Dave Dobbyn

Data updated on 2025-07-29 22:51:02 UTC

Dave Dobbyn says that since day one, he has had a tune in his head. He’d be twiddling the dial on the radiogram, “travelling the world in music”.

In 40 years as a recording artist, he has written the soundtrack to kiwi lives, with a string of hits including ‘Beside You’, ‘Be Mine Tonight’ ‘Language’, ‘Outlook for Thursday’, ‘Loyal’, ‘Whaling’, ‘Kingdom Come’, ‘It Dawned On Me’, ‘Guilty’, ‘Devil You Know’, ‘Slice of Heaven’, ‘Magic What She Do’, ‘Oughta Be in Love’, ‘Welcome Home’.…
And the hit’s haven’t stopped coming, when in 2016 Dave released his ninth studio album ‘Harmony House’ to critical acclaim, toured extensively here and overseas, and released a compilation of his best loved track early 2017 to mark his 40th year in the biz.

In the world of pop music, longevity is rarely achieved but Dobbyn’s talents have consistently charmed their way into the consciousness of New Zealanders.

Genres

: nz reggae

Total plays

112.7 million

Updated on 2025-07-29

Date	Total plays
2025-07-29	112,671,923
2025-07-22	112,479,859
2025-07-13	112,232,746
2025-07-05	112,014,473
2025-06-27	111,799,201
2025-06-19	111,572,772
2025-06-11	111,348,883
2025-06-03	111,116,519
2025-05-26	110,883,114
2025-05-18	110,636,042
2025-05-02	110,141,254
2025-04-23	109,879,060
2025-04-13	109,571,426
2025-04-06	109,339,105
2025-03-28	109,088,986
2025-03-20	108,846,265
2025-03-11	108,572,833
2025-03-02	108,305,442
2025-02-22	108,049,952
2025-02-12	107,731,610
2025-02-03	107,440,624
2025-01-24	107,109,647
2025-01-16	106,854,569
2025-01-07	106,557,133
2024-12-30	106,264,419
2024-12-21	105,909,701
2024-12-12	105,599,057
2024-11-21	103,761,719
2024-06-10	103,897,665
2024-05-28	100,507,760
2024-05-12	99,930,936
2024-04-26	99,356,241
2024-04-11	98,803,942
2024-03-27	98,242,354
2024-03-12	97,702,513
2024-02-26	97,163,970
2024-02-11	96,584,386
2023-11-25	93,325,496
2023-10-16	90,661,152
2023-09-30	91,184,324
2023-09-15	90,582,331
2023-08-29	90,409,746
2023-08-25	86,826,425
2023-08-20	86,619,310

