Nik Kershaw discography
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The discography of the English musician Nik Kershaw consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, nine 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]
Studio albums9
Live albums3
Compilation albums9
Singles27
| Nik Kershaw discography | |
|---|---|
Kershaw performing in 2019 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 27 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][3][4] |
AUS [5] |
FIN [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] |
NZ [13] | |||
| Human Racing |
|
5 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 32 |
|
| The Riddle |
|
8 | 39 | 11 | 12 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 113 | 8 |
|
| Radio Musicola |
|
47 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Works |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 Minutes |
|
194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| To Be Frank |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| You've Got to Laugh |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ei8ht |
|
91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oxymoron |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| BBC Transcription Services – Live in Concert |
|
| No Frills |
|
| Live in Germany 1984 |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][3][4] |
DEN | FIN [6] |
GER [7] |
SWE [10] | ||
| The Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| The Best of Nik Kershaw |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Anthology |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | 9 | 12 | — | 23 |
| The Essential |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
| Then and Now |
|
182 | — | — | — | — |
| Human Racing – Special Edition |
|
159 | — | — | — | — |
| The Riddle – Special Edition |
|
129 | — | — | — | — |
| Essential Nik Kershaw |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| Collected |
|
— | — | — | 62 | — |
Remix albums
- '98 Remixes (1998)
Extended Plays
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][17] |
AUS [5] |
CAN | FIN [6] |
GER [7] |
IRE [18] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [8] |
SWI [11] |
US [19] |
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 | 107[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 | "I Wanna Change the Score" (Tony Banks & Nik Kershaw) |
76 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still |
| "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection | |
| 1998 | "Wouldn't It Be Good '98" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 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"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Wouldn't It Be Good"[22] (Lotus & Jerome feat. Nik Kershaw) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | "These Little Things EP"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymoron |
| "From Cloudy Bay to Malibu"[24] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Be Still"[25] (Wrenne feat. Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Lost In You (Sunset Sessions)"[26] (Chesney Hawkes & Nik Kershaw) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Various Artists The Anti-Heroin Project. Charity Single produced by Charles Foskett.
Guest appearances:John Parr, Elkie Brooks, Bonnie Tyler, Nik Kershaw, Holly Johnson, Kim Wilde, Hazel O'Connor, Cliff Richard, Robin Gibb, Mike Peters and others.
| Year | Single | UK Chart |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Live-In World" (The Anti-Heroin Project) | 142[27] |
Songwriting and Producing
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Contribution | Covered by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | The One and Only | Chesney Hawkes | Buddy's Song | Writer and Co-producer | |
| 1991 | Oxygen[28][29] | Elaine Page | Love Can Do That | Writer | Petula Clark (1991); Demis Roussos (1993), Jason Donovan (1993), Anita Hegerland (1994); Colin Blunstone (1995) |
| 1991 | He's Got a Hold On Me | Bonnie Tyler | Bitterblue | Writer and Producer | |
| 2000 | At The End of a Perfect Day | Ronan Keating | Ronan
(bonus track) |
Co-Writer |
Notes
- "The Riddle" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart.[20]