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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Figures
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Career
- Line-ups
- Pukkelpop 2018, Pukkelpop 2022
- Active since
- 2011
- Albums
- Black to the Future 2021
- Your Queen Is a Reptile 2018
- Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do 2015
- Burn 2013
Stature
- Discogs
- 11,225 times in a collection
- 5,125 on a wishlist
- 6 uitgaven
Most collected, times in a collection- Burn 2013 · 241
- Lest We Forget What We Came Here To Do 2015 · 442
- Your Queen Is A Reptile 2018 · 6.378
- Black To The Future 2021 · 3.257
- African Cosmology 2021 · 843
Today
- Radio
- Last 30 days
VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week Since we track the stationBBC Radio 6 Music 21 0,2 per week since Nov 2024 KEXP 15 0,1 per week since Nov 2023 VRT Radio 1 1 0,2 per week since 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.
| Album | Year | Belgian album chart | Dutch album chart | Gold/platinum | Discogs collections |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black to the Future | 2021 | #26 (4 wk) | – | – | 3.257 |
| Your Queen Is a Reptile | 2018 | #76 (3 wk) | – | – | 6.378 |
| Lest We Forget What We Came Here to Do | 2015 | – | – | – | 442 |
| Burn | 2013 | – | – | – | 241 |
Discogs: 11,225 times in a collection. 5,125 times on a wishlist.
How popular is Sons of Kemet 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2018 | – | D | 80 / 113 | 100 | – | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
| Pukkelpop 2022 | 16 | C | 59 / 137 | 33 | 19 | – | – | Wikipedia, charts, stature |
Reviews and reports
Reviews by Dansende Beren and Festileaks.
| Edition | Titel | Bron | Date | Soort |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pukkelpop 2022 | Pukkelpop 2022 (Festivaldag 4): En op het einde wint de groove | Dansende Beren | 22/08/2022 | dagverslag |
| Pukkelpop 2018 | Pukkelpop 2018: Festivaldag 3 | Dansende Beren | 18/08/2018 | 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, August 2022 · Pukkelpop
- ▲Friday, August 2018 · Pukkelpop
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 |
|---|---|---|
| VRT Radio 1 | Belgium | My Queen Is Angela Davis 1 |
| KEXP | United States | Play Mass 3 · My Queen Is Harriet Tubman 2 · In the Castle of My Skin 2 · Pick Up Your Burning Cross 1 · My Queen Is Ada Eastman 1 |