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Chris Rea discography
Chris Rea discography
Studio albums	25
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	14
Singles	72
Soundtrack albums	1

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The discography of British musician Chris Rea consists of 25 studio albums, 14 compilation albums, 1 live album, 1 soundtrack album and 72 singles—including 32 UK top 75 hit singles. He has fourteen UK top 20 albums, nine of them in the Top 10, including two No. 1s.

Discography

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	FRA ^[4]	GER ^[5]^[6]	NLD ^[7]	NOR ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	US ^[11]	Certifications
Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?	Released: April 1978 Label: Magnet	—	94	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	49	RIAA: Gold^[12]
Deltics	Released: March 1979 Label: Magnet	54	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Tennis	Released: March 1980 Label: Magnet	60	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Chris Rea	Released: February 1981 Label: Magnet	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Water Sign	Released: March 1983 Label: Magnet	64	60	—	—	30	33	—	7	—	—
Wired to the Moon	Released: April 1984 Label: Magnet	35	—	—	—	17	25	16	13	—	—
Shamrock Diaries	Released: April 1985 Label: Magnet	15	41	—	—	12	3	—	19	18	—	BPI: Silver^[13]
On the Beach	Released: April 1986 Label: Magnet	11	37	20	—	2	1	7	11	10	—	BPI: Platinum^[13]
Dancing with Strangers	Released: September 1987 Label: Magnet	2	7	13	—	5	7	6	7	7	—	BPI: Platinum^[13]
The Road to Hell	Released: October 1989 Label: Magnet / WEA / Geffen	1	35	2	—	3	43	3	2	6	107	BPI: 6× Platinum^[13] MC: Gold^[14]
Auberge	Released: February 1991 Label: EastWest / WEA	1	53	5	—	1	9	3	5	2	176	BPI: 2× Platinum^[13]
God's Great Banana Skin	Released: October 1992 Label: EastWest	4	137	26	—	16	33	14	18	16	—	BPI: Platinum^[13]
Espresso Logic	Released: November 1993 Label: EastWest	8	109	16	—	14	46	—	29	24	—	BPI: Gold^[13]
The Blue Cafe	Released: February 1998 Label: EastWest	10	—	20	43	7	32	32	43	28	—	BPI: Silver^[13]
The Road to Hell: Part 2	Released: November 1999 Label: EastWest	54	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	96	—	BPI: Silver^[13]
King of the Beach	Released: 2 October 2000 Label: Magnet / EastWest	26	—	13	—	11	—	—	—	29	—
Dancing Down the Stony Road	Released: September 2002 Label: Jazzee Blue / Edel	14	—	18	115	11	21	—	29	28	—	BPI: Gold^[13]
Blue Street (Five Guitars)	Released: 28 July 2003 Label: Jazzee Blue	179	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hofner Blue Notes	Released: 28 July 2003 Label: Jazzee Blue	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Blue Jukebox	Released: March 2004 Label: Jazzee Blue	27	—	41	133	30	32	—	—	49	—
Blue Guitars	Released: October 2005 Label: Ear Books / Edel	85	—	—	180	—	29	—	—	—	—
The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes	Released: 10 February 2008 Label: Ear Books / Edel	—	—	—	—	—	76	—	—	—	—
Santo Spirito Blues	Released: 5 September 2011 Label: Rhino	13	—	30	35	10	44	27	—	31	—
Road Songs for Lovers	Released: 29 September 2017 Label: Jazzee Blue / BMG	11	—	22	188	19	52	—	—	18	—
One Fine Day	Released: 4 October 2019 Label: Warner Music	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	GER ^[5]^[6]	NLD ^[7]
The Road to Hell and Back	Released: October 2006 Label: Jazzee Blue / Polydor	34	18	73

