Böhse Onkelz / discography

	Böhse Onkelz - discography
	Böhse Onkelz (2018)
Publications
Studio albums	17th
Live albums	5
Compilations	4th
EPs	3
Singles	9
Video albums	13
Music videos	2
Sampler & film music	2

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the German rock - band Böhse Onkelz . It has so far received awards for 4,800,000 audio and video recordings sold in Germany and 75,000 in Austria, and according to its own statements it has sold around ten million audio recordings. The band is one of the performers with the highest number of records sold in Germany . The most successful release of the Böhsen Onkelz is the album EINS with over 525,000 units sold. With eleven number one albums , the Böhsen Onkelz are the most successful hard rock band in the German album charts .

Albums

Studio albums

Cover of the album White

Cover of the album Schwarz

Cover of the new recording of the album Onkelz wie wir

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes, sales figures)			Remarks	Sales figures
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	Remarks	Sales figures
1984	The nice man Rock-O-Rama	-	-	-	First published: May 1984 Format: LP indexed since 1986	2000 (at the time of publication)
1985	Bad People - Bad Songs Rock-O-Rama	-	-	-	First published: February 1985 Format: LP	4000 (at time of publication)
1987	Onkelz like us ... Metal Enterprises	DE31 ¹ (3 weeks) DE	-	-	First release: August 1987 Re-release: November 2nd, 2007 Format: CD , LP (original recording), MC (original recording), download (new recording)	16,000 (at time of publication)
1988	Bar terrorists Metal Enterprises	DE3 ² (7 weeks) DE	AT18 ² (3 weeks) AT	CH45 ² (2 weeks) CH	First release: October 10, 1988 Re-release: October 10, 2018 Format: CD, LP, MC (original recording), Download (new recording)	20,000 (by autumn 1988)
1990	The time has come for Metal Enterprises	-	-	-	First published: August 1st, 1990 Format: CD, LP, MC, download	30,000 (after two weeks)
1991	We don't have enough Bellaphon Records yet	DE- gold DE	-	-	First published: August 26, 1991 Format: CD, LP, MC, download	DE: + 250,000
1992	Sacred Songs Bellaphon Records	DE5 gold (13 weeks)DE	AT7 (7 weeks) AT	-	First published: August 31, 1992 Format: CD, LP, MC, download	+ 500,000
1993	White Bellaphon Records	DE10 gold (13 weeks)DE	AT16 (16 weeks) AT	CH37 (2 weeks) CH	First published: October 4th, 1993 Format: CD, LP, MC, download	DE: + 250,000
1993	Black Bellaphon Records	DE12 gold (13 weeks)DE	AT15 (16 weeks) AT	CH38 (2 weeks) CH	First published: October 4th, 1993 Format: CD, LP, MC, download	DE: + 250,000
1995	Here are the Onkelz Virgin Records	DE5 gold (27 weeks)DE	AT12 gold (16 weeks)AT	CH25 (4 weeks) CH	First published: September 25, 1995 Format: CD, LP, Picture Disc , MC, download	DE: + 250,000; AT: + 25,000
1996	ONE Virgin Records	DE4th platinum (21 weeks)DE	AT6th gold (16 weeks)AT	CH32 (5 weeks) CH	First published: October 23, 1996 Format: CD, download	DE: + 500,000; AT: + 25,000
1998	Viva los Tioz Virgin Records	DE1 gold (24 weeks)DE	AT3 gold (10 weeks)AT	CH10 (6 weeks) CH	First published: September 4, 1998 Format: CD, Picture Disc, MC, Download	DE: + 250,000; AT: + 25,000
2000	A bad fairy tale ... from a thousand dark nights Rule 23 Recordings	DE1 platinum (22 weeks)DE	AT2 (9 weeks) AT	CH11 (9 weeks) CH	First published: March 20, 2000 Format: CD, Picture Disc, MC, Download	DE: + 300,000
2002	Dopamine Rule 23 Recordings	DE1 gold (23 weeks)DE	AT4 (12 weeks) AT	CH13 (8 weeks) CH	First published: April 15, 2002 Format: CD, LP, download	DE: + 150,000
2004	Adios rule 23	DE1 platinum (17 weeks)DE	AT6 (12 weeks) AT	CH4 (10 weeks) CH	First published: July 26th, 2004 Format: CD, LP, download	DE: + 200,000
2016	Memento Matapaloz	DE1 platinum (23 weeks)DE	AT1 (16 weeks) AT	CH1 (11 weeks) CH	First published: October 28, 2016 Format: CD, LP, download	DE: + 200,000
2020	Böhse Onkelz Matapaloz	DE1 gold (… Where.)DE	AT1 (... week) AT	CH1 (11 weeks) CH	First published: February 28, 2020 Format: CD, LP, download	DE: + 100,000

