The Chemical Brothers
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
- Pukkelpop 2016, Best Kept Secret 2023
- Active since
- 1989
- Albums
- For That Beautiful Feeling 2023
- No Geography 2019
- Born in the Echoes 2015
- Further 2010
- Hits since 2015
- Go BE #24, 2015
- Concerts per year
- 2026 2
- 2025 14
- 2023 28
- 2022 20
- 2016 36
- 2015 37
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 2 nummers, hoogste #1138 (Hey Boy Hey Girl)
- in the list since 2020, 6 years
- per song
- Awards
- Grammy Award gewonnen x2 2006, 2008
- Discogs
- 73,072 times in a collection
- 25,080 on a wishlist
- 87 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Exit Planet Dust 1995 · 4.450
- Dig Your Own Hole 1997 · 4.746
- Come With Us 2001 · 4.063
- Born In The Echoes 2015 · 4.505
- No Geography 2018 · 6.579
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
BBC Radio 1 30 1.0 a day Studio Brussel 21 0.7 a day Radio X 8 0.3 a day FM4 8 0.3 a day KEXP 8 0.3 a day BBC Radio 6 Music 7 0.2 a day KINK 7 0.2 a day Willy 5 0.2 a day Since we track the stationBBC Radio 1 764 4,9 per week since Nov 2023 KINK 472 3,0 per week since Nov 2023 BBC Radio 6 Music 455 4,2 per week since Oct 2024 KEXP 455 2,9 per week since Nov 2023 Studio Brussel 375 2,4 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 208 2,1 per week since Dec 2024 NPO 3FM 128 0,8 per week since Nov 2023 Radio X 8 1,6 per week since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Boy Hey Girl | 1999 | 6 (2020–2025) | #1138 | #855 (2021) | #1138 (2025) |
| Galvanize | 2005 | 3 (2023–2025) | #1693 | #1693 (2025) | #2016 (2023) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| For That Beautiful Feeling | 2023 | #65 (2 wk) | – | – | – |
| No Geography | 2019 | #9 (6 wk) | #26 (2 wk) | – | 6.579 |
| Born in the Echoes | 2015 | #2 (18 wk) | #4 (6 wk) | – | 4.505 |
| Further | 2010 | #21 (11 wk) | #42 (3 wk) | – | – |
| We Are the Night | 2007 | #3 (17 wk) | #17 (11 wk) | – | – |
| Push the Button | 2004 | #1 (30 wk) | #7 (13 wk) | – | – |
| Come With Us | 2002 | #5 (6 wk) | #30 (7 wk) | – | 4.063 |
| Surrender | 1999 | #6 (14 wk) | #14 (16 wk) | – | – |
| Dig Your Own Hole | 1997 | #7 (12 wk) | #23 (9 wk) | – | 4.746 |
| Inflammable Material | 1997 | – | – | – | – |
| Exit Planet Dust | 1995 | #49 (1 wk) | #77 (9 wk) | – | 4.450 |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don't Think | 2012 | #79 (4 wk) | #89 (1 wk) | – |
| Brotherhood | 2008 | #15 (9 wk) | – | – |
| Singles 93 - 03 | 2003 | #16 (5 wk) | – | – |
Discogs: 73,072 times in a collection. 25,080 times on a wishlist.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Grammy Award | 2 (2006, 2008) | – |
How popular is The Chemical Brothers compared with other countries?
Bigger in Poland than you would expect.
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/06 to 06/06/2027 | Barcelona | Spain | Primavera Sound (bevestigd) | Primavera Sound 2027 |
| 08/07 to 10/07/2027 | Trenčín | SK | Pohoda (bevestigd) | Pohoda 2027 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2016 | 42 | A | 13 / 154 | 27 | 44 | 37 | 49 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | 30 | A | 4 / 50 | 65 | 29 | 25 | 48 | Wikipedia, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2023 | Best Kept Secret 2023 (Festivaldag 1): Stralend van start | Dansende Beren | 10/06/2023 | 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
- ▲Friday, June 2023 · Best Kept Secret
- ●07/07/2019 · Landgoed Velder, Liempde
- ●02/10/2018 · AFAS Live, Amsterdam
- ●19/08/2016 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ▲Friday, August 2016 · Pukkelpop
- ●23/11/2007 · Lotto Arena, Merksem
9 earlier dates
- ●22/11/2007 · Klokgebouw, Eindhoven
- ●29/06/2007 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●24/02/2005 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●20/08/2004 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●30/03/2002 · Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam
- ●19/10/1999 · Brabanthal, Haasrode
- ●23/08/1997 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
- ●06/07/1997 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●26/08/1995 · Domein Kiewit, Hasselt
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 |
|---|---|---|
| KINK | Netherlands | Hey Boy Hey Girl 2 · Galvanize 2 · Let Forever Be 1 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Galvanize 106 · Hey Boy Hey Girl 48 · Go 44 · Do It Again 17 · Believe 1 |
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | Hey Boy Hey Girl 2 · Leave Home 1 |
| Willy | Belgium | Hey Boy Hey Girl 98 · Leave Home 38 · Block Rockin' Beats 12 · Go 3 · Galvanize 3 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Go 1 |
| BBC Radio 1 | United Kingdom | Go 3 · Galvanize 1 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | Galvanize 1 |
| FIP Rock | France | Asleep From Day 1 |
| FM4 | Oostenrijk | Go 4 · Galvanize 4 |
| FluxFM | Germany | Body 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Go 17 · Block Rockin' Beats 13 · Setting Sun 12 · Galvanize 10 · Live Again 10 |
| Radio Nova | France | Block Rockin' Beats 1 |
| Radio X | United Kingdom | Hey Boy Hey Girl 2 · Let Forever Be 1 |
| egoFM | Germany | Go 1 · Galvanize 1 |