Nik Kershaw

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Nik Kershaw exploded onto the UK pop scene in 1984 as a solo artist. A string of global hit singles –
including ‘Wouldn’t it Be Good’, ‘The Riddle’ and his biggest hit, ‘I Won’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me’ – helped to propel him to 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart through 1984 and 1985 – beating every other solo artist, together with performing at Live Aid.
 
After stepping out of the limelight to concentrate on writing and producing, Nik wrote Chesney Hawkes’s 'The One And Only' and has collaborated with Elton John (including writing and producing one of the songs on the Duets album), Sia, Gary Barlow and Bonnie Tyler , whilst continuing to release his own well-reviewed studio albums, featuring his distinctive voice and highly personal lyrics.
 
He also regularly plays festivals and performs live to his loyal and fervent fanbase.

Genres

: new romantic new wave new wave pop

Total plays

325.4 million

Updated on 2024-06-06

Date	Total plays
2024-06-06	325,357,694
2024-05-23	323,109,215
2024-05-06	320,435,419
2024-04-20	317,942,520
2024-04-06	315,785,635
2024-03-22	313,558,077
2024-03-07	311,308,434
2024-02-21	308,917,351
2023-12-10	298,535,457
2023-10-29	292,762,279
2023-10-11	290,387,027
2023-10-10	290,269,162
2023-10-09	290,155,514
2023-10-08	290,013,889
2023-10-07	289,867,056
2023-10-06	289,735,136
2023-10-05	289,609,322
2023-10-04	289,486,507
2023-10-03	289,362,772
2023-10-02	289,248,042
2023-10-01	289,109,028
2023-09-30	288,965,546
2023-09-29	288,834,124
2023-09-28	288,695,406
2023-09-27	288,561,953
2023-09-26	288,436,043
2023-09-25	288,316,198
2023-09-24	288,169,031
2023-09-23	288,015,324
2023-09-22	287,880,619
2023-09-21	287,753,893
2023-09-20	287,631,227
2023-09-19	287,513,191
2023-09-18	287,400,741
2023-09-17	287,259,407
2023-09-16	287,111,919
2023-09-15	286,977,153
2023-09-14	286,849,316
2023-09-13	286,725,625
2023-09-12	494,521,679
2023-09-11	488,035,826
2023-09-10	387,972,135
2023-09-09	380,284,562
2023-09-08	481,147,216
2023-09-07	379,993,263
2023-08-29	290,552,905
2023-08-25	277,076,086
2023-08-20	274,781,892

