# Nik Kershaw discography

The discography of British musician Nik Kershaw consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 27 singles. His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart between 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| 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 | Certification |
| Title | Album details | UK | AUS | GER | FIN | NLD | NOR | SWE | SWI | US | NZ | Certification |
| Human Racing | Released: 27 February 1984 Label: MCA Records | 5 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 32 | BPI: Platinum |
| The Riddle | Released: 19 November 1984 Label: MCA Records | 8 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 113 | 8 | BPI: Platinum |
| Radio Musicola | Released: 20 October 1986 Label: MCA Records | 47 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | BPI: Silver |
| The Works | Released: 22 May 1989 Label: MCA Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 Minutes | Released: 6 April 1999 Label: Rhino Entertainment and Eagle Records | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| To Be Frank | Released: 23 April 2001 Label: Koch Records and Eagle Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| You've Got to Laugh | Released: 26 October 2006 Label: Shorthouse Records | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ei8ht | Released: 6 August 2012 Label: Shorthouse Records | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oxymoron | Released: 16 October 2020 Label: Audio Network | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |

### Live albums

| Title | Album details |
| BBC Transcription Services – Live in Concert | Released: 12 May 1987 Label: Promo |
| No Frills | Released: 8 April 2010 Label: Koch Records and Shorthouse Records |
| Live in Germany 1984 | Released: 7 March 2011 Label: ZYX Music |

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | DEN | FIN | SWE |
| The Collection | Released: 25 November 1991 Label: MCA Records | — | — | — | — |
| The Best of Nik Kershaw | Released: 7 June 1993 Label: Music Club International | — | — | — | 23 |
| Anthology | Released: 22 December 1995 Label: MCA Records | — | — | — | — |
| Greatest Hits | Released: March 1998 Label: Universal Music Group | — | 9 | 12 | — |
| The Essential | Released; 11 July 2000 Label: Spectrum Music | — | — | — | — |
| Then and Now | Released: 12 February 2005 Label: Universal Music TV | 182 | — | — | — |
| Human Racing – Special Edition | Released: 27 February 2012 Label: Universal Music TV | 159 | — | — | — |
| The Riddle – Special Edition | Released: 12 August 2013 Label: Universal Music TV | 129 | — | — | — |
| Essential Nik Kershaw | Released: 14 January 2022 Label: Spectrum | — | — | — | — |

### Remix albums

* '98 Remixes (1998)

### Extended Plays

| Title | Album details |
| Songs From The Shelf | Released: 6 May 2022 Digital release 6 Tracks |
| Songs From The Shelf Part 2 | Released: 14 April 2023 Digital release 6 Tracks |

## Singles

| Year | Title | 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 | Title | UK | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | IRE | NLD | NOR | SWI | US | NZ | Album |
| 1983 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "Dancing Girls" | 13 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (re-issue) | 2 | 17 | 94 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "Human Racing" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "The Riddle" | 3 | 6 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 15 | — | 6 | The Riddle |
| 1985 | "Wide Boy" | 9 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | 21 | The Riddle |
| 1985 | "Don Quixote" | 10 | 83 | — | — | 39 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 36 | The Riddle |
| 1985 | "When a Heart Beats" | 27 | 92 | — | 21 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola |
| 1986 | "Nobody Knows" | 44 | 73 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola |
| 1986 | "Radio Musicola" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola |
| 1987 | "James Cagney" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola |
| 1989 | "One Step Ahead" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Works |
| 1989 | "Elisabeth's Eyes" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Works |
| 1991 | "I Wanna Change the Score" (Tony Banks & Nik Kershaw) | 76 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still |
| 1991 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection |
| 1998 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | '98 Remixes |
| 1999 | "Somebody Loves You" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
| 1999 | "What Do You Think of It So Far?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
| 1999 | "Sometimes" (Les Rythmes Digitales feat. Nik Kershaw) | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Darkdancer |
| 2001 | "Wounded" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Be Frank |
| 2012 | "The Sky's the Limit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ei8ht |
| 2012 | "You're the Best" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ei8ht |
| 2015 | "Men United" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (Lotus & Jerome feat. Nik Kershaw) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2020 | "These Little Things EP" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymoron |
| 2020 | "From Cloudy Bay to Malibu" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymoron |
| 2021 | "Be Still" (Wrenne feat. Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2021 | "Lost In You (Sunset Sessions)" (Chesney Hawkes & Nik Kershaw) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |