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The Austrian band Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung released sixteen studio albums , one live album , one extended play and forty-one singles since their foundation in 1978.
Studio albums
Singles
Year
Title
Translation of the Title
Chart positions
Album
AT
DE
CH
1979
"Ihr Kinderlein kommet "
"O Come, Little Children"
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—
—
no album
1981
"Alpen-Punk"
"Alpine Punk"
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—
—
Café Passé
"Oh, nur Du"
"Oh, Only You"
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—
—
1982
"Total verunsichert"
"Totally Insecure"
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—
—
Spitalo Fatalo
1983
"Der Alpen-Rap "
"The Alpine Rap"
6
36
13
"Afrika – Ist der Massa gut bei Kassa"
"Africa – If the Massa Is in the Money"
6
—
—
1984
"Die Braut und der Matrose"
"The Bride and the Sailor"
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—
—
À la Carte
"Go, Karli, Go!"
"Go, Karli, Go!"
6
—
—
"Schweine-Funk"
"Pig Funk"
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—
—
"Liebelei"
"Flirtation"
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—
—
1985
"Ba-Ba-Banküberfall"
"Ba-Ba-Bankrobbery"
4
7
—
Geld oder Leben!
"Märchenprinz"
"Prince Charming"
1
16
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1986
"Heiße Nächte in Palermo"
"Hot Nights in Palermo"
3
16
—
"Fata Morgana"
"Fata Morgana"
11
27
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1987
"Küss die Hand, schöne Frau"
"Kiss the Hand, Pretty Lady"
1
2
2
Liebe, Tod & Teufel
1988
"An der Copacabana"
"At the Copacabana"
2
11
8
"Burli"
"Boy"
24
41
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"Kann denn Schwachsinn Sünde sein...?"
"Can Imbecility Be a Sin...?"
10
25
24
Kann denn Schwachsinn Sünde sein...?
1989
"Es steht ein Haus in Ostberlin" 1
"There Is a House in East Berlin"
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—
—
Neppomuk's Rache
1990
"Ding Dong"
"Ding Dong"
1
7
4
"Samurai"
"Samurai"
2
10
17
"Einer geht um die Welt"
"One Goes for a Tour Around the World"
26
—
—
1991
"S'Muaterl"
"The Gammer"
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—
—
"Jambo"
"Jambo"
6
30
26
Watumba!
1992
"Hip Hop"
"Hip Hop"
27
77
—
"Insp. Tatü"
"Inspector Ding-a-Ling"
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—
—
1994
"300 PS (Auto...)"
"300 HP (Car...)"
5
—
—
Nie wieder Kunst
1995
"Einmal möchte ich ein Böser sein"
"I Want to Be a Bad Guy for Once"
17
—
—
"Flugzeug"
"Aeroplane"
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—
—
"Cinderella"
"Cinderella"
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—
—
1997
"Schau wie's schneit"
"Look How It's Snowing"
17
—
—
Im Himmel ist die Hölle los!
"Blöd"
"Stupid"
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—
—
"Bongo Boy"
"Bongo Boy"
32
—
—
1998
"Der Wein von Mykonos" 2
"The Wine from Mykonos"
8
—
—
Himbeerland
"Die Pille für den Mann" 2
"The Pill for Men"
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—
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1999
"Hasta la Vista"
"Hasta la Vista"
35
—
—
"3 weiße Tauben"
"3 White Doves"
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31
—
2000
"Ba-Ba-Ballamann"
"Ba-Ba-Ballamann" (refers to Ballermann 6 )
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—
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no album
2004
"God Bless America"
"God Bless America"
24
—
—
100 Jahre EAV - Ihr habt es so gewollt!!
2010
"Neue Helden (braucht das Land)"
"(The Country Is in Need Of) New Heroes"
38
—
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Neue Helden braucht das Land
Non-German singles
1983: Alp-Rapp (Swedish version of "Der Alpen-Rap")
1986: Ba-Ba-Bankrobbery (English version of "Ba-Ba-Banküberfall", peaked at #63 on the UK Singles Chart )
Compilation albums
Year
Title
Translation of the Title
Chart positions
Note
AT
DE
CH
1985
Das Beste aus guten und alten Tagen
The Best from Good and Old Days
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—
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out of print
1988
Kann denn Schwachsinn Sünde sein...?
Can Imbecility Be a Sin...?
2
13
15
including many rare songs
1989
Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung
First General Uncertainty
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—
—
released in East Germany only
1995
Live Kunst-Tour 95
Live Art Tour 95
12
—
—
live album
1996
The Grätest Hitz
The Greatest Hits
10
61
—
2000
Let's Hop – Das Allerbeste, aber feste
Let's Hop – The Very Best, Yet Solid
9
67
—
including new versions of old songs
2004
The Very Best of E.A.V.
The Very Best of E.A.V.
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—
—
2005
100 Jahre EAV... Ihr habt es so gewollt!!
100 Years of EAV... You Asked for It!!
4
40
78
including new versions of old songs
Platinum Kolläktschn
Platinum Collection
41
—
—
including many rare songs
2009
Best of Austropop
Best of Austropop
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—
—
The Essential
The Essential
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—
—
Extended plays
Year
Title
Translation of the Title
Chart positions
Note
AT
DE
CH
2008
"Mei herrlich"
"How Delightful"
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—
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only as a download
1 = released under the alias Ossi Ostborn (roughly translated: "Easterner Eastborn", but the name also sounds phonetically like Ozzy Osbourne ), the song refers to the reunification of East Germany and West Germany
2 = released under the alias The Himbeer Teddies ("The Raspberry Teddies"), the songs satirize the style of music Schlager
3 = released under the alias Klaus Eberhartinger & Die Gruftgranaten ("Klaus Eberhartinger & The Tomb Bombshells"), the album parodies several Austropop hit songs
References