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Rosenstolz's first chart hit was "Herzensschöner", which reached No. 34 in the German singles chart in 1998. However, it was not until 2000 with the release of the single "Amo Vitam" that the band received frequent airplay on German music television stations. The following year, "Es könnt' ein Anfang sein" became the band's first German top 10 single. Rosenstolz's great breakthrough in Germany then came in 2004 with the album Herz, which reached triple platinum status and gave rise to four top 20 singles, including "Liebe ist alles" and "Willkommen". Major chart hits from later albums were "Ich bin ich (Wir sind wir)", "Gib mir Sonne" and "Wir sind am Leben", which peaked at No. 2, No. 1 and No. 3, respectively, in the German singles chart.
Although none of Rosenstolz's songs from the early to mid-nineties entered the charts, some of them remained regular features of Rosenstolz concerts in later years. These songs included "Schlampenfieber", "Nur einmal noch", "Lachen", "Der Moment", "Die Schlampen sind müde" and "Königin". A notable song was "Schlampenfieber", which was performed in a different musical style for each concert tour.
Five of Rosenstolz's studio albums went straight to No. 1 in the German albums chart: Kassengift (2000), Herz (2004), Das große Leben (2006), Die Suche geht weiter (2008) and Wir sind am Leben (2011). The last three of these albums also reached No. 1 in Austria and charted highly in Switzerland. Rosenstolz's most commercially successful album was Das große Leben, which sold over one million copies in Germany and also received platinum and gold statuses in Austria and Switzerland, respectively.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. "*" indicates sales figures for the live album were combined with those for the corresponding studio album.
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Other albums
In 1998, Rosenstolz parted ways with producer Tom Müller. He retained control of some of Rosenstolz's earlier recordings and these have been re-released over the years as various compilation albums by record label Musik für Erwachsene (MfE). The following MfE compilations are not listed in the discography on the official Rosenstolz website.
"Willkommen" (from "Summer Storm") / "Der größte Trick"
8
44
—
Herz
2004
"Ich komm an dir nicht weiter"
14
69
—
Herz
2006
"Ich bin ich (Wir sind wir)"
2
5
16
Das große Leben
2006
"Nichts von alledem (tut mir leid)"
11
47
59
Das große Leben
2006
"Ich geh in Flammen auf" / "Das Glück liegt auf der Straße"
7
12
87
Das große Leben
2006
"Auch im Regen" / "Mein Sex"
8
35
—
Das große Leben
2007
"Aus Liebe wollt ich alles wissen"
15
40
66
Das große Leben
2008
"Gib mir Sonne"
1
3
13
Die Suche geht weiter
2008
"Wie weit ist vorbei"
8
37
—
Die Suche geht weiter
2009
"Blaue Flecken"
10
45
—
Die Suche geht weiter
2009
"Ich bin mein Haus"
29
—
—
Die Suche geht weiter
2011
"Wir sind am Leben"
3
17
35
Wir sind am Leben
2011
"Weil wir Freunde sind"
—
—
—
2012
"Lied von den Vergessenen" / "Wie lang kann ein Mensch tanzen?"
27
—
—
Wir sind am Leben
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Box sets
Year
Title
Contents
2007
Die Singles 92–07
Singles from 1992 to 2007
2007
3-CD Box
Kuss der Diebe
Erwarten se nix
Wenn du aufwachst
2009
Mal vier
Nur einmal noch
Mittwoch is' er fällig
Raritäten
Raritäten 2
2012
2 for 1
Das große Leben
Herz
Demo cassettes
Prior to the release of the debut album Soubrette werd' ich nie, Rosenstolz produced three different music cassettes that were sold privately. A selection of demo songs from these cassettes can be found in the 2007 deluxe edition of Soubrette werd' ich nie as a bonus CD. In addition, the limited super deluxe edition of Wir sind am Leben includes a Rosenstolz music cassette from 1991 as well as a CD version of the cassette.
Notes
This chart position relates to the 2007 re-release of the album. The original 1992 release did not enter the charts.
Limited edition charity album
This album was later re-released with an updated album cover and the new title Alles Gute – Das Beste von 92 bis 98. Another version of the album containing a bonus CD was also released with the title Alles Gute – Die Goldedition – Das Beste von 92 bis 01.
Released by Weltbild Musik with permission from Musik für Erwachsene
Both songs also released as alternative single titled "Königin"
Promo CD
Promo CD
Promo CD
Also released as DVD single
Song is included in the single-CD edition of the album, but not in the double-CD edition.
Also released as double single "Wir sind am Leben" / "Weil wir Freunde sind"
Rosenstolz performing live in Leipzig (2004)