Die Fantastischen Vier / discography

- discography
The Fantastic Four (2009)
Publications
Studio albums	10
Collab albums	1
Live albums	8th
Compilations	2
EPs	2
Tribute albums	1
Singles	37
Video albums	10
Music videos	36
Box sets	1

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the German hip-hop - band The Fantastic Four . According to the sources, they have sold more than 4.6 million records in their career. The most successful release of the Fantastischen Vier is the second studio album 4 wins with around 795,000 units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1991	Now it's from Columbia Records	DE22 (21 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: August 27, 1991
1992	4 wins Columbia Records	DE3 × 3 Triple gold (44 weeks)DE	AT3 platinum (17 weeks)AT	CH3 gold (20 weeks)CH	First published: Aug 28, 1992 Sales: + 795,000
1993	The 4th Dimension Columbia Records	DE14th gold (16 weeks)DE	AT23 (2 weeks) AT	CH27 (6 weeks) CH	First published: September 8, 1993 Sales: + 250,000
1995	Drug Columbia Records	DE2 platinum (38 weeks)DE	AT10 gold (18 weeks)AT	CH5 gold (22 weeks)CH	First published: September 10, 1995 Sales: + 535,000
1999	4:99 Columbia Records	DE1 gold (26 weeks)DE	AT1 (22 weeks) AT	CH1 gold (21 weeks)CH	First published: April 26, 1999 Sales: + 275,000
2004	Lots of four music	DE2 platinum (27 weeks)DE	AT2 gold (13 weeks)AT	CH4th gold (12 weeks)CH	First published: September 27, 2004 Sales: + 230,000
2007	Fornika Columbia Records	DE1 platinum (50 weeks)DE	AT4th gold (24 weeks)AT	CH2 gold (22 weeks)CH	First published: April 6, 2007 Sales: + 225,000
2010	For you still Fanta you Columbia Records	DE1 platinum (37 weeks)DE	AT2 (18 weeks) AT	CH1 gold (20 weeks)CH	First published: May 14, 2010 Sales: + 215,000
2014	Columbia Records record	DE1 × 3 Triple gold (21 weeks)DE	AT4th gold (16 weeks)AT	CH2 gold (17 weeks)CH	First published: October 24, 2014 Sales: + 317,500
2018	Captain Fantastic Columbia Records	DE2 gold (25 weeks)DE	AT3 (14 weeks) AT	CH1 (20 weeks) CH	First published: April 27, 2018 Sales: + 100,000

Collab albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1994	Megavier Epic Records	DE28 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: August 30, 1994 Sales: + 80,000; with megalomaniax

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1996	Live and direct Columbia Records	DE17 (14 weeks) DE	-	CH30 (6 weeks) CH	First published: October 9, 1996
2000	MTV Unplugged Four Music	DE6th platinum (28 weeks)DE	AT7th gold (20 weeks)AT	CH18 (13 weeks) CH	First published: October 29, 2000 Sales: + 310,000
2003	Live in Stuttgart Four Music	DE81 (3 weeks) DE	AT50 (4 weeks) AT	-	First published: December 15, 2003
2008	Fornika for all Columbia Records	DE*DE	AT**AT	-	First release: June 6th, 2008 * see studio album / ** see video album
2009	Columbia Records home game	DE12 (29 weeks) DE	AT54 (4 weeks) AT	CH64 (2 weeks) CH	First published: October 2, 2009
2012	MTV Unplugged II Columbia Records	DE1 (12 weeks) DE	AT7 (4 weeks) AT	CH5 (4 weeks) CH	First published: October 26, 2012
2015	Record - Live in Vienna Columbia Records	DE*DE	AT**AT	CH**CH	First publication: May 8, 2015 * see studio album / ** see video album
2016	SuperSense Block Party Columbia Records	DE69 (1 week) DE	AT66 (1 week) AT	CH68 (1 week) CH	First published: December 9, 2016

Compilations

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
2005	Best of 1990-2005 Four Music	DE26 (10 weeks) DE	AT32 (8 weeks) AT	CH29 (4 weeks) CH	First published: November 11, 2005
2015	Four and now (Best of 1990-2015) Columbia Records	DE6 (10 weeks) DE	AT52 (1 week) AT	CH22 (6 weeks) CH	First published: November 6, 2015

Tribute albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
2009	A Tribute to Die Fantastischen Vier Columbia Records	DE4 (5 weeks) DE	AT29 (4 weeks) AT	-	First published: August 7, 2009

