Alphaville discography

Alphaville discography
Alphaville in 2005
Studio albums8
Live albums1
Compilation albums6
Singles29
Video albums3
Remix albums1
Box sets3

The discography of German synth-pop group Alphaville.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		CAN
[3][4] 		FIN
[5] 		NL
[6] 		NOR
[7] 		SPA
[8] 		SWE
[9] 		SWI
[10] 		US
[11]
Forever Young
  • Released: 27 September 1984
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 3 16 60 5 12 1 15 1 4 180
Afternoons in Utopia
  • Released: 5 June 1986
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 13 — 82 21 51 8 — 7 12 174
The Breathtaking Blue
  • Released: 4 April 1989
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 23 — — 34 — — — — — —
Prostitute
  • Released: 26 August 1994
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, MC
 78 — — — — — — — — —
Salvation
  • Released: 1 September 1997
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, MC
 66 — — — — — — — — —
Catching Rays on Giant 9 64 — — — — — — 59 —
Strange Attractor
  • Released: 7 April 2017
  • Label: Polydor
  • Formats: CD, 2×LP, digital download
 39 — — — — — — — 94 —
Eternally Yours 2 33 — — — — — — 27 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details
Stark Naked and Absolutely Live
  • Released: 26 June 2000
  • Label: Navigator Music
  • Formats: CD

Remix albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[1]
Forever Pop
  • Released: 22 October 2001
  • Label: Warner
  • Formats: CD, MC
 59

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
GER
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		FIN
[5] 		SWE
[9]
Alphaville Amiga Compilation
  • Released: January 1988
  • Label: Amiga
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • East Germany-only release
 — — — —
Alphaville: The Singles Collection
  • Released: 18 October 1988
  • Label: Atlantic
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • North America-only release
 — — — —
First Harvest 1984–92
  • Released: 23 March 1992
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
 — — 2 13
History
  • Released: January 1993
  • Label: Self-released
  • Formats: CD
  • Fanclub-only release
 — — — —
Visions of Dreamscapes
  • Released: September 1999
  • Label: Aphex Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Brazil-only release
 — — — —
So80s presents Alphaville
  • Released: 31 October 2014
  • Label: Soundcolours
  • Formats: 2×CD, digital download
 26 — — —
Forever! Best of 40 Years
  • Released: 27 September 2024
  • Label: WM Germany
  • Formats: 3×CD, digital download, vinyl
 8 47 — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
Dreamscapes
  • Released: January 1999
  • Label: Navigator Music
  • Formats: 8×CD
  • Limited release
CrazyShow
  • Released: 29 January 2003
  • Label: Alphaville
  • Formats: 4×CD
  • Limited release
Live at the Whisky a Go Go
  • Released: January 2019
  • Label: LA Concert Group
  • Formats: 5×CD+2×DVD+2×Blu-ray

Video albums

Title Album details
The Breathtaking Blue Songlines
MoonOffice Compilation
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: MoonOffice
  • Formats: VHS
  • Fanclub-only release
Little America
  • Released: 28 September 2001
  • Label: Alphaville/Harper & Co./Savage Pictures
  • Formats: DVD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
GER
[1] 		AUT
[2] 		DEN
[16] 		FIN
[5] 		SA
[17] 		SPA
[8] 		SWE
[9] 		SWI
[18] 		UK
[19] 		US
[20]
"Big in Japan" 1984 1 4 — 18 5 2 1 1 8 66 Forever Young
"Sounds Like a Melody" 3 3 6 — 2 5 1 4 — —
"Forever Young" 4 42[a] 10 24 7 14 1 3 98 65[b]
"Jet Set" 1985 11 — 11 — — — 17 13 — —
"Dance with Me" 1986 11 25 3 9 4 27 5 9 — — Afternoons in Utopia
"Universal Daddy" 36 — 12 19 — — — 26 — —
"Jerusalem" 57 — — — — — — — — —
"Sensations" — — — — — — — — — —
"Red Rose" 1987 — — — — — — — — — —
"Romeos" 1989 45 — — — — — — — — — The Breathtaking Blue
"Summer Rain" — — — — — — — — — —
"Mysteries of Love" 1990 — — — — — — — — — —
"Big in Japan 1992 A.D." 1992 — — — 3 — — 15 — — — First Harvest 1984–92
"Fools" 1994 70 — — 10 — — — — — — Prostitute
"The Impossible Dream" — — — — — — — — — —
"Wishful Thinking" 1997 — — — — — — — — — — Salvation
"Flame" — — — — — — — — — —
"Soul Messiah" (US-only release) 1999 — — — — — — — — — —
"Dance with Me 2001" (Paul van Dyk remix) 2001 — — — — — — — — — — Forever Pop
"Forever Young 2001" (limited fan edition) — — — — — — — — — —
"Forever Young" (Bill Hamel remix; Australia-only release) 2006 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"I Die for You Today" 2010 15 64 — — — — — — — — Catching Rays on Giant
"Song for No One" 2011 50 — — — — — — — — —
"Heartbreak City" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Strange Attractor
"Love Will Find a Way" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single
"Summer in Berlin" (Schiller x Alphaville) 2021 — — — — — — — — — — Summer in Berlin (by Schiller)
"Big in Japan" (Symphonic Version) 2022 — — — — — — — — — — Eternally Yours
"Forever Young"
(with David Guetta and Ava Max) 		2024 55 — — — — — —[A] — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

  1. ^ "Forever Young" first charted in Austria in 2024.
  2. ^ "Forever Young" peaked on the Hot 100 at number 93 in 1985 and number 65 in 1988.
  1. ^ "Forever Young" did not enter the Swedish Singellista Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the Swedish Heatseeker Chart.[23]

References

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  2. ^ a b c "Austrian Charts > Alphaville". austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 October 2024.
  3. ^ "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 11 May 1985. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  4. ^ "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). www.bac-lac.gc.ca. 4 October 1986. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  5. ^ a b c "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 (The Finnish Chart Archive since 1961: ALB - ANA > Alphaville". Suomenlistalevyt (Sisältää hitin) / Timo Pennanen. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Dutch charts > Alphaville". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  7. ^ "Norwegian Charts > Alphaville". norwegiancharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  8. ^ a b Salaverri, Fernando (2015). Sólo éxitos 1959–2012 (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 978-84-8048-866-2.
  9. ^ a b c "Swedish Charts > Alphaville". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  11. ^ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 30. ISBN 0898201179.
  12. ^ a b c d "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Alphaville)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  13. ^ a b c Afternoons in Utopia music book (1986). "The Alphaville Story". Cosmic Meadows. Retrieved 15 November 2012.
  14. ^ "Alphaville" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Guld & Platina – År 1987–1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry of Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Danish Chart Archive - Singles 1979 - ____ (B.T./IFPI DK)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  17. ^ "South African Charts 1969-1989: Artists (A)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". www.swisscharts.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  19. ^ "ALPHAVILLE | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
  20. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 36. ISBN 9780898201802.
  21. ^ "Danish certifications – Alphaville". IFPI Danmark. Retrieved 30 July 2022. Scroll through the page-list below to obtain certification.
  22. ^ "British certifications – Alphaville". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 27 July 2024. Type Alphaville in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  23. ^ "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 43". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 26 October 2024.