The Austrian band Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung released sixteen studio albums, one live album, one extended play and forty-one singles since their foundation in 1978.
Chart performance
Studio albums Year Title Translation of the Title Chart positions AT DE CH 1978 1. Allgemeine Verunsicherung 1st General Confusion 17 — — 1981 Café Passé Café Passé — — —1983Spitalo FataloHospitalo Fatalo5——1984À la CarteÀ la Carte11——1985Geld oder Leben!Your Money or Your Life!11031987Liebe, Tod & TeufelLove, Death & Devil1311990Neppomuk's RacheNeppomuk's Revenge1231991Watumba!Watumba!117151994Nie wieder KunstNo More Art140171997Im Himmel ist die Hölle los!All Hell Is Breaking Loose In Heaven!137201998HimbeerlandRaspberryland255302000Austropop in Tot-Weiss-Tot 3Austropop in Dead-White-Dead12——2003FrauenluderWoman Slut190—2007Amore XLLove XL146832010Neue Helden braucht das LandThe Nation Needs New Heroes12634 2015 Werwolf-Attacke – Monsterball ist überall Werewolf Attack – Monsterball Is Everywhere 1 15 16 2016 Was haben wir gelacht... How We Laughed... 8 57 49 2018 Alles ist erlaubt Everything Goes 2 7 13 2019 1000 Jahre EAV live - Der Abschied 1,000 Years of EAV Live - The Farewell 2 3 30 2021 EAVliche Weihnachten – Ihr Sünderlein kommet EAVlike Christmas – Oh Come, Ye Little Sinners 2 20 38
Singles YearTitleTranslation of the TitleChart positionsAlbumATDECH1979"Ihr Kinderlein kommet""O Come, Little Children"———no album1981"Alpen-Punk""Alpine Punk"———Café Passé"Oh, nur Du""Oh, Only You"———1982"Total verunsichert""Totally Insecure"———Spitalo Fatalo1983"Der Alpen-Rap""The Alpine Rap"63613"Afrika – Ist der Massa gut bei Kassa""Africa – If the Massa Is in the Money"6——1984"Die Braut und der Matrose""The Bride and the Sailor"———À la Carte"Go, Karli, Go!""Go, Karli, Go!"6——"Schweine-Funk""Pig Funk"———"Liebelei""Flirtation"———1985"Ba-Ba-Banküberfall""Ba-Ba-Bankrobbery"47—Geld oder Leben!"Märchenprinz""Prince Charming"116—1986"Heiße Nächte in Palermo""Hot Nights in Palermo"316—"Fata Morgana""Fata Morgana"1127—1987"Küss die Hand, schöne Frau""Kiss the Hand, Pretty Lady"122Liebe, Tod & Teufel1988"An der Copacabana""At the Copacabana"2118"Burli""Boy"2441—"Kann denn Schwachsinn Sünde sein...?""Can Imbecility Be a Sin...?"102524Kann denn Schwachsinn Sünde sein...?1989"Es steht ein Haus in Ostberlin" 1"There Is a House in East Berlin"———Neppomuk's Rache1990"Ding Dong""Ding Dong"174"Samurai""Samurai"21017"Einer geht um die Welt""One Goes for a Tour Around the World"26——1991"S'Muaterl""The Gammer"———"Jambo""Jambo"63026Watumba!1992"Hip Hop""Hip Hop"2777—"Insp. Tatü""Inspector Nee-naw"———1994"300 PS (Auto...)""300 HP (Car...)"5——Nie wieder Kunst1995"Einmal möchte ich ein Böser sein""I Want to Be a Bad Guy for Once"17——"Flugzeug""Aeroplane"———"Cinderella""Cinderella"———1997"Schau wie's schneit""Look How It's Snowing"17——Im Himmel ist die Hölle los!"Blöd""Stupid"———"Bongo Boy""Bongo Boy"32——1998"Der Wein von Mykonos" 2"The Wine from Mykonos"8——Himbeerland"Die Pille für den Mann" 2"The Pill for Men"———1999"Hasta la Vista""Hasta la Vista"35——"3 weiße Tauben""3 White Doves"—31—2000"Ba-Ba-Ballamann""Ba-Ba-Ballamann" (refers to Ballermann 6)———no album2004"God Bless America""God Bless America"24——100 Jahre EAV - Ihr habt es so gewollt!!2010"Neue Helden (braucht das Land)""(The Country Is in Need Of) New Heroes"38——Neue Helden braucht das Land
Non-German singles 1983: Alp-Rapp (Swedish version of "Der Alpen-Rap") 1986: Ba-Ba-Bankrobbery (English version of "Ba-Ba-Banküberfall", peaked at #63 on the UK Singles Chart)
Compilation albums YearTitleTranslation of the TitleChart positionsNoteATDECH1987Das Beste aus guten und alten TagenThe Best from Good and Old Days———out of print1988Kann denn Schwachsinn Sünde sein...?Can Imbecility Be a Sin...?21315including many rare songs1989Erste Allgemeine VerunsicherungFirst General Uncertainty———released in East Germany only1995Live Kunst-Tour 95Live Art Tour 9512——live album1996The Grätest HitzThe Greatest Hits1061—2000Let's Hop – Das Allerbeste, aber festeLet's Hop – The Very Best, Yet Solid967—including new versions of old songs2004The Very Best of E.A.V.The Very Best of E.A.V.———2005100 Jahre EAV... Ihr habt es so gewollt!!100 Years of EAV... You Asked for It!!44078including new versions of old songsPlatinum KolläktschnPlatinum Collection41——including many rare songs2009Best of AustropopBest of Austropop———The EssentialThe Essential———
Extended plays YearTitleTranslation of the TitleChart positionsNoteATDECH2008"Mei herrlich""How Delightful"———only as a download
Footnotes 1 = released under the alias Ossi Ostborn (roughly translated: "Easterner Eastborn", but the name also sounds phonetically like Ozzy Osbourne), the song refers to the reunification of East Germany and West Germany 2 = released under the alias The Himbeer Teddies ("The Raspberry Teddies"), the songs satirize the style of music Schlager 3 = released under the alias Klaus Eberhartinger & Die Gruftgranaten ("Klaus Eberhartinger & The Tomb Bombshells"), the album parodies several Austropop hit songs. It also refers to the national flag of Austria, which colors are red-white-red (Rot-Weiß-Rot) in German language.
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