| Releases | ||
|---|---|---|
| ↙Studio albums | 8 | |
| ↙Live albums | 1 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 6 | |
| ↙Singles | 27 | |
The discography of Nik Kershaw consists of eight studio albums,[1][2] one live album, six compilation albums, one extended play and 27 hit singles.[1][2]
Contents |
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [3] |
US | AUS | GER | SWI | NOR | SWE | FIN | NL | |||
| 1984 | Human Racing
|
5 | 70 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 7 | 38 | 8 | 13 |
|
The Riddle
|
8 | 113 | 39 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 17 | ||
| 1986 | Radio Musicola
|
47 | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| 1989 | The Works
|
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| 1999 | 15 Minutes | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | To Be Frank
|
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| 2006 | You've Got to Laugh
|
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| 2010 | No Frills
|
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| Year | Album Details | Certification |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | BBC Transcription Service - Live in Concert Released: 12 May 1987 Label: Promo Length: 60:01 |
UK: Gold |
| Year | Album Details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | SWE | FIN | DEN | |||
| 1991 | The Collection
|
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|
| 1993 | The Best of Nik Kershaw
|
— | 23 | — | — | |
| 1995 | Anthology
|
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| 1998 | Greatest Hits
|
— | — | 12 | 9 | |
| 2000 | The Essential
|
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| 2005 | Then and Now Released: 12 February 2005 Label: UMTV |
182 | — | — | — | |
| Year | Single | Peak chart poistions | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | SWE | NL | CAN | AUS | IRE | GER | SWI | NOR | FRA | AST | ITA | SA | FIN | JAP | |||
| 1983 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 47 | — | 10 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | 4 | 46 | — | 24 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 35 | 12 | 14 | 14 | — | — | |
| "Dancing Girls" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (re-issue) | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 17 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| "Human Racing" | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Human Racing | |
| "The Riddle" | 3 | — | 5 | 19 | — | 6 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 5 | 18 | — | 10 | 9 | 12 | — | The Riddle | |
| 1985 | "Wide Boy" | 9 | — | — | 47 | — | 7 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Don Quixote" | 10 | — | — | — | — | 83 | 9 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When a Heart Beats" | 27 | 92 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola | |
| 1986 | "Nobody Knows" | 44 | — | — | — | — | 73 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | |
| "Radio Musicola" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "James Cagney" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 1989 | "One Step Ahead" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Works |
| "Elizabeth's Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
| "I Wanna Change The Score" Duet with Tony Banks |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Old Friend" Duet with Elton John |
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| 1998 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | '98 Remixes EP |
| 1999 | "Somebody Loves You" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
| "Sometimes" Duet with Stuart Price |
56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Be Frank | |
| "What Do You Think Of It So Far" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | "Wounded" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Die Laughing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | "What It Is" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You've Got To Laugh |
| "The Riddle" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Frills | |
| 2011 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) Duet with The Angry Kids |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |