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 2016, Pinkpop 2016, Pinkpop 2018, Rock Werchter 2019, Pukkelpop 2023
- Active since
- 2010
- Albums
- Night Call 2022
- Palo Santo 2018
- Communion 2015
- Hits since 2015
- King NL #5, 2015
- King BE #11, 2015
- Shine BE #18, 2015
- Desire (Years & Years feat. Tove Lo) BE #22, 2016
- Desire NL #32, 2015
- Sanctify BE #47, 2018
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 0
- 2023 13
- 2022 36
- 2019 53
- 2018 64
- 2017 16
- 2016 86
- 2015 137
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 1,496 times in a collection
- 617 on a wishlist
- 28 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Desire / Memo 2014 · 85
- King 2015 · 170
- Palo Santo 2018 · 194
- A Second To Midnight 2021 · 618
- Night Call 2022 · 156
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
NPO 3FM 12 2,8 per week BBC Radio 1 8 1,9 per week Studio Brussel 7 1,6 per week 1LIVE 3 0,7 per week Qmusic 2 0,5 per week Qmusic NL 2 0,5 per week MNM 1 0,2 per week MDR Sputnik 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 579 3,7 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 444 2,8 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 224 1,4 per week since Nov 2023 Qmusic NL 6 0,4 per week since Aug 2026 Qmusic 5 0,1 per week since Feb 2025 1LIVE 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 MNM 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 MDR Sputnik 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Night Call | 2022 | #15 (2 wk) | – | – | 156 |
| Palo Santo | 2018 | #6 (33 wk) | #14 (4 wk) | – | 194 |
| Communion | 2015 | #2 (61 wk) | #5 (40 wk) | – | – |
Discogs: 1,496 times in a collection. 617 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Years & Years compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
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 | 41 | B | 22 / 71 | – | 39 | 47 | 35 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pinkpop 2016 | 43 | B | 15 / 48 | 29 | 38 | 47 | 34 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pinkpop 2018 | 25 | B | 19 / 44 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 33 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Rock Werchter 2019 | 37 | B | 15 / 84 | 11 | 35 | 39 | 40 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | 29 | B | 15 / 136 | 25 | 30 | 25 | 34 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Pukkelpop 2023 (Festivaldag 2): Kokend bloed | Dansende Beren | 19/08/2023 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2023 | Dit waren de hoogtepunten van de vrijdag van Pukkelpop 2023 | Festileaks | 19/08/2023 | 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
- ●18/08/2023 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2023 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Friday, July 2019 · Rock Werchter
- ●07/02/2019 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
- ●25/01/2019 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●21/12/2018 · Domein Puyenbroeck, Wachtebeke
16 earlier dates
- ●18/06/2018 · Studio Brussel, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek
- ▲Sunday, June 2018 · Pinkpop
- ▲Thursday, July 2016 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Friday, June 2016 · Pinkpop
- ●03/03/2016 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ●01/03/2016 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●01/02/2016 · Studio Brussel Club 69, Schaarbeek / Schaerbeek
- ●19/11/2015 · Trix, Borgerhout
- ●18/11/2015 · Klokgebouw, Eindhoven
- ●24/06/2015 · Café Corsari, Antwerp
- ●29/04/2015 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●21/04/2015 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●15/01/2015 · Simplon, Groningen
- ●29/11/2014 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●28/11/2014 · Pandora, Utrecht
- ●31/10/2014 · Cloud Nine, Utrecht
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 | King 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | King 5 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | King 6 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | King 112 · Take Shelter 4 · King (live) 1 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | King 2 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Starstruck 1 |