Social Distortion
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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Career
- Line-ups
- Rock Werchter 2026
- Active since
- 1978
- Albums
- Born to Kill 2026
- Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes 2011
- New album
- Born to Kill · 08/05/2026
- Concerts per year
- 2026 55
- 2025 31
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- Discogs
- 20,217 times in a collection
- 10,561 on a wishlist
- 33 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Mommy's Little Monster 1983 · 1.367
- Prison Bound 1988 · 1.521
- Social Distortion 1990 · 1.382
- Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past) 1995 · 758
- White Light White Heat White Trash 1996 · 1.528
- Live At The Roxy 1998 · 1.151
- Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll 2004 · 2.008
- Greatest Hits 2007 · 3.395
- Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes 2011 · 1.470
- Born To Kill 2026 · 785
All 33 releases
- Posh Boy's Little Monsters 1981 · 12
- Mainliner / Playpen 1981 · 522
- 1945 1982 · 172
- Mommy's Little Monster 1983 · 1.367
- Another State Of Mind 1983 · 211
- Prison Bound 1988 · 1.521
- Let It Be Me 1990 · 161
- Ball And Chain 1990 · 137
- Story Of My Life 1990 · 144
- Ring Of Fire 1990 · 170
- Social Distortion 1990 · 1.382
- Another State Of Mind 1991 · 66
- Cold Feelings 1992 · 104
- Bad Luck 1992 · 175
- Somewhere Between Heaven And Hell 1992 · 756
- Mainliner (Wreckage From The Past) 1995 · 758
- Sampler 1995 · 27
- I Was Wrong 1996 · 23
- White Light White Heat White Trash 1996 · 1.528
- Don't Drag Me Down 1996 · 16
- When The Angels Sing 1996 · 65
- Live At The Roxy 1998 · 1.151
- Live In Orange County 2004 · 467
- Sex, Love And Rock 'N' Roll 2004 · 2.008
- Death Or Glory 2005 · 16
- Greatest Hits 2007 · 3.395
- Machine Gun Blues 2010 · 70
- Original Album Classics 2011 · 594
- Daytrotter Studio 1/17/2011 2011 · 9
- Hard Times And Nursery Rhymes 2011 · 1.470
- The Independent Years 1983-2004 2016 · 560
- Born To Kill / Tonight 2026 · 375
- Born To Kill 2026 · 785
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
RADIO BOB! 31 1.0 a day Kerrang! Radio 2 0.1 a day KEXP 1 0.0 a day Since we track the stationRADIO BOB! 31 6,2 per week since Oct 2026 KEXP 17 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 3 0,0 per week since Dec 2024 Studio Brussel 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2023 Kerrang! Radio 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026 - Similar to
- Rancid, Pennywise, Bad Religion, NOFX, Hot Water Music, The Gaslight Anthem
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born to Kill | 2026 | #90 (2 wk) | – | – | 785 |
| Hard Times and Nursery Rhymes | 2011 | #89 (1 wk) | #95 (1 wk) | – | 1.470 |
| Sex, Love and Rock ’n’ Roll | 2004 | – | – | – | 2.008 |
| White Light White Heat White Trash | 1996 | – | – | – | 1.528 |
| Somewhere Between Heaven and Hell | 1992 | – | – | – | 756 |
| Social Distortion | 1990 | – | – | – | 1.382 |
| Prison Bound | 1988 | – | – | – | 1.521 |
| Mommy's Little Monster | 1983 | – | – | – | 1.367 |
Discogs: 20,217 times in a collection. 10,561 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Social Distortion 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)
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 2026 | 15 | D | 47 / 86 | 100 | 13 | 13 | 25 | Wikipedia, search volume, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Werchter 2026 | Rock Werchter 2026 (Festivaldag 2): Alice in Werchterland | Dansende Beren | 04/07/2026 | 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
- ▲Friday, July 2026 · 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 | Born To Kill 2 |
| KEXP | United States | Story of My Life 2 · Pretty Thing 1 · Don’t Keep Me Hangin’ On 1 · Ball and Chain 1 · Don’t Drag Me Down 1 |
| Kerrang! Radio | United Kingdom | Born To Kill 2 |
| RADIO BOB! | Germany | Tonight 8 · Story of My Life 1 · Machine Gun Blues 1 · California (Hustle and Flow) 1 · Don't Drag Me Down 1 |