Love
2,907,380 3:36 2022-07-08
Interlude
Interlude
2,876,750 1:02 2018-05-18
Let It Go - Jack Steadman Remix
Let It Go - Jack Steadman Remix
2,730,965 5:15 2015-05-26
Let It Go - Live
Let It Go - Live
2,665,783 4:30 2016-09-23
Chew On My Heart - Acoustic
Chew On My Heart - Acoustic
2,566,783 3:17 2020-08-07
Intro
Intro
2,518,006 0:60 2018-05-18
Pink Lemonade - Acoustic
Pink Lemonade - Acoustic
2,130,692 4:23 2018-04-20
Endless Summer Nights
Endless Summer Nights
2,049,590 3:30 2022-07-08
Give Me The Reason - Stripped Acoustic
Give Me The Reason - Stripped Acoustic
1,808,991 3:52 2022-05-03
Chew On My Heart - Madism Remix
Chew On My Heart - Madism Remix
1,667,978 3:12 2020-08-21
Gale Song (feat. James Bay) (Live from Wrigley Field)
Gale Song (feat. James Bay) (Live from Wrigley Field)
1,604,994 3:47 2024-08-14
Love Don't Hate Me
Love Don't Hate Me
1,601,207 3:27 2022-07-08
Brilliant Still
Brilliant Still
1,467,293 3:33 2022-07-08
Right Now
Right Now
1,432,278 4:12 2022-07-08
We Used To Shine
We Used To Shine
1,317,001 3:48 2022-07-08
Bad - Live At Round Chapel, London
Bad - Live At Round Chapel, London
1,304,528 3:55 2019-06-07
Better
Better
1,194,706 4:02 2022-07-08
Everburn
Everburn
1,179,778 3:18 2024-10-04
Two Way
Two Way
990,533 4:54 2016-09-09
Give Me The Reason - Solo Acoustic
Give Me The Reason - Solo Acoustic
971,268 3:57 2022-05-03
True Love
True Love
907,477 5:23 2013-06-25
Speed Limit
Speed Limit
882,768 4:02 2024-10-04
Hold Back The River
Hold Back The River
871,481 3:43 2016-06-10
Wild Love - Kove Remix
Wild Love - Kove Remix
811,386 3:13 2018-03-01
Us - filous Remix
Us - filous Remix
769,833 3:12 2018-06-15
Hey Bulldog
Hey Bulldog
657,034 3:16 2016-11-04
Hopeless Heart
Hopeless Heart
632,329 3:22 2024-10-04
Talk
Talk
594,673 3:17 2024-10-04
Glow
Glow
565,461 4:02 2010-05-10
Crystal Clear
Crystal Clear
559,564 3:30 2024-10-04
Dogfight
Dogfight
558,790 5:47 2024-10-04
Us - Jonas Rathsman Remix
Us - Jonas Rathsman Remix
545,322 7:30 2018-06-15
Some People
Some People
528,630 2:41 2024-10-04
Hold Back the River
Hold Back the River
515,339 4:31 2016-10-21
Go On
Go On
456,067 4:11 2024-10-04
Forever - Live
Forever - Live
347,029 4:04 2020-04-10
Wild Love - Shadow Child Remix
Wild Love - Shadow Child Remix
289,927 4:19 2018-03-01
Let It Go
Let It Go
73,179 3:56 2018-04-13
Hold Back The River - BBC Maida Vale Session
Hold Back The River - BBC Maida Vale Session
54,105 3:56 2015-03-16
Let It Go - Acoustic Cover
Let It Go - Acoustic Cover
28,591 3:33 2019-02-11
Chew on My Heart (Arr. for Guitar)
Chew on My Heart (Arr. for Guitar)
5,374 3:30 2020-12-06
Let It Go - Acoustic Cover
Let It Go - Acoustic Cover
4,717 4:10 2019-06-18
Let It Go
Let It Go
< 1000 4:16 2015-09-04

New releases

Sunshine In The Room
Sunshine In The Room
2025-01-31
[Mercury Records]
Changes All The Time
Changes All The Time
2024-10-04
[Mercury Records]
Gale Song (feat. James Bay) (Live from Wrigley Field)
Gale Song (feat. James Bay) (Live from Wrigley Field)
2024-08-14
[Dualtone Music Group]
Songs for my Love
Songs for my Love
2023-11-17
[UME - Global Clearing House]
All My Broken Pieces
All My Broken Pieces
2023-10-19
[Mercury Records/Republic Records]
Goodbye Never Felt So Bad
Goodbye Never Felt So Bad
2023-08-11
[Mercury Records/Republic Records]
Leap (Deluxe Edition)
Leap (Deluxe Edition)
2022-07-12
[Mercury Records/Republic Records]
Leap (Deluxe Edition)
Leap (Deluxe Edition)
2022-07-12
[Mercury Records/Republic Records]
Leap
Leap
2022-07-08
[Republic Records]
Leap
