Ultratop 50 Singles (Flanders)
Ultratop 50 Singles is the official chart of the best-selling and most played singles in Flanders.[1]
History
[edit]The Ultratop has existed since 1954.[2] Since 31 March 1995, the chart was drastically revised. When it was founded, only sales figures from analogue media were counted for compiling the hit list. From 2006 onwards, legal downloads were also included in the figures. Since 2016, Ultratop 50 also takes into account playback on certain streaming services, where a single playback counts for less than a purchase, and on the radio, where playback on larger stations and during busy times counts more than playback on smaller stations and during quieter times.[3]
The hit list is currently broadcast on the public radio station MNM.
The hit list was broadcast on the public radio station Donna until the end of 2008, presented by Caren Meynen. Since Donna's discontinuation in 2009, the hit list has been broadcast on MNM. Until the end of March 2013, the list was presented by Jo Van Belle; since April 2013, it has been presented by Bert Beauprez on Sundays between 9:30 AM and 1 PM. From October 13, 2013, until the summer of 2017, Ann Van Elsen took over the presentation. In 2015 and 2016, the hit list was presented alternately by Bart De Raes, Daan De Scheemaeker, Wouter Van den Breen, and Ann Van Elsen. Since September 2017, Wouter Van den Breen has been presenting it. Between 10 PM and 1 AM on Sunday morning, the Ultratop 50 Replay is broadcast, in which all the songs from the hit list are played non-stop.
The list was broadcast on public radio station Studio Brussel on Saturdays under the name Hit 50. It was presented by Joren Carels. Because the programme no longer suited the station, Hit 50 was discontinued at the end of 2010.
The Walloon counterpart of this hit list is also called the Ultratop 50.
| Ultratop 50 Singles | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Pop music |
| Original release | |
| Release | 1995 – 2015 |
From 6 September 1995 to 26 November 1997, Ultratop was broadcast on TV1. After that, the programme was shown on Ketnet from 5 December 1997 to 31 December 2000.[4][5]
From 28 January 2001, the Ultratop was broadcast on TMF.[6] The programme was presented on TMF by Caren Meynen until the end of 2008. From 2008 to 2011, Astrid Demeure presented the Ultratop on TMF, after which Lynn Pelgroms (and temporarily Sofie Engelen) took over the presentation. In October 2015, TMF was closed down and the programme disappeared from that channel.
Records
[edit]Longest-listed at number one since 1954
[edit]In 2025, Pommelien Thijs broke the record for longest-charting single by spending 18 weeks at number one, which she later improved to 21 weeks. She thus beat "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I and "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd.
| Single with hit listing(s) in the Flemish Ultratop 50 | Artist | Date of
publication |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas | Pommelien Thijs | 2025 | March 30, 2025 | 1 (21 weeks) | 25* | |
| Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | 2019 | December 14, 2019 | 1 (17 weeks) | 75 | |
| Dance Monkey | Tones and I | 2019 | October 12, 2019 | 1 (17 weeks) | 60 | |
| Kvraagetaan | Fixkes | 2007 | February 24, 2007 | 1 (16 weeks) | 36 | |
| Flowers | Miley Cyrus | 2023 | January 19, 2023 | 1 (16 weeks) | 35 | |
| Shape of You | Ed Sheeran | 2017 | January 14, 2017 | 1 (15 weeks) | 67 | |
| Sweet but Psycho | Ava Max | 2018 | November 3, 2018 | 1 (15 weeks) | 36 | |
