Listener and follower figures as of Oct 8, 2026; observation coverage varies by metric.

Richard Thompson

Richard Thompson Monthly Listeners & Spotify Streams

Country, Folk, Pop, Rock

Overview

Richard Thompson currently has 246,183 monthly listeners and 106,447 followers. StreamClout groups Richard Thompson in the rising tier, its band for artists of comparable reach. The catalog spans 55 albums and 676 tracks and has drawn 152,633,206 Spotify streams in total.

Richard Thompson gained 2.4K monthly listeners (+1.0%) over the last 7 days and gained 23.0K monthly listeners (+10.3%) over the last 30 days. Followers gained 129 (+0.1%) over the last 7 days.

The most-streamed release is Action Packed: The Best Of The Capitol Years with 56,267,369 streams. The first release on record dates to 1972 — 54 years of releases tracked. Listening concentrates in London (8.1K listeners), Melbourne (3.1K listeners) and Sydney (3.1K listeners).

Streaming Statistics

Recorded Count Changes

Top Cities

  1. London — 8,076 listeners
  2. Melbourne — 3,081 listeners
  3. Sydney — 3,051 listeners
  4. Dublin — 2,857 listeners
  5. Chicago — 2,226 listeners

Top Tracks

  1. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning — 39,132,462 streams from Rumor And Sigh
  2. Dad's Gonna Kill Me — 6,331,935 streams from Live Warrior
  3. Dad's Gonna Kill Me — 5,527,184 streams from Sweet Warrior
  4. Persuasion — 5,338,132 streams from Action Packed: The Best Of The Capitol Years
  5. Beeswing — 5,007,925 streams from Mirror Blue
  6. I Feel So Good - 2001 Digital Remaster / 24 Bit Mastering — 2,762,984 streams from Action Packed: The Best Of The Capitol Years
  7. I Feel So Good — 2,762,984 streams from Rumor And Sigh
  8. I Misunderstood — 1,218,403 streams from Acoustic Classics
  9. Oops! I Did It Again — 1,158,080 streams from 1000 Years of Popular Music
  10. I Misunderstood - 2001 Digital Remaster / 24 Bit Mastering — 790,560 streams from Action Packed: The Best Of The Capitol Years

About

An iconic figure in British folk-rock, Richard Thompson is arguably the genre's greatest triple threat: a dazzling guitarist, an outstanding songwriter, and a strong and evocative vocalist. As one of the founding members of the group <a href="spotify:artist:2LIdnZDzySb04oH40be1fR">Fairport Convention</a>, Thompson would have a seismic impact on both U.K. folk and rock, incorporating elements of traditional music (most effectively on 1969's Liege and Lief) in a way that sparked a new interest in

Discography

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many monthly listeners does Richard Thompson have?

Richard Thompson currently has 246,183 monthly listeners on Spotify. That's a +1.0% recorded count change across 7 observed days.

How many Spotify streams does Richard Thompson have?

Richard Thompson has 152,633,206 total streams across 676 tracks on Spotify.

How many Spotify followers does Richard Thompson have?

Richard Thompson has 106,447 followers on Spotify.

Where is Richard Thompson most popular?

Richard Thompson's top cities by listeners are London, Melbourne, Sydney, Dublin, Chicago.