¹ Onkelz like us ... only entered the charts after being re-released in 2007.

² Bar terrorists only entered the charts after being re-released in 2018.

Extended plays

year	Title music label	Remarks
1985	Mexico Rock-O-Rama	First published: November 1985 Format: LP
1989	March of lies Metal Enterprises	First published: Summer 1989 Format: CD , Picture Disc , Download Sales figures: 8000 (at the time of publication)
1997	Thanks for nothing - biography EP Onkelz Productions	First published: October 1997 Format: CD Sales: 25,000

Compilations

Cover of the album Yesterday was still tomorrow today

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes, sales figures)			Remarks	Sales figures
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	Remarks	Sales figures
1994	Hated, damned, adored ... the last few years Bellaphon Records	DE47 gold (10 weeks)DE	AT13 (16 weeks) AT	CH36 (5 weeks) CH	First published: October 31, 1994 Format: CD , LP , MC , download	DE: + 250,000
2001	Yesterday there was rule 23 recordings today	DE3 gold (41 weeks)DE	AT13 (13 weeks) AT	CH24 (7 weeks) CH	First published: March 5th, 2001 Format: CD, download	DE: + 150,000
2011	Songs like Hurricanes Rule 23 Recordings	DE7 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: December 2nd, 2011 Format: CD + DVD
2015	35 years of Böhse Onkelz - symphonies and sonatas V.IER Ton & Merch	DE5 (9 weeks) DE	AT18 (2 weeks) AT	CH22 (1 week) CH	First published: December 11th, 2015 Format: CD, LP, download

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes, sales figures)			Remarks	Sales figures
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	Remarks	Sales figures
1992	Live in Vienna Bellaphon Records	DE61 ³ gold (1 week)DE	AT38 (2 weeks) AT	-	First published: March 16, 1992; Re-release: March 28, 2008 Format: CD , LP , MC , download	DE: + 250,000
1997	Live in Dortmund Virgin Records	DE5 gold (32 weeks)DE	AT9 (14 weeks) AT	CH39 (3 weeks) CH	First published: August 21, 1997; Re-release: March 28, 2008 Format: CD, MC, download	DE: + 250,000
2005	Live in Hamburg Rule 23 Recordings	DE1 gold (24 weeks)DE	AT7 (15 weeks) AT	CH28 (7 weeks) CH	First published: April 11, 2005 Format: CD, download	150,000; DE: + 100,000
2015	Live at the Hockenheimring V.IER Ton & Merch	DE^4thDE	-	-	First published: October 30, 2015 Format: LP	limited to 5000 pieces
2017	Live in Dortmund II Matapaloz	DE3 (12 weeks) DE	AT4 (7 weeks) AT	CH8 (6 weeks) CH	First published: May 26th, 2017 Format: CD, LP, download

³ Live in Vienna only entered the German charts after being re-released in 2008.

^4th see video album

Demos

year	title	Remarks
1981	Demo tape	unpublished, format: MC
1983	Demo tape	unpublished, format: MC

Contributions to samplers and film music

year	Title music label	Remarks
1982	Soundtracks to Downfall 2 Aggressive rock productions	First publication: 1982 Format: LP Song contributions: Hippies ; religion
2005	Kombat sixteen	First release: 2005 Format: DVD Song contributions: If you really want to

