Bee Gees / discography

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The Bee Gees, 1977
The Bee Gees, 1977
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 23
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 26th
Arrow southwest blue.svgSoundtracks 3
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 102
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 2

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the Bee Gees , a British pop music trio consisting of the brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, which existed from 1958 to the 2000s. It includes the recordings of the band from their first releases in Australia in 1963 to the mixes and compilations released after Maurice Gibb's death in 2003.

In their career they have sold over 120 million records so far, of which over 12.1 million in their home country alone, making them one of the most successful musicians of all time . In Germany alone, the Bee Gees have sold over 8.6 million records to date, making them one of the performers with the highest number of records sold in Germany . Their single Massachusetts sold over two million times and is one of the best-selling singles in Germany . With the albums Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (1.5 million) and The Very Best of the Bee Gees (1 million), the Bee Gees also landed two more million-sellers, which are among the best-selling music albums in Germany .

Albums

The following tables only show the highest chart positions that the Bee Gees achieved with their albums in the charts of Australia (AU), Great Britain (UK), the USA and German-speaking countries.

Furthermore, the tables show the sales figures of the copies that were ever achieved.

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1965 The Bee Gees Sing and Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs - - - - - -
released in Australia only
1966 Spicks and Specks (Monday's Rain) - - - - - -
released in Australia only
1967 Bee Gees' 1st DE4 (10 Mt.)
DE
- - UK8 (26 weeks)
UK
US7 (52 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 1,600,000
1968 Horizontal DE1 (7 months)
DE
- - UK16 (15 weeks)
UK
US12 (22 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 1,200,000
Idea DE3 (10 months)
DE
- - UK4 (18 weeks)
UK
US17 (27 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 1,400,000
1969 Odessa DE4 (5 months)
DE
- - UK10 (1 week)
UK
US20 (25 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 1,200,000
1970 Cucumber Castle DE36 (1 month)
DE
- - UK57 (2 weeks)
UK
US94 (8 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 200,000
2 years on - - - - US32 (14 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 375,000
1971 Trafalgar - - - - US34 (14 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 450,000
1972 To whom It May concern - - - - US35 (14 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 350,000
1973 Life in a Tin Can - - - - US69 (13 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 200,000
1974 Mr. Natural - - - - US178 (5 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 95,000
1975 Main Course DE29 (2 months)
DE
- - - US14th
gold
gold

(75 weeks)US
-
Sales: 2,350,000
1976 Children of the World DE36 (2 months)
DE
- - - US8th
platinum
platinum

(63 weeks)US
-
Sales: 3,100,000
1978 The Bee Gees Bonanza - The Early Days - - - UK-
silver
silver
UK
- -
Sales: 250,000
1979 Spirits Having Flown DE1 (33 weeks)
DE
AT2 (7 months)
AT
- UK1
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)UK
US1
platinum
platinum

(55 weeks)US
-
Sales: 1,960,000
1981 Living eyes DE37 (9 weeks)
DE
- - UK73 (8 weeks)
UK
US41 (12 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 1,250,000
1987 ESP DE1
Triple gold
× 3
Triple gold

(28 weeks)DE
AT2 (5½ months)
AT
CH1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(22 weeks)CH
UK5
platinum
platinum

(24 weeks)UK
US96 (9 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 4,500,000
1989 One DE4th
gold
gold

(30 weeks)DE
AT23 (½ month)
AT
CH6th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)CH
UK29 (3 weeks)
UK
US68 (13 weeks)
US
AU20th
gold
gold

(7 weeks)AU
Sales: 1,200,000
1991 High civilization DE2
platinum
platinum

(31 weeks)DE
AT4th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)AT
CH6th
platinum
platinum

(26 weeks)CH
UK24 (5 weeks)
UK
- -
Sales: 1,100,000
1993 Size isn't everything DE12 (14 weeks)
DE
AT6 (9 weeks)
AT
CH14 (8 weeks)
CH
UK23
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
US153 (3 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 750,000
1997 Still Waters DE2
platinum
platinum

(37 weeks)DE
AT4th
gold
gold

(16 weeks)AT
CH1
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)CH
UK2
gold
gold