| As It Was | Harry Styles | 2022 | April 9, 2022 | 1 (14 weeks) | 90 | |
| Can't Stop the Feeling! | Justin Timberlake | 2016 | May 21, 2016 | 1 (14 weeks) | 36 | |
| Perfect | Ed Sheeran | 2017 | October 7, 2017 | 1 (14 weeks) | 36 | |
| One Kiss | Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa | 2018 | April 21, 2018 | 1 (13 weeks) | 31 | |
| The Ketchup Song | Las Ketchup | 2002 | August 24, 2002 | 1 (12 weeks) | 26 | |
| Axel F | Crazy Frog | 2005 | May 21, 2005 | 1 (12 weeks) | 21 | |
| Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye feat. Kimbra | 2011 | August 20, 2011 | 1 (12 weeks) | 61 | |
| Despacito | Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee | 2017 | February 18, 2017 | 1 (12 weeks) | 37 | |
| (Everything I Do) I Do It for You | Bryan Adams | 1991 | July 20, 1991 | 1 (11 weeks) | 20 | in the BRT Top 30 |
| This Is the Life | Amy Macdonald | 2008 | June 7, 2008 | 1 (11 weeks) | 37 | |
| Hello | Adele | 2015 | October 30, 2015 | 1 (11 weeks) | 24 | |
| Old Town Road | Lil Nas X | 2019 | May 4, 2019 | 1 (11 weeks) | 36 | |
| Con te partirò | Andrea Bocelli | 1996 | February 17, 1996 | 1 (10 weeks) | 22 | |
| Barbie Girl | Aqua | 1997 | September 20, 1997 | 1 (10 weeks) | 28 | |
| Last Thing on My Mind | Steps | 1998 | May 9, 1998 | 1 (10 weeks) | 26 | |
| Wild Dances | Ruslana | 2004 | May 29, 2004 | 1 (10 weeks) | 20 | |
| Take Me to Church | Hozier | 2013 | August 16, 2014 | 1 (10 weeks) | 36 | |
| 7 Years | Lukas Graham | 2015 | January 2, 2016 | 1 (10 weeks) | 26 | |
| Hoe het danst | Marco Borsato, Armin van Buuren, Davina Michelle | 2019 | June 1, 2019 | 1 (10 weeks) | 43 |
Longest-charting singles since 1954
[edit]- As It Was by Harry Styles spent 90 weeks on the chart, making it the longest-listed single ever in the Ultratop 50.
- Blinding Lights by The Weeknd is the second longest-charting single of all time with 75 weeks on the charts.
- I Gotta Feeling by The Black Eyed Peas was listed for 69 weeks (of which 62 weeks consecutive) in the Ultratop 50 and is therefore in 3rd place.
| Single with hit listing(s) in the Flemish Ultratop 50 | Artist | Date of
publication |
Date of
entry |
Highest
position |
Number of
weeks |
Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As It Was | Harry Styles | 2022 | April 9, 2022 | 1 (14 weeks) | 90 | |
| Blinding Lights | The Weeknd | 2019 | December 14, 2019 | 1 (17 weeks) | 75 | |
| I Gotta Feeling | Black Eyed Peas | 2009 | July 18, 2009 | 1 (8 weeks) | 69 | |
| Shape of You | Ed Sheeran | 2017 | January 14, 2017 | 1 (15 weeks) | 67 | |
| Beautiful Things | Benson Boone | 2024 | February 3, 2024 | 1 (1 week) | 67 | |
| Rolling in the Deep | Adele | 2010 | January 29, 2011 | 1 (4 weeks) | 62 | |
| Somebody That I Used to Know | Gotye feat. Kimbra | 2011 | August 20, 2011 | 1 (12 weeks) | 61 | |
| Dance Monkey | Tones and I | 2019 | October 12, 2019 | 1 (17 weeks) | 60 | |
| Happy | Pharrell Williams | 2013 | November 30, 2013 | 1 (8 weeks) | 60 | |
| Birds of a Feather | Billie Eilish | 2024 | May 25, 2024 | 7 | 58 | |
| Lose Control | Teddy Swims | 2023 | September 23, 2023 | 1 | 56 | |
| Someone You Loved | Lewis Capaldi | 2019 | January 19, 2019 | 2 | 55 | |
| Rock Around the Clock | Bill Haley & His Comets | 1954 | November 1, 1955 | 2 | 54 | |
| Sex on Fire | Kings of Leon | 2008 | September 20, 2008 | 9 | 54 | |
| Messy | Lola Young | 2024 | December 21, 2024 | 1 (6 weeks) | 52* | |
| All of Me | John Legend | 2013 | December 7, 2013 | 3 | 52 | |
| Cold Heart | Elton John & Dua Lipa | 2021 | September 4, 2021 | 2 | 51 | |
| Gold | Bazart | 2015 | February 20, 2016 | 12 | 50 | |
| Die with a Smile | Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars | 2024 | August 24, 2024 | 1 (2 weeks) | 49 | |
| Move | Adam Port and Stryv featuring Malachiii | 2024 | July 6, 2024 | 1 (1 week) | 48 | |
| I Follow Rivers | Lykke Li | 2011 | September 3, 2011 | 1 (4 weeks) | 47 | |
| Wake Me Up | Avicii | 2013 | June 29, 2013 | 1 (5 weeks) | 47 | |
| Rood | Marco Borsato | 2006 | May 13, 2006 | 1 (9 weeks) | 46 | |
| Set Fire to the Rain | Adele | 2011 | April 16, 2011 | 1 (2 weeks) | 46 | |
| Papaoutai | Stromae | 2013 | May 25, 2013 | 3 | 46 | |
| Someone Like You | Adele | 2011 | April 16, 2011 | 2 | 45 | |
| That's So True | Gracie Abrams | 2024 | November 9, 2024 | 1 (8 weeks) | 44 | |
| Zambesi | Eddie Calvert | 1956 | July 1, 1956 | 2 | 44 | |
| The Carousel Waltz | Ray Martin | 1956 | December 1, 1956 | 3 | 44 | |
| I Follow Rivers | Triggerfinger | 2012 | March 3, 2012 | 1 (7 weeks) | 44 | |
| Bad Guy | Billie Eilish | 2019 | April 6, 2019 | 3 | 44 | |
| Erop of eronder | Pommelien Thijs | 2023 | June 17, 2023 | 1 (6 weeks) | 44 | |
| Ordinary | Alex Warren | 2025 | February 22, 2025 | 1 (3 weeks) | 43* | |
| Can't Stop the Feeling! | Justin Timberlake | 2016 | May 21, 2016 | 1 (14 weeks) | 43 | |
| Let's Twist Again | Chubby Checker | 1961 | November 1, 1961 | 1 (4 weeks) | 42 | |
| You Don't Know | Milow | 2007 | March 3, 2007 | 3 | 42 | |
| Alors on danse | Stromae | 2010 | April 17, 2010 | 1 (4 weeks) | 42 | |
| Buona Sera | Louis Prima | 1950 | November 1, 1957 | 1 (5 weeks) | 40 | |
| Kiss kiss polka | Willy Lustenhouwer | 1958 | June 1, 1958 | 4 | 40 | |
| Till | Roger Williams | 1957 | April 1, 1958 | 3 | 40 | |
| A Pub with No Beer | Bobbejaan Schoepen | 1959 | April 1, 1959 | 3 | 40 | |
| Marina | Rocco Granata | 1959 | July 1, 1959 | 1 (5 weeks) | 40 | |
| A hut on the heath | Bobbejaan Schoepen | 1960 | January 1, 1960 | 1 (1 week) | 40 | |
| Party Rock Anthem | LMFAO feat. Lauren Bennett & GoonRock | 2010 | April 23, 2011 | 1 (1 week) | 40 | |
| Skinny love | Birdy | 2011 | September 24, 2011 | 3 | 40 | |
| Formidable | Stromae | 2013 | June 15, 2013 | 1 (1 week) | 40 | |
| Are you with me | Lost Frequencies | 2014 | November 15, 2014 | 1 (5 weeks) | 40 | |
| Uptown Funk | Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars | 2014 | November 29, 2014 | 1 (3 weeks) | 40 |
Other records
[edit]- We Are the World 25 for Haiti by Artists For Haiti was the shortest-lived number one hit, staying at number one for six weeks. The song spent one week at number one.
- From not charting straight to number 1 came in: For You (Peter Evrard), 1 life (Xandee), Ya 'Bout To Find Out (Joeri Fransen), Geef een teken (Artiesten voor Tsunami 12-12), El mundo bailando (Belle Pérez), Home (Tom Helsen feat. Geike Arnaert), Mijn leven (Andy Sierens AKA Vijvenveertig feat. Hooverphonic), Papillon (The Editors), Hallelujah (Natalia feat. Gabriel Ríos), On the Floor (Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull), More to Me (Idool 2011 Finalisten), Zanna (Selah Sue feat. Tom Barman & The Subs), Get Lucky (Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams), Dat ik je mis (Maaike Ouboter), Vliegtuig (Clouseau), Running Low (Netsky feat. Beth Ditto), Do They Know It's Christmas? (Band Aid 30), Goeiemorgend, goeiendag (Stan Van Samang), Een ster (Stan Van Samang), See You Again (Wiz Khalifa feat. Charlie Puth), Rhythm Inside (Loïc Nottet), Hello (Adele), 10.000 luchtballonnen (K3), Perfect (Ed Sheeran), De wereld draait voor jou (Niels Destadsbader & Regi), Houdini (Dua Lipa) and Atlas (Pommelien Thijs).
