| Artist: | Xavier Naidoo |
| Studio: | 8 |
| Live: | 4 |
| Singles: | 33 |
German singer Xavier Naidoo began his music career in the early 1990s. His debut studio album, Seeing Is Believing, was released in 1994, consisting mostly of cover versions of traditional tracks and soul songs from the 1960s and 1970s. Released in the United States only, it failed to chart on the Billboard 200 and thus, was never released in Europe.[1] Following a fall-out with main producer Nicole Dürr, he signed with Frankfurt am Main-based Pelham Power Productions (3P) and began appearing as a background vocalist on several of his label-mates' albums.[1] Naidoo's second studio album Nicht von dieser Welt, produced unter the guidance of Moses Pelham and Martin Haas, was released in May 1998. The album peaked at number one on the German Albums Chart and sold more than a million copies. Its singles included his debut single "20.000 Meilen", the top twenty entries "Nicht von dieser Welt" and "Seine Straßen" as well as top five hit "Sie sieht mich nicht", which served as the theme song for the feature film Asterix & Obelix Take On Caesar (1999). A gold-certified live album of his first concert tour, simply titled Live (1999), reached the top ten in Germany the following year.[2]
His third effort, the double album Zwischenspiel – Alles für den Herrn, was released on his own label Naidoo Records in March 2002 after his departure from 3P.[1] An instant success, it debuted atop the charts in both Austria and Germany and was certified double platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI). Three of its four singles, including "Wo willst du hin?" and "Abschied nehmen", became top five hits on the singles charts. In 2003, he collaborated with American rapper RZA on his compilation album The World According to RZA; their single "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)" reached number-one on the German Singles Chart and the top three in Austria and Switzerland, becoming his highest-charting single up to that point. The same year, his second live album ...Alles Gute vor uns... was released to gold status and top ten success.[2]
Naidoo's fourth album Telegramm für X was released in November 2005. It reached number-one in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland was certified quadruple platinum by the BVMI.[2] The album produced the top three singles "Dieser Weg" and "Was wir alleine nicht schaffen", while his second number-one hit "Danke", a song about the 2006 FIFA World Cup, was included on a reissue of the album. Alles kann besser werden, his fifth studio album, was released in 2009. It became his fifth number-one album in Germany, and reached the three in Austria and Switzerland. "Alles kann besser werden", its lead single, reached number six on the German Singles Chart though subsequent singles were less successful.
Gespaltene Persönlichkeit, a collaboration album with rapper Kool Savas, was released in 2012. It debuted at number atop the charts in Germany and Switzerland and was certified platinum by the BVMI.[2] Single "Schau nicht mehr zurück" entered the top three in both countries. The same year, Naidoo's first compilation album Danke fürs Zuhören – Liedersammlung 1998–2012 was released to number-one success throughout German-speaking Europe. Mordsmusik, a dubstep album produced under his pseudonym Der Xer, and Bei meiner Seele were both released the following year. The latter album peaked at number one in Austria and Germany and featured the same-titled top two hit.
A highly demanded producer, songwriter and guest vocalist, Naidoo has collaborated with several musicians and musical projects, including all-male vocal group Söhne Mannheims, the Christian music project Zeichen der Zeit, the transnational anti-racism project Brothers Keepers, and the cast of the television series Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert, the German version of The Best Singers series. Among his most successful appearances rank Brothers Keepers's "Adriano (Letzte Warnung)".
| Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||
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| GER [3] | AUT [4] | SWI [5] | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seeing Is Believing |
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| Nicht von dieser Welt |
| 1 | 5 | 12 |
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| Zwischenspiel – Alles für den Herrn |
| 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| Telegramm für X |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Alles kann besser werden |
| 1 | 3 | 2 |
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| Mordsmusik (as Der Xer) |
| 62 | 44 | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Bei meiner Seele |
| 1 | 1 | 3 |
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| Tanzmusik (Xavier lebt hier nicht mehr) (as Der Xer) |
| — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||
| Nicht von dieser Welt 2 |
| 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| Für dich. |
| 3 | 6 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Hin und weg[7] |
| 3 | 8 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||
(Xavas being Xavier Naidoo and Kool Savas)
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER | AUT | SWI | ||||
| Live |
| 9 | 18 | 33 |
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| ...Alles Gute vor uns... |
| 8 | 2 | 11 |
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| Wettsingen in Schwetzingen - MTV Unplugged |
| 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| Alles kann besser werden – Live |
| 1 | 15 | 2 |
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| Hört, Hört | Live von der Waldbühne |
| 10 | 19 | 28 | |
| Nicht von dieser Welt 2 – Allein mit Flügel live |
| 1 | — | — | ||
| Danke fürs Zuhören 2 – Nicht von dieser Welt Tour – Die Zweite 2017 |
| 35 | 57 | — | ||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| GER | AUT | SWI | |||||||||||||||||||
| "20.000 Meilen" | 1998 | 32 | — | — | Nicht von dieser Welt | ||||||||||||||||
| "Nicht von dieser Welt" | 19 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Führ mich ans Licht" | 27 | 35 | 40 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Sie sieht mich nicht" | 1999 | 2 | 11 | 5 |
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| "Eigentlich gut" (featuring Illmat | c & Bruda Sven) | 32 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Bis an die Sterne (Live)" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Seine Straßen" | 2000 | 15 | 40 | 37 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Wo willst du hin?" | 2002 | 3 | 13 | 11 | Zwischenspiel / Alles für den Herrn | ||||||||||||||||
| "Bevor du gehst" | 5 | 14 | 49 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Wenn ich schon Kinder hätte" (featuring Curse) | 47 | 49 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Abschied nehmen" | 5 | 6 | 43 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)" (with RZA) | 2003 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
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| "Dieser Weg" | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Telegramm für X | |||||||||||||||
| "Bist du am Leben interessiert" (featuring Tone) | 2006 | 27 | 32 | 24 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Zeilen aus Gold" | 32 | 49 | 66 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Danke" | 1 | 34 | 100 |
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| "Was wir alleine nicht schaffen" | 2 | 10 | 29 |
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| "Wann" (featuring Cassandra Steen) | 2008 | 35 | 29 | — | Wettsingen in Schwetzingen | ||||||||||||||||
| "Alles kann besser werden" | 2009 | 6 | 16 | 28 | Alles kann besser werden | ||||||||||||||||
| "Halte durch" | 2010 | 29 | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Ich brauche dich" | 30 | 40 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Wild vor Wut" (featuring Naturally 7) | 73 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Bitte hör nicht auf zu träumen" (featuring Naturally 7 & Cassandra Steen) | 22 | 71 | 49 |
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| "Schau nicht mehr zurück" (with Kool Savas as XAVAS) | 2012 | 2 | 14 | 3 |
