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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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2023
- Active since
- 2021
- Albums
- DREAMBOY (UNFINISHED) 2026
- MONTERO 2021
- Hits since 2015
- Old Town Road NL #1, 2019
- Old Town Road BE #1, 2019
- Montero (Call Me By Your Name) NL #2, 2021
- Montero (Call Me By Your Name) BE #2, 2021
- Holiday BE #9, 2020
- Industry Baby (Lil Nas X & Jack Harlow) NL #10, 2021
- Concerts per year
- 2026 0
- 2025 0
- 2023 26
- 2022 37
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen x2 2020
- MTV Award gewonnen x2 2019, 2021
- American Music Award gewonnen 2019
- Grammy Award genomineerd 2020
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 1 album, 10 singles
- Montero platina x2, 2024
the Netherlands: 0 albums, 1 single- Old Town Road platina, 2019
- Discogs
- 61 times in a collection
- 131 on a wishlist
- 16 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- 7 2019 · 8
- Holiday 2020 · 11
- Rodeo 2020 · 9
- Montero 2021 · 15
- Montero (Call Me By Your Name) 2021 · 7
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 1 28 6,5 per week NPO 3FM 25 5,8 per week MNM 24 5,6 per week delta radio 19 4,4 per week FM4 15 3,5 per week Qmusic NL 12 2,8 per week Studio Brussel 7 1,6 per week 1LIVE 5 1,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 1.152 1.0 a day since Nov 2023 NPO 3FM 994 0.9 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 214 0.2 a day since Nov 2023 Qmusic NL 36 0.4 a day since Aug 2026 MNM 26 0.7 a day since Oct 2026 delta radio 19 0.5 a day since Oct 2026 FM4 15 0.4 a day since Oct 2026 1LIVE 5 0.1 a day since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- 24kGoldn, Jack Harlow, The Kid LAROI, Post Malone, Doja Cat, Lizzo
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DREAMBOY (UNFINISHED) | 2026 | – | – | – | – |
| MONTERO | 2021 | #3 (41 wk) | #3 (40 wk) | 2x platinum BE | 15 |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2019 | #15 (23 wk) | – | – | 8 |
Discogs: 61 keer in een collectie. 131 times on een verlanglijst; 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 | 2 (2020) | 1 |
| MTV Award | 2 (2019, 2021) | – |
| American Music Award | 1 (2019) | – |
How popular is Lil Nas X 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)
STAR WALKIN' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem)
op 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 2023 | 54 | A | 7 / 95 | 100 | 56 | 52 | 51 | Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2023 | Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 4): Muzikale hoogmis | Dansende Beren | 03/07/2023 | dagverslag |
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, July 2023 · Rock Werchter
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 | That's What I Want 19 · Star Walkin' 4 · THAT'S WHAT I WANT 2 · Montero (call Me By Your Name) 2 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Star Walkin' 1 · THAT'S WHAT I WANT 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | That's What I Want 1 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | Star Walkin' 23 · That's What I Want 13 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Old Town Road 71 · Montero (call Me By Your Name) 44 · Panini 1 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | That's What I Want 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 2 · That's What I Want 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | World's Greatest | FM4 Sounds Like FM4 4 · World's Greatest 4 · World's Greatest | FM4 Homebase 1 · World's Greatest | FM4 Roland Gratzer bis 1 1 · World's Greatest | FM4 Fivas Ponyhof 1 |
| FluxFM | Germany | World’s Greatest! 1 |
| KEXP | United States | LIFE AFTER SALEM 1 · MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name) 1 |
| Mouv' | France | MONTERO (Call Me By Your Name) 1 |
| delta radio | Germany | THATS WHAT I WANT 1 · STAR WALKIN' (League of Legends Worlds Anthem) 1 |