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	FIN ^[15]	GER ^[5]^[6]	NLD ^[7]	NOR ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	US ^[11]	Certifications
Herzklopfen (Germany only)	Released: 1986 Label: PolyGram	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	BVMI: Gold
New Light Through Old Windows	Released: 1988 Label: Magnet / WEA / Geffen	5	14	7	—	9	59	15	29	24	92	BPI: 3× Platinum^[13]
The Best of Chris Rea	Released: 1994 Label: EastWest	3	73	—	—	4	35	7	7	6	—	BPI: Platinum^[13]
The Best Of Chris Rea (1998 album)	Released: 15 December 1998 Label: EastWest	165	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Very Best of Chris Rea	Released: November 2001 Label: Magnet / EastWest	69	—	—	5	60	—	16	—	—	—	BPI: Gold^[13]
Heartbeats – Chris Rea's Greatest Hits	Released: 2005 Label: Warner Strategic Marketing	24	—	—	35	—	—	—	—	54	—	BPI: Silver^[13]
The Platinum Collection	Released: 2006 Label: Rhino / Warner Platinum	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver^[13]
The Ultimate Collection 1978–2000	Released: 2007 Label: Crimson	186	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Works	Released: 2007 Label: Rhino	—	—	—	—	—	84	—	—	—	—
Fool (If You Think It's Over)	Released: 2008 Label: Edel	—	—	—	—	98	—	—	—	98	—
Still So Far to Go – The Best of Chris Rea	Released: 5 October 2009 Label: Rhino / Jazzee Blue	8	—	—	—	37	—	—	10	—	—	BPI: Gold^[13]
The Journey 1978–2009	Released: 3 October 2011 Label: Music Club Deluxe	66	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Gold^[13]
The Best	Released: 28 September 2018^[16] Label: Jazzee Blue	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Era 1: 1978–1984	Released: 20 November 2020^[17] Label: Magnet	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions			Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUT ^[3]	GER ^[5]^[6]	Certifications
La Passione	Released: 2 April 1996 Label: EastWest	43	44	60	BPI: Silver^[13]

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Album
Year	Title	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[18]	BEL (FL)	FRA	GER ^[19]	NLD	NZ	SWI ^[20]	US ^[21]	Album
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?
1978	"Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	71	Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?
1979	"Diamonds"	44	13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	Deltics
1979	"Raincoat and a Rose"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Deltics
1980	"Tennis"	—	88	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tennis
1980	"Dancing Girls"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tennis
1982	"Loving You"	65	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	88	Chris Rea
1982	"Every Beat of My Heart"	—	53	—	—	—	—	39	—	—	—	Chris Rea
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	—	34	—	—	—	—
	"Ace of Hearts" (re-issue)	78	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Wired to the Moon
1986	"It's All Gone"	69	—	—	32	—	37	—	—	—	—	On the Beach
	"On the Beach"	57	88	—	—	48	—	34	—	—	—
	"Hello Friend" (re-recording)	79	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	"Let's Dance"	12	9	—	—	19	56	—	2	22	81	Dancing with Strangers
	"Josephine (remix)"	—	—	—	—	4^[22]	—	—	—	—	—	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)	—	—	—	—	—	90	—	—	—	—
	"Driving Home for Christmas"	10^[A]	26 ^[23]	3	22	—	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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	"Texas"	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Auberge"	16	101	29	31	46	20	45	—	—	—	Auberge
	"Heaven"	57	—	—	—	—	94	—	—	—	—
	"Looking for the Summer"	49	—	—	39	51	37	—	—	—	—
	"Winter Song"	27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1992	"Nothing to Fear"	16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	38	—	God's Great Banana Skin
1992	"God's Great Banana Skin"	31	—	—	—	—	59	—	—	—	—
1993	"Soft Top, Hard Shoulder"	53	—	—	—	—	54	—	—	—	—
	"Too Much Pride" (re-recording)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Julia"	18	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	Espresso Logic
	"Espresso Logic"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Best of Chris Rea
1996	"'Disco' La Passione" (with Shirley Bassey)	41	—	—	39	—	21	12	—	—	—	La Passione
1996	"Girl in a Sports Car"	77	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1997	"Only to Fly"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Girl in a Sports Car" (re-issue)	89	—	—	—	—	91	—	—	—	—
	"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
2000	"Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue)	—	—	11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
2001	"Who Do You Love?"	173	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	King of the Beach
2001	"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.

^ Originally charted at #53, but reentered the charts every Christmas since 2007, attaining new peaks of #33 in 2007, #29 in 2015, #26 in 2016, #14 in 2017 and #10 in 2021.

Videography

Video albums

Stony Road (2002)
Dancing Down the Stony Road (2003)
The Road to Hell & Back (The Farewell Tour) (2006)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e
UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2019. N.B. This site contains 'compressed' chart (exclusion rules applied) peaks between positions 76 and 100.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "UK Chart Log 1994-2010 - The Rabble Army – RZA >> Chtis Rea". zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 May 2011. N.B. This site contains 'uncompressed' chart (no exclusions) peaks for positions 76 to 200, for the period between November 1994 and May 2001. Some peaks will therefore be lower than those listed on the Official Charts site.
^ ^a ^b ^c
Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Chris Rea in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "On the Beach (Summer '88)" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "30 Years Ago This Week: December 18, 1988". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Working on It" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1989: February 12, 1989". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.
- "That's What They Always Say" (ARIA) peak: "ARIA Singles Chart w/c 5-2-1990". Imgur.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- "Auberge" and God's Great Banana Skin and Espresso Logic peaks:"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 18 March 1991". Retrieved 20 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chris Rea discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2008.
^ "Chris Rea discography". French Album charts. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chris Rea discography". German charts (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Chris Rea Albums". German charts (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2012.^{[dead link]}
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chris Rea discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Chris Rea discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Chris Rea discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Chris Rea discography". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b "Chris Rea Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Chris Rea. Retrieved on 15 December 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
^ "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
^ "Chris Rea discography". Finnish Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
^ "The Best". Apple Music. September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
^ "Chris Rea - Era 1 (As, Bs & Rarities 1978 – 1984) (3CD)". Dig!. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
^ "Discographie Chris Rea". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
^ "Discographie Chris Rea". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
^ "Chris Rea". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 December 2019.
^ "Chris Rea Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
^ "Classement du 20 septembre 1987".
^ "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

[23] Originally charted at #53, but reentered the charts every Christmas since 2007, attaining new peaks of #33 in 2007, #29 in 2015, #26 in 2016, #14 in 2017 and #10 in 2021.

[ukchart-1] UK chart peaks:
Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2019. N.B. This site contains 'compressed' chart (exclusion rules applied) peaks between positions 76 and 100.

Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "UK Chart Log 1994-2010 - The Rabble Army – RZA >> Chtis Rea". zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 May 2011. N.B. This site contains 'uncompressed' chart (no exclusions) peaks for positions 76 to 200, for the period between November 1994 and May 2001. Some peaks will therefore be lower than those listed on the Official Charts site.

[3] Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Chris Rea". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 21 August 2019. N.B. This site contains 'compressed' chart (exclusion rules applied) peaks between positions 76 and 100.

[4] Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "UK Chart Log 1994-2010 - The Rabble Army – RZA >> Chtis Rea". zobbel.de. Retrieved 24 May 2011. N.B. This site contains 'uncompressed' chart (no exclusions) peaks for positions 76 to 200, for the period between November 1994 and May 2001. Some peaks will therefore be lower than those listed on the Official Charts site.

[aus-2] Australian chart peaks:
Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Chris Rea in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

"On the Beach (Summer '88)" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "30 Years Ago This Week: December 18, 1988". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

"Working on It" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1989: February 12, 1989". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.

"That's What They Always Say" (ARIA) peak: "ARIA Singles Chart w/c 5-2-1990". Imgur.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

"Auberge" and God's Great Banana Skin and Espresso Logic peaks:"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 18 March 1991". Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[6] Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 247. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.

[7] Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Chris Rea in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[8] "On the Beach (Summer '88)" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "30 Years Ago This Week: December 18, 1988". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[9] "Working on It" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1989: February 12, 1989". chartbeats.com.au. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[10] Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 230.

[11] "That's What They Always Say" (ARIA) peak: "ARIA Singles Chart w/c 5-2-1990". Imgur.com. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[12] "Auberge" and God's Great Banana Skin and Espresso Logic peaks:"Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 18 March 1991". Retrieved 20 March 2022.

[AUT-3] "Chris Rea discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[FRA-4] "Chris Rea discography". French Album charts. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[GER-A1-5] "Chris Rea discography". German charts (in German). Archived from the original on 17 October 2012. Retrieved 24 May 2011.

[GER-A2-6] "Chris Rea Albums". German charts (in German). Retrieved 24 February 2012.^{[dead link]}

[NLD-7] "Chris Rea discography". Austrian charts (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[NOR-8] "Chris Rea discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[SWE-9] "Chris Rea discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[SWI-10] "Chris Rea discography". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[bb200-11] "Chris Rea Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[RIAA-12] RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Chris Rea. Retrieved on 15 December 2008.

