The discography of German singer Herbert Grönemeyer counts 16 studio albums, five live albums, as well as two compilations, six video albums and 40 singles. According to Bundesverband Musikindustrie, Grönemeyer is the best-selling artist in Germany, with over 18 million records sold. IFPI Austria lists sales of more than one million records, while the singer sold more than 650,000 records in Switzerland, according to IFPI Switzerland.
Herbert Grönemeyer discography | |
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![]() Grönemeyer performing in 2007 | |
Studio albums | 16 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 6 |
Singles | 40 |
Albums
editStudio albums
editGerman language studio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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GER [1] |
AUT [2] |
NLD [3] |
SWI [4] | |||
Grönemeyer |
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Zwo |
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— | — | — | — | |
Total Egal |
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— | — | — | — | |
Gemischte Gefühle |
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43 | — | — | — |
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4630 Bochum |
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1 | 7 | — | 12 | |
Sprünge |
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Ö |
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1 | 1 | — | 1 | |
Luxus |
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1 | 1 | — | 6 | |
Chaos |
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1 | 2 | — | 8 | |
Bleibt alles anders |
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1 | 1 | — | 3 | |
Mensch |
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1 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
12 |
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1 | 1 | 64 | 1 | |
Schiffsverkehr |
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1 | 1 | 34 | 1 | |
Dauernd jetzt |
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1 | 1 | 65 | 1 | |
Tumult |
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1 | 1 | 122 | 2 | |
Das ist los |
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2 | 1 | — | 3 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
English-language studio albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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GER [1] |
AUT [2] |
NLD [3] |
SWI [4] | ||
? What's All This |
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— | — | — | — |
Luxus |
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— | — | — | — |
Chaos |
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— | — | — | — |
I Walk |
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18 | 19 | — | 48 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Soundtrack albums
edit- 2010: The American[14]
- 2014: A Most Wanted Man
Live albums
editYear | Title | Chart positions | Notes | ||
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GER[15] | AUT[16] | SWI[17] | |||
1995 | Grönemeyer live | 3 (46 weeks) |
3 (64 weeks) |
4 (19 weeks) |
Release: 30 October 1995 Sales: + 815,000 |
1995 | Unplugged Herbert | 6 (31 weeks) |
8 (22 weeks) |
9 (17 weeks) |
Release: 30 October 1995 Sales: + 1,000,000 |
2000 | Stand der Dinge | — | — | — | Release: 13 November 2000 Sales: + 150,000 |
2003 | Mensch live | 1 (20 weeks) |
* | 34 (7 weeks) |
Release: 7 November 2003 Sales: + 320.000 * see DVD |
2012 | Live at Montreux 2012 | 30 (2 weeks) |
* | * | Release: 16 November 2012 * see DVD |
2016 | Live in Bochum | 7 (... weeks) |
40 (... weeks)[18] |
48 (... weeks) |
Release: 25 November 2016 |
Remix albums
editYear | Title | Chart positions | Notes | ||
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GER[15] | AUT[16] | SWI[17] | |||
