Rick Astley discography
| Rick Astley discography | |
|---|---|
 Rick Astley performing at Let's Rock Bristol, 2014 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 24 |
| Remix albums | 2 |
This article presents the discography of the pop singer Rick Astley. It consists of nine studio albums, five compilation albums, two remix albums, and twenty-four singles. His debut studio album, Whenever You Need Somebody, was released in November 1987. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard 200. His second studio album, Hold Me in Your Arms, was released in November 1988 the album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and number 19 on the US Billboard 200. His third studio album, Free, was released in March 1991. It peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart and number 31 on the US Billboard 200. He released his fourth studio album, Body & Soul, in September 1993. It failed to chart in the UK but peaked at number 185 on the US Billboard 200. His fifth studio album, Keep It Turned On, was released in December 2001. He released his sixth studio album, Portrait in October 2005. The album peaked at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart. His seventh studio album, 50, was released in June 2016. The album peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, his first number one album in the UK since his debut album. His eighth studio album, Beautiful Life, was released in July 2018 and peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. His greatest hits album, The Best of Me, was released in October 2019. His ninth studio album, Are We There Yet? was released in October 2023, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [4] | ||||||||||
| Whenever You Need Somebody | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |||||||||
| Hold Me in Your Arms |
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8 | 19 | 30 | 3 | 3 | 42 | 28 | 7 | 11 | 19 | ||||||||
| Free |
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9 | 20 | 24 | 17 | 8 | 23 | — | 16 | 26 | 31 |
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| Body & Soul |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 185 | ||||||||
| Keep It Turned On |
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— | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Portrait |
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26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 50 | 1 | — | 41 | — | 21 | 65 | — | — | 44 | — |
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| Beautiful Life |
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6 | — | 70 | — | 40 | — | — | — | 44 | — |
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| Are We There Yet? |
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2 | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [5] |
SPA [17] | ||||||||||||||||
| Together Forever – Greatest Hits and More... |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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16 | — | — | — |
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| The Best of Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 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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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Collections |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Together Forever – The Best of Rick Astley |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Ultimate Collection |
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17 | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Astley |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| The Best Of |
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—[a] | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| The Best of Me |
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4 | 175 | 76 | 25 |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Remix albums
| Title | Details |
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| Dance Mixes |
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| 12" Collection |
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Unreleased albums
| Title | Details |
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| My Red Book[19] |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [20] |
CAN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [21] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
US [4] | |||||||||
| "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 1987 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Whenever You Need Somebody | ||||||
| "Whenever You Need Somebody"[b] | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | ||||||||
| "When I Fall in Love" / "My Arms Keep Missing You"[b] |
2 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 14 | — |
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| "Together Forever" | 1988 | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | — | 14 | 1 |
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| "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man"[c] | — | — | — | 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"[b] | 8 | 41 | 11 | — | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 10 | 16 | — | ||||||||
| "Hold Me in Your Arms"[b] | 1989 | 10 | 77 | 25 | — | 32 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Giving Up on Love"[c] | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | ||||||||
| "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"[c] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | ||||||||
| "Cry for Help" | 1991 | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | — | 17 | — | 7 | Free | ||||||
| "Move Right Out" | 58 | 110 | — | 36 | 52 | — | 66 | — | — | — | 81 | ||||||||
| "Never Knew Love" | 70 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "The Ones You Love" | 1993 | 48 | 132 | — | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Body & Soul | ||||||
| "Hopelessly" | 33 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | ||||||||
| "Sleeping"[d] | 2001 | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | Keep It Turned On | ||||||
| "Lights Out"[e] | 2010 | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Red Book | ||||||
| "Superman" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Keep Singing"[e] | 2016 | 127 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||||||
| "Angels on My Side"[e] | —[f] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Dance"[e] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Beautiful Life" | 2018 | —[g] | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Life | ||||||
| "Empty Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Try" | —[h] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "She Makes Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Giant" | 2019 | —[i] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Every One of Us" | —[j] | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Me | |||||||
| "Love This Christmas" | 2020 | —[k] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Unwanted" | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Dippin My Feet" | 2023 | —[l] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Are We There Yet? | ||||||
| "Never Gonna Stop" | —[m] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Forever and More" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Driving Me Crazy" | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Waiting On You" | 2026 | —[n] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||||||
| "Raindrops" | —[o] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
BEL [20] |
GER [5] |
IRE [21] |
NL [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] | ||||||||||||
| "When You Gonna" (with Lisa Carter) |
1987 | — | 20 | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||||||||
| "Let It Be" (as part of charity group Ferry Aid) |
1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | Charity single | ||||||||||
| "Learning to Live (Without Your Love)" (with O'Chi Brown) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | O'chi | ||||||||||
| "Winter Wonderland" (with Kim Wilde) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wilde Winter Songbook | |||||||||
| "Will o' the Wisp ft. Rick Astley" (with Will o' the Wisp) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Bring Back the Time" (with New Kids on the Block, Salt-N-Pepa and En Vogue) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Owner of a Lonely Heart" (with Trevor Horn) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Echoes: Ancient & Modern | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Wonderful You" | 1991 | Free |
| "Keep It Turned On"[d] | 2002 | Keep It Turned On |
| "Vincent" | 2005 | Portrait |
| "Pray with Me" | 2016 | 50 |
Notes
- ↑ The Best Of did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the Albums Sales Chart.[18]
- 1 2 3 4 Not released in North America.
