De Afrekening

De Afrekening is a Belgian radio and record chart broadcasting program featured on Studio Brussel (commonly referred to as "StuBru"). During the program, thirty top-rating alternative tracks are played, with the chart being assembled by the program's audience via a voting poll system.

Two or three times each year, StuBru will release an album featuring the program's most popular chart tracks. Beginning in 1990, albums are still released today and continue to prove popular with fans.

Since the chart is assembled via voting, unexpected results and outcomes will sometimes occur. One such instance occurred on April 19th of 2006, with two separate songs placing first after receiving an equal number of votes. The songs in question were Placebo's "Song to Say Goodbye," and A Brand's "Hammerhead."

Another historical event occurred on the 31st of May, 2006. For the first time ever, a song featured on the annual Eurovision Song Contest entered the charts. This song was Lordi's "Hard Rock Hallelujah."

At the end of each year, a chart featuring all of the program's most popular songs is assembled. This chart is known as the "De Eindafrekening," or by its nickname "De Afvaardiging."

The chart is also broadcast on TMF Flanders

Eindafrekeningen from 1985 to present^[1]

Year	Artist	Track
1985	Simple Minds	"Alive and Kicking"
1986	Madonna	"Papa Don't Preach"
1987	XTC	"Dear God"
1988	Tracy Chapman	"Fast Car"
1989	R.E.M.	"Orange Crush"
1990	The Scabs	"Hard Times"
1991	R.E.M.	"Losing my Religion"
1992	U2	"One"
1993	Rage Against the Machine	"Killing in the Name"
1994	Magnapop	"Lay It Down"
1995	dEUS	"Hotellounge"
1996	dEUS	"Little Arithmetics"
1997	Radiohead	"Karma Police"
1998	K's Choice	"Believe"
1999	dEUS	"Instant Street"
2000	Live	"They Stood Up for Love"
2001	Tool	"Schism"
2002	Red Hot Chili Peppers	"By the Way"
2003	Muse	"Time Is Running Out"
2004	Franz Ferdinand	"The Dark of the Matinee"
2005	Interpol	"Evil"
2006	A Brand	"Hammerhead"
2007	Milow	"You Don't Know"
2008	dEUS	"The Architect"
2009[2]	Customs	"Rex"

References

1. ^ De Eindafrekening van 1989 tot nu
2. ^ Eindafrekening 2009

External links

• De Afrekening