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Common is a solo artist from Chicago that has reached mainstream status across the hip-hop, alternative hip hop, and chicago rap categories. Common has released 19 live and studio albums and 36 singles on Spotify that string all the way back to Oct 6, 1992 with his debut album titled Can I Borrow A Dollar?. His most recent album release was The Auditorium Vol. 1 on Jul 12, 2024.
Common's growth has led to an overall artist ranking of 5,599 on Spotify in the United States. He has become well known for his exciting shows and entertaining performances which has built a robust following. This is largely fueled by more than 1,000,000 listeners and nearly 1,000,000 followers on Spotify, but he also reaches an additional tens of millions of listeners on Spotify through playlists. Additionally, Common has a robust following on social media with over 4,000,000 followers on Instagram. He averages more than 3,000,000 videos on YouTube and his top video on TikTok has hundreds of millions of views on the social media platform. There are also more than 50,000 posts on Tik Tok with Common's tracks featured on them. Common is most listened to in Los Angeles in the United States.When you attend your next Common show, it will be easy to see why he has built such a large following.
You likely recognize Common by his top tracks which include "Invocation", "GO!", and "Be (Intro)". You might also listen to Common due to his earliest albums such as Can I Borrow A Dollar?, Resurrection, and One Day It'll All Make Sense, but you may have heard of him from similar artists such as A Tribe Called Quest, Mos Def, and The Roots.
Common has reached the pinnacle of any artist's career by earning an RIAA award. His top award came on Oct 25, 2007 for his album Finding Forever. He received a Gold award for the album. In total, Common has 3 Gold albums. As such a well renowned artist, you can be certain that Common's shows are going to be unforgettable thanks to his decorated music library.
| Album | Release Date | Album Type |
|---|---|---|
| Can I Borrow A Dollar? | Oct 6, 1992 | Album |
| Breaker 1/9 | Jan 12, 1993 | Single |
| Resurrection | Oct 25, 1994 | Album |
| Family Tree | Mar 14, 1997 | Single |
| Reminding Me (Of Sef) | Aug 5, 1997 | Single |
| One Day It'll All Make Sense | Sep 30, 1997 | Album |
| 1999 / Like They Used To Say (Remixes) | Jan 1, 1999 | Single |
| Like Water For Chocolate | Jan 1, 2000 | Album |
| No Competition | Dec 5, 2000 | Single |
| Electric Circus | Jan 1, 2002 | Album |
| Be | Jan 1, 2005 | Album |
| The Corner (Explicit Version) | Jan 1, 2005 | Single |
| Finding Forever | Jan 1, 2007 | Album |
| The People | Jan 1, 2007 | Single |
| The Game | Jan 1, 2007 | Single |
| Universal Mind Control | Jan 1, 2008 | Album |
| Announcement - EP | Jan 1, 2008 | Single |
| The Dreamer, The Believer | Dec 20, 2011 | Album |
| Nobody's Smiling (Deluxe) | Jul 22, 2014 | Album |
| Nobody's Smiling | Jul 22, 2014 | Album |
| Glory (From the Motion Picture Selma) | Dec 11, 2014 | Single |
| Real People | Mar 25, 2016 | Single |
| Black America Again (Commentary) | Nov 4, 2016 | Album |
| Black America Again | Nov 4, 2016 | Album |
| Forever Black America Again | Dec 9, 2016 | Single |
| Rain (Bloom Remix) | Feb 10, 2017 | Single |
| Let it Lie (From Smallfoot: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) | Sep 28, 2018 | Single |
| HER Love [Feat. Daniel Caesar with special guest Dwele] | Jun 14, 2019 | Single |
| Hercules [Feat. Swizz Beatz] | Jul 11, 2019 | Single |
