Sandra discography
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| Sandra discography | |
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| Studio albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 47 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Music videos | 26 |
| Box sets | 6 |
The discography of German singer Sandra consists of 10 studio albums, eight compilation albums and 47 singles, including 10 promotional-only singles. Her videography comprises three long-form video releases and 26 music videos.
After enjoying a considerable success as the lead singer of the disco trio Arabesque, particularly in Japan, Sandra began performing solo in 1984, launching her career with a German-language cover of Alphaville's "Big in Japan". Her breakthrough single was "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena", released in 1985, which topped charts in numerous countries and secured her international fame. With Michael Cretu as her manager, producer and composer, and personally a life partner, Sandra went on to score even more European top 10 hit singles, most famously "In the Heat of the Night" (1985), "Everlasting Love" (1987), "Secret Land" (1988), "Hiroshima" (1990) and "Don't Be Aggressive" (1992). Sandra found biggest popularity in continental Europe, Israel, Japan and Brazil. She has reportedly sold over 30 million records worldwide, which makes her one of the most successful female German vocalists ever.[1][2]
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
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| GER [3] |
AUT [4] |
CZ [5] |
FIN [6] |
FRA [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
POL [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] | |||
| The Long Play | 12 | 18 | — | 1 | — | 43 | 8 | — | 2 | 4 | ||
| Mirrors |
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16 | — | — | 15 | — | — | 14 | — | 40 | 13 | |
| Into a Secret Land |
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14 | 13 | — | 10 | 14 | — | 18 | — | 22 | 9 | |
| Paintings in Yellow |
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4 | 14 | — | 28 | 13 | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | |
| Close to Seven |
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7 | 26 | — | — | 18 | 87 | 20 | — | 27 | 13 | |
| Fading Shades |
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42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | |
| The Wheel of Time |
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8 | 63 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | |
| The Art of Love |
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16 | — | — | — | 159 | — | — | 26 | — | 88 | |
| Back to Life |
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26 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | |
| Stay in Touch |
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20 | — | 40 | — | 119 | — | — | — | — | 51 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| GER [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (Wa) [18] |
FIN [6] |
FRA [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
POL [10] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] | |||
| Ten on One (The Singles) | 19 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||
| Everlasting Love |
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| 18 Greatest Hits |
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10 | — | 5 | 1 | 4 | 81 | — | 39 | 36 | 27 | |
| My Favourites |
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16 | — | — | — | 16 | — | 15 | — | — | 43 | |
| Reflections |
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44 | — | — | — | 145 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Platinum Collection |
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| So80s Presents Sandra |
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50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of Sandra |
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50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
Box sets
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Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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| GER [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (Fl) [22] |
FIN [23] |
FRA [24] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [11] |
SWI [12] |
UK [25] | ||||
| "Andy mein Freund" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Japan ist weit" | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" | 1985 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 87 | The Long Play | |
| "In the Heat of the Night" | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 13 | — | 2 | 2 | — |
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| "Little Girl" | 1986 | 14 | 27 | 38 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| "Innocent Love" | 11 | — | — | 12 | 10 | — | 6 | — | 14 | — | Mirrors | ||
| "Hi! Hi! Hi!" | 7 | 12 | — | 7 | 13 | 47 | — | — | 20 | — | |||
| "Loreen" | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | |||
| "Midnight Man" | 1987 | 24 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everlasting Love" | 5 | 6 | 14 | — | 12 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 45 | Ten on One (The Singles) | ||
| "Stop for a Minute" | 1988 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | ||
| "Heaven Can Wait" | 12 | 4 | — | 12 | 6 | — | — | — | 16 | 97 |
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| "Secret Land" | 7 | 17 | — | 20 | 26 | 81 | — | 15 | 9 | — | |||
| "We'll Be Together" | 9 | 16 | — | 15 | 13 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||
| "Around My Heart" | 1989 | 11 | 23 | — | 27 | 28 | — | — | — | 19 | — | ||
| "Hiroshima" | 1990 | 4 | — | — | 15 | 16 | — | — | — | 4 | — | Paintings in Yellow | |
| "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" | 27 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One More Night" | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Be Aggressive" | 1992 | 17 | 30 | — | 8 | 39 | 51 | 7 | 27 | 24 | 82 | Close to Seven | |
| "I Need Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Johnny Wanna Live" | 37 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | 85 | 18 Greatest Hits | ||
| "Maria Magdalena" (Remix) | 1993 | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | |
| "Nights in White Satin" | 1995 | 86 | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fading Shades | |
| "Won't Run Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Secret Land" (Remix) | 1999 | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Favourites | |
| "Forever" | 2001 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wheel of Time | |
| "Such a Shame" | 2002 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Close My Eyes" | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Secrets of Love" (with DJ BoBo) | 2006 | 13 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | Greatest Hits (DJ BoBo album) | |
| "The Way I Am" | 2007 | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Art of Love | |
| "In the Heat of the Night (2007)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reflections | ||
| "What Is It About Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Art of Love | ||
| "In a Heartbeat" | 2009 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Life | |
| "The Night Is Still Young" (with Thomas Anders) | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Maybe Tonight" | 2012 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stay in Touch | |