Monthly listeners

330,110

Followers

73,775

Top Cities

Sydney

46,993 listeners
Brisbane

50,384 listeners
Auckland

42,244 listeners
Melbourne

37,126 listeners
Perth

25,832 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Slice of Heaven	67,577,121	4:37	1988-03-22
Welcome Home	9,092,277	3:51	2005-11-02
Loyal	8,994,365	4:40	1988-03-22
You Oughta Be in Love	6,321,040	3:54	2005-11-17
Slice of Heaven (feat. Dave Dobbyn)	3,303,873	2:56	2023-09-15
Language	2,453,527	3:28	1994-01-01
Nau Mai Rā (Welcome Home)	1,345,023	3:48	2017-09-08
I Will Find You	1,148,389	2:34	2014-05-02
Outlook for Thursday - 2009 Version	991,082	4:27	2009-06-30
Beside You	770,553	3:43	1994-01-01
Love You Like I Should	739,710	3:32	1988-03-22
Drive - Live Version	720,161	3:43	2000-11-05
Hine Ruhi / Slice Of Heaven	697,871	4:03	2021-09-10
Whaling - 2009 Version	487,270	3:57	2009-06-30
You Oughta Be in Love - P-Money Remix	473,005	3:51	2005-01-01
Beside You - Live Version	415,960	3:50	2000-11-05
Just Add Water	352,231	3:50	1994-01-01
Sway - Live	261,055	4:44	2000-11-05
Weather with You - Live	234,399	4:48	2000-11-05
Six Months in a Leaky Boat - Concert Version	228,062	3:45	2000-11-05
SLICE OF HEAVEN - Radio Edit	191,506	4:00	2024-11-07
Maybe the Rain	178,122	2:51	1993-11-02
Pour the Wine	157,943	3:03	2005-11-02
Hallelujah Song	157,210	4:30	1994-01-01
Precious Things - Live Version	149,989	4:25	2000-11-05
Devil You Know - 2009 Version	149,052	3:33	2009-06-30
Tell the World	140,588	3:54	2015-11-27
Belle of the Ball	138,112	3:57	1993-11-02
Top Dog	135,482	2:54	2005-01-01
Drive - Live Version	132,212	2:58	2000-11-05
Footrot Mornin'	129,937	3:04	2005-01-01
Lament for the Numb	129,625	3:32	1993-11-02
Language - Live Version	124,442	3:20	2000-11-05
Angelina	123,007	3:21	2016-02-05
Let's Get Canine	121,913	4:18	2005-01-01
Persuasion - Live Version	121,318	4:36	2000-11-05
It Dawned on Me	120,673	2:30	1994-01-01
You Get so Lonely	119,315	2:41	2016-03-11
Good Together - Live Version	111,253	3:38	2000-11-05
Guilty - 2009 Version	104,683	4:39	2009-06-30
Lap of the Gods	101,263	3:59	1994-01-01
Waiting	100,255	3:47	1994-01-01
Wild Kisses Like Rain	95,037	3:05	2008-11-02
Vernon the Vermin	94,253	3:21	2005-01-01
Blindman's Bend	91,510	4:44	1994-01-01
Naked Flame	90,361	4:46	1994-01-01
Something Good - Live	90,124	3:24	2000-11-05
Only Love Remains	87,265	2:57	2008-11-02
Drive - Live from the Civic Theatre	85,117	3:00	2008-11-24
I Dream of Rugby	77,910	2:48	2005-01-01
Don't Hold Your Breath	77,364	4:49	1993-11-02
Let That River Go	74,014	3:46	2005-11-02
I See Red - Live Version	64,843	3:59	2000-11-05
Stay	61,926	4:41	1988-03-22
You Got Heart	59,884	3:20	2005-11-02
2 Fast Cars	59,008	3:34	1988-03-22
Roll Away	57,526	2:59	2005-11-02
Satdy Arvo	57,277	3:59	2005-01-01
And You Will Lose Everything	56,471	3:25	2005-11-02
Cooch	52,473	2:21	2005-01-01
Horses Beat	51,513	2:56	2005-01-01
Belltower	49,868	4:01	1993-11-02
Lost at Sea	48,405	3:05	2005-01-01
Waiting for a Voice	47,149	3:31	2016-03-11
Howling at the Moon	43,440	3:33	2008-11-02
I Wanna Know You	43,087	4:10	1988-03-22
One Summer Storm	41,497	3:06	2016-03-11
Hanging in the Wire	41,457	3:05	1994-01-01
This Love (A Tribute to the Pike River 29)	41,278	7:36	2014-07-25
