Nena / discography

Nena  - discography
Nena (2008)
Publications
Studio albums	17th
Live albums	6th
Compilations	24
Soundtracks	2
EPs	1
Singles	74
Video albums	4th
Box sets	5
Children's albums	9

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the German pop singer Nena and the band of the same name . According to the sources, she has sold more than 25 million records in her career. The most successful release by Nena is the single 99 Luftballons with around 2.5 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1980	The Stripes together with the band of the same name	-	-	-	-	-	First published: 1980
1983	Nena	DE1 platinum (42 weeks)DE	AT1 (8 months) AT	-	UK31 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: Jan 4th 1983 Sales: + 800,000
1984	? (Question mark)	DE1 platinum (34 weeks)DE	AT1 (4½ months) AT	CH1 (29 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: Jan 24, 1984 Sales: + 550,000
1985	Fire and Flame also known as: It's All in the Game (English version)	DE2 gold (18 weeks)DE	AT16 (2 months) AT	CH5 (8 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: June 24, 1985 Sales: + 250,000
1986	Icebreaker	DE45 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 24, 1986
1989	Miracles happen	DE23 (25 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: April 5, 1989
1992	Bongo girl	DE32 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 28, 1992
1994	And everything turns	DE53 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 9, 1994
1997	Yeah not	DE29 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: April 14, 1997
1998	If everything is right, then something is wrong	DE42 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: July 6, 1998
2001	Chokmah	DE18 (4 weeks) DE	AT67 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	First published: October 29, 2001
2002	20 years - Nena feat. Nena	DE2 × 3 Triple platinum (55 weeks)DE	AT1 × 2 Double platinum (52 weeks)AT	CH5 platinum (54 weeks)CH	-	-	First published: October 28, 2002 Sales: + 980,000
2005	Would you like to go with me	DE2 × 3 Triple gold (33 weeks)DE	AT1 gold (28 weeks)AT	CH1 gold (27 weeks)CH	-	-	First published: March 21, 2005 Sales: + 330,000
2007	Cover Me	DE6 (6 weeks) DE	AT18 (5 weeks) AT	CH22 (5 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: September 28, 2007
2009	Made in Germany	DE3 gold (36 weeks)DE	AT4 (22 weeks) AT	CH25 (10 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: October 2, 2009 Sales: + 100,000
2012	You're good	DE2 (11 weeks) DE	AT5 (7 weeks) AT	CH16 (5 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: November 2, 2012
2015	Old school	DE4 (14 weeks) DE	AT10 (6 weeks) AT	CH19 (6 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: February 27, 2015

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2004	Nena live Nena	DE31 (7 weeks) DE	AT24 (8 weeks) AT	CH41 (5 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: February 27, 2004
2010	Made in Germany - Live	DE*DE	AT64 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	First published: September 17th, 2010 * see Made in Germany
2016	Live at SO 36	DE43 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: March 4, 2016
2018	Nothing missed - live	DE27 (1 week) DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	-	-	First published: November 9, 2018 * see video album

More live albums

• 1995: Nena Live
• 1998: Nena Live '98

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1984	99 balloons	DE23 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	-	US27 (14 weeks) US	First published: March 1984 Sales: + 50,000
1996	Nena - Definitive Collection	DE64 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: 1996
1998	Only dreamed - your greatest successes	DE23 (33 weeks) DE	AT16 (13 weeks) AT	CH72 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: May 11, 1998
2003	All the best - The Singles 1982-2002	DE65 (2 weeks) DE	AT19 (12 weeks) AT	CH49 (3 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: November 9, 2003
2008	Your heart for children together with Peter Maffay & Rolf Zuckowski	DE82 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: December 5, 2008
2010	Best of Nena	DE17 (12 weeks) DE	AT23 (13 weeks) AT	CH78 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: November 12, 2010
2017	NENA 40 - The new Best of Album	DE12 (5 weeks) DE	AT10 (4 weeks) AT	CH18 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: October 6, 2017

