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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2016, Pukkelpop 2017, Rock Werchter 2024, Best Kept Secret 2024
- Active since
- 1992
- Albums
- I Inside the Old Year Dying 2023
- The Hope Six Demolition Project 2016
- Let England Shake 2011
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 8
- 2024 37
- 2023 29
- 2017 53
- 2016 51
- 2015 4
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 8 nummers, hoogste #388 (Down by the Water)
- in the list since 2019, 7 years
- per song
- Awards
- Mercury Prize gewonnen
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 2 albums, 0 singles
- To Bring You My Love goud, 2007
- Stories From The City, Stories From The Sea goud, 2006
- Discogs
- 93,172 times in a collection
- 26,680 on a wishlist
- 70 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Let England Shake 2011 · 10.568
- The Hope Six Demolition Project 2016 · 5.804
- Dry - Demos 2020 · 5.699
- To Bring You My Love - Demos 2020 · 5.532
- I Inside The Old Year Dying 2023 · 7.370
- Biggest own venue
- Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Willy 34 1.1 a day BBC Radio 6 Music 18 0.6 a day KEXP 15 0.5 a day Studio Brussel 7 0.2 a day FIP Rock 5 0.2 a day KINK 5 0.2 a day VRT Radio 1 3 0.1 a day egoFM 3 0.1 a day Since we track the stationWilly 809 1.1 a day since Dec 2024 BBC Radio 6 Music 550 0.7 a day since Nov 2024 KEXP 356 0.3 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 198 0.2 a day since Nov 2023 KINK 139 0.1 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 6 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 FIP Rock 5 0.1 a day since Oct 2026 VRT Radio 1 3 0.1 a day since Oct 2026 - Similar to
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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 | 2025 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Down by the Water | 1995 | 7 (2019–2025) | #388 | #99 (2019) | #388 (2025) |
| This Mess We're In | 2000 | 5 (2021–2025) | #931 | #931 (2025) | #1327 (2023) |
| Henry Lee | 1996 | 5 (2021–2025) | #1096 | #568 (2024) | #1375 (2023) |
| Rid of Me | 1993 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1191 | #905 (2023) | #1235 (2021) |
| C'mon Billy | 1995 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1281 | #731 (2023) | #1281 (2025) |
| Good Fortune | 2000 | 5 (2021–2025) | #1498 | #996 (2021) | #1643 (2022) |
| Sheela-Na-Gig | 1992 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1713 | #693 (2022) | #1713 (2025) |
| To Bring You My Love | 1995 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1887 | #970 (2020) | #1976 (2023) |
| The Glorious Land | 2011 | 1 (2023) | – | #1836 (2023) | #1836 (2023) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I Inside the Old Year Dying | 2023 | #3 (13 wk) | #5 (1 wk) | – | 7.370 |
| The Hope Six Demolition Project | 2016 | #3 (29 wk) | #4 (4 wk) | – | 5.804 |
| Let England Shake | 2011 | #4 (21 wk) | #14 (9 wk) | – | 10.568 |
| A Woman a Man Walked By | 2009 | #11 (9 wk) | #46 (3 wk) | – | – |
| White Chalk | 2007 | #12 (10 wk) | #34 (4 wk) | – | – |
| Uh Huh Her | 2004 | #16 (13 wk) | #23 (5 wk) | – | – |
| Stories From the City, Stories From the Sea | 2000 | #35 (12 wk) | #42 (5 wk) | gold BE | – |
| Is This Desire? | 1998 | #8 (6 wk) | #74 (4 wk) | – | – |
| Dance Hall at Louse Point | 1996 | – | – | – | – |
| To Bring You My Love | 1995 | #5 (20 wk) | #69 (8 wk) | gold BE | – |
| Rid of Me | 1993 | #190 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| Dry | 1992 | – | – | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B-Sides, Demos & Rarities | 2022 | #79 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| Dry - Demos | 2020 | #77 (4 wk) | – | – | 5.699 |
| The Peel Sessions 1991-2004 | 2006 | #46 (4 wk) | – | – | – |
Discogs: 93,172 times in a collection. 26,680 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury Prize | 1 | – |
How popular is PJ Harvey 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 2016 | 44 | B | 18 / 71 | 60 | 47 | 37 | 48 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2017 | 39 | A | 7 / 119 | 25 | 40 | 37 | 39 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2024 | 53 | A | 9 / 94 | 27 | 56 | 43 | 63 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | 48 | A | 2 / 94 | 33 | 55 | 41 | 62 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2024 | Kijk terug: PJ Harvey op Rock Werchter 2024 | Festileaks | 04/09/2024 | about this act |
| Rock Werchter 2024 | Rock Werchter 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Zonneslag bij heldere hemel | Dansende Beren | 05/07/2024 | dagverslag |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 3): Stem kwijt | Dansende Beren | 10/06/2024 | 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
- ▲Thursday, July 2024 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Sunday, June 2024 · Best Kept Secret
- ●10/10/2023 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●09/10/2023 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●07/10/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●06/10/2023 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
30 earlier dates
- ●04/11/2022 · Handelsbeurs, Antwerp
- ●02/11/2022 · Koninklijke Schouwburg, The Hague
- ●17/08/2017 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Thursday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
- ●19/10/2016 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●16/10/2016 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ▲Saturday, July 2016 · Rock Werchter
- ●31/05/2011 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●30/05/2011 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●19/02/2011 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●18/02/2011 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●17/02/2011 · De Laatste Show, Vilvoorde
- ●11/06/2004 · Theater Aan Het Spui, The Hague
- ●10/06/2004 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●30/08/2003 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●28/02/2001 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●25/02/2001 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●06/02/1999 · Leidsekade Live, Hilversum
- ●07/12/1998 · Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
- ●03/12/1998 · Hallen Van Schaarbeek / Halles de Schaerbeek, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek
- ●30/10/1996 · Studio Amstel, Amsterdam
- ●15/11/1995 · Brielpoort, Deinze
- ●01/05/1995 · Vooruit, Ghent
- ●28/04/1995 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●03/08/1993 · Goffertpark, Nijmegen
- ●02/06/1993 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●01/06/1993 · Vooruit, Ghent
- ●02/11/1992 · Effenaar, Eindhoven
- ●01/11/1992 · Tivoli, Utrecht
- ●31/10/1992 · Brielpoort, Deinze
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KINK | Netherlands | A Perfect Day Elise 2 · Down by the Water 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Down By The Water 86 · Good Fortune 5 · Sheela-na-gig 4 · This Mess We're In 3 · C'mon Billy 2 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Piano Fire 1 · Down By The Water 1 · Henry Lee 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Down By The Water 168 · Good Fortune 132 · This Mess Were In 80 · This Is Love 74 · A Place Called Home 69 |
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | The River 2 |
| FIP Rock | France | The Dancer 1 · Let England Shake 1 · Send His Love to Me 1 · This Mess We're In 1 · Angelene 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Down by the Water 16 · Long Snake Moan 10 · Good Fortune 9 · 50ft Queenie 9 · You Said Something 9 |
| Oui FM | France | A Place Called Home 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | The Community of Hope 1 |