Rick Astley discography
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 Astley performing in Copenhagen, Denmark at Tivoli Gardens in 2009. |
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| ↙Studio albums | 6 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 17 | |
The discography of English pop singer-songwriter Rick Astley consists of six studio albums, five compilation albums, a remix album, and seventeen singles. Astley became a global pop sensation in 1987, with his debut single "Never Gonna Give You Up", written by the trio Stock Aitken Waterman. Astley recorded two successful dance-pop albums with the songwriting trio, Whenever You Need Somebody and Hold Me In Your Arms.
In 1990 Astley left Stock Aitken Waterman, and released a more soulful album Free in 1991. Before retirement in 1993, Astley released the album Body & Soul. It is estimated that by retirement at the end of 1993, Rick Astley had sold approximately 40 million records.
Coming out of retirement in 2001 with Keep It Turned On, which was released in Germany, and then Portrait in 2005. He released a single in 2010, "Lights Out", his first single released in the UK for almost 17 years.
Contents |
[edit] Albums
[edit] Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| AUS [1] |
AUT [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NOR [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
SWI [8] |
UK [9] |
US [10] |
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| Whenever You Need Somebody |
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14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | ||||||||
| Hold Me in Your Arms |
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19 | 30 | 3 | 3 | — | 28 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 19 | ||||||||
| Free |
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20 | 24 | 17 | 8 | — | — | 16 | 26 | 9 | 31 |
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| Body & Soul |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 185 | ||||||||
| Keep It Turned On[C] |
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— | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Portrait |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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| 2000 | Together Forever - Greatest Hits and More...
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| 2002 | Greatest Hits
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16 |
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| 2003 | The Best of Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
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| 2004 | Love Songs
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Platinum & Gold Collection - Rick Astley
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Artist Collection: Rick Astley
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| 2006 | Collections
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| 2007 | Together Fovever - The Best of Rick Astley
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| 2008 | Ultimate Collection
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17 | |||||||
Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Astley
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| "—" denotes releases that failed to chart | |||||||||
[edit] Remix albums
| Year | Album details |
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| 1990 | Dance Mixes
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| 1999 | 12 Inch Collection
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[edit] Singles
[edit] As solo artist
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [14] |
US [15] |
US Dan [15] |
US AC [15] |
CAN [16] |
AUS [17] |
IRE [18] |
SWI [19] |
AUT [20] |
FRA [21] |
GER [22] |
NET [23] |
SWE [24] |
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| 1987 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Whenever You Need Somebody | ||||
| "Whenever You Need Somebody"[A] | 3 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| "When I Fall in Love / My Arms Keep Missing You"[A] | 2 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | 14 | 21 | — | 6 | 3 | 12 | ||||||
| 1988 | "Together Forever" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 5 | 12 | — | |||||
| "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"[B] | — | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "She Wants to Dance with Me" | 6 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 12 | — | — | 10 | 8 | 12 | Hold Me In Your Arms | |||||
| "Take Me to Your Heart"[A] | 8 | — | — | — | — | 41 | 5 | 16 | — | 18 | 10 | 11 | 10 | ||||||
| 1989 | "Hold Me in Your Arms"[A] | 10 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 7 | — | — | — | 32 | 35 | — | |||||
| "Giving Up on Love"[B] | — | 38 | — | 11 | 45 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"[B] | — | 89 | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1991 | "Cry for Help" | 7 | 7 | — | 1 | 4 | 13 | 9 | — | 22 | — | 14 | 11 | 17 | Free | ||||
| "Move Right Out" | 58 | 81 | — | 29 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | 66 | — | ||||||
| "Never Knew Love" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1993 | "The Ones You Love" | 48 | — | — | 19 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | Body & Soul | ||||
| "Hopelessly" | 33 | 28 | — | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 2001 | "Sleeping"[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | 60 | — | — | Keep It Turned On | ||||
| 2002 | "Keep It Turned On"[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| 2010 | "Lights Out"[D] | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | ||||
| 2012 | "Goodbye But Not the End"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only (to be released) | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||||||||||||
[edit] As guest
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [14] |
US [15] |
SWI [19] |
AUT [20] |
FRA [21] |
NET [23] |
SWE [24] |
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| 1987 | "When You Gonna" (with Lisa Carter) | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | single only | ||
| "Let It Be" (as part of charity group Ferry Aid) | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 9 | single only | |||
| "Learning to Live (Without Your Love)" (with O'chi Brown) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | O'chi | |||
| 1994 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (with Elton John et al.) | 14 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 14 | 2 | The Lion King | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||||
Notes:
- A ^ Not released in North America.
- B ^ Not released in United Kingdom and most of Europe.
- C ^ Released in Germany only.
- D ^ Promoted in United Kingdom only.
[edit] References
- ^ "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.australian-charts.com/search.asp?search=Rick+Astley&cat=a. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40". Hung Medien. http://www.austriancharts.at/search.asp?search=Rick+Astley&cat=a. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Results - RPM - Library and Archives Canada - Top Albums/CDs". RPM. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=5da7p292h44kao3sdjvl81d1m1&q1=Rick+Astley&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts - German Albums". Hung Medien. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Astley%2CRick/?type=longplay. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=Rick+Astley&cat=a. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. http://charts.org.nz/search.asp?search=Rick+Astley&cat=a. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish charts portal". Hung Medien. http://www.swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=Rick+Astley&cat=a. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hung Medien. http://swisscharts.com/search.asp?search=Rick+Astley&cat=a. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Chart Stats - Rick Astley". chartstats.com. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=785. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ "Rick Astley Album & Song Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. http://www.billboard.com/#/artist/rick-astley/chart-history/4001?f=305&g=Albums. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. http://www.cria.ca/goldplat.php. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b c "BPI Searchable Database". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b "RIAA - Recording Industry Association of America - Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?content_selector=gold-platinum-searchable-database. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ^ a b UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ a b c d Billboard allmusic.com (Retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ Canadian RPM Top 100 Library and Archives Canada - RPM NOTE:searches for Rick Astley do not yield complete chart listings, one must search by date
- ^ Australian Singles Chart Australian-charts.com (Retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ a b Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ a b Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ a b French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved 1 March 2008
- ^ German Singles Chart Musicline.de (Retrieved 20 May 2010
- ^ a b Dutch Singles Chart dutchcharts.nl (Retrieved 16 June 2010
- ^ a b Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved 1 March 2008
