David Sylvian discography

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Studio albums9
EPs6
Compilation albums5
Singles15
David Sylvian discography
Sylvian in November 1982
Studio albums9
EPs6
Compilation albums5
Singles15
Video albums6
Music videos9
Collaborative albums9
Remix albums2
Box sets1

This is the discography for the British musician/singer-songwriter David Sylvian as a solo artist. For information about the discography of Japan, see Japan discography.

Studio albums

EPs

Title Details Peak chart
positions
UK
[1]
Forbidden Colours / Nightporter
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12"
  • Germany-only release
  • "Forbidden Colours" is by Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, whilst "Nightporter" is by Japan
 —
Words with the Shaman
  • Released: 2 December 1985
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: 12"
 72
Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II) (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 1 June 1992
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, MC
 58
Godman
  • Released: 6 September 1999
  • Label: Venture, Virgin
  • Formats: CD
 —
World Citizen (with Ryuichi Sakamoto)
  • Released: 8 October 2003 (Japan); 21 April 2004 (UK)
  • Label: Warner (Japan); Samadhisound (UK)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
Playing the Schoolhouse
  • Released: 10 October 2015
  • Label: Samadhisound
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Single Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[21][22]		 AUS
[23][24]		 FRA
[25]		 ICE
[26]		 IRE
[27]		 JPN
[28]
"Bamboo Houses" / "Bamboo Music" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 1982 30 — — — — 63 Non-album single
"Forbidden Colours" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 1983 16 29 24 1 15 32 Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence soundtrack
"Red Guitar" 1984 17 — — — 13 — Brilliant Trees
"The Ink in the Well" 36 — — — 28 —
"Pulling Punches" 56 — — — — —
"Taking the Veil" 1986 53 — — — 28 — Gone to Earth
"Silver Moon" 83 — — — — —
"Buoy" (Mick Karn featuring David Sylvian) 1987 63 — — — — — Dreams of Reason Produce Monsters
"Let the Happiness In" 66 — — — — — Secrets of the Beehive
"Orpheus" 1988 — — — — — —
"Pop Song" 1989 83 — — — — — Non-album single
"Heartbeat (Tainai Kaiki II)" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 1992 58 69 — — — — Heartbeat
"Jean the Birdman" (with Robert Fripp) 1993 68 — — — — — The First Day
"I Surrender" 1999 40 — — — — — Dead Bees on a Cake
"World Citizen" (with Ryuichi Sakamoto) 2003 — — — — — 34 Non-album singles
"Do You Know Me Now?" 2013 — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

Contributions

References

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