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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2017, Pinkpop 2019
- Hits since 2015
- Habiba NL #1, 2017
- Krantenwijk (Lil Kleine feat. Boef) NL #1, 2017
- Patsergedrag (Sevn Alias feat. Lil Kleine & Boef) NL #1, 2017
- Antwoord NL #1, 2018
- Sofiane NL #1, 2018
- Drama (Bizzey & Boef) NL #1, 2018
Stature
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 1 album, 6 singles
- Slaaptekort goud, 2020
the Netherlands: 9 albums, 86 singles- Slaaptekort platina, 2023
- Luxeprobleem platina, 2023
- Luxeprobleem goud, 2023
- Allemaal Een Droom platina, 2020
- and 5 more
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
NPO 3FM 7 1,6 per week Since we track the stationNPO 3FM 26 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 - Home act
- 78% of worldwide search volume comes from Belgium and the Netherlands (typically a few percent)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luxeprobleem | 2023 | #3 (60 wk) | #1 (41 wk) | gold NL, platinum NL |
| Allemaal een droom | 2020 | #2 (53 wk) | #1 (93 wk) | gold NL, platinum NL |
| 93 | 2018 | #2 (93 wk) | #1 (74 wk) | gold NL, platinum NL |
| Slaaptekort | 2017 | #3 (190 wk) | #1 (204 wk) | gold BE, gold NL, platinum NL |
| Gewoon Boef | 2016 | #26 (13 wk) | #4 (54 wk) | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 6, the Netherlands 86.
How popular is Boef compared with other countries?
Much bigger in the Netherlands and Belgium than you would expect; smaller in Poland, Italy and the United Kingdom.
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 | 35 | B | 11 / 119 | 100 | 38 | 46 | – | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, stature |
| Pinkpop 2019 | 61 | A | 5 / 52 | 100 | 66 | 72 | 14 | 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
- ▲Sunday, June 2019 · Pinkpop
- ▲Wednesday, August 2017 · Pukkelpop
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.