downtempo artists
14 published downtempo artists, led by Moby, Kygo and Portishead.
At a glance
14 published downtempo artists; 145 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists2 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 11 tier 3
- 14
- Release groups
- 1,047
- Studio albums
- 158
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 145
- Timeline events
- 198
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 72.3M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 29.5 years
- Full biographies
- 12
- Biography words
- 26,951
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 2000s (4 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 |
| 1970s | 1 |
| 1980s | 1 |
| 1990s | 3 |
| 2000s | 4 |
| 2010s | 2 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most downtempo artists. United Kingdom leads with 4.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with downtempo. The most shared is trip hop, with 7 artists in both.
Covers from downtempo
145 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Future Quiet
Moby · 2026
Moby House Remixed
Moby · 2025
Always Centered at Night
Moby · 2024
Always Centered at Night (3rd Street DJ mix)
Moby · 2024
Always Centered at Night (Quiet Home: Remixes DJ mix)
Moby · 2024
Ambient 23
Moby · 2023
Resound NYC
Moby · 2023
Reprise
Moby · 2021
All Visible Objects
Moby · 2020
All Visible Objects (Quarantine DJ Set)
Moby · 2020
All Visible Objects (Remixed: DJ Set)
Moby · 2020
Long Ambients Two
Moby · 2019
Leaders
Moby has the most release groups (299); Christophe the longest career (60 years); Kygo the most awards (8).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Moby | 299 |
| Christophe | 129 |
| Horace Andy | 118 |
| Fred Again | 110 |
| Portishead | 88 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Christophe | 60 |
| Horace Andy | 54 |
| Boards of Canada | 39 |
| Moby | 36 |
| Portishead | 31 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Kygo | 8 |
| Christophe | 5 |
| Moby | 2 |
| Fred Again | 2 |
| Jil Caplan | 1 |
Most famous downtempo artists
Moby
United States · Person · born 1965
electronic music, alternative rock, Q3071, electronic rock, house music, ambient music, techno, electronica, trip hop, downtempo, chill-out music
9.9M listeners · 68 wikis
Kygo
Norway · Person · born 1991
electronic dance music, tropical house, house music, progressive house, downtempo, deep house
26.8M listeners · 42 wikis
Portishead
United Kingdom · Group · 1991–present
experimental rock, alternative rock, electronica, trip hop, downtempo
7.4M listeners · 47 wikis
Fred Again
United Kingdom · Person · born 1993
pop music, hip-hop, house music, downtempo, UK garage
28.2M listeners · 15 wikis
C418
Germany · Person · born 1989
electronic music, dance-pop, house music, ambient music, downtempo, intelligent dance music, drum and bass, tech house, chiptune
32 wikis
Boards of Canada
United Kingdom · Group · 1986–present
ambient music, electronica, folktronica, downtempo, intelligent dance music, ambient techno
31 wikis
Christophe
France · Person · born 1945
pop music, chanson, electronic rock, trip hop, experimental music, downtempo
25 wikis
Horace Andy
Jamaica · Person · born 1951
reggae, downtempo, dub music
24 wikis
Thievery Corporation
United States · Group · 1995–present
trip hop, lounge music, downtempo, dub music, dubtronica, Latin electronic music
24 wikis
Paul Kalkbrenner
Germany · Person · born 1977
electronic music, techno, downtempo, minimal techno
22 wikis
Daddy G
United Kingdom · Person · born 1959
trip hop, downtempo
13 wikis
40
Canada · Person · born 1983
contemporary R&B, hip-hop, downtempo, Canadian hip-hop
12 wikis
