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Die Ärzte discography
German rock band discography
German rock band Die Ärzte have released 14 studio albums, eight extended plays, seven compilation albums, six live albums, 11 video albums and 50 singles (of which the majority is accompanied by a music video). The band—consisting of members Farin Urlaub, Bela B and Rodrigo González—is one of the best-selling German groups with 7.8 million records sold in Germany.
Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...
| Die Ärzte discography | |
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Die Ärzte during a concert in Cologne (1998) | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Video albums | 11 |
| Music videos | 34 |
| EPs | 7 |
| Singles | 50 |
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Their work include German language songs such as "Schrei nach Liebe" (1993), "Ein Song namens Schunder" (1995), "Männer sind Schweine" (1998) and "Manchmal haben Frauen..." (2000), which experienced widespread commercial success in Germanic territories. Die Ärzte's albums, released by labels including CBS and Hot Action Records, received several Gold and Platinum certifications by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI) in Germany and the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) in Austria and Switzerland in a span of almost 30 years.
Studio albums
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| Debil | 5[upper-alpha 1] | 22[upper-alpha 1] | 77[upper-alpha 1] | |||||||||||
| Im Schatten der Ärzte |
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| Die Ärzte |
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| Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit... |
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6 | 13 | — |
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| Die Bestie in Menschengestalt |
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2 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||||
| Planet Punk |
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2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Le Frisur |
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3 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||
| 13 |
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1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer! |
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1 | 3 | 11 |
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| Geräusch |
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1 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Jazz ist anders |
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1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| auch |
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1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Hell |
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1 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Dunkel |
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1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
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Extended plays
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| Zu schön, um wahr zu sein! |
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| Uns geht's prima... |
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| Original Ärztesoundtrack zum Film "Richy Guitar" |
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| Die Ärzte |
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| 1, 2, 3, 4, – Bullenstaat! |
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| Rockgiganten vs. Strassenköter |
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| Jazz ist anders Bonus EP |
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Compilation albums
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| Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten) |
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| Ab 18 |
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33 | — | — | ||||||||||
| Die Ärzte früher! |
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4 | 12 | — |
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| Das Beste von kurz nach früher bis jetze |
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6 | — | 22 | ||||||||||
| Die Ärzte |
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| Bäst of |
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1 | 1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Seitenhirsch |
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10 | — | — | ||||||||||
| They've Given Me Schrott! – Die Outtakes |
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2 | 10 | 15 | ||||||||||
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Live albums
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| Live – Nach uns die Sintflut |
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1 | 9 | 17 | ||||||||||
| Wir wollen nur deine Seele |
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4 | 16 | 9 |
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| Satanische Pferde |
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| Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule |
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2 | 5 | 20 | ||||||||||
| Jazzfäst |
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| Die Nacht der Dämonen |
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1 | 16 | 11 | ||||||||||
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Other albums
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| GötterDÄmmerung |
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| 5, 6, 7, 8 – Bullenstaat! |
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| Männer haben kein Gehirn |
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| Jazz ist anders (Economy) |
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| Live in Linz 3 July 2009 |
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| Live in Linz 4 July 2009 |
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Further information: List of songs recorded by Die Ärzte
As lead artist
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| Title[1] | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||
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| "Paul" | 1984 | — | — | — | Debil | ||||||||||||
