Boney M. discography
| Boney M. discography | |
|---|---|
 Boney M. in 1981 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Singles | 55 |
The discography of German disco group Boney M. includes 8 studio albums, 55 singles, and numerous compilation albums.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
NLD [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] |
US [10] | ||||
| Take the Heat off Me | 2 | 26 | 6 | — | 5 | 2 | 34 | 1 | 40 | — | |||
| Love for Sale |
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1 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 13 | — | ||
| Nightflight to Venus |
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1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 134 | ||
| Oceans of Fantasy |
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1 | 21 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | ||
| Boonoonoonoos |
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15 | — | 14 | — | 35 | 21 | — | 31 | — | — | ||
| Christmas Album |
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14 | 53 | — | 80 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ten Thousand Lightyears |
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23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Eye Dance |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not available. | |||||||||||||
Charting and/or certified compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [16] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [7] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [17] |
UK [9] | |||||
| The Magic of Boney M. – 20 Golden Hits |
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2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 30 | — | 1 | |||
| The Best of 10 Years – 32 Superhits |
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3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |||
| Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | |||
| The Greatest Hits of Boney M / The Village People |
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— | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Daddy Cool – Star Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Happy Christmas |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Gold – 20 Super Hits |
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5 | 40 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | — | |||
| The Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II |
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— | — | 38 | — | 87 | 43 | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Best of Boney M. |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Norske Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |||
| 20th Century Hits |
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30 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 8 | 37 | — | |||
| 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool |
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— | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Greatest Hits |
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— | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 |
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| The Magic of Boney M. |
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7 | 28 | 10 | — | 94 | 2 | 2 | — | 39 | 45 | |||
| Feliz Navidad – A Wonderful Christmas |
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93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Best Of |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Essential Boney M. |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Diamonds |
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20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| World Music for Christmas |
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53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Gold |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
IRE [24] |
NLD [25] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [26] |
UK [9] |
US [27] | ||||
| "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | Take the Heat off Me | |
| "Daddy Cool" | 1976 | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 3 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 65 | ||
| "Sunny" | 1 | 36 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 3 | — |
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| "Ma Baker" | 1977 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 96 | Love for Sale | |
| "Still I'm Sad" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |||
| "Belfast" | 1 | 57 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | |||
| "Rivers of Babylon" / "Brown Girl in the Ring" |
1978 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 30 | Nightflight to Venus | |
| "Rasputin" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 4 | — | 2 | 2 | — | |||
| "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" | 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 85 | Christmas Album | ||
| "Dancing in the Streets" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Painter Man" (UK/Ireland and Netherlands only) |
— | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | 10 | — |
|
Nightflight to Venus | |
| "Voodoonight" (Japan only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" | 4 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 3 | — | Non-album track | ||
| "Gotta Go Home" / "El Lute" |
1 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 42 | 10 | 2 | 12 | — | Oceans of Fantasy | ||
| "I'm Born Again" / "Bahama Mama" | 7 | — | 9 | 12 | 7 | — | 17 | 6 | 35 | — | |||
| "I See a Boat on the River" / "My Friend Jack" | 1980 | 5 | 81 | 3 | — | 4 | — | — | 9 | 57 | — | The Magic of Boney M. – 20 Golden Hits | |
| "Children of Paradise" / "Gadda-Da-Vida" |
11 | — | 12 | — | 13 | — | — | — | 66 | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Felicidad (Margherita)" | 6 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | |||
| "Malaika" / "Consuela Biaz" | 1981 | 13 | — | 7 | — | 14 | — | — | 4 | — | — | Boonoonoonoos | |
| "We Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)" | 12 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | 3 | 39 | — | |||
| "Little Drummer Boy" | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Album | ||
| "6 Years of Boney M. Hits" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | |
| "The Carnival Is Over" / "Going Back West" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | |||
| "Zion's Daughter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Album | ||
| "Jambo – Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" | 1983 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Somewhere in the World" | 1984 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ten Thousand Lightyears | |
| "Kalimba de Luna" | 16 | — | 11 | — | 20 | — | — | 23 | — | — | Kalimba de Luna – 16 Happy Songs | ||
| "Happy Song" (with Bobby Farrell) | 7 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | |||
