John Waite

Data updated on 2025-04-29 17:15:06 UTC

John Waite is a British singer-songwriter whose unmistakable voice and timeless hits have left an enduring mark on rock and pop music. Born in Lancaster, England, Waite first gained recognition as the frontman of The Babys, a late-'70s rock band known for hits like "Isn't It Time" and "Every Time I Think of You." After the group disbanded, Waite embarked on a solo career that catapulted him to international stardom.

In 1984, Waite released his career-defining single "Missing You," a heartfelt ballad that topped the Billboard Hot 100 and became an enduring anthem of longing and loss. His solo albums, including Ignition and No Brakes, showcased his ability to blend rock, pop, and new wave influences with emotional depth and powerful vocals.

Waite later joined supergroup Bad English in the late '80s, achieving success with hits like "When I See You Smile." Over the years, his solo work continued to evolve, reflecting his introspective songwriting and refined artistry. With a career spanning decades, John Waite remains a celebrated figure, known for his passionate performances and music that resonates across generations.

Genres

: arena rock

Total plays

329.6 million

Updated on 2025-04-29

Date	Total plays
2025-04-29	329,578,458
2025-04-19	328,018,836
2025-04-11	327,235,888
2025-04-03	325,098,725
2025-03-25	323,749,357
2025-03-17	322,271,420
2025-03-07	329,017,590
2025-02-27	319,001,317
2025-02-17	317,244,616
2025-02-09	315,790,043
2025-01-29	313,814,492
2025-01-21	312,412,063
2025-01-12	310,813,710
2025-01-04	309,275,850
2024-12-26	308,043,832
2024-12-18	306,971,296
2024-12-09	305,716,688
2024-07-29	287,437,729
2024-06-06	281,353,279
2024-05-23	279,716,361
2024-05-06	277,615,981
2024-04-20	275,581,454
2024-04-06	273,432,872
2024-03-22	271,116,775
2024-03-07	268,728,521
2024-02-21	266,300,241
2023-12-10	255,930,073
2023-10-29	250,671,902
2023-10-10	247,865,730
2023-09-25	252,476,660
2023-09-07	252,047,807
2023-08-29	256,231,561
2023-08-25	232,662,739
2023-08-20	241,207,882

