Buma NL Awards 2025: Top 10 Most Successful Singles and other winners

Monday, September 29th, was the day: the Buma NL Awards 2025 ceremony. The winners had already been announced, but their Top 10 rankings were revealed during the festive ceremony at Poppodium 013 (Tilburg). Not only were the makers awarded prizes, but also a producer and a well-known figure from the Netherlands. These are the winners of the Buma NL Awards 2025.

Top 10 Most Successful Singles 2025

Yves Berendse was the big winner, winning multiple awards for his hits Alleen met jou and Terug in de tijd. He also made the top three as a writer with Spijt is voor later. Second place went to Blikkendag by Sven Versteeg & Likke Pêhp, while Billy Dans excelled with no fewer than three Top 10 entries, both as a performer and a writer.

1. Alleen met jou
   Songwriters: Yves Berendse, Emma Heesters, Robert Fisher, Lars Koehoorn, Oliver de la Rosa Padilla
   Artists: Yves Berendse & Emma Heesters
    
2. Blikkendag
   Songwriter: Quinn Warmerdam
   Artists: Sven Versteeg & Likke Pêhp
    
3. Spijt is voor later
   Songwriters: Yves Berendse, Oliver de la Rosa Padilla, Julian Vahle, Nienke van der Velden
   Artist: Martin Moreiro
    
4. Voor je ‘t weet
   Songwriters: Anouk Teeuwe, Billy Dans, Stefan van Leijsen, Sasha Rangas, Hans Tomassen
   Artists: Tino Martin & Anouk
    
5. 100%
   Songwriters: Flemming Viguurs, Mart Hoogkamer, Colin Heikens, Marten Oosterhaven, Marcus Adema
   Artists: Flemming & Mart Hoogkamer
    
6. Vannacht slaap jij bij mij
   Songwriters: John West, Billy Dans, Dewi Verseput, Jeffrey Porter, Jeroen Flamman, Rashid Badloe, Shareef Badloe, Giordano Ashruf
   Artists: John West, Billy Dans, Afro Bros & Monq
    
7. Echte liefde is te koop
   Songwriters: Samuel Welten, Jesper Hoekstra, Kevin Bosch, Isa Azier
   Artist: Samuel Welten
    
8. Van Brabant naar Bordeaux
   Songwriters: Frans Bauer, Kevin Verhoeven, Miel van de Water, Hugo van de Water, Manfred Jongenelis, Thomas Nieuwkoop
   Artists: Frans Bauer, Kevin Verhoeven
    
9. (Die man is) Verliefd
   Songwriters: Jan Keuken, Robin Küller, Jan Dulles, Jan Smit
   Artists: Jan Smit & 3JS
    
10. Zij is van mij
    Songwriters: André Hazes, Billy Dans, John Dirne, Wessel van Deursen
    Artists: André Hazes & Mart Hoogkamer

Other winners of the Buma NL Awards 2025

Besides the makers, other music professionals also received awards. For example, the well-known Dutch maker André van Duin received the Hollandse Meester Award. The other awards presented were:

• Best Producer: John Dirne
• Most Successful pub hit in collaboration with. Xenox: Terug in de tijd
• Industry Award: Benno de Leeuw

About the Buma NL Awards

Buma NL is a joint initiative of Buma Cultuur and BumaStemra. The Buma NL Awards are based on data from GfK, Soundaware, and the Stichting Nederlandse Top 40 (Dutch Top 40 Foundation). The ten winners of the Buma NL Awards were announced based on a quantitative analysis of sales figures (tracks and albums) and airplay figures (tracks) for the period from May 1, 2024, to April 30, 2025.

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