Nik Kershaw discography

The discography of Nik Kershaw consists of nine studio albums, three live album, eight compilation albums, one extended play and 27 singles.[1][2] His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart between 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists.[1]

Nik Kershaw discography
Kershaw performing live in 2013
Studio albums9
Live albums3
Compilation albums8
Singles27

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions

Certification
UK
[1][3][4]
AUS
[5]
GER FIN
[6]
NED[7] NOR[8] SWE[9] SWI[10] US
1984 Human Racing
  • Released: 24 February 1984
  • Label: MCA
  • Length: 39:39
5 35 8 8 13 7 38 12 70
  • UK: Platinum
The Riddle
  • Released: 10 November 1984
  • Label: MCA
  • Length: 42:32
8 39 12 11 21 5 11 23 113
  • UK: Platinum
1986 Radio Musicola
  • Released: 24 October 1986
  • Label: MCA
  • Length: 44:20
47 92
  • UK: Silver
1989 The Works
  • Released: 22 May 1989
  • Label: MCA
  • Length: 49:18
1999 15 Minutes
  • Released: 6 April 1999
  • Label: Rhino/Eagle
  • Length: 56:51
194
2001 To Be Frank
  • Released: 23 April 2001
  • Label: Koch
  • Length: 49:57
2006 You've Got to Laugh
  • Released: 26 October 2006
  • Label: Shorthouse Records
  • Length: 51:44
2012 Ei8ht
  • Released: 6 August 2012
  • Label: Short
  • Length: 50:29
91
2020 Oxymoron
  • Released: 16 October 2020
  • Label: Audio Network Ltd.
  • Length: 67:00

Live albums

Year Album details
1987 BBC Transcription Services – Live in Concert
  • Released: 12 May 1987
  • Label: Promo
  • Length: 60:00
2010 No Frills
  • Released: 8 April 2010
  • Label: Koch
  • Length: 51:37
2011 "Live in Germany 1984"

Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions

UK
[1][3][4]
DEN FIN
[6]
SWE
1991 The Collection
  • Released: 26 November 1991
  • Label: MCA
1993 The Best of Nik Kershaw
  • Released: 7 June 1993
  • Label: Music Club International
23
1995 Anthology
  • Released: 22 December 1995
  • Label: MCA
1998 Greatest Hits 9 12
2000 The Essential
2005 Then and Now
  • Released: 12 February 2005
  • Label: UMTV
182
2012 Human Racing – Special Edition
  • Released: 27 February 2012
  • Label: UMTV
159
2013 The Riddle – Special Edition
  • Released: 12 August 2013
  • Label: UMTV
129

Remix albums

  • '98 Remixes (1998)

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK
[1][11]
AUS
[5]
AUT CAN FIN
[6]
FRA GER IRE ITA JPN NED NOR SA SWE SWI US
1983 "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 47 - 8 10 6 Human Racing
1984 "Wouldn't It Be Good" 4 5 12 9 35 2 2 14 24 6 14 3 46
"Dancing Girls" 13 21 14
"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (re-issue) 2 17 12 5 26 35 12 4 29 6 8 6
"Human Racing" 19 17
"The Riddle" 3 6 49 12 18 8 3 10 19 5 9 5 15 107 The Riddle
1985 "Wide Boy" 9 7 25 5 47
"Don Quixote" 10 83 39 9
"When a Heart Beats" 27 92 21 55 14 Radio Musicola
1986 "Nobody Knows" 44 73 20 2
"Radio Musicola" 43
1987 "James Cagney"
1989 "One Step Ahead" 55 The Works
"Elisabeth's Eyes"
1991 "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) The Collection
"I Wanna Change the Score"
duet with Tony Banks
55 Non-album single
1993 "Old Friend"
duet with Elton John
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"
duet with Stuart Price (as Les Rythmes Digitales)
56 Non-album single
2001 "Wounded" 100 To Be Frank
2012 "The Sky's the Limit" Ei8ht
"You're the Best"

References

  1. Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 299. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  2. "Chart Log UK". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
  3. "UK Albums Chart > Nik Kershaw". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
  4. "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.
  5. Australian chart peaks:
  6. "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1961 (Finnish Chart History 1961-2015): KAS - KES". Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  7. http://dutchcharts.nl/showitem.asp?interpret=Nik+Kershaw&titel=The+Riddle&cat=a
  8. http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nik+Kershaw&titel=The+Riddle&cat=a
  9. http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Nik+Kershaw&titel=The+Riddle&cat=a
  10. http://hitparade.ch/album/Nik-Kershaw/The-Riddle-201
  11. "Official Charts > Nik Kershaw (singles)". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 1 November 2015.
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