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes, sales figures)			Remarks	Sales figures
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	Remarks	Sales figures
1981	Kill the Hippies - Oi	-	-	-	First publication: 1981 Format: LP
1992	I am sacred songs in you	-	-	-	First published: October 19, 1992 Format: LP, CD	45,000
1995	Find the Truth Here are the Onkelz	-	-	-	First published: October 25, 1995 Format: CD
1998	Turpentine Viva los Tioz	DE7 (11 weeks) DE	AT8 (10 weeks) AT	-	First published: August 3, 1998 Format: CD	169,000
2000	Dark place A bad fairy tale ... from a thousand dark nights	DE2 gold (10 weeks)DE	AT17 (7 weeks) AT	CH22 (7 weeks) CH	First published: January 31, 2000 Format: CD, download	DE: + 250,000
2002	No amnesty for MTV dopamine	DE2 (11 weeks) DE	AT8 (11 weeks) AT	CH25 (8 weeks) CH	First published: February 18, 2002 Format: LP, CD, download
2004	Onkelz vs. Jesus adios	DE2 (10 weeks) DE	AT9 (12 weeks) AT	CH16 (9 weeks) CH	First published: June 21, 2004 Format: CD, download
2015	We stay	DE4 (4 weeks) DE	AT32 (1 week) AT	-	First published: September 4th, 2015 Format: CD, download
2016	Something for nothing memento	DE58 (1 week) DE	-	-	First published: October 21, 2016 Format: Download

Promotional material

year	Title album	Remarks
1995	Find the Truth - Promotional Copy Here are the Onkelz	First publication: 1995 Format: CD
1998	Shape CD Here are the Onkelz	First published: 1998 Format: CD
1998	Turpentine Radio EPK Viva los Tioz	First published: 1998 Format: CD

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes, sales figures)			Remarks	Sales figures
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	Remarks	Sales figures
1985	Bad People - Bad Songs Rock-O-Rama	-	-	-	First published: February 1985 Format: VHS
1987	Onkelz like us ... Metal Enterprises	-	-	-	First published: August 1987 Format: VHS
1992	Live in Vienna Metal Enterprises	DE- platinum DE	-	-	First published: March 16, 1992; Re-release: March 28, 2008 Format: VHS, DVD	DE: + 50,000
1994	BOSC fan video	-	-	-	First release: 1994 Format: VHS
1997	Live in Dortmund Virgin Records	DE- platinum DE	-	-	First published: August 21, 1997; Re-release: March 28, 2008 Format: VHS, DVD	DE: + 50,000
2000	Dunkler Ort + Clip - Making of Rule 23 Recordings	-	-	-	First published: January 31, 2000 Format: VHS
2001	Tour 2000 Rule 23 Recordings	DE- platinum DE	-	-	First published: March 12, 2001 Format: VHS, DVD + CD	DE: + 50,000
2001	20 years - Live in Frankfurt Rule 23 Recordings	DE19th × 3 Triple gold (5 weeks)DE	-	-	First published: October 20, 2001 Format: DVD + CD	DE: + 75,000
2005	La Ultima / Live in Berlin Rule 23 Recordings	DE1 × 2 Double platinum (14 weeks)DE	AT1 ⁵ (10 weeks) AT	CH77 (1 week) CH	First published: June 20, 2005 Format: DVD	DE: + 100,000
2007	Vaya con Tioz Rule 23 Recordings	DE1 × 3 Triple gold (35 weeks)DE	AT2 (8 weeks) AT	CH45 (1 week) CH	First published: February 16, 2007 Format: DVD, Blu-ray Disc	80,000; DE: + 75,000
2014	Nothing is forever - Live at the Hockenheimring 2014 V.IER Ton & Merch	DE2 × 2 Double platinum (39 weeks)DE	AT1 ⁵ (13 weeks) AT	CH2 ⁵ (15 weeks) CH	First published: December 12th, 2014 Format: DVD, Blu-ray Disc	DE: + 100,000
2016	Böhse for life V.IER Ton & Merch	DE1 platinum (23 weeks)DE	AT1 ⁵ (10 weeks) AT	CH1 ⁵ (15 weeks) CH	First published: June 17th, 2016 Format: DVD, LP , Blu-ray Disc	DE: + 50,000
2017	Memento - Against Time + Live in Berlin Matapaloz	DE1 (9 weeks) DE	AT1 ⁵ (3 weeks) AT	CH2 ⁵ (4 weeks) CH	First published: December 8th, 2017 Format: DVD, Blu-ray Disc

⁵ The video albums were listed in the music DVD charts in Austria and Switzerland.

