List of number one albums in Germany
This article contains various information and statistics from the official German album charts ( GfK Entertainment ) since recording began on July 15, 1962.
Database and information on the interpretation of the statistics listed
From July 15, 1962 to November 15, 1976 the album charts were determined monthly, from December 15, 1976 to August 31, 1978 every six months. Thereafter, the sales figures for the albums within a week are used as a benchmark. The music market determined these figures until 1977, Media Control GmbH & Co.KG from 1977 and GfK Entertainment since 2013.
The evaluations of the German album charts presented here only describe performers who stayed at the top of the German album charts particularly often or for a particularly long time. However, no sales figures or further commercial success can be derived from this. Monthly chart editions are included in the data collection with four weeks and half-monthly chart editions with two weeks.
Artist with the most number one albums
This list contains all artists in descending order of their number one albums who have been at the top of the German album charts with at least five albums, as well as a detailed listing of all albums by artists with at least ten number one successes in chronological order. If the number of albums is the same, the artists are listed alphabetically.
- 19: Peter Maffay
- 13: Herbert Grönemeyer and James Last
- 12: The Amigos , BAP , Madonna and Robbie Williams
- 11: The Beatles , Andrea Berg , Böhse Onkelz , Depeche Mode and Die Toten Hosen
- 10: Bushido , Rammstein and The Rolling Stones
- The Doctors , Deep Purple , Xavier Naidoo , Pur and Bruce Springsteen 9:
- Kollegah , Metallica , Marius Müller-Westernhagen and U2 8:
- ABBA , Bon Jovi , Michael Jackson and Pink Floyd 7:
- Helene Fischer , Frei.Wild , Modern Talking , REM and Schiller 6:
- AC / DC , Backstreet Boys , Farid Bang , RAF Camora / RAF 3.0 , Coldplay , Phil Collins , Die Fantastischen Vier , Fantasy , Fler / Frank White , The Kelly Family , Linkin Park , Wolfgang Petry , KC Rebell , Rosenstolz , Santiano , Kool Savas and Shindy 5:
- In addition, 5 albums of the sampler series Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert were at the top of the chart.
Peter Maffay
- 1979 - Steppenwolf (9 weeks; July 16 - September 16)
- 1979 - Be Free (5 weeks; October 29 - December 2)
- 1980 - Revenge (8 weeks; September 22 - November 2, November 10 - November 23)
- 1982 - I want to live (3 weeks; February 8th - February 14th, March 1st - March 14th)
- 1984 - Carambolage (2 weeks; March 12th - March 25th)
- 1985 - Sun in the Night (7 weeks; September 23 - November 10)
- 1986 - Tabaluga and the luminous silence (3 weeks; November 24th - November 30th, December 8th - December 21st)
- 1988 - Long Shadows (3 weeks; February 22 - March 13)
- 1989 - No way too far (1 week; October 30th - November 5th)
- 1996 - 96 (3 weeks; March 18 - April 7)
- 2001 - 30 years ago today (3 weeks; March 5 - March 25)
- 2005 - Loud and Quiet (3 weeks; February 14th - March 6th)
- 2008 - Forever (1 week; September 12th - September 18th)
- 2010 - Tattoos (3 weeks; February 12 - March 4)
- 2011 - Tabaluga and the signs of the times (1 week; October 21 - October 27)
- 2014 - If so (2 weeks; January 28th - February 13th)
- 2015 - Tabaluga - Long live friendship! (1 week; November 6th - November 12th)
- 2017 - MTV Unplugged (3 weeks; November 10th - November 30th)
- 2019 - Now! (1 week; September 6th - September 12th)
Herbert Grönemeyer
- 1984 - 4630 Bochum (5 weeks; September 17 - October 14, October 22 - October 28)
- 1986 - jumps (10 weeks; April 7th - June 15th)
- 1988 - Austria (14 weeks; April 18 - July 24)
- 1990 - Luxury (6 weeks; October 8 - November 18)
- 1993 - Chaos (6 weeks; June 7th - July 18th)
- 1998 - Everything stays different (2 weeks; May 4th - May 17th)
- 2002 - Human (12 weeks; September 16 - November 17, November 25 - December 1, December 16 - December 22, January 6 - January 12, 2003)
- 2003 - Mensch live (1 week; November 24th - November 30th)
- 2007 - 12 (5 weeks; March 16 - April 19)
- 2008 - What must must - Best of (6 weeks; December 5th - December 18th, December 26th, 2008 - January 22nd, 2009)
- 2011 - Shipping (3 weeks; April 1 - April 14, April 29 - May 5)
- 2014 - ongoing now (1 week; December 5th - December 11th)
- 2018 - tumult (3 weeks; November 16 - November 22, November 30 - December 13)
James Last
- 1969 - Non Stop Dancing 8 (2 months; June 15 - August 14)
- 1969 - Non Stop Dancing 9 (3 months; December 15, 1969 - January 14, 1970, February 15 - April 14, 1970)
- 1970 - Non Stop Dancing 10 (1 month; May 15 - June 14)
- 1971 - Non Stop Dancing 11 (5 months; January 15 - June 14)
- 1971 - Non Stop Dancing 12 (1 month; August 15 - September 14)
- 1972 - Non Stop Dancing 72 (3 months; February 15 - May 14)
- 1972 - Non Stop Dancing 72/2 (3 months; July 15 - October 14)
- 1973 - Non Stop Dancing 73 (1 month; February 15 - March 14)
- 1973 - Sing with me (2 months; April 15 - June 14)
- 1973 - Non Stop Dancing 73/2 (2 months; July 15 - September 14)
- 1979 - And now everyone (1 week; February 12 - February 18)
- 1979 - Dream something nice (5 weeks; December 3, 1979 - January 6, 1980)
- 1980 - James Last plays Robert Stolz (2 weeks; November 24th - December 7th)
The amigos
- 2007 - The complete madness (1 week; September 7th - September 13th)
- 2011 - My Heaven on Earth (1 week; August 5th - August 11th)
- 2012 - Until the end of time (1 week; August 17 - August 23)
- 2013 - Young at heart (1 week; June 28th - July 4th)
- 2014 - summer dreams (1 week; August 8th - August 14th)
- 2015 - Santiago Blue (1 week; July 3 - July 9)
- 2016 - Like Fireworks (1 week; July 29th - August 4th)
- 2017 - Zauberland (2 weeks; August 4th - August 17th)
- 2018 - 110 carats (1 week; July 20 - July 26)
- 2019 - Babylon (1 week; August 2nd - August 8th)
- 2020 - 50 years: Our hits from back then (1 week; February 14 - February 20)
- 2020 - A Thousand Dreams (1 week; July 17th - July 23rd)
BAP
- 1982 - For usszeschnigge! (1 week; August 30th - September 5th)
- 1982 - Vun drinne noh drusse (9 weeks; September 13th - November 14th)
- 1983 - Live - Bess demnähx (1 week; August 29th - September 4th)
- 1984 - Zwesche Salzjebäck and beer (2 weeks; June 25th - July 8th)
- 1986 - Ahl men, slippery (7 weeks; February 17th - April 6th)
- 1988 - Da Capo (5 weeks; September 19 - October 23)
- 1990 - X for 'e U (1 week; November 26th - December 2nd)
- 1999 - Comics & Pin-Ups (1 week; February 8th - February 14th)
- 2001 - Aff un zo (2 weeks; June 25th - July 1st, July 9th - July 15th)
- 2008 - Radio Pandora (1 week; May 30th - June 5th)
- 2014 - The fairy tale of the pulled plug - live (1 week; September 12th - September 18th)
- 2018 - Live & Clear (1 week; November 9th - November 15th)
Madonna
- 1985 - Like a Virgin (1 week; September 16 - September 22)
- 1986 - True Blue (8 weeks; July 21 - September 14)
- 1987 Who's That Girl (Soundtrack) (1 week; September 7th - September 13th)
- 1989 - Like a Prayer (4 weeks; April 17 - May 14)
- 1990 - I'm Breathless (1 week; June 18 - June 24)
- 1998 - Ray of Light (6 weeks; March 16 - April 12, January 11 - January 24, 1999)
- 2000 - Music (3 weeks; October 2 - October 22)
- 2003 - American Life (2 weeks; May 5-May 11, May 19-May 25)
- 2005 - Confessions on a Dance Floor (2 weeks; November 25th - December 8th)
- 2008 - Hard Candy (2 weeks; May 9th - May 22nd)
- 2009 - Celebration (2 weeks; October 2 - October 15)
- 2015 - Rebel Heart (1 week; March 20 - March 26)
Robbie Williams
- 2000 - Sing When You're Winning (1 week; September 11th - September 17th)
- 2001 - Swing When You're Winning (9 weeks; December 3, 2001 - February 3, 2002)
- 2002 - Escapology (6 weeks; December 2 - December 15, December 23, 2002 - January 5, 2003, January 13 - January 26, 2003)
- 2003 - Live Summer 2003 (7 weeks; December 8, 2003 - January 25, 2004)
- 2004 - Greatest Hits (9 weeks; November 1 - November 28, December 13, 2004 - January 16, 2005)
- 2005 - Intensive Care (4 weeks; November 4 - November 10, November 18 - November 24, December 30, 2005 - January 12, 2006)
- 2006 - Rudebox (3 weeks; November 3rd - November 23rd)
- 2009 - Reality Killed the Video Star (2 weeks; November 20 - November 26, January 1 - January 7, 2010)
- 2010 - In & Out of Consciousness: The Greatest Hits 1990-2010 (1 week; October 22nd - October 28th)
- 2012 - Take the Crown (1 week; November 16 - November 22)
- 2013 - Swings Both Ways (3 weeks; November 25 - December 5, December 20, 2013 - January 2, 2014)
- 2019 - The Christmas Present (1 week; December 13th - December 19th)
The Beatles
- 1964 - With the Beatles (6 months; February 15 - August 14)
- 1964 - A Hard Day's Night (3 months; September 15 - December 14)
- 1965 - Beatles for Sale (3 months; February 15 - May 14)
- 1965 - Help! (2 months; September 15 - November 14)
- 1966 - Rubber Soul (4 months; March 15 - July 14)
- 1966 - Revolver (2 months; September 15 - November 14)
- 1967 - Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (3 months; July 15 - October 14)
- 1969 - The Beatles (White Album) (2 months; February 15-April 14)
- 1969 Abbey Road (2 months; November 15-December 14, January 15-February 14, 1970)
- 1995 - Anthology 1 (1 week; December 4 - December 10)
- 2000 - 1 (10 weeks; November 27 - December 3, December 11, 2000 - January 29, 2001, February 26 - March 4, 2001)
Andrea Berg
- 2003 - Powerless (1 week; June 2 - June 8)
- 2004 - You (1 week; July 19 - July 25)
- 2006 - stark naked (1 week; April 21 - April 27)
- 2009 - Between Heaven & Earth (1 week; April 17th - April 23rd)
- 2010 - Weightless (2 weeks; November 5th - November 18th)
- 2011 - Adventure (3 weeks; October 14 - October 20, January 25 - February 7, 2012)
- 2013 - Atlantis (2 weeks; September 20 - September 26, October 4 - October 10)
- 2014 - Atlantis - Andrea Berg Live the home game (1 week; August 1st - August 7th)
- 2016 - Soul Quake (3 weeks; April 15 - May 5)
- 2017 - 25 years of adventure life (2 weeks; September 22nd - October 5th)
- 2019 - Mosaic (1 week; April 12th - April 18th)
Böhse Onkelz
- 1998 - Viva los Tioz (1 week; September 21 - September 27)
- 2000 - A bad fairy tale ... from a thousand dark nights (1 week; April 3 - April 9)
- 2002 - dopamine (2 weeks; April 29 - May 12)
