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

333.4 million

Updated on 2024-07-29

Date	Total plays
2024-07-29	333,400,434
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

1,741,310

Followers

320,300

Top Cities

Berlin

40,409 listeners
Hamburg

32,667 listeners
London

30,043 listeners
Amsterdam

30,473 listeners
Frankfurt am Main

25,828 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
The Riddle	110,159,770	3:55	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good	96,779,808	4:37	1984-01-01
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me	75,468,920	3:24	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Re-Recorded	6,946,718	4:51	1984-01-01
Wouldn’t it Be Good	6,946,718	4:51	2010-04-01
Wide Boy	3,524,116	3:28	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good	3,199,576	2:51	2017-03-31
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Solo Acoustic	2,395,721	5:27	2010-02-01
Sometimes	1,817,373	4:57	1999-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Extended 12" Remix	1,604,322	6:51	2012-01-01
I Want Let The Sun Go Down On Me	1,437,925	4:47	2011-12-23
Dancing Girls	887,295	3:48	1984-01-01
Don Quixote	885,756	4:56	1984-01-01
Human Racing	855,408	4:35	1984-01-01
Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree	845,079	2:27	2015-11-06
The Riddle - Extended Riddle	824,894	5:10	1984-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Solo Acoustic	702,724	4:33	2010-02-01
The Riddle - Solo Acoustic	568,863	4:06	2010-02-01
These Tears	487,917	3:51	2012-08-05
Know How	484,816	4:52	1984-01-01
The Sky's the Limit	464,177	4:10	2012-08-05
Bogart	457,415	4:38	1984-01-01
You Might	437,403	3:17	1984-01-01
Nobody Knows	428,883	4:22	1986-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	401,934	5:14	2018-01-01
Old Friend	386,219	4:16	1993-11-22
When A Heart Beats	379,680	4:30	1986-01-01
Shame On You	373,369	3:42	1984-01-01
Roses	362,896	3:58	1984-01-01
Promises,promises	349,650	3:52	2006-12-04
Wild Horses	330,042	3:59	1984-01-01
City Of Angels	328,223	3:56	1984-01-01
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Extended Mix	326,895	6:32	2012-01-01
Radio Musicola	323,663	5:53	1986-01-01
One Step Ahead	307,502	3:50	1991-01-01
Rock of Ages	295,497	4:34	2012-08-05
Easy	275,185	4:12	1984-01-01
Faces	272,269	4:05	1984-01-01
The One And Only - 2022 Nik Kershaw Remix	267,470	4:26	2022-03-04
Cloak And Dagger	267,257	4:56	1984-01-01
Drum Talk	244,350	3:11	1984-01-01
Save The Whale	239,051	6:05	1984-01-01
Gone To Pieces	213,920	3:14	1984-01-01
The Wind Will Blow	197,664	3:34	2020-06-26
Enjoy the Ride	189,519	4:12	2012-08-05
From Cloudy Bay To Malibu	183,523	4:27	2020-09-11
Red Strand	181,017	4:24	2012-08-05
Dancing Girls - Single Version	173,522	3:22	1991-01-01
Runaway	167,856	3:54	2012-08-05
You're the Best	166,770	4:21	2012-08-05
Shoot Me	163,542	4:36	2012-08-05
Wounded Knee	154,545	3:51	2006-01-01
Oh you beautiful thing	153,827	3:15	2006-12-04
One World	146,926	4:35	1991-01-01
Bad Day You're Having	137,530	4:12	2012-08-05
Somebody Loves You	136,144	5:03	1998-01-18
She Gets Me	130,166	4:21	2020-10-16
Cowboys & Indians	129,921	3:52	2006-01-01
Stuff	123,754	3:32	2012-08-05
Lost In You - Sunset Sessions	123,004	2:58	2021-05-14
The Chosen Ones	117,569	3:59	2020-06-26
The Bell	113,604	3:48	2012-08-05
Come On Down	109,256	4:46	2022-05-06
Have A Nice Life - Solo Acoustic	106,758	4:05	2010-02-01
James Cagney	101,505	5:20	1986-01-01
Oh You Beautiful Thing - Solo Acoustic	99,247	3:27	2010-02-01
The Riddle - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	92,400	4:14	2018-01-01
What The Papers Say	91,302	3:33	1986-01-01
