Artist · chart history · #316 in alternative artist polls
Hubert KaH
Band Germany
Hubert KaH formed in Germany. Hubert KaH has 5 chart appearances on 5 radio countdowns from 1 station on RockLists, spanning 1987–1991. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Welcome Machine Gun”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #44. The station that charted Hubert KaH most often is Live 105 (San Francisco, CA), with 5 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1989.
Hubert KaH came out of West Germany's new wave boom in 1982, a trio built around singer and keyboard player Hubert Kemmler, with Markus Löhr on guitars and keyboards and Klaus Hirschburger on bass. Kemmler, who had studied law at the University of Tübingen before music took over, was never going to settle for being a faceless synth boffin: he caused a stir on German TV by turning up in a nightdress or a straitjacket, and the singles "Rosemarie", "Sternenhimmel" and "Einmal Nur Mit Erika... (Dieser Welt Entfliehn)" sold big at home, as did the albums Meine Höhepunkte and Ich Komme.
Then came Michael Cretu. From 1984 the producer shaped their records, first the West German release Goldene Zeiten, then a pair sung in English and aimed past the border, Tensongs in 1986 and Sound of My Heart in 1989. "Military Drums" stalked onto the countdowns in 1987 on a martial electronic pulse, and Sound of My Heart brought "So Many People" and "Welcome Machine Gun", glossy, moody dance-floor pop with a cool Continental sheen. Abroad the success stayed modest, but it was real.
Kemmler and Cretu also worked as a writing and production team for other acts, turning out "Dancing into Danger" for Inker & Hamilton, "Liebe Auf Den Ersten Blick" for Münchener Freiheit and a string of tracks for Sandra.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Hubert KaH on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welcome Machine Gun | 1 | #44 | – | – | |
| 2 | So Many People | 1 | #18 | – | 1989 | |
| 3 | Military Drums | 2 | #75 | – | 1987 |
Albums with charting songs
Where each song was first released, from MusicBrainz.
Year-end chart timeline
Combined year-end countdown points per year. Taller bars mean more songs placing higher across more stations.
Every countdown appearance
| Year | # | Song | Countdown |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 44 | Welcome Machine Gun | Live 105 Top 300 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1991) |
| 1989 | 18 | So Many People | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 |
| 1989 | 103 | Artist ranking | Live 105 Top 105 Artists of All-Time (1989) |
| 1988 | 465 | Military Drums | Live 105 Top 500 Songs of All-Time (Memorial Day 1988) |
| 1987 | 75 | Military Drums | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1987 |
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