# Richard Marx discography

The following is a discography for American singer-songwriter and record producer and arranger, Richard Marx. It includes the list of 12 studio albums (plus a Holiday album Christmas Spirit), 13 compilation albums, 3 live albums and 91 single releases, and along with chart rankings for each album and single and RIAA (and International) certifications for the albums.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | 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 | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | GER | JPN | NL | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| Richard Marx | Released: June 15, 1987 Label: Manhattan, EMI Format: CD, LP, CS | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 34 | — | 68 | US: 3× Platinum AUS: Gold |
| Repeat Offender | Released: May 2, 1989 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP, CS | 1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | US: 4× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum |
| Rush Street | Released: November 5, 1991 Label: Capitol Format: CD, LP, CS | 35 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 69 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 7 | US: Platinum AUS: Platinum |
| Paid Vacation | Released: February 8, 1994 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CS | 37 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 70 | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | US: Platinum JPN: Gold |
| Flesh and Bone | Released: April 8, 1997 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CS | 70 | — | 52 | 16 | — | — | — | 58 | 24 | — | |
| Days in Avalon | Released: October 24, 2000 Label: Signal 21 Records Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| My Own Best Enemy | Released: August 10, 2004 Label: Manhattan Format: CD, digital download | 126 | — | — | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Emotional Remains | Released: October 31, 2008 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sundown | Released: October 31, 2008 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Christmas Spirit | Released: October 22, 2012 Label: Zanzibar Records, TourDForce Format: CD, digital download | 181 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Beautiful Goodbye | Released: July 8, 2014 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Limitless | Released: February 7, 2020 Label: BMG Format: CD, digital download | — | 77 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | |
| Songwriter | Released: September 30, 2022 Label: BMG Format: CD, digital download | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | |
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |||||||||||||
Notes
* A^ Days In Avalon reached number 41 on Billboard Top Independent Albums
* B^ Christmas Spirit reached number 10 on Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart and number 21 on Billboard Top Holiday Albums
* C^ Beautiful Goodbye reached number 6 on Billboard Top Independent Albums

### Compilation albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | NZ | NOR | SWE | UK | Certifications |
| Ballads | Released: August 10, 1994 Label: Toshiba EMI Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits | Released: November 4, 1997 Label: Capitol Format: CD | 140 | — | 18 | 2 | 13 | 34 | US: Gold |
| The Best of Richard Marx | Released: October 2000 Label: EMI Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Essential Richard Marx | Released: October 2000 Label: EMI Gold Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Timeline | Released: 2000 Label: Signal 21 Records Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Duo | with Matt Scannell Released: May 12, 2008 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Stories to Tell | Released: March 2010/November 2010/May 2011 Label: Zanzibar Records/ Wrasse Records/ TourDForce Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Hits & Ballads | Released: April 2, 2010 Label: EMI Format: 2×CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Inside My Head | Released: June 1, 2012 Label: Frontiers Records Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Seven & Seven | Released: December 6, 2012 Label: Zanzibar Records/TourDForce Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Now and Forever: The Ballads | Released: February 19, 2014 Label: Universal Format: CD | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection | Released: April 29, 2016 Label: Universal Music Australia Format: CD | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |
| Stories to Tell: Greatest Hits and More | Released: July 2, 2021 Label: TourdForce, BMG Format: CD, DD, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released |||||||||
Notes
* D^ Stories to Tell reached number 34 on Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart.

### Promotional albums

| Title | Album details |
| Marx | Released: 1991 Label: Capitol Format: CD |
| Greatest Hits | Released: October 20, 1993 Label: CEMA Special Markets Format: CD |
| His Songs, Your Life | Released: 1997 Label: Capitol Format: CD |
| The Music of Richard Marx: 1987–2009 | Released: 2009 Label: Chrysalis Music Group Format: 2×CD |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006 | Released: July 7, 2008 Label: Koch Format: CD |
| Duo Live | Released: October 2010 Label: Zanzibar Format: CD |
| A Night Out with Friends | Released: June 19, 2012 Label: Zanzibar Format: CD |

## Extended plays

| Title | EP details |
| Channel V at the Hard Rock Live | Released: 1995 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download |
| Live Acoustic | Released: November 30, 2004 Label: Manhattan Format: Digital download |
| The Christmas EP | Released: November 1, 2011 Label: Zanzibar Records/TourDForce Formats: CD, digital download |
| The Vault Vol. 1 | Released: November 22, 2021 Label: Richard Marx Inc Formats: Vinyl |

