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 AUS AUT CANFor Canadian peaks: For Nightflight to Venus: For Oceans of Fantasy: NLD NOR NZ SWE UK US Take the Heat off Me Released: June 1976 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette 2 26 6 — 5 2 34 1 40 — GER: Gold UK: Silver Love for Sale Released: May 1977 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette 1 27 1 — 2 2 22 1 13 — GER: Platinum UK: Gold Nightflight to Venus Released: June 1978 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette 1 7 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 134 GER: 2× Platinum CAN: 5× Platinum NLD: Gold UK: Platinum Oceans of Fantasy Released: September 1979 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette 1 21 1 44 3 1 5 5 1 — GER: Platinum NLD: Platinum UK: Platinum Boonoonoonoos Released: September 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette 15 — 14 — 35 21 — 31 — — Christmas AlbumReleased: December 1981 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette 14 53 — 80 42 10 — — — —AUS: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum Ten Thousand Lightyears Released: May 1984 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette, CD 23 — — — — — — — — — Eye Dance Released: October 1985 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not available.
Charting and/or certified compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUS AUT CANFor Canadian peaks: For The Magic of Boney M: NLD NZ NOR SWE SWI UK The Magic of Boney M. – 20 Golden HitsReleased: April 1980 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette 2 3 5 16 2 2 14 30 — 1GER: Gold AUT: Platinum CAN: Platinum FIN: Gold NLD: Platinum SWI: Platinum UK: Gold The Best of 10 Years – 32 SuperhitsReleased: January 1986 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette, CD 3 — — — — — — — — 35 Greatest Hits of All Times – Remix '88Released: October 1988 Label: Hansa Formats: LP, cassette, CD — — — — — — — 48 — —FRA: Platinum The Greatest Hits of Boney M / The Village People Released: October 1990(with The Village People) (Available in Australia only) Label: Concept Formats: CD, cassette, LP — 68 — — — — — — — —Daddy Cool – Star CollectionReleased: 1991 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — —GER: Platinum Happy ChristmasReleased: November 1991 Label: Ariola Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — —GER: Gold Gold – 20 Super HitsReleased: November 1992 Label: MCI Formats: CD, cassette 5 40 6 — 2 2 6 14 5 —GER: Gold AUS: Gold AUT: Platinum FRA: Gold NLD: Gold NOR: Platinum The Greatest Hits Released: March 1993(Available in UK only) Label: Telstar Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — 14 More Gold – 20 Super Hits Vol. IIReleased: October 1993 Label: MCI Formats: CD, cassette — — 38 — 87 43 — — — — The Best of Boney M. Released: 1997 Label: Camden Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — — — — — AUS: Platinum FIN: Gold UK: Gold Norske Hits Released: November 1998 (Available in Norway only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, cassette — — — — — — 17 — — —20th Century HitsReleased: November 1999 Label: MCI Formats: CD, cassette 30 — — — — 50 — 8 37 — 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool Released: September 2000(Available in the Netherlands only) Label: Ariola Formats: CD, cassette — — — — 27 — — — — — The Greatest HitsReleased: 2001 (Available in UK, Australia & New Zealand only) Label: BMG Formats: CD, cassette — 78 — — — — — — — 66UK: Gold The Magic of Boney M.Released: October 2006 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD, cassette 7 28 10 — 94 2 2 — 39 45 AUS: Gold CAN: Platinum FIN: GoldFeliz Navidad – A Wonderful ChristmasReleased: November 2010 Label: Farian (Sony Music) Formats: CD, cassette 93 — — — — — — — — — Best Of Released: 2011 Format: CD Label: Sony Music Germany — — — — — — — — — — The Essential Boney M.Released: 27 August 2012 Label: Sony Music Format: 2× CD — — — — — — — — — — UK: Gold DiamondsReleased: 2015 Label: MCI Format: CD 20 — — — — — — — — — World Music for Christmas Released: November 2017 Label: MCI Formats: CD 53 — — — — — — — — —GoldReleased: November 2019 (Available in UK only) Label: Crimson (Demon Music Group) Formats: CD — — — — — — — — — 41 "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: 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: Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 until December 2010: AUT IRE NLD NZ SWE SWI UK US "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" 1975 — — — — 12 — — — — — Take the Heat off Me "Daddy Cool" 1976 1 5 1 — 3 15 1 1 6 65 GER: Gold RMNZ: Platinum UK: Platinum "Sunny" 1 36 1 4 1 17 11 2 3 — RMNZ: Gold "Ma Baker" 1977 1 5 1 4 1 2 1 1 2 96 GER: Gold UK: GoldLove 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 GER: Platinum FRA: Gold NLD: Gold RMNZ: Platinum UK: PlatinumNightflight to Venus "Rasputin" 1 1 1 3 5 4 — 2 2 — AUS: Platinum NLD: Gold RMNZ: 3× Platinum UK: Platinum "Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord" 1 33 3 1 2 8 1 1 1 85 GER: Gold AUS: Gold NLD: Gold RMNZ: Platinum UK: PlatinumChristmas Album "Dancing in the Streets" 1979 — — — — — — — — — —Non-album track "Painter Man" (UK/Ireland and Netherlands only) — — — 5 — — — — 10 — UK: SilverNightflight to Venus "Voodoonight" (Japan only) — — — — — — — — — — "Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday" 4 7 3 5 1 7 11 4 3 — NLD: Gold UK: SilverNon-album track "Gotta Go Home" /"El Lute" 1 44 1 11 2 42 10 2 12 —GER: Gold NLD: Gold UK: SilverOceans 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 —FRA: GoldGreatest 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 —ARIA: Platinum GER: Gold UK: Platinum US: GoldNon-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 List of best-selling music artists
References
External links The Magic Of Boney M – Unofficial website with discography, history, biography and more.