Nik Kershaw discography
| Nik Kershaw discography | |
|---|---|
 Kershaw performing live in 2013 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 6 |
| Singles | 27 |
The discography of Nik Kershaw consists of eight studio albums, one live album, six compilation albums, one extended play and 27 singles.[1][2] His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart between 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions
|
Certification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][3][4] |
AUS [5] |
GER | FIN [6] |
NED | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | |||
| 1984 | Human Racing
|
5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 70 |
|
The Riddle
|
8 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 113 |
| |
| 1986 | Radio Musicola
|
47 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1989 | The Works
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | 15 Minutes | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | To Be Frank
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | You've Got to Laugh
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | No Frills
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Ei8ht
|
91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live albums
| Year | Album details |
|---|---|
| 1987 | BBC Transcription Services – Live in Concert
|
| 2011 | "Live in Germany 1984" |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions
| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][3][4] |
DEN | FIN [6] |
SWE | ||
| 1991 | The Collection
|
— | — | — | — |
| 1993 | The Best of Nik Kershaw
|
— | — | — | 23 |
| 1995 | Anthology
|
— | — | — | — |
| 1998 | Greatest Hits
|
— | 9 | 12 | — |
| 2000 | The Essential
|
— | — | — | — |
| 2005 | Then and Now
|
182 | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Human Racing – Special Edition
|
159 | — | — | — |
| 2013 | The Riddle – Special Edition
|
129 | — | — | — |
Remix albums
- '98 Remixes (1998)
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][7] |
AUS [5] |
AUT | CAN | FIN [6] |
FRA | GER | IRE | ITA | NZ | NED | NOR | SA | SWE | SWI | US | |||
| 1983 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | 10 | 6 | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | 4 | 5 | 12 | 9 | — | 35 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 15 | 24 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 46 | |
| "Dancing Girls" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (re-issue) | 2 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 26 | 35 | 12 | 4 | 29 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 6 | — | ||
| "Human Racing" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Riddle" | 3 | 6 | — | 49 | 12 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 15 | 107 | The Riddle | |
| 1985 | "Wide Boy" | 9 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 | — | — | 47 | 15 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Don Quixote" | 10 | 83 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When a Heart Beats" | 27 | 92 | — | — | 21 | — | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 92 | Radio Musicola | |
| 1986 | "Nobody Knows" | 44 | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Radio Musicola" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "James Cagney" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "One Step Ahead" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Works |
| "Elisabeth's Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection |
| "I Wanna Change the Score" duet with Tony Banks |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1993 | "Old Friend" duet with Elton John |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | '98 Remixes |
| 1999 | "Somebody Loves You" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
| "What Do You Think of It So Far?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sometimes" duet with Stuart Price (as Les Rythmes Digitales) |
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 2001 | "Wounded" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Be Frank |
| 2012 | "The Sky's the Limit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ei8ht |
| "You're the Best" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
References
- ^ a b c d e Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 299. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2010-03-02.
- ^ a b "UK Albums Chart > Nik Kershaw". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
- ^ a b "Chart Log UK 1994-2010 > Alex K – Kyuss". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid 1983 until 19 June 1988.
- "One Step Ahead" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". Imgur. Archived from the original on 2015-07-16. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
- ^ a b c "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 (Finnish Chart History 1961-2015): KAS - KES". Retrieved 2015-08-19.
- ^ "Official Charts > Nik Kershaw (singles)". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2015-11-01.