[BPI-13] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 4 December 2008. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[CRIA-14] "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2008.

[FIN-15] "Chris Rea discography". Finnish Charts. Retrieved 19 May 2011.

[16] "The Best". Apple Music. September 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2020.

[17] "Chris Rea - Era 1 (As, Bs & Rarities 1978 – 1984) (3CD)". Dig!. Retrieved 24 December 2020.

[18] "Discographie Chris Rea". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2 January 2020.

[19] "Discographie Chris Rea". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 December 2018.

[20] "Chris Rea". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 30 December 2019.

[21] "Chris Rea Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 1 January 2021.

[22] "Classement du 20 septembre 1987".

[24] "ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 January 2022. Retrieved 31 December 2021.

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-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>Australian chart peaks:
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus>Australian chart peaks:
 * Top 100 ([[Kent Music Report]]) peaks to 12 June 1988: {{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=247}} N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
 * Top 50 ([[ARIA Charts|ARIA]]) peaks from 13 June 1988: {{cite web|url=https://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Rea|title=australian-charts.com > Chris Rea in Australian Charts|publisher=Hung Medien|accessdate=21 August 2019}}
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 * "That's What They Always Say" (ARIA) peak: {{cite web|url=https://i.imgur.com/0CO9b3U.jpg|title=ARIA Singles Chart w/c 5-2-1990|publisher=Imgur.com|accessdate=21 August 2019}}
 * "Auberge" and ''God's Great Banana Skin'' and ''Espresso Logic'' peaks:{{cite web|url=https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2022/03/week-commencing-18-march-1991.html|title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 18 March 1991|access-date=20 March 2022}}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT">{{cite web |  language = German | url = http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris%20Rea | work = Austrian charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT">{{cite web |  language = German | url = http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris%20Rea | work = Austrian charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008}}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA">{{cite web | url = http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris%20Rea | work = French Album charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 24 May 2011}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]<br /><ref name="FRA">{{cite web | url = http://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris%20Rea | work = French Album charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 24 May 2011}}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1">{{cite web | language = German | url = http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Rea%2CChris?sort=entry&type=longplay | work = German charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 24 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017064133/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Rea,Chris?sort=entry&type=longplay | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="GER-A2">{{cite web |  language = German | url = http://www.officialcharts.de/ersuche.asp?kategorie=chart&interpret_suche=chris+rea&titel_suche=&jahr=&cat=a | work = German charts | title = Chris Rea Albums | accessdate = 24 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1">{{cite web | language = German | url = http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Rea%2CChris?sort=entry&type=longplay | work = German charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 24 May 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121017064133/http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/Rea,Chris?sort=entry&type=longplay | archive-date = 17 October 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref><ref name="GER-A2">{{cite web |  language = German | url = http://www.officialcharts.de/ersuche.asp?kategorie=chart&interpret_suche=chris+rea&titel_suche=&jahr=&cat=a | work = German charts | title = Chris Rea Albums | accessdate = 24 February 2012}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD">{{cite web | language = German | url = https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea | work = Austrian charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008 }}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD">{{cite web | language = German | url = https://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea | work = Austrian charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008 }}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR">{{cite web | url = http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea | work = Norwegian charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR">{{cite web | url = http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea | work = Norwegian charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008}}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE">{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea | work = Swedish charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE">{{cite web | url = http://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=Chris%20Rea | work = Swedish charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 15 December 2008}}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI">{{cite web| url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris%20Rea| title= Chris Rea discography | publisher=swisscharts.com| accessdate=15 December 2008 }}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI">{{cite web| url=http://swisscharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris%20Rea| title= Chris Rea discography | publisher=swisscharts.com| accessdate=15 December 2008 }}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="bb200">{{cite magazine | url =https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-rea/chart-history/tlp/ | title = Chris Rea Chart History: Billboard 200 | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = 1 January 2021}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="bb200">{{cite magazine | url =https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-rea/chart-history/tlp/ | title = Chris Rea Chart History: Billboard 200 | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = 1 January 2021}}</ref>
 |-
 !scope="row"|''[[Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?]]''
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 ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions
 |-
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1"/><ref name="GER-A2"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1"/><ref name="GER-A2"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD"/>
 |-
 ! scope="row"| ''The Road to Hell and Back''
@@ Line 489: / Line 489: @@
 ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
 |-
