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The 1975
Photo: Begoña from Errenteria, España, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The 1975

Popularity today
56
Belgium 47 · the Netherlands 58 · Worldwide 65 · on a scale of 100
Score back then at Best Kept Secret 2023
33
Belgium 31 · Netherlands 30 · Worldwide 46 · level A

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

Probability estimates remain estimates and are not an official announcement.

No rumours, no inside knowledge. Tap Why? for the reasons.

(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalno concrete indication of a booking
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalno concrete indication of a booking
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 55 points (B), now 9 of 10 acts
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festival
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
few indications of a booking yetno shows planned around the festivalhas only played Rock Werchter in this country for yearsno concrete indication of a booking
Figures
Spotify listeners
22.072.532
Deezer 608.578 · streams per day 4.551.347
Last.fm listeners
2.775.452
rank 387 in Belgium · rank 291 in the Netherlands
Instagram followers
3.729.440
@the1975 · updated on 05/11/2026
Search interest
59
Belgium 59 · the Netherlands 65 · Worldwide 74 · rank on a scale of 100
Wikipedia, 12 months
471.666
EN 462.733 · NL 2.742 · FR 6.191

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Career

Line-ups
Rock Werchter 2016, Rock Werchter 2019, Pinkpop 2019, Rock Werchter 2023, Best Kept Secret 2023
Active since
2002
Albums
  • Being Funny in a Foreign Language 2022
  • Notes on a Conditional Form 2020
  • A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 2018
  • I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it 2016
  • The 1975 2013
Concerts per year
  • 2026 0
  • 2025 1
  • 2023 114
  • 2022 38
  • 2019 127
  • 2018 4
  • 2016 174
  • 2015 41
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 28,742 times in a collection
  • 10,372 on a wishlist
  • 29 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • The 1975 2013 · 2.864
  • I Like It When You Sleep, For You Are So Beautiful Yet So Unaware Of It 2016 · 2.586
  • A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships 2018 · 2.315
  • Being Funny In A Foreign Language 2022 · 11.421
  • At Their Very Best (Madison Square Garden) 2023 · 4.115
Biggest own venue
  • AFAS Live, Amsterdam
  • ±6.000 plaatsen
  • 2024 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
BBC Radio 1391.3 a day
NPO 3FM160.5 a day
egoFM60.2 a day
Studio Brussel50.2 a day
KINK50.2 a day
DR P350.2 a day
BBC Radio 6 Music30.1 a day
1LIVE10.0 a day
Since we track the station
BBC Radio 12.2602.1 a daysince Nov 2023
NPO 3FM6610.6 a daysince Nov 2023
Studio Brussel1750.2 a daysince Nov 2023
KINK1420.1 a daysince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music610.1 a daysince Oct 2024
KEXP180.0 a daysince Nov 2023
egoFM60.2 a daysince Oct 2026
DR P350.1 a daysince Oct 2026
Similar to
Bleachers, Inhaler, Chase Atlantic, Catfish and the Bottlemen, Wallows, Sam Fender

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.

AlbumYearBelgian album chartDutch album chartGold/platinumDiscogs collections
Being Funny in a Foreign Language2022#19 (6 wk)#9 (3 wk)–11.421
Notes on a Conditional Form2020#67 (2 wk)#36 (1 wk)––
A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships2018#44 (3 wk)#36 (3 wk)–2.315
I like it when you sleep, for you are so beautiful yet so unaware of it2016#14 (19 wk)#19 (7 wk)–2.586
The 19752013#150 (2 wk)––2.864

Discogs: 28,742 times in a collection. 10,372 times on a wishlist.

How popular is The 1975 compared with other countries?

Smaller in France.

United Kingdom×1,8
Zweden×1,1
Denmark×1,0
Italy×0,8
Spain×0,8
Poland×0,8
Germany×0,7
Netherlands×0,5
France×0,5
Belgium×0,4

Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

About You
Being Funny In A Foreign Language
op Deezer
Robbers
The 1975
op Deezer
Somebody Else
Somebody Else
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.

EditionScoreLevelRankExceptionalBelgiumNetherlandsWorldSources
Rock Werchter 201636B31 / 7113294249Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Rock Werchter 201934B17 / 8419273853Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Pinkpop 201936B18 / 5238273653Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Rock Werchter 202330B29 / 9523272847Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature
Best Kept Secret 202333A3 / 5056313046Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature

Reviews and reports

Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.

EditionTitelBronDateSoort
Rock Werchter 2023Rock Werchter 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Tussen licht en donkerDansende Beren30/06/2023dagverslag
Best Kept Secret 2023Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Stralend van startDansende Beren10/06/2023dagverslag
Rock Werchter 2019Rock Werchter 2019 (Festivaldag 2): Vergunning voor een geslaagde dagDansende Beren29/06/2019dagverslag

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

15 earlier dates

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
StationCountryMost played
KINKNetherlandsChocolate 2
NPO 3FMNetherlandsIt's Not Living 2 · I'm In Love With You 2
Studio BrusselBelgiumChocolate 86 · The Sound 7 · About You 1
1LIVEGermanyI'm In Love With You 1
BBC Radio 1United KingdomIf You're Too Shy 2 · TOOTIMETOOTIMETOOTIME 2 · Robbers 1 · I'm In Love With You 1 · It's Not Living 1
DR P3DenmarkIt's Not Living 5
KEXPUnited StatesSpinning 3 · Shiny Collarbone 1 · Yeah I Know 1 · Streaming 1 · If You're Too Shy 1
egoFMGermanyMilk 2 · Chocolate 1
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