new age music artists
35 published new age music artists, led by Enya, Sting and Vangelis.
At a glance
35 published new age music artists; 617 studio albums have verified cover art.
- Published artists1 tier 1 · 7 tier 2 · 27 tier 3
- 35
- Release groups
- 2,147
- Studio albums
- 716
- Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
- 617
- Timeline events
- 821
- Monthly listenerssum across artists
- 22.9M
- Claimed salessum of stored claims; implausible values excluded
- 75M
- Average career spanfirst to last dated release
- 37.1 years
- Full biographies
- 26
- Biography words
- 94,334
When they started
Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1980s (12 artists).
| Decade | Artists |
|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 |
| 1970s | 5 |
| 1980s | 12 |
| 1990s | 7 |
| 2000s | 5 |
| 2010s | 1 |
Where they come from
Countries with the most new age music artists. United States leads with 7.
Often paired with
Genres that share artists with new age music. The most shared is pop music, with 8 artists in both.
Covers from new age music
617 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.
Leaders
Sting has the most release groups (288); Vangelis the longest career (63 years); Sting the most awards (26).
Most prolific
| Artist | release groups |
|---|---|
| Sting | 288 |
| Mike Oldfield | 197 |
| Rick Wakeman | 179 |
| Vangelis | 160 |
| Yoko Kanno | 112 |
Longest careers
first to last dated release
| Artist | years |
|---|---|
| Vangelis | 63 |
| Alan Stivell | 62 |
| Rick Wakeman | 55 |
| Clannad | 51 |
| Mike Oldfield | 51 |
Most decorated
| Artist | awards |
|---|---|
| Sting | 26 |
| Vangelis | 10 |
| Vanessa Paradis | 9 |
| Enya | 4 |
| Alan Stivell | 4 |
Most famous new age music artists
Enya
Ireland · Person · born 1961
operatic pop, new age music, Celtic music
8.2M listeners · 114 wikis
Sting
United Kingdom · Person · born 1951
rock music, pop music, jazz, new wave, reggae, blue-eyed soul, new age music
14.7M listeners · 96 wikis
Vangelis
Greece · Person · born 1943
electronic music, progressive rock, ambient music, new age music, film score
76 wikis
Vanessa Paradis
France · Person · born 1972
pop music, pop rock, indie pop, new age music
74 wikis
Ritchie Blackmore
United Kingdom · Person · born 1945
rock music, hard rock, blues rock, traditional heavy metal, heavy metal music, new age music, Celtic music, medieval folk rock, neo-classical metal
56 wikis
Clannad
Ireland · Group · 1970–present
new age music
64 wikis
Mike Oldfield
United Kingdom · Person · born 1953
pop music, traditional folk music, pop rock, progressive rock, classical music, ambient music, world music, new age music, Celtic fusion
56 wikis
Yanni
Greece · Person · born 1954
new age music, instrumental music
50 wikis
Loreena McKennitt
Canada · Person · born 1957
world music, new age music, Celtic music
49 wikis
Enigma
Germany · Group · 1990–present
new age music
48 wikis
Moya Brennan
Ireland · Person · born 1952
new age music
46 wikis
Rick Wakeman
United Kingdom · Person · born 1949
hard rock, progressive rock, classical music, ambient music, new age music, Christian music
35 wikis
More new age music artists
Showing 1–23 of 23 artists
Kitarō
Japan · Person · born 1953
ambient music, new age music, electronica
44 wikis · Tier 3
Secret Garden
Norway · Group · 1995–present
new age music
42 wikis · Tier 3
André 3000
United States · Person · born 1975
pop music, contemporary R&B, soul, funk, electronic music, jazz, progressive rap, pop rap, hip-hop soul, Southern hip-hop, dirty south, ambient music, alternative hip-hop, new age music, jazz rap, Atlanta hip-hop, soul jazz
31 wikis · Tier 3
Hayley Westenra
New Zealand · Person · born 1987
classical music, operatic pop, new age music, Celtic music
37 wikis · Tier 3
Alan Stivell
France · Person · born 1944
folk rock, new age music, Celtic music, crossover, Celtic rock, electroacoustic music, Celtic fusion, music of Brittany, Breton rock
34 wikis · Tier 3
Karl Jenkins
United Kingdom · Person · born 1944
jazz, progressive rock, classical music, new age music
33 wikis · Tier 3
Yoko Kanno
Japan · Person · born 1964
pop music, blues, jazz, art rock, classical music, ambient music, J-pop, new age music
32 wikis · Tier 3
Sa Dingding
People's Republic of China · Person · born 1979
pop music, world music, new age music
27 wikis · Tier 3
Bradley Joseph
United States · Person · born 1965
rock music, new age music
22 wikis · Tier 3
Lil B
United States · Person · born 1989
hip-hop, ambient music, cloud rap, alternative hip-hop, West Coast hip-hop, new age music, lo-fi music, experimental music, outsider music, experimental hip-hop, hyphy, deep funk
20 wikis · Tier 3
Linda
Russia · Person · born 1973
pop music, folk rock, psychedelic rock, art rock, grunge, indie rock, new age music, trip hop, experimental music, gothic rock, trip rock
17 wikis · Tier 3
Fionnuala Sherry
Ireland · Person · born 1962
new age music
17 wikis · Tier 3
Roma Ryan
United Kingdom · Person · born 1950
new age music
17 wikis · Tier 3
Paul Horn
United States · Person · born 1930
jazz, new age music
16 wikis · Tier 2
David Darling
United States · Person · born 1941
jazz, new age music
15 wikis · Tier 2
Can Atilla
Turkey · Person · born 1969
new age music
14 wikis · Tier 3
John Tesh
United States · Person · born 1952
pop music, new age music, 20th-century classical music, contemporary worship music, progressive electronic dance music
12 wikis · Tier 3
Yungchen Lhamo
People's Republic of China · Person · born 1966
new age music
12 wikis · Tier 3
Gandalf
Austria · Person · born 1952
new age music
10 wikis · Tier 3
Rurutia
Japan · Person · born 2001
J-pop, new age music
9 wikis · Tier 3
Hajime Mizoguchi
Japan · Person · born 1960
new age music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Darol Anger
United States · Person · born 1953
new age music, bluegrass music
8 wikis · Tier 3
Valensia
Kingdom of the Netherlands · Person · born 1971
new age music
7 wikis · Tier 3