Boney M. was an R&B, disco and reggae group created by West German record producer Frank Farian. They were very successful in the 1970s.
Discography
Studio albums
- Take The Heat Off Me (1976)
- Love for Sale (1977)
- Nightflight to Venus (1978)
- Oceans Of Fantasy (1979)
- Boonoonoonoos (1981)
- Christmas Album (1981)
- Ten Thousand Lightyears (1984)
- Eye Dance (1985)
Compilations
- The Magic Of Boney M. - 20 Golden Hits (1980)
- Children of Paradise - The Greatest Hits of Boney M. - Vol. 2 (1981)
- Kalimba de Luna - 16 Happy Songs (1984)
- Christmas With Boney M. (1984)
- The Best Of 10 Years - 32 Superhits (1986)
- Die 20 schönsten Weihnachtslieder der Welt (1986)
- The 20 Greatest Christmas Songs (1986)
- Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '88 (1988)
- Greatest Hits Of All Times - Remix '89 - Volume II (1989)
- The Collection (1991)
- Daddy Cool - Star Collection (1991)
- Gold - 20 Super Hits (1992)
- The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1992)
- The Greatest Hits (1993)
- More Gold - 20 Super Hits Vol. II (1993)
- Sunny (1995)
- Hit Collection (1996)
- Hit Collection (1996)
- Hit Collection (1996)
- Hit Collection (1996)
- Best In Spain (1996)
- The Best Of Boney M. (1997)
- Norske Hits (1998)
- The Most Beautiful Christmas Songs of the World (1998)
- Christmas Party (1998)
- Ultimate(1999)
- 20th Century Hits (1999)
- 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000)
- 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2000)
- The Complete Collection (2000)
- Their Most Beautiful Ballads (2000)
- The Collection (2001)
- 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2001)
- 25 Jaar Na Daddy Cool (2001)
- The Greatest Hits (2001)
- Christmas Party (2003)
- The Magic of Boney M. (2006)
- Hit Collection (2007)
- Christmas with Boney M. (2007)
Main Singles Discography
- "Baby Do You Wanna Bump" (1975)
- "Daddy Cool"/"No Woman No Cry" (1976)
- "Sunny" (1976)
- "Ma Baker"/"Still I'm Sad" (1977)
- "Belfast"/"Plantation Boy" (1977)
- "Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl in the Ring" (double A-side) (1978)
- "Rasputin"/"Painter Man" (1978)
- "Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord"/"Dancing In The Streets" (1978)
- "Painter Man" (1979)
- "Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday"/"Ribbons Of Blue" (1979)
- "El Lute"/"Gotta Go Home" (1979)
- "I'm Born Again"/"Bahama Mama" (1979)
- "I See A Boat On The River"/"My Friend Jack" (1980)
- "Children Of Paradise"/"Gadda-Da-Vida" (1980)
- "Felicidad (Margherita)"/"Strange" (1980)
- "Malaika / Consuela Biaz" (1981)
- "We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)"/"Boonoonoonoos" (1981)
- "Little Drummer Boy"/"Boney M. On 45" (1981)
- "The Carnival Is Over (Goodbye True Lover)" / "Going Back West" (1982)
- "Zion's Daughter" (1982)
- "Jambo - Hakuna Matata (No Problems)" (1983)
- "Somewhere In The World" (1984)
- "Kalimba De Luna" (1984)
- "Happy Song"
- "My Cherie Amor" (1985)
- "Young Free And Single"
- "Daddy Cool (Anniversary Remix)" (1986)
- "Bang Bang Lulu" (1986)
- "Rivers Of Babylon´88" (1988)
- "Megamix" (1988)
- "The Summer Megamix" (1989)
- "Malaika (Lambada Mix)" (1989)
- "Everybody Wants To Dance Like Josephine Baker" (1990) (withdrawn)
- "Stories" - Boney M. Feat. Liz Mitchell (1990)
- "Boney M. Megamix" (1992)
- "Christmas Megamix" (1992)
- "Brown Girl in the Ring (Remix '93)" (1993)
- "Ma Baker (Remix '93)" (1993)
- "Papa Chico" - Boney M. Feat. Liz Mitchell (1994)
- "Ma Baker '99" - Boney M. vs. Horny United/Sash! (1999)
- "Daddy Cool '99" - Boney M. 2000 featuring Mobi T. (1999)
- "Hooray! Hooray! (Caribbean Night Fever)" - Boney M. 2000 (1999)
- "Sunny (Remix)" - Boney M. 2000 (2000)
- "Daddy Cool 2001" (2001)
- "Sunny" (Mousse T. Remix) (2006)
- "Mary's Boy Child - Oh My Lord" (2007)
Video / DVD / VCD releases
- Gold - VHS (1993 Germany)
- Gold - VHS (1993 Europe)
- Gold - Video / 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)
Chart positions
Albums
Singles
Singles chart peaking in various countries. Includes U.S. Hot Dance Club Play chart entries.
