Modern Talking discography
Modern Talking discography | |
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Studio albums | 12 |
Compilation albums | 18 |
Singles | 20 |
Video albums | 2 |
This is the discography of the German synthpop duo Modern Talking. The duo has released their material over two separate time periods: the first batch between 1984-1987, and then, after reuniting and making a successful comeback in 1998, between 1998-2003. Modern Talking's sound, however, was different after their reunion:[citation needed] they switched from their original 1980s mellow Europop sound to 1990s up-tempo Eurodance sound, which was in high demand in central Europe at the time.
Throughout their existence, Modern Talking have released 20 singles, 12 studio-albums, 17 international compilation-albums and two video albums.
Modern Talking's global sales, after the duo's second and final break-up in 2003, had reached 200 million singles and albums combined, making them the biggest-selling German music act in history.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions (in Europe) | Certifications | |||||||||||
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GER [1] |
AUT [2] |
FIN [3] |
FRA [4] |
HUN [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR [7] |
SPA [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] | |||||
The 1st Album | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 9 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 2 |
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Let's Talk About Love |
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2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | |||
Ready for Romance |
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1 | 1 | 3 | — | — | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 1 | |||
In the Middle of Nowhere |
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1 | 2 | 12 | — | — | 19 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 3 | |||
Romantic Warriors |
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3 | 6 | 7 | — | — | 35 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 8 |
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In the Garden of Venus |
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35 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 49 | — |
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Back for Good |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |||
Alone |
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1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 | — | 9 | 12 | 5 | 3 | |||
Year of the Dragon |
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3 | 5 | 22 | — | 3 | — | 26 | — | 18 | 4 | |||
America |
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2 | 7 | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 37 | 10 |
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Victory |
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1 | 7 | — | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
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Universe |
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2 | 10 | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 25 |
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"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. |
Compilation albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions (in Europe) | ||||
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GER [1] |
AUT [2] |
FIN [3] |
SPA [21] |
SWI [10] | ||
You're My Heart, You're My Soul[22] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
The Modern Talking Story[23] |
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— | — | 29 | — | — |
Best of Modern Talking[24] |
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16 | — | — | — | — |
Romantic Dreams[25] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Greatest Hits Mix[26] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
The Collection[27] |
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— | — | — | 93 | — |
You Can Win If You Want (Star Collection)[28] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
You Can Win If You Want[29] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Selected Singles '85-'98[30] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
We Still Have Dreams – The Greatest Love Ballads of Modern Talking[31] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
The Golden Years (3 CDs)[32] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
The Greatest Hits of Modern Talking[33] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
The Final Album[34] |
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3 | 39 | — | — | 53 |
Les Indispensables[35] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
The Hits [36] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Remix Album[37] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
All the Best: The Definitive Collection (box set)[38] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
25 Years of Disco-Pop[39] |
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16 | 10 | — | — | — |
The 80s Hit Box[40] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Peace on Earth (Winter in My Heart)[41][42] |
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— | — | — | — | — |
30 Years Of Modern Talking (Das Neue Best Of Album)[43][44] |
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12 | 58 | — | — | 49 |
Maxi and Singles Collection (Dieter Bohlen Edition)[45] |
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— | — | — | 58 | — |
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released. |
Singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions (in Europe) | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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GER [1] |
AUT [2] |
BEL (Fl) [46] |
FRA [4] |
NLD [47] |
NOR [7] |
SPA [48] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
UK [49] | |||||
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul" | 1984 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 56 | The 1st Album | ||
"You Can Win If You Want" | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 6 | — | 2 | — | 2 | 70 | |||
"Cheri, Cheri Lady" | 1 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | Let's Talk About Love | |||
"Brother Louie" | 1986 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | Ready for Romance | ||
"Atlantis Is Calling (S.O.S. for Love)" | 1 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 55 | ||||
"Geronimo's Cadillac" | 3 | 3 | 4 | 43 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 6 | — | In the Middle of Nowhere | |||
"Give Me Peace on Earth" | 29 | 28 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 111 | ||||
"Lonely Tears in Chinatown" (released in Spain only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||||
"Jet Airliner" | 1987 | 7 | 10 | 13 | — | 36 | — | 3 | 12 | 12 | — | Romantic Warriors | ||
"Don't Worry" (released in Spain only) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | ||||
"In 100 Years..." | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | In the Garden of Venus | |||
"You're My Heart, You're My Soul '98" | 1998 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | 4 | — | Back for Good | ||
"Brother Louie '98" | 16 | 17 | —[A] | 2 | — | — | 2 | 9 | 21 | — | ||||
"Space Mix '98 / We Take the Chance" | — | — | —[B] | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"You Are Not Alone" | 1999 | 7 | 5 | — | 13 | — | 4 | 5 | 15 | 12 | — |
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Alone | |
"Sexy, Sexy Lover" | 15 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 25 | 35 | — | ||||
"China in Her Eyes" | 2000 | 8 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 26 | 20 | — | Year of the Dragon | ||
"Don't Take Away My Heart" | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Win the Race" | 2001 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | 31 | — | America | ||
"Last Exit to Brooklyn" | 37 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | ||||
"Ready for the Victory" | 2002 | 7 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 62 | — | Victory | ||
"Juliet" | 25 | 42 | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | ||||
"TV Makes the Superstar" | 2003 | 2 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | Universe | ||
"—" denotes items that did not chart. |
Notes
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