Robert Palmer discography
Discography of English musician Robert Palmer
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The discography of English singer Robert Palmer consists of 14 studio albums, three live albums and 12 compilation albums. For the discographies of The Alan Bown Set, Vinegar Joe and the Power Station (groups Palmer was a member of), see their respective pages.
Studio albums14
Live albums3
Compilation albums12
Singles50
| Robert Palmer discography | |
|---|---|
Palmer performing in 1976 | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 50 |
| Box sets | 3 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] | |||
| Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | ||
| Pressure Drop |
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— | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | 136 | |
| Some People Can Do What They Like |
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46 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | |
| Double Fun |
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— | 75 | — | 57 | — | 10 | 29 | — | 45 | |
| Secrets |
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54 | 23 | — | 4 | — | 42 | 39 | — | 19 | |
| Clues |
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31 | 26 | — | 9 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 59 | |
| Pride |
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37 | 89 | — | 94 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 112 | |
| Riptide |
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5 | 17 | — | 2 | — | 72 | 13 | — | 8 | |
| Heavy Nova |
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17 | 2 | — | 5 | 50 | 42 | 14 | 47 | 13 | |
| Don't Explain |
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9 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 88 | |
| Ridin' High |
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32 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | |
| Honey |
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25 | 155 | — | — | 76 | 85 | — | — | — | |
| Rhythm & Blues |
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118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Drive |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
CAN [4] |
NL [6] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] | ||
| Maybe It's Live |
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32 | 48 | 23 | 39 | 148 |
| Live at the Apollo |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| At the BBC |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
US [9] | |||
| Addictions: Volume 1 |
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7 | 10 | 60 | 32 | — | 3 | 79 | |
| Addictions: Volume 2 |
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12 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Very Best of Robert Palmer |
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4 | 123 | — | 73 | 86 | — | — |
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| Woke Up Laughing |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Robert Palmer |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Essential Selection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974–2001) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| At His Very Best |
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38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Very Best of the Island Years |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Silver Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Essential |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Collected |
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— | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| The Island Years 1974–1985 |
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| Original Album Series |
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| 5 Classic Albums |
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Singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (FL) [17] |
CAN [18] |
GER [19] |
IRE [20] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
US [21][22] |
US Main [23] | |||
| "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley"[A] | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[B] | — | Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley |
| "Which of Us is the Fool" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [C] |
— | Pressure Drop |
| "Give Me an Inch" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — [D] |
— | |
| "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | Some People Can Do What They Like | |
| "One Last Look"[E] | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Every Kinda People" | 1978 | 53 | 82 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 35 | 16 | — | Double Fun |
| "You Overwhelm Me"[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Best of Both Worlds" | —[G] | — | 4 | — | 36 | — | 10 | — | — | — | ||
| "You're Gonna Get What's Coming"[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" | 1979 | 61 | 13 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 20 | 14 | — | Secrets |
| "Jealous" | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — [I] |
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| "Can We Still Be Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | ||
| "What's It Take"[J] | — | — | 21 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Johnny and Mary" | 1980 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 32 | 7 | — | 27 | 12 | — | — | Clues |
| "Looking for Clues" | 33 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | — | — [K] |
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| "Not a Second Time" | 1981 | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Some Guys Have All the Luck" | 1982 | 16 | 41 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 49 | — | 59 | Maybe It's Live |
| "Pride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pride | |
| "You Are in My System" | 1983 | 53 | 83 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 27 | 78 | 33 | |
| "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)" | 66 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | ||
| "All Around the World"[M] | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Explorers: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "Discipline of Love" | 95 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | Riptide | |
| "Riptide" | 1986 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Addicted to Love" | 5 | 1 | 34 | 4 | — | 4 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| "Hyperactive"[N] | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | ||
| "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" | 9 | 26 | — | 13 | — | 8 | — | 23 | 2 | 41 | ||
| "Discipline of Love" (re-issue) | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sweet Lies" | 1988 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | Sweet Lies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "Simply Irresistible" | 44 | 1 | — | 2 | 57 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | Heavy Nova | |
| "She Makes My Day" | 6 | 9 | — | 80 | — | 6 | 57 | 47 | — | — | ||
| "Early in the Morning"[O] | — | 26 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 40 | ||
| "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming"[P] | 1989 | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | |
| "Change His Ways" | 28 | 38 | 39 | — | 62 | 21 | 47 | 29 | — | — | ||
| "It Could Happen to You" | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (remix) | 80 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addictions: Volume 1 | |
| "Life in Detail"[Q] | 1990 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack |
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with UB40) | 6 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Don't Explain | |
| "You're Amazing"[R] | — | 103 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | ||
| "Mercy Mercy Me" / "I Want You" (medley) | 9 | 89 | 21 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 16 | — | ||
| "Happiness" | 1991 | 80 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Dreams to Remember" | 68 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Kinda People" (remix) | 1992 | 43 | 157 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addictions: Volume 2 |
| "You're in My System" (remix) | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Witchcraft" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ridin' High | |
| "Girl U Want" | 1994 | 57 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Honey |
| "Know by Now" | 25 | 193 | 38 | 23 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "You Blow Me Away" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Respect Yourself" | 1995 | 45 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of Robert Palmer |
| "True Love" | 1999 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythm & Blues |
| "Addicted to Love" (vs Shake B4 Use) | 2003 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||
Notes
- "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" was only released as a single in the US, Australasia, and the Netherlands.
- "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 96 on Cash Box.[24]
- "Get Outside" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[25]
- "Give Me an Inch" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart under the title "Give Me an Inch Girl".[26]
- "One Last Look" was only released as a single in the US.
- "You Overwhelm Me" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 92 on the Record Business Singles Chart.[27]
- "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- "Jealous" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[28]
- "What's It Take" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
- "Looking for Clues" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[29]
- This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 79 on the Record Business Singles Top 100 chart.[30]
- "All Around the World" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
- "Hyperactive" was only released as a single in Continental Europe, North America, and Australasia.
- "Early in the Morning" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
- "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
- "Life in Detail" was only released as a promotional single in the US and Canada.
- "You're Amazing" was only released as a single in the US, Canada, and Australasia.