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
- Best Kept Secret 2022
- Active since
- 1983
- Albums
- Licht 2020
- Oldschool 2015
- Die 1x1-CD mit den Hits von Nena 2014
- Du bist gut 2012
Stature
- De Tijdloze 2025
- 1 nummer, hoogste #1101 (99 Luftballons)
- in the list since 2021, 5 years
- per song
- Awards
- Echo gewonnen 2003
- Gold and platinum
- the Netherlands: 3 albums, 1 single
- Fragezeichen goud, 1990
- Nena goud, 1983
- Nena platina, 1983
- Biggest own venue
- Ronda, 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
Joe 18 4,2 per week Qmusic NL 7 1,6 per week Qmusic 4 0,9 per week NPO 3FM 2 0,5 per week MNM 2 0,5 per week KEXP 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationQmusic 187 2,0 per week since Feb 2025 NPO 3FM 91 0,6 per week since Nov 2023 Joe 78 3,5 per week since Jun 2026 KEXP 28 0,2 per week since Nov 2023 Qmusic NL 25 1,8 per week since Aug 2026 Studio Brussel 14 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 MNM 2 0,4 per week since Oct 2026 BBC Radio 6 Music 2 0,0 per week since Nov 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99 Luftballons | 1983 | 5 (2021–2025) | #1101 | #884 (2024) | #1922 (2022) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licht | 2020 | – | – | – |
| Oldschool | 2015 | – | – | – |
| Die 1x1-CD mit den Hits von Nena | 2014 | – | – | – |
| Du bist gut | 2012 | – | – | – |
| Made in Germany | 2009 | – | – | – |
| Himmel, Sonne, Wind und Regen | 2008 | – | – | – |
| Cover Me | 2007 | – | – | – |
| Willst du mit mir gehn | 2005 | – | #36 (4 wk) | – |
| Madou und das Licht der Fantasie | 2002 | – | – | – |
| Nena feat. Nena | 2002 | – | #2 (63 wk) | gold NL, platinum NL |
| Nenas tausend Sterne | 2002 | – | – | – |
| Chokmah | 2001 | – | – | – |
| Rabatz | 1999 | – | – | – |
| Wenn alles richtig ist, dann stimmt was nich | 1998 | – | – | – |
| Nenas Weihnachtsreise | 1997 | – | – | – |
| Jamma nich | 1997 | – | – | – |
| Nena und Die Bambus Bären Bande | 1996 | – | – | – |
| Unser Apfelhaus | 1995 | – | – | – |
| Und alles dreht sich | 1994 | – | – | – |
| Bongo Girl | 1992 | – | – | – |
| Komm lieber Mai... | 1990 | – | – | – |
| Wunder gescheh’n | 1989 | – | – | – |
Other albums in the charts or with gold or platinum (live, compilations, reissues):
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feuer und Flamme | 1985 | – | #19 (8 wk) | – |
| ? (Fragezeichen) | 1984 | – | #2 (19 wk) | gold NL |
singles met goud of platina: Belgium 0, the Netherlands 1.
Awards
Awards won and nominations according to Wikidata (major awards only; counted per category).
| Award | Won | Nominated |
|---|---|---|
| Echo | 1 (2003) | – |
How popular is Nena compared with other countries?
Much bigger in Germany than you would expect; smaller in the United Kingdom.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23/10/2027 | Berlin | Germany | Uber Arena | NENA - Alles ist gut - Tour 2027 | Box seat |
| 24/10/2027 | Hamburg | Germany | Barclays Arena | Nena: Alles ist gut - Tour 2027 | Logen-Seat |
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 2022 | 48 | A | 1 / 50 | 64 | 50 | 51 | 36 | 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
- ●27/10/2026 · Grote Zaal, Groningen
- ●26/10/2026 · Grote Zaal, Groningen
- ●26/10/2025 · Theater Heerlen, Heerlen
- ●25/10/2025 · Theatercafé Wilminktheater, Enschede
- ●14/10/2025 · Grote Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●09/10/2025 · De Roma, Borgerhout
26 earlier dates
- ●23/08/2025 · DRU-Park, Ulft
- ●31/10/2024 · Parkzaal, Arnhem
- ●30/10/2024 · Grote Zaal, Groningen
- ●31/08/2024 · Openluchttheater Hertme, Hertme
- ●02/08/2024 · PHIL, Haarlem
- ●01/08/2024 · Hesselingendijk, Steenwijkerwold
- ●04/09/2023 · Amsterdamse Bostheater, Amstelveen
- ●03/09/2023 · Grote Zaal, Eindhoven
- ●26/08/2023 · Klein Strand, Ostend
- ●10/06/2023 · De Grote Rietplas, Emmen
- ●19/05/2023 · Kuurpark Valkenburg aan de Geul, Valkenburg
- ●18/05/2023 · Ronda, Utrecht
- ▲June 2022 · Best Kept Secret
- ●26/08/2021 · Klein Strand, Ostend
- ●30/06/2018 · Park Bekkerveld, Heerlen
- ●05/06/2018 · Grote Zaal, Utrecht
- ●09/09/2017 · Openluchttheater Hertme, Hertme
- ●09/08/2015 · Park 't Paelsteenveld, Bredene
- ●10/12/2010 · Rodahal, Kerkrade
- ●27/06/2010 · Zuiderpark, The Hague
- ●12/06/2010 · De Grote Rietplas, Emmen
- ●01/05/2010 · Grote Zaal, Amsterdam
- ●28/04/2010 · Capitol, Eupen
- ●27/04/2010 · Triangel, Sankt Vith
- ●25/07/2003 · Gut Eidt, Sankt Vith
- ●14/05/1999 · De Grote Rietplas, Emmen
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Joe | Netherlands | 99 Luftballons 76 · Nur Geträumt 2 |
| MNM | Belgium | 99 Luftballons 1 · Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime 1 |
| NPO 3FM | Netherlands | Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime 1 |
| Qmusic | Belgium | Anyplace Anywhere Anytime 133 · 99 Luftballons 31 |
| Qmusic NL | Netherlands | Anyplace Anywhere Anytime 21 · 99 Luftballons 4 |
| Studio Brussel | Belgium | 99 Luftballons 9 |
| KEXP | United States | 99 Luftballons 11 · 99 Red Balloons 1 |