Arbeid Adelt!
Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. The letter is the level by the festival's own scale. How the points work ›
Chances for 2027
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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2016
- Active since
- 1981
- Albums
- Het Heelal Is Hier 2023
- Slik 2015
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 6 1,4 per week Willy 2 0,5 per week Since we track the stationWilly 65 0,6 per week since Dec 2024 VRT Radio 1 7 1,4 per week since Oct 2026 KEXP 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 - Home act
- 93% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Het Heelal Is Hier | 2023 | #57 (4 wk) | – | – |
| Slik | 2015 | #19 (13 wk) | – | – |
| Noblësse oblige | 1994 | – | – | – |
| Des Duivels Oorkussen | 1991 | – | – | – |
| Le Chagrin and quatre-vingts | 1983 | – | – | – |
| Jonge helden | 1983 | – | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Of - 3CD | 2014 | #35 (7 wk) | – | – |
How popular is Arbeid Adelt! compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
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Per edition, historical
Score measured in the twelve months before each edition, place = rank in that line-up. The letter differs per festival: an A at Best Kept Secret can be a C at Rock Werchter.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2016 | – | – | – | – | – | – | charts, stature |
Over the years
◆ purple = album, ▲ red = festival in Belgium, ▲ green = festival in the Netherlands, ● grey = own concert. Click the legend to switch them on or off.
Festivals and own concerts
- ▲August 2016 · Pukkelpop
Studio Brussel since August 2023, NPO 3FM and KINK since 2020, the other stations since late October 2026. "Compare countries" shows the average per station.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Lekker Westers 3 · De Dag Dat Het Zonlicht Niet Meer Scheen 1 · Ik Sta Scherp 1 · De Man Die Alles Noteert 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Lekker Westers 21 · Death Disco 9 · Swastika Elastika (Nevel Ft Reverend Basstorius Dub Mix) 7 · De Dag Dat Het Zonlicht Niet Meer Scheen 5 · Ik Sta Scherp 2 |