The Flippers / Discography

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The Flippers  Discography
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 42
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 88
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 99
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 18th
Arrow southwest blue.svgBox sets 8th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the former German hit group Die Flippers . According to the sources, they have sold more than 8.6 million records in their career. The most successful releases are the albums Liebe ist…, Lotosblume, Sommertäume and Rote Rosen with around 500,000 units sold. The Flippers are among the performers with the highest number of records sold in Germany .

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1970 The flippers - - -
First published: 1970
1972 All the best - - -
First published: 1972
1974 Come to my island - - -
First published: March 7, 1974
1975 The best thing in life - - -
First published: January 28, 1975
The most beautiful folk songs - - -
First published: July 9, 1975
1976 From heart to heart - - -
First published: February 26, 1976
Marlena - - -
First published: August 20, 1976
1977 Children of summer - - -
First published: August 13, 1977
1979 Homesick for Tahiti - - -
First published: May 18, 1979
1980 Always dreaming - - -
First published: August 15, 1980
1982 Wishes fly over the sea - - -
First published: March 22, 1982
1983 I stand by you - - -
First published: March 21, 1983
1984 I can see the other in your eyes - - -
First published: October 15, 1984
1985 Tears fall on red roses - - -
First published: September 24, 1985
1986 Only those who know longing DE12
gold
gold

(15 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 22, 1986
Sales: + 250,000
1987 You don't cry for love DE14th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)DE 		- CH19 (4 weeks)
CH
First published: September 20, 1987
Sales: + 250,000
1988 Only for you DE14th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 12, 1988
Sales: + 250,000
1989 Love is… DE3
platinum
platinum

(33 weeks)DE 		- CH11 (7 weeks)
CH
First published: March 20, 1989
Sales: + 500,000
Lotus flower DE5
platinum
platinum

(31 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: October 2, 1989
Sales: + 500,000
1990 Seven days of sunshine DE6th
gold
gold

(23 weeks)DE 		- CH36 (2 weeks)
CH
First published: September 10, 1990
Sales: + 250,000
1991 Love is ... 2 DE7 (21 weeks)
DE 		AT21 (6 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: April 1, 1991
Dream one night DE22nd
gold
gold

(16 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: December 2, 1991
Sales: + 250,000
1992 Love is a rose DE58
gold
gold

(14 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: October 26, 1992
Sales: + 250,000
1993 Longing for somewhere DE14th
gold
gold

(15 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: October 25, 1993
Sales: + 250,000
1994 Sayonara DE13
gold
gold

(16 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: October 24, 1994
Sales: + 250,000
1995 Freckles DE14th
gold
gold

(19 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 11, 1995
Sales: + 250,000
1996 Love is ... my first thought DE7 (17 weeks)
DE 		AT34 (5 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: May 6, 1996
Red sun - vast land DE78
gold
gold

(12 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 30, 1996
Sales: + 250,000
1997 A heart made of chocolate DE22nd
gold
gold

(17 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 8, 1997
Sales: + 250,000
1998 Life is a lucky bag DE11
gold
gold

(14 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 21, 1998
Sales: + 250,000
1999 Masked ball DE8th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: October 4th, 1999
Sales: + 150,000
2000 The flea in my heart DE7th
platinum
platinum

(16 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 25, 2000
Sales: + 300,000
2001 That must be love DE11
gold
gold

(16 weeks)DE 		AT70 (1 week)
AT 		CH66 (1 week)
CH
First published: October 8, 2001
Sales: + 150,000
2002 Isabella DE4th
gold
gold

(20 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 16, 2002
Sales: + 150,000
2003 Again and again DE9
gold
gold

(15 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: September 15, 2003
Sales: + 100,000
2004 As long as a fire burns in us DE8th
gold
gold

(7 weeks)DE 		AT58 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH74 (1 week)
CH
First published: September 5, 2004
Sales: + 100,000
2005 A hundred times DE5
gold
gold

(18 weeks)DE 		AT19 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH93 (1 week)
CH
First published: September 18, 2005
Sales: + 100,000
2006 You are the Oscar of my heart DE9 (6 weeks)
DE 		AT56 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH74 (1 week)
CH
First published: September 15, 2006
2007 No way too far DE7 (7 weeks)
DE 		AT60 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH50 (2 weeks)
CH
First published: September 7, 2007
2008 Ay, Ay sir captain DE10
gold
gold

