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
- Pukkelpop 2016
- Active since
- 2006
- Albums
- Amnesty (I) 2016
- (III) 2012
- Crystal Castles 2010
Today
- Radio
- Since we track the station
KEXP 17 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 15 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 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, and gold and platinum (BEA, NVPI).
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amnesty (I) | 2016 | #85 (2 wk) | – | – |
| (III) | 2012 | #116 (5 wk) | – | – |
| Crystal Castles | 2010 | – | – | – |
| Rarities | 2008 | – | – | – |
How popular is Crystal Castles compared with other countries?
Bigger in Poland than you would expect.
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 2016 | – | D | 95 / 154 | 22 | – | – | 16 | 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
- ▲Friday, August 2016 · 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.
Songs per station, last 18 months
| Station | Country | Most played |
|---|---|---|
| KEXP | United States | Crimewave 2 · Not in Love 2 · Transgender 1 · Vanished 1 · Courtship Dating 1 |