Enigma (music project) / discography

Enigma  - discography
Publications
Studio albums	8th
Compilations	2
Remix albums	2
EPs	1
Singles	22nd
Video albums	6th
Music videos	18th
Box sets	5

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the German New Age - music project Enigma . According to their own information, they have sold more than 70 million records in their careers. The most successful release from Enigma is the debut album MCMXC aD with around 14 million units sold, of which over a million copies were sold in Germany alone, making it one of the best-selling music albums in Germany since 1975.

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	UK	US
1990	MCMXC aD Virgin Records	DE3 × 2 Double platinum (46 weeks)DE	AT3 gold (13 weeks)AT	CH2 × 2 Double platinum (20 weeks)CH	UK1 × 3 Triple platinum (107 weeks)UK	US6th × 4 Quadruple platinum (282 weeks)US	First published: November 26, 1990 Sales: + 14,000,000
1993	The Cross of Changes Virgin Records	DE5 platinum (31 weeks)DE	AT5 gold (25 weeks)AT	CH4th platinum (28 weeks)CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (52 weeks)UK	US9 × 2 Double platinum (63 weeks)US	First published: December 5, 1993 Sales: + 3,865,000
1996	Le roi est mort, vive le roi! Virgin Records	DE3 gold (17 weeks)DE	AT4th gold (14 weeks)AT	CH4th gold (13 weeks)CH	UK12 gold (13 weeks)UK	US25th platinum (29 weeks)US	First published: November 20, 1996 Sales: +1,911,236
2000	The Screen Behind the Mirror Virgin Records	DE2 gold (17 weeks)DE	AT6 (10 weeks) AT	CH4th gold (16 weeks)CH	UK7th gold (6 weeks)UK	US33 gold (17 weeks)US	First published: Jan 14, 2000 Sales: + 930,000
2003	Voyageur Virgin Records	DE6 (6 weeks) DE	AT19 (6 weeks) AT	CH29 (6 weeks) CH	UK46 (2 weeks) UK	US94 (5 weeks) US	First published: September 5, 2003 Sales: + 10,000
2006	A Posteriori Virgin Records	DE16 (7 weeks) DE	AT17 (6 weeks) AT	CH24 (7 weeks) CH	-	US95 (3 weeks) US	First published: September 21, 2006 Sales: + 20,000
2008	Seven Lives Many Faces Virgin Records	DE15 (9 weeks) DE	AT30 (4 weeks) AT	CH18 (8 weeks) CH	-	US92 (2 weeks) US	First published: August 5th, 2008 Sales: + 13,000
2016	The Fall of a Rebel Angel Island Records	DE10 (5 weeks) DE	AT24 (1 week) AT	CH19 (3 weeks) CH	UK40 (1 week) UK	US122 (1 week) US	First published: November 11, 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	UK	US
2001	LSD - Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits Virgin Records	DE4th gold (16 weeks)DE	AT10 (9 weeks) AT	CH13 (9 weeks) CH	UK29 gold (7 weeks)UK	US29 (18 weeks) US	First published: October 5, 2001 Sales: + 357,500
2008	Incommutabilis - The Singles Collection Virgin Records	-	-	-	-	-	First published: July 21, 2008

Remix albums

year	Title music label	Remarks
2001	LSD - Love Sensuality Devotion: The Remix Collection Virgin Records	First published: October 8, 2001 Sales will be added to the compilation
2007	A posteriori (Private Lounge Remix) Virgin Records	Initial release: March 24th, 2007 Sales will be added to the studio album

EPs

year	Title music label	Remarks
2006	Eppur Si Muove Virgin Records	First published: November 7th, 2006 published in Greece only

