Gil Scott-Heron Monthly Listeners & Spotify Streams

Overview

Gil Scott-Heron currently has 550,668 monthly listeners and 416,586 followers. StreamClout groups Gil Scott-Heron in the rising tier, its band for artists of comparable reach. The catalog spans 20 albums and 272 tracks and has drawn 581,154,377 Spotify streams in total.

Gil Scott-Heron gained 436 monthly listeners (+0.1%) over the last 7 days and lost 8.5K monthly listeners (-1.5%) over the last 30 days. Followers gained 660 (+0.2%) over the last 7 days.

The most-streamed release is The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters with 137,496,529 streams. The first release on record dates to 1971 — 55 years of releases tracked. Listening concentrates in London (24.7K listeners), Melbourne (8.2K listeners) and New York City (8.0K listeners).

Streaming Statistics

• 550,668 monthly listeners
• 416,586 followers
• 581,154,377 total streams
• 20 albums
• 272 tracks

Recorded Count Changes

• Listeners 7d: +436 (+0.1%)
• Followers 7d: +660 (+0.2%)

Top Cities

1. London — 24,713 listeners
2. Melbourne — 8,240 listeners
3. New York City — 8,048 listeners
4. Sydney — 7,681 listeners
5. Los Angeles — 6,623 listeners

Top Tracks

1. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — 37,276,706 streams from The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
2. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — 37,276,706 streams from The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
3. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — 37,276,706 streams from Pieces of a Man
4. The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — 37,276,706 streams from The Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Home Is Where the Hatred Is
5. Lady Day and John Coltrane — 35,575,571 streams from The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
6. Lady Day and John Coltrane — 35,575,571 streams from The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
7. Lady Day and John Coltrane — 35,575,571 streams from Pieces of a Man
8. Home Is Where the Hatred Is — 21,463,355 streams from Pieces of a Man
9. Home Is Where the Hatred Is — 21,463,355 streams from The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters
10. Home Is Where the Hatred Is — 21,463,355 streams from The Revolution Will Not Be Televised

About

One of the most important progenitors of rap music, Gil Scott-Heron's aggressive, no-nonsense street poetry is equal parts politically conscious activism, cultural awareness, polemic, and social commentary, inspired a legion of intelligent rappers. His engaging songwriting skills -- often with longtime musical partner <a href="spotify:artist:2OELvPolUUefy9oQNgs8rj">Brian Jackson</a> -- placed him on the jazz charts, and later in his career, the R&B charts as well. Early recordings, such as 1971

Discography

• The Revolution Begins: The Flying Dutchman Masters — 137.5M streams (1992-06-29)
• Pieces of a Man — 127.7M streams (1971-01-01)
• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — 105.0M streams (1974-01-01)
• The Revolution Will Not Be Televised / Home Is Where the Hatred Is — 58.7M streams (2015-03-30)
• I’m New Here (10th Anniversary Expanded Edition) — 28.5M streams (2010-02-08)
• I'm New Here — 27.9M streams (2010-02-08)
• Reflections — 27.4M streams (1981-03-01)
• Me and the Devil — 15.7M streams (2010-02-22)
• Small Talk at 125th and Lenox — 6.9M streams (1971-01-01)
• Free Will — 6.7M streams (1972-01-01)
• Tour De Force (Live In Germany 1984) — 6.1M streams (1984-06-06)
• Johannesburg — 6.1M streams (2015-02-27)

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