United StatesJosh Wink is a Techno act from United States, ranked #1428 in the world on the DJ INDEX with 183,100 monthly Spotify listeners. That also puts them #172 in United States and #190 in Techno among the acts we track. Their monthly audience has slipped 11% over the 6 weeks we have tracked them, from 205K to 183K. Their tracked peak was 208,200 in Aug 24, 2026. They have 56,507 Spotify followers and a Spotify popularity score of 39/100. Their most-streamed track on Spotify is “Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin Acid Funk)”.
Who Josh Wink is
Joshua Winkelman (born April 20, 1970), better known by his stage name Josh Wink, is an American electronic dance music DJ, label owner, producer and remixer. He is a native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A pioneering DJ in the American rave scene during the early 1990s, Wink was the most prominent exponent of the tribal forms of techno and house in the U.S. In 1995, he released several hits, including "Don't Laugh" (as Winx), "I'm Ready" (as Size 9) (which hit number one on the U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart), and "Higher State of Consciousness," which topped the dance charts in Europe. He has had many club hits such as "How's Your Evening So Far?" (samples Lil Louis's "French Kiss") (and for which he gave Lil Louis 100% writing / publishing credit) and "Superfreak (Freak)" and has also gained much attention for his remixes of Stabbing Westward, FC Kahuna, Paul Oakenfold, Moby, Towa Tei, Ladytron and Depeche Mode, among others.
Biography from the Josh Wink article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Josh Wink, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Higher State of Consciousness (Tweekin Acid Funk)Higher State of Consciousness · 1995522
Higher State of Consciousness - Dex & Jonesey's Higher Stated MixHigher State of Consciousness (The European Remixes) · 1997433
I'm Ready - Marco Faraone RemixI'm Ready (Marco Faraone Remix) · 2026364
Higher State of ConsciousnessUltimate Party · 2022355
NGFJosh Wink · 2026356
Talking To You (Marc Romboy & André Winter Remix)The Unreleased Remixes, Vol. 1 · 2023357
Higher State Of Consciousness (Adana Twins Remix Two)Higher State Of Consciousness (Adana Twins Remixes) · 2020348
Don't LaughJosh Wink · 2000339
FuturamaJosh Wink · 20263210
Probe Your Mind - Wink's mind radio editProbe Your Mind · 202628Latest releases
22 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Eye C (Josh Wink Remix)2026 · single
Stairway To Headphones2026 · singleFuturama2026 · single
Go Back2026 · singleProbe Your Mind2026 · singleNGF2026 · single
Let Yourself Go On (Edit)2026 · singleI'm Ready (Marco Faraone Remix)2026 · single
Self Acceptance2025 · single
607 Sessions2025 · single
i keep coming back (Josh Wink Remixes)2025 · single
Holding On (Josh Wink Interpretation)2025 · singlePost this ranking
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How many monthly Spotify listeners does Josh Wink have?
Josh Wink has 183,100 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Sep 28, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Josh Wink's world ranking?
Josh Wink is ranked #1428 of 4408 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Josh Wink from?
Josh Wink is from United States, where they rank #172 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Josh Wink make?
Josh Wink is categorised as Techno and House in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as acid house, acid techno.
Snapshot from the week of Sep 28, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.