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Chris Koerts
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Chris Koerts

  • born 1947, Leiden
  • died 2022

Chris Koerts is an artist, born on 10 December 1947 in Leiden and died on 10 November 2022. Chris Koerts is known as a member of Earth & Fire. With the group, thirteen records reached the Dutch Top 40, two of them the top spot.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Chris Koerts

The years of Chris Koerts with Earth & Fire. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

Earth & Fire197019751980Memoriesnumber 1 in week 21 of 1972 · 14 weeksWeekendnumber 1 in week 50 of 1979 · 13 weeksSeasonsnumber 2 in week 7 of 1970 · 14 weeksLove Of Lifenumber 2 in week 28 of 1974 · 10 weeksMaybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonightnumber 3 in week 13 of 1973 · 11 weeksRuby Is The Onenumber 4 in week 22 of 1970 · 10 weeks(She Is) Wild And Excitingnumber 5 in week 37 of 1970 · 9 weeksInvitationnumber 5 in week 12 of 1971 · 7 weeksStorm And Thundernumber 6 in week 40 of 1971 · 10 weeksThanks For The Lovenumber 8 in week 47 of 1975 · 6 weeksWhat Difference Does It Makenumber 12 in week 19 of 1976 · 7 weeksOnly Time Will Tellnumber 12 in week 19 of 1975 · 6 weeks78th Avenuenumber 18 in week 52 of 1977 · 6 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40

Biggest hits of Earth & Fire

In the years Chris Koerts was part of it, Earth & Fire had thirteen records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.

1peak position
week 21, 1972123weeks in the chart
with 13 records1970first entry
week 3, 19701980latest entry
week 6, 198011years with an entry
19701971197219731974197519761977197819791980
  1. 1972Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 21 of 1972, 14 weeks in the chart Memories
    Earth & Fire
     3:20
  2. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 50 of 1979, 13 weeks in the chart Weekend
    Earth & Fire
     3:35
  3. 1970Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 7 of 1970, 14 weeks in the chart Seasons
    Earth & Fire
     4:07
  4. 1974Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 28 of 1974, 10 weeks in the chart Love Of Life
    Earth & Fire
     3:08
  5. 1973Dutch Top 40: peak position 3 in week 13 of 1973, 11 weeks in the chart Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight
    Earth & Fire
     3:13

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Earth & Fire

Source: top40.nl

Together with Chris Koerts

In Earth & Fire, Chris Koerts played with Lysett, Hans Ziech, Cees Kalis, Manuela Berloth, Gerard Koerts, Jerney Kaagman, Ton van der Kleij and Theo Hurts and others.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Chris Koerts born?

Chris Koerts was born on 10 December 1947 in Leiden. Chris Koerts died on 10 November 2022.

Which group does Chris Koerts belong to?

To Earth & Fire. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.

What was the biggest Dutch Top 40 hit of Earth & Fire while Chris Koerts was part of it?

The best-charting record is Memories, which reached number 1 in week 21 of 1972. In total thirteen records made the Dutch Top 40, two of them at number 1. The five biggest: Memories (number 1, 1972), Weekend (number 1, 1979), Seasons (number 2, 1970), Love Of Life (number 2, 1974) and Maybe Tomorrow, Maybe Tonight (number 3, 1973). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of Earth & Fire (the button below the list).

Where can you see and hear Chris Koerts?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

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