United StatesChris Karns is a Bass act from United States, ranked #3413 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 6,200 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #346 in United States and #853 in Bass among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has slipped 13% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 7.1K to 6.2K. Their tracked peak was 7,600 in Aug 24, 2026. They have 3,876 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 20/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “IT'S A TRAP”.
Who Chris Karns is
Christopher Karns (born January 25, 1979) is an American turntablist, who won the 2011 DMC World DJ Championships. He has also won the 2002 WSTC World Championships, six DMC Regional Championships, and three Redbull Thre3style Championships. He has produced songs for Method Man, Ahmad, Mayer Hawthorne and many more. Chris has also shared stages around the world with industry legends such as Run-D.M.C., A Tribe Called Quest, Common, Mos Def, Wu-Tang, and many others. He is formerly the official touring DJ for Yelawolf and is a former official band member for Pretty Lights. In April 2013, he auditioned as one of the nineteen contestants for the third season of VH1's DJ reality show, Master of the Mix. Karns was one of 3 finalist, ultimately placing 2nd in the finals.
Biography from the Chris Karns article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
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IT'S A TRAPChris Karns · 2026252
It Goes On and OnChris Karns · 2022223
Feeling's GoneSunSquabi · 2025194
Listen up!Choice Kuts · 2018175Getaway DriverChris Karns · 2026166
Pangolin (Chris Karns Remix)Chris Karns · 2019167
I Need A Beach In My Life, ASAPChris Karns · 2023138Hard TruthSunSquabi · 2025139
We'll Always Have ParisChris Karns · 20221110
BuzzinDISPARATE · 202610Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Getaway Driver2026 · singleIT'S A TRAP2026 · single
Stray Cats2026 · single
Keep It Funky2026 · single
Feeling's Gone2025 · single
Don Status (single)2025 · single
Love Makes You Cry EP2025 · single
Spooky Beats, Vol. 12023 · album
Ultra Chill2023 · singleI Need A Beach In My Life, ASAP2023 · single
Laid Back2023 · single
Wokelore2022 · singlePost this ranking
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does Chris Karns have?
Chris Karns has 6,200 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Chris Karns's world ranking?
Chris Karns is ranked #3413 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Chris Karns from?
Chris Karns is from United States, where they rank #346 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Chris Karns make?
Chris Karns is categorised as Bass in the DJ INDEX.
Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.