Artist · chart history
Xmal Deutschland
Band Hamburg Germany Active 1980–1989
Xmal Deutschland formed in 1980 in Hamburg, Germany and was active until 1989. Xmal Deutschland has 3 chart appearances on 2 radio countdowns from 2 stations on RockLists, spanning 1983–1989. The most successful song on radio countdowns is “Incubus Succubus II”, which appears on 1 list with a best position of #13. The station that charted Xmal Deutschland most often is John Peel (BBC Radio 1), with 2 appearances. The artist’s biggest year on year-end countdowns was 1983.
Xmal Deutschland came out of Hamburg in 1980 as an all-female band, with Anja Huwe, Manuela Rickers and Fiona Sangster in the founding lineup. Wolfgang Ellerbrock joined in 1981, and their records came out on labels including ZickZack and 4AD.
Their gothic rock is cold, driving and dramatic: tom-heavy drums, glacial guitars and a voice wailing like a sermon from a crypt. Fetisch, from 1983, is the essential document, with "Qual" among its tracks, and "Incubus Succubus II" from the same year is pure gloom-rock propulsion. They had chart success at home in Germany and abroad as well.
By the end of the decade the lineup had thinned and the sound had grown sleeker. Devils, released in 1989 with "Dreamhouse" on board, was their last album.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
Songs by Xmal Deutschland on radio countdowns
| # | Song | Strength | Lists | Best | #1s | Peak year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Incubus Succubus II | 1 | #13 | – | 1983 | |
| 2 | Dreamhouse | 1 | #66 | – | 1989 | |
| 3 | Qual | 1 | #32 | – | 1983 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 66 | Dreamhouse | Live 105 Top 105.3 Songs of 1989 |
| 1983 | 13 | Incubus Succubus II | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983 |
| 1983 | 32 | Qual | John Peel's Festive Fifty of 1983 |
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