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John Adams is a solo artist from Berkeley that has reached mid-level status across the classical, avant-garde, and compositional ambient categories. John Adams has released 65 live and studio albums and 19 singles on Spotify that string all the way back to Jan 1, 2000 with his debut album titled Century Rolls / Lollapalooza / Slonimsky's Earbox. His most recent album release was Minimalism for Autumn: Vol. II on Oct 8, 2024.
John Adams' steady growth has led to an overall artist ranking of 69,261 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 over 100,000 listeners and more than 50,000 followers on Spotify, but he also reaches an additional over 4,000,000 listeners on Spotify through playlists. His top video on TikTok has more than 1,000,000 views.There are also nearly 1,000 posts on Tik Tok with John Adams' tracks featured on them. John Adams is most listened to in New York City in the United States.When you attend your next John Adams show, it will be easy to see why he has built such a large following.
You likely recognize John Adams by his top tracks which include "Adams: Hallelujah Junction: 1st Movement", "China Gates", and "Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Prologue: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians". You might also listen to John Adams due to his earliest albums such as Century Rolls / Lollapalooza / Slonimsky's Earbox, El Niño, and Naive and Sentimental Music, but you may have heard of him from similar artists such as György Ligeti, Krzysztof Penderecki, and Henryk Górecki.
Album | Release Date | Album Type |
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Charles Ives: Fourth Symphony (Live) | Jan 1, 1999 | Single |
Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine (Recorded 1991) | Jan 1, 1999 | Single |
Century Rolls / Lollapalooza / Slonimsky's Earbox | Jan 1, 2000 | Album |
El Niño | Jan 1, 2001 | Album |
Naive and Sentimental Music | Apr 16, 2002 | Album |
Road Movies | May 4, 2004 | Album |
On the Transmigration of Souls | Aug 24, 2004 | Single |
Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in A Fast Machine | Oct 17, 2004 | Album |
EL DORADO; ADAMS ARRANGEMENTS OF LISZT "BLACK GONDOLA" & BUSONI "BERCEUSE ELEGIAQUE" | May 17, 2005 | Album |
John Adams: Music From "Nixon In China" | Nov 1, 2005 | Album |
Hoodoo Zephyr | Nov 1, 2005 | Album |
Harmonium/Choruses from The Death Of Klinghoffer | Nov 1, 2005 | Album |
Gnarly Buttons/John's Book Of Alleged Dances | Nov 1, 2005 | Album |
Fearful Symmetries/The Wound-Dresser | Nov 1, 2005 | Album |
Chamber Symphony / Grand Pianola Music | Nov 1, 2005 | Album |
The Dharma at Big Sur/My Father Knew Charles Ives | Sep 25, 2006 | Album |
Adams, J.: Piano Music (Complete) | Feb 1, 2007 | Album |
Adams, J.: Piano Music (Complete) | Feb 1, 2007 | Album |
A Flowering Tree | Sep 18, 2008 | Album |
Hallelujah Junction | Oct 3, 2008 | Album |
Doctor Atomic Symphony/Guide to Strange Places | Jul 17, 2009 | Album |
John Adams: Nixon in China (Live) | Oct 27, 2009 | Album |
Adams: The Dharma at Big Sur / Kraft: Timpani Concerto No.1 / Rosenman: Suite from Rebel Without a Cause (DG Concerts 2009/2010 LA4) | Jan 1, 2010 | Album |
Adams: City Noir (DG Concerts 2009/2010 LA3) | Jan 1, 2010 | Album |
Adams: Harmonielehre & Short Ride in a Fast Machine | Jan 1, 2010 | Album |
I Am Love Soundtrack by John Adams | Jun 11, 2010 | Album |
John Adams - Portrait | Feb 22, 2011 | Album |
Adams: Son of Chamber Symphony & String Quartet | May 27, 2011 | Album |
Fellow Traveler - The Complete String Quartet Works of John Adams | Mar 5, 2013 | Album |
Fellow Traveler - The Complete String Quartet Works of John Adams | Jul 2, 2013 | Album |
Adams: The Gospel According To The Other Mary | Jan 1, 2014 | Album |
