Boney M./Discography

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Boney M.  - discography
Boney M., live (1981)
Boney M., live (1981)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 7th
Arrow southwest blue.svgLive albums 1
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 41
Arrow southwest blue.svgRemix albums 4th
Arrow southwest blue.svgChristmas albums 11
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 46
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 8th
Arrow southwest blue.svgBox sets 7th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the German disco - band Boney M. The source claims to have sold more than 150 million records in her career. The most successful release by Boney M. is the single Rivers of Babylon with around 10.7 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1976 Take the Heat Off Me DE2
gold
gold

(13 months)DE
AT6 (9 months)
AT
- UK40
silver
silver

(5 weeks)UK
-
First published: June 1976
Sales: + 496,000
1977 Love for sale DE1
platinum
platinum

(15½ months)DE
AT1 (10 months)
AT
- UK13
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: May 1977
Sales: + 646,000
1978 Nightflight to Venus DE1
platinum
platinum

(61 weeks)DE
AT1 (9 months)
AT
- UK1
platinum
platinum

(65 weeks)UK
US134 (10 weeks)
US
First published: April 1978
Sales: + 1,970,000
1979 Oceans of Fantasy DE1
platinum
platinum

(37 weeks)DE
AT1 (4½ months)
AT
- UK1
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)UK
-
First published: September 1979
Sales: + 1,046,000
1981 Boonoonoonoos DE15 (18 weeks)
DE
AT14 (½ month)
AT
- - -
First published: September 1, 1981
Sales: + 110,000
1984 Ten Thousand Lightyears DE23 (14 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: February 1984
1985 Eye dance - - - - -
First published: October 1985

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Live albums

  • 2013: In Concert 1979

Compilations (selection)

year title Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1980 The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits DE1
gold
gold

(25 weeks)DE
AT5
platinum
platinum

(4½ months)AT
- UK1
gold
gold

(26 weeks)UK
-
First published: May 1980
Sales: + 715,000
1986 The Best of 10 Years DE3 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK35 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 1986
1992 Gold - 20 Super Hits
also known as: The Greatest Hits (UK)
DE5
gold
gold

(23 weeks)DE
AT6th
gold
gold

(4 months)AT
CH5
platinum
platinum

(14 weeks)CH
UK14 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 2, 1992
Sales: + 596,000
1993 More gold - AT38 (5 weeks)
AT
- - -
First published: October 1993
1999 20 th Century Hits DE10 (9 weeks)
DE
- CH37 (5 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: November 14, 1999
2001 The Greatest Hits (BMG) - - - UK66
gold
gold

(4 weeks)UK
-
First published: December 3, 2001
Sales: + 100,000
2006 The Magic of Boney M. DE19 (19 weeks)
DE
AT13 (14 weeks)
AT
CH39 (14 weeks)
CH
UK45
gold
gold

(4 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 27, 2006
Sales: +157,500

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More compilations

  • 1981: Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2
  • 1984: Kalimba de Luna - 16 happy songs
  • 1984: Fantastic Boney M.
  • 1991: The Collection
  • 1991: Daddy Cool - Star Collection (Sales: + 500,000; DE:platinumplatinum)
  • 1995: Sunny
  • 1996: Hit Collection
  • 1996: Best in Spain (Sales: + 50,000)
  • 1997: The Best of (Sales: + 120,000; UK:goldgold)
  • 1998: Norske Hits
  • 1999: Ultimate
  • 2000: 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool
  • 2000: The Ultimate Collection
  • 2000: The Complete Collection
  • 2000: Their Most Beautiful Ballads
  • 2000: L'Essentiel
  • 2007: Hit Collection
  • 2008: The Collection
  • 2008: Rivers of Babylon (A Best of Collection)
  • 2008: Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 1
  • 2008: The Complete Boney M.
  • 2008: The Magic of Boney M. - The Danish Collection
  • 2008: The Very Best of Village People & Boney M. (with Village People ; sales: + 5,500)
  • 2009: Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 2
  • 2009: Let It All Be Music - The Party Album
  • 2009: Ultimate Boney M. - Long Versions & Rarities, Volume 3
  • 2009: Greatest Hits - Steel Box Collection
  • 2010: America - The Party Album
  • 2011: Barbra Streisand - Boney M. Goes Club
  • 2011: Back to Back (with Kool & the Gang )
  • 2011: Original album Classics
  • 2012: The Essential
  • 2013: All Time Best - Reclam Music Edition
  • 2013: Music & Video Stars