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref name="FIN">{{cite web | url = http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Rea | work = Finnish Charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 19 May 2011}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[The Official Finnish Charts|FIN]]<br /><ref name="FIN">{{cite web | url = http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Rea | work = Finnish Charts | title = Chris Rea discography | accessdate = 19 May 2011}}</ref>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1"/><ref name="GER-A2"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1"/><ref name="GER-A2"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Album Top 100|NLD]]<br /><ref name="NLD"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[VG-lista|NOR]]<br /><ref name="NOR"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br /><ref name="SWE"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref name="SWI"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="bb200"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br /><ref name="bb200"/>
 |-
 ! scope="row"| ''Herzklopfen'' (Germany only)
@@ Line 743: / Line 743: @@
 ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]
 |-
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref name="AUT"/>
-! style="width:4em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1"/><ref name="GER-A2"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref name="GER-A1"/><ref name="GER-A2"/>
 |-
 ! scope="row"| ''[[La Passione (1996 film)|La Passione]]''
@@ Line 766: / Line 766: @@
 ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
 |-
-! style="width:30px;"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br /><ref name="ukchart"/>
-! style="width:30px;"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[ARIA Charts|AUS]]<br /><ref name=aus/>
-! style="width:30px;"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Rea|title=Discographie Chris Rea|website=austriancharts.at|accessdate=2 January 2020}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+Rea|title=Discographie Chris Rea|website=austriancharts.at|accessdate=2 January 2020}}</ref>
-! style="width:30px;"| [[Ultratop|BEL<br />(FL)]]
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Ultratop|BEL<br />(FL)]]
-! style="width:30px;"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|FRA]]
-! style="width:30px;"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Chris+Rea&do_search=do|title=Discographie Chris Rea|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=28 December 2018}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artist_search=Chris+Rea&do_search=do|title=Discographie Chris Rea|publisher=GfK Entertainment|accessdate=28 December 2018}}</ref>
-! style="width:30px;"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Dutch Single Top 100|NLD]]
-! style="width:30px;"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Official New Zealand Music Chart|NZ]]
-! style="width:30px;"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Chris_Rea#charts|title=Chris Rea|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=30 December 2019}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Chris_Rea#charts|title=Chris Rea|website=hitparade.ch|accessdate=30 December 2019}}</ref>
-! style="width:30px;"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine | url =https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-rea/chart-history/hsi/ | title = Chris Rea Chart History: Hot 100 | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = 1 January 2021}}</ref>
+! style="width:2.5em;font-size:85%"| [[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br /><ref>{{cite magazine | url =https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-rea/chart-history/hsi/ | title = Chris Rea Chart History: Hot 100 | magazine = [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] | accessdate = 1 January 2021}}</ref>
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 | 1974
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-! scope="row" | "Ace of Hearts" (re-issue)
+! scope="row" | "Ace of Hearts" <small>(re-issue)</small>
 | 78
 | —
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 |-
-! scope="row" | "[[Hello Friend (song)|Hello Friend]]" (re-recording)
+! scope="row" | "[[Hello Friend (song)|Hello Friend]]" <small>(re-recording)</small>
 | 79
 | —
@@ Line 1,137: / Line 1,137: @@
 |-
 | rowspan="5"| 1988
-! scope="row"| "Que Sera" (re-recording)
+! scope="row"| "Que Sera" <small>(re-recording)</small>
 | 73
 | —
@@ Line 1,149: / Line 1,149: @@
 | —
 |-
-! scope="row"| "On the Beach" (Summer '88) (re-recording)
+! scope="row"| "On the Beach" (Summer '88) <small>(re-recording)</small>
 | 12
 | 70
@@ Line 1,162: / Line 1,162: @@
 | rowspan="5"| ''New Light Through Old Windows''
 |-
-! scope="row"| "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" (re-recording)
+! scope="row"| "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" <small>(re-recording)</small>
 | 74
 | —
@@ Line 1,174: / Line 1,174: @@
 | —
 |-
-! scope="row"| "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" (re-recording)
+! scope="row"| "Fool (If You Think It's Over)" <small>(re-recording)</small>
 | —
 | —
@@ Line 1,187: / Line 1,187: @@
 |-
 ! scope="row"| "[[Driving Home for Christmas]]"
-| 10<ref name="dhfc" group="note">Originally charted at #53, but reentered the charts every Christmas since 2007, attaining new peaks of #33 in 2007, #29 in 2015, #26 in 2016, #14 in 2017 and #10 in 2021.</ref>
+| 10{{efn-ua|Originally charted at #53, but reentered the charts every Christmas since 2007, attaining new peaks of #33 in 2007, #29 in 2015, #26 in 2016, #14 in 2017 and #10 in 2021.|group=upper-alpha}}
 | 26<br /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.aria.com.au/charts/singles-chart/2022-01-03|title=ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart|publisher=[[Australian Recording Industry Association]]|date=3 January 2022|access-date=31 December 2021}}</ref>
 | 3
@@ Line 1,350: / Line 1,350: @@
 | —
 |-
-! scope="row" | "Too Much Pride" (re-recording)
+! scope="row" | "Too Much Pride" <small>(re-recording)</small>
 | —
 | —
@@ Line 1,413: / Line 1,413: @@
 |rowspan="2"|''The Best of Chris Rea''
 |-
-! scope="row" | "Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue)
+! scope="row" | "Tell Me There's a Heaven" <small>(re-issue)</small>
 | 70
 | —
@@ Line 1,426: / Line 1,426: @@
 |-
 |rowspan="2"|1996
-! scope="row" | "[['Disco' La Passione]]" (with Shirley Bassey)
+! scope="row" | "[['Disco' La Passione]]" <small>(with [[Shirley Bassey]])</small>
 | 41
 | —
@@ Line 1,464: / Line 1,464: @@
 | —
 |-
-! scope="row" | "Girl in a Sports Car" (re-issue)
+! scope="row" | "Girl in a Sports Car" <small>(re-issue)</small>
 | 89
 | —
@@ Line 1,476: / Line 1,476: @@
 | —
 |-
-! scope="row" | "Let's Dance" (with Middlesbrough FC and Bob Mortimer)
+! scope="row" | "Let's Dance" <small>(with [[Middlesbrough FC]] and [[Bob Mortimer]])</small>
 | 44
 | —
@@ Line 1,567: / Line 1,567: @@
 |''King of the Beach''
 |-
-! scope="row" | "Tell Me There's a Heaven" (re-issue)
+! scope="row" | "Tell Me There's a Heaven" <small>(re-issue)</small>
 | —
 | —
@@ Line 1,594: / Line 1,594: @@
 |''King of the Beach''
 |-
-! scope="row" |"Your Love Is Setting Me Free" (with Watermen)
+! scope="row" |"Your Love Is Setting Me Free" <small>(with Watermen)</small>
 | —
 | —
@@ Line 1,634: / Line 1,634: @@
 | —
 | ''Santo Spirito Blues''
+|-
+| colspan="13" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
 |}
-<references group="note"/>
+{{notelist-ua}}
 == Videography ==

v t e Chris Rea
Studio releases	Whatever Happened to Benny Santini? Deltics Tennis Chris Rea Water Sign Wired to the Moon Shamrock Diaries On the Beach Dancing with Strangers The Road to Hell Auberge God's Great Banana Skin Espresso Logic The Blue Cafe The Road to Hell: Part 2 King of the Beach Dancing Down the Stony Road / Stony Road Hofner Blue Notes The Blue Jukebox Blue Guitars The Return of the Fabulous Hofner Bluenotes Santo Spirito Blues Road Songs for Lovers One Fine Day
Compilation releases	New Light Through Old Windows The Best of Chris Rea The Very Best of Chris Rea Heartbeats The Ultimate Collection Still So Far to Go: The Best of Chris Rea The Journey 1978–2009
Singles	"Fool (If You Think It's Over)" "Loving You" "Every Beat of My Heart" "Let It Loose" "I Can Hear Your Heartbeat" "I Don't Know What It Is But I Love It" "Bombollini" "Ace of Hearts" "Stainsby Girls" "Josephine" "It's All Gone" "On the Beach" "Hello Friend" "Let's Dance" "Loving You Again" "Joys of Christmas" "Driving Home for Christmas" "Working on It" "The Road to Hell" "That's What They Always Say" "Tell Me There's a Heaven" "Texas" "Auberge" "Heaven" "Looking for the Summer" "Winter Song" "Nothing to Fear" "God's Great Banana Skin" "Soft Top, Hard Shoulder" "Julia" "'Disco' La Passione"
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