(19 weeks)UK
US11
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)US
AU4th
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(30 weeks)AU
Sales: 4,600,000
2001 This Is Where I Came In DE3
gold
gold

(12 weeks)DE
AT6 (8 weeks)
AT
CH5
gold
gold

(13 weeks)CH
UK6th
gold
gold

(6 weeks)UK
US16 (8 weeks)
US
AU16
gold
gold

(7 weeks)AU
Sales: 1,150,000

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Concert albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1977 Here at Last ... Bee Gees ... Live DE44 (2½ months)
DE
- - UK-
gold
gold
UK
US8th
platinum
platinum

(90 weeks)US
-
Sales: 4,600,000
recorded December 20, 1976 at the Los Angeles Forum
1998 One night only DE5
gold
gold

(23 weeks)DE
AT1
platinum
platinum

(16 weeks)AT
CH2
platinum
platinum

(24 weeks)CH
UK4th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(44 weeks)UK
US72
platinum
platinum

(42 weeks)US
AU1
Quadruple platinum
× 4
Quadruple platinum

(43 weeks)AU
Sales: 6,000,000
recorded November 14, 1997 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas

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Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1968 Rare, Precious & Beautiful DE15 (3 months)
DE
- - - US99 (12 weeks)
US
-
early Australian recordings (1963–1966)
Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Volume 2 - - - - US100 (8 weeks)
US
-
early Australian recordings (1963-1966)
only released in the US (1970)
1969 Best of Bee Gees DE26th
gold
gold

(3 months)DE
- - UK7 (22 weeks)
UK
US9
gold
gold

(49 weeks)US
-
Sales: 4,000,000
1973 Best of Bee Gees, Volume 2 - - - - US98 (16 weeks)
US
-
Sales: 1,250,000
1976 Bee Gees Gold, Volume One - - - - US50
gold
gold

(33 weeks)US
-
Sales: + 500,000, released in US only
1978 20 greatest hits DE4th
gold
gold

(6½ months)DE
AT7 (8 months)
AT
- - - -
Sales: 250,000, only published in Germany
1979 Greatest DE43 (2 months)
DE
- - UK6th
platinum
platinum

(25 weeks)UK
US1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(33 weeks)US
-
Sales: 6,200,000
1983 Gold & Diamonds DE4 (11 weeks)
DE
- - - - -
only published in Germany
1990 The Very Best of the Bee Gees DE9
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(92 weeks)DE
AT9
gold
gold

(14 weeks)AT
CH-
gold
gold
CH
UK6th
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(108 weeks)UK
- AU7 (16 weeks)
AU
Sales: 5,000,000
2001 Their Greatest Hits - The Record DE10 (20 weeks)
DE
AT14 (19 weeks)
AT
CH11
gold
gold

(16 weeks)CH
UK5
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(33 weeks)UK
US49
platinum
platinum

(40 weeks)US
AU2
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(55 weeks)AU
Sales: 6,100,000
2004 Number ones DE43 (9 weeks)
DE
AT32 (8 weeks)
AT
CH22 (11 weeks)
CH
UK4th
platinum
platinum

(50 weeks)UK
US5
gold
gold

(70 weeks)US
AU17 (8 weeks)
AU
Sales: 2,300,000
2005 Love songs - - - UK51
silver
silver

(3 weeks)UK
US166 (3 weeks)
US
-
2007 Greatest DE50 (3 weeks)
DE
AT4 (5 weeks)
AT
CH60 (3 weeks)
CH
UK35
silver
silver

(2 weeks)UK
- -
Re-release of Greatest (1979)
2009 The Ultimate Bee Gees DE32 (9 weeks)
DE
AT25 (15 weeks)
AT
CH38 (5 weeks)
CH
UK19th
gold
gold

(14 weeks)UK
US49
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
AU7 (10 weeks)
AU
Sales: + 600,000
2010 Bee Gees: Opus Collection - - - - US41 (4 weeks)
US
-
released in the US only
Mythology DE9 (10 weeks)
DE
AT33 (2 weeks)
AT
CH31 (2 weeks)
CH
UK29
gold
gold

(11 weeks)UK
- AU3
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)AU
Sales: + 170,000, 4 CD box
2017 Timeless: The All-Time Greatest Hits DE73 (1 week)
DE
- CH32 (3 weeks)
CH
UK6th
gold
gold

