Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 1 nummer, hoogste #1349 (Never Gonna Give You Up)
- in the list since 2020, 6 years
- per song
- Awards
- Grammy Award genomineerd 1989
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 2 albums, 1 single
- Whenever you need somebody platina, 1988
- Whenever you need somebody goud, 1987
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Joe 25 5,8 per week Qmusic NL 2 0,5 per week MNM 1 0,2 per week BBC Radio 1 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationJoe 103 4,6 per week since Jun 2026 NPO 3FM 27 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 25 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Qmusic 10 0,1 per week since Feb 2025 KEXP 9 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Qmusic NL 5 0,4 per week since Aug 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never Gonna Give You Up | 1987 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1349 | #738 (2021) | #1585 (2024) |
Records
Albums in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) and with gold or platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are We There Yet? | 2023 | #97 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Beautiful Life | 2018 | #84 (4 wk) | – | – |
| 50 | 2016 | #25 (10 wk) | #65 (1 wk) | – |
| Free | 1991 | – | #23 (12 wk) | – |
| Hold Me In Your Arms | 1988 | – | #26 (16 wk) | – |
| Whenever You Need Somebody | 1987 | – | #2 (25 wk) | gold NL, platinum NL |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 1.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | – | 1 |
How popular is Rick Astley compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/12/2026 | London | United Kingdom | Royal Albert Hall | Rick Astley Christmas Swing Show |
| 28/05/2027 | Halifax | United Kingdom | The Piece Hall | Rick Astley |
| 29/05/2027 | Warrington | United Kingdom | Victoria Park | Neighbourhood Weekender 2027 Weekend Ticket |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.
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.
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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.
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 | Never Gonna Give You Up 78 · Together Forever 25 |
| MNM | Belgium | Never Gonna Give You Up 1 · NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Never Gonna Give You Up 10 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | Never Gonna Give You Up 5 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Never Gonna Give You Up 6 |
| KEXP | United States | Never Gonna Give You Up 2 |