Historical Artist Profile

Moby

Biography & Overview

Richard Melville Hall (born September 11, 1965), known professionally as Moby, is an American musician, songwriter and animal rights activist. He has sold 20 million records worldwide. AllMusic considers him to be "among the most important dance music figures of the early 1990s, helping bring dance music to a mainstream audience both in the United States and the United Kingdom".
After taking up guitar and piano at the age of nine, he played in several underground punk rock bands through the 1980s (Vatican Commandos, Flipper, Ultra Vivid Scene) before turning to electronic dance music. In 1989, he moved to New York City and became a prolific figure as a DJ, producer, and remixer. His 1991 single "Go" was his mainstream breakthrough, especially in Europe, where it peaked within the top ten of the charts in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Between 1992 and 1997 he scored eight top ten hits on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart including "Move (You Make Me Feel So Good)", "Feel...

πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ US Billboard Tracking History 1 Charted Tracks
"South Side" Entered Charts: 2001
Peak: #14
πŸ‡¬πŸ‡§ UK Official Charts History 22 Charted Tracks
"Porcelain" Entered Charts: 2000
Peak: #5
"James Bond Theme" Entered Charts: 1997
Peak: #8
"Go" Entered Charts: 1991
Peak: #10
"Natural Blues" Entered Charts: 2000
Peak: #11
"We A All Made Of Stars" Entered Charts: 2002
Peak: #11
"Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad" Entered Charts: 1999
Peak: #16
"Lift Me Up" Entered Charts: 2005
Peak: #18
"Move" Entered Charts: 1993
Peak: #21
"Everytime You Touch Me" Entered Charts: 1995
Peak: #28
"Feeling So Al" Entered Charts: 1994
Peak: #30
"Hymn" Entered Charts: 1994
Peak: #31
"Run On" Entered Charts: 1999
Peak: #33
"Into The Blue" Entered Charts: 1995
Peak: #34
"In This World" Entered Charts: 2002
Peak: #35
"I Feel It" Entered Charts: 1993
Peak: #38
"Bodyrock" Entered Charts: 1999
Peak: #38
"Extme Ways" Entered Charts: 2002
Peak: #39
"New York New York" Entered Charts: 2006
Peak: #43
"That'S When I Ach For My Volver" Entered Charts: 1996
Peak: #50
"Spiders" Entered Charts: 2005
Peak: #50
"Slipping Away" Entered Charts: 2006
Peak: #53
"Extme Ways (Bourne'S Ultimatum)" Entered Charts: 2007
Peak: #61