Social media links

Monthly listeners

1,844,722

Followers

316,692

Top Cities

Berlin

43,222 listeners
Hamburg

32,862 listeners
London

32,016 listeners
Amsterdam

30,541 listeners
Helsinki

26,711 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
The Riddle	107,572,323	3:55	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good	93,655,380	4:37	1984-01-01
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me	74,028,678	3:24	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Re-Recorded	6,842,203	4:51	1984-01-01
Wouldn’t it Be Good	6,842,203	4:51	2010-04-01
Wide Boy	3,442,387	3:28	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good	3,167,668	2:51	2017-03-31
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Solo Acoustic	2,367,464	5:27	2010-02-01
Sometimes	1,799,165	4:57	1999-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Extended 12" Remix	1,534,884	6:51	2012-01-01
I Want Let The Sun Go Down On Me	1,427,611	4:47	2011-12-23
Don Quixote	870,147	4:56	1984-01-01
Dancing Girls	864,428	3:48	1984-01-01
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	843,790	2:27	2015-11-06
Human Racing	836,481	4:35	1984-01-01
The Riddle - Extended Riddle	776,169	5:10	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Solo Acoustic	695,511	4:33	2010-02-01
The Riddle - Solo Acoustic	563,939	4:06	2010-02-01
These Tears	482,539	3:51	2012-08-05
Know How	479,954	4:52	1984-01-01
The Sky's the Limit	460,553	4:10	2012-08-05
Bogart	448,363	4:38	1984-01-01
You Might	426,296	3:17	1984-01-01
Nobody Knows	417,773	4:22	1986-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	393,234	5:14	1985-01-01
Old Friend	374,649	4:16	1993-11-22
When A Heart Beats	373,589	4:30	1986-01-01
Shame On You	362,502	3:42	1984-01-01
Roses	355,090	3:58	1984-01-01
Promises,promises	346,614	3:52	2006-12-04
City Of Angels	324,815	3:56	1984-01-01
Wild Horses	323,676	3:59	1984-01-01
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Extended Mix	323,647	6:32	2012-01-01
Radio Musicola	318,323	5:53	1986-01-01
One Step Ahead	298,188	3:50	1991-01-01
Rock of Ages	294,391	4:34	2012-08-05
Easy	269,141	4:12	1984-01-01
Faces	268,173	4:05	1984-01-01
Cloak And Dagger	260,236	4:56	1984-01-01
The One And Only - 2022 Nik Kershaw Remix	243,221	4:26	2022-03-04
Drum Talk	239,118	3:11	1984-01-01
Save The Whale	235,536	6:05	1984-01-01
Gone To Pieces	209,434	3:14	1984-01-01
The Wind Will Blow	194,970	3:34	2020-06-26
Enjoy the Ride	188,787	4:12	2012-08-05
From Cloudy Bay To Malibu	181,137	4:27	2020-09-11
Red Strand	180,457	4:24	2012-08-05
Dancing Girls - Single Version	171,586	3:22	1991-01-01
Runaway	166,548	3:54	2012-08-05
You're the Best	164,876	4:21	2012-08-05
Shoot Me	162,945	4:36	2012-08-05
Wounded Knee	152,573	3:51	2006-01-01
Oh you beautiful thing	152,440	3:15	2006-12-04
One World	141,677	4:35	1991-01-01
Bad Day You're Having	137,069	4:12	2012-08-05
Somebody Loves You	132,908	5:03	1998-01-18
She Gets Me	128,190	4:21	2020-10-16
Cowboys & Indians	127,728	3:52	2006-01-01
Stuff	123,221	3:32	2012-08-05
Lost In You - Sunset Sessions	121,144	2:58	2021-05-14
The Chosen Ones	115,877	3:59	2020-06-26
The Bell	113,086	3:48	2012-08-05
Come On Down	106,840	4:46	2022-05-06
Have A Nice Life - Solo Acoustic	106,161	4:05	2010-02-01
James Cagney	99,295	5:20	1986-01-01
Oh You Beautiful Thing - Solo Acoustic	98,461	3:27	2010-02-01
Somebody Loves You - Solo Acoustic	90,353	4:12	2010-02-01
What The Papers Say	88,992	3:33	1986-01-01
Running Scared	88,682	5:04	1986-01-01
The Riddle - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	86,605	4:14	1985-01-01
