STATUS QUO ---> Charts

Here you can find the charts-notes of Status Quo in Germany.

Quo-Highlights in the german charts:

  • but the most weeks spent in the german single-charts was the single 'What you´re proposing'. This boogie-rocker spent a total of 10 weeks in TOP-10 of the german single-charts. (notching up to number 3) It was voted on number 29 of the 30 best singles of the year 1980.
  • 'Rockin´ all over the world' is to date the single with the longest stay in germans single-charts. It spent a total of 28 weeks in the charts.
  • the Quo-album with the longest stay in charts at all was the legendary "'77 Live" album, which spent a total of 62 !!! weeks in the german album charts. (and a total of 20 !!! weeks in TOP-10) Even in England no Quo album had such a long chart appearance (apart from the Rocking all over the years-compilation).
  • the 2 long-player Status Quo Live ´77 and Rockin' all over the world' were the only records in Germany with gold state. (= 500.000 sold records or more)
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Status Quo - all german single charts - notes:

Status Quo - Song (single version)

charts entry

highest position

weeks in charts

weeks TOP10

Pictures of Matchstick Men

23.03.1968

7

12

1

Black Veils of Melancholy

15.05.1968

36

4

-

Ice in the sun

05.10.1968

17

8

-

In my chair

11.01.1971

38

1

-

Paper Plane

19.02.1972

42

3

-

Mean Girl

18.06.1973

40

1

-

Caroline

29.11.1973

36

3

-

Break the rules

01.07.1974

7

18

-

Down, down

13.01.1975

7

24

-

Roll over lay down

23.06.1975

15

14

-

Rain

01.03.1976

27

9

-

Wild side of life

31.01.1977

15

15

-

Rockin´ all over the world

24.10.1977

7

28

-

Rockers Rollin´

10.07.1978

30

7

-

Again and again

18.09.1978

18

11

-

Accident Prone

08.01.1979

19

14

-

Whatever you want

15.10.1979

12

24

-

Living on an island

07.01.1980

38

15

-

What you´re proposing

20.10.1980

3

22

10

Lies

05.01.1981

38

8

-

Something ´bout you babe

23.03.1981

49

10

-

Ol´ rag blues

03.10.1983

47

7

-

Marguerita Time

13.04.1984

52

4

-

In the Army now

20.10.1986

1

19

9

Dreamin´

09.02.1987

20

9

-

Ain´t Complaining

18.04.1988

39

11

-

Running all over the world

19.09.1988

48

6

-

Anniversary Waltz

29.10.1990

17

12

-

Fun fun fun

24.04.1996

81

10

-

The Party ain't over yet

30.09.2005

90

1

-

 

Notes: from 1991 to mid 1997 only TOP-20 of the german singles charts available.

'references: Hit-Records-Book 'german single charts 1956 - 1999' and german chartsservice / Halle (Dirk Domicke)

 

Status Quo --> german album charts:

 

A l b u m

charts entry

highest position

weeks in Charts

weeks in TOP10

Piledriver

15.04.1973

31

8

-

Hello

15.11.1973

37

16

-

Quo

15.07.1974

21

16

-

On the Level

15.03.1975

11

28

-

Blue for you

15.03.1976

15

32

-

Status Quo Live

15.03.1977

3

62

20

Rockin´all over the world

01.12.1977

7

26

8

If you can´t stand the heat

30.10.1978

11

27

-

Whatever you want

29.10.1979

9

29

1

Twelve Gold Bars

14.04.1980

19

15

-

Just supposin´

03.11.1980

14

27

-

Never too late

06.04.1981

12

14

-

1+9+8+2

17.05.1982

29

9

-

Back to Back

09.01.1973

60

1

-

In the Army now

29.09.86

14

23

-

Hit Album

02.03.1987

31

8

-

Ain´t Complaining

30.05.1988

33

6

-

Rockin´all over the years

26.11.1990

46

11

-

Thirsty Work

1994

72

3

 

Don´t stop

28.04.1996

42

8

 

Whatever you want - The very best of

22.02.1998

13

13

-

Under the Influence

05.04.1999

56

4

-

Famous in the last Century

08.05.2000

46

4

-

Heavy Traffic

23.09.2002

35

2

-

XS all Areas

15.10.2004

84

1

-

The Party ain't over yet

30.09.2005

19

4

-

In search of the fourth chord

25.09.2005

22

4

-

Quid Pro Quo

27.05.2011

13

-

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