| "Zu spät" | 1985 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Wegen dir" | — | — | — | Im Schatten der Ärzte | |||||||||||||
| "Du willst mich küssen" | 1986 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Für immer" | — | — | — | Die Ärzte | |||||||||||||
| "Ist das alles?" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Gehn wie ein Ägypter" | 1987 | 44 | — | — | Ist das alles? (13 Höhepunkte mit den Ärzten) | ||||||||||||
| "2000 Mädchen" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Radio brennt" | 50 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Ich ess' Blumen" | 1988 | — | — | — | Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit... | ||||||||||||
| "Westerland" | 34 | — | — |
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| "Der Ritt auf dem Schmetterling (Instrumental)" | — | — | — | Live – Nach uns die Sintflut | |||||||||||||
| "Live – Zu spät..." | 25 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Teenager Liebe (unecht)/Gute Nacht" | 1989 | — | — | — | Die Ärzte früher! | ||||||||||||
| "Bitte bitte" | 18 | — | — | Das ist nicht die ganze Wahrheit... | |||||||||||||
| "Schrei nach Liebe" | 1993 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
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| "Mach die Augen zu" | 31 | 9 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Friedenspanzer" | 1994 | 32 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Quark" | 37 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Ein Song namens Schunder" | 1995 | 4 | 18 | 11 |
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| "Hurra" | 25 | — | 49 | ||||||||||||||
| "Rod Loves You" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "3-Tage-Bart" | 1996 | 30 | — | 24 | Le Frisur | ||||||||||||
| "Mein Baby war beim Frisör" | 43 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Ein Schwein namens Männer" | 1998 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||||||||||
| "Goldenes Handwerk" | 36 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "1/2 Lovesong" | 28 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Rebell" | 1999 | 42 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "Die Schönen und das Biest: Elke (live)" | 28 | — | — | Wir wollen nur deine Seele | |||||||||||||
| "Wie es geht" | 2000 | 5 | 12 | 36 | Runter mit den Spendierhosen, Unsichtbarer! | ||||||||||||
| "Manchmal haben Frauen..." | 4 | 62 | 94 |
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| "Yoko Ono" | 2001 | 46 | 65 | — | |||||||||||||
| "Rock'n'Roll-Übermensch" | 50 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Komm zurück/Die Banane" | 2002 | 34 | — | — | Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule | ||||||||||||
| "Unrockbar" | 2003 | 1 | 9 | 27 | Geräusch | ||||||||||||
| "Dinge von denen" | 14 | 33 | 68 | ||||||||||||||
| "Nichts in der Welt" | 2004 | 13 | 29 | 52 | |||||||||||||
| "Deine Schuld" | 15 | 34 | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| "Die klügsten Männer der Welt" | 23 | 33 | 50 | ||||||||||||||
| "Junge" | 2007 | 1 | 7 | 23 | Jazz ist anders | ||||||||||||
| "Lied vom Scheitern" | 2008 | 7 | 23 | — | |||||||||||||
| "Lasse redn" | 6 | 3 | 79 | ||||||||||||||
| "HimmelblauPerfektBreit" | 2009 | 26 | — | — | |||||||||||||
| "ZeiDverschwÄndung" | 2012 | 3 | 20 | 63 | auch | ||||||||||||
| "M + F" | 13 | 18 | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Ist das noch Punkrock?" | 18 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Waldspaziergang mit Folgen / Sohn der Leere" | 2013 | 17 | 61 | — | |||||||||||||
| "Morgens pauken" | 2020 | 3 | — | 86 | Hell | ||||||||||||
| "True Romance" | 1 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Ich, am Strand" | 2021 | 4 | — | — | |||||||||||||
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Video albums
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| Richy Guitar | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| Die Beste Band der Welt (...und zwar live) |
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| Die Beste Band der Welt (...und zwar live) II |
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4 | 12 | — | ||||||||||
| Gefangen im Schattenreich von Die Ärzte |
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| Noch mehr gefangen im Schattenreich von Die Ärzte |
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| Killer |
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| Üben, Unsichtbarer! |
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| Unplugged – Rock'n'Roll Realschule |
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| Die Band, die sie Pferd nannten |
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| Overkiller |
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| Die Nacht der Dämonen |
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Music videos
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| Title[9] | Year | Director(s) |
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| "Gehn wie ein Ägypter" | 1987 | Unknown |
| "Westerland" | 1988 | |
| "Bitte bitte" | 1989 | Reinhard Günzler / Peter Clausen |
| "Schrei nach Liebe" | 1993 | Detlev Buck |
| "Mach die Augen zu" | ||
| "Friendenspanzer" | 1994 | Kai Sehr |
| "Quark" | ||
| "Ein Song namens Schunder" | 1995 | |
| "Hurra" | ||
| "Rod Loves You" | ||
| "3-Tage-Bart" | 1996 | |
| "Mein Baby war beim Frisör" | ||
| "Ein Schwein namens Männer" | 1998 | |
| "Goldenes Handwerk" | ||
| "1/2 Lovesong" | Olaf Heine | |
| "Rebell" | 1999 | |
| "Die Schönen und das Biest: Elke (live)" | Schwarwel | |
| "Wie es geht" | 2000 | Norbert Heiker |
| "Manchmal haben Frauen..." | Olaf Heine | |
| "Yoko Ono" | 2001 | Sven Bollinger |
| "Rock'n'Roll-Übermensch" | Philipp Stölzl | |
| "Unrockbar" | 2003 | Norbert Heiker |
| "Dinge von denen" | ||
| "Nichts in der Welt" | 2004 | |
| "Deine Schuld" | Sven Bollinger | |
| "Die klügsten Männer der Welt" | Norbert Heiker | |
| "Junge" | 2007 | |
| "Lied vom Scheitern" | 2008 | |
| "Lasse redn" | ||
| "HimmelblauPerfektBreit" | ||
| "ZeiDverschwÄndung" | 2012 | Yehontan Richer-Levin / Thomas Bausenwein |
| "M + F" | Florian Sänger | |
| "Ist das noch Punkrock?" | Yehontan Richer-Levin / Thomas Bausenwein | |
| "Waldspaziergang mit Folgen" | 2013 |
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- "Die Ärzte – alle Musikvideos (alle Singles)". YouTube. 31 July 2011. Retrieved 8 November 2017.