Don't Ask Me	85,717	4:03	2006-01-01
Dancing Girls - SOLO Acoustic	82,612	3:48	2010-02-01
Wouldn't It Be Good	80,191	5:21	2023-06-16
The Riddle	77,417	3:54	2016-01-01
Don Quixote - Solo Acoustic	76,160	5:34	2010-02-01
Paranoid	74,896	3:43	2022-08-10
Loud Confident and Wrong - Solo Acoustic	74,507	3:43	2010-02-01
The Sky's the Limit - Radio Version - Robbie Bronnimann Mix	74,258	3:26	2012-08-05
Lost In You - Solo Acoustic	74,045	3:22	2010-02-01
These Little Things	71,823	5:09	2020-06-26
I Do Believe	71,688	4:16	2020-06-26
Wouldn't It Be Good	71,096	4:49	2011-12-23
Elisabeth's Eyes	70,090	4:38	2006-01-01
The Best I Can	70,078	4:30	2020-06-26
Wide Boy - Extended Mix	69,034	5:08	1984-01-01
Fiction - Solo Acoustic	68,274	3:35	2010-02-01
Can't Go On	67,394	3:47	2020-10-16
L.A.B.A.T.Y.D.	66,907	4:15	1986-01-01
Billy - Solo Acoustic	66,298	4:02	2010-02-01
She could be the one	66,032	5:17	2006-12-04
Your Brave Face	65,436	5:51	1998-01-18
Life Goes On	63,265	5:02	1986-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Extended Mix	62,791	4:07	2017-03-31
Wide Boy - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	62,548	4:04	1985-01-01
Roundabouts And Swings	60,573	3:54	2020-10-16
The Sky's The Limit	59,485	4:00	2016-03-18
Don Quixote - Extra Special Long Mix	59,481	8:42	1984-01-01
Billy	59,323	4:21	1998-01-18
Have A Nice Life	58,711	3:59	1998-01-18
Little Star	58,302	3:30	2020-06-26
Love Conquers All (with Nik Kershaw)	58,290	3:59	2010-01-01
What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me	56,202	3:49	2023-04-14
Can't get arrested	56,043	4:41	2006-12-04
Walkabout	54,086	4:58	2006-01-01
Oxygen - Solo Acoustic	53,178	4:31	2010-02-01
Lady On The Phone	52,349	4:10	2006-01-01
Fiction	51,193	4:19	1998-01-18
Violet To Blue	51,107	6:18	1986-01-01
Don't Let Me Out Of My Cage	50,672	4:34	1986-01-01
Wounded - Solo Acoustic	50,254	3:58	2010-02-01
This Broken Man - Solo Acoustic	49,185	4:42	2010-02-01
Old house	48,894	4:02	2006-12-04
So Quiet	48,223	3:12	1984-01-01
Babylon Brothers	47,494	4:42	2020-10-16
Find Me An Angel	47,249	5:56	1998-01-18
You don't have to be the sun	47,005	5:39	2006-12-04
I hope you're happy now	46,620	3:20	2006-12-04
Lost	45,558	4:40	2006-12-04
Roses - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	45,102	4:44	1984-01-01
Cloak & Dagger	44,970	5:11	2011-12-23
Don Quixote - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	43,821	4:50	1985-01-01
Let's Get Lost	43,118	4:43	2020-10-16
All about you	42,558	4:36	2006-12-04
What Do You Think Of It So Far?	41,025	3:57	1998-01-18
Take My Place	40,378	3:59	2006-01-01
Time and Emotion	39,768	3:09	2023-04-14
Dark Glasses	38,850	4:17	2012-01-01
Know How - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	38,611	4:53	1984-01-01
Made In Heaven	38,203	5:57	1998-01-18
Shame On You	37,399	4:13	2011-12-23
James Cagney - Edited Version	37,381	3:60	2022-07-29
15 Minutes	36,980	4:40	1998-01-18
Wounded	36,887	4:21	2001-05-14
Yeah, yeah	36,625	3:51	2006-12-04
They Were There	36,493	4:35	2020-10-16
Die Laughing	36,416	4:40	2001-05-14
Come Back Tomorrow	35,950	3:35	2020-10-16
Don't Lie	35,908	3:54	1984-01-01
Dancing Girls	35,806	3:40	2011-12-23
Burning At Both Ends	35,747	4:02	2006-01-01
Shine On	35,385	4:54	1998-01-18
Progress	34,009	3:07	2011-12-23
God Bless	32,571	4:24	1998-01-18
Loud, confident & wrong	32,314	3:39	2006-12-04
Stick Around	31,973	3:49	1998-01-18
The Smallest Soul	31,881	4:24	2020-10-16
Dancing Girls - Extended 12 " Remix	31,858	8:04	2012-01-01
Human Racing - Extended 12" Mix	31,283	5:23	2012-01-01
Born yesterday	31,119	4:50	2006-12-04
