List of the best-selling German-language hits and songs of folk music in Germany

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Freddy Quinn's homesickness and boy, come back soon are among the best-selling hits in Germany with two million records sold each time.

The list of the best-selling German-language hits and songs of folk music in Germany is an overview of all singles of the two genres Schlager and folk music , which has been proven to have sold over a hundred thousand times in Germany alone.

The most successful works are by Fred Bertelmann ( The Laughing Vagabond from 1957), Danyel Gérard ( Butterfly from 1971) and Freddy Quinn ( Homesickness from 1956 and boy, come back soon from 1962). The singles of the performers all sold over two million times. Across all genres, only the singles Something About the Way You Look Tonight / Candle in the Wind 1997 by Elton John (4.5 million), March from the River Kwai by Mitch Miller & His Orchestra (four million) and Time to Say were sold in Germany Goodbye (Con te partirò) from Andrea Bocelli and Sarah Brightman (2.75 million) better. The oldest work of which there is evidence of sales on the German music market was published in February 1954 and comes from the German singer Hans-Arno Simon . Its single Anneliese was sold over 500,000 times on the German market.

Notes on interpreting the statistics listed

This list includes performers whose singles are known to have sold over a hundred thousand times. Sales taxes for publications from 1975 onwards come largely from the BVMI ( Federal Association of the Music Industry ). The BVMI has officially been awarding gold and platinum awards for audio products since January 1, 1975. The record companies concerned must apply for the certifications; the BVMI does not automatically award the awards. Even before 1975, the respective sound carrier manufacturers were awarding record awards, but not according to standardized and officially tested criteria. According to a guideline dated January 1, 1976, the number of rated sales is determined according to the units sold to GEMA or another collecting society of the authors as domestic sales. The information for publications before 1975 comes from reputable journals, specialist literature or from the artist's pages themselves.

The list takes into account all types of singles. The singles can be found in the following table in descending order of their sales and in ascending order according to the year of publication. The table contains information about the performers and titles, the authors (composers and songwriters) and music producers, the year of publication ("year of release"), any record awards received and the amount of sales. The information in the "Sales" column is a minimum number of records sold for the respective work. Since there are fixed award limits for record awards, among other things, the actual sales of the respective sound carriers can be somewhat higher - i.e. between the award-winning and the next award limit.

In addition, music streaming is also included in the sales statistics for singles , but only “premium streams” of the corresponding online music services with a certain “conversion factor” apply . Unlike music albums, singles consider premium streams regardless of the release date. The premium streams determined in this way - which are streamed over 30 seconds - were taken into account with a factor of 100: 1 up to April 5, 2018 and a factor of 200: 1 for singles since April 6, 2018.

Problem

Since the BVMI has only been awarding gold and platinum awards for a large part of the music products on the market since January 1, 1975, singles whose peak was before 1975 do not appear in this list if they are not mentioned in professional journals or specialist literature. In addition, the award is only given to those popular audio and video carriers that have been registered with the BVMI and therefore received gold and / or platinum awards.

Limits to the award of phonograms

Since December 31, 2002, the award limits for singles have been adjusted at irregular intervals. On January 1, 2003, they were initially reduced due to the decreasing sales figures. After the integration of downloads and streaming, the award limits were raised again on June 1, 2014. The awards are based on the respective release date of the sound carrier, not the date of certification. For example, a single that was released in 1980 is now awarded a gold record for over 250,000 units sold, not 200,000.

In Germany there is the special feature that gold records are awarded again between the platinum awards. Only AMPROFON in Mexico also has this award system. Usually there are no further awards between the individual platinum records, until a diamond record is awarded. In Germany these are given out for music albums and singles, all other sound carriers are not awarded diamond records in Germany. In countries such as Poland , the diamond record represents the highest award level. In Germany this is not the case. For example, if a BVMI single receives a diamond award for one million copies sold, but later reaches the 1.2 million mark, the diamond award is replaced by a triple platinum award as the highest award.

Temporal overview of the lending limits for singles
Award until December 31, 2002 until December 31, 2012 until May 31, 2014 since June 1, 2014
Gold record icon.svg gold 250,000 150,000 200,000
Platinum record icon.svg platinum 500,000 300,000 400,000
Triple gold record icon.svg 3 × gold 750,000 450,000 600,000
Double platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum 1,000,000 600,000 800,000
...
Diamond record icon.svg diamond - 1,000,000

Singles sorted according to certified sound carrier sales

  • Title: gives the title of the single.
  • Artist (s): gives the artist (s) of the single.
  • Release year: the year and month in which the single was first released in Germany.
  • Authors / producers: indicates which authors (music / text) and music producers were involved in the single.
  • Sales: indicates the amount of sales and any record awards that may have been awarded.
title Performer (s) Year
release
Authors (A)
Producers (P)
Sales
Homesickness (where the flowers bloom) AustriaAustria Freddy Quinn 06.1956 A: Ernst Bader , Dieter Rasch, Richard Dehr, Terry Gilkyson and Frank Miller P: Lotar OliasGermanyGermany United StatesUnited States
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum (2,000,000+)
The laughing vagabond GermanyGermany Fred Bertelmann 10.1957 A: Jim Lowe and Peter Moesser P: Hans BertramUnited StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (2,000,000+)
Come back soon, boy AustriaAustria Freddy Quinn 11.1962 A: Lotar Olias and Walter Rothenburg P: Lotar OliasGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum (2,000,000+)
butterfly FranceFrance Danyel Gerard 02.1971 A: Danyel Gérard and Ben Juris P: Hervé Roy and Claude ValloisFranceFranceGermanyGermany
FranceFrance
Gold record icon.svg Gold (2,000,000+)
A star that carries your name) AustriaAustria DJ Ötzi & Nik P. 02.2007 A: Nikolaus Presnik P: Ivo Mohring and TantrisAustriaAustria
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum (1,200,000+)
I want a cowboy for a man DenmarkDenmark Gitte Hænning 04.1963 A: Rudi Lindt and Peter Ström P: Heinz GietzGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
(1,050,000+)
Homeless AustriaAustria Freddy Quinn 02.1957 A: Peter Moesser and Lotar Olias P: Sigrid VolkmannGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (1,000,000+)
The guitar and the sea AustriaAustria Freddy Quinn 01.1959 A: Lotar Olias and Aldo von Pinelli P: Lotar OliasGermanyGermanyItalyItaly
GermanyGermany
tomorrow CroatiaCroatia Ivo Robić 03.1959 A: Peter Moesser P: Bert KaempfertGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Banjo boy DenmarkDenmark Jan & Kjeld 08.1959 A: Charly Niessen P: -AustriaAustria
Gold record icon.svg Gold (1,000,000+)
Marina ItalyItaly Rocco Granata 08.1959 A: Rocco Granata P: -ItalyItaly
Under strange stars (a white ship goes to Hong Kong) AustriaAustria Freddy Quinn 10.1959 A: Lotar Olias and Aldo from Pinelli P: -GermanyGermanyItalyItaly
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (1,000,000+)
Sailor, your home is the sea) AustriaAustria Lolita 02.1960 A: Fini Busch and Werner Scharfenberger P: Gerhard MendelsonGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
We never want to part GermanyGermany Heidi Brühl 02.1960 A: Bruno Balz , Michael Jary and Gloria de Vos P: Michael JaryGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (1,000,000+)
Ramona NetherlandsNetherlands Blue diamonds 10.1960 A: Louis Wolfe Gilbert , Mabel Wayne and Dieter Rasch P: Jack BultermanUnited StatesUnited States GermanyGermany
NetherlandsNetherlands
La Paloma AustriaAustria Freddy Quinn 06.1961 A: Helmut Käutner and Sebastián de Yradier P: Victor Bach, Joe Kirsten, Lotar Olias and Freddy QuinnGermanyGermany SpainSpain
ItalyItalyGermanyGermanyAustriaAustria
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (1,000,000+)
Lovesickness is not worth it SwedenSweden Siw Malmkvist 05.1964 A: Christian Bruhn and Georg Buschor P: -GermanyGermany
(1,000,000+)
All in white GermanyGermany Roy Black 11.1965 A: Rolf Arland and Kurt Hertha P: Hans BertramGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (1,000,000+)
Merci, Chérie AustriaAustria SwitzerlandSwitzerland Udo Juergens 02.1966 A: Thomas Hörbiger and Udo Jürgens P: -AustriaAustria AustriaAustria SwitzerlandSwitzerland
mummy NetherlandsNetherlands Heintje 11.1967 A: Bruno Balz, Cesare Andrea Bixio and Bruno Cherubini P: Addy KleyngeldGermanyGermanyItalyItaly
NetherlandsNetherlands
Gold record icon.svg Gold (1,000,000+)
You should not cry NetherlandsNetherlands Heintje 04.1968 A: Wolf Hausmann , Johannes Jorge and Albert Schwarzmann P: Addy KleyngeldGermanyGermany NetherlandsNetherlands
NetherlandsNetherlands
(1,000,000+)
Heidschi Bumbeidschi NetherlandsNetherlands Heintje 09.1968 A: Johannes Jorge, Wolfgang Roloff and Albert Schwarzmann P: Addy KleyngeldGermanyGermanyNetherlandsNetherlands
NetherlandsNetherlands
Gold record icon.svg Gold (1,000,000+)
Mendocino GermanyGermany Michael Holm 06.1969 A: Michael Holm and Doug Sahm P: Michael Holm and Giorgio MoroderGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States
GermanyGermanyItalyItaly
Your best present GermanyGermany Roy Black 11.1969 A: Lilibert and Werner Twardy P: Hans BertramGermanyGermany LuxembourgLuxembourg GermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
come give me your hand GermanyGermany Tony Marshall 11.1971 A: Jack White P: Jack WhiteGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (1,000,000+)
The boy with the harmonica GermanyGermany Bernd Clüver 11.1972 A: José Fernando Arbex Miró and Peter Orloff P: Peter OrloffSpainSpain GermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (1,000,000+)
The little prince (an angel called longing) GermanyGermany Bernd Clüver 07.1973 A: Peter Orloff P: Peter OrloffGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
The longest single in the world GermanyGermany Wolfgang Petry 11.1996
A: see folding box
P: Wolfgang Petry and Helmuth RüssmannGermanyGermany

