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
- Pinkpop 2016
- Active since
- 2016
- Albums
- Kygo 2024
- Thrill of the Chase 2022
- Golden Hour 2020
- Kids in Love 2017
- Cloud Nine 2016
- Hits since 2015
- Stole The Show (Kygo feat. Parson James) NL #3, 2015
- It Ain't Me (Kygo & Selena Gomez) NL #3, 2017
- Firestone (Kygo feat. Conrad) BE #4, 2015
- It Ain't Me (Kygo & Selena Gomez) BE #4, 2017
- Higher Love (Kygo x Whitney Houston) BE #4, 2019
- Stole The Show (Kygo feat. Parson James) BE #7, 2015
Stature
- Gold and platinum
- Belgium: 0 albums, 14 singles
- Higher Love platina, 2020
- Higher Love goud, 2019
- Happy Now goud, 2019
- Remind Me To Forget goud, 2018
- and 10 more
the Netherlands: 3 albums, 1 single- Kids In Love platina, 2018
- Cloud Nine platina, 2016
- Cloud Nine platina, 2016
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
Qmusic 191 6.4 a day Qmusic NL 182 6.1 a day MNM 107 3.6 a day NPO 3FM 96 3.2 a day delta radio 61 2.0 a day 1LIVE 21 0.7 a day MDR Sputnik 5 0.2 a day BBC Radio 1 4 0.1 a day Since we track the stationQmusic 2.137 3.3 a day since Feb 2025 NPO 3FM 1.060 1.0 a day since Nov 2023 Qmusic NL 356 3.7 a day since Aug 2026 BBC Radio 1 237 0.2 a day since Nov 2023 MNM 111 3.2 a day since Oct 2026 delta radio 61 1.7 a day since Oct 2026 1LIVE 21 0.6 a day since Oct 2026 MDR Sputnik 5 0.1 a day since Oct 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kygo | 2024 | #105 (3 wk) | #49 (2 wk) | – |
| Thrill of the Chase | 2022 | – | – | – |
| Golden Hour | 2020 | #29 (16 wk) | #8 (15 wk) | – |
| Kids in Love | 2017 | #68 (31 wk) | #22 (30 wk) | platinum NL |
| Cloud Nine | 2016 | #9 (36 wk) | #4 (69 wk) | platinum NL |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 14, the Netherlands 1.
How popular is Kygo compared with other countries?
Based on search volume and listeners from the various sources. Each country compared with the worldwide figure.
Upcoming concerts
Benelux first, then Europe. Alle data op Ticketmaster.
| Date | Stad | Country | Zaal of festival | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30/04/2027 | Zapopan | Mexico | Coliseo GNP Seguros | Kygo Mexico 2027 |
| 01/05/2027 | Ciudad de México | Mexico | Estadio GNP Seguros | Kygo Mexico 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinkpop 2016 | 31 | B | 23 / 48 | 100 | 30 | 36 | 16 | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
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 2016 · Pinkpop
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 |
|---|---|---|
| MNM | Belgium | Take Me Back 74 · Before You Know It 9 · For Life 7 · BEFORE YOU KNOW IT 7 · TAKE ME BACK 7 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Take Me Back 7 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Save My Love 690 · Chasing Paradise 296 · Take Me Back 284 · Firestone 149 · What's Love Got To Do With It 101 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | Take Me Back 231 · Before You Know It 77 · It Ain't Me 19 · Stargazing 8 · Stole The Show 8 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | Stargazing 1 |
| 1LIVE | Germany | Save My Love 5 · It Ain't Me 1 · Chasing Paradise 1 |
| DR P3 | Denmark | It Ain't Me 1 |
| delta radio | Germany | BEFORE YOU KNOW IT 8 · Save My Love 5 · Stars Will Align 1 · It Ain't Me 1 |