Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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
Stature
- Awards
- Victoires de la musique gewonnen 2019
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 8 albums, 17 singles
- QALF platina x3, 2022
- Batterie faible platina, 2022
- Ipséité platina x3, 2022
- Lithopédion platina x2, 2022
- and 4 more
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Mouv' 2 0,5 per week FM4 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationStudio Brussel 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Mouv' 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 1 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 FM4 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026 KEXP 1 0,0 per week since Nov 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bēyāh | 2025 | #1 (9 wk) | – | – |
| J'ai menti. | 2024 | #15 (4 wk) | – | – |
| Vieux sons | 2024 | #133 (1 wk) | – | – |
| QALF | 2020 | #2 (35 wk) | – | 2x platinum BE, 3x platinum BE, gold BE |
| Lithopédion | 2018 | #11 (17 wk) | – | 2x platinum BE, gold BE |
| Ipséité | 2017 | #73 (47 wk) | – | 3x platinum BE, gold BE |
| Batterie faible | 2016 | #195 (1 wk) | – | platinum BE |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 17, the Netherlands 0.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Victoires de la musique | 1 (2019) | – |
How popular is Damso compared with other countries?
Much bigger in France and Belgium than you would expect; smaller in the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain, Italy, Germany, Poland 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.
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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.
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 | Humains 4 · Démons 2 · Macarena 1 · Pa Pa Paw 1 · Bruxellesvie 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Démons 1 |
| Mouv' | France | Mwaka Moon 1 · God Bless 1 |