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Arabesque discography
Studio albums10
Live albums1
Compilation albums17
Singles34
Video albums1
Box sets2

This is the discography of German Eurodisco trio Arabesque. Included is the discography of Rouge, the duo formed by Michaela Rose and Jasmin Vetter after the departure of Sandra.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Friday Night 26
City Cats
  • Released: 25 October 1979
  • Label: EMI Electrola, Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque II
13
  • JPN: 200,000
Marigot Bay
  • Released: 21 May 1980
  • Label: Metronome, Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque III
9
  • JPN: 160,000
Midnight Dancer
  • Released: 5 December 1980
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque IV
13
  • JPN: 205,000
In for a Penny
  • Released: 21 August 1981
  • Label: Metronome, Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque V and Billy's Barbeque
2
  • JPN: 357,000
Caballero
  • Released: 21 April 1982
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque VI
9
  • JPN: 166,010
Why No Reply
  • Released: 5 December 1982
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque VII
30
  • JPN: 56,474
Loser Pays the Piper
  • Released: 5 December 1983
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque VIII
75
  • JPN: 13,500
Time to Say "Good Bye"
  • Released: 16 December 1984
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Also released as Arabesque IX
The Up Graded Collection
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Fancy Concert
  • Released: 21 October 1982
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
25
  • JPN: 35,890

Compilation albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales
JPN
Golden Prize
  • Released: 21 June 1980
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: MC
31
  • JPN: 44,820
Best One
  • Released: 21 November 1980
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: MC
41
  • JPN: 49,460
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 21 May 1981
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
2
  • JPN: 686,000
Best One '82
  • Released: 21 November 1981
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: MC
48
  • JPN: 30,020
Everybody Likes Arabesque (Hit Medley)
  • Released: 5 March 1982
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP, MC
7
  • JPN: 109,730
Best Hits
  • Released: 5 July 1982
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: MC
40
  • JPN: 30,830
Radio Arabesque
  • Released: 5 September 1983
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: LP
54
  • JPN: 10,360
Best Collection
  • Released: 21 May 1984
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Also released as Super Best
Best One
  • Released: 1 November 1987
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
Arabesque
  • Released: 25 October 1991
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD, MC
Deluxe
  • Released: 28 June 1995
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Best Of Vol. 1
  • Released: 1 April 2004
  • Label: Monopol
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Best Of Vol. 2
  • Released: September 2004
  • Label: Monopol
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Best Of Vol. 3
  • Released: September 2005
  • Label: Monopol
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Best Of Vol. 4 – The Mega-Mixes
  • Released: 18 April 2008
  • Label: Monopol
  • Formats: 2xCD
Complete Single Collection
  • Released: 25 August 2010
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: 2xCD
40th Anniversary Best
  • Released: 21 June 2017
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

Title Album details
The Best of Arabesque
  • Released: 24 January 1996
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: 5xCD
Complete Box
  • Released: 4 February 2015
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: 10xCD+DVD

Video albums

Title Album details
Greatest Hits
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: VHD

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
GER
AUT
JPN
"Hello Mr. Monkey" 1977 8
  • JPN: 388,000
Friday Night
"Buggy Boy" (Mexico-only release) 1978
"Friday Night" 20
  • JPN: 175,000
"Fly High Little Butterfly" (Japan-only release) 1979 33
  • JPN: 66,000
"Rock Me After Midnight" (Japan-only release) 37
  • JPN: 80,000
City Cats
"City Cats" (Germany-only release)
"Peppermint Jack" 23
  • JPN: 139,000
"Hell Driver" (France-only release) 1980
"High Life" (Japan-only release) 34
  • JPN: 77,000
Marigot Bay
"Parties in a Penthouse" (Japan-only release) 35
  • JPN: 56,000
"Take Me Don't Break Me" (Europe-only release) 40
"Make Love Wherever You Can" (Japan-only release) 38
  • JPN: 68,000
Midnight Dancer
"Love Is Just a Game" (Australia-only release) Friday Night
"Marigot Bay" (Europe-only release) 8 17 Marigot Bay
"Midnight Dancer" (Japan-only release) 1981 46
  • JPN: 79,000
Midnight Dancer
"In for a Penny, in for a Pound" 25 13
  • JPN: 156,000
In for a Penny
"Billy's Barbeque" (Japan-only release) 26
  • JPN: 68,000
"Hit the Jackpot" (Japan-only release) 49
  • JPN: 44,000
Caballero
"Indio Boy" (Germany-only release) 1982 75 In for a Penny
"Tall Story Teller" / "Caballero" 56

54

  • JPN: 43,000
Caballero
"Young Fingers Get Burnt" (Japan-only release) 62
  • JPN: 27,000
Why No Reply
"Why No Reply" 70
  • JPN: 15,000
"Jingle Jangle Joe" (Canada-only release) 1983 Marigot Bay
"Pack It Up" (Japan-only release) Loser Pays the Piper
"Sunrise in Your Eyes" (Germany-only release)
"Dance Dance Dance" (Japan-only release)
"Loser Pays the Piper" (Japan-only release)
"Heart on Fire" (Japan-only release) 1984
"Time to Say "Good Bye"" 1985 Time to Say "Good Bye"
"Satisfaction" (Italy-only release) Non-album single
"Ecstasy" (Europe-only release) 1986 Time to Say "Good Bye"
"Marigot Bay 2008" (feat. Michaela Rose) 2008 Non-album singles
"Dance into the Moonlight" (feat. Michaela Rose) 2014
"Zanzibar" (feat. Michaela Rose) 2017
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Rouge discography

Albums

Title Album details
Rouge
  • Released: 21 December 1988
  • Label: Fun House
  • Formats: CD

Singles

Title Year
"I Wanna Take Your Body" (Europe-only release) 1985
"Hold On" (Europe-only release) 1986
"The Leader of the Pack / Remember" (Germany-only release)
"Einer von uns" (Germany-only release) 1987
"Love Live Operator" (Germany-only release)
"Koiwa No Time" 1988

Notes

  1. Same coupling in Japan and Germany. But In Japan, "Caballero" is A-side. In Germany, "Tall Story Teller" is A-side.

References

  1. ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
  2. "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  3. "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2022-05-25.
  4. ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4
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