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Eels
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Eels

Popularity today
48
Belgium 50 · the Netherlands 50 · Worldwide 33 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Pukkelpop 2019
41
Belgium 41 · Netherlands 43 · Worldwide 40 · 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?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalpopularity only, nothing that points to a booking
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalpopularity only, nothing that points to a booking
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 37 points (C), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalpopularity only, nothing that points to a booking
Figures
Spotify listeners
1.574.712
Deezer 134.551 · streams per day 166.188
Last.fm listeners
2.038.607
rank 335 in Belgium · rank 811 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search volume per month
2.525
Belgium 2.525 · the Netherlands 4.566 · Worldwide 458.333
Wikipedia, 12 months
136.925
EN 115.103 · NL 4.286 · FR 17.536

indiealternativeindie rocksinger-songwriterrock

Stature

De Tijdloze 2025
  • 6 nummers, hoogste #111 (That Look You Give That Guy)
  • in the list since 2014, 10 years
  • per song
Gold and platinum
Belgium: 3 albums, 0 singles
  • Hombre Lobo goud, 2010
  • Daisies Of The Galaxy goud, 2008
  • Beautiful Freak goud, 2004

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
Willy702.3 a day
KINK230.8 a day
VRT Radio 1220.7 a day
Oui FM160.5 a day
egoFM100.3 a day
Studio Brussel80.3 a day
BBC Radio 6 Music40.1 a day
FluxFM40.1 a day
Since we track the station
Willy1.3842.0 a daysince Dec 2024
KINK7690.7 a daysince Nov 2023
Studio Brussel1700.2 a daysince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music750.1 a daysince Nov 2024
KEXP600.1 a daysince Nov 2023
VRT Radio 1220.6 a daysince Oct 2026
Oui FM160.5 a daysince Oct 2026
NPO 3FM110.0 a daysince Nov 2023

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.

SongFromYears in the list2025HighestLowest
That Look You Give That Guy200910 (2014–2025)#111#54 (2021)#111 (2025)
Beautiful Freak19966 (2020–2025)#672#432 (2020)#938 (2023)
Mr. E's Beautiful Blues20004 (2021–2025)#1582#1289 (2021)#2254 (2023)
Novocaine for the Soul19966 (2020–2025)#1757#939 (2022)#1757 (2025)
Susan's House19963 (2021–2025)#1898#1263 (2021)#2149 (2024)
I Like Birds20001 (2025)#2078#2078 (2025)#2078 (2025)
Hey Man (Now You're Really Living)20053 (2021–2023)–#1418 (2021)#1580 (2022)
Flyswatter20003 (2021–2024)–#1462 (2021)#2125 (2024)
Last Stop: This Town19982 (2021–2022)–#1646 (2022)#1874 (2021)
My Beloved Monster19961 (2021)–#1765 (2021)#1765 (2021)
Fresh Feeling20021 (2023)–#2084 (2023)#2084 (2023)

Records

Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinum
Cookie Happened2026#7 (1 wk)#92 (1 wk)–
Eels Time!2024#16 (4 wk)––
Eels So Good - Essential Eels Vol. 2: 2007-20202023#95 (3 wk)––
Extreme Witchcraft2022#4 (7 wk)#14 (1 wk)–
Earth To Dora2020#4 (12 wk)#23 (1 wk)–
The Deconstruction2018#1 (24 wk)#16 (3 wk)–
Royal Albert Hall2015#7 (21 wk)#29 (3 wk)–
The Cautionary Tales Of Mark Oliver Everett2014#2 (31 wk)#8 (7 wk)–
Wonderful, Glorious2013#1 (41 wk)#11 (6 wk)–
Tomorrow Morning2010#1 (13 wk)#10 (5 wk)–
End Times2010#2 (27 wk)#19 (7 wk)–
Hombre Lobo2009#1 (41 wk)#37 (11 wk)gold BE
Meet The Eels - Essential Eels - Vol. 1 1996-20062008#13 (10 wk)––
Useless Trinkets: B-Sides, Soundtracks, Rarities And Unreleased - 1996-20062008#21 (7 wk)#77 (2 wk)–
With Strings: Live At Town Hall2006#23 (10 wk)#57 (3 wk)–
Blinking Lights And Other Revelations2005#7 (15 wk)#18 (8 wk)–
Shootenanny!2003#14 (4 wk)#58 (4 wk)–
Souljacker2001#15 (7 wk)#56 (3 wk)–
Daisies Of The Galaxy2000#8 (9 wk)#34 (6 wk)gold BE
Electro-Shock Blues1998#4 (7 wk)#50 (8 wk)–
Beautiful Freak1997#19 (17 wk)#32 (21 wk)gold BE

Best-known songs (Deezer)

That Look You Give That Guy
Hombre Lobo
op Deezer
Novocaine For The Soul
Beautiful Freak
op Deezer
New Story
Cookie Happened
op 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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Rock Werchter 201840B10 / 8233394238Wikipedia, charts, stature
Pukkelpop 201941A5 / 11128414340Wikipedia, charts, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Pukkelpop 2019Pukkelpop 2019 (Dag 3): Niet in het water gevallenDansende Beren18/08/2019dagverslag
Rock Werchter 2018Rock Werchter 2018: Festivaldag 4Dansende Beren09/07/2018dagverslag

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

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
StationCountryMost played
KINKNetherlandsNovocaine for the Soul 5 · That Look You Give That Guy 1 · Hey Man (album version) 1 · Mr. E’s Beautiful Blues 1 · Susan’s House 1
Studio BrusselBelgiumThat Look You Give That Guy 39 · Hey Man (now You're Really Living) 14 · Novocaine For The Soul 5 · My Beloved Monster 4 · I Like Birds 4
VRT Radio 1BelgiumCongratulations To Me 14 · Congratulations to me 3 · Grace Kelly Blues 2 · Cap In Hand 2 · I'm On Standby 2
WillyBelgiumFlyswatter 129 · That Look You Give That Guy 127 · Mr. E's Beautiful Blues 125 · Hey Man (Now You're Really Living) 122 · Novocaine For The Soul 112
FIP RockFranceFresh Feeling 1
FM4OostenrijkI Like Birds | FM4 Sounds Like FM4 1
FluxFMGermanyNovocaine for the Soul 1 · I'm On Standby 1
France InterFranceCongratulations To Me 1
KEXPUnited StatesI Like Birds 5 · Fresh Blood 4 · Daisies of the Galaxy 3 · Novocaine for the Soul 3 · Prizefighter 2
Kerrang! RadioUnited KingdomNovocaine For The Soul 2 · Mr E's Beautiful Blues 1
Oui FMFranceCap In Hand 15
Radio XUnited KingdomMr E's Beautiful Blues 1
egoFMGermanyWhere I'm From 1 · Bone Dry 1 · I Like Birds 1
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