The historical score shows how big an act was at the time of that edition, on a scale of 100 against the biggest acts of all editions. 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 2023
- Active since
- 2018
- Albums
- the record 2023
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 0
- 2023 62
- 2022 0
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen x3 2024
- Grammy Award genomineerd x3 2024
- Discogs
- 19,483 times in a collection
- 3,143 on a wishlist
- 5 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Boygenius 2018 · 13.046
- Boygenius Demos 2020 · 45
- The Rest 2023 · 4.620
- The Record 2023 · 1.764
- The Parting Glass 2023 · 8
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KINK 3 0,7 per week KEXP 2 0,5 per week Studio Brussel 1 0,2 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week egoFM 1 0,2 per week NPO 3FM 1 0,2 per week Willy 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 182 1,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 154 1,5 per week since Nov 2024 KINK 132 0,8 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 127 0,8 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 93 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 70 0,4 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 61 0,6 per week since Dec 2024 egoFM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI), and how many Discogs members own the record. Data provided by Discogs.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| the record | 2023 | #6 (44 wk) | #1 (4 wk) | – | 1.764 |
Discogs: 19,483 times in a collection. 3,143 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 3 (2024) | 3 |
How popular is Boygenius compared with other countries?
Smaller in France.
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.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2023 | 15 | C | 41 / 136 | 100 | 14 | 14 | 17 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2023 | boygenius @ Pukkelpop 2023: Goddelijke melancholie | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2023 | about this act |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Kokend bloed | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Dit waren de hoogtepunten van de vrijdag van Pukkelpop 2023 | Festileaks | 19/08/2023 | dagverslag |
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
- ▲Friday, August 2023 · Pukkelpop
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 | Not Strong Enough 41 · Satanist 7 · Emily I'm Sorry 6 · True Blue 2 · We're In Love 2 |
| Willy | Belgium | Not Strong Enough 46 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | The Parting Glass 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Not Strong Enough 6 · Salt in the Wound 5 · $20 5 · Cowboy Take Me Away 4 · Stay Down 2 |