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	Sadeness (Part I) MCMXC a. D.	DE1 platinum (26 weeks)DE	AT1 gold (17 weeks)AT	CH1 (20 weeks) CH	UK1 silver (12 weeks)UK	US5 gold (18 weeks)US	First published: October 1, 1990 Sales: + 5,000,000
1991	Mea Culpa (Part II) MCMXC a. D.	DE7 (14 weeks) DE	AT21 (4 weeks) AT	CH10 (7 weeks) CH	UK55 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 18, 1991 Sales: + 125,000
	Principles of Lust MCMXC a. D.	DE90 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK59 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 24, 1991
	The Rivers of Belief MCMXC a. D.	-	-	-	UK68 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 7, 1991
1993	Return to Innocence The Cross of Changes	DE5 gold (25 weeks)DE	AT4 (15 weeks) AT	CH5 (27 weeks) CH	UK3 silver (14 weeks)UK	US4th gold (26 weeks)US	First published: December 13, 1993 Sales: + 982,500
1994	The Eyes of Truth The Cross of Changes	-	-	-	UK21 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 8, 1994
	Age of Loneliness The Cross of Changes	-	-	-	UK21 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: August 1, 1994
	Out from the Deep The Cross of Changes	-	-	-	-	-	First published: November 2, 1994
1996	Beyond the Invisible Le roi est mort, vive le roi!	DE40 (10 weeks) DE	AT20 (6 weeks) AT	CH36 (4 weeks) CH	UK26 (2 weeks) UK	US81 (3 weeks) US	First published: October 14, 1996
1997	TNT for the Brain Le roi est mort, vive le roi!	-	-	-	UK60 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 17, 1997
1999	Gravity of Love The Screen Behind the Mirror	DE65 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH89 (4 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: November 15, 1999
2000	Push the Limits The Screen Behind the Mirror	DE96 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK76 (1 week) UK	-	First published: April 17, 2000
2001	Turn Around LSD - Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits	DE65 (3 weeks) DE	-	CH45 (4 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: September 17, 2001
2003	Voyageur Voyageur	-	-	-	-	-	First published: September 29, 2003
	Following the Sun Voyageur	DE97 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 10, 2003
2004	Boum-Boum Voyageur	DE98 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: April 18, 2004
2005	Hello + Welcome 15 Years After	DE87 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 18, 2005
2006	Goodbye Milky Way A posteriori	-	-	-	-	-	First published: September 19, 2006
2008	Seven Lives / La puerta del cielo Seven Lives Many Faces	DE56 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: August 8, 2008
	The Same Parents Seven Lives Many Faces	-	-	-	-	-	First published: October 31, 2008
2016	Sadeness (Part II) The Fall of a Rebel Angel	-	-	-	-	-	First published: October 10, 2016 feat. Anggun
	Amen The Fall of a Rebel Angel	-	-	-	-	-	First published: November 18, 2016 feat. Aquilo

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	UK	US
1990	The Videos (Part I) Capitol Records	DE*DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	UK*UK	US*US	First published: 1990 * Sales are added to MCMXC aD
1991	MCMXC a. D .: The Complete Video Album EMI Music	DE*DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	UK*UK	US*US	First published: 1991 Sales: + 8,000; * Sales are added to MCMXC aD
1993	Return to Innocence Virgin Records	DE*DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	UK*UK	US*US	First release: 1993 * Sales are added to the single
2001	Remember the Future EMI Music	-	-	-	-	US? (3 weeks) US	First published: March 12, 2001
2006	A posteriori Virgin Records	DE*DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	-	US*US	Initial release: December 15, 2006 * Sales will be added to the studio album
2008	Seven Lives Many Faces Virgin Records	DE*DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	-	US*US	Initial release: November 28th, 2008 * Sales will be added to the studio album

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1990	Sadeness (Part I)	Michel Guimbard
1991	Mea Culpa (Part II)	Howard Greenhalgh
	Principles of lust	Howard Greenhalgh
	The Rivers of Belief	Howard Greenhalgh
1993	Return to Innocence	Julien Temple
1994	The Eyes of Truth	Julien Temple
	Age of Loneliness	Neil Abramson
	Out from the deep	Ángel Gracia
1996	Beyond the Invisible	Julien Temple
1997	TNT for the Brain	Anthea Benton
1999	Gravity of Love	Thomas job
2000	Push the limits	Thomas job
2001	Turn around	Thomas job
2003	Voyageur	Thomas job
2004	Boum-Boum	Charles Eames
2006	Hello + Welcome	Thomas job
2016	Sadeness (Part II)	Thomas job
	Amen	Thomas job

Special publications

Free tracks

year	Title album	Remarks
2010	MMX (The Social Song) single track	First published: December 15, 2010 free Facebook and Twitter download

Guest Posts

year	Title album	Remarks
2000	Enigmatic Encounter Two Worlds	First published: November 6, 2000 ( atb & Enigma)
2001	Body 2 Fall Lost & Found	First published: 2001 (Raven Hunter feat.Kreepy X & Enigma)

Soundtracks

year	Title soundtrack too	Remarks
1993	Carly's song Sliver	First published: June 1, 1993
1998	Beyond the Invisible La Femme Nikita	First published: June 16, 1998
2008	Sadeness (Part I) Tropic Thunder	First published: August 5, 2008

Promo publications

Albums

year	Title music label	Remarks
1996	In the beginning ... Virgin Records	First published: 1996 compilation
2003	All Gold of the World RDM	First release: 2003 compilation released only in Russia
2006	In-store play sampler Virgin Records	Initial Release: Released in 2006 in the United States only
2008	Alchemist Virgin Records	First published: 2008 compilation released only in the United States

