Ronny (pop singer) / discography

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Ronny  - discography
Ronny (1965)
Ronny (1965)
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 10
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 33
Arrow southwest blue.svgEPs 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgChristmas albums 1
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 50
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 2
Arrow southwest blue.svgBox sets 6th

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the late German singer , songwriter and music producer Ronny . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 4.1 million records so far, over 4.1 million of them in his home country alone. The most successful releases of Ronny as an interpreter are the two number one hits Oh My Darling Caroline and Little Annabell . In addition, he wrote with You shall not cry , Heidschi Bumbeidschi and Ich sing ' ein Lied für dich three number one hits for the former Dutch child star Heintje . A total of five author participations (music / text) by Ronny (under his real name Wolfgang Roloff or his pseudonym Wolf Hausmann) made it to the top of the chart in Germany , making him one of the most successful authors in chart history. The singles stayed at the top of the chart for a total of 33 weeks.

Band projects and pseudonyms

Band projects

  • The Blizzards - with Werner Last
  • Bob and Eddy - with Eddy Börner
  • The Colorados - with Rolf Simon
  • Geck & Gag - with Karl-Heinz Becker
  • The Palinos - with Rolf Simon
  • Rocky and the Montana Boys - with Rolf Simon and Jürgen Wagner
  • Sunland - with Klaus Jacob and Ralf Jenzen
  • The Telstars - with Werner Last
  • Truman Baker and His Orchestra - with Karl-Heinz Becker
  • Truman Bley's African Rhythm Machine with Peter Bancroft
  • The Valerie Trio - with Eddy Börner and Valerie Hück

Pseudonyms

  • Otto Bänkel
  • Roger Ford and His Orchestra
  • Maxim Boris and His Orchestra
  • The Melodia orchestra
  • Wolfgang Roloff - common name of Ronny

Albums

Studio albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, music label , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1964 Oh My Darling Caroline
Telefunken SLE 14 317 		DE20 (5 months)
DE 		- -
First published: 1964
1965 Across Lands and Seas
Telefunken SLE 14 385 		DE30 (6 months)
DE 		- -
First published: 1965
1967 Tall firs
Telefunken SLE 14 512 		DE12 (5 months)
DE 		- -
First published: 1967
1969 Over the wide prairie
Telefunken SLE 14 553 		- - -
First published: 1969
1970 In the most beautiful meadow area
Telefunken SLE 14 586 		- - -
First published: August 13, 1970
Little Sweetheart Belinda
Telefunken SLE 14 622 		- - -
First published: 1970
1973 The sun goes under the sun goes on
Telefunken SLE 14 682 		- - -
First published: 1973
1975 With the wind I have to move on
BASF 20 22493-7 		- - -
First published: 1975
1981 Voice of Home
K-tel TG 1333 		DE4 (14 weeks)
DE 		AT6 (1 month)
AT 		-
First publication: 1981
1984 Voice of the Sea
K-tel TG 1511 		DE12 (8 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: September 3, 1984

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Compilations

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, music label , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1967 The great successes of the
Telefunken SLE 14 460 		DE8 (7 months)
DE 		- -
First published: June 8, 1967
1969 The great successes 2
Telefunken SLE 14 528 		DE40 (1 month)
DE 		- -
First published: January 10, 1969
1979 Voice of the Prairie
K-tel TG 1215 		DE2
gold
gold

(13 weeks)DE 		AT2 (10 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: September 3, 1979
Sales: + 250,000
2012 Tall Firs - The Best
Telamo 4053800420004 		DE33
gold
gold

(33 weeks)DE 		AT50 (2 weeks)
AT 		-
First published: November 2nd, 2012
Sales: + 100,000
2013 Tall firs - rarities
Telamo 405380430219 		DE97 (1 week)
DE 		- -
First published: August 23, 2013
2014 Gold (2014)
Telamo 405380430081 		DE13 (39 weeks)
DE 		AT60 (1 week)
AT 		-
First published: July 18, 2014
2016 The best
Telamo 405380430745 		DE2 (64 weeks)
DE 		AT10 (2 weeks)
AT 		CH57 (1 week)
CH
First published: March 25, 2016
2018 Platinum
Telamo 405380431224 		DE22 (40 weeks)
DE 		AT33 (1 week)
AT 		CH30 (1 week)
CH
First published: July 27, 2018
2019 Voices of the Seas
Telamo 4053804314022 		DE64 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: September 20, 2019

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More compilations

year Title
music label 		Remarks
1967 Spotlight on Ronny
Telefunken PLP 6105 		First publication:
Published in the Netherlands in 1967 only
1969 Ronny
Marcato / Telefunken 79217 		First published: March 21, 1969
1970 Portrait in Music
Telefunken LC 0366 		First published: 1970
1977 His greatest successes
SR International 66 493 8 		First published: 1977
1979 Wolgalied - The great successes
Telefunken 6.28472 		First published: 1979
Little Annabell
Telefunken 28 364-8 		First published: 1979
1990 The large German Schlager archive
Sono Cord 36 288-9 		First published: 1990
with Phil & John
1993 The Ronny hit parade
Ariola Express 74321 13202 2 		First published: 1993
Sales: + 250,000; EN:goldgold
Little Annabell
Convoy 849 951-2 		First published: August 24, 1993
1995 Wanderlust
All Star Music 		First published: October 16, 1995
1996 Hohe Tannen: Ronny sings the most beautiful German folk songs
All Star Music 		First published: April 22, 1996
1997 Sierra Madre del Sur
Ariola Express 74321 47564 2 		First published: May 27, 1997
2000 Gold
Ariola Express 74321 80384 2 		First published: December 2000
2002 Ronny
Euro Trend 152,760 		First published: 2002
2007 From the blue mountains we come
Bear Family BCD 16540 		First published: January 6, 2007
as Bob and Eddy
2013 Adios My Darling
Telamo 405380430284 		First published: September 13, 2013
No beautiful country
Telamo 405380430285 		First published: September 13, 2013
2014 Stefan Mross presents: Legends of Folk Music
Telamo 405380430304 		First published: February 28, 2014
The most beautiful seaman's
songs Grüezi 26186 		First published: August 8, 2014
Request concert - a star goes to
Telamo 405380420136 		First published: September 19, 2014
No beautiful country - The most beautiful folk songs
SJ SJCE0051 		First published: October 31, 2014
Rarities
SJ SJCE0052 		First published: October 31, 2014
Rolling Home
SJ SJCE0048 		First published: November 14, 2014
2019 Schlager rarities - Peggy-Lu
Music Tales 2087747 		First published: July 12, 2019
as Bob and Eddy

EPs

year Title
music label 		Remarks
1959 Fern in Java
Polydor 20 464 		First release: 1959
split EP as Bob and Eddy with the Stefano Twins
1964 Oh My Darling Caroline
Telefunken 460 TV 650 		First published:
Published in France only in 1964

Christmas albums

year Title
music label 		Remarks
1968 Christmas at home /
Christmas with Ronny (1990 version) /
The lights are burning on the Christmas tree (2003 version)
Telefunken SLE 14 523 / Pilz 441560-2 / Ariola Express 82876 52801 2 		First publication: 1968
New edition: September 27, 2013 (with the additional title When the snow falls on the roses )

Singles

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, music label , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1954 Oh, if I had that feeling / Oh Walther, Walther, Walther
Columbia ext. 5325 		- - -
First published: 1954
as Das Valerie Trio
1959 Gina / Mulio-Mulita
Polydor 23 916 		- - -
First published: 1959
as Bob and Eddy
Louisiana / Kenny Jones
Polydor 24 054 		- - -
First published: 1959
as Bob and Eddy
1960 Peggy-Lu / The Black Bill (The Song of the Red Jenny)
Polydor 24 366 		- - -
First published: 1960
as Bob and Eddy
San Antonio Rose / From the blue mountains we come
Polydor 24 280 		- - -
First published: 1960
as Bob and Eddy
Original (B-side): She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain
1961 I'm just a gypsy / Janosch game ...
Adano 90017 		- - -
First published: 1961
as Wolfgang Roloff
Jim, Jonny and Jonas / Buh – Huh
Polydor 24 495 		- - -
First published: 1961
as Bob and Eddy
Blue Carousel / Nikolaschka
Polydor 24 693 		- - -
First published: 1961
as Geck & Gag
1962 Mr. Brown from Dixie Town / Ebony
Polydor 24 698 		- - -
First published: 1962
as Bob and Eddy
Heidelberg – Walz / The farewell
song Polydor 24 826 		- - -
First published: 1962
as Das Orchester Melodia
It was spring on the Blue River / Montana
Mandolino AK 506 		- - -
First published: 1962
as Rocky and the Montana Boys
1963 Mexico Rose / Old Cowboy
Philipps 345 573 PF 		- - -
First published: 1963
as The Colorados
Diamonds / Happy Cowboy
Philipps 345 573 PF 		DE34 (1 month)
DE 		- -
First published: February 8, 1963
as The Blizzards
Telstar / Madeleine
Polydor 24 939 		- - -
First published: 1963
as The Telstars
The plumber's little daughter / That comes from many ...
Elite Special 269 305 TF 		- - -
First published: 1963
as Otto Bänkel
Linden tree / Deep in the Bohemian Forest
Mandolino Record AK513 		- - -
First published: 1963
as Die Palinos
Hiawatha / Pony-Express
Philipps 345 634 PF 90 		- - -
First published: September 24, 1963
as The Blizzards
Oh My Darling Caroline / Lu La Lu
Telefunken U 55 54 		DE1
gold
gold

