Chris Rea discography
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The discography of the British rock and blues musician Chris Rea consists of 25 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, one live album, one soundtrack album, and 72 singles—including thirty-two UK Top 75s, and thirteen Top 40s, and two Top 10s hit singles, including Driving Home for Christmas (originally released 1988, peaked only in 2021) and The Road to Hell (1989). He had fourteen UK Top 20s albums, nine of them in the Top 10s, including two No. 1s, that being The Road to Hell (1989) and Auberge (1991).[1]
Studio albums25
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums1
Compilation albums14
| Chris Rea discography | |
|---|---|
Rea performing in 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 25 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 72 |
Discography
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FRA [5] |
GER [6][7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| 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 | 178 | 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. | |||||||||||||
Live albums
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
FIN [16] |
GER [6][7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] | ||||
| 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 |
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165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Very Best of Chris Rea |
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69 | — | — | 5 | 60 | — | 16 | — | 40 | — |
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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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| The Christmas Album | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Soundtrack albums
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [22] |
BEL (FL) [23] |
FRA | GER [24] |
NLD | NZ | SWI [25] |
US [26] | |||
| 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 | — | --- | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ace of Hearts" (re-issue) | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wired to the Moon | |
| 1986 | "It's All Gone" | 69 | — | — | 32 | — | --- | — | — | — | — | On the Beach |
| "On the Beach" | 57 | 88 | — | — | 48 | — | 34 | — | — | — | ||
| "Hello Friend" (re-recording) | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Let's Dance" | 12 | 9 | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | 2 | 22 | 81 | Dancing with Strangers |
| "Josephine (remix)" | — | — | — | — | 4[29] | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | — | — | — | — | — | --- | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Driving Home for Christmas" | 10[C] | 26 [30] |
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 | 51 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Winter Song" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992 | "Nothing to Fear" | 16 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 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) | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Julia" | 18 | 173 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | Espresso Logic | |
| "Espresso Logic" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 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 | — | --- | 12 | — | — | — | La Passione |
| "Girl in a Sports Car" | 77 | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | "Only to Fly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Girl in a Sports Car" (re-issue) | 89 | — | — | — | — | --- | — | — | — | — | ||
| "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. | ||||||||||||
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 117 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[27]
- Originally charted at number 53, but reentered the charts every Christmas since 2007, attaining new peaks of 33 in 2007, 29 in 2015, 26 in 2016, 14 in 2017 and 10 in 2021.
Videography
Video albums
- Stony Road (2002)
- Dancing Down the Stony Road (2003)
- The Road to Hell & Back (The Farewell Tour) (2006)