Country

United Kingdom

Monthly listeners

2,280,095

Followers

294,164

Top Cities

Santiago

54,488 listeners
Sydney

34,661 listeners
Melbourne

27,520 listeners
Quezon City

31,478 listeners
Brisbane

25,979 listeners

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Most popular tracks

Track	Plays	Duration	Release date
Missing You	279,626,111	4:30	1984-01-01
Missing You - Single Version	9,832,394	3:30	2007-12-03
Change	9,455,519	3:17	1982-01-01
Missing You	7,829,733	4:41	2007-01-01
Lay Down Beside Me	4,935,167	4:59	2007-01-01
Missing You	1,658,203	3:55	2015-06-16
In Dreams	832,503	3:43	2009-03-31
Missing You	826,861	3:51	2012-08-27
Missing You (Re-Recorded / Remastered)	736,628	3:43	2009-01-01
Missing You (Re-Recorded) [Remastered]	736,628	3:48	2012-01-17
Missing You (Re-Recorded) [Re-Remastered]	736,628	3:43	2012-12-14
Every Step Of The Way	709,840	4:12	1985-01-01
Act Of Love	601,885	4:29	1987-01-01
How Did I Get By Without You?	577,743	4:05	2009-03-31
In Dreams	503,307	3:45	1993-01-01
Mr. Wonderful	446,808	4:14	1982-01-01
Tears	414,265	3:59	1984-01-01
These Times Are Hard For Lovers	365,621	4:16	1987-01-01
Missing You - Rerecorded	365,393	3:32	2010-01-01
If You Ever Get Lonely Remastered	304,017	3:54	2013-07-24
If You Ever Get Lonely	304,017	3:56	2012-08-23
I'm Still In Love	284,560	3:44	1982-01-01
Isn't It Time	269,030	4:03	2012-08-23
Missing You	266,262	4:18	2014-03-12
Restless Heart	264,811	4:31	1984-01-01
Missing You	239,075	4:03	2021-03-08
Dark Side Of The Sun	215,351	3:60	1984-01-01
Back on My Feet Again	201,679	3:30	2025-01-06
When I See You Smile - Rerecorded	158,634	5:07	2010-01-01
Downtown	145,187	5:09	2009-03-31
Catch the Wind	143,664	3:22	2021-03-08
Bluebird Cafe	143,464	3:58	2009-03-31
Space Oddity	133,889	4:54	2007-09-18
Deal For Life	131,145	4:35	1990-01-01
Change	127,306	3:15	2015-07-22
Change	120,838	3:53	2013-06-11
When I See You Smile	118,280	5:13	2012-08-23
Masterpiece of Loneliness	118,230	4:05	2021-03-08
Masterpieces of Loneliness	118,230	4:05	2012-08-27
Masterpiece of Lonliness	118,230	4:10	2009-03-31
When I See You Smile	116,416	5:18	2014-04-03
The Hard Way	109,735	3:55	2012-08-23
Going To The Top	106,974	4:35	1982-01-01
New York City Girl	106,726	4:50	2012-08-23
NYC Girl	106,726	4:50	2009-03-31
Evil	103,891	4:03	2012-08-23
Euroshima	97,426	5:09	1984-01-01
Saturday Night	97,058	2:48	1984-01-01
More	96,959	4:12	2009-03-31
Always Be Your Man	95,741	4:42	2009-03-31
Don't Lose Any Sleep	87,141	3:48	1987-01-01
Ain't No Sunshine	86,791	3:40	2009-03-31
Welcome To Paradise	84,570	3:59	1985-01-01
Woman's Touch	83,901	3:53	1987-01-01
For Your Love	82,654	3:41	1984-01-01
Rough & Tumble	82,401	4:23	2012-08-23
Isn’t It Time	76,644	3:48	2021-03-08
The Choice	76,273	4:26	1985-01-01
Keys to Your Heart	73,676	3:49	2012-08-23
Girl from the North Country	73,057	3:32	2012-08-27
Someone Like You	67,872	4:53	2009-03-31
Sometimes	66,269	4:55	1987-01-01
Dreamtime/Shake It Up	65,793	5:11	1984-01-01
Downtown	60,906	4:44	2021-03-08
Love Collision	57,577	3:54	1984-01-01
No Brakes	55,899	3:16	1985-01-01
Price of My Tears	55,780	3:45	2009-03-31
When You Were Mine	54,423	4:02	2009-03-31
Whenever You Come Around	52,345	4:03	2009-03-31
White Heat	51,085	3:23	1982-01-01
Anything	49,929	3:42	2022-05-01
Wild One	49,502	3:51	1987-01-01
In God’s Shadow	48,759	5:05	2021-03-08
In God's Shadow	48,440	5:52	2009-03-31
Head First	48,014	3:10	2021-03-08
Head First	46,968	3:44	2013-06-11
Better Off Gone	45,460	3:52	2012-08-23
Valentine	44,996	3:45	2009-03-31
Make It Happen	43,343	3:20	1982-01-01
Encircled	43,342	4:26	1987-01-01
Shadows of Love	42,718	4:03	2012-08-23
Everytime I Think of You	41,815	3:52	2015-07-22
