Caleb Johnson
Season 13 · Winner
Where are they now
Caleb Johnson released Mountain Mojo Vol. 1 on June 18, 2021, and sang lead on Paradise Found: Bat Out of Hell Reignited, released on January 27, 2023. In May 2023 he toured the United Kingdom with the Neverland Express. In 2019, Caleb Johnson & The Ramblin' Saints released Born from Southern Ground on his label, Big Johnson Records.
Key figures
- Career scoreat least 20 points of 100Rank on Encore Index: #63 (tie) of 365
- Billboard 200 albums1 album on the Billboard 200Rank on Encore Index: #50 (tie) of 88
- Studio albumsat least 2 studio albumsRank on Encore Index: #64 (tie) of 182
- Wikipedia views, 12 months30,195 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #96 of 303
- Wikipedia views since 2015352,952 pageviewsRank on Encore Index: #115 of 303
Known for
Interest over time
Monthly views of the English Wikipedia article, July 2015 – September 2026.
Career
- 2013
Elijah Hooker, the band where he was lead vocalist, released its self-titled album in June 2013.
- 2014
American Idol, season 13
Winner
- 2014
He sang on the American Idols Live! Tour 2014, from June 24 to August 23, 2014. The tour opened in Binghamton, New York, and closed in Redmond, Washington.
- 2014
Interscope Records released his debut album Testify on August 12, 2014. He recorded it in three weeks. 19 Recordings is also named on the album.
- 2016
He released the single Holding On on February 9, 2016.
- 2016
He released the single Hanging with the Band on April 7, 2016.
- 2018
In 2018 he joined Trans-Siberian Orchestra for their winter tour and sang on Three Kings & I.
- 2019
Caleb Johnson & The Ramblin' Saints released Born from Southern Ground on June 14, 2019, on his label Big Johnson Records. He co-wrote the songs.
- 2021
He released Mountain Mojo Vol. 1 on June 18, 2021. Jason Bonham played on the album.
- 2023
Paradise Found: Bat Out of Hell Reignited came out on January 27, 2023, through Deko Entertainment. He sang lead on all seven songs with the Neverland Express.
- 2023
In May 2023 he toured the United Kingdom with the Neverland Express. The tour was scheduled to run from May 20 in Oxford to May 27 in London.
More milestones
- Date not documented
He headlined his first solo tour in support of Testify, and he opened shows for KISS, Cheap Trick, Sammy Hagar, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, and Black Stone Cherry.
- Date not documented
He parted ways with Interscope after Testify. Sources give three timings for the split: a May 4, 2015 report that he was cutting ties, a June 2019 interview that places it soon after the album, and late 2015.
- Date not documented
Testify debuted at number 24 on the Billboard 200. The same album peaked at number 24 on that chart and at number 9 on the Billboard Rock Albums chart. As Long as You Love Me peaked at number 41 on Billboard Hot Rock Songs.
Discography
| Title | Type | Year | Label | RIAA certification | U.S. sales | Billboard peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elijah HookerElijah Hooker | Album | 2013 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Testify | Album | 2014 | Interscope Records and 19 Recordings | Not documented | 21,000May 4, 2015 | No. 24Billboard 200 |
| Holding On | Single | 2016 | Not documented | Not documented | Not applicable | Not documented |
| Hanging with the Band | Single | 2016 | Not documented | Not documented | Not applicable | Not documented |
| Born from Southern GroundCaleb Johnson & The Ramblin' Saints | Album | 2019 | Big Johnson Records | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Mountain Mojo Vol. 1 | Album | 2021 | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
| Paradise Found: Bat Out of Hell ReignitedNeverland Express | Album | 2023 | Deko Entertainment | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented |
Cover images: Cover Art Archive (MusicBrainz).
Sources
- Apple album search for Caleb Johnson — Apple.
- Paradise Found: Bat Out Of Hell Reignited Set For Release In January 2023 — Deko Entertainment, October 25, 2022.
- Caleb Johnson — Wikipedia, October 1, 2026.
- Caleb Johnson Breaks Heavier Ground With The Ramblin Saints New LP Born From Southern Ground — Glide Magazine, June 11, 2019.
- American Idol Alum Caleb Johnson Leaving Interscope Records — Music Times, May 4, 2015.
- List of American Idol finalists — Wikipedia, June 10, 2026.
- American Idol season 13 — Wikipedia, September 29, 2026.
- Caleb Johnson testifies about his debut album — USA Today, August 11, 2014.
- Q&A with Caleb Johnson ahead of Meat Loaf BAT UK tour 2023 — Entertainment Now, July 15, 2022.
- American Idols Live! Tour 2014 (Wikipedia revision 1348964957) — Wikipedia, April 15, 2026.
- 2014 Idol albums — Idol Chatter (The York Dispatch).
- Celebrating Meat Loaf Tour Featuring The Neverland Express plus American Idol winner, Caleb Johnson — Music Crowns, January 27, 2023.
- Monthly pageviews of the English Wikipedia article "Caleb Johnson", July 2015 – September 2026 — Wikimedia Foundation.