Promo singles

year	Title album	Remarks
1993	Carly's Song Sliver (OST)	First published: 1993
2001	Silence Must Be Heard The Screen Behind the Mirror	First published: 2001
2006	20,000 Miles Over the Sea (BocaJunior Remix) single track	First published: October 27, 2006

Video albums

year	Title music label	Remarks
1996	enigma 3 Virgin Records	Initial Publication: Published in the United States only in 1996
2000	Enigma Spots TV Virgin Records	First publication: Published in France in 2000 only
2001	DVD sampler Virgin Records	Initial Release: Released in 2001 in the United States only

Box sets

year	Title music label	Remarks
1998	Trilogy Virgin Records	First published: February 10, 1998 Sales: + 60,000; UK:silver
2004	MCMXC aD: The Complete Video Album / Remember the Future Box Set Virgin Records	First published: November 1, 2004
2005	15 Years After (also known as Classic Album Selection ) Virgin Records	First published: December 9, 2005
2009	The Platinum Collection (also known as Best Of ) Virgin Records	First published: November 20, 2009
2014	The Enigma Collection Virgin Records	First published: May 23, 2014

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK2UK US-US Top 10 albums DE7thDE AT5AT CH4thCH UK3UK US2US Albums in the charts DE9DE AT9AT CH9CH UK7thUK US9US

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE1DE AT1AT CH1CH UK1UK US-US Top 10 singles DE3DE AT2AT CH3CH UK2UK US2US Singles in the charts DE12DE AT4thAT CH6thCH UK10UK US3US

	DE	AT	CH	UK	US
Number one video albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US-US
Top 10 video albums	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US-US
Video albums on the charts	DE-DE	AT-AT	CH-CH	UK-UK	US1US

Awards for music sales

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Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Argentina (CAPIF)	-	gold1	platinum1	38,000	capif.org.ar ( Memento from July 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) AR2 ( Memento from May 31, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Australia (ARIA)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	420,000	Individual evidence
Brazil (PMB)	-	gold1	-	100,000	pro-musicabr.org.br
Germany (BVMI)	-	4 × gold4th	4 × platinum4th	2,800,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	-	platinum1	(1,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	21,236	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	silver1	5 × gold5	-	775,000	infodisc.fr snepmusique.com
Golf Cooperation Council (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	3,000	ifpi.org ( Memento from October 10, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Hong Kong (IFPI / HKRIA)	-	gold1	-	10,000	Individual evidence
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	5 × platinum5	600,000	musiccanada.com
New Zealand (RMNZ)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	37,500	nztop40.co.nz
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	320,000	nvpi.nl
Norway (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	150,000	ifpi.no ( Memento from November 5, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	-	4 × gold4th	-	100,000	ifpi.at
Poland (ZPAV)	-	gold1	-	50,000	bestsellery.zpav.pl
Russia (NFPF)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	40,000	2m-online.ru ( Memento from July 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive )
Sweden (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	platinum1	190,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	200,000	hitparade.ch
Spain (Promusicae)	-	2 × gold2	2 × platinum2	300,000	promusicae.es ES2 ES3 ES4
United States (RIAA)	-	3 × gold3	7 × platinum7th	8,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	3 × gold3	5 × platinum5	2,260,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	4 × silver4th	46 × gold46	40 × platinum40

Web links

Charts:

• Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

Discography:

• Enigma at 45cat.com (English)
• Enigma at Discogs (English)
• Enigma at MusicBrainz (English)
• Enigma at Musik-Sammler.de
• Enigma at Rate Your Music (English)

swell

1. ↑ Homepage. enigmainfo.com, accessed September 24, 2016 . 
2. ^ Enigma - The Answer. five.no, accessed on September 24, 2016 . 
3. ^ Billboard March 4, 1995. books.google.de, accessed September 24, 2016 . 
4. ↑ Director of Sadeness (Part I)
5. ↑ Director of Mea Culpa (Part II)
6. ↑ Director of Principles of Lust
7. ↑ Director of The Rivers of Belief
8. ↑ ^{a b c} Director of Return to Innocence , The Eyes of Truth & Beyond the Invisible
9. ↑ Director of Age of Loneliness
10. ^ Director of Out from the Deep
11. ^ Director of TNT for the Brain
12. ↑ Director of Gravity of Love
13. ↑ Director of Push the Limits ( Memento from September 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
14. ↑ Director of Turn Around ( Memento from September 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
15. ↑ Director of Voyageur
16. ^ Director of Boum-Boum
17. ↑ Director of Hello + Welcome
18. ↑ Director of Sadeness (Part II)
19. ↑ Director of Amen