# Russell Watson discography

The discography of Russell Watson, a British operatic and pop tenor, consists of fifteen studio albums, six compilation albums, eleven singles, and a number of other appearances.
Watson's debut album, The Voice, was released in September 2000. A mixture of operatic arias and covers of pop songs, it topped the UK Classical Chart and eventually reached number five in the UK Albums Chart. Later, when released in the United States, the album took the number one spot and made history as the first time a British artist had held both the US and UK classical number one. The album contained a collaboration with former Happy Mondays singer Shaun Ryder, who lent his vocals to the Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballé song "Barcelona". The album also featured a duet with Cleo of girl group Cleopatra on the song "Someone Like You". Cleo later duetted with Russell again on his third album Reprise on the song "The Best That Love Can Be".
In late 2002, Watson released the single, "Nothing Sacred – A Song for Kirsty", to raise money for the Francis House children's hospice in Didsbury, Manchester. The campaign to raise £5 million was fronted by Kirsty Howard, a seven-year-old girl with a serious heart defect. The song reached number 17 in the UK Singles Chart.
The self-styled "People's Tenor", who is also known as "The Voice" after his first album, won the Album of the Year at the Classical BRIT Awards in both 2001 and 2002, also collecting awards for Best-Selling Debut Album (2001) and Best-Selling Album (2002).
Watson collaborated with Welsh singer Aled Jones for albums released in 2018, 2019 and 2022. Their most recent album, Christmas with Aled and Russell was released in November 2022 and charted at number 14 on the UK Albums chart. His fifteenth studio album, Shine, in collaboration with Helen Jane Long, was released in December 2024.

## Albums
### 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 | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| Year | Album details | UK | AUS | IRE | NZ | PT | SWE | US | US Classical | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
| 2000 | The Voice Released: 25 September 2000 Label: Decca Formats: CD | 5 | 10 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 17 | 90 | 1 | UK: 2× Platinum AUS: Gold |
| 2001 | Encore Released: 29 October 2001 Label: Decca Formats: CD | 6 | 15 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 114 | 1 | UK: 2× Platinum |
| 2002 | Reprise Released: 18 November 2002 Label: Decca Formats: CD | 13 | 11 | 55 | 6 | — | — | — | 6 | UK: Platinum |
| 2004 | Amore Musica Released: 25 October 2004 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 10 | 10 | — | 2 | 5 | — | — | 6 | UK: Gold |
| 2007 | That's Life Released: 5 March 2007 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| 2007 | Outside In Released: 26 November 2007 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 14 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | People Get Ready Released: 17 November 2008 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | La Voce Released: 22 November 2010 Label: Epic Formats: CD, digital download | 13 | 31 | 56 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2012 | Anthems – Music to Inspire a Nation Released: 28 May 2012 Label: Sony Classical Formats: CD, digital download | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Only One Man Released: 11 November 2013 Label: Sony Classical Formats: CD, digital download | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | True Stories Released: 4 November 2016 Label: Sony Classical Formats: CD, digital download | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | In Harmony (with Aled Jones) Released: 9 November 2018 Label: BMG Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | Back in Harmony (with Aled Jones) Released: 1 November 2019 Label: BMG Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2022 | Christmas with Aled and Russell (with Aled Jones) Released: 11 November 2022 Label: BMG Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | Shine (with Helen Jane Long) Released: 7 December 2024 Label: BLE Music Formats: CD, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Year | Album details | UK | AUS | IRE | NZ | PT | US Classical |
| 2006 | The Voice: The Ultimate Collection Released: 13 March 2006 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 2 | 90 | 70 | 9 | — | 40 |
| 2006 | The Very Best of Russell Watson Released: June 2006 Label: Farol Música / Decca Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | 7 | — |
| 2008 | The Ultimate Collection: Special Edition Released: 26 May 2008 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | With Love from Russell Watson Released: 18 January 2010 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2010 | The Platinum Collection Released: 15 November 2010 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 14 | 84 | — | — | — | — |
| 2020 | 20 Released: 23 October 2020 Label: Decca Formats: CD, digital download | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |

## Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Year | Single | UK | IRE | Album |
| 1999 | "Swing Low '99" | 38 | — | Non-album single |
| 2000 | "Barcelona (Friends Until the End)" (featuring Shaun Ryder) | 68 | — | The Voice |
| 2002 | "Someone Like You" (featuring Faye Tozer) | 10 | 46 | Non-album single |
| 2002 | "Nothing Sacred – A Song For Kirsty" | 17 | — | Reprise |
| 2006 | "Can't Help Falling in Love" | 69 | — | The Ultimate Collection |
| 2016 | "Sometimes Love Just Ain't Enough" | — | — | True Stories |
| "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | — | — | | True Stories |
| 2022 | "A Spaceman Came Travelling" (with Aled Jones) | — | — | Christmas with Aled and Russell |
| 2022 | "O Holy Night" (with Aled Jones) | — | — | Christmas with Aled and Russell |
| 2024 | "Shine" (with Helen Jane Long) | — | — | Shine |
| 2024 | "You (A Christmas Wish)" (with Helen Jane Long) | — | — | Non-album single |

## Video albums

| Year | Details | Notes |
| 2001 | The Voice: Live Released: 12 November 2001 Label: Decca Format: VHS, DVD | Concert footage from Millennium Square on 25 May 2001. |
| 2002 | The Voice Live in New Zealand Released: 11 November 2002 Label: Decca Format: VHS, DVD | Concert footage from Auckland, New Zealand. |
| 2006 | Live 2002 / The Voice: Live Released: 27 November 2006 Label: Decca Format: DVD | Two live performances from Watson. |
| 2007 | The Voice: The Ultimate Collection Released: 26 November 2007 Label: Decca Format: DVD | Compilation of highlights from Watson's live concerts in Leeds, Atlantic City and Auckland. |