Somebody Loves You - Solo Acoustic	91,018	4:12	2010-02-01
Running Scared	90,536	5:04	1986-01-01
Don't Ask Me	87,623	4:03	2006-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good	85,808	5:21	2023-06-16
Dancing Girls - SOLO Acoustic	83,210	3:48	2010-02-01
The Riddle	78,468	3:54	2016-01-01
Don Quixote - Solo Acoustic	76,811	5:34	2010-02-01
Paranoid	75,430	3:43	2022-08-10
Loud Confident and Wrong - Solo Acoustic	75,041	3:43	2010-02-01
The Sky's the Limit - Radio Version - Robbie Bronnimann Mix	74,682	3:26	2012-08-05
Lost In You - Solo Acoustic	74,576	3:22	2010-02-01
I Do Believe	72,724	4:16	2020-06-26
These Little Things	72,611	5:09	2020-06-26
Wouldn't It Be Good	71,810	4:49	2011-12-23
Elisabeth's Eyes	71,672	4:38	2006-01-01
Wide Boy - Extended Mix	70,846	5:08	1984-01-01
The Best I Can	70,795	4:30	2020-06-26
Fiction - Solo Acoustic	68,824	3:35	2010-02-01
Can't Go On	68,123	3:47	2020-10-16
L.A.B.A.T.Y.D.	68,115	4:15	1986-01-01
Your Brave Face	66,925	5:51	1998-01-18
Billy - Solo Acoustic	66,772	4:02	2010-02-01
She could be the one	66,487	5:17	2006-12-04
Wide Boy - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	66,233	4:04	2018-01-01
Life Goes On	64,274	5:02	1986-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Extended Mix	63,496	4:07	2017-03-31
Roundabouts And Swings	61,319	3:54	2020-10-16
Don Quixote - Extra Special Long Mix	60,747	8:42	1984-01-01
Billy	60,350	4:21	1998-01-18
The Sky's The Limit	59,928	4:00	2016-03-18
Have A Nice Life	59,599	3:59	1998-01-18
Little Star	58,877	3:30	2020-06-26
Love Conquers All (with Nik Kershaw)	58,481	3:59	2010-01-01
What I Don't Know Won't Hurt Me	57,418	3:49	2023-04-14
Can't get arrested	56,515	4:41	2006-12-04
Walkabout	54,975	4:58	2006-01-01
Oxygen - Solo Acoustic	53,613	4:31	2010-02-01
Lady On The Phone	53,250	4:10	2006-01-01
Violet To Blue	52,060	6:18	1986-01-01
Fiction	51,875	4:19	1998-01-18
Don't Let Me Out Of My Cage	51,575	4:34	1986-01-01
Wounded - Solo Acoustic	50,618	3:58	2010-02-01
This Broken Man - Solo Acoustic	49,542	4:42	2010-02-01
So Quiet	49,356	3:12	1984-01-01
Old house	49,355	4:02	2006-12-04
Babylon Brothers	48,107	4:42	2020-10-16
Find Me An Angel	47,824	5:56	1998-01-18
You don't have to be the sun	47,399	5:39	2006-12-04
I hope you're happy now	46,969	3:20	2006-12-04
Don Quixote - Live at Live Aid, Wembley Stadium, 13th July 1985	46,302	4:50	2018-01-01
Lost	45,899	4:40	2006-12-04
Roses - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	45,805	4:44	1984-01-01
Cloak & Dagger	45,120	5:11	2011-12-23
Let's Get Lost	43,569	4:43	2020-10-16
All about you	42,889	4:36	2006-12-04
What Do You Think Of It So Far?	41,662	3:57	1998-01-18
Time and Emotion	41,282	3:09	2023-04-14
Take My Place	41,040	3:59	2006-01-01
Dark Glasses	40,124	4:17	2012-01-01
Know How - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	39,191	4:53	1984-01-01
Made In Heaven	38,777	5:57	1998-01-18
Wounded	37,983	4:21	2001-05-14
James Cagney - Edited Version	37,776	3:60	2022-07-29
15 Minutes	37,548	4:40	1998-01-18
Shame On You	37,539	4:13	2011-12-23
Die Laughing	37,072	4:40	2001-05-14
Yeah, yeah	36,971	3:51	2006-12-04
They Were There	36,832	4:35	2020-10-16
Don't Lie	36,692	3:54	1984-01-01
Come Back Tomorrow	36,384	3:35	2020-10-16
Burning At Both Ends	36,314	4:02	2006-01-01
Dancing Girls	35,957	3:40	2011-12-23
Shine On	35,891	4:54	1998-01-18
Progress	34,211	3:07	2011-12-23
God Bless	33,030	4:24	1998-01-18
Loud, confident & wrong	32,582	3:39	2006-12-04
Stick Around	32,507	3:49	1998-01-18
Dancing Girls - Extended 12 " Remix	32,346	8:04	2012-01-01
The Smallest Soul	32,306	4:24	2020-10-16
Human Racing - Extended 12" Mix	31,906	5:23	2012-01-01
