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 ›
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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2019, Rock Werchter 2024
- Active since
- 2010
- Albums
- The Age of Pleasure 2023
- Dirty Computer 2018
- The Electric Lady 2013
- The ArchAndroid 2010
- Concerts per year
- 2024 31
- 2023 36
- 2019 26
- 2018 57
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- MTV Award gewonnen 2013
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 0 albums, 1 single
- We Are Young goud, 2012
- Discogs
- 4,263 times in a collection
- 1,403 on a wishlist
- 15 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- The ArchAndroid 2010 · 2.193
- We Are Young 2011 · 224
- The Electric Lady 2013 · 736
- Special Education 2013 · 198
- The Age Of Pleasure 2023 · 711
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Studio Brussel 10 2,3 per week VRT Radio 1 4 0,9 per week MNM 3 0,7 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,7 per week KEXP 3 0,7 per week BBC Radio 1 2 0,5 per week Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week 1LIVE 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 291 1,9 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 218 1,4 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 136 1,3 per week since Nov 2024 NPO 3FM 129 0,8 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 77 0,5 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 4 0,8 per week since Oct 2026 MNM 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 Radio Nova 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
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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 Age of Pleasure | 2023 | – | – | – | 711 |
| Dirty Computer | 2018 | – | – | – | – |
| The Electric Lady | 2013 | – | – | – | 736 |
| The ArchAndroid | 2010 | – | – | – | 2.193 |
Discogs: 4.263 keer in een collectie. 1.403 times on een verlanglijst; singles met goud of platina: Belgium 1, the Netherlands 0.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| MTV Award | 1 (2013) | – |
How popular is Janelle Monae compared with other countries?
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 2019 | 25 | C | 27 / 84 | 32 | 23 | 22 | 37 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2024 | 22 | C | 40 / 94 | 66 | 20 | 21 | 33 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2024 | Rock Werchter 2024 (Festivaldag 3): Mee met de wind | Dansende Beren | 07/07/2024 | dagverslag |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 2): Vergunning voor een geslaagde dag | Dansende Beren | 29/06/2019 | 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
- ▲Saturday, July 2024 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Friday, July 2019 · Rock Werchter
- ●14/07/2019 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●08/09/2018 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●07/09/2018 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●06/09/2018 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
10 earlier dates
- ●14/08/2014 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●21/09/2013 · People's Place, Amsterdam
- ●08/07/2012 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●09/07/2011 · Minnewaterpark, Bruges
- ●08/07/2011 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●24/06/2011 · Tour&Taxis, Brussels
- ●21/02/2011 · The Max, Amsterdam
- ●20/02/2011 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●04/09/2010 · Kleine Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●24/09/2009 · Transformatorhuis, Amsterdam
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MNM | Belgium | We Are Young 3 · WE ARE YOUNG 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | We Are Young 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Tightrope 88 · We Are Young 54 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Tightrope 1 · Phenomenal 1 · We Are Young 1 · Make Me Feel 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Make Me Feel | FM4 Conny Lee bis 1 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Turntables 18 · Pynk 6 · Make Me Feel 6 · Primetime 6 · Q.U.E.E.N. 5 |
| Radio Nova | France | Tightrope (feat. Big Boi) - Big Boi Vocal Edit 1 |