John Waite

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John Waite is a British singer-songwriter whose unmistakable voice and timeless hits have left an enduring mark on rock and pop music. Born in Lancaster, England, Waite first gained recognition as the frontman of The Babys, a late-'70s rock band known for hits like "Isn't It Time" and "Every Time I Think of You." After the group disbanded, Waite embarked on a solo career that catapulted him to international stardom.

In 1984, Waite released his career-defining single "Missing You," a heartfelt ballad that topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became an enduring anthem of longing and loss. His solo albums, including Ignition and No Brakes, showcased his ability to blend rock, pop, and new wave influences with emotional depth and powerful vocals.

Waite later joined supergroup Bad English in the late '80s, achieving success with hits like "When I See You Smile." Over the years, his solo work continued to evolve, reflecting his introspective songwriting and refined artistry. With a career spanning decades, John Waite remains a celebrated figure, known for his passionate performances and music that resonates across generations.

Genres

: arena rock

Total plays

329.0 million

Updated on 2025-03-07

Date	Total plays
2025-03-07	329,017,590
2025-02-27	319,001,317
2025-02-17	317,244,616
2025-02-09	315,790,043
2025-01-29	313,814,492
2025-01-21	312,412,063
2025-01-12	310,813,710
2025-01-04	309,275,850
2024-12-26	308,043,832
2024-12-18	306,971,296
2024-12-09	305,716,688
2024-07-29	287,437,729
2024-06-06	281,353,279
2024-05-23	279,716,361
2024-05-06	277,615,981
2024-04-20	275,581,454
2024-04-06	273,432,872
2024-03-22	271,116,775
2024-03-07	268,728,521
2024-02-21	266,300,241
2023-12-10	255,930,073
2023-10-29	250,671,902
2023-10-10	247,865,730
2023-09-25	252,476,660
2023-09-07	252,047,807
2023-08-29	256,231,561
2023-08-25	232,662,739
2023-08-20	241,207,882

