Symfo Mania Playlist Archive
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Symfo Mania was the weekly special covering symphonic and progressive rock music, broadcast every Tuesday evening on Dutch website/DAB+ Arrow Bluesrock Radio.
Presented by Maarten Goossensen through June 2022, and by Marcel Debets from September that same year until its implicit cancellation in June 2023, it covered recent releases as well as classics and rarities from the genre's rich history.
This site collects the show's playlists from 2016 onwards, and aims to (eventually) provide browsing, searching and statistics features to the show's fans, in (eventually) a modern responsive layout. And it'll be appear in Dutch too (eventually ).
Statistics for 2023
Total tracks: 190 Total shows: 24 Average tracks/show: 7.9 Average show length:
(excluding specials) 56:42
Total distinct artists: 105 Total distinct albums: 158 Total distinct tracks: 188
(Hover over, or tap on, album titles to view their cover images.)
Index of statistic tables:
Albums & Tracks played per release year:
Year
1967 '68 '69 1970 '71 '72 '73 '74 '75 '76 '77 '78 '79 1980 '81 '82 '83 '84 '85 Albums
2 1 3 7 8 7 6 7 6 5 3 2 1 3 1 1 1 0 0 Tracks
2 1 3 7 12 9 15 10 6 5 3 2 1 3 1 2 2 0 0
Year
1986 '87 '88 '89 1990 '91 '92 '93 '94 '95 '96 '97 '98 '99 2000 '01 '02 '03 '04 Albums
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 Tracks
0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 1 1 3 0 0 1 1
Year
2005 '06 '07 '08 '09 2010 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 2020 '21 '22 '23 Albums
3 0 4 3 3 3 2 4 5 2 1 1 7 8 8 3 4 7 14 Tracks
5 0 5 3 5 3 2 4 5 2 1 1 7 9 9 3 4 7 18
Tracks played more than once:
# Plays Artist - Album Track Length Dates 1 2 Gentle Giant - Octopus (1972) Knots 4:11 11 April, 16 May 2 2 OSI - Blood (2009) Terminal 6:30 14 February, 07 March
* = entry in Symfo Top 25
| Total tracks: | 190 |
| Total shows: | 24 |
| Average tracks/show: | 7.9 |
| Average show length: (excluding specials) | 56:42 |
| Total distinct artists: | 105 |
| Total distinct albums: | 158 |
| Total distinct tracks: | 188 |
(Hover over, or tap on, album titles to view their cover images.)
Index of statistic tables:
Albums & Tracks played per release year:
| Year | 1967 | '68 | '69 | 1970 | '71 | '72 | '73 | '74 | '75 | '76 | '77 | '78 | '79 | 1980 | '81 | '82 | '83 | '84 | '85 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tracks | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Year | 1986 | '87 | '88 | '89 | 1990 | '91 | '92 | '93 | '94 | '95 | '96 | '97 | '98 | '99 | 2000 | '01 | '02 | '03 | '04 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tracks | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Year | 2005 | '06 | '07 | '08 | '09 | 2010 | '11 | '12 | '13 | '14 | '15 | '16 | '17 | '18 | '19 | 2020 | '21 | '22 | '23 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albums | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
| Tracks | 5 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 18 |
Tracks played more than once:
* = entry in Symfo Top 25
| # | Plays | Artist - Album | Track | Length | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Gentle Giant - Octopus (1972) | Knots | 4:11 | 11 April, 16 May |
| 2 | 2 | OSI - Blood (2009) | Terminal | 6:30 | 14 February, 07 March |