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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pinkpop 2024
- Active since
- 2010
- Albums
- METAL FORTH 2025
- THE OTHER ONE 2023
- METAL GALAXY 2019
- METAL RESISTANCE 2016
- BABYMETAL 2014
- Concerts per year
- 2026 48
- 2025 60
- 2024 54
- 2023 94
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 5,039 times in a collection
- 1,910 on a wishlist
- 45 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Babymetal 2014 · 615
- Live At Wembley 2016 · 361
- Metal Resistance 2016 · 259
- Metal Forth 2025 · 700
- Live At The O2 Arena - Highlights 2026 · 754
- Biggest own venue
- Sportpaleis, Merksem
- ±23.000 plaatsen
- 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Kerrang! Radio 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 29 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 21 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2024 Kerrang! Radio 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 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, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| METAL FORTH | 2025 | #35 (1 wk) | #29 (1 wk) | – | 700 |
| THE OTHER ONE | 2023 | #120 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| METAL GALAXY | 2019 | #44 (1 wk) | #95 (1 wk) | – | – |
| METAL RESISTANCE | 2016 | #63 (4 wk) | #71 (1 wk) | – | 259 |
| BABYMETAL | 2014 | #181 (1 wk) | #90 (1 wk) | – | 615 |
Discogs: 5,039 times in a collection. 1,910 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Babymetal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkpop 2024 | 36 | B | 20 / 60 | 37 | 34 | 34 | 46 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkpop 2024 | 5 must-sees op de vrijdag van Pinkpop 2024 | Festileaks | 05/06/2024 | dagverslag |
| Pinkpop 2024 | Pinkpop 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Wereldsterren van morgen | Dansende Beren | 22/06/2024 | 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
- ●13/05/2025 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●10/05/2025 · Vorst Nationaal / Forest National, Vorst / Forest
- ▲Friday, June 2024 · Pinkpop
- ●12/06/2024 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●04/12/2023 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●13/05/2023 · Sportpaleis, Merksem
5 earlier dates
- ●03/05/2023 · Ziggo Dome, Amsterdam
- ●16/02/2020 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●06/06/2018 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●05/06/2018 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●05/06/2016 · Goffertpark, Nijmegen
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 | From Me To U 3 · Ratatata 2 · Metal!!! 1 · Kingslayer 1 |
| KEXP | United States | My Queen 1 |
| Kerrang! Radio | United Kingdom | Starlight 1 |