- 2004 - Adios (3 weeks; August 9 - August 29)
- 2005 - Live in Hamburg (1 week; April 25th - May 1st)
- 2005 - La Ultima / Live in Berlin (1 week; July 4th - July 10th)
- 2007 - Vaya con Tioz (1 week; March 2nd - March 8th)
- 2016 - Böhse für's Leben - Live at the Hockenheimring 2015 (1 week; June 24th - June 30th)
- 2016 - Memento (1 week; November 4th - November 10th)
- 2017 - Memento - Gegen die Zeit + Live in Berlin (1 week; December 15 - December 21)
- 2020 - Böhse Onkelz (1 week; March 6th - March 12th)
Depeche Mode
- 1993 - Songs of Faith and Devotion (6 weeks; April 5 - May 16)
- 1997 - Ultra (1 week; April 28 - May 4)
- 1998 - The Singles 86> 98 (1 week; October 12 - October 18)
- 2001 - Exciter (2 weeks; May 28 - June 10)
- 2005 - Playing the Angel (1 week; October 31 - November 3)
- 2006 - The Best of, Volume 1 (1 week; November 24th - November 30th)
- 2009 - Sounds of the Universe (4 weeks; May 1st - May 28th)
- 2010 - Tour of the Universe: Barcelona (1 week; November 19 - November 25)
- 2013 - Delta Machine (2 weeks; April 5 - April 18)
- 2017 - Spirit (1 week; March 24th - March 30th)
- 2020 - Spirits in the Forest (1 week; July 3 - July 9)
The dead pants
- 1990 - On the Crusade to Happiness (3 weeks; June 11th - June 17th, June 25th - July 8th)
- 1993 - buy me! (1 week; May 31 - June 6)
- 1996 - Opium for the people (4 weeks; February 12 - March 10)
- 1999 - Immortal (1 week; December 20 - December 26)
- 2002 - away game (1 week; February 4 - February 10)
- 2004 - Back to Happiness (1 week; October 25 - October 31)
- 2008 - In all silence (1 week; November 28th - December 4th)
- 2012 - Ballast of the Republic (6 weeks; May 18 - June 21, June 29 - July 5)
- 2014 - The Crash of the Republic (1 week; April 18 - April 24)
- 2017 - Mood of Nature (1 week; May 12th - May 18th)
- 2019 - Everything without electricity (1 week; November 1st - November 7th)
Bushido
- 2007 - 7 (2 weeks; September 14th - September 27th)
- 2008 - Heavy Metal Payback (1 week; October 24th - October 30th)
- 2011 - Beyond Good and Evil (1 week; May 27 - June 2)
- 2012 - AMYF (1 week; October 26th - November 1st)
- 2014 - Sonny Black (1 week; February 28 - March 6)
- 2015 - Carlo Cokxxx Hookers 3 (1 week; February 27th - March 5th)
- 2015 - Cla $$ ic (1 week; November 13th - November 19th; with Shindy )
- 2017 - Black Friday (1 week; June 16 - June 22)
- 2018 - Myth (1 week; October 5 - October 11)
- 2019 - Carlo Cokxxx Hookers 4 (1 week; December 27, 2019 - January 2, 2020; with Animus )
Rammstein
- 1997 - Longing (5 weeks; September 6th - October 12th)
- 1999 - Live from Berlin (1 week; September 13th - September 19th)
- 2001 - mother (4 weeks; April 6th - May 13th)
- 2004 - journey, journey (1 week; October 11th - October 17th)
- 2005 - Rosenrot (1 week; November 11th - November 17th)
- 2006 - dodgeball (3 weeks; December 1st - December 21st)
- 2009 - love is for everyone (2 weeks; October 30th - November 2nd)
- 2011 - Made in Germany 1995–2011 (1 week; December 16 - December 22)
- 2017 - Rammstein: Paris (1 week; May 26th - June 1st)
- 2019 - Rammstein (4 weeks; May 24th - May 30th, June 14th - June 20th, June 28th - June 4th, July 12th - July 18th)
The Rolling Stones
- 1965 - The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1 month; July 15 - August 14)
- 1966 Bravo Rolling Stones (1 month; Jan 15-Feb 14)
- 1966 - Aftermath (2 months; July 15 - September 14)
