The princes / discography
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Die Prinzen - Discography
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The Princes (2006)
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| Publications | |
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 Studio albums
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11 |
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Live albums
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3 |
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Compilations
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6th |
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Christmas albums
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2 |
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Singles
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39 |
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Video albums
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7th |
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Music videos
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22nd |
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A cappella albums
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6th |
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the German pop - and a cappella - band The princes and their pseudonyms like Herzbuben . According to the sources, they have sold more than 3.6 million records in their career. The Princes' most successful release is the debut album Life is Cruel with around one million units sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||
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 CH
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| 1991 | Life is cruel |
DE5  × 2
(78 weeks)DE |
AT39 (2 weeks) AT |
CH20th  (13 weeks)CH |
First published: September 9, 1991
Sales: + 1,025,000 |
| 1992 | Kissing prohibited |
DE6th × 3
(48 weeks)DE |
- |
CH21st (5 weeks)CH |
First published: September 28, 1992
Sales: + 775,000 |
| 1993 | All just stolen |
DE4th × 3
(41 weeks)DE |
AT2 (16 weeks)AT |
CH13 (17 weeks)CH |
First published: November 12, 1993
Sales: + 800,000 |
| 1995 | Pigs |
DE3 (37 weeks)DE |
AT6 (15 weeks) AT |
CH22 (12 weeks) CH |
First published: April 24, 1995
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 1996 | Everything with my mouth |
DE25 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: October 21, 1996
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| 1999 | So much fun for little money |
DE9 (17 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: May 10, 1999
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| 2001 | D. |
DE13 (20 weeks) DE |
AT50 (6 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: October 1, 2001
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| 2003 | Monarchy in Germany |
DE17 (8 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: March 17, 2003
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| 2004 | HardChor |
DE61 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: November 22, 2004
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| 2008 | The new men |
DE42 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: September 26, 2008
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| 2015 | Family album |
DE9 (8 weeks) DE |
AT52 (2 weeks) AT |
CH52 (2 weeks) CH |
First published: May 29, 2015
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Live albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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CH
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| 2006 | Acoustically live |
DE28 (5 weeks) DE |
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First published: January 6, 2006
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| 2015 | One night at the opera |
DE39 (2 weeks) DE |
- | CH*CH |
First published: October 16, 2015
* see video album |
More live albums
- 2007: Orchestral - Live in Berlin
Compilations
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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| 1997 | Top: Hits MCMXCI - MCMXCVII |
DE23 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: November 10, 1997
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| 2010 | Not everything was bad |
DE69 (3 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: November 19, 2010
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More compilations
- 2000: I want you
- 2001: 10 years of pop music
- 2009: Everything just stolen / Everything with my mouth
- 2015: Family Album (Deluxe Edition)
Christmas albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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CH
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| 1999 | hard disk |
DE88 (3 weeks) DE |
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First published: November 15, 1999
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More Christmas albums
- 2000: Yes, yes when it's Christmas
A cappella albums
- 1991: life is cruel
- 1992: No kissing
- 1993: Everything was just stolen
- 1997: A cappella album!
- 1999: So much fun for little money
- 2008: The new men
Singles
Chart placements as lead musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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CH
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| 1991 | Gabi and Klaus Life is cruel |
DE24 (16 weeks) DE |
- |
CH9 (11 weeks) CH |
First published: August 26, 1991
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| Millionaire Life is cruel |
DE36 (16 weeks) DE |
AT29 (4 weeks) AT |
CH11 (12 weeks) CH |
First published: December 9, 1991
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| 1992 | Man in the moon Life is cruel |
DE30 (17 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: April 21, 1992
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| My bike Life is cruel |
DE68 (9 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: June 23, 1992
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| No kissing. No kissing |
DE17 (23 weeks) DE |
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First published: October 5, 1992
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| 1993 |
Everything just stolen Everything just stolen |
DE4th (27 weeks)DE |
