Alternative
England
James Bay
Shazam Global Chart Top 50 AppearancesAll songs and collaborations from James Bay that have reached the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart
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James Bay has landed 2 songs in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart, peaking at No. 21! Across those appearances, James Bay has spent a combined 29 days on the chart.
2Top 50 Entries
29Days in Top 50
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The highest position a song reached on the Shazam Global Chart.
The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
The date a song first entered the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart.
James Bay
#2111Mar 30, 2015
"Hold Back The River" by James Bay peaked at No. 21 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 11 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
2014Total Shazams
9M
Days in Top 50
11The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Mar 30, 2015"Hold Back The River" by James Bay peaked at No. 21 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 11 day(s) in the Top 50.
Released
2014Total Shazams
9M
Days in Top 50
11The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Mar 30, 2015
James Bay
#3518Mar 7, 2016
"Let It Go" by James Bay peaked at No. 35 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 18 day(s) in the Top 50.
Album
Chaos and the CalmReleased
2014Total Shazams
10M
Days in Top 50
18The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Mar 7, 2016"Let It Go" by James Bay peaked at No. 35 on the Shazam Global Chart, where the song spent a total of 18 day(s) in the Top 50.
Album
Chaos and the CalmReleased
2014Total Shazams
10M
Days in Top 50
18The total number of days a song spent in the Top 50 of the Shazam Global Chart. These days may have been non-consecutive.
Top 50 Debut
Mar 7, 2016James Bay's Popular Music Videos
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About James Bay
Hometown
Hitchin, Hertfordshire, England
Born
September 4, 1990
Genre
Alternative
Everything about James Bay comes from the heart, starting with his quivering, emotional singing on 2014’s breakthrough power ballad “Hold Back the River.” Raised in the English town of Hitchin, the singer/songwriter (born James Michael Bay in 1990) began learning guitar at age 11 before moving to Brighton at 18 to study classical guitar while developing his live chops on the open-mic circuit. Even after opening for Taylor Swift on her 1989 tour, Bay appeared no less humble. That everyman sincerity shapes the organic, gospel-like builds that mark his 2015 debut album, Chaos and the Calm, as well as 2018’s stylistically ambitious Electric Light. “I’ve pushed my own boundaries and explored sounds I hadn’t touched on in the past,” he told Apple Music. Produced by Paul Epworth (Adele, Rihanna), that far-reaching second album takes inspiration from rock contemporaries like The Black Keys and The War on Drugs while adding beaming synths and hip-hop-style skits. Yet when the record closes with a passage from Allen Ginsberg’s love poem “Song,” it’s clear we’re still hearing the sensitive soul who has built his brand on meaningful songcraft.
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