(10 weeks)DE 		AT51 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH51 (2 weeks)
CH
First published: September 12, 2008
Sales: + 100,000
2009 Aloha He - star of the South Seas DE7th
gold
gold

(17 weeks)DE 		AT38 (10 weeks)
AT 		CH51 (3 weeks)
CH
First published: October 16, 2009
Sales: + 100,000
2010 It was a wonderful time DE8th
gold
gold

(12 weeks)DE 		AT37 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH43 (4 weeks)
CH
First published: October 15, 2010
Sales: + 100,000

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Compilations

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
1984 Sha La La I Love You - AT9 (2 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: December 1, 1984
1987 Dreams-love-longing DE5
gold
gold

(29 weeks)DE 		- CH13 (6 weeks)
CH
First published: March 1, 1987
Sales: + 250,000
1994 Our songs DE3
gold
gold

(25 weeks)DE 		AT20 (4 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: May 30, 1994
Sales: + 250,000
1999 The hit-after-hit party album DE37
gold
gold

(8 weeks)DE 		- -
First published: February 1, 1999
Sales: + 250,000
2004 A life for tenderness DE19th
gold
gold

(10 weeks)DE 		AT51 (2 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: March 15, 2004
Sales: + 100,000
A life for tenderness 2 DE94 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: September 6, 2004
2009 The new hit-after-hit party album DE24 (10 weeks)
DE 		AT29 (3 weeks)
AT 		CH52 (11 weeks)
CH
First published: June 19, 2009
The Flippers - The best from 40 years DE95
gold
gold

(1 week)DE 		- -
First published: November 27, 2009
Sales: + 100,000
2011 Best of DE*DE AT12 (9 weeks)
AT 		CH28 (9 weeks)
CH
First release: April 8, 2011
* see DVD "Best of live"

More compilations

  • 1976: your great successes
  • 1978: portrait
  • 1978: from yesterday to today
  • 1987: Christmas with the Flippers (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 250,000)
  • 1988: The Great German Schlager Archive (Die Flippers / Christian Franke )
  • 1989: Our song for you
  • 1990: Portrait episode 1
  • 1990: Portrait episode 2
  • 1991: dreams of love
  • 1992: Summer dreams (DE:platinumplatinum, Sales: + 500,000)
  • 1992: Rote Rosen (DE:platinumplatinum, Sales: + 500,000)
  • 1992: Star Gold (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 250,000)
  • 1992: The most beautiful songs of the pinball machines
  • 1993: Stay true to me
  • 1993: Je t'aime means: "I love you"
  • 1993: Malaika (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 250,000)
  • 1993: Dreams of Memory
  • 1993: Don't cry, little Eva
  • 1993: I will never forget you
  • 1993: Hey, when the sun is shining
  • 1993: Hello, My Love
  • 1993: The Red Sun of Barbados
  • 1994: Masterpieces I
  • 1994: Your greatest successes
  • 1994: The great successes
  • 1994: I believe in you
  • 1994: All the best I
  • 1994: All love II
  • 1994: Please stay true to me
  • 1995: Don't play with fire
  • 1995: Our most beautiful songs
  • 1995: My great love
  • 1995: My darling, you alone
  • 1995: love is like a garden
  • 1995: Sweet Sweet Love
  • 1995: Masterpieces II
  • 1996: A song for love
  • 1997: hit mix
  • 1997: gold pieces
  • 1997: Dreaming with the Flippers (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 250,000)
  • 1997: the most beautiful thing in life
  • 1998: Best of Flippers
  • 1999: 30 years anniversary
  • 2000: Journey to happiness
  • 2000: never alone again
  • 2000: Only the Best - The Flippers Greatest Hits
  • 2001: For love for you
  • 2002: great successes
  • 2002: The golden anniversary
  • 2002: Ti amo ...
  • 2002: the greatest successes
  • 2002: Today my heart calls only for you
  • 2003: 35 years of fibrillation
  • 2003: When night falls
  • 2005: The best of the pinball machines
  • 2006: Her Early Years Vol.1 / Singles 1970-1979 Vol.1
  • 2006: Your Early Years Vol.2 / Singles 1980-1989 Vol.2
  • 2006: a girl like you ...
  • 2006: Summer-Sun-Beach
  • 2006: The Flippers celebrate Christmas (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 100,000)
  • 2007: Hit Collection
  • 2007: The first successes
  • 2007: 35 years
  • 2008: Up close - The stories of my stars
  • 2007: summer of memories
  • 2007: Around the world with the flippers
  • 2008: 2 in 1: The Flippers
  • 2008: friends
  • 2008: An Ariola Classic - The Most Beautiful Songs
  • 2009: Only the best - the most beautiful love songs
  • 2009: The Schlager Star Parade
  • 2009: The Flippers
  • 2009: Schlager Platinum Edition
  • 2010: Love over and over again
  • 2010: Friends for life
  • 2010: Adios My Love
  • 2011: 24 carats
  • 2011: Adios, Arrivederci and Good Bye
  • 2015: Schlagerkönige (with the Amigos )
  • 2016: the first hits

