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
- Rock Werchter 2016, Best Kept Secret 2016, Pukkelpop 2017, Pukkelpop 2022, Best Kept Secret 2024
- Active since
- 2010
- Albums
- Mid Spiral 2024
- Talk Memory 2021
- IV 2016
- Sour Soul 2015
- III 2014
- Concerts per year
- 2026 21
- 2025 35
- 2024 37
- 2023 21
- 2022 41
- 2021 3
- 2017 62
- 2016 41
- 2015 25
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 31,846 times in a collection
- 10,542 on a wishlist
- 15 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- III 2014 · 8.687
- IV 2016 · 11.101
- Talk Memory 2021 · 3.172
- New Heart Designs 2023 · 3.227
- Mid Spiral 2024 · 2.313
- Biggest own venue
- Ronda, Utrecht
- ±2.000 plaatsen
- 2022 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 6 Music 5 1,2 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 358 2,3 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 149 1,4 per week since Nov 2024 BBC Radio 1 60 0,4 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 4 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Spiral | 2024 | – | – | – | 2.313 |
| Talk Memory | 2021 | #38 (2 wk) | – | – | 3.172 |
| IV | 2016 | #48 (13 wk) | – | – | 11.101 |
| Sour Soul | 2015 | #196 (1 wk) | – | – | – |
| III | 2014 | #90 (8 wk) | – | – | 8.687 |
| BBNG2 | 2012 | – | – | – | – |
| BBNG | 2011 | – | – | – | – |
| BBNG x Odd Future | 2011 | – | – | – | – |
Discogs: 31,846 times in a collection. 10,542 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Badbadnotgood 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 | 22 | C | 50 / 71 | 36 | – | – | 22 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2016 | 12 | C | 31 / 64 | 20 | – | – | 12 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2017 | 19 | C | 30 / 119 | 18 | 18 | – | 22 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | 24 | C | 38 / 137 | 53 | 26 | – | 20 | Wikipedia, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | 14 | B | 28 / 94 | 39 | 12 | 14 | 18 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2024 | Best Kept Secret 2024 (Festivaldag 1): Kleur bekennen | Dansende Beren | 08/06/2024 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 4): En op het einde wint de groove | Dansende Beren | 22/08/2022 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2017 | Het Grote Pukkelpop 2017 Verslag Deel 4 (met oa. Vince Staples, Parov Stelar en BADBADNOTGOOD) | Dansende Beren | 22/08/2017 | about this act |
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
- ●30/11/2025 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ▲Friday, June 2024 · Best Kept Secret
- ●03/12/2022 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ●02/12/2022 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ●21/08/2022 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Sunday, August 2022 · Pukkelpop
15 earlier dates
- ●08/07/2022 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●13/07/2018 · Congo, Rotterdam
- ●01/11/2017 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●19/08/2017 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Saturday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
- ●03/11/2016 · Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
- ▲Saturday, July 2016 · Rock Werchter
- ▲Sunday, June 2016 · Best Kept Secret
- ●18/07/2014 · de Bijloke, Ghent
- ●14/05/2014 · Bitterzoet, Amsterdam
- ●12/05/2014 · L’Orangerie, Sint-Joost-ten-Noode / Saint-Josse-ten-Noode
- ●15/08/2013 · Club, Hasselt
- ●13/07/2013 · Club Voerweg, Nijmegen
- ●12/07/2013 · Ahoy, Rotterdam
- ●22/07/2012 · Oosterpark, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| BBC Radio 6 Music | United Kingdom | Marking My Time (BADBADNOTGOOD Edit) 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Found a Light (Beale Street) 43 · Alien Love Call 10 · The Chocolate Conquistadors 4 · Underwater Boi 4 · Take What’s Given 4 |