James Last / discography

This discography gives an overview of the sound carriers (and videos) of the German band leader James Last under his own name. The most successful publications and chart positions in German-speaking countries as well as in Great Britain and the USA are listed here. Last was able to place 162 albums in these charts in six different decades from 1964 to 2011. 13 albums reached number one in Germany and two albums in Austria (charts from 1973).

Albums

1959-1969

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes, music label)				Remarks	Music label
year	title	DE	AT	UK	US	Remarks	Music label
1959	Tricks in Rhythm (EP)	-	-	-	-	As Mr. Bass & Mr. Drums , with the drummer Siegfried Enderlein	Philips 423291-PE
1963	There was only one time	-	-	-	-	The Rosenkavaliere and the Hans Last Orchestra	Polydor 237 142
1964	It only happened once, episode 2	DE19 (1 month) DE	-	-	-	Choir and Orchestra Hans Last	Polydor 237 343
1965	Musical love dreams / Dreaming of Love (UK)	-	-	-	-	Orlando Choir and Orchestra	Polydor 237 432
	Non Stop Dancing '65	DE3 (15 months) DE	-	-	-	James Last Band	Polydor 237 447
	Hammond à gogo	DE20 (6 months) DE	-	UK27 (10 weeks) UK	-	Sales: + 500,000	Polydor 237 470
	Non Stop Dancing '66 / Non Stop Dancing (UK)	-	-	-	-	James Last Band	Polydor 237 495
	Beat in Sweet	-	-	-	-	James Last Band	Polydor 249 002
1966	Trumpet à gogo / The American Patrol (US)	DE18 (12 months) DE	-	-	-	James Last Band Sales: + 500,000	Polydor 249 040
	Hammond à gogo Vol. 2	DE5 (10 Mt.) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 043
	Non Stop Dancing '66 II	DE9 (3 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 068
	Ännchen von Tharau asks to dance	DE23 (9 months) DE	-	-	-	Choir and Orchestra Hans Last	Polydor 249 028
1967	Non Stop Dancing '67	DE3 (6 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 122
	Non stop dancing	-	-	UK35 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 236 203
	This Is James Last	-	-	UK6 (48 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 104 678
	Sax à gogo	DE24 (3 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 121
	Non Stop Dancing '67 / 2 / James Last Goes Pop (UK)	DE8 (6 months) DE	-	UK32 (3 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 249 160
	Trumpet à gogo Vol. 2	DE22 (2 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 161
1968	Humba-Humba à gogo	DE9 (3 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 205
	Guitar à gogo	DE17 (1 month) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 204
	Non Stop Dancing '68	DE4 (9 months) DE	-	UK40 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 249 216
	Games That Lovers Play / Love, This Is My Song (UK)	DE23 (2 months) DE	-	UK32 (2 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 184 093 Polydor 583 553
	That's life	DE40 (1 month) DE	-	-	-	James Last Band	Polydor 184 092
	Freddy live (excerpts from the great Freddy European tour)	DE26 (3 months) DE	-	-	-	Freddy Quinn with the Medium Terzett and the James Last Orchestra also contains two orchestral instrumentals	Polydor 249 225
	Rock Around with Me	DE9 (4 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 250
	Captain James asks for a dance / All Aboard! (UK)	DE8th gold (16 months)DE	-	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 249 252
	Non Stop Dancing 7 / Non Stop Dancing '68 / II	DE5 (6 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 247
1969	Trumpet à gogo 3 / Trumpet à gogo (UK)	DE24 (5 months) DE	-	UK13 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 249 239
	Non Stop Dancing 8 / Non Stop Dancing '69	DE1 (12 months) DE	-	UK26 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 249 294
	Hammond à gogo 3	DE24 (5 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 304
	Ännchen von Tharau asks to dance 2	DE8 (6 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 249 326
	Hair	DE11 (4 months) DE	-	-	-	Music from the musical Hair	Polydor 249 327
	Non Stop Dancing 9 / Non Stop Dancing '69 Vol. 2 (UK)	DE1 (8 months) DE	-	UK27 (3 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 249 354
	James Last asks for a dance	DE24 (1 month) DE	-	-	-	3-LP-box with the albums: Non-Stop Evergreens, Happy Lehár, Classics up to Date Vol. 2	Polydor 109 587-9

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

1970-1979

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes, music label)				Remarks	Music label
year	title	DE	AT	UK	US	Remarks	Music label
1970	Non-stop evergreens	-	-	UK26 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 249 370
	Happy Lehár	DE19th gold (7 months)DE	-	-	-	Music by the composer Franz Lehár Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 249 369
	Golden Non Stop Dancing 10 / Non Stop Dancing '70 (UK)	DE1 (10 months) DE	-	UK44 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 2371 014
	Classics up to date	-	-	UK67 (1 week) UK	-	First published in 1966	Polydor 184 061
	Beach party	DE5 (8 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 039
	The Very Best of James Last [1970]	-	-	UK45 (4 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 054
	Non Stop Dancing 11 / Non Stop Dancing '71	DE1 (10 months) DE	-	UK21 (4 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 111
	Last the whole night through	-	-	-	-	Sales: + 500,000
1971	Around the world	DE38 (1 month) DE	-	-	-	3-fold LP	Polydor 2630 026
	Captain James asks for a dance - episode 2	DE5 (9 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 082
	With compliments	DE23 (5 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 071
	Happyning / Summer Happening (UK)	DE8 (6 months) DE	-	UK38 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 2371 133
	Non Stop Dancing 12	DE1 (10 months) DE	-	UK30 (3 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 141
	Classics up to Date Vol. 2	DE- gold DE	-	UK49 (1 week) UK	-	First published in 1969 Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 249 371
	The Best of Non Stop Dancing [1970]	DE47 (1 month) DE	-	-	-	3-fold album	Polydor 2630 031
	Beachparty 2 / Music from Across the Way (US)	DE6 (4 months) DE	-	UK47 (1 week) UK	US160 (5 weeks) US	the UK / US edition contains the song Music from Across the Way (see Singles)	Polydor 2371 188
	Yesterday's Memories	-	-	UK17 (14 weeks) UK	-	James Last & His Orchestra	Contour 2870 117 (UK only)
	Polka party	DE3 gold (16 months)DE	-	UK22 (3 weeks) UK	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2371 190
1972	Non Stop Dancing 1972 / Non Stop Dancing 13	DE1 (10 months) DE	-	UK32 (2 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 189
	Voodoo party	DE8 (6 months) DE	-	UK45 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 2371 235
	In Concert 2 / James Last in Concert (UK)	-	-	UK13 (6 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 191
	When Elisabeth ...	DE9 (7 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 257
	Non Stop Dancing 1972/2	DE1 (9 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 269
	Beach party 3	DE4 (5 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 288
	Love Must Be the Reason	-	-	UK32 (2 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 281
	Russia between day and night / James Last in Russia (UK)	DE9 (9 months) DE	-	UK12 (9 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 293
	Polka Party 2	DE5 (9 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 313
1973	Non Stop Dancing 1973 / Non Stop Dancing 14	DE1 (11 months) DE	-	UK27 (3 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2371 319
	The Music of James Last	-	-	UK19 (12 weeks) UK	-	Double album	Polydor 2683 010
	sing with me	DE1 gold (13 months)DE	-	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2371 358
	Classics / In Concert Vol. 2	DE48 (1 month) DE	-	UK49 silver (1 week)UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 2371 320
	Happy Hammond	DE28 (4 months) DE	-	UK- silver UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 2371 373
	Non Stop Dancing 1973/2 / Non Stop Dancing 15	DE1 (8 months) DE	-	UK34 silver (2 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 2371 376
	Beach party 4	DE19 (5 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 387
	Olé	-	-	UK24 silver (5 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 2371 384
	Captain James on all seas	DE7 (5 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 422
