John Farnham discography
John Farnham, billed as Johnny Farnham during 1964–1979, is an English-born Australian pop singer who has released nineteen studio albums, three extended plays, nineteen compilation albums, six live albums, seventeen video albums, seventy-four singles, twenty-five music videos and twelve soundtracks.[1][2][3] His career has mostly been as a solo artist but he replaced Glenn Shorrock as lead singer of Little River Band during 1982–1985.[4][5][6] Aside from solo releases, Farnham has recorded duets with other solo artists or with bands.[1][4]
| John Farnham discography | |
|---|---|
 Statue of John Farnham, Melbourne Docklands | |
| Studio albums | 20 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Video albums | 17 |
| Music videos | 25 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 74 |
| Soundtrack albums | 12 |
Background
Farnham was vocalist for The Mavericks from 1964,[4] by late 1965 he had joined Strings Unlimited,[3][4] In 1966, they recorded a three-track demo tape with Farnham on vocals, Stewart Male on lead guitar, Barry Roy on rhythm guitar, Mike Foenander on keyboards and Peter Foggie on drums.[7] Talent manager, Darryl Sambell, saw Strings Unlimited perform on 29 April 1967 and encouraged Farnham to go solo.[6][7] Farnham recorded an advertising jingle, "Susan Jones", for an airline, Ansett-ANA, and signed a contract with EMI.[3][7] Farnham's debut single was a novelty song, "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)", released in November 1967. His debut extended play, Johnny Farnham, followed in December, and his single peaked at No. 1 on the Australian National Singles Charts for five weeks in early 1968.[8] Selling 180 000 copies in Australia, "Sadie" was the highest selling single by an Australian artist of the decade.[6][9] Farnham's debut studio album, Sadie was issued in April 1968. Other No. 1 singles are "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" in 1969–1970, "You're the Voice" in 1986 and "Age of Reason" in 1988;[10][11] and his No. 1 albums are Whispering Jack in 1986–1987, Age of Reason in 1988, Chain Reaction in 1990, Then Again in 1993, Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997 in 1997, 33⅓ in 2000, and The Last Time in 2002 and his Number 1 duet albums with Olivia Newton John "Highlights from The Main Event (also with Anthony Warlow), "Two Strong Hearts Live in 2015 and Friends for Christmas.[10][11][12][13]
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Catalogue # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS KMR [10][14] |
AUS ARIA [11] |
NZL [15] |
NOR [16] |
SWE [17] |
SWI [18] | |||||
| 1968 | Sadie[nb 1]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | OSX-7854 | ||
Everybody Oughta Sing a Song[nb 1]
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12 | — | — | — | — | — | SOEX-7891 | |||
| 1970 | Looking Through a Tear[nb 1][nb 2]
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11 | — | — | — | — | — | SCXO-7920 | ||
Christmas Is... Johnny Farnham[nb 1][nb 3]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | SOEX-9700 | |||
| 1971 | Johnny[nb 1]
|
24 | — | — | — | — | — | OSCD-7680 | ||
| Together[nb 4] (with Allison Durbin)
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22 | — | — | — | — | — | OCSD-7682 | |||
| 1972 | Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows[nb 1][nb 5]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | Axis 6000 | ||
| 1973 | Hits Magic & Rock 'N Roll[nb 1]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | EMC-2502 | ||
| 1974 | Johnny Farnham Sings Hits from the Movies[nb 1]
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | SOELP-10018 | ||
| 1975 | J.P. Farnham Sings[nb 1]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | EMA-310 | ||
| 1980 | Uncovered[nb 6]
|
20 | — | — | — | — | – | WBEX-1002 | ||
| 1986 | Whispering Jack[nb 6][nb 7]
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1 | 9 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 3 | AUS: 24× Platinum[24] | SFL1-0149 SFK1-0149 SFCD-0149 | |
| 1988 | Age of Reason[nb 6]
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1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 4 | — | AUS: 11× Platinum[25] | SFL1-0168 PK-71839 SFCD-0168 | |
| 1990 | Chain Reaction[nb 6]
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1 | 1 | 8 | — | 35 | — | AUS: 8× Platinum[25] | VPL1-0830 VPK1-0830 VPCD-0830 | |