(6 months)DE 		- -
First published: December 1963
Sales: + 500,000
1964 Mountain-Music's Going Round / Wind In My Hair
Telefunken U 55 552 		- - -
First published: February 1964
No gold in the Blue River / Valeri, Valera
Telefunken U 55 550 		DE5 (3 months)
DE 		- -
First published: May 1964
Kleine Annabell / Kenn ein Land
Telefunken U 55 551 		DE1
gold
gold

(5 months)DE 		AT3 (3 months)
AT 		-
First published: October 1964
Sales: + 500,000
1965 Darling, Goodnight / And the rain that runs down
Telefunken U 55 553 		DE8 (4 months)
DE 		- -
First published: April 1965
Anja, Anja / Sweet Marylie
Telefunken 20 022 (1965) / Telefunken U 55 554 (1966) 		DE4 (3½ months)
DE 		- -
First published: October 1965
1966 A little tear / sweetheart, it was nice
Telefunken U 55 555 		DE12 (4½ months)
DE 		AT5 (3 months)
AT 		-
First published: March 1966
When you are lonely / Dunja, you
Telefunken U 55 556 		DE5 (5 months)
DE 		- -
First published: September 1966
Dreaming Island / Gringo
Ariola 19 108 		- - -
First published: 1966
as Truman Baker and His Orchestra
1967 Let the sun shine again / One more
Telefunken U 55 557 		DE5
gold
gold

(6½ months)DE 		- -
First published: February 1967
Sales: + 500,000
Adios My Darling / Rosen so rot
Telefunken U 55 558 		DE5 (4 months)
DE 		- -
First published: July 1967
Let the sun shine again / Kleine Annabell
Telefunken 55 569 		- - -
First published: 1967
as Maxim Boris and His Orchestra
1968 But then you came / I'm thinking of you
Telefunken U 55 559 		DE15 (3 months)
DE 		AT17 (1 month)
AT 		-
First published: January 1968
Tall fir trees / I stand in gloomy midnight
Telefunken U 55 560 		DE21 (2½ months)
DE 		- -
First published: May 1968
She was so wonderful / you don't have to cry for me
Telefunken U 55 563 		DE34 (½ month)
DE 		- -
First published: August 1968
Laura, oh Laura / Jesse James
Telefunken U 55 561 		DE24 (1½ month)
DE 		- -
First published: December 1968
1969 He was just a poor gypsy / When the day comes to an end
Telefunken U 55 562 		DE5 (2½ months)
DE 		- -
First published: March 1969
Well goodbye (it would have been so nice) / Oh, Shenandoah
Telefunken U 55 564 		- - -
First published: December 1969
1970 Sierra Madre del Sur / Oh Muchachos
Telefunken U 55565 		- - -
First published: August 1970
1971 Little Sweetheart Belinda / Sunshine on all roads
Telefunken U 55 566 		DE44 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: April 1971
Good Morning My Sweet Adalita / It's all over
Telefunken U 55 567 		DE33 (4 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: October 1971
1972 The sun goes down, the sun rises / Come back soon
Telefunken U 55 568 		- - -
First published: 1972
Cheerio / All that glitters is not gold
Telefunken U 55 569 		- - -
First published: 1972
1973 Wolgalied / When the day comes to an end
Telefunken U 55 570 		- - -
First published: 1973
1974 Once the most beautiful summer goes by / Adios My Love
BASF 06 12078-8 		- - -
First published: 1974
Original (A-side): Steve Goodman - City of New Orleans
I'm Gonna Knock On Your Door (Mono / Stereo)
Bryan B-1004 		- - -
First published:
Published June 1974 in the US only
1975 When the snow is on the roses /
years come and go by
BASF 06 12403-1 		- - -
First published: 1975
Mary, oh Mary / Just one more time home
BASF 06 12699-9 		- - -
First published: 1975
1976 Serenata / Song of the Shenandoah
Ariola 17 113 		- - -
First published: 1976
as Roger Ford and His Orchestra
Coconut Queen / Pah – Pah – Ti – Pah
Ariola 17 875 		- - -
First published: 1976
as Sunland
1977 Gedeogambo / African Slave
Ariola 11 741 		- - -
First published: 1977
as Truman Bley's African-Rhythm-Machine
1984 When the day comes to an end / Hohe Tannen
All Star LC 8937 		- - -
First published: 1984
1988 Edelweiss / I have to move on with the wind
Bellaphon 100-05-106 		- - -
First published: 1988

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Video albums

year Title
music label 		Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sources
(Year, title, music label , placements, weeks, awards, notes) 		Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH
2016 The best
Telamo 405380440081 		DE*DE AT1 (4 weeks)
AT 		CH4 (1 week)
CH
First published: March 25, 2016
* see compilation
2018 Platinum
Telamo 405380440147 		DE*DE - -
First published: July 27, 2018
* see compilation

Author participations and productions

Ronny writes most of his songs himself, as well as those in which he was involved as a band member or guest singer. The following table contains all chart successes in Germany, Austria and Switzerland that Ronny celebrated in his function as author (A) and music producer (P) . It provides information about the work, the artist as well as details about the publication and sales figures.

year Title
artist 		Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placementsTemplate: chart table / maintenance / without sourcesTemplate: chart table / maintenance / monthly data
(Year, title, artist , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes) 		Remarks [↑]: treated together with the previous entry;
[←]: placed in both charts
DE DE AT AT CH CH
1963 Happy Cowboy A
The Blizzards / Billy Vaughn & Orchestra 		DE34 (1 month)
DE 		- -
First published: February 8, 1963
Oh My Darling Caroline A, P
Ronny 		DE1
gold
gold

(6 months)DE 		- -
First published: December 1963
Sales: + 500,000
1964 No gold in the Blue River A, P
Ronny 		DE5 (3 months)
DE 		- -
First published: May 1964
Little Annabell A, P
Ronny 		DE1
gold
gold

(5 months)DE 		AT3 (3 months)
AT 		-
First published: October 1964
Sales: + 500,000
1965 Anja, Anja A, P
Ronny 		DE4 (3½ months)
DE 		- -
First published: October 1965
1966 A little tear A, P
Ronny 		DE12 (4½ months)
DE 		AT5 (3 months)
AT 		-
First published: March 1966
Dunja, you A, P
Ronny 		DE5 (5 months)
DE 		- -
First published: September 1966
1967 Ten Cossacks, no rifles (who knows what tomorrow will be) A, P
Sigi Hoppe 		DE36 (½ month)
DE 		- -
First published: January 1967
Let the sun shine again A, P
Ronny 		DE5
gold
gold

(6½ months)DE 		- -
First published: February 1967
Sales: + 500,000
Adios My Darling A, P
Ronny 		DE5 (4 months)
DE 		- -
First published: July 1967
Two little stars A
Heintje 		DE2 (12½ months)
DE 		AT15 (1 month)
AT 		-
First published: November 1967
1968 But then you came A, P
Ronny 		DE15 (3 months)
DE 		AT17 (1 month)
AT 		-
First published: January 1968
You shouldn't cry A
Heintje 		DE1 (9 months)
DE 		AT10 (4 months)
AT 		CH3 (11 weeks)
CH
First published: April 1968
Sales: + 1,090,000
Original: Arturo B. Adamini - La Golondrina
I'll build you a castle A
Heintje[DE: ↑] 		AT10 (4 months)
AT[CH: ↑]
First published: April 1968
Tall firs A, P
Ronny 		DE21 (2½ months)
DE 		- -
First published: May 1968
She was so wonderful A
Ronny 		DE34 (½ month)
DE 		- -
First published: August 1968
Heidschi Bumbeidschi A
Heintje 		DE1
gold
gold