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
2000	Dark place	Fred Gun
2004	Onkelz vs. Jesus	Markus Hollman-Loges

Unauthorized Publications

Cover of the single
Only the best die young

The Böhsen Onkelz are one of the bands with a particularly large number of bootlegs in circulation. Often whole concerts, mostly of poor quality, were recorded and then sold on the black market at very high prices. These range from 1985 to the final concert in Lusatia in 2005. Often, covers are published with pictures that allude to the band's past in order to stimulate the appropriate group of buyers. In 2005 about 250 bootlegs were counted.

In addition, some former labels sell albums with pieces that they had the contractual rights to distribute, but whose new edition was not authorized by the Onkelz. Only the publications may be legally sold. Only the best die young , book of memory , we wrote history and journey to hell! .

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
year	Title music label	DE	AT	CH	Remarks
1986	No surrender! Vol. 2 Rock-O-Rama	-	-	-	First publication: 1986 Format: LP indexed since 1993
1988	Friday night Rock-O-Rama	-	-	-	First publication: 1988 Format: LP
1988	Ugly Rock-O-Rama	-	-	-	First publication: 1988 Format: LP indexed since 1993
1989	Hate / what can I do for street rock 'n' roll	-	-	-	First publication: 1989 Format: LP
1989	Pride / Sing and Dance Street Rock 'n' Roll	-	-	-	First publication: 1989 Format: LP
1990	6th for Germany Metal Enterprises	-	-	-	First publication: 1990 Format: CD , LP Distribution prohibited by law since 1994
1992	6. for Germany Vol. II Metal Enterprises	-	-	-	First publication: 1992 Format: CD
1994	Kings for a day Metal Enterprises	-	AT16 (7 weeks) AT	-	First published: March 21, 1994 Format: CD, LP, MC Distribution prohibited by law since 1994
1995	Digital World (Best of 1991-1993) Bellaphon Records	-	-	-	First publication: 1995 Format: CD
1995	Holy Songs GOLD - Limited Edition Bellaphon Records	-	-	-	First publication: 1995 Format: CD
1998	Book of Memory Bellaphon Records	DE58 (19 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: May 4, 1998 Format: CD
1998	Only the best die young Bellaphon Records	DE86 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: June 16, 1998 Format: CD
2001	We made history on Bellaphon Records	DE44 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: June 25, 2001 Format: CD
2003	Go to hell! Bellaphon Records	DE38 (7 weeks) DE	-	CH66 (2 weeks) CH	First published: July 21, 2003 Format: CD

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list contains an overview of the chart successes of the Böhsen Onkelz in the album, single and music DVD charts. In Germany, there is a special feature that video albums are also placed in the album charts, in the other countries the chart editions come from independent music DVD charts.

	DE	AT	CH
Number one albums	DE11DE	AT2AT	CH2CH
Top 10 albums	DE22ndDE	AT11AT	CH5CH
Albums in the charts	DE30thDE	AT20thAT	CH18thCH

	DE	AT	CH
Number one singles	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH
Top 10 singles	DE5DE	AT3AT	CH-CH
Singles in the charts	DE7thDE	AT5AT	CH3CH

	DE	AT	CH
Number one video albums	DE-DE	AT4thAT	CH1CH
Top 10 video albums	DE-DE	AT5AT	CH3CH
Video albums on the charts	DE-DE	AT5AT	CH5CH

Awards for music sales

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI)	16 × gold16	14 × platinum14th	4,800,000	musikindustrie.de
Austria (IFPI)	3 × gold3	0! P-	75,000	ifpi.at
All in all	19 × gold19th	14 × platinum14th

Music books

We haven't got enough yet . Musikverlag Geiger, Kronach 2001.
Onkelz like us… . Music publisher Geiger, Kronach 2005.
Bad people-bad songs + Mexico . Music publisher Geiger, Kronach 2007.

swell

↑ "Stephan Weidner is THE W" Documentation Long Version HQ On youtube.com, video from approx. 12min 50s, accessed on June 1, 2014.
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chart sources: DE AT CH
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d Edmund Hartsch: In: Böhse Onkelz, Thanks for nothing. Original edition, 1997, p. 114.
↑ Edmund Hartsch: In: Böhse Onkelz, Thanks for nothing. Original edition, 1997, p. 124.
↑ Edmund Hartsch: In: Böhse Onkelz, Thanks for nothing. Original edition, 1997, p. 152.
↑ I think we're 500,000 to 600,000 on rockhard.de, July 22, 2015. Accessed August 13, 2020.
↑ ^a ^b New Onkelz album is a top seller On mediabiz.de, September 10, 1998. Retrieved on August 3, 2019.

