| Nik Kershaw discography | |
|---|---|
 Kershaw performing live in 2013 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 27 |
The discography of Nik Kershaw consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 27 singles.[1][2] His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart between 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists.[1]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][3][4] |
AUS [5] |
GER [6] |
FIN [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [11] |
US [12] |
NZ [13] | |||
| Human Racing |
|
5 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 32 |
|
| The Riddle |
|
8 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 113 | 8 |
|
| Radio Musicola |
|
47 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Works |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 Minutes |
|
194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| To Be Frank |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| You've Got to Laugh |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ei8ht |
|
91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oxymoron |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| BBC Transcription Services – Live in Concert |
|
| No Frills |
|
| Live in Germany 1984 |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][3][4] |
DEN | FIN [7] |
SWE [10] | ||
| The Collection |
|
— | — | — | — |
| The Best of Nik Kershaw |
|
— | — | — | 23 |
| Anthology |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Greatest Hits |
|
— | 9 | 12 | — |
| The Essential |
|
— | — | — | — |
| Then and Now |
|
182 | — | — | — |
| Human Racing – Special Edition |
|
159 | — | — | — |
| The Riddle – Special Edition |
|
129 | — | — | — |
| Essential Nik Kershaw |
|
— | — | — | — |
Remix albums
- '98 Remixes (1998)
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][14] |
AUS [5] |
CAN | FIN [7] |
GER [6] |
IRE [15] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [8] |
SWI [11] |
US [16] |
NZ [17] | |||
| 1983 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | |
| "Dancing Girls" | 13 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (re-issue) |
2 | 17 | 94 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | ||
| "Human Racing" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Riddle" | 3 | 6 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 15 | —[upper-alpha 1] | 6 | The Riddle | |
| 1985 | "Wide Boy" | 9 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | 21 | |
| "Don Quixote" | 10 | 83 | — | — | 39 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||
| "When a Heart Beats" | 27 | 92 | — | 21 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola | |
| 1986 | "Nobody Knows" | 44 | 73 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Radio Musicola" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "James Cagney" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "One Step Ahead" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Works |
| "Elisabeth's Eyes" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection |
| "I Wanna Change the Score" (Tony Banks & Nik Kershaw) |
— | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still | |
| 1993 | "Old Friend" (Elton John & Nik Kershaw) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duets |
| 1998 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | '98 Remixes |
| 1999 | "Somebody Loves You" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
| "What Do You Think of It So Far?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sometimes" (Les Rythmes Digitales feat. Nik Kershaw) |
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Darkdancer | |
| 2001 | "Wounded" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Be Frank |
| 2012 | "The Sky's the Limit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ei8ht |
| "You're the Best" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Men United"[19] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Wouldn't It Be Good"[20] (Lotus & Jerome feat. Nik Kershaw) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | "These Little Things EP"[21] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymoron |
| "From Cloudy Bay to Malibu"[22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Be Still"[23] (Wrenne feat. Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Lost In You (Sunset Sessions)"[24] (Chesney Hawkes & Nik Kershaw) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Notes
- ↑ "The Riddle" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number seven on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 extension chart.[18]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 299. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ↑ "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- 1 2 "Nik Kershaw | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- 1 2 "Chart Log UK 1994-2010 > Alex K – Kyuss". Dipl.-Bibl.(FH) Tobias Zywietz. Archived from the original on 17 October 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- 1 2 Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 165. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid 1983 until 19 June 1988.
- "One Step Ahead" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-07-15". Archived from the original on 16 July 2015. Retrieved 1 November 2015 – via Imgur.
- 1 2 "Discographie Tracy Chapman". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- 1 2 3 "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 (Finnish Chart History 1961-2015): KAS - KES". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
- 1 2 "Nik Kershaw - the Riddle".
- 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Nik Kershaw - The Riddle". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- 1 2 Steffen Hung. "Nik Kershaw - The Riddle". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
- 1 2 "Nik Kershaw - the Riddle".
- ↑ "Nik Kershaw Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ "Nik Kershaw". Charts.nz.
- ↑ "Official Charts > Nik Kershaw (singles)". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
- ↑ "The Irish Charts – Search for Nik Kershaw in Artist". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ "Nik Kershaw Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
- ↑ "Nik Kershaw". Charts.nz.
- ↑ "US Hot 100 Bubbling Under". Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ↑ "Men United - Single by Nik Kershaw".
- ↑ "Wouldn't It be Good (Feat. Nik Kershaw) - Single by Lotus & Jerome".
- ↑ "These Little Things - EP by Nik Kershaw".
- ↑ "From Cloudy Bay to Malibu - Single by Nik Kershaw".
- ↑ "Be Still (Feat. Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes) - Single by Wrenne".
- ↑ "Lost in You (Sunset Sessions) - Single by Chesney Hawkes & Nik Kershaw".
External links
- Nik Kershaw discography discography at Discogs
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