Chris Rea discography | |
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Studio albums | 25 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 14 |
Singles | 72 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
The discography of British musician Chris Rea consists of 25 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 1 live album, 1 soundtrack album and 72 singles—including 32 UK top 75 hit singles. He has fourteen UK top 20 albums, nine of them in the Top 10, including two No. 1s.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5][6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | ||||
Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? |
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— | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | ||
Deltics |
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54 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Tennis |
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60 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Chris Rea |
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52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Water Sign |
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64 | 60 | — | — | 30 | 33 | — | 7 | — | — | ||
Wired to the Moon |
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35 | — | — | — | 17 | 25 | 16 | 13 | — | — | ||
Shamrock Diaries |
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15 | 41 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | 19 | 18 | — | ||
On the Beach |
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11 | 37 | 20 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — |
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Dancing with Strangers |
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2 | 7 | 13 | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — |
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The Road to Hell | 1 | 35 | 2 | — | 3 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 107 | |||
Auberge |
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1 | 53 | 5 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 176 |
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God's Great Banana Skin |
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4 | 137 | 26 | — | 16 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 16 | — |
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Espresso Logic |
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8 | 109 | 16 | — | 14 | 46 | — | 29 | 24 | — |
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The Blue Cafe |
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10 | — | 20 | 43 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 28 | — |
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The Road to Hell: Part 2 |
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54 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 96 | — |
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King of the Beach |
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26 | — | 13 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 29 | — | ||
Dancing Down the Stony Road |
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14 | — | 18 | 115 | 11 | 21 | — | 29 | 28 | — |
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Blue Street (Five Guitars) |
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179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Hofner Blue Notes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Blue Jukebox |
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27 | — | 41 | 133 | 30 | 32 | — | — | 49 | — | ||
Blue Guitars |
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85 | — | — | 180 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||
The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes |
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— | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | ||
Santo Spirito Blues |
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13 | — | 30 | 35 | 10 | 44 | 27 | — | 31 | — | ||
Road Songs for Lovers |
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11 | — | 22 | 188 | 19 | 52 | — | — | 18 | — | ||
One Fine Day |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||
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UK [1] |
GER [5][6] |
NLD [7] | ||
The Road to Hell and Back |
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34 | 18 | 73 |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [15] |
GER [5][6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [10] |
US [11] | ||||
Herzklopfen (Germany only) |
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— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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New Light Through Old Windows |
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5 | 14 | 7 | — | 9 | 59 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 92 |
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The Best of Chris Rea |
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3 | 73 | — | — | 4 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — |
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The Best Of Chris Rea (1998 album) |
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165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Very Best of Chris Rea |
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69 | — | — | 5 | 60 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
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Heartbeats – Chris Rea's Greatest Hits |
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24 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — |
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The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Ultimate Collection 1978–2000 |
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186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
The Works |
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— | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||
Fool (If You Think It's Over) |
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— | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | 98 | — | ||
Still So Far to Go – The Best of Chris Rea |
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8 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
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The Journey 1978–2009 |
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66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Best |
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Era 1: 1978–1984 |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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UK [1] |
AUT [3] |
GER [5][6] | |||
La Passione |
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43 | 44 | 60 |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [18] |
BEL (FL) [19] |
FRA | GER [20] |
NLD | NZ | SWI [21] |
US [22] | |||
1974 | "So Much Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
1978 | "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | — | 12 | Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? |
"Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | ||
1979 | "Diamonds" | 44 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | Deltics |
"Raincoat and a Rose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980 | "Tennis" | —[A] | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tennis |
"Dancing Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982 | "Loving You" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | Chris Rea |
"Every Beat of My Heart" | —[B] | 53 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | ||
1983 | "Let It Loose" | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Water Sign |
"I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" | 60 | 42 | — | 15 | — | — | 25 | 46 | — | — | ||
"Hey You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Love's Strange Ways" | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984 | "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wired to the Moon |
"Bombollini" | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Touche D'Amour" | 86 | — | — | 40 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Ace of Hearts" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985 | "Stainsby Girls" | 26 | 94 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shamrock Diaries |
"Josephine" | 67 | 79 | — | 13 | — | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | ||
"All Summer Long" | — | — | — | 32 | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Ace of Hearts" (re-issue) | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wired to the Moon | |
1986 | "It's All Gone" | 69 | — | — | 32 | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | On the Beach |
"On the Beach" | 57 | 88 | — | — | 48 | — | 34 | — | — | — | ||
"Hello Friend" (re-recording) | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987 | "Let's Dance" | 12 | 9 | — | — | 19 | 56 | — | 2 | 22 | 81 | Dancing with Strangers |
"Josephine (remix)" | — | — | — | — | 4[25] | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"Loving You Again" | 47 | 75 | — | 35 | — | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | Dancing with Strangers | |
"Joys of Christmas" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988 | "Que Sera" (re-recording) | 73 | — | — | 36 | — | 71 | 36 | — | — | — | |
"On the Beach" (Summer '88) (re-recording) | 12 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Light Through Old Windows | |
"I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" (re-recording) | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Driving Home for Christmas" | 10[C] | 26 [26] |
3 | 14 | — | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | — | ||
1989 | "Working on It" | 53 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | |
"The Road to Hell" | 10 | 78 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | The Road to Hell | |
"That's What They Always Say" | 83 | 123 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990 | "Tell Me There's a Heaven" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Texas" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991 | "Auberge" | 16 | 101 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 45 | — | — | — | Auberge |
"Heaven" | 57 | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Looking for the Summer" | 49 | — | — | 39 | 51 | 37 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Winter Song" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992 | "Nothing to Fear" | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | God's Great Banana Skin |
"God's Great Banana Skin" | 31 | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | ||
1993 | "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" | 53 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | |
"Too Much Pride" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Julia" | 18 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | Espresso Logic | |
"Espresso Logic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994 | "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"You Can Go Your Own Way" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Chris Rea | |
"Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue) | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996 | "'Disco' La Passione" (with Shirley Bassey) | 41 | — | — | 39 | — | 21 | 12 | — | — | — | La Passione |
"Girl in a Sports Car" | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997 | "Only to Fly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Girl in a Sports Car" (re-issue) | 89 | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Let's Dance" (with Middlesbrough FC and Bob Mortimer) | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
"The Blue Café" | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | The Blue Café | |
1998 | "Square Peg, Round Hole" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Sweet Summer Day" | 159 | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Thinking of You" | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||
1999 | "New Times Square" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Road to Hell: Part 2 |
2000 | "All Summer Long" | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | King of the Beach |
"Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue) | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
2001 | "Who Do You Love?" | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | King of the Beach |
"Your Love Is Setting Me Free" (with Watermen) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
2009 | "Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea |
2011 | "Dancing My Blues Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Santo Spirito Blues |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |