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Lee Fields

Also known from Lee Fields & the Expressions
Popularity today
–
Belgium – · the Netherlands 11 · Worldwide – · on a scale of 100
Points at Best Kept Secret 2027
23
level B
23

Points show how well known and in demand an act is today in Belgium and the Netherlands, based on public figures such as listeners and hits. They say nothing about the quality of a show. 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.

Best Kept Secret 2027
Confirmed
23 points (B), now 19 of 51 acts
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalalready booked at Best Kept Secret 2027, in the same countryprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
If this act plays this festival: 18 points (D), now 10 of 10 acts
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festivalprofile fits this festival less
(Nearly) impossible
Why?
little that points to itno shows planned around the festival
Figures
Spotify listeners
349.600
Deezer 11.086 · streams per day –
Last.fm listeners
111.161
not in the country charts
Instagram followers
–
Not available yet
Search volume per month
33
Belgium 33 · the Netherlands 70 · Worldwide 5.525
Wikipedia, 12 months
25.089
EN 22.575 · NL 0 · FR 2.514

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Career

Line-ups
Best Kept Secret 2027
Active since
1979
Albums
  • Sentimental Fool 2022
  • Emma Jean - Instrumentals 2015
  • Emma Jean 2014
  • Treacherous 2011
Concerts per year
  • 2026 14
  • 2025 18
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Stature

Discogs
  • 9,236 times in a collection
  • 7,131 on a wishlist
  • 40 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection
  • Let's Get A Groove On 1998 · 501
  • Give Me A Chance 2001 · 274
  • Problems 2002 · 469
  • You Don't Know What You Mean 2004 · 392
  • Do You Love Me (Like You Say You Do) / Honey Dove 2004 · 304
  • Stand Up 2006 · 420
  • My World 2009 · 2.876
  • Faithful Man 2012 · 446
  • Emma Jean 2014 · 337
  • Sentimental Fool 2022 · 847
All 40 releases
  • Bewildered 1969 · 140
  • Everybody Gonna Give Their Thing Away To Somebody (Sometime) / East Coast Rapper 1972 · 9
  • Let's Talk It Over 1973 · 94
  • Gonna Make Love (All Night Long) / Call Her Sugar 1973 · 16
  • I Don't Have To Worry "No More" / You Been Cutting Out "On Me" 1974 · 36
  • Funky Screw 1974 · 89
  • Let's Talk It Over 1979 · 117
  • Shake It Lady 1984 · 47
  • Stop Watch 1986 · 6
  • Meet Me Tonight 1991 · 5
  • Enough Is Enough 1993 · 22
  • Gimme The Paw 1996 · 224
  • Dreaming Big Time 1996 · 26
  • Giving It To You Straight 1997 · 10
  • It's Hard To Go Back After Loving You 1997 · 12
  • Let's Get A Groove On 1998 · 501
  • I Got A Problem 1999 · 3
  • Give Me A Chance 2001 · 274
  • Let Me Hit! "It" 2001 · 2
  • Forever 2002 · 0
  • Problems 2002 · 469
  • Do You Love Me (Like You Say You Do) / Honey Dove 2004 · 304
  • You Don't Know What You Mean 2004 · 392
  • Stand Up 2006 · 420
  • Jealousy 2006 · 31
  • I.Want.U 2008 · 115
  • My World 2009 · 2.876
  • Ladies 2011 · 193
  • Faithful Man 2012 · 446
  • Emma Jean 2014 · 337
  • Where Do We Go From Here 2015 · 184
  • Special Night 2016 · 188
  • Never Be Another You 2018 · 196
  • It Rains Love 2019 · 157
  • Big Crown Vaults Vol. 1 2020 · 82
  • I Hate I Love You Too Much 2022 · 82
  • Sentimental Fool 2022 · 847
  • Ordinary Lives 2022 · 71
  • Waiting On The Sidelines 2023 · 127
  • Two Jobs / Save Your Tears For Someone New 2024 · 86
Biggest own venue
  • Grote Zaal, Utrecht
  • ±2.000 plaatsen
  • 2023 (Benelux, last three years)
Older concert dates are still being added, so this may be incomplete.

Today

Radio
Last 30 days
egoFM30,7 per week
FIP10,2 per week
Radio Nova10,2 per week
KEXP10,2 per week
Since we track the station
KEXP190,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
Studio Brussel90,1 per weeksince Nov 2023
BBC Radio 6 Music80,1 per weeksince Nov 2024
egoFM30,6 per weeksince Oct 2026
FIP10,2 per weeksince Oct 2026
Radio Nova10,2 per weeksince Oct 2026

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
Sentimental Fool2022–––847
Emma Jean - Instrumentals2015––––
Emma Jean2014–––337
Treacherous2011––––
Problems2002–––469
Let’s Get a Groove On1999–––501
Dreaming Big Time1996–––26
Coming to Tear the Roof Down1995––––
Enough Is Enough1993–––22
Let's Talk It Over1979–––117

Discogs: 9,236 times in a collection. 7,131 times on a wishlist.

How popular is Lee Fields compared with other countries?

Spain×11880 per month
France×3,3480 per month
Germany×1,0188 per month
Zweden×1,033 per month
United Kingdom×1,0368 per month
Netherlands×0,870 per month
Belgium×0,733 per month
Denmark×0,714 per month
Italy×0,752 per month
Poland×0,526 per month

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.

DateStadCountryZaal of festivalEvent
12/02/2027BrusselBelgiumBotanique MuseumLee Fields - Pratt & Moody
11/06 to 13/06/2027HilvarenbeekNetherlandsBest Kept Secret (confirmed)Best Kept Secret 2027

On the map, until the end of September 2027

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The numbers follow the dates, also in the timeline above. Hover or tap a number for the date and venue.

Best-known songs (Deezer)

Forever
Sentimental Fool
op Deezer
Two Jobs
Sentimental Fool
op Deezer
Ordinary Lives
Sentimental Fool
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
Best Kept Secret 202723A19 / 5168–––Wikipedia, search volume, Google Trends, charts, setlist.fm, 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

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
Studio BrusselBelgiumJealousy 1
FIPFranceWithout A Heart 1
KEXPUnited StatesLove Comes and Goes 1 · We Fought for Survival 1 · Tearz 1 · Flim Flam 1 · Two Jobs 1
Radio NovaFranceWill I Get off Easy 1
egoFMGermanyStanding by Your Side 1

Concerts in the Benelux (ten years)

6 shows: Belgium 3, the Netherlands 3 · laatste keer: Belgium 2024, the Netherlands 2023. Bron: setlist.fm.

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