The discography of The Kelly Family, a European pop music group of Irish, American, Spanish and German heritage, consists of 22 studio albums, four of them being holiday albums, five live albums, seven compilation albums, two extended plays and 57 singles, seven of them being Double A-Side singles.[1] Since the late 1970s, the family have released more than 21 studio albums and 43 singles on Universal Music, Polydor, their own record company Kel-Life Records and a number of smaller labels, the most successful being Over the Hump and Almost Heaven and its first singles "An Angel" and "I Can't Help Myself".
| The Kelly Family discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 22 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Singles | 57 |
| Music videos | 95 |
| EP | 2 |
Since the late 1990s, the lineup of the band has seen changes during different recording and touring phases, caused by family reasons, solo activities or other side projects. Altogether, The Kelly Family has sold more than 20 million records around the world, including 54 gold and platinum-certified albums.[2]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
BEL [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR | SWE | SWI [7] | |||
| 1977 | Kelly Family Tours Europe
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | The Kelly Family
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1979 | Lieder der Welt
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— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | Ein Vogel kann im Käfig nicht fliegen
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Wonderful World
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Une famille c'est une chanson
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Keep on Singing...
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | New World
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Honest Workers
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Wow
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— | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Over the Hump
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1 | — | 1 | 24 | 26 | — | 1 | |
| 1996 | Almost Heaven
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1 | 19 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 |
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| 1997 | Growin' Up
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5 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 27 | 59 | 3 |
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| 1998 | From Their Hearts
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14 | 21 | 3 | 17 | — | — | 12 | |
| 2002 | La Patata
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35 | 32 | 3 | 16 | — | — | 63 | |
| 2004 | Homerun
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52 | — | 9 | 36 | — | — | — | |
| 2017 | We Got Love
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1 | 34 | 1 | 18 | — | — | 3 |
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| 2019 | 25 Years Later
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1 | 26 | 1 | 40 | — | — | 2 | |
Holiday albums
edit| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
BEL [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR | SWE | SWI [7] | |||
| 1980 | Festliche Stunden bei der Kelly Family
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1980 | Kelly Family Loves Christmas and You
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Christmas All Year | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1994 | Christmas for All
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1 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 2 |
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| 2022 | Christmas Party
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4 | 49 | 2 | 77 | — | — | 5 | |
Live albums
edit| Year | Album | Chart positions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [3] |
BEL [4] |
GER [5] |
NLD [6] |
NOR | SWE | SWI [7] | ||
| 1988 | Live | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | — |
| 1992 | Streetlife
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Live, Live, Live
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21 | — | 46 | — | — | — | 24 |
| 2012 | Stille Nacht - Live-CD 2011
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2013 | Stille Nacht 2012
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2017 | We Got Love Live
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— | 61 | — | 60 | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 25 Years Later: Live
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— | 40 | — | 59 | — | — | — |
| 2024 | Tough Road: Live at Westfalenhalle '94
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10 | — | 5 | — | — | — | 9 |
Compilations
edit| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL [4] |
GER | NLD [6] |
NOR | SWE | SWI | |||
| 1980 | Stargala (unofficial)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Unsere schönsten deutschen Lieder (unofficial)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | The Very Best – Over 10 Years | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | |
| 1994 | Meisterstücke (unofficial)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1998 | The Bonus-Tracks Album
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— | — | 46 | 31 | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | Best of The Kelly Family
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43 | 15 | 14 | 35 | — | — | 20 | |
| 1999 | Best of The Kelly Family 2
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— | 33 | 29 | — | — | — | 54 | |
| 2005 | Hope
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Extended plays
edit| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1978 | Familia Kelly Canta La Navidad
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| 2021 | One More Happy Christmas
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Box sets
edit| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1996 | The First Singles
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| 2011 | The Complete Story
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT | BEL | GER | IRE | NLD | NOR | SWI | ||||
| 1978 | "Danny Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kelly Family
| |
| "Agur Jaunak" | ||||||||||
| 1979 | "Eagle on the Breeze" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lieder der Welt
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| "Knick-Knack-Song (This Old Man)" | ||||||||||
| "David's Song (Who'll Come with Me)" | — | 4 | 15 | — | 1 | — | — | |||
| "The Last Rose of Summer" | — | 27 | — | — | 44 | — | — | |||
| "Join This Parade (Scotland The Brave)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Ein Vogel kann im Käfig nicht fliegen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ein Vogel kann im Käfig nicht fliegen
| |
| "Alle Kinder brauchen Freunde (Child)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Die Vogelhochzeit" | ||||||||||
| "Estudiantina Portuguesa" (unofficial) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stargala
| ||
| 1984 | "Old McDonald" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful World
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| "Amazing Grace | ||||||||||
| "Une Famille c'est une Chanson" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Une Famille c'est une Chanson
| ||
| "Didelidei" (Version One) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Eine Familie ist wie Ein Lied" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single
| ||
| "Didelidei" (Version Two) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Hiroshima, I'm Sorry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single
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| 1986 | "We Love The Pope" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful World
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| "Our Father" | ||||||||||
| 1989 | "Sean O'Kelley" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Keep on Singing...
