# Runrig discography

This is a comprehensive listing of the discography of Celtic rock group Runrig. They released their debut album, Play Gaelic, in April 1978, followed by the albums The Highland Connection (1979), Recovery (1981) and Heartland (1985). The band achieved moderate breakthrough commercial success in 1987 upon the release of The Cutter and the Clan, which yielded the singles "Worker for the Wind" / "Alba" and "Protect and Survive", which peaked just outside the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart. "News from Heaven" was released as the lead single from their sixth album Searchlight (1989), which peaked at number ninety on the UK Singles Chart. Searchlight reached a peak of number eleven on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Silver in the United Kingdom and marked the beginning of a period of commercial success for the band across Europe.
The early 1990s continued a period of success for the band, particularly in the British and German music markets. The Big Wheel (1991) and Amazing Things (1993) both reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, whilst Amazing Things gave the band their debut appearance on the German Albums Chart following a peak position of number forty-seven. "Flower of the West" was released as the only single from The Big Wheel and peaked just outside the UK Top 40 Singles Chart, whilst "Wonderful" and "The Greatest Flame" which were the two singles to be released from Amazing Things gave the band their first appearance in the UK Top 40.
In 1996, Runrig released a cover version of "Rhythm of My Heart" by Rod Stewart which was included on their compilation album Long Distance. The single reached number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart, and was followed by the release of a remixed version of "The Greatest Flame" which reached number thirty in the United Kingdom. Long Distance achieved considerable commercial success across Europe, reaching number thirteen in the United Kingdom, six in Denmark, sixty in Germany and number one in their native Scotland, whilst achieving both Gold certifications in the United Kingdom and Denmark. Their tenth studio album, In Search of Angels (1999), marked their final appearance in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart, peaking at number twenty-nine, until their fourteenth and final studio album, The Story (2016) peaked at number twenty-six. In 2007, a remixed version of "Loch Lomond" featuring the Tartan Army, entitled "Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)" gave the band their only appearance in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine and achieving a Silver certification in the United Kingdom.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| 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 | UK | UK Indie | DEN | GER | SCO | SWI | Certifications |
| Play Gaelic | Released: April 1978 Label: Neptune Formats: LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Highland Connection | Released: 19 October 1979 Label: Ridge Formats: LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Recovery | Released: 1981 Label: Ridge Formats: LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heartland | Released: 1985 Label: Ridge Formats: CD, LP, MC | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Cutter and the Clan | Released: 1 December 1987 Label: Ridge Formats: CD, LP, MC | 45 | 7 | — | — | 12 | — | UK: Silver |
| Searchlight | Released: 25 September 1989 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| The Big Wheel | Released: 10 June 1991 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | UK: Gold |
| Amazing Things | Released: 15 March 1993 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC | 2 | — | — | 47 | — | — | UK: Silver |
| Mara | Released: 6 November 1995 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC | 24 | — | — | 81 | 3 | — | UK: Silver |
| In Search of Angels | Released: 1 March 1999 Label: Ridge Formats: CD, MD | 29 | — | — | 26 | 6 | — | |
| The Stamping Ground | Released: 4 May 2001 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | 64 | — | 33 | 20 | 15 | — | |
| Proterra (with Paul Mounsey) | Released: 25 August 2003 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | 84 | — | 16 | 10 | 12 | — | |
| Everything You See | Released: 14 May 2007 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | 61 | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | — | DEN: Platinum |
| The Story | Released: 29 January 2016 Label: Ridge Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download | 26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 51 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||

