- formed 1975, West Germany
- disbanded 1986
- 19 Dutch Top 40 hits
Boney M. is a group, formed in 1975 in West Germany and disbanded in 1986. Over the years, Maizie Williams, Claudja Barry, Marcia Barrett, Bobby Farrell, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe played in the group. There is no album of their own in the collection, but the group does appear on one album by others: NOW Presents... Disco. In the Dutch Top 40 there were nineteen records, four of them reaching the top spot. The highest was Rivers of Babylon: number 1 in week 17 of 1978.
Source: MusicBrainz and Discogs
Timeline of Boney M.
The members of Boney M. over the years: seven members, with the years they belonged to the group, including anyone who left for a while and came back. The red lines are the entries in the Dutch Top 40. Point at a line and click for the weekly chart. A linked name has its own page.
Boney M.
Maizie Williams
Claudja Barry
Marcia Barrett
Bobby Farrell†
Frank Farian†
Liz Mitchell
Reggie Tsiboe1975198019851990199520002005201020152020Member of the groupDutch Top 40Member until the end
Appears on
Boney M. is on this site on one album by others: NOW Presents... Disco. The album lists the track concerned.
Biggest hits of Boney M.
Boney M. had nineteen 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.
week 5, 1977175weeks in the chart
with 19 records1975first entry
week 52, 19752021latest entry
week 28, 202112years with an entry
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1978Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 17 of 1978, 19 weeks in the chart Rivers of Babylon
Boney M.4:21 -
1977Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 24 of 1977, 15 weeks in the chart Ma Baker
Boney M.4:36 -
1977Dutch Top 40: peak position 1 in week 5 of 1977, 11 weeks in the chart Sunny
Boney M.4:02 -
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 -
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
Awards and honours
Boney M. received one award or honour.
- 1983Goldene Stimmgabel
Frequently asked questions
When and where was Boney M. formed?
Boney M. was formed in 1975 in West Germany. The group disbanded in 1986.
Who played in Boney M.?
Over the years that was Maizie Williams, Claudja Barry, Marcia Barrett, Bobby Farrell, Frank Farian, Liz Mitchell and Reggie Tsiboe. The timeline shows for each member the years they belonged; the names are also in the side column.
Which Dutch Top 40 hits did Boney M. have?
In the Dutch Top 40 there were 19 records, four of them at number 1. The best-charting record is Rivers of Babylon, which reached number 1 in week 17 of 1978. The graph next to each record shows its run from week to week. This page shows the five biggest; the button below opens all entries.
Which albums by other artists feature Boney M.?
On one album: NOW Presents... Disco (Various). Each album lists the tracks concerned.
Which awards has Boney M. won?
Boney M. received one award or honour: Goldene Stimmgabel (1983).
Where can you find Boney M. online?
Through Wikipedia, the official website, Facebook, Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, Deezer, Apple Music and Spotify. The links are in the side column of this page.
Where can you see and hear Boney M.?
The Dutch Top 40 entries have a round Spotify button. A cover opens the album with the tracks per side and the whole album on Spotify. The music plays in the player at the bottom and keeps going while you browse on, after one-time consent for Spotify.
Keep exploring
If you have landed here, you probably want to keep going: an album, an artist, a week in the Dutch Top 40 or a concert.