Rick Astley discography
Rick Astley discography | |
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Studio albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 5 |
Singles | 17 |
The discography of English recording artist Rick Astley consists of six studio albums, five compilation albums, two remix albums, 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
Albums
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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1 | 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 | — | ||||||||
My Red Book[14] |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Compilation albums
Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
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UK | |||||||||
2000 | Together Forever – Greatest Hits and More...
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N/A | |||||||
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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The Platinum and Gold Collection – Rick Astley
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Artist Collection: Rick Astley
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2006 | Collections
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2007 | Together Forever – 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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N/A | ||||||||
"—" denotes releases that failed to chart |
Remix albums
Year | Album details |
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1990 | Dance Mixes
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1999 | 12" Collection
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Singles
As lead artist
Year | Single | Chart Position | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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UK [15] |
AUS [1] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NED [20] |
NZ [21] |
SWE [22] |
SWI [23] |
US [24] |
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1987 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Whenever You Need Somebody | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Whenever You Need Somebody" [A] | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"When I Fall in Love"/ "My Arms Keep Missing You" [A] |
2 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 14 | — |
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1988 | "Together Forever" | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | — | 14 | 1 |
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"It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" [B] | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"She Wants to Dance with Me" | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | Hold Me in Your Arms | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Take Me to Your Heart" [A] | 8 | 41 | 11 | — | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 10 | 16 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | "Hold Me in Your Arms" [A] | 10 | 77 | 25 | — | 32 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Giving Up on Love" [B] | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | "Cry for Help" | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | — | 17 | — | 7 | Free | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Move Right Out" | 58 | 110 | — | 36 | 52 | — | 66 | — | — | — | 81 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Never Knew Love" | 70 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 | "The Ones You Love" | 48 | 132 | — | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Body & Soul | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Hopelessly" | 33 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2001 | "Sleeping" [C] | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | Keep It Turned On | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002 | "Keep It Turned On" [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" (Re-Release) | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single Releases Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2010 | "Lights Out" [D] | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2012 | "Goodbye But Not the End" [D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"—" 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 and Switzerland only.
- D ^ Promoted in United Kingdom only.
As guest artist
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UK [15] |
AUS [30] |
BEL [16] |
CAN [31][32] |
GER [18] |
IRE [19] |
NED [20] |
NZ [21] |
SWE [22] |
SWI [23] |
US [33] |
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1987 | "When You Gonna" (with Lisa Carter) |
— | — | 20 | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | Single Releases Only | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Let It Be" (as part of charity group Ferry Aid) |
1 | 28 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Learning to Live (Without Your Love)" (with O'chi Brown) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | O'chi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 | "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (Elton John with Rick Astley on backing vocals) |
14 | 9 | 26 | 1 | 14 | 9 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 10 | 4 | The Lion King soundtrack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2013 | "Winter Wonderland" (with Kim Wilde) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wilde Winter Songbook | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 singles and albums (Australian Music Report) peaks to 26 June 1988: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Top 50 singles and albums (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- "Hold Me In Your Arms" (ARIA Chart) peak: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Top 100 singles and albums (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- "Move Right Out" and "The Ones You Love" (ARIA Chart) peaks: Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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- ↑ http://www.facebook.com/RickAstley/posts/329631913802741
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- ↑ Canadian RPM Top 100 Library and Archives Canada – RPM |title=Canadian Chart NOTE:searches for Rick Astley do not yield complete chart listings, one must search by date
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- ↑ 25.0 25.1 "[1]". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Rick Astley" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
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- ↑ * Australian (Australian Music Report) peak for 'Let It Be': Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- Australian (ARIA Chart) peak for 'Can You Feel the Love Tonight': Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Canadian RPM Top 100 Library and Archives Canada – RPM |title=Canadian Chart NOTE:searches for Rick Astley do not yield complete chart listings, one must search by date
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