(19 weeks)UK
US41 (6 weeks)
US
AU30 (3 weeks)
AU
Sales: + 100,000

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More compilations

  • 1969: Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Volume 3 (early Australian recordings from 1963–1966)
  • 1970: Inception / Nostalgia (early Australian recordings (1966), released only in Germany / France / Japan 1972)
  • 1982: Greatest, Volume 1: 1967–1974 (published only in Germany)
  • 1990: Tales of the Brothers Gibb (6 LP- / 4 CD-Box) (NL 196) hit parade ch
  • 1998: Brilliant From Birth (early Australian recordings (1963-1966), released only in Australia)
  • 2013: Morning of My Life - The Best of 1965-66 (early Australian recordings, released only in Australia)
  • 2013: The Festival Albums Collection 1965–67 (early Australian recordings (1963–1966), only released in Australia as a 3 CD box)
  • 2014: The Warner Bros. Years 1987–1991 (5 CD box)
  • 2015: 1974–1979 (5 CD box)

Soundtracks

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1977 Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track DE1
Triple platinum
× 3
Triple platinum

(8½ months)DE
AT1 (9 months)
AT
- UK1
platinum
platinum

(65 weeks)UK
US1
Diamond + six-fold platinum
Diamond + six-fold platinum
× 6
Diamond + six-fold platinum

(137 weeks)US
-
Sales: 40,000,000
in UK 18, US 24 weeks # 1
Grammy (Album of the Year); No. 131 of the RS-500
single songs: How Deep Is Your Love ?, Stayin 'Alive, Night Fever, More Than a Woman
1983 Staying Alive DE8 (29 weeks)
DE
AT9 (1½ month)
AT
CH1 (19 weeks)
CH
UK14 (8 weeks)
UK
US6th
platinum
platinum

(27 weeks)US
-
Sales: 3,000,000
individual songs: The Woman in You, Someone Belong to Someone
Number one albums DE4thDE AT2AT CH3CH UK2UK US3US AU1AU
Top 10 albums DE18thDE AT12AT CH7thCH UK14thUK US9US AU6thAU
Albums in the charts DE31DE AT17thAT CH13CH UK26thUK US35US AU10AU

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More soundtracks

  • 1971: Melody (number 1 in Japan; individual songs: In the Morning, Melody Fair, Give Your Best, To Love Somebody, First of May)

Singles

This table shows all singles published by the Bee Gees. The table also shows the highest chart positions that the Bee Gees achieved with the respective single in the singles charts of Australia (AU), Great Britain (UK), the USA and German-speaking countries. The table also contains comments on the singles. The tables are arranged by decades.

1960s

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AUTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1967 New York Mining Disaster 1941
Bee Gees 1st
DE10 (2½ months)
DE
- - UK12 (10 weeks)
UK
US14 (7 weeks)
US
-
Sales: + 1,000,000
To Love Somebody
Bee Gees 1st
DE19 (2 months)
DE
- - UK41 (5 weeks)
UK
US17 (9 weeks)
US
-
Spicks and Specks
Monday’s Rain (Spicks and Specks)
DE28 (1 month)
DE
- - - - -
First published in Australia: 1966
Massachusetts
Horizontal
DE1
Double platinum
× 2
Double platinum

(4 months)DE
AT1 (4 months)
AT
CH2 (5 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK
US11 (8 weeks)
US
-
Sales: + 5,000,000
Holiday
Bee Gees 1st
- - - - US16 (9 weeks)
US
-
World
Horizontal
DE1 (4½ months)
DE
AT5 (4 months)
AT
CH2 (12 weeks)
CH
UK9 (16 weeks)
UK
- -
Sales: + 2,000,000
1968 Words DE1 (3½ months)
DE
AT4 (3 months)
AT
CH1 (13 weeks)
CH
UK8 (10 weeks)
UK
US15 (11 weeks)
US
-
Sales: + 2,000,000
Jumbo / The Singer Sang His Song DE5 (3½ months)
DE
AT9 (2 months)
AT
CH4 (6 weeks)
CH
UK25 (7 weeks)
UK
US57 (6 weeks)
US
-
Declared as a double A single in the UK
I've Gotta Get a Message to You
Idea
DE3 (3½ months)
DE
AT12 (2 months)
AT
CH6 (8 weeks)
CH
UK1
silver
silver

(15 weeks)UK
US8 (13 weeks)
US
-
Sales: + 250,000
I started a Joke
Idea
- AT16 (1 month)
AT
CH5 (7 weeks)
CH
- US6 (11 weeks)
US
-
1969 First of May
Odessa
DE3 (4 months)
DE
AT10 (2 months)
AT
CH4 (9 weeks)
CH
UK6 (11 weeks)
UK
US37 (7 weeks)
US
-
Tomorrow Tomorrow DE6 (3 months)
DE
AT7 (3 months)
AT
CH6 (7 weeks)
CH
UK23 (8 weeks)
UK
US54 (6 weeks)
US
-
Don't Forget to Remember
Cucumber Castle
DE9 (2½ months)
DE
AT8 (16 weeks)
AT
CH2 (3 months)
CH
UK2 (15 weeks)
UK
US73 (3 weeks)
US
-
published in Mexico under the title "No olvides recordar"
The Lord
Cucumber Castle[DE: ↑]
AT28 (4 weeks)
AT[CH: ↑][UK: ↑][US: ↑][AU: ↑]

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More singles

  • 1963: The Battle of the Blue and the Gray (published only in Australia, Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Volume 3)
  • 1963: Timber! (Released only in Australia, The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs)
  • 1964: Peace of Mind (released only in Australia, The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs)
  • 1964: Claustrophobia (released only in Australia, The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs)
  • 1964: Turn Around, Look at Me (published only in Australia, originally by Glen Campbell in 1961 , Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Volume 3)
  • 1965: Every Day I Have to Cry (published only in Australia, originally by Steve Alaimo in 1962 , Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Volume 2)
  • 1965: Wine and Women (released only in Australia, The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs)
  • 1965: I Was a Lover a Leader of Men (released only in Australia, The Bee Gees Sing And Play 14 Barry Gibb Songs)
  • 1965: House Without Windows (released only in Australia, with Trevor Gordon, single only)
  • 1966: I Want Home (Released in Australia only, Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Volume 3)
  • 1966: Monday's Rain (released only in Australia, Spicks And Specks)
  • 1966: Cherry Red (published only in Australia, Rare, Precious & Beautiful, Volume 2)
  • 1967: Born a Man (released only in Australia, Spicks And Specks)
  • 1968: And the Sun Will Shine (released only in France, horizontal)

1970s

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1970 If Only I Had My Mind On Something Else
Cucumber Castle
- - - - US91 (3 weeks)
US
-
released in the US only
IOIO
Cucumber Castle
DE6 (4 months)
DE
AT2 (5 months)
AT
- UK49 (1 week)
UK
US94 (1 week)
US
-
Lonely Days
2 Years On
DE25 (9 weeks)
DE
AT15 (1 month)
AT
- UK33 (9 weeks)
UK
US3
gold
gold

(14 weeks)US
-
1971 How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?
Trafalgar
- - - - US1
gold
gold

(15 weeks)US
-
published in Mexico under the title “Como ayudas a un corazon roto?”
Don't Wanna Live Inside Myself
Trafalgar
- - - - US53 (7 weeks)
US
-
released in the US only
1972 My World DE41 (1 week)
DE
- - UK16 (9 weeks)
UK
US16 (8 weeks)
US
-
published in Mexico under the title "Mi mundo"
Run to Me
To Whom It May Concern
- - - UK9 (10 weeks)
UK
US16 (12 weeks)
US
-
published in Mexico under the title "Corre hacia mi"
Alive
To Whom It May Concern
- - - - US34 (7 weeks)
US
-
1973 Saw a New Morning
Life in a Tin Can
- - - - US94 (3 weeks)
US
-
1974 Mr. Natural
Mr. Natural
- - - - US93 (3 weeks)
US
-
1975 Jive Talkin '
Main Course
DE23 (9 weeks)
DE
- - UK5
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK
US1
gold
gold

