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 ›
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Career
- Line-ups
- Best Kept Secret 2017
- Active since
- 1995
- Albums
- Half‐Told Tales 2026
- I’m totally fine with it 👍 don’t give a fuck anymore 👍 2024
- As Days Get Dark 2021
- New album
- Half‐Told Tales · 04/09/2026
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
KEXP 3 0,7 per week BBC Radio 6 Music 1 0,2 per week Willy 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 59 0,6 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 25 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Willy 4 0,0 per week since Dec 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Half‐Told Tales | 2026 | – | – | – |
| I’m totally fine with it 👍 don’t give a fuck anymore 👍 | 2024 | #117 (1 wk) | – | – |
| As Days Get Dark | 2021 | – | – | – |
| The Last Romance | 2005 | – | – | – |
| Monday at the Hug & Pint | 2003 | – | – | – |
| The Red Thread | 2001 | – | – | – |
| Elephant Shoe | 1999 | – | – | – |
| Philophobia | 1998 | – | – | – |
| The Week Never Starts Round Here | 1996 | – | – | – |
| Coming Down | 1995 | – | – | – |
How popular is Arab Strap 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | – | C | 43 / 53 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Kept Secret 2017 | Best of Best Kept Secret 2017 Dag 3 | Dansende Beren | 20/06/2017 | 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
- ▲Sunday, June 2017 · Best Kept Secret
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willy | Belgium | You You You 3 · The First Big Weekend 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Fighting For You 6 · You You You 5 · Sunsong 1 · I Get Noise 1 |