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

2,329,760

Followers

290,370

Top Cities

Santiago

61,410 listeners
Sydney

35,935 listeners
Melbourne

28,913 listeners
Quezon City

33,429 listeners
Brisbane

27,288 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Missing You	271,349,431	4:30	1984-01-01
Missing You - Single Version	9,631,201	3:30	2007-12-03
Change	9,233,134	3:17	1982-01-01
Missing You (Duet)	7,698,591	4:39	2012-08-23
Missing You	7,696,250	4:41	2007-01-01
Lay Down Beside Me	4,871,743	4:59	2007-01-01
Missing You	1,610,428	3:55	2015-06-16
In Dreams	812,209	3:43	2009-03-31
Missing You	779,931	3:51	2012-08-27
Missing You (Re-Recorded / Remastered)	729,870	3:43	2009-01-01
Missing You (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]	729,756	3:48	2012-01-17
Missing You	729,756	3:48	2010-01-01
Missing You (Re-Recorded) [Re-Remastered]	729,756	3:43	2012-12-14
Every Step Of The Way	701,272	4:12	1985-01-01
Act Of Love	594,989	4:29	1987-01-01
How Did I Get By Without You?	549,703	4:05	2009-03-31
In Dreams	500,716	3:45	1993-01-01
Mr. Wonderful	436,819	4:14	1982-01-01
Tears	404,973	3:59	1984-01-01
Missing You - Rerecorded	359,143	3:32	2010-01-01
Missing You (Live)	359,044	3:32	2011-12-20
These Times Are Hard For Lovers	357,422	4:16	1987-01-01
If You Ever Get Lonely Remastered	295,900	3:54	2013-07-24
If You Ever Get Lonely	295,900	3:56	2012-08-23
I'm Still In Love	276,676	3:44	1982-01-01
Isn't It Time	259,592	4:03	2012-08-23
Restless Heart	259,537	4:31	1984-01-01
Missing You	251,727	4:18	2014-03-12
Dark Side Of The Sun	210,598	3:60	1984-01-01
Missing You	210,087	4:03	2021-03-08
Back on My Feet Again	195,158	3:30	2025-01-06
When I See You Smile - Rerecorded	155,576	5:07	2010-01-01
Downtown	142,811	5:09	2009-03-31
Catch the Wind	141,123	3:22	2021-03-08
Bluebird Cafe	139,647	3:58	2009-03-31
Space Oddity	133,322	4:54	2007-09-18
Deal For Life	128,697	4:35	1990-01-01
Change	123,436	3:15	2015-07-22
Change	118,862	3:53	2013-06-11
Masterpiece of Loneliness	115,798	4:05	2021-03-08
Masterpieces of Loneliness	115,798	4:05	2012-08-27
Masterpiece of Lonliness	115,798	4:10	2009-03-31
When I See You Smile	111,036	5:18	2014-04-03
When I See You Smile	109,254	5:13	2012-08-23
The Hard Way	107,603	3:55	2012-08-23
Going To The Top	104,306	4:35	1982-01-01
New York City Girl	104,150	4:50	2012-08-23
NYC Girl	104,150	4:50	2009-03-31
Evil	102,000	4:03	2012-08-23
More	96,243	4:12	2009-03-31
Euroshima	95,682	5:09	1984-01-01
Saturday Night	94,963	2:48	1984-01-01
Always Be Your Man	92,937	4:42	2009-03-31
Don't Lose Any Sleep	85,345	3:48	1987-01-01
Welcome To Paradise	83,933	3:59	1985-01-01
Ain't No Sunshine	83,669	3:40	2009-03-31
Woman's Touch	82,105	3:53	1987-01-01
For Your Love	81,470	3:41	1984-01-01
Rough & Tumble	81,230	4:23	2012-08-23
The Choice	75,373	4:26	1985-01-01
Isn’t It Time	73,101	3:48	2021-03-08
Keys to Your Heart	73,026	3:49	2012-08-23
Girl from the North Country	72,280	3:32	2012-08-27
Someone Like You	66,227	4:53	2009-03-31
Sometimes	64,979	4:55	1987-01-01
Dreamtime/Shake It Up	64,678	5:11	1984-01-01
Downtown	60,234	4:44	2021-03-08
Love Collision	56,714	3:54	1984-01-01
No Brakes	55,650	3:16	1985-01-01
Price of My Tears	53,641	3:45	2009-03-31
When You Were Mine	51,747	4:02	2009-03-31
White Heat	50,129	3:23	1982-01-01
Whenever You Come Around	50,033	4:03	2009-03-31
Wild One	48,401	3:51	1987-01-01
In God’s Shadow	48,371	5:05	2021-03-08
Head First	47,454	3:10	2021-03-08
Anything	47,224	3:42	2022-05-01
Head First	46,523	3:44	2013-06-11
In God's Shadow	46,404	5:52	2009-03-31
Valentine	44,445	3:45	2009-03-31
Better Off Gone	43,556	3:52	2012-08-23
Make It Happen	42,753	3:20	1982-01-01
Encircled	42,744	4:26	1987-01-01
Shadows of Love	40,853	4:03	2012-08-23
Not Dark Yet	40,029	5:48	2021-02-16