1974	Non Stop Dancing 1974 / Non Stop Dancing Volume 16	DE2 (8 months) DE	-	UK43 silver (2 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 2371 444
	Sing with 2	DE2 gold (9 months)DE	-	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2371 471
	In Vienna at the wine / In Vienna (CA)	DE30 (3 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 484
	live	DE8 (6 months) DE	-	UK- silver UK	-	Double album sales: + 60,000	Polydor 2630 070
	Non Stop Dancing 1974/2	DE3 (7 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 497
	Beach party 5	DE15 (5 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 503
	Golden Memories	-	-	UK39 silver (2 weeks)UK	-	Golden Memories is a compilation series. Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 2371 472
	Polka party 3	DE15 (9 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 515
1975	Sing with 3	DE12 gold (9 months)DE	-	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2371 542
	Classics up to date 3	DE47 (1 month) DE	-	UK54 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 2371 538
	Non Stop Dancing 20 - Anniversary Edition Ten Years Non-Stop Jubilee Album	DE5 (7 months) DE	AT5 (3 months) AT	UK5 gold (16 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 2664 138 Polydor 2660 111
	Violins in Love	-	-	UK60 (1 week) UK	-		Polydor 2371 520
	Well Kept Secret	-	-	-	US172 (3 weeks) US	also released as James Last in Los Angeles	Polydor 2371 558
	Beach party 6	DE27 (2 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 585
	In the Mood for Trumpets	DE33 (2 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 548
	Make the party load	-	-	UK3 gold (19 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 2371 612
1976	Non Stop Dancing 1976 / Non Stop Dancing 17	DE13 (5 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 626
	Sing with 4	DE4th gold (6 months)DE	-	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2371 637
	Rejoice in life	DE21 (3 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 643
	Non Stop Dancing 1976/2	DE21 (4 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 668
	"... my life is music ..."	DE24 (3 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2437 379
	Classics up to date 4	DE50 (2½ months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 711
1977	Non Stop Dancing '77 / Non Stop Dancing 18	DE14 (3½ months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 723
	Sing with 5	DE9 (4 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 724
	James Last plays Robert Stolz	DE1 platinum (49 weeks)DE	AT5 (6 months) AT	-	-	The album only reached number one in Germany when it returned to the chart in 1980, and in 1977 it reached number six in sales: + 500,000	Polydor 2371 768
	Non Stop Dancing 1977/2 / Non Stop Dancing 19	DE31 (2 months) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 786
	Sing with 6 - From Hamburg to Mexico	-	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 860
	Let's go on load	DE2 × 3 Triple gold (26 weeks)DE	AT3 (5 months) AT	-	-	Sales: + 750,000	Polydor 2371 835
1978	Russia Memories / Memories of Russia (UK)	DE45 (1 month) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 856
	Non Stop Dancing 78 - anniversary edition, episode 25	-	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 871
	East meets West	-	-	UK49 (4 weeks) UK	-	2 LP box with the albums: Country & Western Dance Party, Memories of Russia	Polydor 2630 092
	Live in London	DE46 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	Double album	Polydor 2371 884
	Let's go on load 2	DE27 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 903
1979	And now all	DE1 gold (17 weeks)DE	AT6 (3 months) AT	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2475 622
	Classics up to date 5	DE43 (2 weeks) DE	AT17 (2 months) AT	-	-		Polydor 2371 910
	New Non Stop Dancing 79	DE43 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 924
	Last the whole night long	-	-	UK2 × 2 Double platinum (45 weeks)UK	-	Double album sales: + 600,000	Polydor 2664 236 Polydor PTD 001
	Copacabana - Happy Dancing	DE28 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2371 929
	Sweet Dreams	DE1 gold (21 weeks)DE	AT1 (2½ months) AT	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2372 003

