United StatesFrankie Knuckles is a House act from United States, ranked #664 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 709,000 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #97 in United States and #303 in House among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has slipped 1% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 715K to 709K. Their tracked peak was 716,600 in Aug 24, 2026. They have 176,011 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 49/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “Your Love”.
Who Frankie Knuckles is
Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music, which originated in Chicago during the early 1980s and spread worldwide. In 1997, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. Knuckles was often called "the godfather of house music".
Biography from the Frankie Knuckles article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Frankie Knuckles, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Your LoveBaby Wants to Ride / Your Love · 1987562
Where Love Lives - Classic Club Mix - featured on the John Lewis Christmas Advert 2025Where Love Lives (featured on the John Lewis Christmas Advert 2025) · 1990513
Un-Break My Heart - Classic Radio MixSecrets (Remix Package) · 1996544
I Don't Want To - Classic Radio MixUltimate · 200365Where Love Lives - featured on the John Lewis Christmas Advert 2025Where Love Lives (featured on the John Lewis Christmas Advert 2025) · 1990446
Ain't Nobody - Remix Editich fühle mich stark und gut · 2023227
Where Love Lives - Radio Edit - featured on the John Lewis Christmas Advert 2025Where Love Lives ('96 Remix) · 1996268
The Whistle SongBeyond The Mix · 1991489
Million Dollar Bill - Frankie Knuckles Radio MixWH1TNEY (Expanded Edition) · 20261410
Ain't Nobody - RemixClásicos de los 80 · 201715Latest releases
19 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Johnny Come Home (Frankie Knuckles Remix)2025 · single
More Than a Woman2024 · album
Tears2022 · single
FK Always2022 · single
The Whistle Song (Cinthie Remix)2021 · single![Carefree (I Am A Star) [Ruff Loaderz Remix] cover art](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e0225419b17bb7b8693aef451a9)
Carefree (I Am A Star) [Ruff Loaderz Remix]2020 · single
Your Love2020 · single![Carefree (I Am A Star) [Rocky's Edit] cover art](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e029cbae4b66111d42f4a0b3ac0)
Carefree (I Am A Star) [Rocky's Edit]2020 · single
Your Love (Alan Dixon 'Love Attack' Remix)2020 · single
Your Love (Darius Syrossian Remix)2020 · single
The Whistle Song (Eric Kupper Sound Factory Re-rub)2020 · single![Carefree (I Am A Star) [Chip E Remix] cover art](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e023d7b2b90c6bedc2892569008)
Carefree (I Am A Star) [Chip E Remix]2020 · singlePost this ranking
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does Frankie Knuckles have?
Frankie Knuckles has 709,000 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Frankie Knuckles's world ranking?
Frankie Knuckles is ranked #664 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Frankie Knuckles from?
Frankie Knuckles is from United States, where they rank #97 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Frankie Knuckles make?
Frankie Knuckles is categorised as House in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as chicago house, acid house.
Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.