Who Orbital is
Orbital are an English electronic music duo from Dunton Green, Kent, England, consisting of brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll. The band's name is taken from Greater London's orbital motorway, the M25, which was central to the early rave scene during the early days of acid house. Additionally, the cover art on three of their albums showcase stylised atomic orbitals. Orbital have been critically and commercially successful, known particularly for their live improvisation during shows.
Biography from the Orbital article on Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Most played tracks
The tracks Spotify surfaces first for Orbital, with its own 0–100 popularity score alongside.
Latest releases
20 recent albums and singles. Cover art links through to Spotify.
Listener trend
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Scene ranks
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Artists to compare
Acts at a similar level in techno, and the biggest names from United Kingdom.
Orbital in numbers
How many monthly Spotify listeners does Orbital have?
Orbital has 910,800 monthly Spotify listeners in the week of Aug 17, 2026, as published on their public Spotify artist page.
What is Orbital's world ranking?
Orbital is ranked #424 of 1214 electronic music artists in the DJ INDEX, which ranks purely by monthly Spotify listeners.
Where is Orbital from?
Orbital is from United Kingdom, where they rank #73 among the acts we track.
What kind of music does Orbital make?
Orbital is categorised as Techno in the DJ INDEX. Spotify tags them as idm, big beat, acid house, breakbeat.
Snapshot from the week of Aug 17, 2026. Listener figures come from Spotify's own public artist page and are rounded.