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  • born 1949, San Nicolas
  • died 2010, Sankt-Peterburg

Bobby Farrell is an artist, born on 6 October 1949 in San Nicolas and died on 30 December 2010 in Sankt-Peterburg. Bobby Farrell is known as a member of Boney M.. With the group, sixteen records reached the Dutch Top 40, four of them the top spot.

Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs

Photo: Discogs.

Timeline of Bobby Farrell

The years of Bobby Farrell with Boney M.. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. The name of the group links to its page.

Boney M.197519801985Rivers of Babylonnumber 1 in week 17 of 1978 · 19 weeksMa Bakernumber 1 in week 24 of 1977 · 15 weeksSunnynumber 1 in week 5 of 1977 · 11 weeksHooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holidaynumber 1 in week 17 of 1979 · 11 weeksGotta Go Homenumber 2 in week 36 of 1979 · 12 weeksDaddy Coolnumber 3 in week 43 of 1976 · 14 weeksBelfastnumber 3 in week 45 of 1977 · 11 weeksMary's Boy Child / Oh My Lordnumber 3 in week 51 of 1978 · 7 weeksI See a Boat on the Rivernumber 7 in week 22 of 1980 · 8 weeksRasputinnumber 8 in week 38 of 1978 · 9 weeksBahama Mamanumber 11 in week 2 of 1980 · 7 weeksBaby Do You Wanna Bumpnumber 14 in week 3 of 1976 · 7 weeksMalaikanumber 20 in week 33 of 1981 · 6 weeksWe Kill the World (Don't Kill the World)number 25 in week 52 of 1981 · 5 weeksKalimba De Lunanumber 27 in week 45 of 1984 · 5 weeksChildren of Paradisenumber 28 in week 46 of 1980 · 5 weeks

Member of the groupDutch Top 40Member until the end

Biggest hits of Boney M.

In the years Bobby Farrell was part of it, Boney M. had sixteen records in the Dutch Top 40. The best-charting record comes first; the badge shows the peak position, the title opens the full run. These are the five biggest. The button below opens all entries of the group.

1peak position
week 5, 1977152weeks in the chart
with 16 records1975first entry
week 52, 19751984latest entry
week 47, 19849years with an entry
1975197619771978197919801981198219831984
  1. 1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 17 of 1978, 19 weeks in the chart Rivers of Babylon
    Boney M.
     4:21
  2. 1977Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 24 of 1977, 15 weeks in the chart Ma Baker
    Boney M.
     4:36
  3. 1977Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 5 of 1977, 11 weeks in the chart Sunny
    Boney M.
     4:02
  4. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 17 of 1979, 11 weeks in the chart Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday
    Boney M.
     3:09
  5. 1979Dutch Top 40: peak position 2 in week 36 of 1979, 12 weeks in the chart Gotta Go Home
    Boney M.
     3:46

All Dutch Top 40 entries of Boney M.

Source: top40.nl

Together with Bobby Farrell

In Boney M., Bobby Farrell played with Maizie Williams, Claudja Barry, Marcia Barrett, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe.

Frequently asked questions

When and where was Bobby Farrell born?

Bobby Farrell was born on 6 October 1949 in San Nicolas. Bobby Farrell died on 30 December 2010 in Sankt-Peterburg.

Which group does Bobby Farrell belong to?

To Boney M.. The page shows the albums and Dutch Top 40 hits of the group from the years of membership, with those years on the timeline. The group is in the side column, with a link to its page.

What was the biggest Dutch Top 40 hit of Boney M. while Bobby Farrell was part of it?

The best-charting record is Rivers of Babylon, which reached number 1 in week 17 of 1978. In total sixteen records made the Dutch Top 40, four of them at number 1. The five biggest: Rivers of Babylon (number 1, 1978), Ma Baker (number 1, 1977), Sunny (number 1, 1977), Hooray! Hooray! It's a Holi-Holiday (number 1, 1979) and Gotta Go Home (number 2, 1979). All entries, with the week-by-week run, are on the Dutch Top 40 page of Boney M. (the button below the list).

Where can you find Bobby Farrell online?

Through Wikipedia, Deezer and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.

Where can you see and hear Bobby Farrell?

The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.

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