Monkey Business	30,569	3:31	2012-01-01
Monkey Business	29,563	3:22	2011-12-23
Long Live The King	28,792	3:19	2020-10-16
Hope and Glory	28,297	3:21	2022-05-06
Dark Glasses	27,399	3:46	2011-12-23
You Might - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	26,466	3:28	1984-01-01
She Cries	26,429	3:48	2012-01-01
Men United	26,150	4:05	2015-10-09
City Of Angels - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	25,883	3:57	1984-01-01
Wild Horses - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	25,624	3:57	1984-01-01
To Hurt the One You Love	25,108	4:14	2022-05-06
Human Racing	23,990	5:07	2011-12-23
Wouldn't It Be Good - Re-Recorded [Sped Up]	23,840	3:44	2023-05-24
Bogart	23,349	6:07	2011-12-23
The Devil and the Deep	23,329	3:44	2022-05-06
Get Up	22,975	4:12	2001-05-14
Already	22,110	5:13	2001-05-14
Drum Talk	21,978	4:04	2011-12-23
Bogart - Extended 12" Remix	21,644	4:30	2012-01-01
Save The Whale - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	21,592	6:05	1984-01-01
Take Me To Church	19,554	4:54	2001-05-14
You're the Best	19,009	3:15	2012-09-23
I Can't Wait	18,924	4:04	2022-05-06
Jane Doe	18,409	4:22	2001-05-14
One Day	17,757	5:08	2001-05-14
Hello World	17,565	4:20	2001-05-14
The Greatest Put Down	17,498	4:24	2022-05-06
How Sad	17,174	4:17	2001-05-14
All Is Fair	16,666	4:13	2001-05-14
Show Them What You're Made Of	16,435	4:19	2001-05-14
Faces - Extended 12" Remix	15,721	4:40	2012-01-01
How High?	15,709	3:58	2023-04-14
Drum Talk - Extended 12" Remix	15,463	4:59	2012-01-01
Gone To Pieces	15,309	4:07	2011-12-23
When I Grow Up	13,088	3:46	2022-07-29
Cloak And Dagger - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	12,606	5:08	2012-01-01
Big Feather Bed	12,479	4:13	2023-04-14
Wouldn't It Be Good - Special Extended Mix	12,076	6:53	2022-07-29
The Riddle	11,966	3:51	2023-07-21
One	11,389	5:01	2013-12-12
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Edited Version	10,423	3:49	2022-07-29
Shades of Grey	10,158	4:03	2023-04-14
Let Him Have It	10,110	3:44	2023-04-14
I Fell	9,858	3:45	2012-08-05
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Extended Remix By Simon Boswell	6,583	6:02	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good - Remix	6,156	7:40	2022-07-29
My Friend John	6,122	4:02	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good - L'Avenue Remix	5,496	4:39	2023-07-21
Dancing Girls - Special Hi Energy Remix	4,736	7:32	2022-07-29
Radio Musicola - Extended Version	4,624	7:18	2022-07-29
Progress - Live From Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	4,446	3:06	2022-07-29
Dancing Girls - Special Extended Version	4,347	8:04	2022-07-29
Nobody Knows - Extended Mix	3,886	7:34	2022-07-29
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me	3,798	3:58	2023-07-21
When A Heart Beats - Extended Mix	3,585	6:15	2022-07-29
One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing - Instrumental	3,482	3:39	2022-07-29
Drum Talk - Special Hi-Energy Remix	3,226	7:29	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good - Re-Recorded [Slowed + Reverb]	2,936	5:52	2023-05-24
Drum Talk - Special Extended Version	2,916	5:00	2022-07-29
Elisabeth's Eyes - Extended Version	2,908	6:05	2022-07-29
James Cagney - Extended Mix	2,868	5:24	2022-07-29
Wild Horses - Extended Mix	2,508	6:52	2022-07-29
One Step Ahead - Industrial Mix	2,459	8:21	2022-07-29
Human Racing	2,130	4:01	2023-07-21
Elisabeth's Eyes - Club Dub	1,823	4:44	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good (feat. Nik Kershaw)	1,709	5:13	2012-10-30
What Is	< 1000	3:18	2009-01-01