Remix albums

  • 1988: Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88 (Sales: + 300,000)
  • 1989: Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II
  • 2008: In the Mix - The Greatest Hits… Mixed Nonstop!
  • 2012: Non Stop-Digital Remix / The Best 12 "Versions

Christmas albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US USTemplate: chart table / maintenance / charts non-existent
1981 Christmas Album
also known as: Christmas with Boney M.
DE14 (8 weeks)
DE
AT35 (5 weeks)
AT
CH95 (3 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: December 1981
Sales: + 250,000
2010 Feliz Navidad DE93 (2 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: December 10, 2010
2017 World Music for Christmas DE53 (2 weeks)
DE
- CH82 (1 week)
CH
- -
First published: December 8, 2017
feat. Liz Mitchell and Friends
Number one albums DE4thDE AT3AT CH-CH UK3UK US-US
Top 10 albums DE8thDE AT6thAT CH1CH UK3UK US-US
Albums in the charts DE15thDE AT11AT CH6thCH UK10UK US1US

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More Christmas albums

  • 1984: Christmas with Boney M. (1984)
  • 1986: The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs
  • 1991: Happy Christmas (sales: + 250,000; DE:goldgold)
  • 1992: The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World
  • 1998: A Wonderful Christmas Time
  • 1998: Christmas Party
  • 2008: Christmas Time
  • 2012: The Christmas Mix - All the Hits!

Singles

Chart placements

Record cover "Daddy Cool"
Record cover "Sunny"
Record cover "Rivers of Babylon"
Record cover "Mary's Boy Child"
year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: 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
1976 Daddy Cool / No Woman, No Cry
Take the Heat Off Me
DE1
gold
gold

(34 weeks)DE
AT1 (7 months)
AT
CH1 (20 weeks)
CH
UK6th
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
US65 (5 weeks)
US
First published: May 31, 1976
Sales: + 1,000,000
Sunny / New York City
Take the Heat Off Me
DE1 (26 weeks)
DE
AT1 (5 months)
AT
CH2 (12 weeks)
CH
UK3 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 22, 1976
1977 Ma Baker / Still I'm Sad
Love for Sale
DE1
gold
gold

(28 weeks)DE
AT1 (6 months)
AT
CH1 (18 weeks)
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(13 weeks)UK
US96 (3 weeks)
US
First published: May 2, 1977
Sales: + 750,000
Belfast / Plantation Boy
Love for Sale
DE1 (27 weeks)
DE
AT2 (5 months)
AT
CH1 (17 weeks)
CH
UK8 (13 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 19, 1977
1978 Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring
Nightflight to Venus
DE1
platinum
platinum

(37 weeks)DE
AT1 (7 months)
AT
CH1 (21 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(40 weeks)UK
US30 (17 weeks)
US
First published: April 3, 1978
Sales: +10,734,000
Rasputin
Nightflight to Venus
DE1 (20 weeks)
DE
AT1 (4 months)
AT
CH2 (10 weeks)
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: August 28, 1978
Painter Man
Nightflight to Venus[DE: ↑][AT: ↑][CH: ↑]
UK10
silver
silver

