Rick Astley discography

This article presents the discography of the pop singer Rick Astley. It consists of nine studio albums, five compilation albums, two remix albums, and twenty-four singles. His debut studio album, , was released in November 1987. It peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart and number 10 on the US Billboard 200. His second studio album, , was released in November 1988 the album peaked at number 8 on the UK Albums Chart and number 19 on the US Billboard 200. His third studio album, , was released in March 1991. It peaked at number 9 on the UK Albums Chart and number 31 on the US Billboard 200. He released his fourth studio album, , in September 1993. It failed to chart in the UK but peaked at number 185 on the US Billboard 200. His fifth studio album, , was released in December 2001. He released his sixth studio album,  in October 2005. The album peaked at number 26 on the UK Albums Chart. His seventh studio album, , was released in June 2016. The album peaked at number 1 on the UK Albums Chart, his first number one album in the UK since his debut album. His eighth studio album, , was released in July 2018 and peaked at number 6 on the UK Albums Chart. His greatest hits album, , was released in October 2019. His ninth studio album,  was released in October 2023, peaking at number 2 on the UK Albums Chart.

Albums
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UKPeak positions in the United Kingdom:
 For all except noted: 
 For "Let It Be": 
 For "Keep Singing":  AUS AUT CAN GERPeak positions in Germany: 
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 For "Let It Be":  NLPeak positions in the Netherlands: 
 For all except noted: 
 For "Let It Be":  NZPeak positions in New Zealand: 
 For all except noted: 
 For "Let It Be":  SWEPeak positions in Sweden: 
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 For "Let It Be":  SWIPeak positions in Switzerland: 
 For all except noted: 
 For "Let It Be":  US  Release date: 16 November 1987
 Label: RCA
 Formats: Cassette, CD, LP 1  1  3  2  1  2  3  2  2  10 
 CAN: 4× Platinum
 UK: 4× Platinum
 US: 2× Platinum
 AU: 3× Platinum  Release date: 26 November 1988
 Label: RCA
 Formats: Cassette, CD, LP 8  19  30  3  3  42  28  7  11  19 
 CAN: 2× Platinum
 UK: Platinum
 US: Gold
 AU: Platinum  Release date: 12 March 1991
 Label: RCA
 Formats: Cassette, CD, LP 9  20  24  17  8  23  —  16  26  31 
 UK: Gold  Release date: 28 September 1993
 Label: RCA
 Formats: Cassette, CD —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  185  Release date: 3 December 2001 
 Label: Cruz Music, Polydor Records
 Formats: CD, LP —  —  —  —  56  —  —  —  —  —  Release date: 17 October 2005
 Label: RCA
 Formats: CD, digital download 26  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  Release date: 10 June 2016
 Label: BMG
 Formats: CD, digital download, LP 1  —  41  —  21  65  —  —  44  — UK: Platinum  Release date: 13 July 2018
 Label: BMG
 Formats: CD, digital download, LP, cassette 6  —  70  —  40  —  —  —  44  — UK: Silver  Release date: 13 October 2023
 Label: BMG
 Formats: CD, digital download, LP, cassette 2  —  —  —  29  —  —  —  —  — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS GER SPA Together Forever – Greatest Hits and More... 
 Release date: 2000 (Taiwan)
 Label: RCA —  —  —  —  Release date: 19 March 2002 (US)28 August 2002 (EU)
 Label: BMG 16  —  —  — 
 UK: Gold The Best of Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up Release date: 11 March 2003
 Label: BMG —  —  —  — Love Songs 
 Release date: February 2004
 Label: BMG —  —  —  — The Platinum and Gold Collection – Rick Astley 
 Release date: 9 March 2004
 Label: Arista —  —  —  — Artist Collection: Rick Astley 
 Release date: 12 October 2004
 Label: BMG —  —  —  — Collections Release date: 2006
 Label: Sony BMG —  —  —  — Together Forever – The Best of Rick Astley 
 Release date: 16 July 2007 (UK)
 Label: Music Club —  —  —  —  
 Release date: 28 April 2008 (EU)
 Label: Sony BMG 17  —  —  — Playlist: The Very Best of Rick Astley 
 Release date: 17 June 2008 (US)
 Label: Sony BMG —  —  —  — The Best Of 
 Release date: 6 October 2014
 Label: Camden, Sony Music —  —  —  — Greatest Hits 
 Release date: 5 November 2014 (Japan)
 Label: RCA —  —  —  —  
 Release date: 25 October 2019
 Label: BMG 4  175  76  25 UK: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums
 Title Details Dance Mixes 
 Release date: 1990
 Re-release: July 2007
 Label: RCA 12" Collection 
 Release date: 1999
 Re-release: 2006
 Label: 

Unreleased albums
 Title Details  Release date: 2013 
 Label: Cruz Music
 Formats: CD

Singles
As lead artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BELPeak positions in Belgium: 
 For all except noted: 
 For "Let It Be":  CAN GER IREPeak positions in Ireland: 
 For all except noted: 
 For "Let It Be":  NL NZ SWE SWI US "Never Gonna Give You Up" 1987 1  1  1  1  1  2  1  1  1  2  1 UK: Platinum"". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 9 November 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Rick Astley" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
 AUS: Gold
 CAN: Gold
 GER: Gold
 SWE: Gold
 US: 5× Platinum Whenever You Need Somebody "Whenever You Need Somebody" 3  3  2  —  1  3  2  9  1  1  — "" /"" 2  5  1  —  6  2  3  25  12  14  — UK: Silver "" 1988 2  19  2  1  5  1  12  10  —  14  1 CAN: Gold "" —  —  —  1  —  —  —  —  —  —  10 "" 6  15  3  1  10  4  8  10  12  12  6 Hold Me in Your Arms "" 8  41  11  —  10  5  11  43  10  16  — "" 1989 10  77  25  —  32  7  35  —  —  —  — "" —  —  —  45  —  —  —  —  —  —  38 "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  89 "" 1991 7  13  5  4  14  9  11  —  17  —  7 Free "" 58  110  —  36  52  —  66  —  —  —  81 "" 70  —  42  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 1993 48  132  —  54  54  —  —  —  —  —  — Body & Soul "" 33  —  —  8  —  —  —  —  —  —  28 "" 2001 —  —  —  —  60  —  —  —  —  69  — Keep It Turned On "" 2010 97  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — My Red Book "Superman" 2012 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 2016 127  —  75  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — 50 "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Dance" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 2018 —  —  69  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Beautiful Life "Empty Heart" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Try" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "She Makes Me" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "" 2019 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —   "" —  —  77  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — The Best of Me "Love This Christmas" 2020 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — rowspan="2"  "Unwanted" 2021 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Dippin My Feet" 2023 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — Are We There Yet? "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Forever and More" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Driving Me Crazy" 2024 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist
 Title Year Peak chart positions Album UK BEL GER IRE NL NZ SWE SWI "" 1987 —  20  —  —  17  —  —  — Greatest Hits "Let It Be" 1  3  3  2  4  4  9  1  "" —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — O'chi "Winter Wonderland" 2013 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  "Will o' the Wisp ft. Rick Astley" 2021 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — rowspan="2"  "Bring Back the Time" 2022 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  — "Owner of a Lonely Heart" 2023 —  —  —  —  —  —  —  —  "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles
 Title Year Album "Wonderful You" 1991 Free "Keep It Turned On" 2002 Keep It Turned On "" 2005 Portrait "Pray with Me" 2016 50

Notes

References

Discography
Astley, Rick