  • GermanyGermany Dirk Buro
  • GermanyGermany Michael Buschjan
  • GermanyGermany Andy Cay
  • GermanyGermany Peer fisherman
  • ItalyItaly Rino Gaetano
  • ItalyItaly Emmanuel Guerrero
  • GermanyGermany Ralph Gusovius
  • SwedenSweden Björn Håkansson
  • GermanyGermany Tony Hendrik
  • GermanyGermany Ulrich Hesselkamp
  • GermanyGermany Reiner Hömig
  • GermanyGermany Dieter Hoff
  • GermanyGermany Achim Jaspert
  • GermanyGermany Pit Löw
  • GermanyGermany Bernd opinion
  • GermanyGermany Kim Merz
  • SwedenSweden Tim Norell
  • United StatesUnited States Holger Obenaus
  • GermanyGermany Paul
  • GermanyGermany Wolfgang Petry
  • GermanyGermany Hans-Ulrich Prost
  • GermanyGermany Reisch
  • GermanyGermany Frank Thorsten
  • GermanyGermany Jean-Pierre Valance
  • GermanyGermany Karin van Haaren
  • United StatesUnited States Mark Weitz
  • GermanyGermany Phil Yarden
  • GermanyGermany Norbert Zucker
Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum (1,000,000+)
Anton from Tirol AustriaAustriaAnton feat. DJ Ötzi 12.1999 A: Ingrid Evelyn Musenbichler, Manfred Padinger, Walter Schachner and Friedrich Schicho P: Klaus Biedermann, Claus Marcus and Christian SeitzAustriaAustria
AustriaAustria
Breathless through the night GermanyGermany Helene Fischer 11.2013 A: Kristina Bach P: Jean FrankfurterGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Diamond record icon.svg Diamond (1,000,000+)
Marble, stone and iron breaks GermanyGermany Drafi German 10.1965 A: Christian Bruhn, Drafi Deutscher and Günter Loose P: Christian Bruhn and Drafi DeutscherGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (800,000+)
Hulapalu AustriaAustria Andreas Gabalier 01.2016 A: Andreas Gabalier P: Mathias RoskaAustriaAustria
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg 2 × platinum (800,000+)
I miss you like hell GermanyGermany Zlatko 04.2000 A: Bob Arnz and Christoph Siemons P: Bob Arnz and Christoph SiemonsGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold (750,000+)
Hot sand ItalyItaly Mina 03.1962 A: Kurt Feltz and Werner Scharfenberger P: -GermanyGermany
(700,000+)
All around the world GermanyGermany Freddy Breck 06.1972 A: David Cumberland , Kurt Hertha and Giuseppe Verdi P: Heinz GietzGermanyGermany ItalyItaly
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (650,000+)
Anneliese GermanyGermany Hans-Arno Simon 02.1954 A: Hans Liebich and Hans-Arno Simon P: Hans-Arno SimonGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (500,000+)
White elderberry GermanyGermany Gitta Lind & The Telestars 08.1956 A: Eddy Ernst and Theo Möhrens P: -GermanyGermany
Bye bye Bambina…! GermanyGermany ItalyItaly Caterina Valente 04.1959 A: Glando , Domenico Modugno and Dino Verde P: -GermanyGermany ItalyItaly
A ship will arrive GermanyGermany ItalyItaly Caterina Valente 10.1960 A: Fini Busch, Manos Hadjidakis and Jacques Larue P: -GermanyGermanyGreeceGreece FranceFrance
Babysitter boogie GermanyGermany Ralf Bendix & Klein-Elisabeth 03.1961 A: Johnny Parker and Joachim Relin P: Karl-Heinz SchwabUnited StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
White roses from Athens GreeceGreece Nana Mouskouri 07.1961 A: Hans Bradtke and Manos Hadjidakis P: André ChapelleGermanyGermany GreeceGreece
FranceFrance
Dance with me in the morning (midnight tango) GermanyGermany Gerhard Wendland 08.1961 A: Karl Götz and Kurt Hertha P: -GermanyGermany
Two little Italians GermanyGermany Conny Froboess 12.1961 A: Christian Bruhn and Georg Buschor P: -GermanyGermany
(500,000+)
I'd rather buy a Tyrolean hat GermanyGermany Billy Mo 11.1962 A: Charly Niessen and Franz Rüger P: Wolf KabitzkyAustriaAustriaGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (500,000+)
Popocatepetl twist GermanyGermany ItalyItalyCaterina & SilvioItalyItaly 02.1962 A: Hans Bradtke and Giuseppe Mengozzi P: -GermanyGermanyItalyItaly
It was only the bossa nova to blame GermanyGermany Manuela 03.1963 A: Georg Buschor, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil P: Christian Bruhn and Peter MeiselGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States
GermanyGermany
I'm still going to school GermanyGermany Manuela 08.1963 A: Christian Bruhn and Günter Loose P: Christian Bruhn and Peter MeiselGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Oh my darling Caroline GermanyGermany Ronny 12.1963 A: Wolf Hausmann and Johannes Jorge P: Wolfgang RoloffGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Little Annabell GermanyGermany Ronny 10.1964 A: Hans Hee and Wolfgang Roloff P: Wolfgang RoloffGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
You're not alone GermanyGermany Roy Black 04.1965 A: Rolf Arland and Kurt Hertha P: -GermanyGermany
(500,000+)
Let the sun shine again GermanyGermany Ronny 02.1967 A: Wolf Hausmann and Johannes Jorge P: Wolfgang RoloffGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (500,000+)
Romeo and Juliet United StatesUnited States Peggy March 08.1967 A: Hans Bradtke and Henry Mayer P: Wolf KabitzkyGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
You GermanyGermany Peter Maffay 01.1970 A: Michael Kunze and Peter Orloff P: Michael Kunze and Peter OrloffGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
You're different GermanyGermany Peter Maffay 09.1970 A: Christian Bruhn and Michael Kunze P: Christian Bruhn and Michael KunzeGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
It's nice to be in the world GermanyGermanyRoy Black & AnitaNorwayNorway 01.1971 A: Lilibert and Werner Twardy P: Hans BertramGermanyGermany LuxembourgLuxembourgGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
A girl forever GermanyGermany Peter Orloff 02.1971 A: Chris Andrews and Peter Orloff P: Gerd Hämmerling, Peter Meisel and Peter OrloffGermanyGermany United KingdomUnited Kingdom GermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Beautiful maid GermanyGermany Tony Marshall 04.1971 A: Jack White P: Jack WhiteGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Mamy Blue FranceFrance LebanonLebanon Ricky Shayne & The Cornehlsen SingersGermanyGermany 10.1971 A: Hubert Giraud, Phil Trim and Hans-Ulrich Weigel P: Thomas MeiselFranceFranceSpainSpain GermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Goodnight friends GermanyGermany Inga & Wolf 02.1972 A: Alfons Yondraschek P: Walther RichterGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Après toi GermanyGermany GreeceGreece Vicky Leandros 03.1972 A: Yves Dessca, Klaus Munro and Mario Panas P: Leo LeandrosFranceFranceGermanyGermany GreeceGreece
GreeceGreece
I've seen love GermanyGermany GreeceGreece Vicky Leandros 07.1972 A: Ralf Arnie , Dimitri Christodoulou, Mikis Theodorakis and Sandro Tuminelli P: Leo LeandrosGermanyGermany GreeceGreeceItalyItaly
GreeceGreece
I wish I had a little kitty GermanyGermany Wum's singing 10.1972 A: Bert Claus, Loriot , Jean Thomé and Elvira Ochoa P: -GermanyGermanyArgentinaArgentina
Goodbye My Love Goodbye GreeceGreece Demis Roussos 03.1973 A: Klaus Munro and Mario Panas P: Leo LeandrosGermanyGermanyGreeceGreece
GreeceGreece
Red roses GermanyGermany Freddy Breck 06.1973 A: Kurt Feltz and Franz von Suppè P: Heinz GietzGermanyGermanyAustriaAustria
GermanyGermany
La Paloma goodbye FranceFrance Mireille Mathieu 09.1973 A: Christian Bruhn, Georg Buschor and Sebastián de Yradier P: Christian BruhnGermanyGermanySpainSpain
GermanyGermany
But that evening the gypsy is playing GermanyGermany Cindy & Bert 07.1974 A: Kurt Feltz and Werner Scharfenberger P: Kurt FeltzGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Tears do not lie GermanyGermany Michael Holm 09.1974 A: Ciro “Zacar” Dammicco and Michael Holm P: Michael Holm and Rainer PietschItalyItalyGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Greek wine AustriaAustria SwitzerlandSwitzerland Udo Juergens 12.1974 A: Udo Jürgens and Michael Kunze P: Ralph SiegelAustriaAustria SwitzerlandSwitzerlandGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
The Smurfs Song NetherlandsNetherlands Vader Abraham 12.1977 A: Frank Dostal and Pierre Kartner P: Heinz MaschGermanyGermany NetherlandsNetherlands
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (500,000+)
Damn I love you GermanyGermany Matthias Reim 03.1990 A: Bernd Dietrich and Matthias Reim P: Bernd Dietrich and Matthias ReimGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
The longest single in the world 2 GermanyGermany Wolfgang Petry 01.1999
A: see folding box
P: Helmuth RüssmannGermanyGermany