AT3 (12 weeks)AT |
CH26 (10 weeks) CH |
First published: September 20, 1993
Sales: + 275,000 |
| 1994 | Everything just stolen everywhere |
DE63 (11 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: March 29, 1994
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| 1995 | (You must be a) pig pigs |
DE8th (22 weeks)DE |
AT13 (12 weeks) AT |
CH26 (10 weeks) CH |
First published: April 24, 1995
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 1996 | Everything with my mouth Everything with my mouth |
DE96 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: September 16, 1996
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| 1997 | Right at the top Right at the top: Hits MCMXCI - MCMXCVII |
DE82 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First release: October 27, 1997
feat. Thomanerchor Leipzig |
| 1999 | So much fun for little money (I'm happy) So much fun for little money |
DE68 (9 weeks) DE |
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First published: April 26, 1999
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| 2001 |
Germany D |
DE15th (27 weeks)DE |
AT10 (20 weeks) AT |
- |
First published: August 27, 2001
Sales: + 250,000 |
| 2002 | Olli Kahn single track |
DE32 (10 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: May 27, 2002
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| 2003 | Chronically bankrupt monarchy in Germany |
DE56 (5 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: February 10, 2003
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| 2004 | Uncertainty is spreading HardChor |
DE77 (4 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: November 15, 2004
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| 2008 | Women are the new men. The new men |
DE64 (6 weeks) DE |
- | - |
First published: September 26, 2008
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| 2009 | Be Cool, Speak deutsch The new men |
DE100 (1 week) DE |
- | - |
First published: February 6, 2009
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Chart placements as a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2006 | Won't Forget These Days 2006 single track |
DE48 (7 weeks) DE |
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First release: June 9th, 2006
with Music Team Germany |
more publishments
- 1991: Who's that guy
- 1993: bomb
- 1993: 1 × / Rotten food
- 1994: You're crazy
- 1994: What should I give her
- 1995: I want a baby
- 1997: Pants down
- 1997: Today ha-ha-my birthday
- 1998: June moon
- 1999: She wants me (with Rüdiger Hoffmann )
- 1999: 1000 dear words
- 2001: pop music
- 2002: here we are
- 2003: I give you the world
- 2003: Animals are there to eat
- 2009: Never again love songs
- 2010: Why me of all people
- 2011: It wasn't all bad
- 2015: He's in the rain
- 2015: When you are asleep (Original: Sons Mannheims ; Participation in Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert )
- 2015: Our best times
Guest Posts
- 1992: body ( Udo Lindenberg with the princes)
- 1997: Love Is the Key ( Montserrat Caballé & The Princes)
- 2002: Somewhere in the world ( Udo Lindenberg with the princes)
- 2007: My inner weaker self ( Annett Louisan & Die Prinzen)
- 2014: The Most Beautiful Boy ( Citizen Lars Dietrich feat. Herzbuben)
- 2015: Millionaire (Unplugged) ( Cro & Die Prinzen)
Video albums and music videos
Video albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 2015 | One night at the opera | DE*DE | - |
CH10 (1 week) CH |
First publication: October 16, 2015
* see live album |
More video albums
- 1993: The first video
- 1994: The Live Video
- 2001: 10 years of pop music
- 2006: Acoustically live
- 2007: Orchestral - Live in Berlin
- 2011: It Wasn't All Bad (Premium Edition)
Music videos
| year | title | Director (s) |
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| 1991 | Gabi and Klaus | |
| millionaire | ||
| 1992 | man in the Moon | |
| My bicycle | ||
| Kissing prohibited | ||
| bomb | ||
| 1993 | All just stolen | |
| 1994 | All over | |
| 1995 | (You must be a) pig | Rudolf Dolezal, Hannes Rossacher |
| I want a baby | ||
| 1996 | Everything with my mouth | Stefan Ruzowitzky |
| Today ha-ha-my birthday | ||
| 1997 | pants down | |
| At the top | ||
| 1999 | So much fun for little money (I'm happy) | |
| 2001 | Germany | |
| pop music | ||
| 2002 | Olli Kahn | |
| 2003 | Chronically broke | Christoph Bauer |
| 2004 | Uncertainty is spreading | |
| 2006 | Won't Forget These Days 2006 | |
| 2008 | Women are the new men | Sascha Kramer |
| 2009 | No more love songs | Erik Lattwein |
| Be cool, speak German | Erik Lattwein | |
| 2010 | Not everything was bad | Vincent's carriage |
| 2015 | He's standing in the rain |
statistics
Chart evaluation
The following list contains an overview of the prince's chart successes 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.
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Awards for music sales
Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.
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gold |
platinum
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| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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Germany (BVMI)
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6 × gold6th
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4 × platinum4th
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3,500,000 | musikindustrie.de |
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Austria (IFPI)
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2 × gold2
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- | 50,000 | ifpi.at |
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Switzerland (IFPI)
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3 × gold3
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- | 75,000 | hitparade.ch |
| All in all |
11 × gold11
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4 × platinum4th
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swell
- ↑ Directors of (You Must Be a) Pig
- ↑ Die Prinzen Alles mit´m Mund VIVA VHS. Retrieved October 28, 2019 (German).
- ↑ Director of Chronic Bankruptcy
- ↑ Women are the directors of the new men
- ↑ Director of Never Again Love Songs
- ↑ Director of Be Cool Speak German
- ↑ Director of It Wasn't All Bad