Golden Earring
- nederpop
- classic rock
- Netherlands
- formed 1961, Den Haag
- disbanded 2021
- 1 album
- 47 Dutch Top 40 hits
Golden Earring is a group from the Netherlands, formed on 2 September 1961 in Den Haag and disbanded on 5 February 2021. Over the years, George Kooymans, Rinus Gerritsen, Barry Hay, Cesar Zuiderwijk, Fred van der Hilst, Frans Krassenburg, Jaap Eggermont, Sieb Warner and two others played in the group. The collection holds one album by the group: Essential Earring, from 2026. On top of that, the group appears on one album by others: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems. In the Dutch Top 40 there were 47 records, five of them reaching the top spot. The highest was Back Home: number 1 in week 34 of 1970.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Sound of Golden Earring
Golden Earring sounds brighter than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 117 bpm.
Across 10 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of Golden Earring
The members of Golden Earring over the years: ten members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums, the red ones the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the album or the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
George Kooymans
Rinus Gerritsen
Barry Hay
Cesar Zuiderwijk
Fred van der Hilst
Frans Krassenburg
Jaap Eggermont
Sieb Warner
Robert Jan Stips
Eelco Gelling197019801990200020102020Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Member until the end
Albums by Golden Earring
Click the cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Also appears on
Golden Earring also turns up beyond the own albums: on one album by others, from compilations and soundtracks to guest contributions. Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Biggest hits of Golden Earring
Golden Earring had 47 records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first. The graph with each record shows how it moved through the chart week by week. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries.
week 36, 1968389weeks in the chart
with 47 records1965first entry
week 39, 19652005latest entry
week 11, 200530years with an entry
- 1Back HomeGolden Earring197020 weeks
- 1Dong-Dong-Di-Ki-Di-Gi-DongGolden Earring196813 weeks
- 1Radar LoveGolden Earring197313 weeks
- 1Twilight ZoneGolden Earring198210 weeks
- 1When The Lady SmilesGolden Earring198410 weeks
All Dutch Top 40 entries of Golden Earring
Source: top40.nl
Frequently asked questions
Who played in Golden Earring?
Over the years that was George Kooymans, Rinus Gerritsen, Barry Hay, Cesar Zuiderwijk, Fred van der Hilst, Frans Krassenburg, Jaap Eggermont, Sieb Warner, Robert Jan Stips and Eelco Gelling. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Golden Earring have?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 47 records, five of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Back Home, which reached number 1 in week 34 of 1970. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature Golden Earring?
On one album: NOW That's What I Call Rock Anthems (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
How many albums by Golden Earring are in the collection?
There is one: Essential Earring, from 2026. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify.
Where can you see and hear Golden Earring?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
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