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'''''The 1st Album''''' is the debut studio album by German duo [[Modern Talking]], released on 1 April 1985 by [[Hansa Records]]. The album reached number one in Germany on 27 May 1985, spending four weeks atop the chart and 18 weeks within the top 10.<ref name="GER"/> It was eventually certified platinum by the [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.<ref name="BVMI"/>
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'''''The 1st Album''''' is the debut studio album by German duo [[Modern Talking]]. It was released on 1 April 1985 by [[Hansa Records]]. The album peaked at number one in Germany on 27 May 1985, spending four weeks atop the chart and 18 weeks within the top 10.<ref name="GER"/> It was eventually certified platinum by the [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie]] (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.<ref name="BVMI"/>


==Singles==
==Singles==
The album spawned two singles. The lead single, "[[You're My Heart, You're My Soul]]", topped the charts in Germany (where it spent four weeks at the top), Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, while charting inside the top five in France, Norway and Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=You%27re+My+Heart%2C+You%27re+My+Soul&cat=s |title=Modern Talking – You're My Heart, You're My Soul |website=swisscharts.com |accessdate=21 November 2009}}</ref> The second single, "[[You Can Win If You Want]]", reached number one in Germany and Austria, number two in Switzerland and Belgium, and the top 10 in France and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=You+Can+Win+If+You+Want&cat=s |title=Modern Talking – You Can Win If You Want |website=swisscharts.com |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref> Both singles attained gold sales status in Germany, having each sold over 250,000 units.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Modern Talking|accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>
The album spawned two singles. The lead single, "[[You're My Heart, You're My Soul]]", topped the charts in Germany (where it spent four weeks at the top), Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, while charting inside the top five in France, Norway and Sweden.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=You%27re+My+Heart%2C+You%27re+My+Soul&cat=s |title=Modern Talking – You're My Heart, You're My Soul |website=swisscharts.com |access-date=21 November 2009}}</ref> The second single, "[[You Can Win If You Want]]", reached number one in Germany and Austria, number two in Switzerland and Belgium, and the top 10 in France and the Netherlands.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Modern+Talking&titel=You+Can+Win+If+You+Want&cat=s |title=Modern Talking – You Can Win If You Want |website=swisscharts.com |access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref> Both singles attained gold sales status in Germany, having each sold over 250,000 units.<ref>{{cite certification|region=Germany|artist=Modern Talking|access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
All tracks written by [[Dieter Bohlen]], except where noted.
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| headline = Side one
# "[[You're My Heart, You're My Soul]]" – 5:36
# "[[You Can Win If You Want]]" – 3:55
| title1 = [[You're My Heart, You're My Soul]]
| length1 = 5:36
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# "There's Too Much Blue in Missing You" – 4:40
| title2 = [[You Can Win If You Want]]
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# "Diamonds Never Made a Lady" – 4:05
| length2 = 3:55
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# "The Night Is Yours - The Night Is Mine" – 5:30
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| title3 = There's Too Much Blue in Missing You
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# "[[Do You Wanna (Modern Talking song)|Do You Wanna]]" (lyrics: Bohlen, [[Mary Susan Applegate|Mary Applegate]]) – 4:22
| length3 = 4:40
# "Lucky Guy" – 3:31
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| title4 = Diamonds Never Made a Lady
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# "One in a Million" – 3:44
| length4 = 4:05
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# "Bells of Paris" – 4:17
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{{Track listing
| headline = Side two
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| title5 = The Night Is Yours – The Night Is Mine
| length5 = 5:30
| title6 = Do You Wanna
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| note6 = lyrics: Bohlen, [[Mary Susan Applegate|Mary Applegate]]
| length6 = 4:22
| title7 = Lucky Guy
| length7 = 3:31
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| title8 = One in a Million
| length8 = 3:44
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| title9 = Bells of Paris
| length9 = 4:17
| total_length = 39:40
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Thomas Anders]] – lead vocals (except track 3)
* [[Dieter Bohlen]] – backing vocals, lead vocals (3), guitar, production, arrangements
* [[Dieter Bohlen]] – arrangements, production, lead vocals (track 3)
* [[Thomas Anders]] – lead & backing vocals, piano, keyboards
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* Manfred Vormstein – art direction, cover photo
* Fryderyk Gabowicz – artists photos
* Fryderyk Gabowicz – artists photos
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* Manfred Vormstein – art direction, cover photo

