Enigma discography explained

This is the discography of the German musical project Enigma.

Note: all albums were released on Virgin Records or its subsidiary Virgin Schallplatten GmbH. The Eurochart singles top and Eurochart albums top are compiled by the trade magazine Music & Media (a subsidiary of Billboard magazine) and are based on the sales charts of 16 European countries. (countries list). US Top data: for singles from the Billboard Hot 100, for albums from the Billboard 200;

The Enigma project has sold over 70 million records worldwide.[1] [2]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
GER
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
FRA
[6]
, The Screen Behind the Mirror, Voyageur, A Posteriori, Seven Lives Many Faces:Web site: Artiste Enigma: French album-positions to Enigma . Hung Medien . 12 August 2010 . NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
MCMXC a.D.
  • Released: 10 December 1990
  • Label: Virgin (EMI)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl, SACD
3 2 3 1 7 4 3 2 1 6

2× Platinum[13]

2× Platinum

Gold[14]

2× Gold[15]

Gold[16]

2× Platinum[17]

3× Platinum[18]

4× Platinum[19]

The Cross of Changes
  • Released: 6 December 1993
  • Label: Virgin (EMI)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette, Vinyl
5 2 5 9 7 5 3 4 1 9
  • GER: Platinum
  • AUS: Platinum
  • AUT: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
  • SWE: Gold
  • SWI: Platinum
  • UK: 2× Platinum
  • US: 2× Platinum
Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi!
  • Released: 20 November 1996
  • Label: Virgin (EMI)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
3 10 4 8 6 1 8 4 12 25
  • GER: Gold
  • AUS: Gold
  • AUT: Gold
  • FRA: Gold
  • SWI: Gold
  • UK: Gold
  • US: Platinum
The Screen Behind the Mirror
  • Released: 14 January 2000
  • Label: Virgin (EMI)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
2 44 6 16 4 2 7 4 7 33
  • GER: Gold
  • SWE: Gold[20]
  • SWI: Gold
  • UK: Gold
  • US: Gold
Voyageur
  • Released: 30 September 2003
  • Label: Virgin (EMI)
  • Formats: CD, Cassette
6 19 32 13 31 29 46 94
A Posteriori
  • Released: 22 September 2006
  • Label: Virgin (EMI)
  • Formats: CD
16 17 98 8 24 95
Seven Lives Many Faces
  • Released: 19 September 2008
  • Label: Virgin (EMI)
  • Formats: CD
15 30 93 22 18 116 92
The Fall of a Rebel Angel
  • Released: 11 November 2016
  • Label: Island (Universal)[21]
  • Formats: CD, vinyl
10 73 24 71 29 19 40 122
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Remix albums

Box sets

Extended plays

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
GER
[24]
AUS
[25] [26]
AUT
FRA
[27]
NLD
NOR
SWE
SWI
[28]
UK
[29]
US
[30]
"Sadeness (Part I)"1990 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 5
  • GER: Platinum
  • AUS: Gold[31]
  • AUT: Gold
  • FRA: Gold[32]
  • UK: Silver
  • US: Gold
MCMXC a.D.
"Mea Culpa (Part II)"19917 55 21 4 11 20 10 55
  • FRA: Silver
"Principles of Lust"90 111 29 59
"The Rivers of Belief"160 37 68
"Carly's Song"
(only US and AUS)
199391 Music from the Motion Picture Sliver
"Return to Innocence"5 16 4 11 8 1 1 5 3 4
  • GER: Gold
  • UK: Gold
  • US: Gold
The Cross of Changes
"The Eyes of Truth"199471 31 34 21
"Age of Loneliness"84 40 21
"Out from the Deep" 109
"Beyond the Invisible"199640 57 20 32 27 13 29 36 26 81Le Roi est mort, vive le Roi!
"T.N.T. for the Brain"199760
"Gravity of Love"199965 84 89 The Screen Behind the Mirror
"Push the Limits"200096 76
"Turn Around"2001 65 45
"Voyageur"2003Voyageur
"Following the Sun"97
"Boum-Boum"200498 108
"Hello and Welcome"200687 15 Years After
"Goodbye Milky Way"A posteriori
"Seven Lives / La Puerta Del Cielo"200856 Seven Lives Many Faces
"The Same Parents"
"MMX (The Social Song)"2010
"Sadeness (Part II)"2016The Fall of a Rebel Angel
"Amen"
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

DVDs

See main article: article.