(17 weeks)US
-
Nights on Broadway
Main Course
DE17 (12 weeks)
DE
- - - US7 (16 weeks)
US
-
1976 Fanny (Be Tender with My Love)
Main Course
DE42 (2 weeks)
DE
- - - US12 (16 weeks)
US
-
You Should Be Dancing
Children of the World
DE16 (17 weeks)
DE
- - UK5 (10 weeks)
UK
US1
gold
gold

(20 weeks)US
-
Love So Right
Children of the World
DE38 (6 weeks)
DE
- - UK41 (4 weeks)
UK
US3
gold
gold

(23 weeks)US
-
1977 Boogie Child
Children of the World
- - - - US12 (15 weeks)
US
-
Released in US, Italy, and Japan only
Edge of Universe (live)
Here At Last… Bee Gees… Live
- - - - US26 (13 weeks)
US
-
How Deep Is Your Love
Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
DE21 (13 weeks)
DE
AT13 (2 months)
AT
- UK3
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK
US1
gold
gold

(33 weeks)US
-
Grammy (Pop); No. 366 of the RS-500
Stayin 'Alive
Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
DE2 (30 weeks)
DE
AT2 (6 months)
AT
CH2 (19 weeks)
CH
UK4th
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)UK
US1
platinum
platinum

(27 weeks)US
-
No. 189 of the RS-500
1978 Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track
DE2 (24 weeks)
DE
AT4 (5 months)
AT
CH3 (13 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(20 weeks)UK
US1
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
-
Grammy (Pop)
Too Much Heaven
Spirits Having Flown
DE10 (23 weeks)
DE
AT13 (2 months)
AT
CH5 (9 weeks)
CH
UK3
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
US1
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)US
-
1979 Tragedy
Spirits Having Flown
DE2 (20 weeks)
DE
AT2 (4 months)
AT
CH2 (10 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
US1
platinum
platinum

(20 weeks)US
-
Love You Inside Out
Spirits Having Flown
DE21 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK13 (9 weeks)
UK
US1
gold
gold

(19 weeks)US
-
Spirits (Having Flown)
Spirits Having Flown
- - - UK16 (7 weeks)
UK
- -

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More singles

  • 1970: Let There Be Love (released in Benelux only)
  • 1971: Melody Fair (released only in Japan)
  • 1971: When the Swallows Fly (released in the Benelux only)
  • 1971: In the Morning (released in Japan only)
  • 1972: Israel (published in Benelux only)
  • 1972: Sea of ​​Smiling Faces (released in Japan only)
  • 1973: Wouldn't I Be Someone
  • 1973: Luz de lampara / Lamplight (released only in Mexico)
  • 1974: Throw a Penny
  • 1974: Charade
  • 1977: Children of the World (released in Europe and Australia only)
  • 1978: More Than a Woman (released only in Australia, Italy and Portugal)
  • 1978: A Day in the Life (cover version of the Beatles song from 1967)
  • 1978: Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band / With a Little Help From My Friends (with Peter Frampton and Paul Nicholas, cover version of the Beatles songs from 1967, released only in Spain and Scandinavia)
  • 1978: Rest Your Love on Me (promo single from America)
  • 1979: Don't Throw It All Away (EP single from America)

1980s

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1981 He's a Liar
Living Eyes
DE68 (3 weeks)
DE
- - - US30 (8 weeks)
US
-
Living Eyes
Living Eyes
DE58 (5 weeks)
DE
AT7 (3 months)
AT
- - US45 (10 weeks)
US
-
1983 The Woman in You
Staying Alive (OST)
DE23 (11 weeks)
DE
- - - US24 (11 weeks)
US
-
Soundtrack for the film Staying Alive
Someone Belonging to Someone
Staying Alive (OST)
DE55 (7 weeks)
DE
- CH24 (8 weeks)
CH
UK49 (4 weeks)
UK
US49 (6 weeks)
US
-
Soundtrack for the film Staying Alive
1987 You Win Again
E.SP
DE1
platinum
platinum

