# Kraftwerk discography

The discography of German electronic band Kraftwerk consists of 10 studio albums, two live albums, one remix album and 26 singles. Formed by Ralf Hütter and Florian Schneider in Düsseldorf in 1970, Kraftwerk were part of the krautrock scene. However, the group mostly found fame as pioneers of electronic music, showcasing their styles on a series of concept albums.
While their initial albums featured mostly German lyrics, in 1975 Kraftwerk began writing lyrics that combined both German and English verses. Beginning with "Trans-Europe Express" (1977), most songs by the group were created as duplicate versions sung in English or German; some French, Japanese, Italian or Spanish versions were made.
Since the mid-1970s Kraftwerk have always picked at least two album tracks for release as singles. These accompanying singles were, for many years, created by simply editing down the album recordings, rather than being remixed or otherwise expanded. Since 1991 Kraftwerk have tended to follow the trend for releasing singles in multiple remixed arrangements. A small number of recordings have only been issued as albumless singles, notably those between 1999 and 2000 for the Expo 2000 project.
Prior to forming Kraftwerk, Hütter and Schneider were part of a project called Organisation that released the album Tone Float in 1969.

## Studio albums

| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Title | Album details | GER | AUS | AUT | CAN | FRA | ITA | NL | NZ | SWE | UK | US | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Kraftwerk | Released: November 1970 Label: Philips, Vertigo Format: LP, CS | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Kraftwerk 2 | Released: January 1972 Label: Philips, Vertigo Format: LP, CS | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ralf und Florian | Released: November 1973 Label: Philips, Vertigo Format: LP, CS, 8-trk | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 160 | |
| Autobahn | Released: 1 November 1974 Label: Philips, Vertigo Format: LP, CS, 8-trk | 7 | 9 | — | 5 | — | — | 11 | 7 | 27 | 4 | 5 | BPI: Silver SNEP: Gold |
| Radio-Aktivität Radio Activity | Released: November 1975 Label: Kling Klang, EMI Electrola, Capitol Format: LP, CS, 8-trk | 22 | 94 | 4 | 59 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | SNEP: Gold |
| Trans Europa Express Trans-Europe Express | Released: March 1977 Label: Kling Klang, EMI Electrola, Capitol Format: LP, CS, 8-trk | 32 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | — | — | 32 | 49 | 119 | BPI: Silver |
| Die Mensch-Maschine The Man-Machine | Released: 28 April 1978 Label: Kling Klang, EMI Electrola, Capitol Format: LP, CS, 8-trk | 12 | 56 | 15 | — | 14 | 15 | 29 | — | 24 | 9 | 130 | BPI: Gold |
| Computerwelt Computer World | Released: 11 May 1981 Label: Kling Klang, EMI, Warner Bros. Format: LP, CS | 7 | 51 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 27 | 15 | 72 | BPI: Silver |
| Electric Café Techno Pop | Released: 27 October 1986 Label: Kling Klang, EMI, Warner Bros. Format: CD, LP, CS | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | 9 | 58 | 158 | |
| The Mix | German version: The Mix Released: 10 June 1991 Label: Kling Klang/EMI Elektra (US) Notes: Album of remixed back-catalogue | 7 | 132 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | — | BPI: Silver |
| Tour de France Soundtracks | Released: 4 August 2003 Label: Kling Klang, EMI, Astralwerks Format: CD, LP | 1 | 110 | 29 | — | 84 | — | 76 | — | 7 | 21 | — | BPI: Silver |

## Live albums

| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Title | Album details | GER | AUT | FRA | ITA | NL | SWE | UK |
| Minimum-Maximum | Released: 6 June 2005 Label: Kling Klang/Parlophone Notes: 2 CDs/4 LPs, 2 DVDs, also available as a special edition Notebook with an 88-page book | 26 | 33 | 123 | 44 | 93 | 29 | 29 |
| 3-D The Catalogue | Released: 26 May 2017 Label: Kling Klang/Astralwerks/Caroline/Virgin/EMI | 4 | 26 | 171 | 75 | — | — | 24 |

## Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Chart positions | Chart positions |
| Title | Album details | GER | AUT |
| Doppelalbum | Released: 1974 Label: Philips Notes: France/Germany release | — | — |
| Exceller 8 | Released: 1975 Label: Vertigo (UK), Mercury (Canada) Notes: UK/Canada release | — | — |
| Elektro Kinetik | Released: 1981 Label: Vertigo Notes: UK release | — | — |
| Remixes | Released: 21 December 2020 (digital); 25 March 2022 (CD and vinyl) Label: Kling Klang/Parlophone/WEA Notes: Compilation of remixes from 1991–2022 | 4 | 37 |

## Box sets

| Title | Album details | Chart positions |
| Title | Album details | GER |
| Klang Box | Recorded: 1976–1986 Released: May 1997 Label: Kling Klang/EMI Notes: Black XL-size T-shirt with a robot motif and the name Kraftwerk (identical to the design on the front lid of the box) | — |
| The Catalogue | German version: Der Katalog Released: 2 October 2009 Label: Kling Klang/EMI (Germany) Mute/EMI (Europe) Astralwerks/Caroline/Virgin/EMI (US) Notes: Promotionally issued in 2004, remastered boxed set of albums from 1974 to 2003 | 34 |

## Singles

| Title | Year | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | GER | AUS | AUT | CAN | IRL | NL | NZ | UK | US | BEL | Certifications | Album |
| "Autobahn" | 1975 | 9 | 30 | — | 12 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 11 | 25 | — | | Autobahn |
| "Kometenmelodie 2" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Autobahn |
| "Radioactivity" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | SNEP: Gold | Radio-Activity |
| "Trans-Europa Express" | 1977 | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | 67 | 26 | | Trans-Europe Express |
| "Showroom Dummies" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | 25 | — | — | | Trans-Europe Express |
| "The Robots" | 1978 | 25 | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | The Man-Machine |
| "The Model" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | | The Man-Machine |
| "Neon Lights" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | | The Man-Machine |
| "Pocket Calculator" | 1981 | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | | Computer World |
| "Numbers" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Computer World |
| "Computerwelt" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Computer World |
| "The Model"/"Computer Love" | 1981 | 7 | 33 | — | — | 4 | 41 | — | 1 | — | — | BPI: Gold | The Man-Machine Computer World |
| "Tour de France" | 1983 | 47 | 60 | — | — | 20 | — | 24 | 22 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Musique Non-Stop" | 1986 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | 82 | — | — | | Electric Café |
| "The Telephone Call" | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | | Electric Café |
| "The Robots" | 1991 | 18 | 161 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 20 | — | — | | The Mix |
| "Radioactivity" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | | The Mix |
| "Expo 2000" | 1999 | 35 | 142 | — | — | — | 95 | — | 27 | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Tour de France 2003" | 2003 | 50 | 103 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | | Tour de France Soundtracks |
| "Elektro Kardiogramm" | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Tour de France Soundtracks |
| "Aerodynamik" | 2004 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | | Tour de France Soundtracks |
| "AeroDynamik / La Forme" | 2007 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | | Tour de France Soundtracks |
| "Heimcomputer / Home Computer" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Computer World |

## Video albums

* 2005: Minimum-Maximum
* 2017: 3-D The Catalogue
* 2017: 3-D Der Katalog

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1974 | "Autobahn" | |
| 1975 | "Radioactivity" | |
| 1975 | "Antenna" | |
| 1978 | "The Robots" | Günter Fröhling |
| 1979 | "Autobahn" | Roger Mainwood |
| 1981 | "Pocket Calculator" | |
| 1982 | "Neon Lights" | Günter Fröhling |
| 1982 | "Trans-Europe Express" | Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter |
| 1982 | "Showroom Dummies" | |
| 1983 | "Tour de France" | |
| 1983 | "Tour de France" | |
| 1986 | "Music Non-Stop" | Rebecca Allen |
| 1987 | "The Telephone Call" | Günter Fröhling |
| 1991 | "The Robots" | Florian Schneider and Ralf Hütter |
| 1991 | "The Robots" | |
| 2000 | "Expo 2000" | |
| 2003 | "Tour De France Étape 2" | D.E. Macken |
| 2003 | "Tour De France Étape 2" | |