Singles

Chart placements

year title
 Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, , Placements, weeks, awards, comments) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1969 Don't cry, little Eva DE8 (18 weeks)
DE 		- CH4 (15 weeks)
CH
First published: September 1, 1969
1970 Sha La La I Love You DE9 (18 weeks)
DE 		AT16 (8 weeks)
AT 		CH2 (11 weeks)
CH
First published: March 1, 1970
Julia DE32 (4 weeks)
DE 		AT20 (4 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: September 15, 1970
1971 bye Bye until tomorrow DE44 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: January 15, 1971
1974 What did you do alone on Sunday? - AT14 (12 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: June 15, 1974
Come to my island - AT11 (8 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: August 15, 1974
Rosemary DE41 (3 weeks)
DE 		AT18 (4 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: October 7, 1974
1975 Arrivederci Napoli - AT16 (4 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: August 15, 1975
Luana DE45 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: March 3, 1975
1986 The red sun of Barbados DE15 (12 weeks)
DE 		AT27 (4 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: May 1986
1987 Mexico DE24 (18 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: May 18, 1987
Malaika DE40 (10 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: September 21, 1987
1988 St. Tropez DE44 (17 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: June 6, 1988
1989 Lotus flower DE23 (19 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: September 1989
1990 Seven days DE45 (19 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: June 1990
1991 Mona Lisa DE69 (13 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: November 11, 1991
1992 Lovesickness DE73 (3 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: March 9, 1992
Hasta la vista DE56 (8 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: March 30, 1992
Girl from Capri DE64 (8 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: July 13, 1992
In the hot sand of Rhodes DE72 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: November 23, 1992
1993 Angelina DE92 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: June 7, 1993
Dancing under the rainbow DE100 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: November 8, 1993
1996 Red sun, vast land DE96 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: September 23, 1996
1997 A heart made of chocolate DE93 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: September 15, 1997
1999 The hit-on-hit party mix DE100 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: February 1, 1999
There is a masked ball in Venice DE88 (4 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: October 11, 1999
2000 The little flea in my heart DE89 (3 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: September 18, 2000