Monkey Business	31,525	3:31	2012-01-01
Born yesterday	31,371	4:50	2006-12-04
Monkey Business	29,692	3:22	2011-12-23
Long Live The King	29,188	3:19	2020-10-16
Hope and Glory	28,548	3:21	2022-05-06
Dark Glasses	27,515	3:46	2011-12-23
She Cries	27,250	3:48	2012-01-01
You Might - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	26,893	3:28	1984-01-01
Men United	26,266	4:05	2015-10-09
City Of Angels - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	26,258	3:57	1984-01-01
Wild Horses - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	25,972	3:57	1984-01-01
To Hurt the One You Love	25,334	4:14	2022-05-06
Wouldn't It Be Good - Re-Recorded [Sped Up]	24,171	3:44	2023-05-24
Human Racing	24,099	5:07	2011-12-23
The Devil and the Deep	23,548	3:44	2022-05-06
Get Up	23,535	4:12	2001-05-14
Bogart	23,481	6:07	2011-12-23
Already	22,762	5:13	2001-05-14
Drum Talk	22,047	4:04	2011-12-23
Bogart - Extended 12" Remix	22,029	4:30	2012-01-01
Save The Whale - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	21,893	6:05	1984-01-01
Take Me To Church	19,901	4:54	2001-05-14
You're the Best	19,124	3:15	2012-09-23
I Can't Wait	19,118	4:04	2022-05-06
Jane Doe	18,811	4:22	2001-05-14
One Day	18,099	5:08	2001-05-14
Hello World	17,920	4:20	2001-05-14
The Greatest Put Down	17,684	4:24	2022-05-06
How Sad	17,536	4:17	2001-05-14
All Is Fair	16,972	4:13	2001-05-14
Show Them What You're Made Of	16,717	4:19	2001-05-14
Faces - Extended 12" Remix	16,037	4:40	2012-01-01
How High?	15,995	3:58	2023-04-14
Drum Talk - Extended 12" Remix	15,679	4:59	2012-01-01
Gone To Pieces	15,371	4:07	2011-12-23
When I Grow Up	13,829	3:46	2022-07-29
The Riddle	13,585	3:51	2023-07-21
Cloak And Dagger - Live At Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	12,869	5:08	2012-01-01
Wouldn't It Be Good - Special Extended Mix	12,716	6:53	2022-07-29
Big Feather Bed	12,708	4:13	2023-04-14
Wouldn't It Be Good	11,855	4:15	2023-06-16
One	11,491	5:01	2013-12-12
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Edited Version	10,845	3:49	2022-07-29
Shades of Grey	10,363	4:03	2023-04-14
Let Him Have It	10,312	3:44	2023-04-14
I Fell	9,955	3:45	2012-08-05
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me - Extended Remix By Simon Boswell	7,051	6:02	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good - Remix	6,605	7:40	2022-07-29
My Friend John	6,419	4:02	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good - L'Avenue Remix	5,919	4:39	2023-07-21
Dancing Girls - Special Hi Energy Remix	5,086	7:32	2022-07-29
Radio Musicola - Extended Version	4,857	7:18	2022-07-29
Progress - Live From Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK / 1984	4,739	3:06	2022-07-29
Dancing Girls - Special Extended Version	4,541	8:04	2022-07-29
I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me	4,516	3:58	2023-07-21
Nobody Knows - Extended Mix	4,128	7:34	2022-07-29
One Of Our Fruit Machines Is Missing - Instrumental	3,769	3:39	2022-07-29
When A Heart Beats - Extended Mix	3,752	6:15	2022-07-29
Drum Talk - Special Hi-Energy Remix	3,393	7:29	2022-07-29
Drum Talk - Special Extended Version	3,030	5:00	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good - Re-Recorded [Slowed + Reverb]	3,008	5:52	2023-05-24
Elisabeth's Eyes - Extended Version	2,999	6:05	2022-07-29
James Cagney - Extended Mix	2,954	5:24	2022-07-29
Wild Horses - Extended Mix	2,624	6:52	2022-07-29
One Step Ahead - Industrial Mix	2,551	8:21	2022-07-29
Human Racing	2,286	4:01	2023-07-21
Elisabeth's Eyes - Club Dub	1,896	4:44	2022-07-29
Wouldn't It Be Good (feat. Nik Kershaw)	1,733	5:13	2012-10-30
What Is	< 1000	3:18	2009-01-01