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Tracy Chapman

Data updated on 2024-12-05 08:23:07 UTC
Tracy Chapman’s life has been an extraordinary odyssey, one that took her from busking on the streets of Boston to headlining stages worldwide. Her music intertwines accounts of characters battling the odds to escape troubled circumstances with more intimate tales of romance longed for and sometimes found, along with forthright calls for social justice and equality. Chapman is both an evocative composer and a storyteller of exceptional insight and candor. And though she released her first album over 30 years ago, her songs continue to feel timely, honest, real – often as painfully to-the-point as today’s headlines.

Chapman’s eponymous debut album was released in April 1988 and went on to sell more than 20 million copies worldwide and garner her three Grammy Awards. A mere two months after the album’s release, Chapman found herself in front of an audience of 72,000 people at London’s Wembley Stadium, singing at a historic anti-apartheid event marking the 70th birthday of Nelson Mandela, then still incarcerated. Alone on stage with her guitar, she was enthusiastically received by the live audience and by millions of television viewers around the globe.

Following her initial global success, Chapman has amassed an impressive body of work, building upon the eloquent storytelling of her debut. She received a fourth Grammy Award in 1995 for ‘Give Me One Reason’ and was honored with an American Music Award, two Brits, and a Billboard Music Award, among other accolades.

Total plays

2.8 billion
Updated on 2024-12-05

Monthly listeners

12,905,116

Followers

1,865,122

Top Cities

  1. Australia
    262,804 listeners
  2. Australia
    207,064 listeners
  3. Chile
    182,645 listeners
  4. Australia
    185,047 listeners
  5. Brazil
    175,057 listeners

