Popularity today
54
Belgium 57 · the Netherlands 52 · Worldwide 57 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2026
26
Belgium 28 · Netherlands 24 · Worldwide 34 · level A
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
Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.
No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalplayed here last year, and two years in a row is rarenothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival lessnothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 44 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalplayed here two years ago, and returning that soon is rarenothing suggests this act is in Europe at that time
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalnothing suggests this act is in Europe at that timeno concrete indication of a booking
Figures
Spotify listeners
20.333.696
Deezer 198.839 · streams per day 230.927
Last.fm listeners
1.509.195
rank 1019 in Belgium · rank 1076 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
458.912
@wearedelasoul · updated on 02/11/2026
Search interest
69
Belgium 69 · the Netherlands 74 · Worldwide 70 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
516.473
EN 482.371 · NL 9.366 · FR 24.736
Hip-hop & R&BHip-Hopraphip hopalternative rapJazz Hop
Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2025, Best Kept Secret 2026
- Active since
- 1987
- Albums
- Cabin in the Sky 2025
- and the Anonymous Nobody… 2016
- Concerts per year
- 2026 36
- 2025 26
- 2024 17
- 2018 18
- 2017 35
- 2016 35
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 53,287 times in a collection
- 28,685 on a wishlist
- 86 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- 3 Feet High And Rising 1989 · 3.616
- Me Myself And I 1989 · 3.313
- Eye Know 1989 · 2.823
- Buddy & Ghetto Thang 1989 · 2.089
- 4 New Remixes 1989 · 1.786
- Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) 1991 · 1.807
- Stakes Is High 1996 · 2.314
- Itzsoweezee (Hot) 1996 · 1.910
- Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump 2000 · 2.593
- AOI: Bionix 2001 · 2.215
All 60 releases
- Ring Ring ? · 4
- Jenifa (Taught Me) / Potholes In My Lawn 1988 · 1.473
- Plug Tunin' / Freedom Of Speak 1988 · 841
- 3 Feet High And Rising 1989 · 3.616
- Eye Know 1989 · 2.823
- Say No Go 1989 · 1.468
- Me Myself And I 1989 · 3.313
- The Magic Number / Buddy 1989 · 1.400
- Buddy & Ghetto Thang 1989 · 2.089
- Το Ποπ Κορν Και Ο 9.84 FM Stereo Παρουσιάζουν Το Maxi Set Του Νοέμβρη 1989 · 23
- 4 New Remixes 1989 · 1.786
- Doin' Our Own Dang (Dub Style Remix) 1990 · 514
- Mama Gave Birth To The Soul Children 1990 · 366
- Eye Know / Buddy 1990 · 48
- Tread Water Remix / De La Soul Megamix 1990 · 972
- Keepin' The Faith 1991 · 471
- Millie Pulled A Pistol On Santa / Keepin' The Faith 1991 · 596
- Remixes 1991 · 175
- A Roller Skating Jam Named "Saturdays" 1991 · 1.770
- De La Soul Is Dead 1991 · 873
- Ring Ring Ring (Ha Ha Hey) 1991 · 1.807
- The Best 1992 · 145
- De La Remix 1992 · 123
- Ego Trippin' (Part Two) 1993 · 1.041
- Buhloone Mind State 1993 · 756
- Breakadawn / En Focus 1993 · 1.006
- Fallin' 1993 · 261
- De La Soul 1993 · 52
- Clear Lake Audiotorium 1994 · 408
- Me Myself And I / Say No Go 1995 · 273
- Itzsoweezee (Hot) 1996 · 1.910
- Stakes Is High 1996 · 2.314
- More Supa Sweet Stakes, Baby 1996 · 519
- Stakes Is High 1996 · 1.652
- The Bizness 1996 · 420
- The Love Song (The Remix) 1996 · 41
- 4 More 1996 · 9
- Stay Away 1998 · 8
- More Than U Know 1998 · 654
- Oooh. 2000 · 473
- All Good? 2000 · 94
- Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump 2000 · 2.593
- Preview: Art Official Intelligence 2000 · 38
- Squat! 2000 · 182
- Hold Tight 2001 · 7
- Thru Ya City 2001 · 612
- Watch Out 2001 · 26
- Simply 2001 · 9
- Say I Gotta Believe 2001 · 471
- AOI: Bionix 2001 · 2.215
- Baby Phat 2001 · 1.250
- The Best Of 2003 · 791
- Shoomp b/w Much More 2003 · 783
- Timeless: The Singles Collection 2003 · 320
- Rock Co.Kane Flow 2004 · 700
- Shopping Bags (She Got From You) 2004 · 17
- Shopping Bags (She Got From You) 2004 · 345
- Live At Tramps, NYC, 1996 2004 · 190
- Days Off 2004 · 120
- De La Mix Tape: Remixes, Rarities & Classics 2004 · 226
- Biggest own venue
- Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ±1.500 plaatsen
- 2024 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Willy 14 3,3 per week Studio Brussel 11 2,6 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 10 2,3 per week KEXP 6 1,4 per week Radio Nova 5 1,2 per week egoFM 5 1,2 per week DR P3 4 0,9 per week VRT Radio 1 3 0,7 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 587 3,7 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 366 2,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 363 3,3 per week since Oct 2024 Willy 277 2,8 per week since Dec 2024 BBC Radio 1 37 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 32 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 30 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 5 0,5 per week since Sep 2026 - Similar to
