Ryan Adams
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
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Folk & singer-songwritersinger-songwriterAlt-countryfolkrockindie
Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2017
- Active since
- 2000
- Albums
- Self Portrait 2025
- Heartbreaker: 25th Anniversary Edition 2025
- Changes 2025
- Blackhole 2024
- 1985 2024
- Hits since 2015
- Bad Blood BE #25, 2015
Stature
- 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 7 1,6 per week VRT Radio 1 5 1,2 per week FIP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationWilly 183 1,8 per week since Dec 2024 KINK 22 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 7 0,7 per week since Sep 2026 Studio Brussel 3 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 FIP 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 NPO 3FM 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023
Records
Studio albums, the highest position in the Belgian and Dutch album charts (Ultratop, Dutch Charts) with the number of weeks, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self Portrait | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Heartbreaker: 25th Anniversary Edition | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Changes | 2025 | – | – | – |
| Blackhole | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Sword & Stone | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Star Sign | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Heatwave | 2024 | – | – | – |
| 1985 | 2024 | – | – | – |
| Morning Glory | 2023 | – | – | – |
| Blood on the Tracks | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Nebraska | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Devolver | 2022 | – | – | – |
| FM | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Romeo & Juliet | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Chris | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Big Colors | 2021 | #58 (4 wk) | #22 (2 wk) | – |
| Wednesdays | 2020 | #47 (2 wk) | #10 (1 wk) | – |
| Blue Stars | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Prisoner | 2017 | #10 (20 wk) | #8 (4 wk) | – |
| 1989 | 2015 | #9 (40 wk) | #21 (5 wk) | – |
| Ryan Adams | 2014 | #10 (28 wk) | #11 (4 wk) | – |
| Ashes & Fire | 2011 | #14 (7 wk) | #2 (12 wk) | – |
| Orion | 2010 | – | – | – |
| Easy Tiger | 2007 | #45 (6 wk) | #37 (4 wk) | – |
| 29 | 2005 | – | #73 (2 wk) | – |
| Love Is Hell | 2003 | #87 (1 wk) | – | – |
| Rock n Roll | 2003 | – | #81 (2 wk) | – |
| Demolition | 2002 | – | #44 (5 wk) | – |
| The Suicide Handbook | 2002 | – | – | – |
| Gold | 2001 | – | #60 (4 wk) | – |
| Heartbreaker | 2000 | #93 (3 wk) | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ten Songs From - Live At Carnegie Hall | 2015 | #107 (8 wk) | #44 (3 wk) | – |
| Cardinology | 2008 | #54 (3 wk) | #72 (2 wk) | – |
| Jacksonville City Nights | 2005 | #66 (3 wk) | – | – |
| Cold Roses | 2005 | #27 (7 wk) | #48 (5 wk) | – |
How popular is Ryan Adams 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2017 | 36 | B | 11 / 119 | 41 | 31 | 36 | 54 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
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
- ●02/10/2024 · De Vereeniging, Nijmegen
- ●01/10/2024 · Amare, The Hague
- ●29/09/2024 · Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
- ●23/04/2023 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●22/04/2023 · PHIL, Haarlem
- ●17/08/2017 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
17 earlier dates
- ●16/08/2017 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ▲Thursday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
- ●30/06/2015 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●23/09/2014 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●06/05/2012 · Koninklijk Theater Carré, Amsterdam
- ●02/05/2012 · Koningin Elisabethzaal, Antwerp
- ●05/11/2011 · Cirque Royal / Koninklijk Circus, Brussels
- ●04/11/2011 · Chassé Theater, Breda
- ●28/06/2011 · Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
- ●06/11/2008 · Desmet Studio's, Amsterdam
- ●19/11/2003 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●20/10/2003 · Concerto, Amsterdam
- ●07/12/2002 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●05/12/2002 · De Oosterpoort, Groningen
- ●04/12/2002 · Muziekcentrum Vredenburg, Utrecht
- ●06/02/2002 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●18/10/2001 · Grote Zaal, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Come Pick Me Up 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | La Cienega Just Smiled 1 · Two 1 · New York, New York 1 · Wonderwall 1 · Let It Ride 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | New York, New York 78 · Do You Still Love Me 59 · Come Pick Me Up 2 · La Cienega Just Smiled 1 |
| FIP | France | Wonderwall 1 |
| KEXP | United States | To Be Young 1 |