Download or read book Boney M. : All the Top 40 Hits written by Craig Halstead and published by . This book was released on 2019-01-13 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In most countries, Boney M. burst on to the music scene in 1976 with Daddy Cool ~ not the first single credited to the group, but the first actually attributed to the four recognised members of the group.Boney M. was the creation of Frank Farian, a German singer/producer, and the group went through several line-up changes before the three women/one man quartet that found international fame came together. Farian, although he wasn't officially a member of the group, was integral to the success of Boney M.For the purposes of this book, to qualify as a Top 40 hit, a single or album must have entered the Top 40 chart in at least one of the featured countries. The Top 40 hits are detailed chronologically, according to the date they first entered the chart in one or more of the featured countries. Each Top 40 single and album is illustrated and the catalogue numbers and release dates are detailed, for both Germany and the UK, followed by the chart runs in each featured country.The main listings are followed by 'The Almost Top 40 Singles', which gives an honourable mention to singles that peaked between no.41-50 in one or more countries, but which failed to enter the Top 40 in any. There is also a points-based list of the Top 20 singles and Top 20 albums, plus a fascinating Trivia section, which looks at the most successful singles and albums in each of the featured countries.