Overview
- RTV Noord’s Grunneger 1000 kicked off on Christmas Day with Edwin Pasveer and will unveil its number one just before 18:00 on December 31.
- The Groningen list features 420 locally rooted songs, including 351 in Gronings, outpacing 349 English and 232 Dutch entries.
- Erwin de Vries leads artist representation with 38 entries, followed by Ede Staal (34), Pé and Rinus combined (32), and Wia Buze (28).
- The lineup adds 168 newcomers, with TikTok Tammo among fresh entries, classic hits like Boney M’s Daddy Cool returning, and some staples such as Thriller and Kom van dat dak af dropping out.
- RTV Drenthe’s Drentse 1000 is on day two, airs daily 07:00–18:00, began with John Denver and reached Jimi Hendrix at No. 935 on day one, and will reveal its top song around 17:55 on New Year’s Eve with listeners speculating about likely contenders.