(6½ months)DE 		AT5 (3 months)
AT 		CH5 (12 weeks)
CH
First published: September 1968
Sales: + 1,000,000
A little farewell tears from A
Heintje[DE: ↑] 		AT13 (1 month)
AT[CH: ↑]
First published: September 1968
Laura, oh Laura A, P
Ronny 		DE24 (1½ month)
DE 		- -
First published: December 1968
1969 I'll sing a song for you A
Heintje 		DE1 (3½ months)
DE 		AT9 (3 months)
AT 		CH4 (7 weeks)
CH
First published: March 1969
He was just a poor gypsy A, P
Ronny 		DE5 (2½ months)
DE 		- -
First published: March 1969
Divorce hurts so much A
Heintje 		DE4 (4½ months)
DE 		AT17 (3 months)
AT 		CH8 (3 weeks)
CH
First published: September 1969
1970 Your tears are also my A
Heintje 		DE14 (2 months)
DE 		AT12 (2 months)
AT 		-
First published: March 1970
The sun cannot always shine A
Heintje 		DE12 (4½ months)
DE 		- -
First published: September 1970
1971 Snowdrops in February, laburnum in May A
Heintje 		DE4 (20 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: February 1971
Little Sweetheart Belinda A, P
Ronny 		DE44 (2 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: April 1971
The fairy tales of times past A Heintje are beautiful
 DE23 (11 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: June 1971
Good Morning My Sweet Adalita A, P
Ronny 		DE33 (4 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: October 1971
All the beautiful things in the world A
Heintje 		DE25 (4 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: November 1971
1973 I think of you A
Heintje 		DE18 (6 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: October 1973
1982 I'll build you a castle A
new home 		DE33 (14 weeks)
DE 		- -
First published: April 1982

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Special publications

Guest Posts
year Title
album 		Remarks
2005 Sierra Madre del Sur
I say thank you 		First publication: 2005
Heintje Simons feat. Ronny

Promo publications

Promo singles
year Title
music label 		Remarks
1962 Bye, bye, Mary-Ann / It's not always how you think
Polydor 24 941 		First published: 1962
as Bob and Eddy

Box sets

year Title
music label 		Remarks
1997 His greatest successes
Ariola Express 74321 50046 2 		First published: September 8, 1997
2004 A life for music, episode 1
Ariola 74321 84075 2 		First published: 2004
A life for music, episode 2
Ariola 74321 88089 2 		First published: 2004
2016 The best - the great life's work
Telamo 405280420255 		First published: 2016
2018 Cult album classic
Telamo 405380420539 		First published: August 23, 2018
2019 Voices of the Seas
Telamo 4053804207584 		First published: April 26, 2019

statistics

Chart evaluation

The following list contains an overview of Ronny's chart successes in the album, single and music DVD charts. In Germany, there is a special feature that video albums are also placed in the album charts. In Austria and Switzerland separate chart lists are kept for video albums.

DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one albums DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH
Top 10 albums DE4thDE AT3AT CH-CH
Albums in the charts DE14thDE AT6thAT CH2CH
DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one singles DE2DE AT-AT CH-CH
Top 10 singles DE9DE AT2AT CH-CH
Singles in the charts DE17thDE AT3AT CH-CH
DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one video albums DE-DE AT1AT CH-CH
Top 10 video albums DE-DE AT1AT CH1CH
Video albums on the charts DE-DE AT1AT CH1CH

Success as an author (music / text)

DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one singles DE5DE AT-AT CH-CH
Top 10 singles DE14thDE AT6thAT CH4thCH
Singles in the charts DE29DE AT11AT CH4thCH

Success as a music producer

DE DE AT AT CH CH
Number one singles DE2DE AT-AT CH-CH
Top 10 singles DE9DE AT2AT CH-CH
Singles in the charts DE15thDE AT3AT CH-CH

Awards for music sales

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

Country / Region Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th 0! P- 4,100,000 musikindustrie.de individual records
Switzerland (IFPI) Switzerland (IFPI) 0! G- 0! P- 90,000 Individual evidence
All in all Gold record icon.svg 7 × gold7th -

Web links

Charts:

Discography:

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ 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. 446 .
  2. ^ 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 .
  3. ^ 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 .