Popularity ranking · Belgium

The 100 most popular New Waves in Belgium

This curated ranking covers the 100 largest new waves in Belgium, ordered by estimated audience size from Rascasse's anonymized search-behavior signals. Out of 161 new waves tracked in Belgium, the 100 ranked here account for the largest measured audience reach. David Byrne, Spoons and Fontaines D.C. lead the list with a combined estimated audience of 260k people. Across all 100 entries the average audience size is 8.3k, and the largest, David Byrne, reaches around 103k people in Belgium. Audience size is the estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with each new wave, derived from search demand signals. Rankings reflect search-behavior signals collected across Belgium and are refreshed weekly.

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Rank

Position in the Top 100, sorted by audience size from largest to smallest. Updated weekly.

Audience size

Estimated number of unique people in Belgium who actively engage with this audience, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals.

Country share

Share of the global audience that is active in Belgium. A higher value means the audience is more locally concentrated here.

Avg age

Average age in years across the people who engage with this audience in Belgium, derived from anonymized search-behavior signals. A dash means demographic data is not yet available.

Female share

Share of women among the people who engage with this audience in Belgium. 50% is gender-balanced; values above mean female-skewed, below mean male-skewed.

Ranking

Rank Audience Audience size Avg age Female share Subtype
51 fIREHOSE 2k 42.6 31.6% New wave
52 And Also the Trees 2k 0.0 0.0% New wave
53 Tuxedomoon 1.9k 46.4 59.7% New wave
54 French Police 1.8k 50.2 48.8% New wave
55 Peter Hook & the Light 1.7k 45.8 46.9% New wave
56 Shortparis 1.6k 50.2 48.8% New wave
57 Courting 1.6k 42.9 54.1% New wave
58 Warmduscher 1.5k 44.5 47.6% New wave
59 IST IST 1.4k 40.3 43.5% New wave
60 Helena Hauff 1.4k 31.3 65.2% New wave
61 Dame Area 1.3k 42.4 35.5% New wave
62 Preoccupations 1.2k 42.9 42.5% New wave
63 Ganser 1.2k 47.8 53.8% New wave
64 Toyah 1.2k 52.4 51.9% New wave
65 Urban Heat 1.1k 0.0 0.0% New wave
66 Black Marble 1.1k 40.3 43.5% New wave
67 Pixel Grip 1.1k 33.9 69.6% New wave
68 Selofan 1.1k 50.2 48.8% New wave
69 The Suburbs 1.1k 36.9 63.5% New wave
70 Sextile 1.1k 33.9 69.6% New wave
71 The Clockworks 1k 37.9 45.6% New wave
72 THUS LOVE 966 38.6 54.6% New wave
73 Pink Turns Blue 965 51.1 28.7% New wave
74 The Lords of the New Church 935 50.1 43.8% New wave
75 Drab Majesty 918 0.0 0.0% New wave

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Frequently asked questions

How is this list of the most popular new waves compiled?

Rascasse aggregates anonymized search-behavior signals across Belgium and ranks each new wave by its estimated audience size. Only entries with at least 5 measured entities are listed.

How often is the list updated?

The ranking is refreshed weekly from the latest search-behavior data and re-published as a static page.

What is the largest new wave in Belgium?

David Byrne currently leads with an estimated audience of 103k people in Belgium.

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