More singles

  • 1970: Just with you
  • 1971: Gipsy, I'm so alone
  • 1972: You are beautiful like Mona Lisa
  • 1972: mom
  • 1972: Hello my love
  • 1972: Stay true to me
  • 1973: Maja
  • 1975: Ännchen von Tharau
  • 1976: When white clouds move home
  • 1976: Surf Baby surf
  • 1976: Marlena
  • 1976: Little Sonja
  • 1977: Children of Summer
  • 1977: Look in the mirror, you are beautiful
  • 1978: Bye Bye Bella Senorita
  • 1978: You'll never be my bride like this
  • 1979: Rock 'n' Roll Lady
  • 1980: I believe that love is more
  • 1980: Isabell
  • 1981: Always dreaming
  • 1981: The night of a thousand roses
  • 1982: Jackie
  • 1982: A small hotel near Cuxhaven
  • 1983: No, no, I'd rather be free
  • 1983: Take the first train
  • 1984: I can see the other in your eyes
  • 1984: Maria La Catalania
  • 1984: I lost you
  • 1985: Tears fall on red roses
  • 1986: A little song about sunshine
  • 1986: Only those who know longing
  • 1988: Arrivederci, Ciao Amor
  • 1988: Summer Lady
  • 1989: Je t'aime means: "I love you"
  • 1989: summer wind
  • 1990: Moscow in the rain
  • 1990: Santa Maria Goodbye
  • 1991: Sunshine on the beach in San José
  • 1991: Goodbye Eloisa
  • 1991: The blame was the summer night in Hawaii
  • 1994: A heart on the move
  • 1994: Sayonara
  • 1995: The last bolero
  • 1995: freckles
  • 1996: Far, far from Hong Kong
  • 1996: The lion is sleeping tonight
  • 1996: Mexican Lady
  • 1997: Lena - get into my red cabriolet
  • 1997: Manuel's melody
  • 1998: Lady Bonita
  • 1998: All of life is a lucky bag
  • 1998: love is more than just one night
  • 2000: Farewell Waltz
  • 2001: The white mills of Rhodes
  • 2001: Bye Bye Belinda
  • 2002: She wants an Italian
  • 2002: Isabella
  • 2003: Three notes on the piano
  • 2003: Again and again
  • 2004: bet that ...
  • 2005: As long as a fire burns in us
  • 2005: a hundred times
  • 2006: You are an unsolved mystery
  • 2006: You are the Oscar of my heart
  • 2007: He was the greatest Casanova
  • 2007: no way too far
  • 2007: Even if I were a millionaire
  • 2008: Greek nights
  • 2008: Ay, Ay Mr. Captain
  • 2009: one for all
  • 2009: Aloha He - Star of the South Seas
  • 2009: You have the most beautiful legs for me

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
2009 The Flippers - The best from 40 years DE*
gold
gold
DE 		AT4 (8 weeks)
AT 		-
First release: November 27th, 2009
Sales: + 25,000 * see album "Best Of"
2011 Best of Live - The Farewell Tour 2011 DE9 (26 weeks)
DE 		AT8 (1 week)
AT 		CH5 (... weeks)
Template: chart table / maintenance / provisional / 2011CH
First published: March 18, 2011

More video albums

  • 1994: Our songs: Your greatest hits from 25 years - Die Flippers on Mallorca (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 25,000)
  • 1996: Love is ... my first thought - The Flippers in Venice (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 25,000)
  • 1998: Life is a lucky bag - The Flippers on the Côte d'Azur
  • 1999: Masked ball - The Flippers in Ticino
  • 2000: The flea in my heart - The Flippers on an island tour in Greece
  • 2001: That must be love - The Flippers in Portugal
  • 2002: Isabella - The Flippers on Lake Garda
  • 2002: A musical journey through time (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 25,000)
  • 2003: Again and again - The Flippers on the Costa del Sol
  • 2004: 35 years Die Flippers - Our most beautiful musical journeys 1 (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 25,000)
  • 2004: 35 years Die Flippers - Our most beautiful musical journeys 2 (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 25,000)
  • 2004: 35 years Die Flippers - Our most beautiful musical journeys 1 + 2
  • 2005: Hundred times - The Flippers in Istria
  • 2010: It was a wonderful time
  • 2010: Traveling with the Flippers
  • 2011: Best Of Live - All the great hits from 42 years (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 25,000)

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
2019 The white album - 50 years of Flippers DE94 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: November 29, 2019

More box sets

  • 1993: The great successes
  • 2004: Summer, sun, tenderness (DE:goldgold, Sales: + 100,000)
  • 2007: longing
  • 2011: wanderlust
  • 2011: is love?
  • 2015: the great oeuvre
  • 2016: the first hits

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list contains an overview of the chart successes of the pinball machines 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 Austria and Switzerland separate chart lists are kept for video albums.

DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH
Top 10 albums DE19thDE AT1AT CH-CH
Albums in the charts DE37DE AT15thAT CH14thCH
DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH
Top 10 singles DE2DE AT-AT CH2CH
Singles in the charts DE24DE AT7thAT CH2CH
DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one video albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH
Top 10 video albums DE-DE AT2AT CH1CH
Video albums on the charts DE-DE AT2AT CH1CH

Awards for music sales

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

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg 39 × gold39 Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5 8,675,000 musikindustrie.de
All in all Gold record icon.svg 39 × gold39 Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5

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  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE AT CH