Artist · chart history
Hooverphonic
Band Sint-Niklaas Belgium Formed 1995 Belgian Pop & Trip-Hop band
Hooverphonic formed in 1995 in Sint-Niklaas, Belgium. Hooverphonic has 13 chart appearances on 13 radio countdowns from 6 stations on RockLists, spanning 1997–2022. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Mad About You”, which appears on 5 lists with a best position of #55. The station that charted Hooverphonic most often is Studio Brussel (Flanders, Belgium), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 2001.
Hooverphonic formed in Sint-Niklaas in October 1995 under the name Hoover, until the risk of mix-ups with other Hoovers, and with a certain vacuum cleaner company, made them add a few letters. They got filed under trip hop at first, and "2 Wicky" in 1996 fits the label, all smoky beats and cinematic chill, but bassist Alex Callier and guitarist Raymond Geerts soon wandered further, into lush dream pop, lounge, art rock and electronica.
The two of them have been the constant; the voices have changed around them. Esther Lybeert, Liesje Sadonius and Kyoko Baertsoen came and went early, and Geike Arnaert joined in 1997, her cool, breathy vocals drifting over the orchestral swell of The Magnificent Tree in 2000 and its standout, "Mad About You". Noémie Wolfs and Luka Cruysberghs took their turns later, and "Amalfi", from Reflection in 2013, showed the sound still had its sheen. Their records have come out on Play It Again Sam.
Belgium picked them for the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with "Release Me", but the pandemic cancelled it, so they went the following year instead with "The Wrong Place".
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Hooverphonic on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mad About You | 5 | #55 | – | 2000 | |
| 2 | Out Of Sight | 1 | #8 | – | 2001 | |
| 3 | Waves | 1 | #84 | – | 2002 | |
| 4 | 2 Wicky | 5 | #86 | – | 1997 | |
| 5 | Amalfi | 1 | #40 | – | 2013 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 446 | 2 Wicky | KEXP Top Songs of the Last 50 Years (1972-2022) |
| 2013 | 40 | Amalfi | Studio Brussel De Eindafrekening 2013 |
| 2005 | 91 | Mad About You | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2005) |
| 2004 | 84 | Mad About You | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2004) |
| 2003 | 89 | Mad About You | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2003) |
| 2002 | 84 | Waves | WBER Listener Countdown 2002 |
| 2002 | 86 | Mad About You | Studio Brussel De Tijdloze 100 (2002) |
| 2001 | 8 | Out Of Sight | WBER Listener Countdown 2001 |
| 2000 | 55 | Mad About You | WBER Listener Countdown 2000 |
| 1997 | 99 | 2 Wicky | KROQ Top 106.7 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 95 | 2 Wicky | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 86 | 2 Wicky | WHFS Top 99.1 Songs of 1997 |
| 1997 | 93 (tie) | 2 Wicky | WBER Listener Countdown 1997 |
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