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

1980-1989

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes, music label)				Remarks	Music label
year	title	DE	AT	UK	US	Remarks	Music label
1980	Sing with 7 - the party for the whole year	DE33 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 002
	Romantic dreams / Romantic Dreams (UK)	DE25 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 018
	Seduction	-	-	-	US148 (8 weeks) US		Polydor 2372 023
	The Best of 150 Gold Records (UK)	DE17th gold (24 weeks)DE	-	UK56 gold (3 weeks)UK	-	Double album sales: + 350,000	Polydor 2634 093
	Classics for Dreaming	-	-	UK12 platinum (18 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 300,000	Polydor POLTV11
	Non Stop Dancing '81	-	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 050
1981	Sing at 8 - ... and off the fire department goes	-	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 060
	Ännchen von Tharau asks to dream	-	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 074
	Roses from the South - James Last plays Johann Strauss / Roses from the South (UK)	DE62 (2 weeks) DE	-	UK41 (5 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2372 051
	Close your eyes, let yourself be pampered	DE6 (17 weeks) DE	AT1 (2½ months) AT	-	-		Polydor 2475 737
	Non Stop Dancing '82 - Hits Around the World	-	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 101
	Hansimania	-	-	UK18th gold (13 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 2372 113 Polydor POLTV 14
	Last forever	-	-	UK88 gold (2 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 2630 135
1982	Sing with 9 - let the puppets dance	DE21 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 106
	Biscay	DE46 gold (8 weeks)DE	-	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2372 130
	Take me with you, Captain James, on a journey ...	DE2 gold (28 weeks)DE	AT3 (1½ month) AT	-	-	Sales: + 250,000	Polydor 2475 563
	Bird of Paradise / Bluebird (UK)	-	-	UK57 (3 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 2372 158
	Sing at 10 - we want fun!	-	-	-	-		Polydor 2372 159
1983	Non Stop Dancing '83 - Party Power	-	-	UK56 (2 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 810 783
	The Best of My Gold Records	-	-	UK42 (5 weeks) UK	-		Polydor PODV 7
	James Last plays ... The Beatles / James Last Plays the Greatest Songs of the Beatles (UK)	-	-	UK52 silver (8 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 815 691 Polydor POLD 5119
	Super load - super party	DE7 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 817 329
1984	The Rose of Tralee (And Other Irish Favorites)	-	-	UK21 (11 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 815 984 Polydor POLD 5131
	Classics up to Date Vol. 6	-	-	-	-		Polydor 821 159
	James Last in the Allgäu / In the Alps (UK)	DE23 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 821 995
	Paradiso / Paradise (UK)	DE30 (5 weeks) DE	-	UK74 (2 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 823 345 Polydor POLD 5163
	James Last in Scotland	-	-	UK68 gold (9 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 823 743
	Non Stop Dancing '85	-	-	-	-		Polydor 825 115
1985	Last für alle / Leave the Best to Last (UK)	-	-	UK11 platinum (27 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 300,000	Polydor 827 462 Polydor PROLP 7
1985	Viva Vivaldi	DE25 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 827 737
1987	Dream ship melodies	DE57 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 831 129
1987	By request	-	-	UK22nd gold (11 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor POLH 34
1988	James Last plays Bach	DE28 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 833 665
1988	Dance, dance, dance	-	-	UK38 gold (8 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor JLTV 1st
1989	James Last plays Mozart	DE43 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 837 702

Since 1990

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes, music label)				Remarks	Music label
year	title	DE	AT	UK	US	Remarks	Music label
1990	Classics by Moonlight	DE64 (6 weeks) DE	-	UK12 gold (12 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 843 218
1991	Pop Symphonies	-	-	UK10 gold (11 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 849 429
1991	Serenades / Together at Last (UK)	-	-	UK14th gold (15 weeks)UK	-	James Last & Richard Clayderman ; Sales: + 100,000 there is another German version that differs from this compilation in five titles	Polydor 519 946 Polydor 511 525
1992	Viva España	DE43 (12 weeks) DE	-	UK23 silver (5 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Polydor 513 308 Polydor 517 220
1993	James Last plays the great musical hits of Andrew Lloyd Webber / James Last Plays Andrew Lloyd Webber (UK)	DE83 (5 weeks) DE	-	UK12 gold (10 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 519 910
1994	World hits in gold	DE52 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 521 843
1994	In harmony	DE70 (6 weeks) DE	-	UK28 gold (7 weeks)UK	-	James Last & Richard Clayderman Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 523 824
1995	The Very Best of James Last & His Orchestra	-	-	UK36 gold (7 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 100,000	Polydor 529 556
1996	Classics from Russia	DE76 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 533 506
1998	Pop Symphonies 2	-	-	UK32 (3 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 539 624
1999	Country Roads	-	-	UK18 (5 weeks) UK	-	the German and English editions differ by several titles	Polydor 547 402
1999	happy Birthday	DE56 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Polydor 547 454
2001	Ocean Drive - Easy Living	DE71 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	DVD version: Ocean Drive - My Miami	Polydor 549 874
2001	James Last Plays Abba	-	-	UK29 (4 weeks) UK	-		Polydor 589 198
2003	The Classical Collection	-	-	UK44 (3 weeks) UK	-		Universal UCJ 9810457
2004	They Call Me Hansi	DE26 (5 weeks) DE	AT56 (3 weeks) AT	-	-		Polydor 986 878
2006	The most beautiful TV & film melodies	DE66 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-		Universal 983 924
2009	Gold - Greatest Hits	DE95 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	Compilation series; First published: 2003	Polydor 981 266
2010	Eighty Not Out	-	-	UK11 silver (9 weeks)UK	-	Sales: + 60,000	Universal UMTV 7532
2011	Music Is My World	-	-	UK24 (3 weeks) UK	-	Double CD	Universal UMTV 533 376
2019	The Album Collection	DE81 (1 week) DE	-	-	-

