Adams (left) and his guitarist, Keith Scott (right) on March 13, 2009 in Peterborough, Canada |
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| Releases | ||
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| ↙Studio albums | 10 | |
| ↙Live albums | 4 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 5 | |
| ↙Singles | 67 | |
| ↙Soundtracks | 2 | |
The discography of Canadian recording artist Bryan Adams consists of ten studio albums, five compilation albums, two soundtrack albums, four live albums and sixty-seven singles. After the success of his debut single, "Let Me Take You Dancing" (1979), Adams signed a recording contract with A&M Records. Bryan Adams (1980), his debut album, peaked at number 69 on the Canadian RPM Albums Chart. Adams followed this with You Want It You Got It (1981), which peaked at number 118 on the Billboard 200 and was certified gold in Canada. Cuts Like a Knife, his third release, became his first successful work outside Canada. The album charted within the top ten in Canada and the United States and was certified three-times platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Reckless (1984), his fourth studio album, selling between eight[1] to twelve million[2] copies worldwide and featured the hit singles "Run to You", "Heaven" and "Summer of '69".[1] In 1987, he released Into the Fire, which reached platinum status in the United States and triple-platinum in Canada.
Adams entered the 1990s with the release of Waking Up the Neighbours (1991), which contained "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You", the theme song for the film Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves. The album has sold between 10[3] to 15 million units worldwide.[4] He also released his first greatest hits compilation, So Far So Good, in 1993. This album topped the charts in nine countries and was certified six-time platinum and five-time platinum by the RIAA and CRIA respectively. His seventh studio album, 18 til I Die, was released in 1996. It sold five million copies worldwide and was certified platinum in the United States.[5] MTV Unplugged, an acoustic live album released in 1997, reached the top ten in four countries while selling two million copies in Europe. Adams' eighth studio album, On a Day Like Today (1998), was certified double-platinum by the CRIA and platinum by the IFPI Platinum Europe Awards. His second compilation album, The Best of Me (1999), sold two million copies in Europe and went three-times platinum in Canada.
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) was certified gold by the RIAA and included the hit single "Here I Am". Room Service (2004), his ninth studio album, peaked at number 134 on the Billboard 200 and sold only 44,000 copies in the United States.[6] However, it topped the album charts in Germany and Switzerland. Adams' third greatest hits compilation, Anthology, was released in 2005. 11 (2008), Adams' tenth studio album, peaked at number 80 on the Billboard 200 and became his third number-one album in Canada. Although it did not receive any certifications in Canada or the United Kingdom, the album sold over half-a-million units worldwide.[7] According to the RIAA, Adams' album sales have been certified at 17 million copies[8] while internationally he has sold between 65[9] and 100 million records and singles worldwide.[10]
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| CAN [11][12] |
AUS [13][14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [22] |
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| Bryan Adams | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| You Want It You Got It |
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50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | 118 | ||
| Cuts Like a Knife |
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8 | 52 | — | 24 | — | — | 22 | — | 21 | 8 | ||
| Reckless |
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1 | 2 | — | 19 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 7 | 1 | ||
| Into the Fire |
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2 | 14 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 7 | ||
| Waking Up the Neighbours |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 18 til I Die |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 31 | ||
| On a Day Like Today |
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3 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 34 | 27 | 2 | 11 | 103 | ||
| Room Service |
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2 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 19 | 1 | 4 | 134 | ||
| 11 |
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1 | 35 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 30 | 1 | 6 | 80 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| CAN [11][12] |
AUS [13][14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [22] |
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| Live! Live! Live! |
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— | — | 17 | 26 | 57 | — | 22 | 21 | 17 | — |
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| MTV Unplugged |
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10 | 28 | 7 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 54 | 3 | 19 | 88 | ||
| Live at the Budokan |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Bare Bones |
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18 | 38 | 19 | 28 | 52 | — | — | 20 | 35 | — | ||
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| CAN [11][12] |
AUS [13][14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [22] |
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| Hits On Fire |
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| So Far So Good |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| The Best of Me |
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14 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 12 | — | ||
| Anthology |
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4 | 55 [33] | 28 | 30 | — | — | 5 | 39 | 29 | 65 | ||
| Icon |
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| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| AUS [14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [16] |
NLD [17] |
NOR [18] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [22] |
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| Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron |
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94 [34] | 6 | 7 | 22 | 19 | 24 | 6 | 8 | 40 | |||
| Colour Me Kubrick |
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| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| CAN [11] |
AUS [13][14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NLD [17] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [37] |
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| "Let Me Take You Dancing" | 1979 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Give Me Your Love" | 1980 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bryan Adams | ||
| "Remember" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Hidin' from Love" | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Coming Home" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Want It You Got It | ||
