# John Cage — Every Record We Rank

John Cage appears 2 times in our Modernism and Musique Concrète lists, placing as high as No. 3. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 2
- **Appears on:** Modernism and Musique Concrète
- **Year:** 1952
- **Highest placing:** No. 3 in Modernism
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/john-cage/

## Appears on

### [4'33"](https://waxonia.com/track/john-cage--433/)

*1952 · No. 3 in [Modernism](https://waxonia.com/genre/modernism/)*

Four minutes and thirty-three seconds in which the performer plays nothing and the room becomes the piece. Endlessly mocked, and every field recording and ambient record since is standing on it.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/John%20Cage%204'33%22) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=JTEFKFiXSx4)

### [Williams Mix](https://waxonia.com/track/john-cage--williams-mix/)

*1952 · No. 5 in [Musique Concrète](https://waxonia.com/genre/musique-concrete/)*

Six hundred recordings spliced according to chance operations, taking a year to cut for four minutes of tape. Cage's most laborious piece and his most gleefully pointless.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/John%20Cage%20Williams%20Mix) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=ApQap2o2Tbw)

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