- big beat
- alternative dance
- electronic
- United Kingdom
- formed 1989, Manchester
- 2 albums
- 2 Dutch Top 40 hits
- 2008–2015
The Chemical Brothers is a group from the United Kingdom, formed in 1989 in Manchester. Over the years, Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands played in the group. The collection holds two albums by the group, released between 2008 and 2015: Brotherhood (2008) and Born In The Echoes (2015). On top of that, the group appears on one album by others. Two records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Galvanize: number 10 in week 6 of 2005.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Albums by The Chemical Brothers
By kind of album and then by year of release. Click a cover and you get the tracks per side, with the whole album on Spotify.
Sound of The Chemical Brothers
The Chemical Brothers sounds more electric, more energetic and darker than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 124 bpm.
Across 26 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.
Timeline of The Chemical Brothers
The two members of The Chemical Brothers, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The thin lines are the albums and the red lines are 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.
Ed Simons
Tom Rowlands19901995200020052010201520202025Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member
Also appears on
The Chemical Brothers also appears on an album by others: Zeroes Collected Vol. 2.
The Chemical Brothers in the Dutch Top 40
In the Dutch Top 40, The Chemical Brothers had two records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak.
week 6, 200513weeks in the chart
with 2 records1999first entry
week 25, 19992005latest entry
week 12, 20052years with an entry
- 10GalvanizeThe Chemical Brothers, Q-Tip20058 weeks
- 25Hey Boy Hey GirlThe Chemical Brothers19995 weeks
The Chemical Brothers in the Dutch Top 40
Source: top40.nl
Together with The Chemical Brothers
On tracks of albums in the collection, The Chemical Brothers appears with Noel Gallagher, Q-Tip and Beck and one others.
Noel Gallagher2 tracks
Q-Tip2 tracks
Beck1 track
The Flaming Lips1 track
Frequently asked questions
How many albums by The Chemical Brothers are in the collection?
There are two, released between 2008 and 2015: Brotherhood (2008) and Born In The Echoes (2015).
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did The Chemical Brothers have?
The Chemical Brothers had two records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Galvanize, which reached number 10 in week 6 of 2005.
Who played in The Chemical Brothers?
Over the years that was Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.
Which albums by other artists feature The Chemical Brothers?
The Chemical Brothers appears on one album by others: Zeroes Collected Vol. 2.
How do you play the music of The Chemical Brothers?
Open an album and use the round Spotify button after a track. The Dutch Top 40 entries have the same button. The music plays in the player at the bottom of the page and keeps going while you browse on. This needs one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.