1994 | Cosmic Chaos | 16 (16 weeks) |
— | — | Release: 20 October 1994 |
2003 | Mensch Remixe | * | * | * | Release: 29 September 2003 * see Mensch |
Compilation albums
editYear | Title | Chart positions | Notes | ||
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GER[15] | AUT[16] | SWI[17] | |||
1992 | So gut (1979–1983) | — | — | — | Release: 1 March 1992 |
2008 | Was muss muss (Best of) | 1 (45 weeks) |
1 (26 weeks) |
8 (… weeks) |
Release: 21 November 2008 Sales: + 700,000 |
Box sets
editYear | Title | Chart positions | Notes | ||
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GER | AT[16] | CH[17] | |||
1990 | Die ersten Vier | — | — | — | Released: 1 September 1990 |
2016 | Alles | 15 (... weeks) |
— | — | Released: 25 November 2016 |
Singles
editSingles
editTitle | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||
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GER [1] |
AUT [2] |
SWI [4] | ||||||
"Pompeji" | 1979 | – | – | – | Grönemeyer | |||
"Anna" | 1982 | – | – | – | Total Egal | |||
"Currywurst" | – | – | – | |||||
"Kaufen" | 1983 | – | – | – | Gemischte Gefühle | |||
"Musik, nur wenn sie laut ist" | – | – | – | |||||
"Etwas warmes" | – | – | – | |||||
"Männer" | 1984 | 7 | – | 27 | 4630 Bochum | |||
"Alkohol" | 33 | – | – | |||||
"Flugzeuge im Bauch" | 1985 | 44 | – | – | ||||
"Kinder an die Macht" | 1986 | 33 | 10 | – | Sprünge | |||
"Tanzen" | – | — | — | |||||
"Nur noch so" | – | – | – | |||||
"Unterwegs" | 1987 | – | – | – | ||||
"Ich hab' dich lieb" | 1988 | – | – | – | Zwo | |||
"Was soll das?" | 3 | 15 | – | Ö | ||||
"Vollmond" | 21 | – | – | |||||
"Halt mich" | 33 | – | – | |||||
"Mit Gott" | – | – | – | |||||
"? What's All This" | – | – | – | ? What's All This | ||||
"Full Moon" | – | – | – | |||||
"Komet" | 1989 | 59 | – | – | Ö | |||
"Deine Liebe klebt" | 1990 | 8 | 23 | – | Luxus | |||
"Luxus" | 35 | – | – | |||||
"Marie" | 1991 | 53 | – | – | ||||
"Haarscharf" | 64 | – | – | |||||
"Video" | – | – | – | |||||
"Onur" | – | – | – | So gut (1979–1983) | ||||
"Hard Cash" | 1992 | – | – | – | Luxus (English) | |||
"Chaos" | 1993 | 20 | – | – | Chaos | |||
"Fisch im Netz" | 51 | – | – | |||||
"Land unter" | 52 | – | – | |||||
"Die Härte" | 1994 | 92 | – | – | ||||
"Morgenrot" | – | – | – | Chaos / Cosmic Chaos | ||||
"Halt mich" | 1995 | 71 | – | – | Unplugged Herbert / Grönemeyer Live | |||
"Ich hab dich lieb (Live)" | 1996 | – | 12 | – | Grönemeyer Live | |||
"Land unter (Live)" | – | – | – | |||||
"Bochum (Live)" | – | – | – | |||||
Ich will mehr (Unplugged) | – | – | – | Unplugged Herbert | ||||
"Bleibt alles anders" | 1998 | 25 | 16 | 36 | Bleibt alles anders | |||
"Letze Version" | 79 | – | – | |||||
"Fanatisch" | – | – | – | |||||
"Nach mir" | – | – | – | |||||
"Stand der Dinge" | – | – | – | |||||
"Ich dreh mich um dich" | 1999 | 79 | – | – | ||||
"Da Da Da" | 2000 | 54 | – | – | Pop 2000 | |||
"Lächeln" | – | – | – | Sprünge | ||||
"Flugzeuge im Bauch (Live)" | 42 | – | – | Stand der Dinge | ||||
"Mensch" | 2002 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Mensch | ||
"Der Weg" | 12 | 14 | 35 | |||||
"Demo (Letzter Tag)" | 2003 | 36 | 53 | – | ||||
"Zum Meer" | 81 | – | – | |||||
"Unbewohnt" | – | – | – | |||||
"Celebrate the Day / Zeit, dass sich was dreht" |
2006 | 1 | 2 | 17 |
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Voices from the FIFA World Cup | ||
"Lied 1 – Stück vom Himmel" | 2007 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |||
"Lied 3 – Du bist die" | 42 | 67 | 99 | |||||
"Lied 2 – Kopf hoch, tanzen" | 66 | – | – | |||||
"Lied 6 – Leb in meiner Welt" | 71 | – | – | |||||
"Glück" | 2008 | 4 | 3 | 26 | Was muss muss (Best of) | |||
"Komm zur Ruhr" | 2010 | 7 | – | – | non-album-single | |||
"Schiffsverkehr" | 2011 | 10 | 33 | 45 | Schiffsverkehr | |||