- 1971 - Sticky Fingers (1 month; June 15 - July 14)
- 1994 - Voodoo Lounge (6 weeks; July 25th - September 4th)
- 1997 - Bridges to Babylon (4 weeks; October 13th - November 9th)
- 2005 - A Bigger Bang (2 weeks; September 19 - October 2)
- 2007 - The Biggest Bang (1 week; August 10 - August 16)
- 2012 - Grrr! (1 week; November 23rd - November 29th)
- 2016 - Blue & Lonesome (2 weeks; December 9 - December 15, January 6 - January 12, 2017)
"Long-running" after albums
This list contains all albums - in chronological order in descending order of their length of stay - that were at the top of the German album charts for at least ten weeks:
96 weeks
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Karin Hübner & Paul Hubschmid - My Fair Lady - German original recording (July 15, 1962 - December 14, 1963, December 15, 1964 - February 14, 1965, May 15 - July 14, August 15 - September 14, 1965; 21 months = 96 weeks)
39 weeks
- Heintje - Heintje (June 15, 1968 - February 14, 1969, May 15 - June 14, 1969; 9 months = 39 weeks and 3 days)
26 weeks
- The Beatles - With the Beatles (February 15 - August 14, 1964; 6 months = 26 weeks)
25 weeks
- Genesis - We Can't Dance (November 25, 1991 - April 5, 1992, July 27 - September 6, 1992)
23 weeks
- Unholy - Great Freedom (March 5 - March 25, 2010, April 16 - April 22, May 7 - May 20, June 25 - August 26, September 3 - September 9, September 17 - September 23, December 10 - December 23, December 31, 2010 - January 27, 2011)
21 weeks
- Esther & Abi Ofarim - The new Esther & Abi Ofarim album (November 15, 1966 - April 14, 1967; 5 months = 21 weeks and 4 days)
- James Last - Non Stop Dancing 11 (January 15 - June 14, 1971; 5 months = 21 weeks and 4 days)
17 weeks
- The Beatles - Rubber Soul (March 15 - July 14, 1966; 4 months = 17 weeks and 3 days)
- Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water (June 15 - October 14, 1970; 4 months = 17 weeks and 3 days)
- Otto - Otto 2 (June 15 - October 14, 1974; 4 months = 17 weeks and 3 days)
- Pink Floyd - The Wall (January 21 - May 18, 1980)
- Phil Collins - ... But Seriously (December 4, 1989 - April 1, 1990)
- Andrea Bocelli - Bocelli (December 23, 1996 - March 16, 1997, March 24 - April 27, 1997)
15 weeks
- Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel (October 18 - November 7, 2013, January 3 - January 23, 2014, March 14 - March 27, April 4 - April 17, May 2 - May 8, August 22 - August 28, September 5 - September 11, December 19 - December 25, 2014, January 9 - January 15, 2015)
14 weeks
- ABBA - Arrival (January 15 - April 14, 1977, May 1 - May 14, 1977; 3½ months = 14 weeks and 6 days)
- Jennifer Rush - Movin ' (November 11, 1985 - February 16, 1986)
- Herbert Grönemeyer - Austria (April 18 - July 24, 1988)
1 - 3 weeks
- The Beatles - Sgt.Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (July 15 - October 14, 1967; 3 months = 13 weeks and 1 day)
- Esther & Abi Ofarim - 2 in 3 (November 15, 1967 - February 14, 1968; 3 months = 13 weeks and 1 day)
- Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock (October 15, 1970 - January 14, 1971; 3 months = 13 weeks and 1 day)
- James Last - Non Stop Dancing 72/2 (July 15 - October 14, 1972; 3 months = 13 weeks and 1 day)
- The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (September 15 - December 14, 1964; 3 months = 13 weeks)
- Compilation - The Most Beautiful Russian Folk Songs (April 15 - July 14, 1967; 3 months = 13 weeks)
- Compilation - 3 × 9 (July 15 - August 14, 1971, September 15 - October 14, November 15 - December 14, 1971; 3 months = 13 weeks)
- Roxette - Joyride (April 22nd - July 21st 1991)
12 weeks
- James Last - Non Stop Dancing 9 (December 15, 1969 - January 14, 1970, February 15 - April 14, 1970; 3 months = 12 weeks and 6 days)
- James Last - Non Stop Dancing 72 (February 15 - May 14, 1972; 3 months = 12 weeks and 6 days)
- Compilation - 20 Power Hits (January 15, 1974 - April 14, 1974; 3 months = 12 weeks and 6 days)
- The Beatles - Beatles for Sale (February 15 - May 14, 1965; 3 months = 12 weeks and 5 days)
- Esther & Abi Ofarim - New Songs of the World (November 15, 1965 - January 14, 1966, February 15 - March 14, 1966; 3 months = 12 weeks and 5 days)
- Tanita Tikaram - Ancient Heart (January 23 - April 16, 1989)
- Westernhagen - Jaja (April 6th - May 24th, June 8th - July 12th 1992)
- Herbert Grönemeyer - Mensch (September 16 - November 17, November 25 - December 1, December 16 - December 22, 2002, January 6 - January 12, 2003)
- Amy Winehouse - Back to Black (January 11 - February 7, February 15 - March 6, March 14 - April 10, 2008, August 19 - August 25, 2011)
11 weeks
- Boney M. - Nightflight to Venus (August 1 - August 31, 1978, September 4 - October 23, 1978; 1 month and 7 weeks = 11 weeks and 3 days)
- Soundtrack / Bee Gees - Saturday Night Fever: The Original Movie Sound Track (May 15 - July 31, 1978; 2½ months = 11 weeks and 1 day)
- Soundtrack - Grease (October 23 - November 26, 1978, December 18, 1978 - December 24, 1979, January 1 - February 4, 1979)
- The Smurfs - The Smurfs Hit Parade (January 5 - March 8, March 16 - March 29, 1981)
- Michael Jackson - Thriller (May 16 - July 30, 1983)
- Paul Young - No Parlez (November 28, 1983 - February 12, 1984)
- Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (July 1 - September 15, 1985)
- Whitney Houston - Whitney (June 22 - September 6, 1987)
- Michael Jackson - Bad (September 14 - October 25, 1987, July 25 - August 28, 1988)
- ABBA - Gold - Greatest Hits (November 2, 1992 - January 17, 1993)
- Soundtrack / Whitney Houston - The Bodyguard: Original Soundtrack Album (January 18 - April 4, 1993)
- Mariah Carey - Music Box (April 4 - April 17, May 16 - July 17, 1994)
- Queen - Made in Heaven (November 20th - December 3rd, December 11th 1995 - February 11th 1996)
10 weeks
- Anthony Ventura Orchestra - The Most Beautiful Melodies in the World (May 19 - July 27, 1980)
- Sade - Diamond Life (October 15 - October 21, October 29 - December 23, 1984, January 28 - February 3, 1985)
- Herbert Grönemeyer - Jumps (April 7th - June 15th 1986)
- Tina Turner - Break Every Rule (September 29 - November 9, December 22, 1986 - January 4, 1987, January 19 - February 1, 1987)
- Sinéad O'Connor - I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (April 2 - June 10, 1990)
- 4 Non Blondes - Bigger, Better, Faster, More! (August 16 - October 24, 1993)
- Santana - Supernatural (January 31 - February 6, February 14 - March 12, March 20 - April 2, April 10 - April 30, 2000)
- The Beatles - 1 (November 27 - December 3, 2000 - February 4, 2001, February 26 - March 4, 2001)
"Long runner" according to artist
This list contains all artists - in chronological order by weeks, descending - who have stayed at the top of the chart for at least 20 weeks. Monthly and semi-monthly chart data were also converted into weeks, each day outside of whole weeks is included in the calculation with around 0.14.
