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
- Pinkpop 2019
- Active since
- 2009
- Albums
- OMERTA 2026
- Rayo 2024
- JOSE 2021
- Colores 2020
- OASIS 2019
- New album
- OMERTA · 08/05/2026
Stature
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen x3 2015, 2016, 2018
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 0 albums, 10 singles
- Ritmo (Bad Boys For Life) goud, 2020
- Loco contigo platina, 2019
- Loco contigo goud, 2019
- Say My Name goud, 2019
- and 6 more
the Netherlands: 0 albums, 1 single- X platina, 2018
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 1 9 2,1 per week DR P3 3 0,7 per week MNM 2 0,5 per week MDR Sputnik 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 320 2,0 per week since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 41 0,3 per week since Nov 2023 KEXP 26 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 5 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 DR P3 3 0,6 per week since Oct 2026 MNM 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026 MDR Sputnik 1 0,2 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMERTA | 2026 | – | – | – |
| Rayo | 2024 | – | – | – |
| JOSE | 2021 | – | – | – |
| Colores | 2020 | – | – | – |
| OASIS | 2019 | – | – | – |
| Vibras | 2018 | – | – | – |
| Energía | 2016 | – | – | – |
| La familia | 2013 | – | – | – |
| Real | 2009 | – | – | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 10, the Netherlands 1.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 3 (2015, 2016, 2018) | – |
How popular is J. Balvin compared with other countries?
Bigger in Spain than you would expect; smaller in 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.
| Edition | Score | Level | Rank | Exceptional | Belgium | Netherlands | World | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkpop 2019 | 16 | C | 32 / 52 | 100 | 15 | 16 | 18 | Wikipedia, 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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MNM | Belgium | I Like It 1 · Mi Gente 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Con Altura 3 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | Sorry (Latino Remix) 1 · Reposado Remix 1 · I Like It (Dillon Francis Remix) 1 |
| KEXP | United States | I Like It 3 · Mi gente 1 · CUIDAO POR AHÍ 1 · Si tu novio te deja sola 1 · Lento 1 |