Chris Rea discography

The discography of the English rock and blues musician Chris Rea consists of 25 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, one live album, one soundtrack album, and 72 singles.

Albums
Studio albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UKUK chart peaks:
 For all except noted: 
 For Top 200 peaks:  AUS AUT FRA GER NL NOR SWE SWI USWhatever Happened to Benny Santini? Released: April 1978
 Label: Magnet — 94 — — — — — — — 49 RIAA: GoldRIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Chris Rea. Retrieved on 15 December 2008.DelticsReleased: March 1979
Label: Magnet5427———————— TennisReleased: March 1980
Label: Magnet6060———————— Chris ReaReleased: March 1982
Label: Magnet52————————— Water SignReleased: March 1983
Label: Magnet6460——3033—7—— Wired to the MoonReleased: April 1984
Label: Magnet35———17251613—— Shamrock DiariesReleased: 17 May 1985
Label: Magnet1541——123—1918— BPI: SilverOn the BeachReleased: 14 April 1986
Label: Magnet113720—2171110— BPI: PlatinumDancing with StrangersReleased: 14 September 1987
Label: Magnet2713—57677— BPI: PlatinumThe Road to HellReleased: 30 October 1989
Label: Magnet / WEA / Geffen1352—343326107 BPI: 6× Platinum
 MC: GoldAubergeReleased: 25 February 1991
Label: EastWest / WEA1535—19352176 BPI: 2× PlatinumGod's Great Banana SkinReleased: 2 November 1992
Label: EastWest413726—1633141816— BPI: PlatinumEspresso LogicReleased: 1 November 1993
Label: EastWest810916—1446—2924— BPI: GoldThe Blue CafeReleased: 19 January 1998
Label: EastWest101782043732324328— BPI: SilverThe Road to Hell: Part 2Released: 8 November 1999
Label: EastWest54———16———96— BPI: SilverKing of the BeachReleased: October 2000
Label: Magnet / EastWest26—13—11———29— Dancing Down the Stony RoadReleased: September 2002
Label: Jazzee Blue / Edel14—181151121—2928— BPI: GoldBlue Street (Five Guitars)Released: 28 July 2003
Label: Jazzee Blue179————————— Hofner Blue NotesReleased: 28 July 2003
Label: Jazzee Blue—————————— The Blue JukeboxReleased: March 2004
Label: Jazzee Blue27—411333032——49— Blue GuitarsReleased: October 2005
Label: Ear Books / Edel85——180—29———— The Return of the Fabulous Hofner BluenotesReleased: 10 February 2008
Label: Ear Books / Edel—————76———— Santo Spirito BluesReleased: 5 September 2011
Label: Rhino13—3035104427—31— Road Songs for LoversReleased: 29 September 2017
Label: Jazzee Blue / BMG11—221881952——18— One Fine Day Released: 4 October 2019
 Label: Warner Music  — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions UK GER NL The Road to Hell and Back Released: October 2006
 Label: Jazzee Blue / Polydor 34 18 73

Compilation albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT FIN GER NL NOR SWE SWI US Herzklopfen (Germany only) Released: 1986
 Label: PolyGram — — — — 5 — — — — — 
 BVMI: Gold New Light Through Old Windows Released: 17 October 1988
 Label: Magnet / WEA / Geffen 5 14 7 — 9 59 15 29 24 92 BPI: 3× Platinum The Best of Chris ReaReleased: 24 October 1994
Label: EastWest373——435776— 
 BPI: Platinum The Best of Chris ReaReleased: 15 December 1998
Label: EastWest165—————————  The Very Best of Chris ReaReleased: November 2001
Label: Magnet / EastWest69——560—16——— 
 BPI: Gold Heartbeats – Chris Rea's Greatest HitsReleased: 2005
Label: Warner Strategic Marketing24——35————54— BPI: Silver The Platinum CollectionReleased: 2006
Label: Rhino / Warner Platinum—————————— BPI: Silver The Ultimate Collection 1978–2000Released: 2007
Label: Crimson186—————————  The WorksReleased: 2007
Label: Rhino—————84————  Fool (If You Think It's Over)Released: 2008
Label: Edel————98———98—  Still So Far to Go – The Best of Chris ReaReleased: 5 October 2009
Label: Rhino / Jazzee Blue8———37——10—— 
 BPI: Gold The Journey 1978–2009Released: 3 October 2011
Label: Music Club Deluxe66————————— 
 BPI: Gold The BestReleased: 28 September 2018
Label: Jazzee Blue —————————— Era 1: 1978–1984 Released: 20 November 2020
 Label: Magnet — — — — — — — — — —  The Christmas Album Released: 17 October 2025
 Label: Magnet — — — — — — — — — —  "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums
 Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUT GER La Passione Released: 11 November 1996
 Label: EastWest 43 44 60 
 BPI: Silver

