# Shara Nelson discography

The British singer and songwriter Shara Nelson made three studio albums and 19 singles between 1983 and 2008, in addition to compilations, videos, EPs and other works.

## Studio albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Album details | AU | AT | FR | NL | NO | NZ | SE | CH | UK | U.S. | Sales | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 1991 | Blue Lines with Massive Attack Release date: June 1 Record label: Virgin (#91685) Formats: LP, CD, CS | 69 | 5 | 31 | 39 | 29 | 26 | 14 | 26 | 13 | — | UK: 600,000 FR: 100,000 | UK: 2xPlatinum FR: 2xGold |
| 1993 | What Silence Knows Release date: 1993 Record label: Cooltempo Formats: LP, CD | 131 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | UK: 100,000 | UK: Gold |
| 1995 | Friendly Fire Release date: 1995 Record label: Cooltempo Formats: LP, CD | 222 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. ||||||||||||||

### Compilations

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | AU | AT | BE | FI | IT | NO | NZ | PT | CH | UK | US | Sales | Certifications |
| 1998 | Singles 90/98 with Massive Attack Release date: December 7 Record label: Virgin/Circa Format: 11xCD box | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| 2006 | Collected with Massive Attack Release date: March 27 Record label: Virgin Format: CD/DVD DualDisc | 19 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 198 | UK: 300,000 BE: 10,000 FR: 100,000 SWI: 15,000 | UK: Platinum BE: Gold FR: Gold SWI: Gold EU: Platinum |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||||||||||

## Extended plays

| Year | EP Details | Notes |
| 1996 | Good Intentions with G/Corp Release date: Record label: Medicine Records Format: 12", CD | Four track EP released in collaboration with Groove Corporation (aka G/Corp), featuring "Good Intentions (Edit)", "Good Intentions (Extended Mix)", "Faraway Places" and "Return of the Skunk Unlimited Orchestra" |

## Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | AU | AT | DE | NL | NZ | SE | CH | UK | USA | USA | USA | USA | | Album |
| Year | Single | AU | AT | DE | NL | NZ | SE | CH | UK | AS | DCP | DSS | 100 | Album |
| 1983 | "Aiming at Your Heart" with The Circuit | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | "Can't Get Over You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | "Daydreaming" with Massive Attack | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | Blue Lines |
| 1991 | "Unfinished Sympathy" with Massive Attack | 95 | — | 17 | 2 | 48 | 40 | 9 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Blue Lines |
| 1991 | "Safe from Harm" with Massive Attack | 132 | 23 | 33 | 28 | — | — | 15 | 25 | 28 | 35 | 32 | — | Blue Lines |
| 1993 | "Down That Road" | 102 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | 16 | — | 109 | What Silence Knows |
| 1993 | "One Goodbye in Ten" | 200 | 30 | 71 | 49 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | What Silence Knows |
| 1994 | "Uptight" | 217 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | What Silence Knows |
| 1994 | "Nobody" | 259 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | What Silence Knows |
| 1994 | "Inside Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | What Silence Knows |
| 1995 | "Rough with the Smooth" | 223 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | Friendly Fire |
| 1996 | "I Fell (So You Could Catch Me)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | Friendly Fire |
| 1998 | "Sense of Danger" with Presence | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | — | 10 | — | — | All Systems Gone |
| 1999 | "Black Island" with Cuba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Leap of Faith |
| 1999 | "U" with Kasha | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | "Hari Up Hari" with Adrian Sherwood | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Never Trust a Hippy |
| 2003 | "Right Now" with Futurasound | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "Nobody Else" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "Go That Deep" with NUfrequency | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that region. |||||||||||||||

### Other appearances

| Year | Song | Notes |
| 1984 | "In Another World" with Voice of Authority | Appears on Very Big in America Right Now by Voice of Authority |
| 1984 | "Savanna Prance" with The Missing Brazilians | Appears on Warzone by The Missing Brazilians |
| 1988 | "The Look of Love" with The Wild Bunch | Appears on Friends & Countrymen by The Wild Bunch |
| 1991 | "Lately" with Massive Attack | Appears on Blue Lines |
| 1994 | "On the Shore" with Saint Etienne | Appears on Tiger Bay by Saint Etienne |
| 1995 | "Insert B (The Real Deal)/Nobody Knows" with Guru | Appears on Guru's Jazzmatazz, Volume II: The New Reality |
| 1996 | "Faraway Places" with Groove Corporation | Appears on EP Good Intentions |
| 1997 | "Moonraker" with David Arnold | Appears on Shaken and Stirred: The David Arnold James Bond Project |
| 1999 | "Matter of Fact" with Presence | Appears on All Systems Gone by Presence |
| 2002 | "Realise" | Appears on VA compilation 4 Vini: Forever Young LP |
| 2004 | "Say My Name" with Little Axe | Appears on Champagne & Grits by Little Axe |
| 2007 | "If" | Released only as digital single |
| 2007 | "Push Me Away (Strings of Life)" with 10th Planet | Appears on VA compilation Mastercuts Life..Style: Summer House] |
| 2008 | "I Wanna Know" with Doug Wimbish | Appears on CinemaSonics by Doug Wimbish |

## Videos
### Music videos

| Year | Title | Director |
| 1990 | "Daydreaming" with Massive Attack | Baillie Walsh |
| 1991 | "Unfinished Sympathy" with Massive Attack | Baillie Walsh |
| 1991 | "Safe from Harm" with Massive Attack | Baillie Walsh |