↑ ^a ^b German album charts on rockhard.de , February 9, 2011. Retrieved on August 3, 2019.

↑ ^a ^b SPV wins platinum with Onkelz On mediabiz.de, August 2, 2004. Retrieved on August 3, 2019.

↑ Thanks for nothing EP on the book ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012.

↑ SPV delivers gold On mediabiz.de, April 8, 2005. Accessed July 31, 2012.

↑ Holy Songs ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012.

↑ Viva los Tioz ( Memento of the original dated December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012.

↑ ^a ^b ^c SPV prefers Onkelz DVD On musikwoche.de, February 8, 2007. Accessed on August 3, 2019.

↑ AT: Music DVD Charts

↑ CH: Music DVD Charts

↑ FAQ ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012.

[derwdoku-1] "Stephan Weidner is THE W" Documentation Long Version HQ On youtube.com, video from approx. 12min 50s, accessed on June 1, 2014.

[charts-2] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Chart sources: DE AT CH

[Verkäufe-3] Edmund Hartsch: In: Böhse Onkelz, Thanks for nothing. Original edition, 1997, p. 114.

[4] Edmund Hartsch: In: Böhse Onkelz, Thanks for nothing. Original edition, 1997, p. 124.

[5] Edmund Hartsch: In: Böhse Onkelz, Thanks for nothing. Original edition, 1997, p. 152.

[6] I think we're 500,000 to 600,000 on rockhard.de, July 22, 2015. Accessed August 13, 2020.

[mediabiz1-7] New Onkelz album is a top seller On mediabiz.de, September 10, 1998. Retrieved on August 3, 2019.

[rockhard-8] German album charts on rockhard.de , February 9, 2011. Retrieved on August 3, 2019.

[mediabiz2-9] SPV wins platinum with Onkelz On mediabiz.de, August 2, 2004. Retrieved on August 3, 2019.

[10] Thanks for nothing EP on the book ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012. @1@ 2

[11] SPV delivers gold On mediabiz.de, April 8, 2005. Accessed July 31, 2012.

[12] Holy Songs ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012. @1@ 2

[13] Viva los Tioz ( Memento of the original dated December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012. @1@ 2

[musikwoche-14] SPV prefers Onkelz DVD On musikwoche.de, February 8, 2007. Accessed on August 3, 2019.

[15] AT: Music DVD Charts

[16] CH: Music DVD Charts

[17] FAQ ( Memento of the original from December 28, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. From onkelz.de, accessed on May 7, 2012. @1@ 2


Studio albums	The nice man • Bad people - bad songs • Onkelz like us ... • Bar terrorists • The time has come • We haven't got enough yet • Holy songs • White • Black • Here are the Onkelz • ONE • Viva los Tioz • A bad fairy tale ... from a thousand dark nights • Dopamine • Adios • Memento • Böhse Onkelz
Extended plays	Mexico • March of lies • Thanks for nothing
Live albums	Live in Vienna • Live in Dortmund • Tour 2000 • 20 Years - Live in Frankfurt • Live in Hamburg • La Ultima / Live in Berlin • Vaya con Tioz • Nothing is for eternity - Live at the Hockenheimring 2014 • Böhse for life • Live in Dortmund II • Memento - Against Time + Live in Berlin
Compilation albums	Hated, damned, adored… the last few years • Yesterday was still tomorrow • Songs like hurricanes • 35 years Böhse Onkelz - symphonies and sonatas unauthorized: Kings for a day • Book of memories • We wrote history • Drive to hell!
Singles	Kill the Hippies - Oi • I am in you • Find the truth • Turpentine • Dark place • No amnesty for MTV • Onkelz vs. Jesus • We stay • Anything unauthorized for anything : Only the best die young