Böhse Onkelz derived from the German term "Böse Onkels", roughly translated as "bad uncles" or "evil uncles") was a German rock group that existed from 1980 to 2005. Despite criticism by the mass media over their controversial past, since Viva los tioz in 1998 almost every one of their albums have reached number one on the German album charts. According to record certifications and additional sources, they have sold over 5,338,000 records and 425,000 videos/DVDs.[1] E.I.N.S. is their most successful album with over 510,000 units sold