Performers
- 127.86: The Beatles
- 107.57: James Last
- Paul Hubschmid 1 and Karin Hübner 1 96.00:
- Herbert Grönemeyer 74.00:
- Peter Maffay 62.00:
- Esther & Abi Ofarim 47.29:
- Robbie Williams 47.00:
- ABBA 46.14:
- Deep Purple 45.43:
- Phil Collins 45.00:
- Heintje 43.86:
- The Rolling Stones 38.00:
- Marius Müller-Westernhagen 36.00:
- Michael Jackson 34.00:
- Madonna 33.00:
- BAP 32.00:
- Pink Floyd 31.71:
- Unholy 31.00:
- Bruce Springsteen 30.00:
- Helene Fischer 29.00:
- The Bee Gees 28.86:
- Genesis 28.00:
- Otto 26.14:
- Queen 25.00:
- pure 24.00:
- The Doctors , Whitney Houston , Rammstein , Jennifer Rush and U2 23.00:
- Xavier Naidoo 22.00:
- Bon Jovi , Depeche Mode and Die Toten Hosen 21.00:
- Modern Talking 20.00:
Compilations, sampler and soundtrack series
- My Fair Lady 96.00:
Artists who replaced themselves at number one
Artists who took first and second place at the same time
- 1977: ABBA - Arrival → The Very Best Of (1 week)
- 1982: BAP - Vun drinne noh drusse → For usszeschnigge! (4 weeks)
- 1985: Jennifer Rush - Movin ' → Jennifer Rush (2 weeks)
- 1988: Soundtrack (2 weeks)
- Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) → More Dirty Dancing (1 week)
- More Dirty Dancing → Dirty Dancing (Soundtrack) (1 week)
- 2009: Michael Jackson - King of Pop → Thriller (1 week)
- 2009: Michael Jackson - King of Pop → Number Ones (2 weeks)
- 2009: Michael Jackson - King of Pop → The Collection (1 week)
Artist with most years between first and last number one album
- 52: The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones No. 2 (1965) → Blue & Lonesome (2017)
- 50: Deep Purple - Deep Purple in Rock (1970) → Whoosh! (2020)
- 45: Udo Jürgens - Udo live (1969) → Mitten im Leben - Das Tribute-Album (2014)
- 42: Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II (1970) → Celebration Day (2012)
- 41: Reinhard Mey - My eighth laurel leaf (1972) → Then take care (2013)
- 40: Peter Maffay - Being Free (1979) → Now! (2019)
- 37: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (1964) → 1 (2001)
- 37: Pink Floyd - Animals (1977) → The Endless River (2014)
- 36: BAP - For usszeschnigge! (1982) → Live & Clear (2018)
- 36: Paul McCartney - Tug of War (1982) → Egypt Station (2018)
- 34: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra - Classic Disco (1982) → Christmas (2016)
- 34: Herbert Grönemeyer - 4630 Bochum (1984) → Tumult (2018)
- 34: Bruce Springsteen - Born in the USA (1985) → Western Stars (2019)
- 30: Madonna - Like a Virgin (1985) → Rebel Heart (2015)
particularities
- On July 31, 2020, Fynn Kliemann caused the lowest drop from number one in chart history. His album Pop crashed from position one to position 94 on the album charts. The following performers previously held this negative record:
- Helene Fischer - Christmas (# 1 → # 73, January 6, 2017)
- Weekend - Forever Weekend (# 1 → # 58, May 8, 2015)
- Vega - Kaos (# 1 → # 45, February 6, 2015)
- RAF 3.0 - high 2 (# 1 → # 30, July 26, 2013)
- In 2005, the German rock band Böhse Onkelz made it to the top of the chart with two different live albums within two and a half months. In 2016, they made it to the top of the charts within four months with a new studio and live album.