More albums

1965: Continental Tango (“Orchestra conducted by H. Last”, Marble Arch MAL 623, UK)
1965: Songs for adults (recording of songs by Fritz Graßhoff , Orchestra Hans Last)
1966: Instrumentals Forever (Polydor 184 059)
1966: Christmas Dancing (Christmas album, Polydor 249 088, in UK as Midnight in December ) (DE:gold, Sales: + 250,000)
1966: Wencke Myhre ( Wencke Myhre & James Last, Polydor 249 100)
1967: James Last presents George Walker (with George Walker, Polydor 184 114)
1968: Piano à gogo (Polydor 249 165)
1968: The Threepenny Opera (complete recording, various performers with James Last, Polydor 109 531, triple LP, German Record Critics ' Award )

1969: Op klompen (Polydor 184 201, Netherlands)

1969: When the moonlight sleeps sweetly on the hills (Polydor 249 363)

1969: Onder moeders paraplu (Polydor 184 353, Netherlands)

1970: In Scandinavia (Polydor 2371 113, Denmark / Norway)

1970: Soft Rock (Polydor 24 4507, USA)

1971: Last of Old England (Polydor 2371 164, UK)

1971: Star portrait (compilation series, double LP, Polydor 2630 043)

1973: Christmas with James Last (Christmas album, Polydor 2371 405, in UK as Christmas and James Last ) (DE:

gold, Sales: + 250,000)

1975: Tulips uit Amsterdam (Polydor 2489 522, Netherlands)

1975: Rock Me Gently (Polydor 2371 584, Canada)

1975: Stars under the sign of a good star (various artists with James Last, Polydor 2437 321)

1976: Happy Summer Night (Polydor 2371 658)

1976: Happy Marching (Polydor 2371 686)

1977: Western Party & Square Dance (Polydor 2371 830, in UK as Country & Western Dance Party )

1978: World Hits (Polydor 2371 891)

1979: James Last and the Rolling Trinity (Polydor 2371 955)

1979: Walk in to the polka party (Polydor 2371 963)

1979: A festive concert at Christmas time (Christmas album, Polydor 2371 985, in UK as Christmas Classics ) (DE:

gold, Sales: + 250,000)

1979: The Non Stop Dancing Sound of the 80s (Polydor 2371 991)

1980: Caribbean Nights (Polydor 2372 035)

1981: Tango (Polydor 2372 080)

1981: The most beautiful melodies of the last 100 years (Polydor 2437 865, custom-made for the 100th anniversary of the Karstadt department store chain )

1982: century melodies (Polydor 2372 116, in the UK as Melodies of the Century )

1982: Mystique (Polydor 839 209, Canada)

1983: Memories (Polydor 815 354, in UK as Reflections )

1983: 20 years of James Last (Polydor 815 790)

1984: In St. Patricks Cathedral (Polydor 823 669, in UK as At St. Patrick's Cathedral Dublin )

1985: Limitless sky blue (Polydor 825 750, in UK as Sky Blue )

1985: Swing with James Last (Polydor 827 936)

1986: German Vita (Polydor 829 458)

1986: In Ireland (Polydor 829 927)

1986: Plus (James Last & Astrud Gilberto , Polydor 831 123)

1987: Everything has an end, only the sausage has two (Polydor 831 529)

1987: In Holland (Polydor 833 244)

1987: Berlin Concert '87 (Polydor 833 683)

1988: Lorentz & Sons (original music from the TV series, Polydor 835 597)

1988: Flute Fiesta (James Last & Berdien Stenberg , Polydor 837 116)

1989: Happy Heart (Polydor 839 356)

1989: We play polka again (Polydor 841 184)

1989: Songs (James Last & René Kollo , Polydor 841 240)

1990: In Holland 2 (Polydor 843 670, Netherlands)

1990: Dream Melodies (James Last & Richard Clayderman , Polydor 847 542)

1992: In Holland 3 (Polydor 513 269, The Netherlands)

1992: Peace (Christmas album, Polydor 517 256, in UK as Peace )

1994: All of Your Heart is Yours (James Last & Milva , Polydor 523 726)

1994: Christmas Eve (Christmas album, James Last & Engelbert , Polydor 521 015)

1995: Beachparty '95 (Polydor 527 716)

1995: My Soul - Motown's Best (Polydor 529 261)

1996: Macarena (Polydor 533 507)

1998: The Best of Live on Tour (Polydor 557 936, recorded on November 14, 1997 in Oberhausen )

1998: James Last & Friends (with various musicians, Polydor 559 867)

1999: Concerts (Polydor 543 347)

2002: New Party Classics (Polydor 065 389)

2004: Elements of James Last Vol. 1 (Eagle EAGCD 288)

2006: Live in Europe (double CD, USA, recorded 2004; sales: + 20,000)

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
year	Title album	DE	AT	CH	UK	US	Remarks
1967	Lara's theme	DE30 (1½ months) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: January 15, 1967 in the original from the film Doctor Zhivago
1970	Jerusalem	DE48 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: December 21, 1970 Original / Author: Herb Alpert
1972	Music from Across the Way	-	-	-	-	US84 (4 weeks) US	First publication: January 1st, 1972 own composition, with vocals
1977	Lonely Shepherd (The Lonely Shepherd)	DE22 (15 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 28, 1977 with Gheorghe Zamfir
1980	The Seduction (Love Theme)	-	-	-	UK48 (4 weeks) UK	US28 (13 weeks) US	First published: March 15, 1980 Film: A man for certain hours , author: Giorgio Moroder
1981	Biscay	DE16 (29 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 16, 1981 Bandoneon : Jo Ment
1982	Bird of paradise	DE64 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 20, 1982 with Horea Crishan
1999	call me	DE53 (6 weeks) DE	-	CH39 (4 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: April 26, 1999 with Fettes Brot

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More singles

1966: anvil polka
1967: The Last Waltz
1967: La bostella
1967: This Is My Song
1968: The world is still fine at seven in the morning
1968: Theme from Elvira Madigan
1968: La Paloma
1968: Barcarolle
1968: Bye Bye Blackbird
1968: Skokiaan
1969: Happy Heart
1970: Happy Brasilia
1970: Washington Square
1971: Love Story
1972: love, happiness and sunshine
1972: Bilbao
1978: Charmaine
1981: All the birds are already there
1983: Come with us to the land of songs (James Last and the Hamburger Alsterspatzen)
1984: Paradiso
1994: Yours is all my heart ( Milva / James Last)
2011: Great Freedom (Hymn of "Mein Schiff") ( Unheilig featuring James Last)

Video albums

2000: Gentleman of Music (recorded in the Oberfrankenhalle in Bayreuth , January 29/30, 2000)

2001: Ocean Drive: My Miami

2002: Amnesia - 16 singles and videos against oblivion

2003: A World of Music (recorded in the town hall of Zwickau , May 14/15, 2002)