| "My Chérie Amour" | 1985 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eye Dance | |
| "Young, Free and Single" | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Daddy Cool '86" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Bang Bang Lulu" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Eye Dance | ||
| "Rivers of Babylon (Remix '88)" | 1988 | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88 | |
| "Megamix" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — |
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Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '89 – Volume II | |
| "The Summer Mega Mix" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | ||
| "Malaika (Lambada Remix)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Everybody Wants to Dance Like Josephine Baker" (short available, withdrawn) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album tracks | ||
| "Stories" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 94 | — | ||
| "Megamix" | 1992 | 26 | 70 | 11 | 3 | 12 | 49 | — | — | 7 | — | Gold - 20 Super Hits | |
| "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix)" | 1993 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 20 | — | — | 38 | — | ||
| "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II | ||
| "Papa Chico" (featuring Liz Mitchell) |
1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ma Baker (Somebody Scream)" (vs. Horny United/Sash!) |
1999 | 28 | — | 19 | 11 | 34 | 9 | 10 | 21 | 22 | — | 20th Century Hits | |
| "Daddy Cool '99" (featuring Mobi T.) |
47 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 19 | 49 | — | — | |||
| "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever) 2000" | 79 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | 80 | — | — | |||
| "Sunny (Remix) 2000" | 2000 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | 80 | — | — | ||
| "Daddy Cool 2001" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | Greatest Hits | |
| "Sunny (Mousse T. Remix)" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Magic of Boney M. | |
| "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" (featuring Daddy Cool Kids) |
2007 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas with Boney M. | |
| "Felicidad America (Obama-Obama)" (featuring Sherita O. & Yulee B.) |
2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album track | |
| "Rasputin" (Majestic x Boney M) |
2021 | 38 | 26 | 18 | 21 | 7 | — | 26 | 27 | 11 | — | Non-album track | |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Videography
- Boney M – VHS, Mirror Vision (1981)
- Gold – VHS/VCD (in Hong Kong) (1993)
- Gold DVD (2001, Europe)
- Greatest Hits (2001, UK)
- Special Edition (2002, South Korea)
- Special Edition EP (2003, UK)
- The Magic of Boney M. (2006)
- Fantastic Boney M. – On Stage and on the Road (2007)
- Legendary TV Performances (2010)
- Diamonds (2015)
See also
References
- 1 2 3 "Offizielle Deutsche Charts: Boney M". GfK Entertainment (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). Sydney: Australian Chart Book. p. 41. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com – Discography Boney M." Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 October 2015.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 until December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- 1 2 3 "Boney M. in der Österreicherischen Hitparade". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ↑ For Canadian peaks:
- For Nightflight to Venus: "RPM 50 albums: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 31, No. 6, May 05 1979" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- For Oceans of Fantasy: "RPM 50 albums: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 32, No. 20, February 09 1980" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 "Artiest: Boney M. (Albums)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- 1 2 "Boney M. in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Boney M. in New Zealand's Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Boney M. in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 "Official Charts Company: Boney M." Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Billboard 200 (Boney M)". Billboard Magazine. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Boney M.)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 September 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "British certifications – Boney M". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 June 2026. Type Boney M in the "Search:" field.
- 1 2 3 4 "Music Canada: Boneyb M". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "NVPI: Goud/Platina". NVPI. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
- 1 2 "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ↑ For Canadian peaks:
- For The Magic of Boney M: "RPM 50 albums: Top Albums/CDs – Volume 34, No. 8, January 31, 1981" (PDF). RPM. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Artist: Boney M. (Albums)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
- 1 2 "IFPI Austria – Gold & Platin" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Austria. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Boney M's Finnish Certifications". IFPI Finland. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Hitparade: Boney M". SwissCharts. International Federation of the Phonographic Industry — Switzerland. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 "InfoDisc: Les Certifications depuis 1973" [InfoDisc: Certifications from 1973] (in French). InfoDisc. Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ↑ "Trofeer: 1993–2011" (in Norwegian). ifpi.no. Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "Search for Irish singles by Boney M." Irishcharts.ie. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 8 July 2010.
- ↑ "Peak chart positions of Boney M. singles in the Netherlands". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ "Peak chart positions of Boney M. singles in Switzerland". Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 July 2010.
- ↑ "Boney M Chart History | Billboard". Billboard. Archived from the original on 28 January 2020. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "New Zealand single certifications – Boney M". Radioscope. Retrieved 23 March 2026. Type Boney M in the "Search:" field and press Enter.
- 1 2 "InfoDisc Les Certifications depuis 1973 (singles)". InfoDisc. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "ARIA Accreditations 2020". ARIA. January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
- ↑ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
External links
- The Magic Of Boney M – Unofficial website with discography, history, biography and more.
| Studio albums | |
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| Greatest hits album | |
| Compilations | |
| Christmas compilations | |
| Remix albums | |
| Related articles | |
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