## 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 | Album |
| Year | Single | US | US AC/Rock | AUS | CAN | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWE | UK | Album |
| 1987 | "Don't Mean Nothing" | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | Richard Marx |
| 1987 | "Should've Known Better" | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | Richard Marx |
| 1987 | "Lonely Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Richard Marx |
| 1988 | "Endless Summer Nights" | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 62 | 42 | 13 | 50 | Richard Marx |
| 1988 | "Hold On to the Nights" | 1 | 3 | 70 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | Richard Marx |
| 1988 | "Have Mercy" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Richard Marx |
| 1989 | "Satisfied" | 1 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 42 | — | 25 | — | — | 52 | Repeat Offender |
| 1989 | "Right Here Waiting" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | Repeat Offender |
| 1989 | "Angelia" | 4 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 16 | — | 45 | Repeat Offender |
| 1989 | "Nothing You Can Do About It" | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Repeat Offender |
| 1990 | "Too Late to Say Goodbye" | 12 | 17 | 99 | 8 | 53 | 18 | 76 | — | — | 38 | Repeat Offender |
| 1990 | "Children of the Night" | 13 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 54 | Repeat Offender |
| 1991 | "Hard to Believe" (with Kevin Cronin, Bill Champlin, and David Crosby) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1991 | "Keep Coming Back" | 12 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 52 | — | 40 | 32 | 37 | 55 | Rush Street |
| 1992 | "Hazard" | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 3 | Rush Street |
| 1992 | "Take This Heart" | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 21 | — | 48 | — | 13 | Rush Street |
| 1992 | "Chains Around My Heart" | 44 | 9 | 59 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | Rush Street |
| 1992 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rush Street |
| 1992 | "Playing with Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rush Street |
| 1994 | "Now and Forever" | 7 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 54 | 18 | — | 21 | 11 | 13 | Paid Vacation |
| 1994 | "Silent Scream" | — | — | — | 17 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 32 | Paid Vacation |
| 1994 | "The Way She Loves Me" | 20 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Paid Vacation |
| 1995 | "Nothing Left Behind Us" | 74 | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paid Vacation |
| 1995 | "Haunt Me Tonight" (with Bruce Gaitsch) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Lyre in a Windstorm |
| 1996 | "Chaque Jour De Ta Vie" (with Roch Voisine) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kissing Rain/Flesh and Bone |
| 1996 | "Heart of My Own" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Voice: The Songs of Chage & Aska |
| 1997 | "Until I Find You Again" | 42 | 3 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 97 | Flesh and Bone |
| 1997 | "Touch of Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flesh and Bone |
| 1997 | "Every Day of Your Life" (duet with Ryo Aska) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flesh and Bone |
| 1997 | "Surrender to Me" (duet with Lara Fabian) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Flesh and Bone |
| 1997 | "At the Beginning" (with Donna Lewis) | 45 | 2 | 64 | — | 77 | — | 70 | — | — | — | Anastasia (soundtrack) |
| 1998 | "Slipping Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1998 | "Thanks to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 1998 | "Angel's Lullaby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| 2000 | "Days in Avalon" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Days in Avalon |
| 2001 | "Straight from My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Days in Avalon |
| 2004 | "When You're Gone" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Own Best Enemy |
| 2005 | "Nothing Left to Say" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Own Best Enemy |
| 2005 | "Ready to Fly" | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Own Best Enemy |
| 2007 | "From the Inside" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Emotional Remains |
| 2010 | "Everybody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stories to Tell |
| 2011 | "When You Loved Me" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stories to Tell |
| 2011 | "When Love Is All You've Got" (with George Canyon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Better Be Home Soon |
| 2011 | "Christmas Spirit" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Christmas EP/Christmas Spirit |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Inside My Head |
| 2012 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Sara Niemietz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit |
| 2012 | "Little Drummer Boy" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit |
| 2012 | "Christmas Mornings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit |
| 2012 | "O Holy Night" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit |
| 2013 | "Just Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye/Songwriter |
| 2013 | "All Through the Night" (with Heart) | — | 16 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart Christmas Single 2013 |
| 2014 | "Turn Off the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye |
| 2014 | "Whatever We Started" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye |
| 2014 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye |
| 2014 | "All You Need Is Love" with Dave Koz, Eric Benet, Johnny Mathis, Heather Headley, Jonathan Butler, Maysa, BeBe Winans, Gloria Estefan, & Stevie Wonder | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The 25th of December |
| 2016 | "Last Thing I Wanted" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ultimate Collection/Limitless |
| 2016 | "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit |
| 2018 | "Dance with My Father" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Another One Down" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| 2019 | "Let Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| 2019 | "Happy New Year, Old Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit re-release |
| 2020 | "Front Row Seat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| 2020 | "Limitless" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| 2020 | "Holiday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit re-release |
| 2022 | "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songwriter |
| 2022 | "One Day Longer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songwriter |
| 2022 | "Shame on You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songwriter |
| 2023 | "Believe In Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songwriter |
| 2023 | "Days To Remember" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
Notes
* !^ The chart positions in the second US column are from Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart unless otherwise mentioned. The songs that did not chart on the A.C. Chart but did on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart or Adult Top 40 Tracks have the peak positions from those charts listed here.
* E^ The chart positions in the second US column for "Don't Mean Nothing", "Have Mercy", "Satisfied", "Nothing You Can Do About It" and "Too Late to Say Goodbye" are for Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart as none of those songs charted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.
* F^ "Should've Known Better" charted on both Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart. On Mainstream Rock Tracks it peaked at No. 7 and on Adult Contemporary Tracks it peaked at No. 20.
* G^ "At the Beginning" charted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart at No. 2 and also charted on Radio & Records' Adult Contemporary Chart at No. 1.
* H^ The chart position in the second US column for "When You're Gone" is for Billboard's Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart as it did not chart on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.
* I^ "Ready to Fly" charted on both Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and Billboard's Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart. On Adult Contemporary Tracks it peaked at No. 22 and on Adult Top 40 Tracks it peaked at No. 29.
* J^ "All You Need Is Love" charted on Billboard's Smooth Jazz Songs chart at No. 4.