Singles

As a lead musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1991	Microphone professor Now it's off	-	-	-	First published: January 12, 1991
	Caretaker Thomas D. Now it's off	-	-	-	First published: January 12, 1991
	Happy Holidays single track	DE15 (8 weeks) DE	AT20 (5 weeks) AT	-	First published: November 1991 Indexed: November 4, 1993 to October 11, 2018.
1992	That one!?! 4 wins	DE2 gold (28 weeks)DE	AT1 gold (12 weeks)AT	CH1 (24 weeks) CH	First published: September 7, 1992 Sales: + 265,000
	Juice 4 wins	DE19 (12 weeks) DE	-	CH38 (2 weeks) CH	First publication: 1992
1993	Let the sun in 4 wins	DE92 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: April 26, 1993
	Too cool for this world The 4th dimension	DE22 (11 weeks) DE	-	CH20 (10 weeks) CH	First published: October 4, 1993
1994	Day at the sea The 4th dimension	DE67 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: 1994
1995	She's gone bugging	DE1 gold (24 weeks)DE	AT16 (12 weeks) AT	CH2 (25 weeks) CH	First published: August 28, 1995 Sales: + 250,000
1996	Popular bugging	DE41 (8 weeks) DE	-	CH38 (9 weeks) CH	First published: January 15, 1996
	Only drugs in your head	DE81 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: April 15, 1996
	Out live and directly	DE56 (8 weeks) DE	-	CH38 (1 week) CH	First published: September 26, 1996
1997	The picnicker live and directly	DE42 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: February 19, 1997
1999	MfG - Sincerely, 4:99	DE2 platinum (16 weeks)DE	AT2 (15 weeks) AT	CH2 (15 weeks) CH	First published: March 21, 1999 Sales: + 500,000
	Le Smou 4:99	DE68 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: July 9, 1999
	Buenos dias messiah 4:99	DE87 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: July 9, 1999
	Michi Beck in Hell 4:99	-	-	-	First published: July 9, 1999
2004	Troy a lot	DE9 (19 weeks) DE	AT11 (28 weeks) AT	CH22 (17 weeks) CH	First published: June 28, 2004
	Summer rain a lot	DE44 (9 weeks) DE	AT66 (3 weeks) AT	CH74 (1 week) CH	First published: October 25, 2004
2005	Born a lot	DE48 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH48 (5 weeks) CH	First published: March 7, 2005
2007	Harvest what we sow Fornika	DE12 (17 weeks) DE	AT22 (15 weeks) AT	CH23 (17 weeks) CH	First published: March 2nd, 2007
	Just his fornika	DE11 (27 weeks) DE	AT13 (29 weeks) AT	CH22 (15 weeks) CH	First publication: May 25, 2007 with Herbert Grönemeyer
	Ichisichisichisich Fornika	DE45 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: November 9, 2007
2008	Yeah Yeah Yeah Fornika	DE86 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: April 18, 2008
2009	Spießer (Live) home game	-	-	-	First published: September 25, 2009
2010	Broken For you, still Fanta you	-	-	-	First published: April 23, 2010
	Feel free to blame us (you can keep the rest) For you, still Fanta you	DE10 (18 weeks) DE	AT22 (15 weeks) AT	CH10 (15 weeks) CH	First published: April 30, 2010
	Thank you for you still Fanta you	DE36 (14 weeks) DE	AT57 (1 week) AT	CH56 (3 weeks) CH	First published: August 22, 2010
2014	25 record	DE15 (18 weeks) DE	AT53 (5 weeks) AT	CH65 (1 week) CH	First published: March 14, 2014 feat. Jonn Savannah
	Echo 2014 record medley single track	-	-	-	Initial release: April 4, 2014 as a B-side of 25 published
	And go record	DE53 (5 weeks) DE	-	CH71 (1 week) CH	First published: August 22, 2014
	Single record	-	-	-	First published: December 5, 2014
2015	Name on it ( Fritz Kalkbrenner Remix) single track	-	-	-	First release: October 30, 2015 feat. Seven
2018	Tunnel Captain Fantastic	-	-	-	First published: February 16, 2018
	Together, Captain Fantastic	DE2 gold (27 weeks)DE	AT32 gold (12 weeks)AT	CH35 (8 weeks) CH	First published: March 23, 2018 Sales: + 215,000; feat. Clueso
	Hitisn Captain Fantastic	-	-	-	First published: September 28, 2018

