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Within Temptation
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Within Temptation

  • symphonic metal
  • gothic metal
  • gothic rock
  • power metal
  • metal
  • Netherlands
  • formed 1995, Waddinxveen
  • 3 albums
  • 10 Dutch Top 40 hits
  • 2004–2013

Within Temptation is a group from the Netherlands, formed in April 1995 in Waddinxveen. Over the years, Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt, Jeroen van Veen, Dennis Leeflang, Michiel Papenhove, Martijn Westerholt, Ivar de Graaf, Ciro Palma and six others played in the group. The collection holds three albums by the group, released between 2004 and 2013: The Silent Force (2004), The Unforgiving (2011) and The Q-Music Sessions (2013). Ten records reached the Dutch Top 40. The highest was Ice Queen: number 4 in week 7 of 2002.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Albums by Within Temptation

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.

The Silent Force – 2004The Silent Force2004The Unforgiving – 2011The Unforgiving2011The Q-Music Sessions – 2013The Q-Music Sessions2013

Sound of Within Temptation

Within Temptation sounds more electric, more energetic and darker than the shelves on average, at a tempo around 121 bpm.

  • Tempo121 bpm · 122 bpm
  • Energy61% · 38%
  • Mood44% · 63%
  • Acoustic47% · 85%
  • Danceable48% · 47%

Across 37 tracks on the shelves. The mark and the small number: the average of the whole collection.

Timeline of Within Temptation

The 14 members of Within Temptation, 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.

Within TemptationSharon den AdelRobert WesterholtJeroen van VeenDennis LeeflangMichiel PapenhoveMartijn WesterholtIvar de GraafCiro PalmaRuud JolieMartijn SpierenburgStephen van HaestregtMike CoolenStefan HellebladVikram Shankar1995200020052010201520202025The Silent Force2004The Unforgiving2011The Q-Music Sessions2013Ice Queennumber 4 in week 7 of 2002 · 16 weeksStand My Groundnumber 4 in week 47 of 2004 · 9 weeksWhat Have You Donenumber 7 in week 10 of 2007 · 10 weeksAngelsnumber 11 in week 27 of 2005 · 8 weeksMemoriesnumber 11 in week 9 of 2005 · 7 weeksRunning Up That Hillnumber 13 in week 21 of 2003 · 6 weeksAll I Neednumber 15 in week 48 of 2007 · 8 weeksFasternumber 19 in week 13 of 2011 · 6 weeksMother Earthnumber 25 in week 25 of 2002 · 10 weeksFrozennumber 28 in week 27 of 2007 · 4 weeks

Member of the groupAlbumDutch Top 40Still a member

Biggest hits of Within Temptation

In the Dutch Top 40, Within Temptation had ten records. Each record shows its peak position, how long it stayed in the chart and the week of that peak. These are the five biggest. The button after the list opens all of them, with the run from week to week.

4peak position
week 7, 200284weeks in the chart
with 10 records2002first entry
week 3, 20022011latest entry
week 16, 20117years with an entry
  1. 4Ice Queen
    Within Temptation
    200216 weeks
  2. 4Stand My Ground
    Within Temptation
    20049 weeks
  3. 7What Have You Done
    Within Temptation feat. Keith Caputo
    200710 weeks
  4. 11Angels
    Within Temptation
    20058 weeks
  5. 11Memories
    Within Temptation
    20057 weeks

All 10 records by Within Temptation in the Dutch Top 40

Source: top40.nl

Frequently asked questions

How many albums by Within Temptation are in the collection?

There are three, released between 2004 and 2013: The Silent Force (2004), The Unforgiving (2011) and The Q-Music Sessions (2013).

Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Within Temptation have?

Within Temptation had ten records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record is Ice Queen, which reached number 4 in week 7 of 2002.

Who played in Within Temptation?

Over the years that was Sharon den Adel, Robert Westerholt, Jeroen van Veen, Dennis Leeflang, Michiel Papenhove, Martijn Westerholt, Ivar de Graaf, Ciro Palma, Ruud Jolie, Martijn Spierenburg, Stephen van Haestregt, Mike Coolen, Stefan Helleblad and Vikram Shankar. The timeline shows the years each member belonged to the group; anyone with a page of their own is linked in the side column.

How do you play the music of Within Temptation?

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.