Jon English discography
English born Australian singer and actor
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The discography of English-born, Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor, Jon English. He is best known for his role in the 1978 miniseries, Against the Wind and single "Six Ribbons". English died in March 2016.
Studio albums11
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums3
Compilation albums8
| Jon English discography | |
|---|---|
Jon English singing at Royal Theatre, Canberra, in December 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 39 |
| Box sets | 5 |
| Cast recordings | 6 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
NZ [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] | |||
| 1973 | Wine Dark Sea
|
53 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | It's All a Game
|
47 | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Hollywood Seven
|
20 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | Minutes to Midnight
|
33 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Words Are Not Enough
|
28 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Calm Before the Storm
|
17 | 9 | 6 | — |
|
| 1981 | In Roads
|
58 | — | 4 | 35 | |
| 1982 | Jokers and Queens (with Marcia Hines)
|
36 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Some People...
|
35 | — | 36 | — | |
| 1987 | Dark Horses
|
84 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Busking
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Soundtrack albums
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| NZ | ||
| 1982 | Beating the Boards
|
39 |
| 2012 | The Rock Show
|
- |
| 2024 | Live at Billboard 1981 (with The Foster Brothers)
|
- |
Compilations
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1][8] |
NZ [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] | |||
| 1979 | English History
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| 1983 | Modern English: 16 Great Hits
|
27 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | The Best of Jon English
|
68[11] | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | English History II
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Mot Alle Vindar/Six Ribbons
|
— | — | 33 | — | |
| 2008 | Legends
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Six Ribbons - The Ultimate Collection
|
17 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | History
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | Rarities
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Box sets
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [8] | ||
| 2008 | The Great Jon English
|
— |
| 2012 | Anthology 1973 - 1976
|
— |
| 2012 | Anthology 1977 - 1983
|
— |
| 2013 | Black Label
|
96 |
| 2016 | Anthology 1986-2000
|
— |
Cast albums
- 1972 Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Australian Cast Recording) (MCA)
- 1974 Ned Kelly: A Rock Opera – Studio Cast Recording (1974)
- 1984 Street Hero
- 1990 Paris (WEA)
- 1994 The Pirates of Penzance (EMI Records)
- 2000 Buskers and Angels
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Certification | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1][13] |
NZ [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] | ||||
| 1973 | "Handbags and Gladrags" | 50 | — | — | — | Wine Dark Sea | |
| "Close Every Door" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Band Together" | — | — | — | — | Ned Kelly soundtrack | |
| "Turn the Page" | 20 | 7 | — | — | It's All a Game | ||
| 1975 | "Lovin' Arms" | 55 | — | — | — | Hollywood Seven | |
| 1976 | “Hollywood Seven" | 13 | — | — | 18 | ||
| “I'm a Survivor” | 87 | — | — | — | |||
| "Laid Back in Anger" (with Trevor White and the Superstar band) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1977 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | — | — | — | — | Minutes To Midnight | |
| "Lay It All Down" | 46 | — | — | — | |||
| “Everytime I Sing a Love Song” | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Same Old Feeling Again" | — | — | — | — | Words are Not Enough | |
| "Words Are Not Enough" | 6 | 28 | — | — | |||
| "Nights in Paradise" | 44 | — | — | — | |||
| "Six Ribbons" | 5 | 3 | — | — |
|
Against the Wind soundtrack | |
| 1979 | “Get Your Love Right” | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | English History | |
| “Hot Town” | 11 | — | — | — | Calm Before the Storm | ||
| 1980 | "Carmilla” | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Hold Back the Night" | 88 | — | — | — | Calm Before the Storm (international version) | |
| "Straight from the Heart" | 72 | — | — | — | In Roads | ||
| "The Shining" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Six Ribbons" (re-release) / “Mot alla vindar” | — | — | 1 | 4 | Mot alla vindar | ||
| 1982 | "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" | — | — | 9 | — | In Roads | |
| "Beating the Boards” | 96 | — | — | — | Beating the Boards | ||
| "Jokers & Queens” (with Marcia Hines) |
62 | — | — | — | Jokers and Queens | ||
| 1983 | "Some People (Have All The Fun)" | 50 | — | — | — | Some People... | |
| "Tempted" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Waterloo" | 96 | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Every Beat of My Heart" (with Renée Geyer) |
— | — | — | — | Street Hero soundtrack | |
| 1985 | "Emotion" | — | — | — | — | Dark Horses | |
| 1987 | "Dark Horse" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Another Brand New Day" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "We'll Be There" | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| 1990 | “Always the Busker” | — | — | — | — | Busking | |
| "High Windows" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Has Power" | — | — | — | — | Paris soundtrack | ||
| 1993 | "All Together Now"/ "Easy Street" | 128 | — | — | — | single only | |
| 1994 | “Stand by Me"[15] | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "The Parramatta Eels theme song" (with Eric Grothe) |
— | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, or have no reliable sources of charting information.
Other singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] | ||
| "The Garden" (as Australia Too) |
1985 | 22 |
| "You're Not Alone" (as Australian Olympians) |
1988 | 23 |