As a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1993	100% positive single track	-	-	-	First published: 1993 as part of Die Deutsche Reimachse
1997	Original panorama 1991–1997	DE73 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH27 (7 weeks) CH	First published: September 15, 1997 Sens Unik vs. The fantastic Four
2014	Hold on tight male	-	-	-	First published: January 31, 2014 Samy Deluxe feat. The fantastic Four

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)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1995	Quarterly Sony Music	-	-	-	First published: 1995 CD-ROM for Windows, later free download
1997	For adults only! Columbia Records / SMV	-	-	-	First published: November 24, 1997
2001	MTV Unplugged Sony Music	DE* gold DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	First published: February 19, 2001 Sales: + 25,000; * see live album
2002	What's up - Die Fantastischen Vier Warner Music	-	-	-	First published: February 21, 2002
2005	Much - Live Sony Music	DE46 (1 week) DE	AT2 (6 weeks) AT	-	First published: September 19, 2005
2008	Fornika for all Sony Music	DE*DE	AT8 (1 week) AT	-	First release: April 25th, 2008 * see studio album
2009	Columbia Records home game	DE* gold DE	-	-	First published: October 23, 2009 Sales: + 25,000; * see live album
2010	Live on 3D Columbia Records	DE87 gold (1 week)DE	AT6 (1 week) AT	-	First published: November 5th, 2010 Sales: + 25,000
2012	MTV Unplugged II Columbia Records	DE*DE	AT3 (1 week) AT	CH3 (1 week) CH	First release: October 26th, 2012 * see live album
2015	Record - Live in Vienna Columbia Records	DE*DE	AT3 (1 week) AT	CH7 (1 week) CH	First publication: May 8, 2015 * see live album

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1991	Microphone professor	Mike Leckebusch
1992	That one!?!	Angel Garcia
	juice	Angel Garcia
1993	Let the sun shine in	Rudi Dolezal , Hannes Rossacher
	Too cool for this world	Rudi Dolezal, Hannes Rossacher
	100% positive
1994	day at the sea	Peter Morgan , Rainer Thieding
1995	she is gone	Ralf Schmerberg
1996	Popular	Ralf Schmerberg
	Just in your head	Ralf Schmerberg
	Out	Ralf Schmerberg
1997	The picnicker	Kai Sehr
	original
1999	MfG - Sincerely	Zoran Bihać
	Le Smou	Ralf Schmerberg
	Buenos dias messiah	Ralf Schmerberg
	Michi Beck in Hell	Ralf Schmerberg
2004	Troy	Zoran Bihać
	summer rain
2005	Born	Matthias Freier
2007	Reap what we sow	Zoran Bihać
	Be easy
	Ichisichisichisme
2008	Yeah yeah yeah
2010	Feel free to blame us (you can keep the rest)	Zoran Bihać
	thank you	Daniel Lwowski
2014	25th	Alexander Gnädinger
	Hold on tight	Felix Paul
	And off
	single
2015	Against all reason	Peta Mensing
	Name on it
2017	End times mood
2018	tunnel
	Together	Lars Timmermann
	Hitisn

Special publications

Albums

Box sets

year	Title music label	Remarks
2015	Original album Classics Columbia Records	First published: March 27, 2015 Part of the "Original-Album-Classics" series
	Four and now (Best of 1990-2015) Columbia Records	First published: November 6th, 2015 extended version; Sales are added to the compilation

Live albums

year	Title music label	Remarks
2011	iTunes Live from Frankfurt Sony Music	Initial release: September 23, 2011 iTunes release only

Video albums

year	Title music label	Remarks
2007	Fornika Für Dich Clubtour 2007 Concert Online	First published: 2007 only published in the Netherlands
2010	For You Still Fanta You - Making Of Album Columbia Records	First release: May 14, 2010 Bonus DVD, the sales of which will be added to the studio album

Songs

Free tracks

year	Title album	Remarks
2014	Fearless and Troy single track	First release: September 14, 2014 feat. VfB Stuttgart

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Remarks
1993	100% positive single track	First published: 1993 as part of Die Deutsche Reimachse
1997	Everything as always Panorama 1991–1997	First published: August 16, 1997 Sens Unik vs. The fantastic Four
	Original panorama 1991–1997	First published: August 16, 1997 Sens Unik vs. The fantastic Four
2008	A day by the sea in Cubano Alemán	First published: August 29, 2008 Rhythms del Mundo feat. The fantastic Four
2014	Hold on tight male	First published: January 31, 2014 Samy Deluxe feat. The fantastic Four
2019	FUNK Bäms!	First published: April 5, 2019 Flo Mega feat. The fantastic Four