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| 1992 | "House on the Ocean" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Streetlife
| |
| 1993 | "Key to My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "No Lies" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wow
| ||
| "When the Last Tree..." | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One More Freakin' Dollar" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "An Angel" | 1 | — | 2 | 5 | 40 | — | 2 |
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Over the Hump
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| 1995 | "Why Why Why" | 16 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 34 | ||
| "Roses of Red" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | |||
| "First Time" | 16 | — | 19 | 25 | — | — | 19 | |||
| 1996 | "I Can't Help Myself" | 2 | 11 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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Almost Heaven
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| "Every Baby" | 9 | — | 13 | — | 75 | 18 | 5 | |||
| "Gott Deine Kinder" | 19 | — | 26 | — | — | — | 14 | |||
| 1997 | "Fell in Love with an Alien" | 15 | 30 | 15 | — | 3 | — | 14 | Almost Heaven
| |
| "Nanana" | 23 | — | 17 | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| "When the Boys Come into Town" | 29 | — | 37 | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| "Because It's Love" | 2 | — | 3 | — | 13 | — | 3 | Growin' Up
| ||
| "Red Shoes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "One More Song" | 23 | — | 19 | — | 37 | — | 32 | ||
| "I Will Be Your Bride" | 14 | — | 14 | — | 17 | — | 19 | From Their Hearts
| ||
| 1999 | "Oh, It Hurts" | — | — | 57 | — | 57 | — | — | ||
| "Hooks" | ||||||||||
| "I Really Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Children of Kosovo" | 35 | — | 8 | — | 18 | — | 13 | Best of The Kelly Family
| ||
| "Saban's Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog" | — | — | 27 | — | 22 | — | 47 | Best of The Kelly Family 2
| ||
| "Mama" | 40 | — | 14 | — | 27 | — | 86 | |||
| 2000 | "I Wanna Kiss You" | — | — | 44 | — | 37 | — | 79 | ||
| 2002 | "I Wanna Be Loved" | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | La Patata
| |
| "What's a Matter You People" | — | — | 23 | — | 26 | — | — | |||
| "Mrs. Speechless" | — | — | 31 | — | 53 | — | — | |||
| 2004 | "Flip a Coin" | 52 | — | 24 | — | 40 | — | — |
Homerun
| |
| "Blood" | 59 | — | 24 | — | 31 | — | — | |||
| "Streets of Love" | 72 | — | 52 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2017 | "Nanana" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | We Got Love
| |
| 2019 | "Over the Hump" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 Years Later
| |
| "Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2021 | "One More Happy Christmas" | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | One More Happy Christmas
| |
Promotional singles
edit- 1994: Cassette Sampler (MC)[9]
- 1995: Quisiera ser un Ángel (MC)
- 1995: The Kelly Family canta Quisiera ser un Ángel y Santa Maria en Español (MC)
- 1995: Ares Qui (MC)
- 1999: Ein Herz Für Kinder Medley (CD, MC)
- 1999: Mela, Mela Nutella (CD, Vinyl)
- 2017: Good Neighbor (Digital download)
- 2017: Brothers and Sisters (Digital download)
- 2017: Please Don't Go – Live (Digital download)
The 1994 single An Angel bears a remarkable similarity to Lynne Hamilton's 1979 hit "On The Inside" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_the_Inside_(song)
Solo recordings
editReferences
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- ^ Kuschel, Sven (September 16, 2008). "Kelly-Family-Star singt wieder auf der Straße". Bild.de. Retrieved October 1, 2008.
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- ^ a b c d "Discografie The Kelly Family". Ultratop. Retrieved November 2, 2019.
- ^ a b c "Discographie von The Kelly Family". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
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- ^ "Kelliji saņem zelta disku".
- ^ "Cassette Sampler". kellyfamilysite.de. Retrieved September 1, 2017.