Everytime I Think of You	38,043	3:52	2015-07-22
Just Like Lovers	35,978	4:30	1985-01-01
Every Time I Think Of You (Re-Recorded / Remastered)	35,859	3:51	2010-10-01
Temptation	34,932	3:00	1982-01-01
Hanging Tree	33,546	3:21	2012-08-23
Desperate Love	33,206	3:58	1982-01-01
Missing You	30,540	3:37	2015-07-22
She's The One	29,189	5:51	1987-01-01
Wild Life	29,172	3:22	1982-01-01
In Dreams	28,783	3:46	2012-08-23
The One Who Got Away	28,441	3:50	2014-12-08
Godhead	28,270	3:32	2012-08-27
Be My Baby Tonight	28,240	3:29	1982-01-01
Magic Camera	28,035	2:44	2014-12-08
Suicide Life	27,211	6:57	2009-03-31
The Glittering Prize	27,116	5:15	2009-03-31
Imaginary Girl	25,626	3:57	2009-03-31
Laydown	25,071	3:34	1985-01-01
Fly	24,499	4:19	2009-03-31
Withered and Died	23,890	3:03	2014-12-08
Lust For Life	23,708	3:05	1985-01-01
Head First	21,923	3:36	2012-08-23
Keys To Your Heart	21,911	3:41	2009-03-31
I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry	20,635	2:31	2021-03-08
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	20,635	2:35	2009-03-31
Downtown	20,583	5:45	2012-08-23
Skyward	20,169	4:09	2012-08-23
Everytime I Think of You	19,816	3:52	2014-04-03
Mr. Wonderful	19,680	4:23	2012-08-23
A Heart Needs a Home	18,764	3:43	2014-12-08
Midnight Rendezvous	18,749	5:13	2015-07-22
St. Patrick's Day	18,661	6:02	2012-08-23
New York City Girl	18,201	5:50	2014-04-03
Son of Godhead (Slight Return)	17,947	2:10	2012-08-27
Back on My Feet Again	17,826	3:28	2015-07-22
You're The One	17,467	3:19	1985-01-01
Change	16,492	3:24	2014-04-03
Ain't That Peculiar	16,195	3:11	1985-01-01
Big Time For Love	16,084	4:56	1987-01-01
Something Better (Bonus Track)	16,063	4:01	2009-03-31
I'm Ready (Bonus Track)	15,556	2:54	2009-03-31
Grenadine	14,859	3:25	2022-05-01
Thinking About You	14,490	4:22	2009-03-31
Love's Goin' Out of Style	13,945	4:47	2012-08-23
All Along the Watchtower	13,373	3:42	2015-07-22
Back on My Feet Again	13,038	3:27	2014-04-03
Sweet Rhode Island Red	13,029	3:49	2012-08-23
In Dreams	12,817	4:17	2014-04-03
Best of What I Got	12,374	4:22	2015-07-22
Evil	11,878	4:13	2013-06-11
Just Like A Woman	11,626	5:38	2009-03-31
Lifeguard	11,210	4:44	2022-05-01
I've Been Wrong Before (Bonus Track)	10,901	3:18	2009-03-31
Further the Sky	10,743	4:48	2012-08-23
Special One	10,396	4:02	2009-03-31
I-95	10,214	3:34	2021-03-08
More	10,023	4:17	2021-03-08
New Thing (new Version)	10,019	4:41	2009-03-31
Darling	9,953	6:41	2022-05-01
Saturday Night	9,568	3:37	2013-06-11
In Dreams	9,405	4:13	2015-07-22
Peace of Mind	9,299	4:37	2012-08-23
Rock and Roll	9,010	3:52	2014-04-03
Best of What I Got	8,878	4:22	2014-04-03
If You Ever Get Lonely	8,735	3:59	2013-06-11
Missing You - Radio Single Remix	8,676	3:45	2021-05-07
Band Intro	8,311	0:41	2014-04-03
Head First	8,253	4:09	2014-04-03
Blue Venus	8,020	0:35	2012-08-23
New York City Girl	7,986	4:18	2021-03-08
When You Were Mine	7,844	3:41	2021-03-08
Touch	7,815	4:18	2009-03-31
Touch	7,685	4:10	2021-03-08
Prelude	7,668	1:11	2014-04-03
Missing You - Remix	7,314	4:26	2021-05-07
Highway 61 Revisited	7,167	5:18	2012-08-23
Mr. Wonderful	6,723	5:36	2013-06-11
Head First	6,462	4:09	2015-07-22
Rock and Roll	6,349	3:52	2015-07-22
All I Want For Christmas	6,335	3:50	2009-03-31
Have You Seen Her My Friend	6,167	5:14	2009-03-31
Masters of War	6,048	6:45	2022-03-25
Better off Gone	6,031	3:56	2013-06-11
Godhead	5,918	5:32	2009-03-31
In Dreams	5,802	4:25	2013-06-11
Let's Get Out Of Here	5,764	4:20	2009-03-31
Prelude	5,648	1:11	2015-07-22
Show Me How To Love You	5,359	4:55	2009-03-31
Missing You	4,730	4:39	2021-05-07
Keys To Your Heart (Alternative Version)- Bonus Track	4,280	4:27	2009-03-31
I-95	3,792	4:12	2009-03-31
Galaxy Groove	2,090	3:00	2025-01-22
I'm Ready (feat. John Waite)	2,033	4:09	2015-01-03