### Live albums

| 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 | UK | UK Indie | DEN | GER | SCO | SWI | Certifications |
| Once in a Lifetime | Released: 14 November 1988 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC | 61 | — | — | — | 59 | — | UK: Gold |
| Transmitting Live | Released: 14 November 1994 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, LP, MC | 41 | — | — | 67 | 4 | — | |
| Live at Celtic Connections 2000 | Released: 28 August 2000 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | 168 | — | — | 48 | 43 | — | |
| Day of Days | Released: 3 May 2004 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | 200 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 40 | — | DEN: Gold |
| Year of the Flood | Released: May 2008 Label: Ridge Formats: CD, CD+DVD | — | — | 4 | 28 | — | — | DEN: Gold |
| Party on the Moor | Released: 28 March 2014 Label: Ridge Formats: 3xCD, 3xCD+2xDVD | 51 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | |
| The Last Dance – Farewell Concert | Released: 16 August 2019 Label: RCA Formats: 3xCD, 3xCD+2xDVD | 27 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| One Legend – Two Concerts Live at Rockpalast 1996 & 2001 | Released: 30 October 2020 Label: MIG-Music Formats: 4xCD+2xDVD | — | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK | UK Indie | DEN | GER | SCO | Certifications |
| Alba. The Best of Runrig | Released: June 1992 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, MC | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Runrig – Long Distance | Released: 7 October 1996 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC | 13 | — | 6 | 60 | 1 | UK: Gold DEN: Gold |
| Beat the Drum | Released: 16 February 1998 Label: EMI Gold Formats: CD, MC | — | — | — | — | 93 | |
| The Gaelic Collection (1973–1998) | Released: 11 May 1998 Label: Ridge Formats: 2xCD | 71 | — | — | — | 26 | |
| The Runrig Collection | Released: January 1999 Label: EMI Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | 87 | |
| Scotland's Pride – Runrig's Best | Released: 12 April 1999 Label: Chrysalis Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| BBC – The Archive Series | Released: 19 April 1999 Label: EMI Formats: 2xCD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Celtic Glory | Released: 25 October 1999 Label: Connoisseur Collection Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Scotland's Glory – Runrig's Ballads | Released: 2000 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 Year Journey – The Best | Released: 29 March 2004 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | — | — | 1 | 38 | 67 | DEN: Gold |
| The Essential | Released: 2007 Label: Capitol Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | 47 | |
| The Collection | Released: February 2009 Label: EMI Gold Formats: CD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| All the Best | Released: April 2012 Label: EMI Formats: 2xCD | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Best of Rarities | Released: 1 June 2018 Label: RCA Formats: 2xCD | — | — | — | — | 67 | |
| The Ones That Got Away | Released: 8 June 2018 Label: Ridge Formats: CD | — | 12 | — | — | 7 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||||||

### Box sets

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Title | Album details | UK Indie | DEN | GER | SCO | Certifications |
| 50 Great Songs | Released: November 2010 Label: Ridge Formats: 3xCD+DVD | 38 | 2 | 43 | 22 | DEN: Gold |
| Stepping Down the Glory Road (The Chrysalis Years 1988–1996) | Released: July 2013 Label: Chrysalis Formats: 6xCD | — | — | — | 72 | |
| Original Album Series | Released: 20 January 2014 Label: Chrysalis Formats: 5xCD | — | — | — | — | |
| Rarities | Released: 1 June 2018 Label: RCA Formats: 6xCD+3xDVD | — | — | — | — | |
| Original Album Classics | Released: 14 September 2018 Label: Sony Music Formats: 5xCD | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||||

## EPs

| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
| Title | EP details | UK |
| Capture the Heart | Released: September 1990 Label: Chrysalis Formats: 10", 12", CD | 49 |
| Hearthammer | Released: 26 August 1991 Label: Chrysalis Formats: 7",12", CD, MC | 25 |
| Flower of the West | Released: 28 October 1991 Label: Chrysalis Formats: 12", CD | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||

