German singer Herbert Grönemeyer has released 17 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.
Albums
Studio albums
German language studio albums + List of studio albums, with chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUT NLD SWI Grönemeyer Released: 1979 Label: Intercord Records Formats: CD, LP — — — — Zwo Released: 1980 Label: Intercord Records Formats: CD, LP — — — — Total Egal Released: 1982 Label: Intercord Records Formats: CD, LP — — — — Gemischte Gefühle Released: 1983 Label: Intercord Formats: CD, LP 43 — — — BVMI: Gold 4630 Bochum Released: 14 August 1984 Label: Electrola Records Formats: CD, LP 1 7 — 12 BVMI: 11× Gold IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum Sprünge Released: 30 April 1986 Label: EMI Records Formats: CD, LP 1 1 — 1 BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Ö Released: 30 March 1988 Label: Electrola Records Formats: CD, LP 1 1 — 1 BVMI: 7× Gold IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum Luxus Released: 17 September 1990 Label: Electrola Records Formats: CD, LP 1 1 — 6 BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold Chaos Released: 24 May 1993 Label: Electrola Records Formats: CD, LP 1 2 — 8 BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Bleibt alles anders Released: 17 April 1998 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP 1 1 — 3 BVMI: 3× Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum Mensch Released: 30 August 2002 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP, SACD 1 1 38 1 BVMI: 21× Gold IFPI AUT: 8× Platinum IFPI SWI: 5× Platinum12Released: 2 March 2007 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP11641BVMI: 4× Platinum IFPI AUT: 3× Platinum IFPI SWI: 3× PlatinumSchiffsverkehrReleased: 18 March 2011 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP11341BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: GoldDauernd jetztReleased: 21 November 2014 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download11651BVMI: 5× Gold IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: PlatinumTumultReleased: 9 November 2018 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download111222BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold Das ist los Released: 24 March 2023 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download 2 1 — 3 Von allem anders – Unplugged N°2 Released: 17 October 2025 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download 3 — — 6"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
English-language studio albums + List of studio albums, with chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions GER AUT NLD SWI CAN? What's All ThisReleased: 1988 Label: Capitol Records Formats: CD, LP————LuxusReleased: 1992 Label: EMI Records Formats: CD, LP————ChaosReleased: 1995 Label: Electrola Records Formats: CD, LP————I WalkReleased: 2012 Label: Grönland Records Formats: CD, LP, digital download1819—48"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Soundtrack albums 2010: The American 2014: A Most Wanted Man
Live albums Year Title Chart positions Notes GER AUT SWI 1995 Grönemeyer live 3(46 weeks) 3(64 weeks) 4(19 weeks) Release: 30 October 1995Sales: + 815,000 1995 Unplugged Herbert 6(31 weeks) 8(22 weeks) 9(17 weeks) Release: 30 October 1995Sales: + 1,000,000 2000 Stand der Dinge — — — Release: 13 November 2000Sales: + 150,000 2003 Mensch live 1(20 weeks) * 34(7 weeks) Release: 7 November 2003Sales: + 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) 48(... weeks) Release: 25 November 2016
Remix albums Year Title Chart positions Notes GER AUT SWI 1994 Cosmic Chaos 16(16 weeks) — — Release: 20 October 1994 2003 Mensch Remixe * * * Release: 29 September 2003* see Mensch
Compilation albums Year Title Chart positions Notes GER AUT SWI 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 2008Sales: + 700,000
Box sets Year Title Chart positions Notes GER AT CH 1990 Die ersten Vier — — — Released: 1 September 1990 2016 Alles 15(... weeks) — — Released: 25 November 2016
Singles
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUT SWI "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 GER: Platinum SWI: Gold 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 GER: Platinum 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 – – "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)" – – – "Sekundenglück" 2018 36 – 100 Tumult "Doppelherz / Iki Gönlüm" – – – "Warum" – – – "Deine Hand" 2022 36 – 100 Das ist los "Urverlust" – – – "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Collaboration singles Year Title Chart positions Notes 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(14 weeks) Release: 26 May 2003(with Stephan Eicher and Gazzè) 2004 Everlasting — — — (with Cheb Mami and George Dalaras) 2007 Einfach seinFornika 11(27 weeks) 13(29 weeks) 22(15 weeks) Release: 25 May 2007(with Die Fantastischen Vier) 2012 Die Staubkornsammlung — — — (with Gang of Four) 2016 Jeder für jeden 27(... weeks) — — Release: 22 April 2016(with Felix Jaehn)
Other collaborations 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
Video albums + List of video albums, with chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUT NLD SWI Ö-Tour ′88 Released: 1988 Label: Electrola Records Formats: VHS, DVD — — — — Luxus – Live ′91 Released: 26 September 1991 Label: Electrola Records Formats: VHS, DVD — — — — Unplugged Herbert Released: 30 November 1995 Label: Electrola Records Formats: VHS, DVD — — — — Stand der Dinge Released: 13 November 2000 Label: Electrola Records Formats: VHS, DVD — — — — BVMI: 4× Platinum Mensch – Live Released: 10 November 2003 Label: Grönland Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 1 1 — 34 BVMI: 6× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum 12 live Released: 16 November 2007 Label: Grönland Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray — — — — Schiffsverkehr 2011 Tour Released: 18 November 2011 Label: Grönland Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray — — 23 5 Live at Montreux 2012 Released: 16 November 2012 Label: Eagle Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 30 1 27 5 I Walk – Live Released: 10 September 2013 Label: Grönland Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray — — — — Dauernd jetzt – Live Released: 30 October 2015 Label: Grönland Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray — — — — Tumult – Clubkonzert Berlin Released: 8 March 2019 Label: Vertigo Records Formats: DVD, Blu-ray — — — —"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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