| Show Me That You Love [Feat. Jill Scott & Samora Pinderhughes] | Aug 22, 2019 | Single |
| Let Love | Aug 30, 2019 | Album |
| Good Morning Love - A COLORS SHOW | Oct 25, 2019 | Single |
| My Fancy Free Future Love (Tom Misch Remix) | Jan 10, 2020 | Single |
| Sabor Do Rio | Feb 14, 2020 | Single |
| Signs | Feb 19, 2020 | Single |
| Golden Ticket (feat. Masego & Common) | Aug 18, 2020 | Single |
| Golden Ticket (feat. Masego & Common) - Jarreau Vandal Remix | Sep 25, 2020 | Single |
| Say Peace [Feat. Black Thought] | Oct 28, 2020 | Single |
| A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 1) | Oct 30, 2020 | Album |
| What Do You Say (Move It Baby) [Damian “Jr Gong" Marley Remix] | May 7, 2021 | Single |
| What's Life (From "Liberated / Music For the Movement Vol. 3") | Jun 18, 2021 | Single |
| Imagine | Jul 14, 2021 | Single |
| When We Move [Feat. Black Thought & Seun Kuti] | Aug 20, 2021 | Single |
| Majesty (Where We Gonna Take It) | Sep 7, 2021 | Single |
| A Beautiful Revolution (Pt 2) | Sep 10, 2021 | Album |
| A Beautiful Revolution Pt. 1 & 2 | Sep 17, 2021 | Album |
| MO (Soundtrack from the Netflix Series) | Sep 9, 2022 | Album |
| Outcome X | Oct 11, 2022 | Single |
| Find Your Peace (feat. Common, Robert Glasper & Jean Baylor) | Sep 7, 2023 | Single |
| In Moe (Speculation) | Nov 17, 2023 | Single |
| Wise Up | May 22, 2024 | Single |
| Dreamin' | Jun 11, 2024 | Single |
| All Kind Of Ideas | Jun 27, 2024 | Single |
| Fortunate | Jul 9, 2024 | Single |
| The Auditorium Vol. 1 | Jul 12, 2024 | Album |
| Track | Album | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| "Be (Intro)" | Be | Jan 1, 2005 |
| "Come Close" | Electric Circus | Jan 1, 2002 |
| "Dreamin'" | The Auditorium Vol. 1 | Jul 12, 2024 |
| "GO!" | Be | Jan 1, 2005 |
| "Glory (From the Motion Picture Selma)" | Glory (From the Motion Picture Selma) | Dec 11, 2014 |
| "I Used to Love H.E.R." | Resurrection | Oct 25, 1994 |
| "Invocation" | One Day It'll All Make Sense | Sep 30, 1997 |
| "Resurrection" | Resurrection | Oct 25, 1994 |
| "The Light" | Like Water For Chocolate | Jan 1, 2000 |
| "They Say" | Be | Jan 1, 2005 |
| Album | Award | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Be | Gold | Jul 14, 2005 |
| Finding Forever | Gold | Oct 25, 2007 |
| Like Water For Chocolate | Gold | Aug 11, 2000 |
| Artist | Genre | Spotify Followers |
|---|---|---|
| A Tribe Called Quest | hip-hop | 2,193,760 |
| Mos Def | hip-hop | 1,516,500 |
| Ghostface Killah | hip-hop | 944,997 |
| The Roots | hip-hop | 1,404,772 |
| Jay Electronica | hip-hop | 336,151 |
| Talib Kweli | hip-hop | 611,827 |
| Pete Rock | hip-hop | 360,558 |
| Slum Village | hip-hop | 351,979 |
| Black Star | hip-hop | 434,014 |
| Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth | hip-hop | 288,509 |
Rapper, actor, writer, and philanthropist Common stepped into the spotlight with the release of his debut album Can I Borrow a Dollar? in 1992. He maintained a loyal underground following late into the decade before achieving mainstream success thanks to his work with Soulquarians. His major-label debut album Like Water for Chocolate arrived in 2000, achieving commercial success. Common has taken home several prestigious awards since making his mainstream breakthrough, including three Grammys and a Golden Globe. He has released a total of 11 studio albums and appeared in countless films and television shows, including Hell on Wheels, Smokin' Aces, American Gangster, Happy Feet Two, Date Night, Terminator Salvation, Wanted, and many more.