- The Roots, Nas
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabin in the Sky | 2025 | #57 (2 wk) | – | – | – |
| and the Anonymous Nobody… | 2016 | #14 (8 wk) | #19 (2 wk) | – | – |
| The Impossible: Mission TV Series, Part 1 | 2006 | – | – | – | – |
| The Grind Date | 2004 | – | – | – | – |
| AOI: Bionix | 2001 | – | – | – | 2.215 |
| Art Official Intelligence: Mosaic Thump | 2000 | #29 (6 wk) | #25 (12 wk) | – | 2.593 |
| Stakes Is High | 1996 | – | #68 (7 wk) | – | 2.314 |
| Buhlo͞one Mind State | 1993 | – | – | – | 756 |
| De La Soul Is Dead | 1991 | #127 (1 wk) | #20 (16 wk) | – | 873 |
| 3 Feet High and Rising | 1989 | #62 (5 wk) | #20 (29 wk) | – | 3.616 |
Discogs: 53,287 times in a collection. 28,685 times on a wishlist.
How popular is De La Soul compared with other countries?
Zweden×1,7
France×1,5
Netherlands×1,5
United Kingdom×1,4
Italy×1,3
Belgium×1,2
Denmark×1,1
Poland×1,0
Germany×0,8
Spain×0,7
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2025 | 23 | C | 36 / 92 | 32 | 22 | 22 | 30 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | 26 | A | 9 / 82 | 44 | 28 | 24 | 34 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2026 | Best Kept Secret 2026 (Festivaldag 1): Wisselvallige start | Dansende Beren | 13/06/2026 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2025 | Rock Werchter 2025 (Festivaldag 1): Fonteinen van de eeuwige jeugd | Dansende Beren | 04/07/2025 | 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
- ●10/07/2026 · Nile, Rotterdam
- ▲Friday, June 2026 · Best Kept Secret
- ●16/05/2026 · Stadshaven, Ghent
- ▲Thursday, July 2025 · Rock Werchter
- ●08/10/2024 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●05/10/2024 · De Roma, Borgerhout
29 earlier dates
- ●10/08/2019 · Oude Markt, Leuven
- ●30/05/2019 · Muzenzaal, Arnhem
- ●16/05/2019 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●01/09/2018 · Groeneputte, Stekene
- ●08/07/2017 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●05/12/2016 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●02/07/2016 · Tour&Taxis, Brussels
- ●21/06/2016 · Annabel, Rotterdam
- ●11/08/2015 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●10/07/2015 · Parc Astrid de Coronmeuse, Liège
- ●26/10/2012 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●25/10/2012 · Théâtre National de la Communauté Française / Nationaal Theater, Brussels
- ●25/07/2012 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●30/06/2012 · Tour&Taxis, Brussels
- ●11/12/2011 · Patronaat, Haarlem
- ●13/08/2011 · Paleizenplein / Place des Palais, Brussels
- ●25/11/2010 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●15/11/2010 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●15/09/2005 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●06/12/2004 · Paard van Troje, The Hague
- ●05/12/2004 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●29/06/2003 · Zuiderpark, The Hague
- ●26/11/2002 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●18/07/2002 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●25/05/2002 · Java Eiland, Amsterdam
- ●24/05/2002 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●25/08/2000 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●09/09/1991 · Noorderligt, Tilburg
- ●26/10/1989 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
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 | Me, Myself And I 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Feel Good Inc. 82 · Ring Ring Ring 72 · Me, Myself And I 20 · Eye Know 16 · All Good? 9 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Ring Ring Ring 2 · Eye Know 2 |
| Willy | Belgium | Me, Myself And I 85 · Ring Ring Ring 85 · Say No Go 40 · Yuhdontstop 2 · A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays” 1 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Say No Go 1 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | Feel Good Inc. 4 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | The Work 1 · The Package 1 |
| France Inter | France | The Magic Number 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Day in the Sun 31 · The Package 30 · Run It Back!! 18 · A Roller Skating Jam Named “Saturdays” 15 · Yuhdontstop 15 |
| Radio Nova | France | The Magic Number 2 · Me, Myself And I 1 · Buddy 1 · Eye Know 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Ring Ring Ring 1 · Me, Myself And I 1 |