Ólafur Arnalds
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
- Rock Werchter 2019
- Active since
- 2007
- Albums
- A Dawning 2025
- some kind of peace 2020
- re:member 2018
- Island Songs 2016
- Trance Frendz 2016
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Studio Brussel 3 0,7 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0,5 per week VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationKEXP 36 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 1 13 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 8 0,1 per week since Oct 2024 Studio Brussel 4 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0,1 per week since Sep 2026 - Similar to
- Kiasmos, Max Richter, Joep Beving, Jon Hopkins
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Dawning | 2025 | – | – | – |
| some kind of peace | 2020 | #27 (4 wk) | – | – |
| re:member | 2018 | #28 (7 wk) | #56 (1 wk) | – |
| Island Songs | 2016 | #91 (5 wk) | – | – |
| Trance Frendz | 2016 | #120 (1 wk) | – | – |
| The Chopin Project | 2015 | #53 (6 wk) | #62 (1 wk) | – |
| For Now I Am Winter | 2013 | #130 (6 wk) | – | – |
| …and They Have Escaped the Weight of Darkness | 2010 | #73 (2 wk) | – | – |
| Eulogy for Evolution | 2007 | #136 (1 wk) | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborativ | 2015 | #141 (2 wk) | – | – |
How popular is Ólafur Arnalds compared with other countries?
Bigger in Belgium, Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2019 | 20 | C | 32 / 84 | 100 | 21 | 21 | 18 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2019 | Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 1): Rock P!nk?! | Dansende Beren | 28/06/2019 | 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
- ▲Thursday, July 2019 · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Back To The Sky 2 · Signs 1 · Oceans 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Week Vi - Particles 1 |
| KEXP | United States | We Didn’t Know We Were Ready 6 · Light Of Day 5 · undir 5 · A Dawning 3 · Þú ert sólin 2 |