| Chris Rea discography | |
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| Studio albums | 25 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 72 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
The discography of the English rock and blues musician Chris Rea consists of 25 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, one live album, one soundtrack album, and 72 singles.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
SWI |
US | ||||
| Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? |
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— | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 49 |
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| Deltics |
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54 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Tennis |
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60 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Chris Rea |
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52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Water Sign |
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64 | 60 | — | — | 30 | 33 | — | 7 | — | — | ||
| Wired to the Moon |
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35 | — | — | — | 17 | 25 | 16 | 13 | — | — | ||
| Shamrock Diaries |
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15 | 41 | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | 19 | 18 | — |
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| On the Beach |
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11 | 37 | 20 | — | 2 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 10 | — |
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| Dancing with Strangers |
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2 | 7 | 13 | — | 5 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | — |
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| The Road to Hell | 1 | 35 | 2 | — | 3 | 43 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 107 |
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| Auberge |
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1 | 53 | 5 | — | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 176 |
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| God's Great Banana Skin |
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4 | 137 | 26 | — | 16 | 33 | 14 | 18 | 16 | — |
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| Espresso Logic |
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8 | 109 | 16 | — | 14 | 46 | — | 29 | 24 | — |
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| The Blue Cafe |
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10 | 178 | 20 | 43 | 7 | 32 | 32 | 43 | 28 | — |
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| The Road to Hell: Part 2 |
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54 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 96 | — |
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| King of the Beach |
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26 | — | 13 | — | 11 | — | — | — | 29 | — | ||
| Dancing Down the Stony Road |
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14 | — | 18 | 115 | 11 | 21 | — | 29 | 28 | — |
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| Blue Street (Five Guitars) |
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179 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Hofner Blue Notes |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Blue Jukebox |
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27 | — | 41 | 133 | 30 | 32 | — | — | 49 | — | ||
| Blue Guitars |
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85 | — | — | 180 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes |
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— | — | — | — | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Santo Spirito Blues |
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13 | — | 30 | 35 | 10 | 44 | 27 | — | 31 | — | ||
| Road Songs for Lovers |
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11 | — | 22 | 188 | 19 | 52 | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| One Fine Day |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
GER |
NL | ||
| The Road to Hell and Back |
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34 | 18 | 73 |
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FIN |
GER |
NL |
NOR |
SWE |
SWI |
US | ||||
| Herzklopfen (Germany only) |
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— | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| New Light Through Old Windows |
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5 | 14 | 7 | — | 9 | 59 | 15 | 29 | 24 | 92 |
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| The Best of Chris Rea |
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3 | 73 | — | — | 4 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 6 | — |
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| The Best of Chris Rea |
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165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Very Best of Chris Rea |
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69 | — | — | 5 | 60 | — | 16 | — | — | — |
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| Heartbeats – Chris Rea's Greatest Hits |
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24 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — |
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| The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Ultimate Collection 1978–2000 |
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186 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Works |
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— | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Fool (If You Think It's Over) |
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— | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | 98 | — | ||
| Still So Far to Go – The Best of Chris Rea |
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8 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | 10 | — | — |
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| The Journey 1978–2009 |
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66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Best |
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| Era 1: 1978–1984 |
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| The Christmas Album |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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| UK |
AUT |
GER | |||
| La Passione |
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43 | 44 | 60 |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
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BEL (FL) |
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| 1974 | "So Much Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||||
| 1978 | "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" | 30 | 39 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 31 | — | 12 | Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? | |||||||
| "Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 71 | |||||||||
| 1979 | "Diamonds" | 44 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | Deltics | |||||||
| "Raincoat and a Rose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1980 | "Tennis" | — | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tennis | |||||||
| "Dancing Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1982 | "Loving You" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | Chris Rea | |||||||
| "Every Beat of My Heart" | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1983 | "Let It Loose" | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Water Sign | |||||||
| "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" | 60 | 42 | — | 15 | — | — | 25 | 46 | — | — | |||||||||
| "Hey You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Love's Strange Ways" | 123 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wired to the Moon | |||||||
| "Bombollini" | 154 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Touche D'Amour" | 86 | — | — | 40 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Ace of Hearts" | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1985 | "Stainsby Girls" | 26 | 94 | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shamrock Diaries | |||||||
| "Josephine" | 67 | 79 | — | 13 | — | 31 | 8 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "All Summer Long" | — | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Ace of Hearts" (re-issue) | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wired to the Moon | ||||||||
| 1986 | "It's All Gone" | 69 | — | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | On the Beach | |||||||
| "On the Beach" | 57 | 88 | — | — | 48 | — | 34 | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Hello Friend" (re-recording) | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1987 | "Let's Dance" | 12 | 9 | — | — | 19 | 19 | — | 2 | 22 | 81 | Dancing with Strangers | |||||||
| "Josephine (remix)" | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Loving You Again" | 47 | 75 | — | 35 | — | 43 | 33 | — | — | — | Dancing with Strangers | ||||||||
| "Joys of Christmas" | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1988 | "Que Sera" (re-recording) | 73 | — | — | 36 | — | 71 | 36 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "On the Beach" (Summer '88) (re-recording) | 12 | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | New Light Through Old Windows | ||||||||
| "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" (re-recording) | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Driving Home for Christmas" | 10 | 26 | 3 | 14 | 192 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 10 | — | |||||||||
| 1989 | "Working on It" | 53 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 73 | ||||||||
| "The Road to Hell" | 10 | 78 | 6 | 35 | 30 | 35 | — | — | — | — | The Road to Hell | ||||||||
| "That's What They Always Say" | 83 | 123 | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1990 | "Tell Me There's a Heaven" | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Texas" | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1991 | "Auberge" | 16 | 101 | 29 | 31 | 46 | 20 | 45 | — | — | — | Auberge | |||||||
| "Heaven" | 57 | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Looking for the Summer" | 49 | — | — | 39 | 51 | 51 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Winter Song" | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1992 | "Nothing to Fear" | 16 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | God's Great Banana Skin | |||||||
| "God's Great Banana Skin" | 31 | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1993 | "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" | 53 | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Too Much Pride" (re-recording) | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Julia" | 18 | 173 | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | Espresso Logic | ||||||||
| "Espresso Logic" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1994 | "Johnny Needs a Fast Car" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "You Can Go Your Own Way" | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Best of Chris Rea | ||||||||
| "Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue) | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1996 | "'Disco' La Passione" (with Shirley Bassey) | 41 | — | — | 39 | — | --- | 12 | — | — | — | La Passione | |||||||
| "Girl in a Sports Car" | 77 | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1997 | "Only to Fly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Girl in a Sports Car" (re-issue) | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Let's Dance" (with Middlesbrough FC and Bob Mortimer) | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| "The Blue Café" | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | The Blue Café | ||||||||
| 1998 | "Square Peg, Round Hole" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "Sweet Summer Day" | 159 | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "Thinking of You" | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | "New Times Square" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Road to Hell: Part 2 | |||||||
| 2000 | "All Summer Long" | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | King of the Beach | |||||||
| "Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue) | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| 2001 | "Who Do You Love?" | 173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | King of the Beach | |||||||
| "Your Love Is Setting Me Free" (with Watermen) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||
| 2009 | "Come So Far, Yet Still So Far to Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea | |||||||
| 2011 | "Dancing My Blues Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Santo Spirito Blues | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||||