| Gespaltene Persöhnlichkeit | |||||||||||||||
| "Wage es zu glauben" (with Kool Savas as XAVAS) | 34 | 45 | 37 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Bei meiner Seele" | 2013 | 2 | 19 | 23 |
| Bei meiner Seele | |||||||||||||||
| "Der letzte Blick" | 37 | 51 | 70 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Hört, hört" | 2014 | 49 | 61 | 48 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Frei" | 2016 | 64 | — | — | Nicht von dieser Welt 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| "Das lass' ich nicht zu" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Der Fels" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Nimm mich mit" | 2017 | — | — | — | Für dich. | ||||||||||||||||
| "Für dich" | 2018 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| "Ich danke allen Menschen" | 2019 | 32 | 47 | 18 | Hin und weg | ||||||||||||||||
| "Welt" (featuring Kontra K) | 73 | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Gute Zeiten" (featuring MoTrip) | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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| GER | AUT | SWI | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Lass nicht los" (with Kool Savas as XAVAS) | 2012 | — | 45 | — | Gespaltene Persöhnlichkeit | ||||||||||||||||
| "Die Zukunft trägt meinen Namen" (with Kool Savas as XAVAS) | — | 47 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Wenn es Nacht ist" (with Kool Savas as XAVAS) | — | 52 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Amoi seg' ma uns wieder" | 2014 | 12 | 3 | 5 | Sing meinen Song - Das Tauschkonzert (Sampler) | ||||||||||||||||
| "Du bist das Licht" | 46 | 44 | 52 | ||||||||||||||||||
| "Hallelujah" | 27 | 20 | 36 | Sing meinen Song - Das Weihnachtskonzert (Sampler) | |||||||||||||||||
| "Mitten unterm Jahr" | 2015 | 31 | 15 | 34 | Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert Vol. 2 (Sampler) | ||||||||||||||||
| "Weck mich auf 2016" | 2016 | 69 | 75 | — | Sing meinen Song – Das Tauschkonzert, Vol. 3 (Sampler) | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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| GER | AUT | SWI | |||||||||||||||||||
| "Freisein" (Sabrina Setlur introducing Xavier Naidoo) | 1997 | 23 | — | — | Die Neue S-Klasse | ||||||||||||||||
| "Skillz" (Illmat | c featuring Moses Pelham & Xavier Naidoo) | 1999 | 75 | — | — | Still Ill | |||||||||||||||
| "3P (Licence 2 Kill)" (3P feat. Setlur, T. Hofmann, Pelham, Illmat | c & Naidoo) | 2000 | 32 | — | — | 3P: Revolution | |||||||||||||||
| "Alles" (Sabrina Setlur featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 16 | — | 86 | Anatomy soundtrack | |||||||||||||||||
| "Way to Mars" (Sommersault featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2001 | 30 | — | — | By Your Side | ||||||||||||||||
| "Gib mir Musik" (Edo Zanki & Friends) | 44 | — | — | Jetzt komm ich | |||||||||||||||||
| "Du, nur du" (Ben Becker & Xavier Naidoo) | 54 | — | — | Bis an alle Sterne (Sampler) | |||||||||||||||||
| "Jeanny" (Reamonn featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 18 | 31 | 86 | Dream No. 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| "Über sieben Brücken musst du gehen" (Erkan Aki & Xavier Naidoo) | 40 | 51 | 58 | Zeit der großen Gefühle | |||||||||||||||||
| "Tu me manques" (Stress featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2003 | — | — | 20 | Tu me manques | ||||||||||||||||
| "Tage und Stunden" (Bintia featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2004 | 24 | 49 | 71 | B-Ständig | ||||||||||||||||
| "With You" (Majestic 12 featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2006 | 68 | 74 | — | Majestic | ||||||||||||||||
| "Sehnsucht" (Schiller featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2008 | 13 | 7 | — | Sehnsucht | ||||||||||||||||
| "Aura" (Kool Savas featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2011 | 14 | 33 | 13 | Aura | ||||||||||||||||
| "Danke" (Nico Suave featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2014 | 20 | — | — | Unvergesslich | ||||||||||||||||
| "Ich tue es aus Liebe" (Seven featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2016 | — | — | 59 | Best Of 2002-2016 (Limited 2CD 2nd Version International) | ||||||||||||||||
| "Nur mit dir" (Shirin David featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2019 | 8 | — | 11 | Supersize | ||||||||||||||||
| "Freisein" (Juju featuring Xavier Naidoo) | 2019 | 91 | — | — | Bling Bling | ||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Freisein" | 1997 | Xavier Naidoo | Die neue S-Klasse |
| "3P (Licence 2 Kill)" | 1998 | M. Pelham, T. Hofmann, Illmati!c, S. Setlur, Naidoo | 3P: Revolution / Evolution |
| "Skillz" | 1999 | Illmati!c, Xavier Naidoo | Still Ill |
| "Lied (Du, nur du)" | 2001 | Ben Becker, Xavier Naidoo | Wir heben ab |
| "Soulmusic" | Curse, Xavier Naidoo | Von innen nach aussen | |
| "Gib mir Musik" | Edo Zanki, Xavier Naidoo | Jetzt komm ich | |
| "Über sieben Brücken musst du gehen" | Erkan Aki, Xavier Naidoo | Zeit der großen Gefühle | |
| "Flashgott" | Jan Delay, Xavier Naidoo, Dennis Dublate | Searching for The Jan Soul Rebels | |
| "Jeanny" | Reamonn, Xavier Naidoo | Dream No. 7 | |
| "Way to Mars" | Sommersault, Xavier Naidoo | By Your Side | |
| "Tanz" | 2003 | Harris, Xavier Naidoo | Dirty Harry |
| "Digital Garden" | Metaphysics, Xavier Naidoo | Digital Garden | |
| "Ich kenne nichts (das so schön ist wie du)" | RZA, Xavier Naidoo | The World According to RZA | |
| "Tu me manques" | Stress, Xavier Naidoo | Tu me manques | |
| "Tage und Stunden" | 2004 | Bintia, Xavier Naidoo | B-Ständig |
| "None of This" | Jam & Spoon, Xavier Naidoo | Tripomatic Fairytales 3003 | |
| "Serious" | Kool & The Gang, Xavier Naidoo, Mousse T. | The Hits: Reloaded | |
| "Dieses Mal (Sommer unseres Lebens)" | Melbeatz, Xavier Naidoo | Rapper's Delight | |
| "2. Bildungsweg" | Melbeatz, Tone, Xavier Naidoo | ||
| "Dir allein" | 2005 | BAP, Xavier Naidoo | Dreimal zehn Jahre |
| "Was hab ich dir angetan?" | Kool Savas, Azad, Xavier Naidoo | One | |
| "Ich wünsch mir" | Olli Banjo, Xavier Naidoo | Schizogenie | |
| "Schick mir 'nen Engel" | Tone, Xavier Naidoo | Zukunftsmusik | |
| "Weisse Taube" | 2006 | Azad, Xavier Naidoo | Game Over |
| "Schall und Rauch" | Al Di Meola, Xavier Naidoo | Vocal Rendezvous | |
| "Hörst du mich?" | D-Flame, Xavier Naidoo | F.F.M. | |
| "With You" | Majestic 12, Xavier Naidoo | Majestic | |
| "Ich gehör nicht dir" | 2007 | Bass Sultan Hengzt, Xavier Naidoo | Der Schmetterlingseffekt |
| "Euer Sohn" | Pal One, Xavier Naidoo | Fokus: Rap | |
| "People Like Them" | Tomcraft, Xavier Naidoo | For the Queen | |
| "Sternschnuppa" | 2008 | Bucher & Schmid, Xavier Naidoo | Iisziit |
| "Stell dir vor" | Curse, Xavier Naidoo | Freiheit | |
| "Im Herz" | Franky Kubrick, Xavier Naidoo | Dramaking | |
| "Siagst as" | Hubert von Goisern, Xavier Naidoo | s'Nix | |
| "Nothing Else Matters" | Jazzkantine, Xavier Naidoo | Hell's Kitchen | |
| "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" | Joana Zimmer, Xavier Naidoo | Showtime | |
| "Sehnsucht" | Schiller, Xavier Naidoo | Sehnsucht | |
| "So leb' dein Leben" | Tony Marshall, Xavier Naidoo | Wie nie | |
| "All the Shakin'" | 2009 | Andreas Vollenweider, Xavier Naidoo | Air |
| "Lass mich nicht hier" | Cassandra Steen, Xavier Naidoo | Darum leben wir | |
| "Bettler & König" | Karel Gott, Xavier Naidoo | Leben | |
| "Großes Problem" | Monroe, Xavier Naidoo, Samy Deluxe | Movement | |
| "Der Mond ist aufgegangen" | Pe Werner, Xavier Naidoo | Im Mondrausch | |
| "Mein Traum" | Tone, Xavier Naidoo | Phantom | |
| "Liebe bringt den Schmerz" | Vicky Leandros, Xavier Naidoo | Möge der Himmel | |
| "Spiegel" | 2010 | Bligg, Xavier Naidoo | Bart aber herzlich |
| "Schöner Tod" | Marq, Xavier Naidoo | Wunder | |
| "Mein Weltbild" | Olli Banjo, Xavier Naidoo | Kopfdisco | |
| "Was bringt unsere Liebe um?" | 2011 | Kitty Kat, Xavier Naidoo | Pinkmafia |
| "Believer" | Marla Glen, Xavier Naidoo | Humanology | |
| Title | Year | Artist(s) | Film | |
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| "Sie sieht mich nicht" | 1999 | Xavier Naidoo | Astérix & Obélix Take On Caesar | |
| "Alles" | 2000 | Sabrina Setlur, Xavier Naidoo | Anatomy | |
| "One Way" | 2006 | Xavier Naidoo | One Way | |
| "Wild vor Wut" | 2010 | Xavier Naidoo | Animals United |