| "Fits Ya Good" | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Lonely Nights" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | |||
| "Straight from the Heart" | 1983 | 20 | 98 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | 10 | Cuts Like a Knife | ||
| "Cuts Like a Knife" | 12 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | ||||
| "This Time" | 32 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | 41 | 24 | ||||
| "The Best Was Yet to Come" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Run to You" | 1984 | 4 | 24 | — | — | 8 | 14 | — | — | 11 | 6 |
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Reckless | |
| "Somebody" | 1985 | 13 | 76 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 35 | 11 | |||
| "Heaven" | 11 | 12 | — | 28 | 11 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 38 | 1 |
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| "Summer of '69" | 11 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 18 | 4 | 13 | — | 42 | 5 | ||||
| "One Night Love Affair" | 19 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | ||||
| "It's Only Love" (with Tina Turner) |
14 | 57 | 30 | 44 | 18 | 21 | — | 16 | 29 | 15 | ||||
| "Diana" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
| "Christmas Time" | 39 | 64 | 70 | 67 | 26 | 33 | 19 | 18 | 55 | — |
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| "Heat of the Night" | 1987 | 7 | 25 | — | 33 | — | 34 | 7 | 17 | 50 | 6 |
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Into the Fire | |
| "Hearts on Fire" | 25 | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | 26 | ||||
| "Victim of Love" | 49 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | 32 | ||||
| "Only the Strong Survive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Into the Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Another Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| CAN | AUS [13][14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36] |
NLD [17] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [37] |
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| "Young Lust" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wall: Live in Berlin | ||
| "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" | 1991 | 1 [38] |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Waking Up the Neighbours | ||
| "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" | 1 [40] |
9 | 14 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 2 |
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| "There Will Never Be Another Tonight" | 2 [41] |
30 | — | — | 11 | 29 | 33 | — | 32 | 31 | ||||
| "Thought I'd Died and Gone to Heaven" | 1992 | 1 [42] |
13 | — | 47 | 11 | 43 | — | — | 8 | 13 | |||
| "All I Want Is You" | — | 31 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | 22 | — | ||||
| "Do I Have to Say the Words?" | 2 [43] |
61 | — | 75 | — | 34 | — | — | 30 | 11 | ||||
| "Touch the Hand" | 37 [44] |
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| "Please Forgive Me" | 1993 | 1 [45] |
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
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So Far So Good | |
| "All for Love" (with Rod Stewart & Sting) |
1 [46] |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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The Three Musketeers | ||
| "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" | 1995 | 1 [47] |
1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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Don Juan DeMarco | |
| "Rock Steady" (with Bonnie Raitt) |
17 [48] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 73 | Road Tested | |||
| "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" | 1996 | 4 [49] |
19 | 17 | 44 | 26 | 21 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 52 | 18 til I Die | ||
| "Let's Make a Night to Remember" | 1 [50] |
7 | 34 | 57 | 25 | — | 39 | 41 | 10 | 24 |
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| "Star" | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | ||||
| "I Finally Found Someone" (with Barbra Streisand) |
18 [51] |
2 | 23 | 53 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 17 | 10 | 8 |
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The Mirror Has Two Faces / 18 til I Die |
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| "18 til I Die" | 21 [52] |
— | — | 85 | — | 86 | — | — | 22 | — | 18 til I Die | |||
| "Do To You" | 1997 | 6 [53] |
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| "I'll Always Be Right There" | 14 [54] |
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| "Back to You" | 1 [55] |
38 | — | 62 | — | 77 | 56 | — | 18 | — | MTV Unplugged | |||
| "I'm Ready" | 1998 | 11 [56] |
— | — | 66 | — | 24 | — | — | 20 | — | |||
| "On a Day Like Today"[C] | 1 [57] |
60 | 32 | 53 | — | 66 | — | 32 | 13 | — | On a Day Like Today | |||
| "When You're Gone" (with Melanie C) |
13 [58] |
4 | 14 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 3 | — |
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| "Cloud Number Nine" | 1999 | 7 [59] |
67 | 13 | 33 | 16 | 62 | 43 | 26 | 6 | — | |||
| "The Best of Me" | 10 [60] |
— | 37 | 65 | — | 67 | — | 31 | 47 | — | The Best of Me | |||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| CAN | AUS [13][14] |
AUT [15] |
GER [35] |
IRE [36][61] |
NLD [17] |
SWE [19] |
SWI [20] |
UK [21] |
US [37] |
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| "Don't Give Up" (Chicane feat. Bryan Adams) [D] |
2000 | — | 6 | — | 24 | 11 | 21 | 51 | 42 | 1 | — |
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Behind the Sun / The Best of Me |
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| "Inside Out" | — | — | — | 66 | — | 91 | — | 53 | — | — | The Best of Me | |||
| "Here I Am" | 2002 | — | 86 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 24 | 5 | — | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | ||
| "Open Road" | 2004 | — | — | 35 | 23 | 50 | 28 | — | 17 | 21 | — | Room Service | ||
| "Flying" | — | — | — | 68 | — | 86 | — | 51 | 39 | — | ||||
| "Room Service" | 2005 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Side of Paradise" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Why Do You Have to Be So Hard to Love?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "So Far So Good" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Anthology | ||
| "When You're Gone" (with Pamela Anderson) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" | 2008 | 47 [62] |
— | 41 | 55 | — | — | — | 52 | 146 [63] |
— | 11 | ||
| "Tonight We Have the Stars" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "She's Got a Way" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You've Been a Friend to Me" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Old Dogs | ||
| "One World, One Flame" | 2010 | — | — | 70 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "I Still Miss You...A Little Bit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Bare Bones | |||
| "Alberta Bound" | 2011 | 100 [64] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Merry Christmas"[65] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
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