Pure / discography

Pur  - discography
Pure (2009)
Publications
Studio albums	16
Live albums	5
Compilations	1
Singles	52
Video albums	12
Music videos	20th
Box sets	2

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the German Pop - band Pur (publications until 1985 under the name Opus ). According to the sources, they have sold more than 9.8 million phonograms in their career, of which they have sold over 9.6 million phonograms to date in Germany alone, making them one of the performers with the highest number of phonograms sold in Germany . Pur's most successful release is the eighth studio album, Abenteuerland, with around 2.1 million units sold, of which over two million copies were sold in Germany alone, making it one of the best-selling music albums in Germany since 1975. Together with Tilting Dream (1.5 million copies), PUR Live and Mächtig viel Theater (both one million copies), a total of four recordings achieved the status of a million seller in Germany.

Albums

Studio albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1983	Opus Intercord / EMI	-	-	-	First published: 1983
1985	Beware of Fragile Intercord / EMI	-	-	-	First published: 1985
1987	PUR Intercord / EMI	-	-	-	First published: March 1, 1987
1988	Like in the movie Intercord / EMI	-	-	-	First published: June 1, 1988
1990	Infinitely more intercord / EMI	DE45 gold (8 weeks)DE	-	-	First published: March 1, 1990 Sales: + 250,000
1991	Nothing without a reason Intercord / EMI	DE13 gold (20 weeks)DE	-	-	First published: August 22, 1991 Sales: + 250,000
1993	A tightrope walker's dream Intercord / EMI	DE2 × 3 Triple platinum (128 weeks)DE	AT33 (1 week) AT	-	First published: August 1, 1993 Sales: + 1,500,000
1995	Adventure land Intercord / EMI	DE1 × 3 Triple platinum (72 weeks)DE	AT26th gold (14 weeks)AT	CH3 platinum (37 weeks)CH	First published: Aug 21, 1995 Sales: + 2,075,000
1998	A lot of theater Intercord / EMI	DE1 × 2 Double platinum (48 weeks)DE	AT22 (11 weeks) AT	CH3 × 2 Double platinum (17 weeks)CH	First published: Jan 19, 1998 Sales: + 1,100,000
2000	Right in the middle of it all, EMI Electrola	DE1 × 2 Double platinum (29 weeks)DE	AT26 (6 weeks) AT	CH3 gold (13 weeks)CH	First published: September 8, 2000 Sales: + 625,000
2003	What happened? Blast First / EMI Electrola	DE1 × 2 Double platinum (24 weeks)DE	AT25 (5 weeks) AT	CH5 (9 weeks) CH	First published: September 5, 2003 Sales: + 400,000
2006	It's like it's EMI / Universal Music	DE1 × 3 Triple gold (24 weeks)DE	AT46 (3 weeks) AT	CH16 (8 weeks) CH	First published: September 1, 2006 Sales: +300,000
2009	Wishes EMI / Universal Music	DE1 platinum (30 weeks)DE	AT27 (3 weeks) AT	CH13 (7 weeks) CH	First published: September 4th, 2009 Sales: + 200,000
2012	Schein & sein Universal Music	DE2 platinum (31 weeks)DE	AT44 (2 weeks) AT	CH28 (4 weeks) CH	First published: November 16, 2012 Sales: + 200,000
2015	Attention Universal Music	DE1 platinum (34 weeks)DE	AT19 (2 weeks) AT	CH9 (8 weeks) CH	First published: September 18, 2015 Sales: + 200,000
2018	Between the worlds of Universal Music	DE2 gold (34 weeks)DE	AT33 (1 week) AT	CH14 (6 weeks) CH	First published: September 14, 2018 Sales: + 100,000

Live albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1992	PUR Live Intercord / EMI	DE7th × 2 Double platinum (83 weeks)DE	-	-	First published: June 1, 1992 Sales: + 1,000,000
1996	Pur Live - The Second Intercord / EMI	DE1 platinum (31 weeks)DE	AT28 (7 weeks) AT	CH9 (8 weeks) CH	First published: August 19, 1996 Sales: + 500,000
2004	PUR Classic - Live at Schalke 2004 Blast First / EMI Electrola	DE2 platinum (16 weeks)DE	-	CH*CH	First published: October 1, 2004 Sales: + 200,000; * see video album
2010	PUR Live - The Third - Acoustic EMI / Universal Music	DE6 (19 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: December 10, 2010
2013	Schein & Sein - Live from Berlin Universal Music	DE*DE	-	CH**CH	First published: June 14, 2013 * see Schein & Sein / ** see video album

Compilations

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
2001	Hits PUR - 20 years of a band EMI Electrola	DE1 × 3 Triple gold (61 weeks)DE	AT5 (12 weeks) AT	CH3 (17 weeks) CH	First published: August 21, 2001 Sales: + 470,000

