Robert Palmer discography
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The discography of Robert Palmer consists of fourteen studio albums, three live albums, nine compilation albums.
Contents
Discography
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
FRA [3] |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [7] |
US [8] |
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1974 | Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 107 | |
1975 | Pressure Drop
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 136 | |
1976 | Some People Can Do What They Like
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46 | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | 68 | |
1978 | Double Fun
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– | 75 | – | – | 10 | 29 | – | 45 | |
1979 | Secrets
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54 | 23 | – | – | 42 | 39 | – | 19 | |
1980 | Clues
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31 | 26 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 59 |
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1983 | Pride
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37 | 89 | 12 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 112 | |
1985 | Riptide
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5 | 17 | – | – | 72 | 13 | – | 8 | |
1988 | Heavy Nova
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17 | 2 | – | 50 | 42 | 14 | 47 | 13 | |
1990 | Don't Explain
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9 | 29 | 47 | 40 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 88 |
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1992 | Ridin' High
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32 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 173 | |
1994 | Honey
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25 | – | – | 76 | 85 | – | – | – | |
1999 | Rhythm & Blues
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118[12] | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
2003 | Drive
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
- 2012 reissues
On 24 January 2012 Culture Factory an independent label reissued Some People Do What They Like, Double Fun, Secrets and Pride in a miniature replica of the original vinyl packaging and with remastered sound. The reissues also had miniature "obi's" and the label on the CD is a replica of the original label. The reissues did not feature any bonus tracks and there were no new liner notes on the making of the albums included as part of the reissue campaign.
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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UK [1] |
NLD [5] |
SWE [7] |
US [8] |
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1982 | Maybe It's Live
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32 | 23 | 39 | 148 | |
2001 | Live at the Apollo
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– | – | – | – | |
2010 | At the BBC
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– | – | – | – |
Compilations
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [4] |
NLD [5] |
NZ [6] |
US [8] |
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1989 | Addictions Volume I
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7 | 10 | 32 | – | 3 | 79 | |
1992 | Addictions Volume II
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12 | – | – | – | – | – |
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1995 | Very Best of Robert Palmer
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4 | – | 73 | 86 | – | – |
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1998 | Woke Up Laughing
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
1999 | 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Robert Palmer
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
2002 | At His Very Best
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38 | – | – | – | – | – | |
2002 | Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974–2001)
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
2005 | The Very Best of the Island Years
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– | – | – | – | – | – | |
2007 | The Silver Collection
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– | – | – | – | – | – |
With Power Station
Year | Album details | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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1985 | Power Station
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1996 | Living in Fear
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Singles
Year | Title | Album | Chart positions | ||||||||||
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UK[13][14] | Australia | Canada | France[15] | Germany | Ireland | NZ[16][17] | US Hot 100 |
US MSR |
US Modern Rock |
US AC |
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1975 | "Get Outside" | Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 105 | – | – | – |
"Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1976 | "Give Me An Inch" | Pressure Drop | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 106 | – | – | – |
"Which of Us Is The Fool" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Man Smart, Woman Smarter" | Some People Can Do What They Like | – | 90 | – | – | – | – | – | 63 | – | – | – | |
1978 | "Every Kinda People" | Double Fun | 53 | 82 | 12 | 6 | – | – | 35 | 16 | – | – | 22 |
"Best of Both Worlds" | – | – | – | – | 36 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1979 | "What's It Take" | – | – | – | 9 | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" | Secrets | 61 | 13 | 1 | 9 | – | – | 20 | 14 | – | – | – | |
"Jealous" | – | – | 31 | – | – | – | – | 106 | – | – | – | ||
"Can We Still Be Friends" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 52 | – | – | – | ||
1980 | "Johnny and Mary" | Clues | 44 | 20 | 32 | 8 | 7 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – |
"Looking for Clues" | 33 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 3 | – | – | 105 | – | – | – | ||
1982 | "Some Guys Have All the Luck" | Maybe It's Live | 16 | 41 | – | 6 | 52 | – | 49 | – | 59 | – | – |
1983 | "You Are in My System" | Pride | 53 | 83 | – | – | 52 | – | 27 | 78 | 33 | – | – |
"You Can Have It (Take My Heart)" | 66 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Pride" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1985 | The Power Station: "Some Like It Hot" | The Power Station | 14 | 4 | 9 | – | 16 | – | 8 | 6 | 34 | – | – |
The Power Station: "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" | 22 | 8 | 15 | – | 37 | – | 16 | 9 | 19 | – | – | ||
The Power Station: "Communication" | 75 | 95 | 46 | – | – | – | – | 34 | – | – | – | ||
"Discipline of Love" | Riptide | 95 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 82 | 63 | – | – | |
1986 | "Riptide" | 85 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
"Addicted to Love" | 5 | 1 | 4 | – | – | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | ||
"Hyperactive" | – | 72 | – | – | – | – | – | 33 | 21 | – | – | ||
"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" | 9 | 26 | 13 | – | – | 8 | 23 | 2 | 3 | – | – | ||
"Discipline of Love" (re-issue) | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1988 | "Sweet Lies" | Sweet Lies Motion Picture Soundtrack | 58 | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 94 | – | – | – |
"Simply Irresistible" | Heavy Nova | 44 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 57 | – | 6 | 2 | 1 | – | – | |
"Early in the Morning" | – | 26 | 81 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 40 | – | – | ||
"She Makes My Day" | 6 | 9 | – | – | – | 6 | 47 | – | – | – | – | ||
1989 | "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 60 | – | – | – | |
"Change His Ways" | 28 | 38 | – | – | 62 | 21 | 29 | – | – | – | – | ||
"It Could Happen to You" | 71 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)" (re-issue) | Addictions Volume I | 80 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
1990 | "Life in Detail" | Pretty Woman [Soundtrack] | – | – | 34 | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | 14 | – |
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (Robert Palmer and UB40) | Don't Explain | 6 | 4 | 58 | 25 | 14 | 6 | 1 | – | – | 24 | – | |
"You're Amazing" | – | – | 14 | – | – | – | – | 28 | 5 | – | – | ||
1991 | "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" / "I Want You" | 9 | – | 6 | 7 | 33 | 8 | 33 | 16 | – | – | 4 | |
"Dreams to Remember" | 68 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"Happiness" | – | – | – | – | 62 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1992 | "Every Kinda People" (remix) | Addictions Volume II | 43 | – | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
"Witchcraft" | Ridin' High | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
1994 | "Girl U Want" | Honey | 57 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
"Know by Now" | 25 | – | 23 | 5 | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
"You Blow Me Away" | 38 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
1995 | "Respect Yourself" | The Very Best of | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1996 | The Power Station: "She Can Rock It" | Living in Fear | 63 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
1999 | "True Love" | Rhythm and Blues | 94 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2003 | "Addicted to Love" (Remix) (Shake B4 Use vs. Robert Palmer) | Addicted to Love (Remix) – single | 42 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
References
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- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-11-22. Note: User needs to enter "Robert Palmer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-11-21. Note: User needs to enter "Robert Palmer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
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