- In 2016, the German rapper Bonez MC made it to the top of the chart within four months with the two newly released studio albums High & Hungrig 2 and Palmen aus Plastik .
- The Fame of Lady Gaga only reached number 1 for the first time in the 48th week of the chart.
- Back to Black by Amy Winehouse was in the 122nd charts Weekly the last time on place first
- The German rock band Böhse Onkelz placed five live recordings at the top of the charts with Live in Hamburg , La Ultima / Live in Berlin , Vaya con Tioz , Böhse für's Leben and Memento - Gegen die Zeit + Live in Berlin , more than any other act.
Triple crown
This list contains all artists - in chronological order of achievement, descending - who managed to place themselves at the top with both a studio album , a live album and a compilation .
No. | Artist | Studio album | Live album | compilation |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Pure |
Adventure Land (September 4, 1995) |
Live - The Second (September 2, 1996) |
Hits PUR - 20 Years of a Band ( September 10, 2001 ) |
2 | Robbie Williams |
Sing When You're Winning (September 11, 2000) |
Live Summer 2003 (December 8, 2003) |
Greatest Hits ( November 1, 2004 ) |
3 | Pink Floyd |
Animals (April 15, 1977) |
Pulse ( July 21, 2006 ) |
Echoes: The Best of Pink Floyd (November 26, 2001) |
4th | The doctors |
13 (June 8 1998) |
After Us The Flood (November 28, 1988) |
Bäst of ( October 20, 2006 ) |
5 | The Rolling Stones |
The Rolling Stones No. 2 (July 15, 1965) |
The Biggest Bang ( August 10, 2007 ) |
Bravo Rolling Stones (January 15, 1966) |
6th | genesis |
Genesis (November 21, 1983) |
Live Over Europe 2007 ( June 6, 2008 ) |
Turn It On Again - The Hits (November 8, 1999) |
7th | Herbert Grönemeyer |
4630 Bochum (September 17, 1984) |
Human live (November 24, 2003) |
What must must - Best of ( December 5, 2008 ) |
8th | Depeche Mode |
Songs of Faith and Devotion (April 5, 1993) |
Tour of the Universe: Barcelona ( November 19, 2010 ) |
The Singles 86> 98 (October 12, 1998) |
9 | AC / DC |
Stiff Upper Lip (March 13, 2000) |
Live at River Plate ( May 20, 2011 ) |
Iron Man 2 (Soundtrack) (April 30, 2010) |
10 | Rammstein |
Longing (September 8, 1997) |
Live from Berlin (September 13, 1999) |
Made in Germany 1995–2011 ( December 16, 2011 ) |
11 | Xavier Naidoo |
Out of this world (January 25, 1999) |
Wettsingen in Schwetzingen - MTV Unplugged (October 3, 2008) |
Thanks for Listening - Song Collection 1998–2012 ( February 17, 2012 ) |
12 | Udo Juergens |
Buenos dias, Argentina (April 15, 1978) |
Udo live (August 15, 1969) |
In the middle of life - The tribute album ( November 14, 2014 ) |
13 | Andrea Berg |
Powerless (June 2, 2003) |
Atlantis - Andrea Berg Live the home game (August 1, 2014) |
25 years of adventure life ( September 22, 2017 ) |
14th | Peter Maffay |
Steppenwolf (July 16, 1979) |
MTV Unplugged ( November 10, 2017 ) |
Be Free (October 29, 1979) |
See also
- German album charts
- List of the top 10 albums in Germany
- List of the best-selling music albums certified by BVMI in Germany
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gideon Gottfried: Charts Germany week 30: Shindy takes first place. ( Memento of July 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) musikmarkt.de, July 23, 2013, accessed on April 27, 2019.