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1987	Once again I got drunk on you PUR	-	-	-	First published: March 1987
1988	Sparkling pearl eyes like in a movie	-	-	-	First published: April 1988
	Way too long gone too well Like in the movie	-	-	-	First published: October 1988
1989	Kowalski As in the film	-	-	-	First published: March 1989
	When she hears this tango like in the movie	-	-	-	First published: October 1989
1990	Brothers (imagine) (Live) Infinitely more	-	-	-	First published: January 1990
	Friends (Live) Infinitely more	-	-	-	First published: April 1990
	Princess Infinitely more	-	-	-	First published: September 1990
1991	Lena Nothing without a reason	DE50 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: June 1991 New edition: December 3rd, 2010 (live version)
	Nothing without a reason on a day like that	-	-	-	First published: November 1991
1992	Song for all the forgotten Nothing without a reason	-	-	-	First published: March 1992
	Kites are supposed to fly (Live) Nothing without a reason	-	-	-	First publication: 1992
	The man at the window Nothing without a reason	-	-	-	First published: 1992 Sales: 500 (limited); PUR for Reinhard Mey
1993	Listen well to tightrope walker's dream	DE27 (19 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: 1993
	Indian tightrope walker dream	DE48 (14 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: 1993
1994	New bridges A tightrope walker's dream	DE79 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: 1994
	She sees the sun tightrope walker's dream	DE66 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: 1994
	Into you (live) tightrope walker dream	-	-	-	First published: 1994
1995	I love you (no matter how that sounds) adventure land	DE10 (19 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: June 19, 1995
	Adventure Land Adventure Land	DE47 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: September 18, 1995
1996	A gray haired adventure land	DE86 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: February 12, 1996
	That you are sorry Adventure Land	DE80 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: June 17, 1996
	Weeping for happiness Nothing without a reason	DE61 (1 week) DE	-	-	First published: October 30, 1996 with the Munich Philharmonic
1997	When you're there, a lot of theater	DE6th gold (6 weeks)DE	-	CH39 (8 weeks) CH	First published: November 17, 1997 Sales: + 250,000
1998	The stupid, Much theater	DE85 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: February 16, 1998
	Queen Much theater	-	-	-	First published: May 18, 1998
	Finally I have a lot of theater	-	-	-	First published: October 12, 1998
1999	Party Mix single track	DE10 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: January 18, 1999
2000	Eagles should fly right in the middle	DE9 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH88 (1 week) CH	First published: January 3, 2000
	Heart quake right in the middle	DE4 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH41 (1 week) CH	First published: August 7, 2000
	Be right in the middle of it with you	DE99 (1 week) DE	-	-	First published: October 23, 2000
2001	Still there hits PUR - 20 years a band	DE24 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: July 30, 2001
2003	I think about you what happened?	DE1 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH63 (3 weeks) CH	First published: August 4, 2003
	What happened? What happened?	DE34 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: September 5, 2003
	Waltz for you what happened?	DE44 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: October 20, 2003
	Inside you (Live) What happened?	-	-	-	First published: December 15, 2003
2004	Hold on tight PUR Classic - Live at Schalke 2004	DE7 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: August 30, 2004
2006	SOS It is what it is	DE20 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: March 31, 2006
	Because you're with me, it's what it is	DE13 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: August 4, 2006
	Make an effort It is what it is	DE71 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: November 11, 2006
2007	It is what it is, it is what it is	-	-	-	First published: July 6, 2007
2008	Partyhitmix Vol. 2 single track	DE41 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: December 28, 2007
2009	Desires somewhere	DE26 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: August 21, 2009
	Goodbye wishes	-	-	-	First published: November 27, 2009
2010	Loved wishes	-	-	-	First published: March 26, 2010
2012	The best possible attempt Schein & sein	DE33 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: October 26, 2012
	The best possible attempt Schein & sein	-	-	-	First published: November 27, 2012
2015	Caution, attention	-	-	-	First published: May 18, 2015
	Who keeps the world respect	-	-	-	First published: September 16, 2015 feat. Xavier Naidoo
	Together respect	-	-	-	First published: November 20, 2015
2018	Dream to the end Between the worlds	-	-	-	First published: June 22, 2018
	Almost between the worlds	-	-	-	First published: August 17, 2018