### Music videos

| Year | Song | Director |
| 1987 | "Don't Mean Nothing" | Dominic Sena |
| 1987 | "Should've Known Better" | Dominic Sena |
| 1988 | "Endless Summer Nights" | Greg Gold |
| 1988 | "Hold On to the Nights" | Dominic Sena |
| 1989 | "Satisfied" | Dominic Sena |
| 1989 | "Right Here Waiting" | Jim Yukich |
| 1989 | "Angelia" | Michael Bay |
| 1990 | "Too Late to Say Goodbye" | Jim Yukich |
| 1990 | "Children of the Night" | Greg Gold |
| 1991 | "Keep Coming Back" | Peter Care |
| 1992 | "Hazard" | Michael Haussman |
| 1992 | "Take This Heart" | Jim Yukich |
| 1992 | "Chains Around My Heart" | Peter Nydrle |
| 1994 | "Now and Forever" | Mark Lindquist |
| 1994 | "Silent Scream" | Kiefer Sutherland |
| 1994 | "The Way She Loves Me" | Jim Yukich |
| 1995 | "Beautiful" | |
| 1997 | "Until I Find You Again" | Karen Bellone |
| 1997 | "Every Day of Your Life" | |
| 1998 | "Slipping Away" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "Thanks to You" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "Angel's Lullaby" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "At the Beginning" | |
| 2004 | "When You're Gone" | Brent Hedgecock |
| 2005 | "Ready to Fly" | Brent Hedgecock |
| 2011 | "When Love Is All You've Got" | |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" | |
| 2012 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | |
| 2012 | "Little Drummer Boy" | |
| 2012 | "Christmas Mornings" | |
| 2012 | "Christmas Spirit" | Richard Marx |
| 2014 | "Whatever We Started" | Deborah Anderson |
| 2014 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | Scott Brasher |
| 2019 | "Another One Down" | Nick Spanos |
| 2020 | "Front Row Seat" | Nick Spanos |
| 2022 | "Shame On You" | Aiyana Lapeyrolerie |
| 2024 | "Days To Remember" |

### Official YouTube lyric videos

| Year | Song |
| 2011 | "When You Loved Me" |
| 2011 | "Christmas Spirit" |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" |
| 2013 | "Just Go" |
| 2022 | "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" |
| 2022 | "One Day Longer" |
| 2022 | "Shame On You" |
| 2024 | "Days To Remember" |