- 1 2 3 Not released in the United Kingdom and most of Europe.
- 1 2 Released in Germany and Switzerland only.
- 1 2 3 4 Promoted in the United Kingdom only.
- ↑ "Angels on My Side" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 69 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 70 on the Singles Sales Chart.[28]
- ↑ "Beautiful Life" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 60 on the Singles Downloads Chart and Singles Sales Chart.[29]
- ↑ "Try" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 54 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 55 on the Singles Sales Chart.[30]
- ↑ "Giant" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 78 on the Singles Downloads Chart and Singles Sales Chart.[31]
- ↑ "Every One of Us" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 81 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 82 on the Singles Sales Chart.[32]
- ↑ "Love This Christmas" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 70 on the Singles Sales Chart.[33]
- ↑ "Dippin My Feet" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 92 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 95 on the Singles Sales Chart.[34]
- ↑ "Never Gonna Stop" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 49 on the Singles Sales Chart.[35]
- ↑ "Waiting On You" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 23 on the Singles Sales Chart.[36]
- ↑ "Raindrops" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 89 on the Singles Downloads Chart and number 95 on the Singles Sales Chart.[37]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "RICK ASTLEY songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts.
- For "Let It Be": "FERRY AID songs and albums | full Official Chart history". Official Charts.
- For "Keep Singing": "CHART: CLUK Update 16.04.2016 (wk15)". zobbel.de/.
- 1 2 3 "Discography Rick Astley". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Discographie Rick Astley". austriancharts.at. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 4 "Rick Astley Chart History". billboard.com. Billboard.
- 1 2 3 4 Peak positions in Germany:
- For all except noted: "Discographie von Rick Astley". offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment charts.
- For "Let It Be": "Discographie von Ferry Aid". offiziellecharts.de. GfK Entertainment charts.
- 1 2 3 Peak positions in the Netherlands:
- For all except noted: "Discografie Rick Astley". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
- For "Let It Be": "Discografie Ferry Aid". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 Peak positions in New Zealand:
- For all except noted: "Discography Rick Astley". charts.nz. Hung Medien.
- For "Let It Be": "Discography Ferry Aid". dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 Peak positions in Sweden:
- For all except noted: "Discography Rick Astley". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- For "Let It Be": "Discography Ferry Aid". swedishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 3 Peak positions in Switzerland:
- For all except noted: "Discographie Rick Astley". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien.
- For "Let It Be": "Discographie Ferry Aid". hitparade.ch. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 May 2011. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Certified Awards | BPI". bpi.co.uk. British Phonographic Industry.
- 1 2 "RIAA – Recording Industry Association of America – Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 June 2011.
- ↑ "1988 ARIA Albums Chart". Australian Record Industry Association. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ↑ "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Albums Chart – 1989 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 1)". ARIA – via Imgur.com.
- ↑ "Rick Astley will perform and sign copies of his new album at HMV Manchester". men. 31 May 2016. Archived from the original on 2 June 2016.
{{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help) - ↑ "Rick Astley Reveals Upcoming Album Are We There Yet?". American Songwriter. 20 June 2023.
- ↑ "Discography Rick Astley (Albums)". spanishcharts.com. Hung Medien.
- ↑ "THE BEST OF – RICK ASTLEY". Official Charts.
- ↑ "Rick Astley on Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on 30 April 2022.
- 1 2 Peak positions in Belgium:
- For all except noted: "Discografie Rick Astley". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien.
- For "Let It Be": "Discografie Ferry Aid". ultratop.be/nl. Hung Medien.
- 1 2 Peak positions in Ireland:
- For all except noted: "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Rick Astley". irishcharts.ie. Irish Singles Chart.
- For "Let It Be": "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Ferry Aid". irishcharts.ie. Irish Singles Chart.
- 1 2 ""Certified Awards". Archived from the original on 9 February 2014.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|1=(help)". 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. - ↑ "1988 ARIA Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association.
- 1 2 "Canada Certifications". Music Canada.
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Rick Astley)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
- ↑ "Swedish Certifications" (PDF). Swedish Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2012.
- ↑ "riaa.com Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ↑ "ANGELS ON MY SIDE – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "BEAUTIFUL LIFE – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "TRY – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "GIANT – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "EVERY ONE OF US – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "LOVE THIS CHRISTMAS – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "DIPPIN MY FEET – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "NEVER GONNA STOP – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "WAITING ON YOU – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
- ↑ "RAINDROPS – RICK ASTLEY". officialcharts.com. Official Charts.