Video albums and music videos

Video albums

year	Title music label	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes)			Remarks
		DE	AT	CH
1994	Tight dancer dream tour 1993/94 Intercord / EMI	DE* gold DE	AT*AT	-	First published: April 18, 1994 Sales: + 25,000; * see tightrope walker dream
1996	Live - The video for the Adventure Land Tour 1995/1996 Intercord / EMI	DE* gold DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	First published: August 1996 Sales: + 25,000; * see Adventure Land
	Adventure land: Live from the Düsseldorf Rheinstadion Intercord / EMI	DE*DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	First published: November 15, 1996 * see Adventure Land
1997	Chronicle of a band 1 + 2 Intercord / EMI	-	-	-	First published: November 17, 1997
1999	A lot of theater - the video for the Intercord / EMI tour	DE*DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	First publication: February 1, 1999 * see Mächtig viel Theater
2000	Right in the middle and a lot around it EMI Electrola	DE* gold DE	AT*AT	CH*CH	First published: December 1, 2000 Sales: + 25,000; * see in the middle
2001	Pur & Friends on Schalke Live EMI Electrola	DE- platinum DE	-	-	First published: December 25, 2001 Sales: + 50,000
2003	That happened! Blast First / EMI Electrola	DE* gold DE	-	CH*CH	First published: October 6, 2003 Sales: + 25,000; * see what happened?
2004	PUR Classic - Live at Schalke 2004 Blast First / EMI Electrola	DE* platinum DE	-	CH72 (2 weeks) CH	First published: October 1, 2004 Sales: + 50,000; * see live album
2006	It is what it is: The Live DVD EMI / Universal Music	DE* gold DE	-	CH*CH	First published: December 14, 2006 Sales: + 25,000; * see It is what it is
2007	Pur & Friends at Schalke 2007 EMI / Universal Music	DE18 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	First published: October 26, 2007
2013	Schein & Sein - Live from Berlin Universal Music	DE*DE	-	CH5 (1 week) CH	First published: June 14, 2013 * see Schein & Sein

Music videos

year	title	Director (s)
1995	I love you (no matter how that sounds)
	Adventure land
1996	A gray hair
	That you are sorry
1997	When you're there
1998	The stupid
1999	Eagles are supposed to fly	Jan Schultchen
2000	Heart quake	Oliver Sommer
2003	I am thinking of you
2006	SOS
	Fight
2009	Somewhere
	Goodbye
2012	The best attempt possible	Oliver Sommer
	Strong	Oliver Sommer
	Free
	I am your song
2015	Caution	Gabriel Borgetto
2018	Dream to the end	York from Sydow
	Almost	Gregor Erler

Special publications

Box sets

year	Title music label	Remarks
2012	Schein & Sein (Deluxe Edition) Universal Music	Initial release: November 16, 2012 Sales will be added to the studio album
2015	Attention (Limited Fan Box) Universal Music	Initial release: September 18, 2015 Sales will be added to the studio album

Video albums

year	Title music label	Remarks
2003	I think of you Blast First / EMI Electrola	First release: August 4th, 2003 single DVD; Sales are added to the single
2012	Schein & Sein (Deluxe Edition) Universal Music	First published: November 16, 2012 CD + DVD; Sales are added to the studio album
2015	Attention (Limited Fan Box) Universal Music	First release: September 18, 2015 CD + DVD; Sales are added to the studio album

Box sets

year	Title music label	Remarks
2002	Pure DVD box EMI Electrola	First published: November 25th, 2002 Content: Mighty theater, adventure land, tightrope walkers dream and a chronicle of a band .
2010	Pur Live Die Fanbox EMI, Universal Music	First published: December 10, 2010; Content: PUR live, PUR Live the second, PUR Klassisch - Live on Schalke 2004 (CD), PUR Live the third - acoustic and PUR live on Schalke 2010 + key band.

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following statistics reflect Pur's chart successes in the album, single and music DVD charts in all DA-CH countries. It must be taken into account that video albums in Germany are also placed in the album charts and not in separate music DVD charts. The music DVD chart was introduced in Switzerland in 2009, which is why the video album PUR Klassisch - Live auf Schalke 2004 also made it into the album charts there.

DE  AT  CH Number one albums DE9DE AT-AT CH-CH Top 10 albums DE15thDE AT1AT CH7thCH Albums in the charts DE18thDE AT12AT CH12CH

DE  AT  CH Number one singles DE1DE AT-AT CH-CH Top 10 singles DE7thDE AT-AT CH-CH Singles in the charts DE27DE AT-AT CH4thCH

DE  AT  CH Number one video albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH Top 10 video albums DE-DE AT-AT CH1CH Video albums on the charts DE-DE AT-AT CH1CH

Awards for music sales

Platinum record  Europe 1998: for the album Mächtig much theater 2 × platinum record  Europe 1997: for the album Abenteuerland

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)
Germany (BVMI)	11 × gold11	24 × platinum24	9,625,000	musikindustrie.de
Europe (IFPI)	-	3 × platinum3	(3,000,000)	ifpi.org ( Memento from January 1, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
Austria (IFPI)	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.at
Switzerland (IFPI)	2 × gold2	3 × platinum3	195,000	hitparade.ch
All in all	14 × gold14th	30 × platinum30th

Web links

Charts:

• Chart sources: DE AT CH

Discography:

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

swell

1. ↑ Pure - Eagles should fly - music video database. ( Memento of March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) popzoot.tv, accessed on May 9, 2019.
2. ↑ Director of Herzbeben
3. ↑ Director of The Best Possible Attempt
4. ↑ Director of Stark
5. ↑ Director of Achtung
6. ↑ Director of Dreaming to the End
7. ↑ Director of Almost