Lou Bega discography

Lou Bega discography
Studio albums	6
Compilation albums	4
Singles	17
Music videos	18
Promotional singles	3

This is the discography of German singer Lou Bega.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		GER [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	CAN [4]	FIN [5]	FRA [6]	NOR [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]	US [10]
A Little Bit of Mambo	Released: 19 July 1999 Label: Lautstark, BMG, RCA Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	3	19	1	1	1	8	3	1	50	3	BVMI: Gold[11] ARIA: Platinum[12] IFPI AUT: Gold[13] IFPI SWI: Platinum[14] MC: 5× Platinum[15] RIAA: 3× Platinum[16] SNEP: 2× Gold[17]
Ladies and Gentlemen	Released: 28 May 2001 Label: BMG Format: CD, LP, cassette, digital download	54	—	31	—	—	109	—	23	—	—
Lounatic	Released: 10 May 2005 Label: DA, Big Format: CD, LP, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Free Again	Released: 21 May 2010 Label: DA Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	78	—	—
A Little Bit of 80s	Released: 28 June 2013 Label: Sony Music Format: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
90s Cruiser	Released: 27 August 2021 Label: Universal Music Format: CD, digital download	91	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

• King of Mambo (2002)
• Mambo Mambo – The Best of Lou Bega (2004)
• Beautiful World – A Little Collection of Lou Bega's Best (2013)
• Best of – Seine größten Hits (2016)

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		GER [1]	AUS [2]	AUT [3]	FIN [5]	FRA [6]	NZ [18]	SWE [19]	SWI [8]	UK [9]	US [20]
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"	1999	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	BVMI: 3× Platinum[11] ARIA: 4× Platinum[21] BPI: 3× Platinum[22] IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[13] IFPI SWE: 3× Platinum[23] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[14] RMNZ: 3× Platinum[24] SNEP: Diamond[25]	A Little Bit of Mambo
"I Got a Girl"		19	31	19	2	5	48	12	20	55	—	IFPI SWE: Gold[23]
"Tricky, Tricky"		—	—	—	—	—	—	55	—	—	74
"Mambo Mambo"	2000	—	—	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	SNEP: Silver[26]
"Gentleman"	2001	35	—	16	—	54	—	—	62	—	—		Ladies and Gentlemen
"Just a Gigolo"		94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bachata"	2006	100	—	—	—	69	—	—	—	—	—		Lounatic
"You Wanna Be Americano"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Conchita"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Boyfriend"	2010	71	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Free Again
"Sweet Like Cola"		38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"This Is Ska"	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Give It Up"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		A Little Bit of 80s
"Scatman & Hatman" (with Scatman John)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		90s Cruiser
"Buena Macarena"	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bongo Bong"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Let's Get the Fiesta Started"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of Monica)"[27]	2010	Non-album singles
"Chocolata"[28]
"It's Christmas Time"[29]

Music videos

Year	Title	Director(s)
1999	"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)"	Jorn Heitmann
	"I Got a Girl"	–
	"Tricky, Tricky"	–
2000	"Mambo Mambo"	–
2001	"Gentleman"	–
	"Just a Gigolo"	–
2006	"Bachata"	–
	"C'est la Vie" (featuring Edvin Marton)	–
	"The Streets of Roundswell" (featuring Daniel McCreadie)	–
	"You Wanna Be Americano"	–
2007	"Conchita"	–
2010	"Boyfriend"	Dave Coba
	"Sweet Like Cola"	Oliver Sommer
2013	"Give It Up"	–
2019	"Scatman & Hatman"[30] (featuring Scatman John)	–
2021	"Buena Macarena"[31]	–
	"Bongo Bong"[32]	–
	"Let's Get the Fiesta Started"	–

Music video appearances

Year	Title	Director(s)	Notes
2000	"I Wanna Be Like You"	Volker Hannvacker	Disney video from the PC game The Jungle Book

References

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17. "InfoDisc: Les Certifications depuis 1973". SNEP (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
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19. "Discography Lou Bega". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
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21. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1999 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 23 July 2012.
22. "BPI Certified Awards Search" (insert "Lou Bega" into the "Search" box, and then select "Go"). British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
23. "(Guld & Platina) ÅR 1999" [(Gold & Platinum) Year 1999] (PDF) (in Swedish). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. pp. 5–6. Archived from the original on 21 May 2012. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
24. "Top 50 Singles Chart: Chart #1044 (Sunday 12 September 1999)". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
25. "SNEP Les Certifications: Lou Bega (Mambo No.5)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 28 January 2018. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
26. "Certifications Singles Argent – année 2001" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 29 December 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
27. "Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of Monica) [New Version] – Single by Lou Bega". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
28. "Chocolata by Lou Bega". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
29. "It's Christmas Time by Lou Bega". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
30. "Scatman John, Lou Bega – Scatman & Hatman (Official Music Video)". 13 June 2019. Retrieved 10 June 2020 – via YouTube.
31. "Lou Bega - Buena Macarena (Official Video)". Retrieved 5 May 2021 – via YouTube.
32. "Lou Bega - Bongo Bong (Official Video)". Retrieved 27 August 2021 – via YouTube.

External links

• Official website
• Lou Bega at AllMusic
• Lou Bega discography at Discogs
• Lou Bega discography at MusicBrainz