Kris De Bruyne with ‘Amsterdam’ at the top of De Lage Landenlijst for the first time

Top 10

1. Kris De Bruyne – Amsterdam (2)
2. Kommil Foo – Astronaut (1)
3. The Sixth Metal – Ploegsteert (4)
4. Gorki – Mia (6)
5. Yevgueni – When she smiles (14)
6. Wim De Craene – Tim (5)
7. Ramses Shaffy and Liesbeth List – Pastoral (3)
8. Raymond van het Groenewoud – Two girls (8)
9. Boudewijn de Groot – Evening (7)
10. The Scene – Blue (13)

The full list can be found here.

Facts

These are the most striking facts from De Lage LandenList of 2021:

• There are 22 new songs in the list.
• Boudewijn de Groot, Kris De Bruyne, Raymond van het Groenewoud and The Scene occur most often with each time 4 listing.
• From highest newcomer is ‘The Rose’ by Ann Christy (enters at position 47).
• Kris De Bruyne may both the strongest riser (‘Dear Jacoba’, +57 places) as strongest descender (‘What I live for’, places -39) to his name.

Long live the Low Countries

From Monday 30 August to Friday 3 September Radio 1 celebrated for a week Long live the Low Countries. Every workday, Xavier Taveirne or Evert Venema discussed a decade with a guest who was very relevant to that period. With Freek de Jonge, Giel Beelen and Typhoon, among others. But there was more: listeners could enjoy a Lage Landen classic every day, covered by young talent. And in Long live the Low Countries Michael Robberechts invited a Dutch/Flemish artist duo every evening from Monday to Wednesday. Discover the highlights of the past week below.

Digitale stream

If you can’t get enough of the Low Countries, you can always enjoy the The Radio 1 Lage LandenList stream, with a continuous mix of the better Dutch music. With the digital stream, everyone can enjoy only artists from Flanders and the Netherlands all day long, 24/7, via the Radio 1 app and radio1.be

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