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| 2 | Rick Astley discography - As lead artist |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | 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 | Certifications | Album |
| 4 | Year | Title | UK | AUS | BEL | CAN | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWE | SWI | US | Certifications | Album |
| 5 | 1987 | "Never Gonna Give You Up" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | UK: Platinum CAN: Gold GER: Gold SWE: Gold US: Gold AU: Gold | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 6 | 1987 | "Whenever You Need Somebody" | 3 | 3 | 2 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | - | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 7 | 1987 | "When I Fall in Love" "My Arms Keep Missing You" | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 6 | 2 | 3 | 25 | 12 | 14 | — | UK: Silver | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 8 | 1988 | "Together Forever" | 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 10 | — | 14 | 1 | CAN: Gold | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 9 | 1988 | "It Would Take a Strong Strong Man" | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | - | Whenever You Need Somebody |
| 10 | 1988 | "She Wants to Dance with Me" | 6 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 6 | - | Hold Me in Your Arms |
| 11 | 1988 | "Take Me to Your Heart" | 8 | 41 | 11 | — | 10 | 5 | 11 | 43 | 10 | 16 | — | - | Hold Me in Your Arms |
| 12 | 1989 | "Hold Me in Your Arms" | 10 | 77 | 25 | — | 32 | 7 | 35 | — | — | — | — | - | Hold Me in Your Arms |
| 13 | 1989 | "Giving Up on Love" | — | — | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | - | Hold Me in Your Arms |
| 14 | 1989 | "Ain't Too Proud to Beg" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | - | Hold Me in Your Arms |
| 15 | 1991 | "Cry for Help" | 7 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 9 | 11 | — | 17 | — | 7 | - | Free |
| 16 | 1991 | "Move Right Out" | 58 | 110 | — | 36 | 52 | — | 66 | — | — | — | 81 | - | Free |
| 17 | 1991 | "Never Knew Love" | 70 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Free |
| 18 | 1993 | "The Ones You Love" | 48 | 132 | — | 54 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Body & Soul |
| 19 | 1993 | "Hopelessly" | 33 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 28 | - | Body & Soul |
| 20 | 2001 | "Sleeping" | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | - | Keep It Turned On |
| 21 | 2001 | "Keep It Turned On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Keep It Turned On |
| 22 | 2010 | "Lights Out" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | My Red Book (Unreleased) |
| 23 | 2012 | "Goodbye But Not the End" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | My Red Book (Unreleased) |
| 24 | 2016 | "Keep Singing" | 127 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 50 |
| 25 | 2016 | "Angels on My Side" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 50 |
| 26 | 2016 | "Dance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | 50 |
| 27 | 2018 | "Beautiful Life" | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Beautiful Life |
| 28 | 2018 | "Empty Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Beautiful Life |
| 29 | 2018 | "Try" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Beautiful Life |
| 30 | 2018 | "She Makes Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | - | Beautiful Life |
| 31 | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |

Question: When was the single "Whenever You Need Somebody" first released?
Answer: "Whenever You Need Somebody" was released in 1987.