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==Release history==
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* 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 206 818-620.
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* 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 406 818-652.
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* 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 338-222


==Charts==
==Charts==
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===Weekly charts===
===Weekly charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Weekly chart performance for ''The 1st Album''
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1985–86)
! scope="col"| Chart (1985–1986)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
|-
{{album chart|Austria|2|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 September 2015}}
{{album chart|Austria|2|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2015}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Netherlands|9|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 September 2015}}
{{album chart|Netherlands|9|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2015}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1985/M&M-1985-08-12.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=2 |issue=32 |date=12 August 1985 |page=14 |oclc=29800226 |accessdate=31 July 2018 |via=American Radio History}}</ref>
! scope="row"| [[European Top 100 Albums|European Albums]] (''[[Music & Media]]'')<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/85/M&M-1985-08-12-OCR-Page-0006.pdf |title=European Top 100 Albums |magazine=[[Music & Media|Eurotipsheet]] |volume=2 |issue=32 |date=12 August 1985 |page=14 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>
| 9
| 9
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=Finnish |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Finnish Albums ([[The Official Finnish Charts|Suomen virallinen lista]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |title=Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 |language=fi |edition=1st |location=Helsinki |publisher=[[Otava (publisher)|Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava]] |year=2006 |isbn=978-951-1-21053-5}}</ref>
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| 1
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|-
{{album chart|Germany4|1|id=242|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=31 July 2018|refname="GER"}}
{{album chart|Germany4|1|id=242|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|access-date=31 July 2018|refname="GER"}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Norway|5|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 September 2015}}
{{album chart|Norway|5|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2015}}
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]] |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Spanish Albums ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |date=September 2005 |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=es |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=[[Sociedad General de Autores y Editores|Fundación Autor/SGAE]] |isbn=84-8048-639-2}}</ref>
| 5
| 5
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{{album chart|Sweden|12|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 September 2015}}
{{album chart|Sweden|12|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2015}}
|-
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|accessdate=1 September 2015}}
{{album chart|Switzerland|2|artist=Modern Talking|album=The 1st Album|rowheader=true|access-date=1 September 2015}}
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===Year-end charts===
===Year-end charts===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Year-end chart performance for ''The 1st Album''
|-
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1985)
! scope="col"| Chart (1985)
! scope="col"| Position
! scope="col"| Position
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1985 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1985 |website=austriancharts.at |language=German |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/year.asp?cat=a&id=1985 |title=Jahreshitparade Alben 1985 |website=austriancharts.at |language=de |access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref>
| 8
| 8
|-
|-
! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1985&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985 |website=dutchcharts.nl |language=Dutch |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/jaaroverzichten.asp?year=1985&cat=a |title=Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985 |language=de |website=[[Dutch Charts]] |access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref>
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| 44
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|-
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1985 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985 |website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=German |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>
! scope="row"| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/charts/album-jahr/for-date-1985 |title=Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985 |publisher=Offizielle Deutsche Charts |language=de |access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref>
| 9
| 9
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|-
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/charts/jahreshitparade/1985 |title=Swiss Year-End Charts 1985 |website=swisscharts.com |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>
! scope="row"| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hitparade.ch/charts/jahreshitparade/1985/alben |title=Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985 |website=hitparade.ch |language=de |access-date=23 July 2021}}</ref>
| 3
| 3
|}
|}
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==Certifications==
==Certifications==
{{Certification Table Top}}
{{Certification Table Top|caption=Certifications for ''The 1st Album''}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|type=album|award=Platinum|relyear=1985|certyear=1986|certref=<ref name="MM-1986">{{cite web|url=http://americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-27.pdf|title=Gold & Platinum Awards 1986|publisher=[[Music and Media]]|page=34|date=27 December 1986|accessdate=30 October 2019}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Austria|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1986|certref=<ref name="MM-1986">{{cite magazine |url=https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-UK/Music/Archive-Music-Media-IDX/IDX/80s/86/M&M-1986-12-27-OCR-Page-0017.pdf |title=European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986 |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |volume=3 |issue=51/52 |date=27 December 1986 |page=34 |oclc=29800226 |via=World Radio History}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Modern Talking|title=The First Album|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1985|accessdate=31 July 2018|refname="BVMI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Germany|artist=Modern Talking|title=The First Album|award=Platinum|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1985|access-date=31 July 2018|refname="BVMI"}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|type=album|award=Gold|relyear=1985|certyear=1986|certref=<ref name="MM-1986"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Poland|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1986|certref=<ref name="MM-1986"/>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Modern Talking|title=The 1st Album|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1987|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=921 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |accessdate=31 July 2018}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Entry|region=Spain|artist=Modern Talking|title=The 1st Album|award=Gold|type=album|relyear=1985|certyear=1987|certref=<ref>{{cite book |last=Salaverrie |first=Fernando |url=http://www.mediafire.com/file/x263f6daopkswo8/Spanish+certifications+for+1979-1990.pdf |title=Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 |language=Spanish |edition=1st |location=Madrid |publisher=Fundación Autor/SGAE |date=September 2005 |page=921 |isbn=84-8048-639-2 |access-date=31 July 2018}}</ref>}}
{{Certification Table Bottom|nosales=yes}}
{{Certification Table Bottom}}

