United KingdomJames Holden is a Techno act from United Kingdom, ranked #1789 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 108,700 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #324 in United Kingdom and #237 in Techno among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has grown 32% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 82.4K to 109K. They have 86,833 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 33/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “Lump”.
Who James Holden is
James Alexander Goodale Holden (born 7 June 1979) is an English electronic music artist and DJ. After beginning his career as a DJ and producer, Holden has moved extensively into live performance and founded his own record label, Border Community.
Biography from the James Holden article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for James Holden, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
LumpThe Idiots Are Winning · 2006352
Each Moment Like the FirstThe Animal Spirits · 2017343
Common LandImagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities · 2023254
Blackpool Late EightiesThe Inheritors · 2013295RenataThe Inheritors · 201328610101The Idiots Are Winning · 2006277Trust Your FeetImagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities · 2023258In The End You'll KnowImagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities · 2023239
Solidarity Theme (Release)A Cambodian Spring OST · 20192310The Caterpillar's InterventionThe Inheritors · 201322Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
The Universe Will Take Care Of You2025 · album
You Are Gods2025 · single
Don't Get Me Started (James Holden Remix)2025 · singleImagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities2023 · album
In The End You'll Know2023 · single
Common Land2023 · single
Contains Multitudes2023 · single
BBC Sessions: Live at Maida Vale2020 · single
Long Weekend EP2020 · singleA Cambodian Spring OST2019 · album
Solidarity Theme (Release)2019 · single
Three Live Takes2018 · singlePost this ranking
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does James Holden have?
James Holden has 108,700 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is James Holden's world ranking?
James Holden is ranked #1789 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is James Holden from?
James Holden is from United Kingdom, where they rank #324 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does James Holden make?
James Holden is categorised as Techno in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as gnawa, idm.
Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.