Leap
2022-07-08
[Republic Records]
Everybody Needs Someone
Everybody Needs Someone
2022-06-24
[Republic Records]
One Life (Acoustic)
One Life (Acoustic)
2022-06-10
[Republic Records]
One Life
One Life
2022-05-13
[Republic Records]
Give Me The Reason (Stripped Acoustic)
Give Me The Reason (Stripped Acoustic)
2022-05-03
[Republic Records]
Give Me The Reason
Give Me The Reason
2022-03-24
[Republic Records]
Chasing Stars (Stripped)
Chasing Stars (Stripped)
2021-10-22
[10:22 pm/Astralwerks]
Chasing Stars (VIP Mix)
Chasing Stars (VIP Mix)
2021-10-01
[10:22 pm/Astralwerks]
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay)
Chasing Stars (feat. James Bay)
2021-08-20
[10:22 pm/Astralwerks]
Funeral (feat. James Bay)
Funeral (feat. James Bay)
2021-05-04
[Atlantic Records UK]
Let There Be Love
Let There Be Love
2021-02-12
[UME - Global Clearing House]
All Up In My Feels
All Up In My Feels
2020-10-22
[UME - Global Clearing House]
Sing Up, Sing Out
Sing Up, Sing Out
2020-10-15
[UME - Global Clearing House]
Heartache Hotel
Heartache Hotel
2020-10-08
[UME - Global Clearing House]
Endless Summer
Endless Summer
2020-10-01
[UME - Global Clearing House]
Turn It Up
Turn It Up
2020-09-24
[UME - Global Clearing House]
Chew On My Heart (Piano & Voice)
Chew On My Heart (Piano & Voice)
2020-09-11
[Republic Records]
Chew On My Heart (Madism Remix)
Chew On My Heart (Madism Remix)
2020-08-21
[Republic Records]
Chew On My Heart (Acoustic)
Chew On My Heart (Acoustic)
2020-08-07
[Republic Records]
Chew On My Heart
Chew On My Heart
2020-07-09
[Republic Records]
Bad (Live At Round Chapel, London)
Bad (Live At Round Chapel, London)
2019-06-07
[Republic Records]
Oh My Messy Mind
Oh My Messy Mind
2019-05-10
[Republic Records]
Peer Pressure (Acoustic)
Peer Pressure (Acoustic)
2019-04-05
[Republic Records]
Just For Tonight (Acoustic)
Just For Tonight (Acoustic)
2018-08-24
[Republic Records]
Spotify Singles
Spotify Singles
2018-08-01
[Republic Records]
Us (Remixes)
Us (Remixes)
2018-06-15
[Republic Records]
Us
Us
2018-05-22
[Republic Records]
Electric Light
Electric Light
2018-05-18
[Universal Records]
Us (Acoustic)
Us (Acoustic)
2018-04-27
[Universal Records]
Pink Lemonade (Acoustic)
Pink Lemonade (Acoustic)
2018-04-20
[Universal Records]
Wild Love (Remixes)
Wild Love (Remixes)
2018-03-01
[Universal Records]
Wild Love (Acoustic)
Wild Love (Acoustic)
2018-02-23
[Universal Records]
Let It Go (Live)
Let It Go (Live)
2016-09-23
[Universal Records]
Craving (Acoustic)
Craving (Acoustic)
2016-06-24
[Universal Records]
Running
Running
2016-03-11
[Universal Records]
Running
Running
2016-03-11
[James Bay/Charity- Comic Relief]
Let It Go
Let It Go
2015-09-04
[Universal Records]
James Bay Spotify Session 2015
James Bay Spotify Session 2015
2015-08-07
[Universal Records]
Let It Go (Jack Steadman Remix)
Let It Go (Jack Steadman Remix)
2015-05-26
[Universal Records]
Chaos And The Calm
Chaos And The Calm
2015-03-25
[Universal Records]
Chaos And The Calm
Chaos And The Calm
2015-03-23
[Universal Records]
Chaos And The Calm
Chaos And The Calm
2015-03-23
[Universal Records]
Chaos And The Calm
Chaos And The Calm
2015-03-20
[Universal Records]
Other Sides
Other Sides
2015-01-13
[Universal Records]
Chaos And The Calm (Deluxe Edition)
Chaos And The Calm (Deluxe Edition)
2014-12-15
[Universal Records]
Hold Back The River
Hold Back The River
2014-11-17
[Universal Records]
Let It Go
Let It Go
2014-06-03
[Universal Records]
The Dark Of The Morning EP
The Dark Of The Morning EP
2013-01-01
[Universal Records]