Most popular tracks

Track Plays Duration Release date
Fast Car
Fast Car
983,578,734 4:57 1988-04-05
Baby Can I Hold You
Baby Can I Hold You
406,434,526 3:13 1988-04-05
Give Me One Reason
Give Me One Reason
279,783,210 4:28 1995-10-31
Talkin' Bout a Revolution
Talkin' Bout a Revolution
225,760,122 2:42 1988-04-05
The Thrill Is Gone
The Thrill Is Gone
99,991,496 5:01 1997-11-04
Stand by Me - Live at the Late Show with David Letterman
Stand by Me - Live at the Late Show with David Letterman
81,192,971 2:49 2015-11-20
The Promise
The Promise
60,827,670 5:28 1995-10-31
Crossroads
Crossroads
42,970,133 4:11 1989-01-01
Across the Lines
Across the Lines
36,775,033 3:25 1988-04-05
For My Lover
For My Lover
30,665,558 3:12 1988-04-05
Mountains O' Things
Mountains O' Things
23,514,428 4:39 1988-04-05
Telling Stories
Telling Stories
22,845,889 3:58 2000-01-18
She's Got Her Ticket
She's Got Her Ticket
20,913,413 3:55 1988-04-05
Change
Change
19,753,153 5:06 2005-07-12
You're the One
You're the One
19,543,304 3:05 2002-10-15
All That You Have Is Your Soul
All That You Have Is Your Soul
16,433,948 5:18 1989-01-01
Behind the Wall
Behind the Wall
16,389,263 1:50 1988-04-05
Sing for You
Sing for You
15,686,639 4:25 2008-11-07
If Not Now...
If Not Now...
14,249,529 3:01 1988-04-05
Baby Can I Hold You
Baby Can I Hold You
14,227,751 3:32 2000-01-01
All you need is love
All you need is love
13,862,279 4:16 2000-01-01
Why?
Why?
13,253,170 2:06 1988-04-05
Ain't No Sunshine
Ain't No Sunshine
12,446,449 3:25 2005-09-01
For You
For You
12,401,601 3:09 1988-04-05
Subcity
Subcity
12,106,304 5:12 1989-01-01
Smoke and Ashes
Smoke and Ashes
11,453,307 6:39 1995-10-31
Bang Bang Bang
Bang Bang Bang
10,804,421 4:22 1992-04-14
Say Hallelujah
Say Hallelujah
8,780,037 2:08 2002-10-15
Save Us All
Save Us All
8,468,554 3:45 2008-11-07
Open Arms
Open Arms
7,913,306 4:35 1992-04-14
Speak the Word
Speak the Word
7,673,252 4:12 2000-01-18
At This Point in My Life
At This Point in My Life
7,576,624 5:09 1995-10-31
The Times They Are a-Changin' - Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992
The Times They Are a-Changin' - Live at Madison Square Garden, New York, NY - October 1992
7,573,982 3:02 1993-03-03
I'm Ready
I'm Ready
6,913,771 4:56 1995-10-31
Bridges
Bridges
6,774,809 5:27 1989-01-01
I Did It All
I Did It All
6,434,434 3:09 2008-11-07
O Holy Night
O Holy Night
6,153,463 4:29 1997-09-23
For a Dream
For a Dream
5,713,198 3:17 2008-11-07
For My Lover
For My Lover
5,611,439 3:15 1986-01-01
Never Yours
Never Yours
5,577,303 3:37 2005-09-05
New Beginning
New Beginning
5,410,768 5:33 1995-10-31
This Time
This Time
5,313,021 3:44 1989-01-01
Thinking of You
Thinking of You
5,143,991 4:48 2008-11-07
Freedom Now
Freedom Now
4,765,612 4:05 1989-01-01
Talk to You
Talk to You
4,740,863 4:27 2005-09-05
Wedding Song
Wedding Song
4,604,218 4:36 2000-01-18
I Am Yours
I Am Yours
4,493,028 3:34 2002-10-15
Give Me One Reason - Live
Give Me One Reason - Live
4,479,457 4:17 1999-10-19
Our Bright Future
Our Bright Future
4,435,953 4:12 2008-11-07
Be Careful of My Heart
Be Careful of My Heart
4,400,346 4:42 1989-01-01
America
America
4,374,670 3:39 2005-09-05
Let It Rain
Let It Rain
4,063,797 3:40 2002-10-15
Less Than Strangers
Less Than Strangers
4,031,086 3:20 2000-01-18
Cold Feet
Cold Feet
3,701,400 5:41 1995-10-31
Unsung Psalm
Unsung Psalm
3,691,161 4:20 2000-01-18
Conditional
Conditional
3,491,184 4:05 2008-11-07
Something to See
Something to See
3,410,068 4:13 2008-11-07
Another Sun
Another Sun
3,221,895 3:11 2002-10-15
Matters of the Heart
Matters of the Heart
3,071,587 6:60 1992-04-14
Remember the Tinman
Remember the Tinman
3,062,797 5:45 1995-10-31
Sing for You - Single Version; 2015 Remaster
Sing for You - Single Version; 2015 Remaster
3,029,361 3:41 2015-11-20
3,000 Miles
3,000 Miles
2,996,572 5:57 2005-09-05
Broken
Broken
2,977,747 4:20 2002-10-15
The First Person on Earth
The First Person on Earth
2,878,124 3:52 2008-11-07
Almost
Almost
2,875,224 3:46 2002-10-15
Born to Fight
Born to Fight
2,726,595 2:50 1989-01-01
A Theory
A Theory