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==Release history==
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* 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 206 818-620.
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* 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 406 818-652.
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* 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 338-222


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
* {{discogs master|23667|The 1st Album|type=album}}


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Latest revision as of 23:02, 6 May 2024

The 1st Album
Studio album by
Modern Talking
Released1 April 1985 (1985-04-01)
Recorded1984
GenreEuro disco
Length39:40
LabelHansa
ProducerDieter Bohlen
Modern Talking chronology
The 1st Album
(1985) 		Let's Talk About Love
(1985)
Singles from The 1st Album
  1. "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"
    Released: 1984
  2. "You Can Win If You Want"
    Released: 13 March 1985

The 1st Album is the debut studio album by German duo Modern Talking, released on 1 April 1985 by Hansa Records. The album reached number one in Germany on 27 May 1985, spending four weeks atop the chart and 18 weeks within the top 10.[1] It was eventually certified platinum by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), denoting shipments in excess of 500,000 copies in Germany.[2]

Singles[edit]

The album spawned two singles. The lead single, "You're My Heart, You're My Soul", topped the charts in Germany (where it spent four weeks at the top), Austria, Switzerland and Belgium, while charting inside the top five in France, Norway and Sweden.[3] The second single, "You Can Win If You Want", reached number one in Germany and Austria, number two in Switzerland and Belgium, and the top 10 in France and the Netherlands.[4] Both singles attained gold sales status in Germany, having each sold over 250,000 units.[5]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Dieter Bohlen, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."You're My Heart, You're My Soul"5:36
2."You Can Win If You Want"3:55
3."There's Too Much Blue in Missing You"4:40
4."Diamonds Never Made a Lady"4:05
Side two
No.TitleLength
5."The Night Is Yours – The Night Is Mine"5:30
6."Do You Wanna" (lyrics: Bohlen, Mary Applegate)4:22
7."Lucky Guy"3:31
8."One in a Million"3:44
9."Bells of Paris"4:17
Total length:39:40

Personnel[edit]

  • Dieter Bohlen – backing vocals, lead vocals (3), guitar, production, arrangements
  • Thomas Anders – lead & backing vocals, piano, keyboards
  • Manfred Vormstein – art direction, cover photo
  • Fryderyk Gabowicz – artists photos

Charts[edit]

Certifications[edit]

Certifications for The 1st Album
Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[18] Platinum 50,000*
Germany (BVMI)[2] Platinum 500,000^
Poland (ZPAV)[18] Gold 50,000*
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[19] Gold 50,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Release history[edit]

  • 1985 Germany: LP Hansa 206 818-620.
  • 1985 Germany: MC Hansa 406 818-652.
  • 1985 Germany: CD Hansa 610 338-222

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Offiziellecharts.de – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking; 'The First Album')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Modern Talking – You're My Heart, You're My Soul". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 21 November 2009.
  4. ^ "Modern Talking – You Can Win If You Want". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Modern Talking)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  6. ^ "Austriancharts.at – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Modern Talking – The 1st Album" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  8. ^ "European Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Eurotipsheet. Vol. 2, no. 32. 12 August 1985. p. 14. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  9. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
  10. ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  11. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
  12. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Modern Talking – The 1st Album". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2015.
  14. ^ "Jahreshitparade Alben 1985". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1985". Dutch Charts (in German). Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  16. ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts – 1985" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  17. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1985". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 23 July 2021.
  18. ^ a b "European Gold & Platinum Awards 1986" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 34. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
  19. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (PDF) (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. p. 921. ISBN 84-8048-639-2. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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