(19 weeks)DE
AT1 (3½ months)
AT
CH1 (17 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(15 weeks)UK
US75 (6 weeks)
US
-
ESP
ESP
DE13 (11 weeks)
DE
- CH9 (8 weeks)
CH
UK51 (5 weeks)
UK
- -
1988 Crazy for Your Love
E.SP
- - - UK79 (2 weeks)
UK
- -
Angela (Edit)
ESP
DE52 (5 weeks)
DE
- - - - -
1989 Ordinary Lives
One
DE8 (16 weeks)
DE
AT19 (2 months)
AT
CH9 (12 weeks)
CH
UK54 (5 weeks)
UK
- -
One
One
DE37 (11 weeks)
DE
- - UK71 (1 week)
UK
US7 (14 weeks)
US
-

More singles

  • 1981: Paradise
  • 1983: Life Goes On (released only in Japan)
  • 1987: The Bee Gees Megamix (only released as a promo in Brazil)
  • 1989: Tokyo Nights

1990s

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
1991 Secret Love
High Civilization
DE2 (28 weeks)
DE
AT2 (19 weeks)
AT
CH19 (7 weeks)
CH
UK5 (11 weeks)
UK
- -
The Only Love
High Civilization
DE31 (16 weeks)
DE
AT27 (2 weeks)
AT
- - - -
Released in Australia and parts of Europe only
1993 Paying the Price of Love
Size Isn't Everything
DE36 (14 weeks)
DE
AT24 (6 weeks)
AT
CH22 (11 weeks)
CH
UK23 (5 weeks)
UK
US74 (9 weeks)
US
-
For Whom the Bell Tolls
Size Isn't Everything
DE52 (11 weeks)
DE
- - UK4th
silver
silver

(14 weeks)UK
- -
1994 How to Fall in Love, Part 1
Size Isn't Everything
- - - UK30 (4 weeks)
UK
- -
1995 Kiss of Life
Size Isn't Everything
DE51 (10 weeks)
DE
- - - - -
1997 Alone
Still Waters
DE6th
gold
gold

(21 weeks)DE
AT4 (13 weeks)
AT
CH8 (22 weeks)
CH
UK5
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
US28 (20 weeks)
US
AU7th
platinum
platinum

(21 weeks)AU
I Could Not Love You More
Still Waters
DE88 (1 week)
DE
- - UK14 (3 weeks)
UK
- -
Still Waters (Run Deep)
Still Waters
DE79 (3 weeks)
DE
- - UK18 (3 weeks)
UK
US57 (9 weeks)
US
-
1998 Immortality
One Night Only
DE2
platinum
platinum

(32 weeks)DE
AT2 (16 weeks)
AT
CH8 (30 weeks)
CH
UK5 (12 weeks)
UK
- AU38 (12 weeks)
AU
Celine Dion feat. Bee Gees

More singles

  • 1990: Bodyguard
  • 1991: Happy Ever After
  • 1992: When He's Gone
  • 1993: Decadance ( dance version of "You Should Be Dancing" (1976), only released in England)
  • 1995: Saturday Night Fever Megamix (only released as a promo in France)

2000s

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US AU AU
2001 This Is Where I Came In
This Is Where I Came In
DE25 (9 weeks)
DE
AT42 (8 weeks)
AT
CH41 (14 weeks)
CH
UK18 (5 weeks)
UK
- -
2007 If I Can't Have You (The Disco Boys Remix) DE71 (3 weeks)
DE
- - - - -
Number one singles DE4thDE AT2AT CH2CH UK5UK US9US AU-AU
Top 10 singles DE19thDE AT16AT CH18thCH UK19thUK US15thUS AU1AU
Singles in the charts DE45DE AT26thAT CH22ndCH UK38UK US43US AU2AU

More singles

  • 2001: Sacred Trust (only released in Spain as a 1-track promo single)
  • 2007: Stayin 'Alive (Teddybears Remix)
  • 2007: You Should Be Dancing (Jason Bentley / Philip Steir Remix)

Video albums

  • 2001: One Night Only - Live At The MGM Grand (DE:goldgold, UK: Double platinum× 2Double platinum )
  • 2009: Live By Request (UK:goldgold)

