Lionel Richie
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
- Pinkpop 2016
- Active since
- 1982
- Albums
- Tuskegee 2012
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 2 nummers, hoogste #1373 (All Night Long (All Night))
- in the list since 2020, 6 years
- per song
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen 1984
- Grammy Award genomineerd x2 1984
- American Music Award genomineerd x2 1985
- Juno Award genomineerd 1984
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 3 albums, 1 single
- Renaissance platina, 2001
- Renaissance goud, 2000
- Renaissance goud, 2000
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Joe 64 2.1 a day Qmusic NL 6 0.2 a day MNM 2 0.1 a day Studio Brussel 1 0.0 a day NPO 3FM 1 0.0 a day Since we track the stationJoe 303 1.9 a day since Jun 2026 NPO 3FM 46 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 35 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 Qmusic 24 0.0 a day since Feb 2025 Qmusic NL 20 0.2 a day since Aug 2026 KEXP 11 0.0 a day since Nov 2023 MNM 3 0.1 a day since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0.0 a day since Nov 2024
De Tijdloze on StuBru
De Tijdloze is the all-time list of Studio Brussel, the Flemish rock station. Listeners vote for their favourite songs every year, and since 1987 StuBru has broadcast the top 100 at the end of December. Since 2019 the rest of the vote is known as well: 500 places in 2019, around 2,000 since 2021. A place above 100 did not make the broadcast. The figures come from tijdloze.rocks, an independent site that keeps every list since 1987. Click a column header to sort.
| Song | From | Years in the list | 2025 | Highest | Lowest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Night Long (All Night) | 1983 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1373 | #800 (2020) | #1942 (2023) |
| Hello | 1983 | 1 (2025) | #1961 | #1961 (2025) | #1961 (2025) |
| Dancing on the Ceiling | 1986 | 3 (2021–2024) | – | #1435 (2022) | #1813 (2021) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tuskegee | 2012 | #5 (9 wk) | #7 (20 wk) | – |
| Just Go | 2009 | #89 (3 wk) | #22 (6 wk) | – |
| Coming Home | 2006 | – | #20 (14 wk) | – |
| Just for You | 2003 | #47 (7 wk) | #21 (19 wk) | – |
| Renaissance | 2000 | #30 (3 wk) | #10 (41 wk) | gold NL, platinum NL |
| Time | 1998 | – | #71 (6 wk) | – |
| Louder Than Words | 1996 | #25 (10 wk) | #6 (29 wk) | – |
| Live & Alive | 1995 | – | – | – |
| Dancing on the Ceiling | 1985 | – | #2 (52 wk) | – |
| Can’t Slow Down | 1983 | – | #1 (78 wk) | – |
| Lionel Richie | 1982 | – | #21 (11 wk) | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symphonica in Rosso | 2008 | – | #1 (25 wk) | platinum NL |
| The Definitive Collection | 2004 | #31 (7 wk) | #23 (12 wk) | – |
| Encore | 2002 | – | #28 (14 wk) | – |
| Back To Front | 2001 | #38 (2 wk) | #1 (81 wk) | – |
| Truly - The Love Songs | 1997 | – | #22 (12 wk) | – |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 1.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 1 (1984) | 2 |
| American Music Award | – | 2 |
| Juno Award | – | 1 |
How popular is Lionel Richie compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11/11/2026 | Las Vegas | United States | Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas | Lionel Richie - King of Hearts |
| 13/11/2026 | Las Vegas | United States | Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas | Lionel Richie - King of Hearts |
| 14/11/2026 | Las Vegas | United States | Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas | Lionel Richie - King of Hearts |
| 08/01/2027 | Las Vegas | United States | Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas | Lionel Richie - King of Hearts |
| 09/01/2027 | Las Vegas | United States | Encore Theater at Wynn Las Vegas | Lionel Richie - King of Hearts |
1 more dates
Rest of the world (1)
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/01/2027 | Thackerville | United States | Lucas Oil Live at WinStar World Casino | Lionel Richie |
On the map, until the end of September 2027
The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.
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 2016 | 55 | A | 6 / 48 | 100 | 51 | 54 | 65 | Wikipedia, 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 2016 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe | Netherlands | All Night Long 89 · My Destiny 75 · Hello 60 · Dancing On The Ceiling 58 · Say You Say Me 15 |
| MNM | Belgium | Dancing On The Ceiling 2 · All Night Long 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Dancing On The Ceiling 16 · All Night Long 4 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | All Night Long 17 · Hello 1 · My Destiny 1 · Dancing On The Ceiling 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | All Night Long 12 · Dancing On The Ceiling 6 · Climbing 1 |
| KEXP | United States | All Night Long (All Night) (single version) 3 · All Night Long (All Night) 1 |