Year
|
Title
|
Chart positions
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GER
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UK
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AUT
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SWE
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CH
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NL
|
US
|
US Hot Dance Club Play
|
IRE
|
1975
|
"Baby Do You Wanna Bump"
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
14
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1976
|
"Daddy Cool"
|
1
|
6
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
65
|
11
|
-
|
1977
|
"Sunny"
|
1
|
3
|
1
|
11
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
4
|
"Ma Baker" /
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
1
|
-
|
1
|
96
|
31
|
4
|
"Still I'm Sad"
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
17
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Belfast"
|
1
|
8
|
2
|
-
|
3
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
1
|
1978
|
"Rivers of Babylon"/"Brown Girl In The Ring"
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
30
|
-
|
1
|
"Rasputin"
|
1
|
2
|
1
|
-
|
2
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
"Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord"
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
3
|
85
|
-
|
1
|
1979
|
"Painter Man" (UK + Ireland only)
|
-
|
10
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
8
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
"Hooray Hooray It's A Holi-Holiday"
|
4
|
3
|
3
|
11
|
4
|
1
|
-
|
-
|
5
|
"El Lute" / "Gotta Go Home"
|
1
|
12
|
1
|
10
|
2
|
2
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
"I'm Born Again" / "Bahama Mama"
|
7
|
35
|
9
|
17
|
6
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
12
|
1980
|
"I See A Boat On The River" /
|
5
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
9
|
7
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"My Friend Jack"
|
-
|
57
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Children Of Paradise"
|
11
|
66
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
28
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1981
|
"Felicidad (Margherita)"
|
6
|
-
|
6
|
-
|
3
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Malaika" / "Consuela Biaz"
|
13
|
-
|
7
|
-
|
4
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"We Kill The World (Don't Kill The World)"
|
12
|
39
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
25
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Little Drummer Boy"
|
20
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1982
|
"The Carnival Is Over" / "Going Back West"
|
41
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1983
|
"Jambo - Hakuna Matata"
|
48
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1984
|
"Somewhere In The World"
|
49
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Kalimba de luna"
|
17
|
-
|
11
|
-
|
23
|
27
|
-
|
49
|
-
|
"Happy Song"
|
7
|
-
|
15
|
-
|
21
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1985
|
"My Cherie Amour"
|
55
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Young Free And Single"
|
48
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1986
|
"Bang Bang Lulu"
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1988
|
"Mary's Boy Child (Remix)" / "Megamix"
|
-
|
52
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1989
|
"Summer Megamix"
|
-
|
92
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1990
|
"Stories"
|
-
|
94
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
1992
|
"Boney M. Megamix"
|
26
|
7
|
11
|
-
|
-
|
13
|
-
|
-
|
3
|
1993
|
"Brown Girl In The Ring (remix)"
|
-
|
38
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
25
|
1999
|
"Ma Baker" versus Sash!
|
28
|
22
|
32
|
10
|
21
|
26
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Daddy Cool '99" Boney M. 2000 feat. Mobi T.
|
47
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
49
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
"Hooray! Hooray! Caribbean Night Fever" Boney M. 2000
|
79
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
80
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2000
|
"Sunny" Boney M. 2000
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
80
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2001
|
"Daddy Cool 2001"
|
-
|
47
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
2007
|
"Mary's Boy Child/Oh My Lord"
|
-
|
47
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|
-
|