Other miscellaneous releases

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Enigma Announces Triumphant Return with New Album The Fall of a Rebel Angel: Pressparty.
  2. Web site: Virgin/EMI to Release 'ENIGMA: The Platinum Collection' Boxed Set on February 9 . prnewswire.com. 12 August 2010.
  3. Web site: Charts.de: Enigma (albums). Charts.de . . 28 December 2012.
  4. Australian (ARIA Chart) peaks:
  5. Web site: Austriancharts.at: Enigma . Hung Medien. 2 October 2013.
  6. French peak positions for albums:
    • For MCMXC a.D. and The Cross of Changes: Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste . Infodisc.fr . 28 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215182433/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_E.php . 15 February 2012 .
    • For Le Roi Est Mort, Vive Le Roi
  7. Web site: GfK Dutch Charts: Enigma. Hung Medien . 2 October 2013.
  8. Web site: Norwegiancharts.com: Enigma. Hung Medien . 2 October 2013.
  9. Web site: Swedishcharts.com: Enigma. Hung Medien . 2 October 2013.
  10. Web site: Artist Enigma: Swiss album-positions to Enigma. Hung Medien . 12 August 2010.
  11. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=enigma|chart=Billboard 200}} Enigma: Billboard 200 ]. . 12 August 2010.
  12. Germany. Enigma . 12 August 2010.
  13. Web site: Gold & Platin . IFPI (Austria) . 12 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110511092844/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 11 May 2011 .
  14. Web site: Les Certifications depuis 1973 . infodisc.fr . 12 August 2010 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100621054859/http://www.infodisc.fr/Certif_Album.php . 21 June 2010 .
  15. Web site: Sweden's certification-database 1987-1998 . IFPI (Sweden) . 2 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145338/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf . 16 June 2011 .
  16. Web site: Hitparade.ch: Edelmetall (Enigma). IFPI (Switzerland). 2 October 2013.
  17. United Kingdom. Enigma. 12 November 2022.
  18. Web site: Search Results: Enigma. RIAA. 12 August 2010.
  19. Web site: ÅR 2000 . IFPI (Sweden) . 2 October 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110616145748/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/ar-20002.pdf . 16 June 2011 .
  20. Web site: Amazon.de: The Fall Of A Rebel Angel . Amazon (Germany) . 21 August 2016.
  21. Web site: Le Détail des Albums de chaque Artiste . Infodisc.fr . 28 December 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120215182433/http://www.infodisc.fr/Album_E.php . 15 February 2012 .
  22. News: Enigma's Love Sensuality Devotion - the Remix Collection Released by Virign/EMI. Yahoo!. 16 December 2006. 16 March 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140223004749/http://voices.yahoo.com/enigmas-love-sensuality-devotion-remix-collection-143167.html?cat=33. 23 February 2014.
  23. Web site: Charts.de: Enigma (singles). Charts.de. Media Control. 28 December 2012.
  24. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 19 August 1991. 19 August 2022.
  25. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 2 December 1991. Bubbling Down Under. 2 December 2022.
  26. Web site: France's singles-positions to Enigma. Hung Medien. 12 August 2010.
  27. Web site: Switzerland's singles-positions to Enigma. Hung Medien. 12 August 2010.
  28. Peak positions for UK:
  29. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=enigma|chart=Hot 100}} US singles-positions]. Billboard. 12 August 2010.
  30. Book: Ryan, Gavin. Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. 2011. Moonlight Publishing. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia.
  31. France. single. infodisc. Enigma .