Remixes

year	Title album	Remarks
1994	The Message (Remix) Mo 'Beats 6	First published: 1994 Artist: Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five
1996	Street Dreams (The Remixes) Street Dreams (The Remixes)	First published: October 22nd, 1996 Artist: Nas
2000	Mixed Bizness - Die Fantastischen Vier (Transatlantic Remix) Mixed Bizness (Single)	First published: March 27th, 2000 Artist: Beck

Sampler contributions

year	Title album	Remarks
1997	Madonna's large intestine GötterDämmerung	First published: October 20, 1997 Original: Die Ärzte
2002	Krieger Never Sell Your Soul: A Tribute to Hermann Hesse	First published: July 1, 2002

Soundtracks

year	Title soundtrack too	Remarks
1997	Golf GTI Manta - The Movie	First publication: 1991

Promo publications

Albums and EPs

year	Title music label	Remarks
1991	Now fits on Columbia Records	First publication: 1991
1993	4 Dimensional Columbia Records	First publication: Published in Austria in 1993 only
1995	Drug Columbia Records	First published: 1995
2011	Stuttgarts Fantastische Vier - 7 Fantastische Songs in- house production	First published: 2011 only published in Germany

Singles

year	Title album	Remarks
1993	The 4th dimension The 4th dimension	First publication: 1993 supplement in Bravo
2015	Record against all common sense	First released: May 4, 2015 Video single
	Name on it Vier und now (Best of 1990-2015)	First release: November 12, 2015 video single; feat. Seven
2017	End time mood Captain Fantastic	First released: November 17, 2017 Video single

Box sets

year	Title music label	Remarks
2015	The Sony Music studio album collection	First release: March 6th, 2015 Contents: All studio albums up to 2014 and 25 music videos

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list contains an overview of the chart successes of the Fantastischen Vier in the album, single and music DVD charts. Tribute albums are not included in the calculation. In Germany, there is a special feature that video albums are also placed in the album charts. In Austria and Switzerland separate chart lists are kept for video albums.

DE  AT  CH Number one albums DE5DE AT1AT CH3CH Top 10 albums DE11DE AT10AT CH9CH Albums in the charts DE21stDE AT16AT CH16CH

DE  AT  CH Number one singles DE1DE AT1AT CH1CH Top 10 singles DE6thDE AT2AT CH4thCH Singles in the charts DE25thDE AT11AT CH18thCH

DE  AT  CH Number one video albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH Top 10 video albums DE-DE AT5AT CH2CH Video albums on the charts DE-DE AT5AT CH2CH

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)	11 × gold11	8 × platinum8th	4,325,000	musikindustrie.de
Austria (IFPI)	7 × gold7th	platinum1	122,500	ifpi.at
Switzerland (IFPI)	7 × gold7th	-	110,000	hitparade.ch
All in all	24 × gold24	9 × platinum9

Web links

Charts:

• Chart sources: DE AT CH

Discography:

• The Fantastic Four at Discogs (English)
• Die Fantastischen Vier at musik-sammler.de
• Die Fantastischen Vier at rateyourmusic.com

swell

1. ↑ Background info on the Megavier project
2. ↑ BAnz AT October 29, 2018 B6
3. ↑ Fourth - CD-Rom. (No longer available online.) Smudo.com, archived from the original on October 29, 2014 ; accessed on April 15, 2018 . 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.  
4. ↑ Director of Microphone Professor ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
5. ↑ Director of Die da ?! ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
6. ^ Director of Saft ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
7. ↑ Directors of Lass' die Sonne pure ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
8. ↑ Directors of Too cool for this world ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
9. ↑ Directors of Tag am Meer ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
10. ↑ Director of Sie ist weg
11. ↑ Director of Popular ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
12. ↑ Director of Just in Your Head ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
13. ↑ Director of Raus ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Director of Der Picnicker ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Director of Mfg
16. ↑ director of Le Smou ( Memento from 29 October 2014 in the Internet Archive )
17. ↑ Director of Buenos dias messias ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
18. ↑ Director of Michi Beck in Hell ( Memento from October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
19. ↑ Director of Troy
20. ↑ Director of Born
21. ↑ Director of Harvest What We Sow
22. ↑ Director of Blame Us (You Can Keep the rest)
23. ↑ Director of Thank You
24. ↑ Director from 25
25. ↑ Director of Hold on tight
26. ↑ Director of Against Any Reason
27. ↑ Director of Together