| Boney M. discography | |
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 Boney M. in 1981 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
The discography of German disco group Boney M. includes 8 studio albums, 50 singles, and numerous compilation albums.
| Boney M. discography | |
|---|---|
| Boney M. in 1981 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
The discography of German disco group Boney M. includes 8 studio albums, 50 singles, and numerous compilation albums.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| 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 |
| 1 | 27 | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 22 | 1 | 13 | — | ||
| Nightflight to Venus |
| 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 134 | ||
| Oceans of Fantasy |
| 1 | 21 | 1 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | ||
| Boonoonoonoos |
| 15 | — | 14 | — | 35 | 21 | — | 31 | — | — | ||
| Christmas Album |
| 14 | 53 | — | 80 | 42 | 10 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Ten Thousand Lightyears |
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Eye Dance |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not available. | |||||||||||||
| 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 |
| 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 30 | — | 1 | |||
| The Best of 10 Years – 32 Superhits |
| 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | |||
| Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | |||
| The Greatest Hits of Boney M / The Village People |
| — | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Daddy Cool – Star Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Happy Christmas |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Gold – 20 Super Hits |
| 5 | 40 | 6 | — | 2 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 5 | — | |||
| The Greatest Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. II |
| — | — | 38 | — | 87 | 43 | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Best of Boney M. |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Norske Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | |||
| 20th Century Hits |
| 30 | — | — | — | — | 50 | — | 8 | 37 | — | |||
| 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool |
| — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Greatest Hits |
| — | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 |
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| The Magic of Boney M. |
| 7 | 28 | 10 | — | 94 | 2 | 2 | — | 39 | 45 | |||
| Feliz Navidad – A Wonderful Christmas |
| 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Best Of |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| The Essential Boney M. |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Diamonds |
| 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Worldmusic for Christmas |
| 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Gold |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | ||||||||||||||
| 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 | — | |||
| "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 | — |
| 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. | |||||||||||||
Frank Farian's right hand Hans-Jörg Mayer (aka Georg Reyam) sought out songs from all over the world, often public domain (non-copyrighted) folk tunes but as well works from other musicians/composers (usually not credited) and rewrote them for Boney M.
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