Singles
 Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT BEL(FL) FRA GER NL NZ SWI US 1974 "So Much Love" — — — — — — — — — —  Non-album single 1978 "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" 30 39 —  — —  —  30 31 — 12  Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? "Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?" —  — —  — —  —  —  — —  71  1979 "Diamonds" 44 13  —  — —  — — — — 44  Deltics "Raincoat and a Rose" —  — —  — — —  —  —  — — 1980 "Tennis" — 88  —  —  — — —  —  — — Tennis "Dancing Girls" —  — —  —  — — —  —  — — 1982 "Loving You" 65 —  —  — —  —  —  — — 88 Chris Rea "Every Beat of My Heart" — 53  —  — —  —  39  — —  — 1983 "Let It Loose" 85 —  —  — — —  —  —  — —  Water Sign "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" 60 42  —  15 —  —  25  46 —  —  "Hey You" —  — —  —  —  — — —  — —  "Love's Strange Ways" 123 —  —  —  —  —  — — —  — 1984 "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" 65 —  —  —  — — — —  — —  Wired to the Moon "Bombollini" 154 —  —  —  — — —  —  — —  "Touche D'Amour" 86 —  —  40 —  46  —  — — —  "Ace of Hearts" 79 —  —  —  —  — — —  — — 1985 "Stainsby Girls" 26 94  —  33 — —  — —  — — Shamrock Diaries "Josephine" 67 79  —  13 — 31  8  —  — —  "All Summer Long" — — —  32 —  —  —  — — —  "Ace of Hearts" (re-issue) 78 —  —  —  — — —  —  — — Wired to the Moon1986 "It's All Gone" 69 —  —  32 —  —  —  — — — On the Beach "On the Beach" 57 88  —  — 48  —  34  —  — —  "Hello Friend" (re-recording) 79 —  —  — — —  —  —  —  —  1987 "Let's Dance" 12 9  —  — 19  19  —  2 22 81  Dancing with Strangers "Josephine (remix)" — —  —  — 4  —  —  — — —  Non-album single "Loving You Again" 47 75  —  35 —  43  33  — — —  Dancing with Strangers "Joys of Christmas" 67 —  —  — — —  —  —  — —  1988 "Que Sera" (re-recording) 73 — — 36 — 71 36 — — —  "On the Beach" (Summer '88) (re-recording) 12 70 — — — — — — — —  New Light Through Old Windows "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" (re-recording) 74 — — — — — — — — —  "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" (re-recording) — — — — — —  — — — —  "Driving Home for Christmas" 10 26 3 14 192 3 3 30 10 — 
 BPI: 4x Platinum
 IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum
 RMNZ: Gold 1989 "Working on It" 53 85  —  — — —  —  —  — 73  "The Road to Hell" 10 78  6  35 30  35  —  — —  — The Road to Hell "That's What They Always Say" 83  123 —  — 35  —  — —  — —  1990 "Tell Me There's a Heaven" 24  — —  — — —  —  —  — —  "Texas" 69 —  —  —  —  — — —  — —  1991 "Auberge" 16  101 29 31 46  20  45 — —  —  Auberge "Heaven" 57 —  —  — —  94  —  — — —  "Looking for the Summer" 49 —  —  39  51 51  — —  — —  "Winter Song" 27 —  —  —  —  —  — — — — 1992 "Nothing to Fear" 16 164 —  — — —  —  —  38 — God's Great Banana Skin "God's Great Banana Skin" 31 —  —  — —  59 —  —  — — 1993 "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" 53 —  —  — —  54  —  — — —  "Too Much Pride" (re-recording) 80 —  —  — — —  —  —  — —  "Julia" 18 173  —  — —  40  — —  —  — Espresso Logic "Espresso Logic" 84 — —  —  — — —  —  —  — 1994 "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" — —  — —  —  — — —  — —  "You Can Go Your Own Way" 28 —  —  —  — — —  —  — — The Best of Chris Rea "Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue) 70 —  —  —  —  —  — — — — 1996 "'Disco' La Passione" (with Shirley Bassey) 41 —  —  39 —  ---  12  — — — La Passione "Girl in a Sports Car" 77 — —  — — 91  — —  — — 1997 "Only to Fly" — —  — — —  —  —  —  — —  "Girl in a Sports Car" (re-issue) 89 — —  —  — —  —  —  — —  "Let's Dance" (with Middlesbrough FC and Bob Mortimer) 44 —  —  —  — — —  —  — —  Non-album single "The Blue Café" — —  —  — —  53 —  — — — The Blue Café1998 "Square Peg, Round Hole" 80 —  —  — — —  —  —  —  —  "Sweet Summer Day" 159 —  —  — — 71 —  — — —  "Thinking of You" — —  —  — — 84  —  — — — 1999 "New Times Square" — —  —  —  — — —  —  — — The Road to Hell: Part 22000 "All Summer Long" 78 —  —  —  — — —  —  — — King of the Beach "Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue) — —  11  — — —  —  —  — — Non-album single2001 "Who Do You Love?" 173 —  —  —  — — —  —  — — King of the Beach"Your Love Is Setting Me Free" (with Watermen) — —  —  — — —  —  —  — —  Non-album single 2009"Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go" — —  —  — — —  —  —  —  — Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea 2011"Dancing My Blues Away" — — — — — — — — — —  Santo Spirito Blues "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

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Category:Discographies of British artists