German folk group with reggae and electronic music influences Milky Chance have released four studio albums, eighteen singles, and two extended plays.
Sadnecessary, Milky Chance's debut studio album, was released on 1 October 2013 in Germany, with singles such as "Down by the River". The album peaked at number 14 in Germany, and it charted at No. 17 on the Billboard 200 chart. In an interview with Edmonton's Sonic 102.9, the band said that it took them three years to write the song "Stolen Dance", the song was first released on their own label Lichtdicht Records on 5 April 2013 as a single and reached number one in Austria, France, Belgium (Wallonia), Switzerland, Poland, Czech Republic and Hungary. "Down by the River" was re-released as a single on 28 March 2014 in Germany through Lichtdicht Records. The song has charted in France, Germany, Switzerland and United Kingdom, and also appears in FIFA 15.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications GER AUSPeak positions in Australia: For all except noted: For "Flashed Junk Mind": For Mind the Moon: AUT BEL FRA NLD SWE SWI UK US Sadnecessary Released: 31 May 2013 Label: Lichtdicht Format: Digital download, CD 14 8 23 15 5 51 25 14 36 17 BVMI: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI AUT: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold Blossom Released: 17 March 2017 Label: Muggelig Records Format: Digital download, CD 5 8 12 67 77 40 — 8 — 64 Mind the Moon Released: 15 November 2019 Label: Muggelig Records Format: Digital download, CD, streaming 23 63 48 — — — — 31 — — Living in a Haze Released: 9 June 2023 Label: Muggelig Records Format: Digital download, CD, streaming 16 — 22 — 195 — — 13 — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Acoustic albums Title Details Sadnecessary (Acoustic Version) Released: 20 April 2022 Label: Stoned in Paradise Format: Digital download, streaming
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions SWI Trip Tape Released: 3 November 2021 Label: Muggelig Format: Digital download, streaming Covers, demos and remixes — Trip Tape II Released: 6 October 2022 Label: Muggelig Format: Digital download, streaming Covers, demos and remixes 64 Trip Tape III Released: 10 September 2025 Label: Muggelig Format: Digital download, streaming Covers, live tracks, new songs —
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions US USHeat Stolen Dance EP Released: 9 May 2013 Label: Lichtdicht Format: Digital download 181 5 Stay Home Sessions Released: 17 April 2020 Label: Muggelig Format: Digital download, streaming — —
Singles +List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications shown Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album GER AUS AUT BEL CAN FRA NZ SWI UK US "Stolen Dance" 2013 2 2 1 1 7 1 3 1 24 39 BVMI: Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: Platinum BRMA: Gold IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum MC: Diamond RIAA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: 7× Platinum SNEP: Platinum Sadnecessary "Down by the River" 2014 39 — — — — 64 — 55 79 — BPI: Silver MC: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Flashed Junk Mind" 73 51 — — — — — — — — BPI: Silver IFPI AUT: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum "Cocoon" 2016 34 10 40 — — — — 86 — — BVMI: Gold ARIA: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Blossom "Doing Good" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — "Blossom" — — — — — — — — — — "Ego" — — — — — — — — — — "Bad Things" — — — — — — — — — — "Daydreaming" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — Mind the Moon "The Game" — — — — — — — — — — "Fado" — — — — — — — — — — "Rush" — — — — — — — — — — "Don't Let Me Down" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "Colorado" 2021 28 — 18 — — — — 83 — — BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum MC: Gold Trip Tape "Unknown Song"2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Synchronize" — — — — — — — — — — IFPI AUT: Gold Trip Tape II "Troubled Man" — — — — — — — — — — "Living in a Haze" 2023 42 — 16 — 58 — — 67 — — IFPI AUT: Gold MC: GoldLiving in a Haze "Golden" — — — — — — — — — — "Purple Tiger" — — — — — — — — — — "History of Yesterday" — — — — — — — — — — "Reckless Child" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Naked and Alive" — — — — — — — — — — "Camouflage" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album CAN FRA USRock "Stunner" 2013 70 — 31 Sadnecessary "Sadnecessary" 55 — 26 "Fairytale" — 96 —
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