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
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2024
- 1 nummer, hoogste #1674 (Red Light Spells Danger)
- in the list since 2023, 2 years
- per song
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 0 albums, 1 single
- When the going gets tough platina, 1986
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Joe 42 1.4 a day FluxFM 1 0.0 a day Qmusic NL 1 0.0 a day Since we track the stationJoe 218 1.2 a day since May 2026 Qmusic 7 0.0 a day since Feb 2025 KEXP 5 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 3 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 2 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 FluxFM 1 0.0 a day since Oct 2026 Qmusic NL 1 0.0 a day since Jul 2026
De Tijdloze on StuBru
De Tijdloze is the all-time list of Studio Brussel, the Flemish rock station. Listeners vote for their favourite songs every year, and since 1987 StuBru has broadcast the top 100 at the end of December. Since 2019 the rest of the vote is known as well: 500 places in 2019, around 2,000 since 2021. A place above 100 did not make the broadcast. The figures come from tijdloze.rocks, an independent site that keeps every list since 1987. Click a column header to sort.
| Song | From | Years in the list | 2024 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Light Spells Danger | 1977 | 2 (2023–2024) | #1674 | #1674 (2024) | #2014 (2023) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Here You Are + The Best Of | 2016 | #142 (1 wk) | – | – |
| The Best Of | 1997 | – | #70 (5 wk) | – |
| Time To Move On | 1993 | – | #81 (4 wk) | – |
| The Collection - 1976-1991 15 Years...The Story Continues | 1991 | – | #30 (12 wk) | – |
| Greatest Hits | 1989 | – | #60 (6 wk) | – |
| Tear Down These Walls | 1988 | – | #18 (6 wk) | – |
| Love Zone | 1986 | – | #7 (18 wk) | – |
| Suddenly | 1985 | – | #23 (12 wk) | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 1.
How popular is Billy Ocean compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the United Kingdom than you would expect; smaller in Italy and Poland.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/11/2027 | Rotterdam | Netherlands | de Doelen | Billy Ocean |
| 15/10/2027 | Leeds | United Kingdom | Leeds First Direct Bank Arena | Billy Ocean - Venue Premium Tickets |
| 30/10/2027 | Manchester | United Kingdom | Co-op Live | Billy Ocean |
| 05/11/2027 | Newcastle Upon Tyne | United Kingdom | Utilita Arena Newcastle | Billy Ocean - Venue Premium Tickets |
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.
Festivals and own concerts
- ●18/11/2027 · de Doelen, Rotterdam (planned)
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe | Netherlands | Love Really Hurts Without You 86 · Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car 64 · When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going 60 · Caribbean Queen 4 · Loverboy 3 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Get Outta My Dreams Get Into My Car 3 · When The Going Gets Tough, The Tough Get Going 2 · Love Really Hurts Without You 2 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | Love Really Hurts Without You 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Love Really Hurts Without You 2 |
| KEXP | United States | There’ll Be Sad Songs 1 |