  • GermanyGermany Bodo Ackermann
  • GermanyGermany Michael Buschjan
  • GermanyGermany Tom Card
  • GermanyGermany Andy Cay
  • GermanyGermany Klaus Hanslbauer
  • GermanyGermany Ulrich Hesselkamp
  • GermanyGermany Achim Jaspert
  • GermanyGermany Axel Kowollik
  • GermanyGermany Pit Löw
  • GermanyGermany Robby Mildenberger
  • GermanyGermany Cynthia Newman
  • GermanyGermany Erich Öxler
  • United StatesUnited States Holger Obenaus
  • GermanyGermany Irene M. Paul
  • GermanyGermany Wolfgang Petry
  • GermanyGermany Steve Pool
  • GermanyGermany Ralf Rudnik
  • GermanyGermany Helmuth Rüssmann
  • United StatesUnited States Douglas Sahm
  • GermanyGermany Hans Schiessler
  • GermanyGermany Christoph Schneppenheim
  • GermanyGermany Hannes Schöner
  • GermanyGermany Dieter Siemes
  • GermanyGermany Ekkehard stone
  • United KingdomUnited Kingdom Willi Stumm
  • GermanyGermany Jean-Pierre Valance
  • GermanyGermany Erich Virch
  • GermanyGermany Carsten Wegener
  • GermanyGermany Phil Yarden
  • GermanyGermany Norbert Zucker
Big Brother GermanyGermanyZlatko & Jürgen 06.2000 A: Thomas Anders , Bob Arnz, Matthias Brückner, Christian Geller and Christoph Siemons P: Bob Arnz and Christoph SiemonsGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Is dr old Holzmichl still alive? GermanyGermany De spruce trees 02.2004 A: Michael Rostig and Thomas Unger P: Hermann WeindorfGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg 3 × gold (450,000+)
I sing a song for you AustriaAustria Andreas Gabalier 07.2011 A: Andreas Gabalier P: Mathias RoskaAustriaAustria
GermanyGermany
Heart quake GermanyGermany Helene Fischer 05.2017 A: Thorsten Brötzmann, Lukas Hainer , Alexander Rethwisch and Stephanie Stumph P: Thorsten BrötzmannGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (400,000+)
If not now then when? GermanyGermany Horner 02.2007 A: Norbert Böll, Jan-Peter Fröhlich , Henning Krautmacher , Hannes Schöner and Jens Streifling P: Thomas BrückGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Platinum record icon.svg Platinum (300,000+)
Amoi seg 'ma us again AustriaAustria Andreas Gabalier 05.2014 A: Andreas Gabalier P: Mathias RoskaAustriaAustria
GermanyGermany
Monsieur United KingdomUnited Kingdom Petula Clark 08.1962 A: Karl Götz and Kurt Hertha P: -GermanyGermany
(250,000+)
Rocky GermanyGermany Frank Farian 02.1976 A: Jay Stevens and Hans-Ulrich Weigel P: Frank FarianUnited StatesUnited StatesGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (250,000+)
A bed in the cornfield GermanyGermany Jürgen Drews 04.1976 A: Michael Kunze and Larry E Williams P: Werner SchülerGermanyGermanyUnited StatesUnited States
GermanyGermany
Kreuzberg nights GermanyGermany Leaf shot brothers 08.1978 A: Beppo Pohlmann P: Uli WeigelGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Genghis Khan GermanyGermany Genghis Khan 03.1979 A: Bernd opinion and Ralph Siegel P: Bernd opinion and Ralph SiegelGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
So you're GermanyGermany Peter Maffay 04.1979 A: Bernd Opinioner and Peter Maffay P: Peter Maffay and Peter WagnerGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Santa Maria GermanyGermany Roland Kaiser 06.1980 A: Guido & Maurizio De Angelis , Cesare de Natale, Norbert Hammerschmidt and Roland Kaiser P: Thomas Meisel and Heino PetrikItalyItaly GermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Yes, if we were all angels GermanyGermanyFred Sonnenschein & his friends ( Frank Zander ) 06.1981 A: René Marcard, Frank Zander, Terry Rendall and Werner Thomas P: Frank ZanderGermanyGermanyBelgiumBelgiumSwitzerlandSwitzerland
GermanyGermany
Polonaise Blankenese GermanyGermany Gottlieb Wendehals 11.1981 A: Werner Böhm-Thorn and Michael Jud P: James TurneckGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
A bit of peace GermanyGermany Nicole 03.1982 A: Bernd opinion and Ralph Siegel P: Robert JungGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Adios Cupid AustriaAustria Andy Borg 04.1982 A: Kurt Feltz and Tex Shultzieg P: Kurt FeltzGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Beyond Eden GermanyGermany Nino de Angelo 11.1983 A: Drafi Deutscher, Joachim Horn-Bernges and Chris Evans P: Elmar Kast and Joachim Horn-BerngesGermanyGermanyUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
GermanyGermany
At the North Sea coast GermanyGermany Klaus and Klaus 04.1984 A: Klaus Büchner , Teunis Cornelis de Reede, Ronald Robert Mol, Walter Ortel and Bert van Hil P: Klaus Baumgart and Rainer FelsenGermanyGermany NetherlandsNetherlands
GermanyGermany
I have dreamed of you GermanyGermany Matthias Reim 08.1990 A: Bernd Dietrich and Matthias Reim P: Bernd Dietrich and Matthias ReimGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
I'm Martin, right ?! (Martin My Love) GermanyGermany Diether Krebs & Gundula 07.1991 A: Hanno Bruhn and Diether Krebs P: Hanno Bruhn, Diether Krebs and Ralf PischGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Jive Connie United StatesUnited States Connie Francis 04.1992
A: see folding box
P: Peter Columbus and Helmuth RüssmannGermanyGermany

  • GermanyGermany Fini Busch
  • GermanyGermany Peter Columbus
  • GermanyGermany Kurt Feltz
  • United StatesUnited States Hal Gordon
  • United StatesUnited States Howard Greenfield
  • United StatesUnited States Athena Hosey
  • United StatesUnited States Jack Keller
  • GermanyGermany Peter King
  • LuxembourgLuxembourg Jean Nicolas
  • GermanyGermany Helmuth Rüssmann
  • GermanyGermany Werner Scharfenberger
  • GermanyGermany Ralph Maria Siegel
  • GermanyGermany Wolfgang Zell
The caravan moves on ... the Sultan has Doosch! GermanyGermany Horner 12.1997 A: Jan-Peter Fröhlich, Henning Krautmacher, Martina Neschen, Peter Werner-Jates and Franz-Martin Willizil P: Christian LedwigGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
The very personal birthday CD GermanyGermany Frank Zander xx.2002 A: -
P: -
idiot GermanyGermanyMatthias Reim & Michelle 12.2002 A: Joachim Horn-Bernges and Andreas Tristan P: Matthias Reim and Dieter WeidenfeldGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Why did not you say no GermanyGermanyRoland Kaiser feat. Maite KellyIrelandIreland 09.2014 A: Maite Kelly and Götz von Sydow P: Roland Kaiser and Peter WagnerIrelandIrelandGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (200,000+)
Johnny Däpp AustriaAustria Lorenz Buffalo 06.2016 A: Dominik De Leon and Matthias Distel P: Dominik De Leon and Matthias DistelGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Drinking - morning, noon, evening GermanyGermany Ingo without a flamingo 03.2017 A: Ingo without flamingo and Ben Louis Thiele P: Erich ÖxlerGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Rainbow colors GermanyGermany Kerstin Ott 07.2018 A: Berislaw Audenaerd, Kraans de Lutin , Steven Fritsch, Kerstin Ott and Jan Niklas Simonsen P: Thorsten Brötzmann and Roman LüthGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Viva Colonia GermanyGermany Horner xx.2003 A: Janus Fröhlich , Henning Krautmacher, Ralf Rudnik, Hannes Schöner and Peter Werner-Jates P: Thomas BrückGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Gold record icon.svg Gold (150,000+)
Burger dance AustriaAustriaDJ Ötzi feat. Eric DikebNetherlandsNetherlands 07.2003 A: Eric Dikeb , Van Hoover and Gerry Friedle P: N-Dee, Frank Lio and Martin NeumayerNetherlandsNetherlands AustriaAustria
GermanyGermanyAustriaAustria
Off to the south GermanyGermany Buddy vs. DJ The WaveAustriaAustria 09.2003 A: Sebastian Erl , Olaf Jeglitza and Boris Köhler P: Gary B. and O-JayGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
We wave the flags GermanyGermany Diana Sorbello 05.2006 A: Amaretto, Neville Holder and James Lea P: Tom T.GermanyGermanyUnited KingdomUnited Kingdom
GermanyGermany
The Red Horse GermanyGermany Markus Becker & Mallorca Cowboys 07.2007 A: Marguerite Monnot and Georges Moustaki P: Michael Rötgens and Hartmut WeßlingFranceFrance
GermanyGermany
Amsterdam GermanyGermany Axel Fischer feat. Cora 10/2008 A: Cora von dem Bottlenberg and Swetlana Minkow P: -GermanyGermany
... such a beautiful day (aviator song) GermanyGermany Tim Toupet 11/2008 A: Andreas Donauer P: Erich Öxler and Stefan PössnickerGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
I always want to ... feel this fever GermanyGermany Helene Fischer 09.2009 A: Jean Frankfurter P: Jean FrankfurterGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
I'll build you a castle GermanyGermany Jürgen Drews 10.2009 A: Reinhard Hömig P: Mike RötgensGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
kiss Me, hold me, love me GermanyGermany Ella Finally 11.2009 A: Marc Hiller, Vladimir Kocandrle and Karel Svoboda P: Frank Kretschmer and Thomas RemmGermanyGermanyCzech RepublicCzech Republic
GermanyGermany
Sweetheart, give me a photo! GermanyGermany Mickie Krause 11.2010 A: Amaretto, Mickie Krause and Gebroeders Ko P: Mike Rötgens and Hartmut WeßlingGermanyGermanyNetherlandsNetherlands
GermanyGermany
My heart SwitzerlandSwitzerland Beatrice Egli 05.2013 A: Dieter Bohlen and Oliver Lucas P: Dieter BohlenGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Fuck it all! Mallorca is only once a year GermanyGermany Peter Wackel 06.2013 A: Youssef Addala, Florian Link and Christian Schmieg P: Mike Rötgens and Hartmut WeßlingGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany
Go get a beer (GmBh) GermanyGermany Mickie Krause 05.2014 A: Amaretto P: Mike Rötgens and Hartmut WeßlingGermanyGermany
GermanyGermany

Leaderboards

Best seller by artist
Az. Interpreter
6th AustriaAustria Freddy Quinn
Homesickness (There, where the flowers bloom) (1956)
Homeless (1957)
The guitar and the sea (1959)
Under strange stars (1959)
La Paloma (1961)
Boy, come back soon (1962)
4th GermanyGermany Roy Black
You are not alone (1965)
All in white (1965)
Your most beautiful gift (1969)
It's nice to be in the world (1971)
3 GermanyGermany Helene Fischer
I always want to… feel this fever (2009)
Breathless through the night (2013)
Heart quake (2017)
AustriaAustria Andreas Gabalier
I sing a Liad for di (2011)
Amoi seg 'ma uns again (2014)
Hulapalu (2016)
NetherlandsNetherlands Heintje
Mama (1967)
You shouldn't cry (1968)
Heidschi Bumbeidschi (1968)
GermanyGermany Höhner
The caravan moves on ... the Sultan has Doosch! (1997)
Viva Colonia (2003)
If not now, then when? (2007)
GermanyGermany Peter Maffay
You (1970)
You Are Different (1970)
So Are You (1979)
AustriaAustria DJ Ötzi
Anton from Tirol (1999)
Burger Dance (2003)
A star (... that bears your name) (2007)
GermanyGermany Matthias Reim
Damn, I love you (1990)
I dreamed of you (1990)
Idiot (2002)
GermanyGermany Ronny
Oh My Darling Caroline (1963)
Little Annabell (1964)
Let the sun shine again (1967)
GermanyGermany ItalyItaly Caterina Valente
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A ship will come (1960)
Popocatepetl-Twist (1962)
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6th GermanyGermany Christian Bruhn
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La Paloma Adé (1973 )
5 GermanyGermany Kurt Feltz
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Adios Amor (1982)
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Little Annabell (1964)
Let the sun shine again (1967)
You shouldn't cry (1968)
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GermanyGermany Kurt Hertha
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Monsieur (1962)
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All in white (1965)
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GermanyGermany Wolfgang Roloff / Wolf Hausmann (Ronny)
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Little Annabell (1964)
Let the sun shine again (1967)
You shouldn't cry (1968)
Heidschi Bumbeidschi (1968)
4th GermanyGermany Georg Buschor
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The bossa nova was to blame (1963)
Lovesickness is not worth it (1964)
La Paloma Adé (1973)
GermanyGermany Michael Kunze
You (1970)
You are different (1970)
Greek wine (1974)
A bed in a cornfield (1976)
GermanyGermany Bernd Opinioner
Dschinghis Khan (1979)
So are you (1979)
A little peace (1982)
The longest single in the world (1996)
GermanyGermany Lothar Olias
Homeless (1957)
The guitar and the sea (1959)
Under strange stars (1959)
Boy, come back soon (1962)
GermanyGermany Peter Orloff
You (1970)
A girl forever (1971)
The boy with the harmonica (1972)
The little prince (an angel whose name is longing) (1973)
GermanyGermany Werner Scharfenberger
Sailor (your home is the sea) (1960)
Hot sand (1962)
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Jive Connie (1992)
3 GermanyGermany Amaretto
We wave the flags (2006)
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Go get some beer (GmBh) (2014)
GermanyGermany Hans Bradtke
White Roses from Athens (1961)
Popocatepetl-Twist (1962)
Romeo and Juliet (1967)
GermanyGermany Fini Busch
Sailor (your home is the sea) (1960)
A ship will come (1960)
Jive Connie (1992)
AustriaAustria Andreas Gabalier
I sing a Liad for di (2011)
Amoi seg 'ma uns again (2014)
Hulapalu (2016)
GermanyGermany Henning Krautmacher
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Viva Colonia (2003)
If not now, then when? (2007)
GermanyGermany Peter Moesser
Homeless (1957)
The Laughing Vagabond (1957)
Tomorrow (1959)
GermanyGermany Matthias Reim
Damn, I love you (1990)
I dreamed of you (1990)
Idiot (2002)
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Best seller by producer
Az. producer
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• It was only the Bossa Nova (1963) to blame
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La Paloma Adé (1973)
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I'll build you a castle (2009)
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All in white (1965)
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Homesickness (There, where the flowers bloom) (1956)
The guitar and the sea (1959)
La Paloma (1961)
Boy, come back soon (1962)
GermanyGermany Peter Orloff
You (1970)
A girl forever (1971)
The boy with the harmonica (1972)
The little prince (an angel whose name is longing) (1973)
GermanyGermany Hartmut Weßling
The Red Horse (2007)
Sweetheart, give me a photo! (2010)
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Go get a beer (GmBh) (2014)
3 GermanyGermany Heinz Gietz
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All over the world (1972)
Rote Rosen (1973)
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Mama (1967)
You Shall Not Cry (1968)
Heidschi Bumbeidschi (1968)
GreeceGreece Leo Leandros
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Goodbye My Love Goodbye (1973)
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A girl forever (1971)
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Damn, I love you (1990)
I dreamed of you (1990)
Idiot (2002)
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Oh My Darling Caroline (1963)
Little Annabell (1964)
Let the sun shine again (1967)
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I sing a Liad for di (2011)
Amoi seg 'ma uns again (2014)
Hulapalu (2016)
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Jive Connie (1992)
The longest single in the world (1996)
The longest single in the world 2 (1999)
Best seller by country of origin (interpreter)
Az. nation
73.5 GermanyGermany Germany
18.0 AustriaAustria Austria
06.0 NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
04.5 ItalyItaly Italy
03.0 GreeceGreece Greece
02.5 FranceFrance France
02.0 DenmarkDenmark Denmark
United StatesUnited States United States
01.0 IrelandIreland Ireland
CroatiaCroatia Croatia
NorwayNorway Norway
SwedenSweden Sweden
SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland
United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
00.5 LebanonLebanon Lebanon
Best seller by composition
Az. composition
2.0 La Paloma
Freddy Quinn (1961)
Mireille Mathieu (1973)

Trivia

The single breathless through the night by Helene Fischer is not only the most downloaded hit with 852,000 downloads , but also the most successful download title across all genres (as of June 2015).

See also

literature

  • Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980. 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7
  • Joseph Murrells: The Book of Golden Discs: The Records That Sold a Million. 2nd Edition. Limp Edition, London 1978, ISBN 0-214-20512-6

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. SVSC: Happy Birthday, Golden Record !. ( Memento from February 6, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) hr-online.de, February 10, 2012, accessed on April 27, 2019.
  2. a b Guidelines for Gold / Platinum and Diamond Awards. musikindustrie.de, accessed on April 7, 2018 .
  3. Required minimum quantities. musikindustrie.de, accessed on December 17, 2019 .
  4. a b c d work information: 45cat austriancharts.at discogs.com online.gema.de (search required)
  5. Publication sources : 45cat austriancharts.at discogs.com rateyourmusic.com (search required)
  6. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956–1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 444 .
  7. a b c d e f Awards. Freddy Quinn Archive Vienna, accessed on February 17, 2017 .
  8. a b c d e f g h i j k l Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 443 .
  9. Jump up ↑ 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. 98 .
  10. Jump up ↑ 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. 293 .
  11. a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au av aw ax ay gold / platinum database. musikindustrie.de, accessed on December 18, 2019 . (Search required)
  12. Jump up ↑ 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. 159 .
  13. a b c d e f g h i j Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956–1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 446 .
  14. Jump up ↑ 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. 125 .
  15. Billboard Magazine of May 9, 1960, Munich Newsnotes , p. 13
  16. a b c d e f g h i j k l Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 445 .
  17. Jump up ↑ 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. 122 .
  18. Jump up ↑ 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. 121 .
  19. Jump up ↑ 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. 177 .
  20. Jump up ↑ 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. 222-223 .
  21. ^ A b 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. 241 .
  22. Jump up ↑ 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. 261 .
  23. Jump up ↑ 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. 254 .
  24. a b Awards. berndcluever.de, accessed on September 25, 2019 .
  25. Jump up ↑ 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. 188-189 .
  26. Music market: 30 years of the singles hit parade . Keller Verlag, Starnberg 1989, p. 20 .
  27. Freddy Breck Story. freddybreck.de, accessed on September 24, 2019 .
  28. ^ A b Günter Ehnert: Hit balance sheet - German chart singles 1956-1980 . 1st edition. Verlag popular music-literature, Norderstedt 2000, ISBN 3-922542-24-7 , p. 447 .
  29. Jump up ↑ 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. 146 .
  30. Jump up ↑ 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. 201 .
  31. Jump up ↑ 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. 144 .
  32. GfK Entertainment: Helene Fischer breaks the 850,000 download mark. Officialcharts.de, June 22, 2015, accessed on December 17, 2019 .