NetherlandsBlack Sun Empire is a Bass act from Netherlands, ranked #1669 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 126,500 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #149 in Netherlands and #375 in Bass among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has grown 7% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 118K to 127K. They have 128,129 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 41/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “I Saw You”.
Who Black Sun Empire is
Black Sun Empire are a Dutch drum and bass group that formed in Utrecht, Netherlands in 1997 by producers Rene Verdult and brothers Micha and Milan Heyboer. The group has received much praise from critics, even being referred to as "the kings of all things neuro". Since their inception, the group has released six full-length albums and have operated three independent record labels: Black Sun Empire Recordings, Obsessions, and Blackout Music NL.
Biography from the Black Sun Empire article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Black Sun Empire, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
I Saw YouThe Wrong Room · 2018392Caterpillar - Drumsound & Bassline Smith RemixThe Wrong Room · 2018393
KeplerUpheaval · 2020384
Pull the TriggerThe Violent Five · 2016385ImmersionThe Wrong Room · 2018376
BreachDriving Insane · 2004357
Until the World EndsUntil The World Ends · 2015348ArrakisDriving Insane · 2004349SwarmThe Wrong Room · 20183310
Feed the MachineFrom the Shadows · 201234Latest releases
19 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Tremor2025 · single
Twain Wolves (Black Sun Empire Remix)2025 · single
Cheat Code2025 · album
The Purge2025 · single
Back Down2025 · single
Welcome To The Jungle2025 · single
Walk The Line / Mysterion2025 · single
Consume The Power2024 · single
Executionist2024 · single
Disruptive2024 · single
Something Bad2023 · single
Doctrine2023 · singlePost this ranking
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7 weekly snapshots. Peak so far: 127K in the week of Sep 28, 2026.
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Acts at a similar level in bass, and the biggest names from Netherlands.
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does Black Sun Empire have?
Black Sun Empire has 126,500 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Black Sun Empire's world ranking?
Black Sun Empire is ranked #1669 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Black Sun Empire from?
Black Sun Empire is from Netherlands, where they rank #149 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Black Sun Empire make?
Black Sun Empire is categorised as Bass and Drum & Bass in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as drum and bass, drumstep, jungle.
Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.