Nik Kershaw discography | |
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![]() Kershaw performing live in 2013 | |
Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Singles | 27 |
The discography of Nik Kershaw consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 27 singles.[1][2] His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart between 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists.[1]
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||
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UK [1][3][4] |
AUS [5] |
GER [6] |
FIN [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] |
NZ [13] | |||
Human Racing |
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5 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 32 |
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The Riddle |
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8 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 113 | 8 |
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Radio Musicola |
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47 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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The Works |
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15 Minutes |
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194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
To Be Frank |
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You've Got to Laugh |
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Ei8ht |
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91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Oxymoron |
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Title | Album details |
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BBC Transcription Services – Live in Concert |
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No Frills |
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Live in Germany 1984 |
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Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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UK [1][3][4] |
DEN | FIN [7] |
SWE [10] | ||
The Collection |
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The Best of Nik Kershaw |
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Anthology |
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Greatest Hits |
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— | 9 | 12 | — |
The Essential |
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Then and Now |
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182 | — | — | — |
Human Racing – Special Edition |
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159 | — | — | — |
The Riddle – Special Edition |
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129 | — | — | — |
Essential Nik Kershaw |
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Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
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UK [1][14] |
AUS [5] |
CAN | FIN [7] |
GER [6] |
IRE [15] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [8] |
SWI [11] |
US [16] |
NZ [13] | |||
1983 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | Human Racing |
1984 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | |
"Dancing Girls" | 13 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (re-issue) |
2 | 17 | 94 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | ||
"Human Racing" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Riddle" | 3 | 6 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 15 | —[A] | 6 | The Riddle | |
1985 | "Wide Boy" | 9 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | 21 | |
"Don Quixote" | 10 | 83 | — | — | 39 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||
"When a Heart Beats" | 27 | 92 | — | 21 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola | |
1986 | "Nobody Knows" | 44 | 73 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Radio Musicola" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987 | "James Cagney" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1989 | "One Step Ahead" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Works |
"Elisabeth's Eyes" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection |
"I Wanna Change the Score" (Tony Banks & Nik Kershaw) |
— | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still | |
1993 | "Old Friend" (Elton John & Nik Kershaw) |
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1998 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | '98 Remixes |
1999 | "Somebody Loves You" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
"What Do You Think of It So Far?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Sometimes" (Les Rythmes Digitales feat. Nik Kershaw) |
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Darkdancer | |
2001 | "Wounded" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Be Frank |
2012 | "The Sky's the Limit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ei8ht |
"You're the Best" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2015 | "Men United"[18] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
2017 | "Wouldn't It Be Good"[19] (Lotus & Jerome feat. Nik Kershaw) |
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2020 | "These Little Things EP"[20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymoron |
"From Cloudy Bay to Malibu"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021 | "Be Still"[22] (Wrenne feat. Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes) |
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"Lost In You (Sunset Sessions)"[23] (Chesney Hawkes & Nik Kershaw) |
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