More compilations

• 1991: Nena the band
• 2000: Simply the Best
• 2000: lighthouse
• 2003: Star Boulevard
• 2004: Once is never
• 2004: Maxis and Mixes
• 2006: Everything ...
• 2006: Color Collection
• 2008: 2 in 1
• 2008: Nena / Nena live
• 2011: ballads
• 2011: The Collection
• 2012: All Time Best - Reclam Music Edition 19
• 2013: The Essential Nena
• 2013: 2 in 1 (Nena / Nena-Die Band)
• 2013: Music & Video Stars
• 2016: My Star

EPs

• 1984: Amiga Quartet (release only in the GDR)

Children's albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1990	Come dear May…	DE45 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 23, 1990
1995	Our apple house	DE69 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 18, 1995
1997	Nena's Christmas trip	DE28 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 7, 1997
2014	The 1 × 1 album with the hits from Nena together with Lisa, Leni & Malin	DE78 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: August 15, 2014
	Number one albums	DE2DE	AT4thAT	CH2CH	UK-UK	US-US
	Top 10 albums	DE9DE	AT8thAT	CH4thCH	UK-UK	US-US
	Albums in the charts	DE30thDE	AT16AT	CH13CH	UK1UK	US1US

More children's albums

• 1995: Nena sings the most beautiful children's songs
• 1999: Nena does ... Rabatz
• 2002: a thousand stars
• 2002: Madou and the light of fantasy
• 2008: sky, sun, wind and rain

Soundtracks

• 1996: Nena and the Bamboo Bear Gang
• 2003: Sams in Danger - The song album (Nena and guests)

Singles

Chart placements as lead musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1982	Just dreamed / Just a Dream (English version) Nena	DE2 gold (32 weeks)DE	AT9 (4½ months) AT	CH5 (5 weeks) CH	UK70 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1982 Sales: + 250,000
1983	99 Luftballons / 99 Red Balloons (English version) Nena	DE1 gold (23 weeks)DE	AT1 (3½ months) AT	CH1 (11 weeks) CH	UK1 gold (12 weeks)UK	US2 gold (23 weeks)US	First published: January 1983 Sales: + 2,595,000
	Nena lighthouse	DE2 (17 weeks) DE	AT3 (2½ months) AT	-	-	-	First published: April 25, 1983
	? (Question mark) / Interrogacion (Spanish version) ?	DE3 (21 weeks) DE	AT4 (3½ months) AT	CH1 (14 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: December 5, 1983
1984	Save me ?	DE11 (13 weeks) DE	AT17 (1 month) AT	CH14 (6 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: March 5, 1984
	Let me be your pirate ?	DE53 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: June 11, 1984
	Somehow, somewhere, someday fire and flame	DE3 (20 weeks) DE	AT7 (3 months) AT	CH2 (12 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: September 10, 1984
1985	Fire and Flame Fire and Flame	DE8 (11 weeks) DE	AT18 (2½ months) AT	CH14 (7 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: May 13, 1985
	House of the three suns fire and flame	DE43 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: July 29, 1985
1986	Moon song icebreaker	DE37 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 24, 1986
1989	Miracles happened, miracles happened	DE19 (27 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 6, 1989
1990	Miracles have happened everywhere	DE54 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: March 26, 1990
1992	Sometimes a day is a lifetime Bongo Girl	DE48 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 14, 1992
1997	Quite easy, yeah	DE75 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: March 10, 1997
1998	What did you do in my dream If everything is right, then something is wrong	DE91 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: March 2, 1998
1999	I hug the whole world Tobias Totz and his lion OST	DE98 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: October 11, 1999
2001	Carpe diem Chokmah	DE66 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First release: October 15, 2001 feat. Söhne Mannheims
2002	99 Luftballons (New Version) 20 Years - Nena feat. Nena	DE28 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH88 (5 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: October 7, 2002
2003	Leuchtturm (New Version) 20 Years - Nena feat. Nena	DE7 (17 weeks) DE	AT21 (15 weeks) AT	CH79 (4 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: December 16, 2002
	Wunder gescheh'n (New Version) 20 Years - Nena feat. Nena	DE9 (9 weeks) DE	AT26 (15 weeks) AT	CH88 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First publication: February 24, 2003 with Ben , Udo Lindenberg , Sasha , Helge Schneider , Jasmin Tabatabai & Witt
	Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime 20 Years - Nena feat. Nena (2003 Edition)	DE3 (15 weeks) DE	AT1 (19 weeks) AT	CH9 (21 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: May 19, 2003 Sales: + 150,000 with Kim Wilde
	Just Dreamed (New Version) 20 Years - Nena feat. Nena	DE79 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: August 18, 2003
2005	Love is you wanna go with me	DE1 gold (20 weeks)DE	AT2 (27 weeks) AT	CH8 (20 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: February 28, 2005 Sales: + 150,000
	Would you like to go with me? Would you like to go with me	DE6 (16 weeks) DE	AT11 (19 weeks) AT	CH34 (10 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: June 13, 2005
	Let me wanna go with me	DE44 (6 weeks) DE	AT17 (3 weeks) AT	CH70 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: October 7, 2005
2006	Caravan of Love Tribute to Bravo	DE29 (8 weeks) DE	AT35 (7 weeks) AT	-	-	-	First published: September 22, 2006 with Duncan Townsend
2007	I can't help that idiot OST	DE10 (14 weeks) DE	AT41 (9 weeks) AT	CH92 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: April 13, 2007 with Oliver Pocher & Stephan Remmler
	Open your eyes to Cover Me	DE19 (9 weeks) DE	AT34 (8 weeks) AT	CH57 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: August 10, 2007
	I will love you Cover Me	DE34 (7 weeks) DE	AT60 (3 weeks) AT	-	-	-	First published: September 21, 2007
2009	We are true Made in Germany	DE17 (10 weeks) DE	AT50 (2 weeks) AT	CH50 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: September 18, 2009
2010	You are so good for me Made in Germany	DE39 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: February 19, 2010
	Made in Germany in my life	DE4 (20 weeks) DE	AT11 (19 weeks) AT	CH18 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: March 26, 2010
	Secret / My friend Made in Germany	DE82 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: September 3, 2010
	House of the three suns Best of Nena	DE39 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 5th, 2010 with Peter Heppner
2012	That's not all. You're good	DE40 (3 weeks) DE	AT68 (1 week) AT	-	-	-	First published: October 26, 2012
2016	Right now Oldschool	DE27 (2 weeks) DE	AT51 (1 week) AT	CH50 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: April 8, 2016
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2015	Magic old school	DE91 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	Chart entry: March 27, 2015

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1985	Nackt im Wind single track	DE3 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: January 21, 1985 with Band für Afrika
2002	Oldschool Baby Right On	DE21 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: August 19, 2002 with WestBam
	Dear God single track	DE6 (15 weeks) DE	AT16 (14 weeks) AT	CH48 (8 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: September 2nd, 2002 Marlon + Friends
2004	Bang Bang Tokblock 01	DE51 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: May 10, 2004 with Tok Tok
	Too bad The Sound of Sam Ragga	DE37 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First release: August 18th, 2004 with Sam Ragga Band
2008	Your heart for children A heart for children	DE69 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First publication: November 21, 2008 with Peter Maffay and Rolf Zuckowski
2011	Strobo pop party chaos	DE14 (24 weeks) DE	AT10 (21 weeks) AT	CH36 (7 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: March 18, 2011 with the Atzen Frauenarzt and Manny Marc
	Heroes / Helden The Voice of Germany : The highlights	DE28 (10 weeks) DE	AT50 (3 weeks) AT	-	-	-	First published: November 24th, 2011 with Xavier Naidoo , Rea Garvey & The BossHoss
	LOVE Liberty of Action	DE76 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First release: December 9th, 2011 with The BossHoss feat. Rubbeldiekatz
The following songs did not appear as single, but were made available for download and streaming through the album and were thus able to achieve a placement:
2016	House at the More Famous Last Words	DE62 (2 weeks) DE	AT67 (1 week) AT	CH53 (1 week) CH	-	-	Chart entry: May 6, 2016 with Samy Deluxe
	Number one singles	DE2DE	AT2AT	CH2CH	UK1UK	US-US
	Top 10 singles	DE15thDE	AT8thAT	CH6thCH	UK1UK	US1US
	Singles in the charts	DE47DE	AT25thAT	CH21stCH	UK2UK	US1US

more publishments 1979: Ecstasy (as The Stripes ) 1980: Strangers (as The Stripes ) 1980: Tell Me Your Name (as The Stripes ) 1981: Don't You Think I'm Lady (as The Stripes ) 1984: cinema 1986: You don't know love 1987: Angel of the Night 1990: In the intoxication of love 1992: Conversation 1993: without end 1993: Far too much luck 1993: an inch of love 1994: get me back 1994: I hold you tight 1995: White Ship (live) 1997: Yeah not 1997: Anything you want 1997: You and me 1998: Then I noticed 1998: that's normal 2007: my way is my way 2009: 99 balloons (2009) 2013: It couldn't be better 2015: Songs from the past 2015: Young professionals 2016: Don't Gimme that (Participation: Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert ; Original: The BossHoss ) 2016: Fantasy (Participation: Sing my Song - The Exchange Concert; Original: Samy Deluxe ) 2018: Still here 2020: light

Further guest contributions 1983: Alligator ( Cosa Rosa feat. Nena) 1992: Rainbow ( Ralf Bursy feat. Nena) 1993: An inch of love ( Kralle Krawinkel feat. Nena) 1994: You want to kiss me ( Die Ärzte feat. Nena) 1994: Lolita ( Uwe Ochsenknecht feat. Nena) 1998: Ninety Nine ( John Forte feat. Nena) 2002: Form of Truth ( Uwe Felski feat. Nena) 2002: Come to Hagen (live) ( Extrabreit feat. Nena) 2002: Sweet Deals ( Kosho feat. Nena) 2004: Original Rudies ( Sam Ragga Band & Nena) 2006: Horizont ( Udo Lindenberg & Nena) 2006: You Keep Me Hangin 'On ( Kim Wilde feat. Nena) 2008: Be with you ( Caroline & Nena) 2010: For you ( Stefan Waggershausen feat. Nena) 2011: Let Go Tonight ( Kevin Costner & Modern West feat. Nena) 2012: Hiding ( Louboy feat. Nena) 2013: The last one turns off the light ( Isabell Schmidt feat. Nena) 2015: I see something ( ASD feat. Nena) 2015: What I Did for Love ( The BossHoss feat. Nena) 2017: Only You ( Zara Larsson feat. Nena) 2019: Morning hour ( Schiller & Nena)

Video albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2018	Nothing missed - live	DE*DE	AT3 (1 week) AT	CH3 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First publication: November 9, 2018 * see live album

More video albums

• 2003: Nena feat. Nena live
• 2006: European tour '84
• 2011: Made in Germany - live

Box sets

• 2004: Ben
• 2010: Original album Classics
• 2012: All children love Nena - the children's song box
• 2012: The Triple Album Collection
• 2013: Nena 3-CD song box Vol.1

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Denmark 2018: for the single 99 Luftballons  France 1984: for the single 99 Luftballons 1984: for the album Nena  Canada 1984: for the album 99 Luftballons  Netherlands 1983: for the single 99 Luftballons 1990: for the album ? (Question mark)

Platinum record  Japan 1984: for the album Nena  Canada 1984: for the single 99 Red Ballons  Netherlands 1983: for the album Nena

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

Country / Region	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Denmark (IFPI)	gold1	-	45,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	6 × gold6th	6 × platinum6th	3,250,000	musikindustrie.de
France (SNEP)	2 × gold2	-	600,000	infodisc.fr
Japan (RIAJ)	-	platinum1	200,000	americanradiohistory.com
Canada (MC)	gold1	platinum1	150,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	2 × gold2	platinum1	250,000	nvpi.nl
Austria (IFPI)	gold1	2 × platinum2	95,000	ifpi.at
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold1	platinum1	60,000	hitparade.ch
United States (RIAA)	gold1	-	1,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold1	-	500,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	16 × gold16	12 × platinum12

swell

1. ↑ Sales by Nena

Web links

• Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US