| "Infinite Kiss" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "In the Heat of the Night" (Remix) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of Sandra | |
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Promotional singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Footnotes | Album |
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| "Sisters and Brothers" | 1988 | Released only in Japan. | The Long Play |
| "La vista de luna" | 1989 | Released only in Spain. | Into a Secret Land |
| "Steady Me" | 1992 | Released only in Germany. | Close to Seven |
| "Seal It Forever" | Radio single; released only in Brazil. | ||
| "In the Heat of the Night" | 1999 | Released only in France. | My Favourites |
| "Maria Magdalena" | |||
| "Forgive Me" | 2002 | Released only in Germany. | The Wheel of Time |
| "Everlasting Love (2006)" | 2006 | Radio single; released only in Germany. | Reflections |
| "Around My Heart (2006)" | Radio single; released only in Poland. | ||
| "All You Zombies" | 2007 | The Art of Love |
Videography
[edit]Video albums
[edit]| Title | Details | GER [3] |
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| Ten on One (The Singles) | — |
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| 18 Greatest Hits |
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| The Complete History |
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Music videos
[edit]| Year | Title | Director[28][29] |
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| 1985 | "(I'll Never Be) Maria Magdalena" | Mike Leckebusch |
| "In the Heat of the Night" | Michael Bentele | |
| 1986 | "Little Girl" | Mike Stiebel |
| "Innocent Love" | DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher) | |
| "Hi! Hi! Hi!" | ||
| "Loreen" | Kai von Kotze | |
| 1987 | "Midnight Man" | Wolfgang Simon and Michael von Almsick |
| "Everlasting Love" | DoRo | |
| 1988 | "Stop for a Minute" | |
| "Heaven Can Wait" | ||
| "Secret Land" | Bulle Bernd | |
| "We'll Be Together" | ||
| 1989 | "Around My Heart" | |
| 1990 | "Hiroshima" | Roland Willaert |
| "(Life May Be) A Big Insanity" | Howard Greenhalgh | |
| "One More Night" | Dieter Trattmann | |
| 1992 | "Don't Be Aggressive" | Howard Greenhalgh |
| "I Need Love" | ||
| "Johnny Wanna Live" | ||
| 1993 | "Maria Magdalena Remix '93" | Marcus Adams |
| 1995 | "Nights in White Satin" | Angel Hart |
| 1999 | "Secret Land Remix '99" | Thomas Job |
| 2001 | "Forever" | |
| 2006 | "Secrets of Love" | Robert Bröllochs |
| 2009 | "The Night Is Still Young" | Susanne Sigi |
| 2012 | "Infinite Kiss" | Jens Gad and Susanne Sigi |
Background vocals
[edit]Aside from the radio edit version of Andru Donalds' "Precious Little Diamond" (2000),[30] Sandra has participated on 15 different songs for Enigma:
| Year | Album | Songs |
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| 1990 | MCMXC a.D. |
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| 1993 | The Cross of Changes |
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| 1996 | Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi! | |
| 1999 | The Screen Behind the Mirror |
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| 2001 | Love Sensuality Devotion: The Greatest Hits | |
| 2003 | Voyageur |
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References
[edit]- ^ Elke Eschberger (30 September 2015). "Was wurde aus Sandra?" (in German). www.news.at. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ Paweł Gzyl (29 August 2019). "Sandra: z błogosławieństwem "Marii Magdaleny"" (in Polish). onet.pl. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d "offiziellecharts.de: Discographie von Sandra" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 10 June 2016.
- ^ a b c "Discographie Sandra" (in German). Austrian Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "CZ - ALBUMS - TOP 100: SANDRA" (in Czech). www.ifpicr.cz. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ a b "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit S - SAP" (in Finnish). suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ a b Peak albums chart positions in France:
- For albums released until 2005: "Tout les Titres par Artiste" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 December 2019. (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)
- For albums released after 2005: "Discographie Sandra" (in French). Lescharts.com. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts. Retrieved 9 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Discography Sandra". Norwegian Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ a b Peak albums chart positions in Poland:
- The Essential: "OLiS – sales for the period 04.04.2005 – 10.04.2005". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- The Art of Love: "OLiS – sales for the period 26.02.2007 – 04.03.2007". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- The Very Best of Sandra: "OLiS – sales for the period 01.05.2020 – 07.05.2020". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b c "Discography Sandra". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ a b c "Sandra" (in German). The Official Swiss Charts. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sandra)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 November 2009.
- ^ "Sandra" (in Finnish). www.ifpi.fi. Retrieved 15 June 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 9 September 2010. (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Awards 1987" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 4, no. 51/52. Amsterdam. 26 December 1987. p. 46. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ a b c "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community" (in German). hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 November 2012.
- ^ "Discographie Sandra" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Albums certified Gold in 2006". ZPAV. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ "The Long Play". www.sandranet.com. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "The Long Play / Mirrors / Into a Secret Land / Paintings in Yellow" (in German). www.amazon.de. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
- ^ "Discografie Sandra" (in Dutch). www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
- ^ Peak singles chart positions in Finland:
- For the 1993 re-release of "Maria Magdalena": "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 14. 3 April 1993. p. 20. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via World Radio History.
- For all other singles: "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit S - SAP" (in Finnish). suomenlistalevyt.blogspot.com. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "Discographie Sandra" (in French). Les Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
- ^ "SANDRA | full Official Chart History". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
- ^ a b c d "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des 45 T. / Singles / Titres (Depuis 1073)" (in French). www.infodisc.fr. Retrieved 30 November 2007. (Select "SANDRA" from the drop-down menu and click "OK".)
- ^ "Goud en Platina: Singles 2007". Ultratop (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Sandra". The Music Video DataBase. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2010.
- ^ "Images for Sandra - The Complete History". Discogs. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
- ^ "Andru Donalds - Precious Little Diamond (CD) at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 19 July 2013.