- The biggest climber to number 1 was the Elton John song Candle in the Wind 1997, which climbed from 46 to 1.
- Dear Mr. President by Pink was the first download-only single to reach number one.
- Milk Inc. has already had 27 singles reach the top 10, which is a record.
- Stan Van Samang holds the record for the most songs simultaneously in the Ultratop 50. On May 9, 2015, he had six songs in the chart, including the top two spots, which is also unique. In fact, he was in the chart seven times, thanks to his vocals on the song Iedereen is van de wereld by Thé & Vrienden.
Filling in the media
[edit]- MNM airs the full chart on Sundays between 9:00 AM and 12:00 PM. The previous week's top 3, songs that have dropped out of the top 50, and new entries are mentioned. The highest newcomer and strongest climber usually receive a special mention. Occasionally, the presenter will also announce a song's longest-listed or biggest fall. The Ultratop 50 is repeated non-stop on Sunday evenings between 9:00 PM and midnight under the name Ultratop 50 Replay .
- StuBru aired the Hit 50 , presented last by Joren Carels. Only about thirty of the 50 Ultratop songs were played. Around 11:30 a.m., there was a call-in game with a list of five songs. The first caller who could find the song that wasn't on the list received five Ultratop hit albums. At the end of 2010, the Hit 50 was removed from the broadcast schedule because the program no longer fit the station's profile. In this time slot, you can now hear De Afrekening with An Lemmens.
- The list was broadcast twice a week on TMF, on Sundays and Wednesdays (the repeat) by Lynn Pelgroms between 2 and 5 PM. The program searched for an artist from the Ultratop charts. Based on a few tips, the answer could be sent or emailed. In November 2015, the program and the channel were discontinued.
Annual review
[edit]- 1995: Guus Meeuwis & Vagant – Het is een nacht... (Levensecht)
- 1996: Andrea Bocelli – Con te partirò
- 1997: Elton John – Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997
- 1998: Céline Dion – My Heart Will Go On
- 1999: Britney Spears – ...Baby One More Time
- 2000: Krezip – I Would Stay
- 2001: Geri Halliwell – It's Raining Men
- 2002: Las Ketchup – The Ketchup Song
- 2003: The Underdog Project feat. The Sunclub – Summer Jam 2003
- 2004: Xandee – 1 life
- 2005: Artiesten voor Tsunami 12-12 – Geef een teken
- 2006: Marco Borsato – Rood
- 2007: Fixkes – Kvraagetaan
- 2008: Amy Macdonald – This Is the Life
- 2009: Lady Gaga – Poker Face
- 2010: Stromae – Alors on danse
- 2011: Gotye feat. Kimbra – Somebody That I Used to Know
- 2012: Michel Teló – Ai se eu te pego!
- 2013: Avicii – Wake Me Up
- 2014: Pharrell Williams – Happy
- 2015: Bruno Mars feat. Mark Ronson – Uptown Funk
- 2016: Justin Timberlake – Can't Stop the Feeling!
- 2017: Ed Sheeran – Shape of You
- 2018: Calvin Harris en Dua Lipa – One Kiss
- 2019: Lewis Capaldi – Someone You Loved
- 2020: The Weeknd – Blinding Lights
- 2021: The Weeknd – Save Your Tears
- 2022: Harry Styles – As It Was
- 2023: Miley Cyrus – Flowers
- 2024: Benson Boone – Beautiful Things
References
[edit]- ^ digiboost (2014-07-23). "Vlaamse hitparade viert 60-jarig jubileum met Ultratop 1001". Entertainment Business (in Dutch). Retrieved 2025-12-15.
- ^ "Vlaamse hitparade viert 60-jarig jubileum met Ultratop 1001". Entertainment Business. 2014-06-16.
- ^ "Ultratop houdt voortaan ook rekening met streamingdiensten én de radio". De Standaard. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Vlaamse hitparade viert 60-jarig jubileum met Ultratop 1001". Entertainment Business. 2014-06-16.
- ^ "Ultratop houdt voortaan ook rekening met streamingdiensten én de radio". De Standaard. 30 December 2015. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
- ^ "Vlaamse hitparade viert 60-jarig jubileum met Ultratop 1001". Entertainment Business. 2014-06-16.
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