(6 weeks)UK[US: ↑]
Total sales: + 750,000
Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord / Dancing in the Streets
Nightflight to Venus
DE1 (14 weeks)
DE
AT3 (3 months)
AT
CH1 (10 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(8 weeks)UK
US85 (5 weeks)
US
First published: November 27, 1978
Sales: +3,000,000
1979 Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday / Ribbons of Blue
The Magic of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits
DE4 (22 weeks)
DE
AT3 (4 months)
AT
CH4 (10 weeks)
CH
UK3
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
-
First published: March 26, 1979
Sales: +350,000
El Lute / Gotta Go Home
Oceans of Fantasy
DE1
gold
gold

(33 weeks)DE
AT1 (4 months)
AT
CH2 (14 weeks)
CH
UK12
silver
silver

(11 weeks)UK
-
First published: August 1979
Sales: + 600,000
I'm Born Again
Oceans of Fantasy
DE7 (20 weeks)
DE
AT9 (1 month)
AT
CH6 (7 weeks)
CH
UK35 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 1979
Bahama Mama
Oceans of Fantasy[DE: ↑]
AT12 (2 weeks)
AT[CH: ↑][UK: ↑][US: ↑]
First published: November 1979
1980 I See a Boat (On the River) / My Friend Jack
Oceans of Fantasy
DE5 (25 weeks)
DE
AT3 (3½ months)
AT
CH9 (7 weeks)
CH
UK57 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 1980
Children of Paradise / Gadda-Da-Vida
Kalimba De Luna
DE11 (19 weeks)
DE
AT12 (2½ months)
AT
- UK66 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 29, 1980
Felicidad (Margherita) / Strange
Boonoonoonoos
DE6 (27 weeks)
DE
AT6 (3 months)
AT
CH3 (8 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: December 1980
1981 Consuela Biaz / Malaika
Boonoonoonoos
DE13 (16 weeks)
DE
AT7 (2 months)
AT
CH4 (8 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: June 1981
We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World) / Boonoonoonoos
Boonoonoonoos
DE12 (19 weeks)
DE
- CH3 (9 weeks)
CH
UK39 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 1981
Little Drummer Boy / Boney M. on 45 (Medley)
Christmas Album
DE20 (4 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: November 1981
1982 The Carnival Is Over / Going Back West
Ten Thousand Lightyears
DE41 (14 weeks)
DE
- CH11 (4 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: June 1982
1983 Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems) / African Moon
Kalimba De Luna
DE48 (5 weeks)
DE
- CH11 (5 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: July 1983
1984 Somewhere in the World / Exodus
Kalimba De Luna
DE49 (5 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: May 1984
Kalimba De Luna / Ten Thousand Lightyears
Kalimba De Luna
DE16 (23 weeks)
DE
AT11 (½ month)
AT
CH23 (3 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: August 1984
Happy Song / School's Out
Kalimba De Luna
DE7 (17 weeks)
DE
AT15 (2½ months)
AT
CH21 (7 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: November 1984
1985 My Chérie Amour / Sample City
Eye Dance
DE55 (5 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: May 1985
Young Free and Single / Blue Beach
Eye Dance
DE48 (6 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: September 1985
1988 Rivers of Babylon (Remix '88) / Mary's Boy Child (Remix '88)
Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88
- - - UK52 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 1988
Megamix '88 / Rasputin '88
Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '88
- - - UK100 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: 1988
Sales: + 400,000
1989 Summer Megamix
Greatest Hits of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II
- - - UK92 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: May 1989
1990 Stories / rumors - - CH26 (1 week)
CH
UK94 (1 week)
UK
-
First published: March 1990
1992 Mega Mix
Gold - 20 super hits
DE26 (11 weeks)
DE
AT11 (10 weeks)
AT
- UK7 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 1992
1993 Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix '93)
Gold - 20 Super Hits
- - - UK38 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 1, 1993
1998 Somebody Scream (Ma Baker) (Remix)
Ultimate
DE28 (15 weeks)
DE
AT19 (12 weeks)
AT
CH21 (17 weeks)
CH
UK22 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 1998
vs. Sash! & Horny United
1999 Daddy Cool '99
Ultimate
DE47 (9 weeks)
DE
- CH49 (4 weeks)
CH
- -
First release: August 26th, 1999
feat. Mobi T.
Caribbean Nightfever Megamix / Hooray! Hooray! '99
More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
DE79 (3 weeks)
DE
- CH80 (2 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: November 8, 1999
2000 Sunny '00
More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II
- - CH80 (1 week)
CH
- -
First published: February 7, 2000
2001 Daddy Cool 2001
The Greatest Hits
- - - UK47 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 2001
2007 Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord
Christmas with Boney M.
- - - UK26 (19 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 1, 2007
Number one singles DE8thDE AT6thAT CH5CH UK2UK US-US
Top 10 singles DE13DE AT13AT CH14thCH UK10UK US-US
Singles in the charts DE27DE AT19thAT CH23CH UK23UK US4thUS

