Songs Written by Bertolt BrechtTop Songs / Chart Singles Discography

Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht (10 February 1898 – 14 August 1956), known as Bertolt Brecht and Bert Brecht, was a German theatre practitioner, playwright, and poet. Coming of age during the Weimar Republic, he had his first successes as a playwright in Munich and moved to Berlin in 1924, where he wrote The Threepenny Opera with Elisabeth Hauptmann and Kurt Weill and began a lifelong collaboration with the composer Hanns Eisler. Immersed in Marxist thought during this period, Brecht wrote... [more on Wikipedia]

As a songwriter, Bertolt Brecht first charted in 1956 with Moritat (Mack the Knife).The artist placed 11 songs on the Billboard Hot 100, 3 of which reached the Top‑10, including 1 number‑one.The artist scored 10 UK Top‑75 entries, including 3 Top‑10 placements, including 1 number‑one.On US RnB the artist achieved 2 Top‑10s.