"Fernweh" | 93 | 65 | – | |||||
"Zu dir" | 76 | 72 | – | |||||
"Will I Ever Learn" | 2012 | – | – | – | I Walk | |||
"Morgen" | 2014 | 5 | 8 | 12 | Dauernd jetzt | |||
"Fang mich an" | 2015 | 41 | – | – | ||||
"Bochum 2015 (Die 5. Strophe)" | – | – | – | non-album-single | ||||
"Sekundenglück" | 2018 | 36 | – | 100 | Tumult | |||
"Doppelherz / Iki Gönlüm" | – | – | – | |||||
"Warum" | – | – | – | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Collaboration singles
editYear | Title | Chart positions | Notes | ||
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GER | AUT | SWI | |||
1979 | Don't Begin | — | — | — | (with Ocean Orchestra) |
1985 | Nackt im Wind | 3 (10 weeks) |
— | — | Release: 21 January 1985 (with Band für Afrika) |
1993 | Dance Chaos | — | — | — | (with Matiz / AC 16) |
1994 | Die Härte | — | — | — | (with Matiz / AC 16) |
2002 | Mensch | — | — | — | (with Spacemonkeyz) |
2003 | Taxi Europa | — | — | 53[19] (14 weeks) |
Release: 26 May 2003 (with Stephan Eicher and Gazzè) |
2004 | Everlasting | — | — | — | (with Cheb Mami and George Dalaras) |
2007 | Einfach sein Fornika |
11[20] (27 weeks) |
13[21] (29 weeks) |
22[22] (15 weeks) |
Release: 25 May 2007 (with Die Fantastischen Vier[23]) |
2012 | Die Staubkornsammlung | — | — | — | (with Gang of Four) |
2016 | Jeder für jeden | 27 (... weeks) |
— | — | Release: 22 April 2016 (with Felix Jaehn) |
Other collaborations
edit- 1985 "Nackt im Wind" (Single) by Band for Africa (with Nena, Udo Lindenberg, Peter Maffay, Rio Reiser, Wolfgang Niedecken and others)
- 1991 The Fall of the House of Usher as The Herbalist (album by Peter Hammill and Judge Smith)
- 1996 "Uebers Meer" (Album: Tribute to Rio Reiser)
- 2003 "Taxi Europa" (Album: Taxi Europa) by Stephan Eicher
- 2004 "Everlasting" (Album: Unity – Athens 2004) with Youssou N'Dour
- 2005 "Einmal nur in unserem Leben" (Album: Dreimal Zehn Jahre BAP) by BAP
- 2006 "Grauschleier" (Album: 26½) by Fehlfarben
- 2006 "Zeit, dass sich was dreht / Celebrate the day / Fetez cette journée" (Single) with Amadou and Marjam
- 2006 "Geld 2006 (Internet Warm-Up Version)" song released as a bonus track on rarities compilation "Mon Amour" by Klaus Dinger
- 2007 "Einfach sein" (Album: Fornika) by Die Fantastischen Vier
- 2008 "Will I Ever Learn" (Album: Was muss muss) with Antony Hegarty
- 2009 "Mes Emmerdes" (Album: Duos) with Charles Aznavour
- 2009 "Als es mir beschissen ging" (Album: Duos) with Charles Aznavour
- 2015 ″Staubkorn (The Dying Rays)″ (Album: What Happens Next) with Gang Of Four
Videos
editVideo albums
editTitle | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
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GER | AUT | NLD | SWI | |||
Ö-Tour ′88 | — | — | — | — | ||
Luxus – Live ′91 |
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Unplugged Herbert |
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— | — | — | — | |
Stand der Dinge |
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— | — | — | — |
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Mensch – Live | 1 [25] |
1 [26] |
— | 34 [27] |
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12 live |
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Schiffsverkehr 2011 Tour |
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— | — | 23 [28] |
5 [29] |
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Live at Montreux 2012 |
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30 [30] |
1 [31] |
27 [32] |
5 [33] |
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I Walk – Live |
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— | — | — | — | |
Dauernd jetzt – Live |
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Tumult – Clubkonzert Berlin |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
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