Not Dark Yet	40,604	5:48	2021-02-16
Just Like Lovers	36,244	4:30	1985-01-01
Every Time I Think Of You (Re-Recorded / Remastered)	36,166	3:51	2010-10-01
Temptation	35,531	3:00	1982-01-01
Desperate Love	34,077	3:58	1982-01-01
Hanging Tree	33,886	3:21	2012-08-23
Missing You	33,274	3:37	2015-07-22
In Dreams	31,040	3:46	2012-08-23
She's The One	30,028	5:51	1987-01-01
The One Who Got Away	29,973	3:50	2014-12-08
Wild Life	29,684	3:22	1982-01-01
Magic Camera	28,962	2:44	2014-12-08
Be My Baby Tonight	28,840	3:29	1982-01-01
Godhead	28,458	3:32	2012-08-27
The Glittering Prize	27,723	5:15	2009-03-31
Suicide Life	27,399	6:57	2009-03-31
Imaginary Girl	27,012	3:57	2009-03-31
Laydown	25,506	3:34	1985-01-01
Fly	25,489	4:19	2009-03-31
Withered and Died	24,813	3:03	2014-12-08
Lust For Life	24,197	3:05	1985-01-01
Keys To Your Heart	23,623	3:41	2009-03-31
Head First	23,359	3:36	2012-08-23
I'm so Lonesome I Could Cry	21,193	2:31	2021-03-08
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry	21,193	2:35	2009-03-31
Downtown	21,021	5:45	2012-08-23
Skyward	20,664	4:09	2012-08-23
Mr. Wonderful	19,975	4:23	2012-08-23
Everytime I Think of You	19,925	3:52	2014-04-03
Midnight Rendezvous	19,269	5:13	2015-07-22
A Heart Needs a Home	19,218	3:43	2014-12-08
St. Patrick's Day	18,980	6:02	2012-08-23
New York City Girl	18,383	5:50	2014-04-03
Back on My Feet Again	18,333	3:28	2015-07-22
Son of Godhead (Slight Return)	18,058	2:10	2012-08-27
You're The One	17,640	3:19	1985-01-01
Change	16,546	3:24	2014-04-03
Something Better (Bonus Track)	16,393	4:01	2009-03-31
Ain't That Peculiar	16,353	3:11	1985-01-01
Big Time For Love	16,311	4:56	1987-01-01
I'm Ready (Bonus Track)	15,799	2:54	2009-03-31
Grenadine	14,985	3:25	2022-05-01
Thinking About You	14,844	4:22	2009-03-31
Love's Goin' Out of Style	14,319	4:47	2012-08-23
All Along the Watchtower	13,611	3:42	2015-07-22
Sweet Rhode Island Red	13,166	3:49	2012-08-23
Back on My Feet Again	13,085	3:27	2014-04-03
In Dreams	12,871	4:17	2014-04-03
Best of What I Got	12,724	4:22	2015-07-22
Evil	11,965	4:13	2013-06-11
Just Like A Woman	11,803	5:38	2009-03-31
Lifeguard	11,327	4:44	2022-05-01
I've Been Wrong Before (Bonus Track)	11,184	3:18	2009-03-31
Further the Sky	10,870	4:48	2012-08-23
Special One	10,554	4:02	2009-03-31
I-95	10,396	3:34	2021-03-08
More	10,251	4:17	2021-03-08
New Thing (new Version)	10,167	4:41	2009-03-31
Darling	10,036	6:41	2022-05-01
Saturday Night	9,645	3:37	2013-06-11
In Dreams	9,598	4:13	2015-07-22
Peace of Mind	9,407	4:37	2012-08-23
Rock and Roll	9,044	3:52	2014-04-03
Missing You - Radio Single Remix	9,029	3:45	2021-05-07
If You Ever Get Lonely	8,951	3:59	2013-06-11
Best of What I Got	8,903	4:22	2014-04-03
Band Intro	8,328	0:41	2014-04-03
Head First	8,271	4:09	2014-04-03
Blue Venus	8,212	0:35	2012-08-23
New York City Girl	8,186	4:18	2021-03-08
When You Were Mine	8,072	3:41	2021-03-08
Touch	7,971	4:18	2009-03-31
Touch	7,857	4:10	2021-03-08
Prelude	7,686	1:11	2014-04-03
Missing You - Remix	7,619	4:26	2021-05-07
Highway 61 Revisited	7,338	5:18	2012-08-23
Mr. Wonderful	6,873	5:36	2013-06-11
Head First	6,616	4:09	2015-07-22
Rock and Roll	6,521	3:52	2015-07-22
All I Want For Christmas	6,409	3:50	2009-03-31
Have You Seen Her My Friend	6,268	5:14	2009-03-31
Godhead	6,204	5:32	2009-03-31
Masters of War	6,145	6:45	2022-03-25
Better off Gone	6,143	3:56	2013-06-11
In Dreams	5,920	4:25	2013-06-11
Let's Get Out Of Here	5,894	4:20	2009-03-31
Prelude	5,751	1:11	2015-07-22
Show Me How To Love You	5,502	4:55	2009-03-31
Missing You	4,831	4:39	2021-05-07
Keys To Your Heart (Alternative Version)- Bonus Track	4,385	4:27	2009-03-31
I-95	3,875	4:12	2009-03-31
Galaxy Groove	2,512	3:00	2025-01-22
I'm Ready (feat. John Waite)	2,061	4:09	2015-01-03