2004: Live in London (recorded April 27/28, 1978)

2004: Live in East Berlin (recorded at the Palast der Republik from August 22nd to 24th, 1987)

2004: The Sunday concert : James Last in Berlin (recorded at an open air concert on May 5, 1974)

2004: Non Stop Dancing (4-disc DVD)

2004: ZDF cult night: James Last

2005: Live in Germany

2005: Beach Party

2006: Live at the Waldbühne Berlin

2006: Gentleman of Music (UK:

gold, Sales: + 25,000)

2007: Live in Berlin

2008: The big bandleader bundle

2008: Live at the Royal Albert Hall (recorded in London on September 13, 2007)

2011: Live in England - 3 Legendary Concerts for the 70s (James Last at the Dorchester - 1974, James Last at the BBC London Studio - October 15, 1976, James Last Live at the Royal Albert Hall - 1977)

2011: My Way (documentary by Thomas Schadt )

Awards for music sales

James Last lists a total of 17 platinum and 208 gold records on his homepage . The following list only contains the awards in Germany and Great Britain that were awarded from 1975 and 1973 onwards according to uniform guidelines, as well as some other countries whose databases show awards. In total, James Last has sold over 80 million albums, of which he was awarded gold and platinum records in his home country of Germany alone for over 5.2 million records sold. This makes him one of the performers with the highest number of BVMI-certified recordings since 1975.

Golden record

Denmark Denmark
- 2009: for the album Live in Europe
Canada Canada
- 1977: for the album Love must be the Reason
- 1983: for the album Mystique
Netherlands Netherlands
- 1979: for the album Tulpen uit Amsterdam
- 1979: for the album James Last in Concert 2
- 1980: for the album Russia Memories
- 1983: for the album Live in London
- 1983: for the album Biscaya
- 1986: Robert Stolz plays for the album James Last

United Kingdom United Kingdom

1987: for the album James Last - Maestro of Melody
2013: for the album Tenderly

Platinum record

Canada Canada
- 1979: for the album Everlasting Love
Netherlands Netherlands
- 1979: for the album James Last op klompen
- 1979: for the album James Last in Concert 1
- 1983: for the album Vrolijk Kerstfeest met James Last
- 1983: for the album Concertsuccessen
- 1987: for the album In Holland
- 1988: for the album Flute fiësta
- 1990: for the album In Holland 2

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

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Denmark (IFPI)	0! S.-	gold1	0! P-	20,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	0! S.-	17 × gold17th	2 × platinum2	6,750,000	musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC)	0! S.-	2 × gold2	platinum1	200,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	0! S.-	10 × gold10	7 × platinum7th	1,200,000	nvpi.nl
United Kingdom (BPI)	10 × silver10	17 × gold17th	4 × platinum4th	3,425,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	10 × silver10	47 × gold47	14 × platinum14th

Note on the chart information

In the first few years, German and Austrian charts were published monthly or semi-monthly, which is why some information on the length of stay in the charts is given in months (Mt), others in weeks (Wo). For albums in the transition period, the dates were converted into weeks and rounded up or down. The information in the chart sources therefore had to be partially adapted and may deviate from the information given here in the time periods in question.

literature

Hit balance German Chart LP's 1962–1986, Günter Ehnert (Ed.), Taurus Press, ISBN 3-922542-29-8 .
US singles: Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955-2006. Billboard Books, New York 2007, ISBN 0-89820-172-1 . / US albums: The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

swell

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

↑ Hans Last (James) Rarity old 7 "EP Philips - from 1959 ( Memento of the original from December 3, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and remove then this note. , CollectorsFrenzy @1@ 2

↑ ^a ^b ^c Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million . 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6 , pp. 388 .

↑ Freddy live (album) at Discogs

^ Out of the Schmollwinkel , Dieter Bartetzko, Frankfurter Allgemeine, April 17, 2009

↑ How James Last gambled away $ 15 million , Torsten Thissen, Die Welt, November 18, 2008

Web links

Catalog (Info Club)
Discography (Grand Orchestras)
James Last / Discography at Discogs (English)

[Charts-1] Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US