City Noir | May 6, 2014 | Album |
Ghostly Thoughts | Jul 23, 2014 | Album |
Adams: Absolute Jest & Grand Pianola Music | Aug 14, 2015 | Album |
John Adams: Scheherazade.2 | Sep 30, 2016 | Album |
The John Adams Edition, Vol. 3: The Gospel According to the Other Mary | Nov 10, 2017 | Album |
The John Adams Edition, Vol. 2: Lollapalooza, Scheherazade. 2 & The Wound-Dresser | Nov 10, 2017 | Album |
The John Adams Edition, Vol. 1: Harmonielehre, Short Ride in a Fast Machine & City Noir | Nov 10, 2017 | Album |
The John Adams Edition | Nov 10, 2017 | Album |
Adams: Piano Music | Nov 24, 2017 | Album |
III. Toccare | Feb 22, 2018 | Single |
John Adams: Violin Concerto | Apr 27, 2018 | Album |
Doctor Atomic, Act II, Scene 3: Chorus - "At the sight of this" | May 9, 2018 | Single |
Doctor Atomic, Act I, Scene 3: "Batter my heart" | May 9, 2018 | Single |
John Adams: Doctor Atomic | Jun 29, 2018 | Album |
John Adams: Roll Over Beethoven | Feb 15, 2019 | Single |
John Adams: Roll Over Beethoven | Feb 15, 2019 | Single |
Adams: Short Ride in a Fast Machine | Aug 2, 2019 | Single |
161 Hours | Sep 7, 2019 | Single |
The John Adams Album | Sep 13, 2019 | Album |
Adams: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes?: III. Piú mosso: Obsession / Swing | Apr 3, 2020 | Single |
Adams: China Gates | Apr 10, 2020 | Single |
John Adams: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? | Apr 17, 2020 | Album |
John Adams: My Father Knew Charles Ives & Harmonielehre | Jan 15, 2021 | Album |
John Adams: Chamber Symphony | May 11, 2021 | Album |
Collected Works | Jul 1, 2022 | Album |
John Adams | Sep 2, 2022 | Album |
China Gates | Jan 13, 2023 | Single |
Adams: Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling | Oct 27, 2023 | Single |
Adams: Shaker Loops: I. Shaking and Trembling | Nov 10, 2023 | Single |
Adams: Shaker Loops | Nov 17, 2023 | Single |
Girls of the Golden West, Act I Scene 1: Wagon Ride - Ned Peters was a hustler | Feb 29, 2024 | Single |
John Adams: City Noir, Fearful Symmetries & Lola Montez Does the Spider Dance | Apr 5, 2024 | Album |
John Adams: Girls of the Golden West | Apr 26, 2024 | Album |
The American Icon "John Adams" | Aug 20, 2024 | Album |
American Road Trip | Aug 23, 2024 | Album |
Adams: China Gates | Sep 6, 2024 | Single |
Newman: Theme (From "American Beauty") | Sep 20, 2024 | Single |
Minimalism for Autumn: Vol. II | Oct 8, 2024 | Album |
Track | Album | Release Date |
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"Adams: Hallelujah Junction: 1st Movement" | Road Movies | May 4, 2004 |
"Adams: The Chairman Dances (Foxtrot for Orchestra)" | The Chairman Dances | Apr 15, 1987 |
"Adams: The Death of Klinghoffer, Prologue: Chorus of Exiled Palestinians" | John Adams: The Death Of Klinghoffer | Jan 1, 1992 |
"China Gates" | My American Story: North | Oct 4, 2024 |
"China Gates" | China Gates | Jan 13, 2023 |
"China Gates" | John Adams: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? | Apr 17, 2020 |
"China Gates" | Inner Cities | Jan 1, 2006 |
"Hallelujah Junction" | Pianoduo | Jan 1, 2004 |
"Shaker Loops: 4. A Final Shaking" | Adams: Shaker Loops | Jan 1, 1986 |
"Short Ride in a Fast Machine" | Adams: Shaker Loops / Wound Dresser / Short Ride in A Fast Machine | Oct 17, 2004 |
Artist | Genre | Spotify Followers |
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Krzysztof Penderecki | classical | 50,314 |
Carducci String Quartet | classical | 4,133 |
Henryk Górecki | classical | 44,224 |
Ulster Orchestra | classical | 4,915 |
György Ligeti | classical | 74,792 |
Alexei Lubimov | classical | 4,173 |
Thomas Adès | classical | 14,393 |
Takashi Yoshimatsu | classical | 11,600 |
Dawn Upshaw | classical | 8,458 |
John Corigliano | classical | 5,225 |