more publishments

  • 1975: Baby Do You Wanna Bump
  • 1977: Still I'm Sad
  • 1982: 6 Years of Boney M. Hits
  • 1982: Zion's Daughter
  • 1983: The Carnival Is Over
  • 1986: Bang Bang Lulu
  • 1989: Malaika (Lambada Remix)
  • 1993: Ma Baker (Remix '93)
  • 1994: Papa Chico (feat. Liz Mitchell )
  • 2006: Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)
  • 2009: Felicidad America (Obama-Obama) ( feat.Sherita O. & Yulee B. )

Video albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2006 The Magic of Boney M. - - - UK38 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 27, 2006
2015 Diamonds DE*DE - CH10 (1 week)
CH
- -
First published: March 27, 2015
* see box set

More video albums

  • 1993: gold
  • 2001: Greatest Hits
  • 2002: Special Edition
  • 2007: Fantastic Boney M. - On Stage and on the Road
  • 2011: ZDF Kultnacht Presents: Boney M. - Legendary TV Performances
  • 2011: The Complete DVD Collection

Box sets

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
2015 Diamonds DE20 (7 weeks)
DE
AT19 (6 weeks)
AT
CH30 (4 weeks)
CH
- -
First published: March 27, 2015
2019 gold - - - UK41 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 15, 2019

More box sets

  • 1996: Hit Collection - Boney M.
  • 2008: The Collection
  • 2008: The Complete Boney M.
  • 2009: Gold - Greatest Hits
  • 2010: Hit Story

Awards for music sales

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Australia (ARIA) Australia (ARIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 35,000 aria.com.au
Belgium (BEA) Belgium (BEA) 0! S.- 0! G- 0! P- 200,000 Individual evidence
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 140,000 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th Platinum record icon.svg 6 × platinum6th 4,750,000 musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI) Finland (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 6 × gold6th 0! P- 169,828 ifpi.fi
France (SNEP) France (SNEP) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 4,705,900 infodisc.fr
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5 110,000 ifpihk.org
Ireland (IRMA) Ireland (IRMA) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 7,500 irishcharts.ie
Japan (RIAJ) Japan (RIAJ) 0! S.- 0! G- 0! P- 780,000 Individual evidence
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 4 × gold4th Platinum record icon.svg 9 × platinum9 1,175,000 musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ) New Zealand (RMNZ) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 82,500 nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI) Netherlands (NVPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 1,000,000 nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI) Norway (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 40,000 ifpi.no
Austria (IFPI) Austria (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 75,000 ifpi.at
Sweden (IFPI) Sweden (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum2 200,000 ifpi.se
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! S.- 0! G- Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 50,000 hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae) Spain (Promusicae) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 450,000 ESP1 , ESP2
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 5 × silver5 Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 5,160,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 5 × silver5 Gold record icon.svg 42 × gold42 Platinum record icon.svg 42 × platinum42

See also

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  1. Diamond Award presented by Willkommen bei Carmen Nebel on ZDF on April 2, 2015
  2. ^ Joseph Murrells, Million Selling Records , 1985, p. 412
  3. Sales of Rivers of Babylon / Brown Girl in the Ring
  4. ^ Joseph Murrells, Million Selling Records , 1985, pp. 452 f.

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