Collaborations

In addition to their own songs, the Bee Gees also wrote songs for other artists such as Barbra Streisand and Diana Ross . A selection of these songs is listed in the following table:

year Interpreter song
1968 The Marbles Only One Woman
1969 Samantha Sang The Love of a Woman
1977 Yvonne Elliman If I Can't Have You
Samantha Sang emotion
Frankie Valli Grease
1978 Graham Bonnet Warm ride
Rare Earth Warm ride
Teri DeSario Ain't Nothing Gonna Keep Me from You
1980 Jimmy Ruffin Hold on to my love
Barbra Streisand Woman in Love
1981 Barbra Streisand feat. Barry Gibb Guilty
1982 Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker
1983 Dionne Warwick All the love in the world
Dolly Parton feat. Kenny Rogers Islands in the Stream
1985 Diana Ross Eaten Alive
Diana Ross Chain reaction
Carola The Runaway
1998 Celine Dion feat. Bee Gees Immortality

Here is an overview of all albums that have been written exclusively for another artist

year Interpreter album
1980 Barbra Streisand Guilty
Jimmy Ruffin Sunrise
1983 Dionne Warwick Heartbreaker
Kenny Rogers Islands in the Stream
1984 Carola Runaway
1985 Diana Ross Eaten Alive
2005 Barbra Streisand Guilty Pleasures

Albums that consist entirely of Bee Gees cover songs

year Interpreter album
1999 Saturday Night Fever Musical London Cast Saturday Night Fever Musical
2002 B3 First (12 songs and one foreign composition)
2008 Tragedy We Rock Sweet Balls and Can Do No Wrong
(A Metal Tribute to the Bee Gees, ten songs)

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Diamond record icon.svg diamond Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF) Argentina (CAPIF) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 0! D.- 188,000 capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 26 × platinum26th 0! D.- 1,182,500 aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th 0! P- 0! D.- 90,000 ultratop.be
Brazil (PMB) Brazil (PMB) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 350,000 pro-musicabr.org.br
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 95,000 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 8 × gold8th Platinum record icon.svg 12 × platinum12 0! D.- 8,675,000 musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI) Europe (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 0! D.- (4,000,000) ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 0! D.- 25,000 ifpi.fi
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) Silver record icon.svg 2 × silver2 Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 0! P- 0! D.- 3,100,000 infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 0! D.- 120,000 Individual evidence
Ireland (IRMA) Ireland (IRMA) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 30,000 irishcharts.ie
Italy (FIMI) Italy (FIMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 130,000 fimi.it
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 0! D.- 800,000 riaj.or.jp JP2
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 10 × gold10 Platinum record icon.svg 19 × platinum19th Diamond record icon.svg diamond1 3,065,000 musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 29 × platinum29 0! D.- 367,500 nztop40.co.nz NZ2 ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 0! D.- 540,000 nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI) Norway (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 75,000 ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 125,000 ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV) Poland (ZPAV) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 0! D.- 100,000 bestsellery.zpav.pl
Portugal (AFP) Portugal (AFP) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 0! D.- 20,000 Individual evidence
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 0! D.- 65,000 sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5 0! D.- 340,000 hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold3 Platinum record icon.svg 3 × platinum3 0! D.- 450,000 promusicae.es
United States (RIAA) United States (RIAA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 13 × gold13 Platinum record icon.svg 24 × platinum24 Diamond record icon.svg diamond1 42,500,000 riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 7 × silver7th Gold record icon.svg 14 × gold14th Platinum record icon.svg 25 × platinum25th 0! D.- 12,105,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 9 × silver9 Gold record icon.svg 91 × ​​gold91 Platinum record icon.svg 170 × platinum170 Diamond record icon.svg 2 × diamond2

See also

literature

  • US singles: Joel Whitburn : Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 . Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: Joel Whitburn: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006 . Billboard Books, New York 2006, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 .

swell

  1. ^ Robin Gibb dead: Bee Gees singer, 62, had battled cancer. In: The LA Times. May 20, 2012, accessed April 23, 2017 .
  2. a b c d e f g h i Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US AU (Top 50 from 1989)
  3. a b c Saturday Night Fever (soundtrack) in the DE / AT charts / in the UK charts
  4. Bee Gees' Maurice Gibb dies , USA Today, Jan. 13, 2003
  5. Staying Alive (soundtrack) in the UK charts
  6. a b c Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 216 .
  7. ^ Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 443 .
  8. Jump up ↑ Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 235 .
  9. hit parade ch

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