## Singles

| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Title | Year | SCO | UK | GER | Certifications | Album |
| "Loch Lomond" | 1982 | — | 86 | — | | Non-album Single |
| "Dance Called America" | 1984 | — | — | — | | Heartland |
| "Skye" | 1984 | — | 108 | — | | Heartland |
| "The Work Song" | 1986 | — | — | — | | Non-album single |
| "Worker for the Wind" / "Alba" | 1987 | — | — | — | | The Cutter and the Clan |
| "Protect and Survive" | 1988 | — | 110 | — | | The Cutter and the Clan |
| "News from Heaven" | 1989 | — | 90 | — | | Searchlight |
| "Every River" | 1989 | — | 129 | — | | Searchlight |
| "Flower of the West" | 1991 | — | 43 | — | | The Big Wheel |
| "Wonderful" | 1993 | — | 29 | 87 | | Amazing Things |
| "The Greatest Flame" | 1993 | — | 36 | — | | Amazing Things |
| "Song of the Earth" | 1993 | — | — | — | | Amazing Things |
| "This Time of Year" | 1994 | 13 | 38 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)" | 1995 | 3 | 18 | — | | Non-album singles |
| "Things That Are" | 1995 | 9 | 40 | — | | Mara |
| "Rhythm of My Heart" | 1996 | 10 | 24 | — | | The Best of Runrig – Long Distance |
| "The Greatest Flame" (remix) | 1996 | 5 | 30 | — | | The Best of Runrig – Long Distance |
| "The Message" | 1999 | — | — | — | | In Search of Angels |
| "Maymorning" | 1999 | 47 | 90 | — | | In Search of Angels |
| "Big Sky" | 1999 | — | — | — | | In Search of Angels |
| "This Is Not a Love Song" | 1999 | — | — | — | | In Search of Angels |
| "Book of Golden Stories" | 2001 | — | 191 | — | | The Stamping Ground |
| "Wall of China" | 2001 | — | — | — | | The Stamping Ground |
| "Empty Glens" | 2003 | — | — | 93 | | Proterra |
| "Clash of the Ash" | 2007 | — | 110 | — | | Everything You See |
| "Loch Lomond" (Hampden remix; with the Tartan Army) | 2007 | 1 | 9 | — | UK: Silver | Non-album single |
| "Year of the Flood" | 2008 | — | — | — | | Year of the Flood |
| "Road Trip" | 2008 | — | — | — | | Year of the Flood |
| "And We'll Sing" | 2013 | — | — | — | | Party on the Moor |
| "The Story" | 2015 | — | — | — | | The Story |
| "The Years We Shared" | 2016 | — | — | — | | The Story |
| "Somewhere" (featuring Julie Fowlis) | 2018 | — | — | — | | The Ones That Got Away |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||

## Videos

| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions |
| Title | Album details | UK | SWI |
| City of Lights | Released: November 1990 Label: Chrysalis/PolyGram Video Formats: VHS | 7 | — |
| Wheel in Motion | Released: 24 August 1992 Label: Picture Music International Formats: VHS | 1 | — |
| Live at Stirling Castle – Donnie Munro's Farewell | Released: November 1997 Label: PolyGram Video Formats: VHS | 6 | — |
| Live in Bonn | Released: 17 January 2000 Label: Ridge Formats: VHS | 28 | — |
| Days of Days | Released: 3 May 2004 Label: Ridge Formats: DVD | 7 | — |
| Air an Oir | Released: July 2005 Label: Ridge Formats: DVD | — | — |
| Year of the Flood | Released: May 2008 Label: Ridge Formats: DVD | 1 | — |
| Party on the Moor | Released: 28 March 2014 Label: Ridge Formats: 2xDVD, Blu-ray | — | 5 |
| The Last Dance – Farewell Concert | Released: 16 August 2019 Label: RCA Formats: 2xDVD, Blu-ray | 1 | 2 |
| There Must Be a Place | Released: 29 October 2021 Label: Sony Music Formats: DVD+7" | 2 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. ||||

## Fan club releases

A series of Access All Areas releases of live and other archive material were available via the band's official fan club - these include both CD and DVD releases.
| Year | Title | Format | Notes |
| 2001 | Access All Areas Volume 1 | CD | |
| 2002 | Access All Areas Volume 2 | CD | |
| 2002 | Access All Areas Volume 3 | CD | |
| 2003 | Access All Areas Volume 4 | CD | |
| 2004 | Access All Areas Volume 5 | CD | |
| 2004 | Access All Areas Volume 6 | DVD | Promo video collection and live tracks |
| 2005 | Access All Areas Volume 7 | CD | |
| 2006 | Access All Areas Volume 8 | DVD | "Mod for Rockers" - 1987 TV broadcast |
| 2006 | Access All Areas Volume 9 | CD | |
| 2008 | Access All Areas Volume 10 | CD | |
| 2011 | Access All Areas Volume 11 | CD | |
| 2012 | Access All Areas Volume 12 | DVD | Miscellaneous live tracks |