Belle and Sebastian
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
- Active since
- 2006
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 9 2,1 per week FIP Rock 5 1,2 per week KEXP 5 1,2 per week VRT Radio 1 2 0,5 per week Oui FM 2 0,5 per week FIP 1 0,2 per week Willy 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 213 1,9 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 115 0,7 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 40 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 7 0,1 per week since Dec 2024 FIP Rock 5 0,9 per week since Oct 2026 Studio Brussel 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 3 0,3 per week since Sep 2026 Oui FM 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Bit Of Previous | 2022 | #85 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Days Of The Bagnold Summer | 2019 | #188 (1 wk) | – | – |
| How To Solve Our Human Problems | 2018 | #129 (2 wk) | #72 (1 wk) | – |
| Girls In Peacetime Want To Dance | 2015 | #40 (10 wk) | #12 (4 wk) | – |
| The Third Eye Centre | 2013 | #107 (2 wk) | #71 (1 wk) | – |
| Write About Love | 2010 | #51 (1 wk) | #41 (2 wk) | – |
| The Life Pursuit | 2006 | #41 (5 wk) | #32 (6 wk) | – |
| Push Barman To Open Old Wounds | 2005 | – | #94 (1 wk) | – |
| Dear Catastrophe Waitress (Belle & Sebastian) | 2003 | – | #58 (4 wk) | – |
How popular is Belle and Sebastian compared with other countries?
Bigger in Spain and the United Kingdom than you would expect; smaller in Poland.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Best-known songs (Deezer)
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.
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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.
Place among all acts on this site: 80 = viewed or searched more than 80% of the other acts that month. The thick line is the average.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Funny Little Frog 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Funny Little Frog 2 · Sister Buddha 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Funny Little Frog 4 · Step Into My Office, Baby 1 · The Boy With the Arab Strap 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | I’m a Cuckoo 1 |
| FIP | France | Dirty Dream Number Two 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | The Fox in the Snow 1 · If She Wants Me 1 · Ease Your Feet In The Sea 1 · The Blues Are Still Blue 1 · The Party Line 1 |
| KEXP | United States | The Boy With the Arab Strap 7 · Another Sunny Day 6 · Judy and the Dream of Horses 4 · I’m a Cuckoo 3 · Get Me Away From Here, I’m Dying 3 |
| Oui FM | France | Another Sunny Day 2 |