2,597,214 3:17 2008-11-07
Heaven's Here on Earth
Heaven's Here on Earth
2,591,302 5:24 1995-10-31
Be and Be Not Afraid
Be and Be Not Afraid
2,563,826 4:43 2005-09-05
Paper and Ink
Paper and Ink
2,525,078 4:52 2000-01-18
It's Ok
It's Ok
2,467,500 4:00 2000-01-18
Telling Stories
Telling Stories
2,451,624 3:59 2000-01-01
All That You Have Is Your Soul - Live
All That You Have Is Your Soul - Live
2,380,616 5:34 1997-11-01
Before Easter
Before Easter
2,247,459 3:01 2005-09-05
Spring
Spring
2,245,405 3:06 2008-11-07
The Rape of the World
The Rape of the World
2,056,840 7:08 1995-10-31
If These Are the Things
If These Are the Things
2,053,644 4:43 1992-04-14
Material World
Material World
1,875,750 3:05 1989-01-01
Love's Proof
Love's Proof
1,841,919 3:45 2005-09-05
Tell It like It Is
Tell It like It Is
1,811,348 6:05 1995-10-31
First Try
First Try
1,769,475 3:33 2000-01-18
Short Supply
Short Supply
1,673,627 4:25 1992-04-14
A Hundred Years
A Hundred Years
1,652,602 4:23 1989-01-01
Happy
Happy
1,643,627 3:58 2002-10-15
In the Dark
In the Dark
1,588,183 4:58 2002-10-15
Going Back
Going Back
1,533,029 5:22 2005-09-05
So
So
1,503,484 3:27 1992-04-14
Don't Dwell
Don't Dwell
1,471,110 3:22 2005-09-05
Dreaming on a World
Dreaming on a World
1,420,189 5:04 1992-04-14
Taken
Taken
1,364,149 3:39 2005-09-05
Goodbye
Goodbye
1,317,953 2:29 2002-10-15
Hard Wired
Hard Wired
1,295,940 3:35 2002-10-15
Give Me One Reason
Give Me One Reason
1,291,424 5:03 1998-01-01
Over in Love - Instrumental
Over in Love - Instrumental
1,110,980 1:40 2002-10-15
The Love That You Had
The Love That You Had
987,043 4:13 1992-04-14
I Used to Be a Sailor
I Used to Be a Sailor
909,210 3:58 1992-04-14
Devotion
Devotion
806,778 2:48 2000-01-18
The Only One
The Only One
794,901 3:08 2000-01-18
Woman's Work
Woman's Work
783,911 2:01 1992-04-14
Nothing Yet
Nothing Yet
689,935 3:22 2000-01-18
Fast Car - Live
Fast Car - Live
668,483 5:30 2013-01-01
Talkin' Bout a Revolution - Live
Talkin' Bout a Revolution - Live
449,976 3:14 2013-01-01
O Holy Night - Live
O Holy Night - Live
291,817 3:26 1999-10-19
Get Up, Stand Up - Live
Get Up, Stand Up - Live
282,863 3:51 2013-01-01
Chimes of Freedom - Live
Chimes of Freedom - Live
213,698 5:41 2013-10-28
Across the Lines - Live
Across the Lines - Live
153,030 3:48 2013-10-28
Why? - Live
Why? - Live
144,881 3:00 2013-10-28
Fast Car (Arr. for Piano)
Fast Car (Arr. for Piano)
139,855 2:56 2019-03-24
Freedom Now - Live
Freedom Now - Live
127,153 4:19 2013-10-28
The Police (feat. Tracy Chapman)
The Police (feat. Tracy Chapman)
106,231 3:45 2015-04-20
Get Up, Stand Up - Live
Get Up, Stand Up - Live
105,640 5:13 2013-10-28
7 Seconds - Live
7 Seconds - Live
93,519 6:04 2013-01-01
Baby Can I Hold You - Live
Baby Can I Hold You - Live
81,970 3:09 2021-07-19
Fast Car (Arr. for Guitar)
Fast Car (Arr. for Guitar)
36,612 3:50 2019-03-31
Baby Can I Hold You
Baby Can I Hold You
20,882 3:18 2009-01-26
40 barres (Remix)
40 barres (Remix)
18,372 2:55 2016-06-21
Baby Can I Hold You (Arr. for Piano)
Baby Can I Hold You (Arr. for Piano)
14,223 2:45 2018-11-25
Baby Can I Hold You (Arr. for Violin and Piano)
Baby Can I Hold You (Arr. for Violin and Piano)
13,219 3:37 2019-02-24
All That I Have Is Your Soul
All That I Have Is Your Soul
7,194 5:16 1991-01-01
Baby Can I Hold You (Arr. for Guitar)
Baby Can I Hold You (Arr. for Guitar)
2,401 3:10 2021-01-31
The Soul That Never Dies
The Soul That Never Dies
2,258 3:01 1991-01-01

New releases

Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits
2015-11-20
[Rhino/Elektra]
Our Bright Future
Our Bright Future
2008-11-07
[Elektra Records]
Where You Live
Where You Live
2005-09-05
[Elektra Records/ATG]
Change
Change
2005-07-12
[Atlantic Records/ATG]
Let It Rain
Let It Rain
2002-10-15
[Elektra Records]
Telling Stories
Telling Stories
2000-01-18
[Elektra Records]
New Beginning
New Beginning
1995-10-31
[Elektra Records]
Matters of the Heart
Matters of the Heart
1992-04-14
[Elektra Records]
Crossroads
Crossroads
1989-01-01
[Elektra Records]
Tracy Chapman
Tracy Chapman
1988-04-05
[Elektra Records]