When the Water Runs Out	40,582	3:52	2008-11-02
Blackwater	40,069	1:54	2005-01-01
A Long Way Across Town	39,116	3:10	2008-11-02
Singing Through the Storm	36,494	2:34	2016-03-11
Keeping the Flame	35,927	3:02	2005-11-02
One Proud Minute	29,222	5:04	1994-01-01
Harmony House	27,986	3:59	2016-03-11
Ball of Light	27,565	3:53	2016-03-11
Accustomed to the Light	27,520	3:59	2005-11-02
Rain on Fire	26,684	3:44	1994-01-01
Too Far Gone	26,594	4:06	2016-03-11
Anotherland	26,283	3:10	2008-11-02
Amazing Grace	26,141	3:52	2019-04-26
Ain't No Doubt	26,139	3:43	1988-03-22
P.C.	25,459	3:42	1994-01-01
Submarine Blue	24,856	3:09	2016-03-11
Forgiveness	24,721	3:14	2005-11-02
Drink the River	23,981	1:38	2005-11-02
Burning Love	23,764	2:49	2016-03-11
What Do You Really Want	23,762	3:40	1994-01-01
Outrageous Design	22,948	3:03	2005-11-02
Defying Gravity	22,353	3:59	1988-03-22
Little Zeros	22,010	4:19	1988-03-22
Madeleine Avenue	21,315	3:46	1999-10-15
Song Of The Years	20,702	3:16	2000-01-01
Joy	20,694	4:56	1988-03-22
It's the Truth	20,675	3:02	2005-11-02
At Light Speed	20,151	1:53	2008-11-02
Be Set Free	19,680	3:52	1994-01-01
Mobile Home	19,637	2:14	1994-01-01
Hell Takes No Holiday	19,631	4:26	1988-03-22
I Can't Change My Name	19,323	4:48	1994-01-01
Free the People	19,321	2:47	2005-11-02
Protection	18,977	2:56	1994-01-01
Welcome Home	18,488	4:32	2010-01-01
Crosstown Static	18,430	3:12	2008-11-02
Betrayal	18,256	3:41	1994-01-01
I Never Left You	17,507	3:24	1994-01-01
Keep a Light On	17,501	3:20	1994-01-01
What Have I Fallen For	17,061	3:46	1994-01-01
Standing Outside	16,825	2:52	1994-01-01
Liberty Bound	16,525	3:54	1988-03-22
Deep Calling Deep	16,092	2:53	2008-11-02
Shaky Isles	15,947	4:18	1991-07-07
Hey Stranger	15,314	3:38	2008-11-02
Be My Guiding Light	14,103	4:02	2008-11-02
Just What I Need	14,077	3:29	2008-11-02
Kingdom Come	13,835	2:56	1994-01-01
Gifted	13,792	2:44	1994-01-01
Background Love	13,668	2:24	1994-01-01
Umm	13,667	0:54	1994-01-01
The Black Swing	13,381	4:30	2008-11-02
Hands	13,295	3:54	1994-01-01
Instinct for the Blue	12,973	2:25	2008-11-02
Arms of Eternity	12,312	4:19	2008-11-02
Miles and Miles	11,992	2:37	2008-11-02
Name of Love	10,918	2:58	1994-01-01
Hopetown Bridge	10,832	4:22	1994-01-01
The Expert	10,580	3:47	1993-11-02
Kingdom Come - 2009 Version	10,397	2:44	2009-06-30
Alive on Arrival	10,374	4:32	1994-01-01
My Kinda People	10,269	5:16	1994-01-01
Slice of Heaven - Paradise Version	10,025	3:24	2025-05-02
Falling off a Log	9,264	2:46	1993-11-02
Palace	8,739	2:22	1993-11-02
We'd Like To Know	8,653	5:44	1978-01-01
Bring the House Down	8,649	2:59	1993-11-02
Buried in the Backyard	8,378	2:36	1993-11-02
Love over All	8,375	3:01	1993-11-02
I Am I Am	7,921	4:55	1994-01-01
Feel Someone Else's Pain	7,608	3:12	1994-01-01
A Bridge on Fire	7,541	4:06	1994-01-01
Angels	6,740	2:49	1994-01-01
She Rocks	6,450	3:28	1994-01-01
Love Like the Moon	6,068	3:48	1994-01-01
SLICE OF HEAVEN - REMIX	5,399	6:22	2024-11-07
Madeleine Avenue (feat. Dave Dobbyn)	4,881	4:36	2000-04-19
Intro	2,306	0:34	2005-11-02
Outro	1,302	1:05	2005-11-02
The Wicked Conjuror (feat. Dave Dobbyn)	< 1000	1:49	1999-01-04
The Mysterious Box (feat. Dave Dobbyn)	< 1000	1:10	1999-01-04