| 1993 | Then Again...[nb 6]
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— | 1 | 34 | — | — | — | AUS: 4× Platinum[25] | 74321166652 | |
| 1996 | Romeo's Heart[nb 6]
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— | 2 | — | — | — | — | AUS: 4× Platinum[25] | 74321373002 | |
| 2000 | 33⅓[nb 6]
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— | 1 | — | — | — | — | AUS: 3x Platinum[26] | 74321773912 | |
| 2002 | The Last Time[nb 6]
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— | 1 | — | — | — | — | AUS: 3× Platinum[27] | 74321969012 | |
| 2005 | I Remember When I Was Young: Songs from the Great Australian Songbook[nb 6]
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— | 2 | — | — | — | — | AUS: 2× Platinum[28] | 82876747652 | |
| 2010 | Jack[nb 6]
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— | 2 | — | — | — | — | AUS: Gold[29] | 88697751692 | |
| 2016 | Friends for Christmas (with Olivia Newton-John)
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— | 1 | — | — | — | — | AUS: 2× Platinum[30] | 88985387172 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||||
Extended plays
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Catalogue # | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS KMR [14] |
AUS ARIA [11] | |||||
| 1967 | Johnny Farnham[nb 1]
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— | — | SEGO-70168 | ||
| 1970 | Number One[nb 1]
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— | — | SEGO-70185 | ||
| 1994 | Fight For Survival – The Concert For Rwanda[nb 6]
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— | — | 74321232392 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Catalogue # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS KMR [10] |
AUS ARIA [11] |
NZL [15] |
NOR [16] | |||||
| 1973 | Johnny Farnham Sings The Big Hits Of '73 Live![nb 1][nb 8]
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45 | — | — | — | EMC-2506 | ||
| 1991 | Full House[nb 6]
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2 | 2 | 16 | 11 | AUS: 5× platinum[25] | VPCD-0843 | |
| 1998 | Highlights from The Main Event[nb 9] (with Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow)
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— | 1 | — | — | AUS: 5× platinum[32] | 74321638832 | |
| 1999 | Live at the Regent Theatre – 1 July 1999[nb 6][nb 10]
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— | 7 | — | — | AUS: platinum[32] | 74321699032 | |
| 2005 | John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert[nb 11](with Tom Jones)
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— | 3 | — | — | AUS: platinum[28] | 82876682212 | |
| 2011 | The Acoustic Chapel Sessions[33]
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— | 10 | — | — | 88697969872 | ||
| 2015 | Highlights from Two Strong Hearts: Live
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— | 1 | — | — | 88875103742 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Catalogue # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS KMR [10] |
AUS ARIA [11] |
NZL [15] | |||||
| 1971 | The Best of Johnny Farnham[nb 1]
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— | — | — | S/4875 | ||
| 1976 | Johnny Farnham's Greatest Hits[nb 1]
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— | — | — | 04643 | ||
| 1980 | The Best Of John Farnham[nb 6]
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— | — | — | AX-430007 CDAX-430007 | ||
| 1987 | John Farnham Phenomenon[nb 6]
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44 | — | — | JB300 | ||
Another Side Of John Farnham[nb 6]
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— | — | — | AX-701355 CDAX-701355 | |||
| 1988 | Time Brings Change[nb 6]
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— | — | — | AX-701443 CDAX-701443 | ||
| 1995 | Johnny Farnham[nb 6]
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— | — | — | 8146482 | ||
Where Do I Begin?[nb 6]
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— | — | — | 8145732 | |||
The Classic Gold Collection - Through The Years (1967-1985)[nb 6][nb 12]
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— | — | — | 8145802 | |||
| 1997 | Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986-1997[nb 6][nb 13]
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— | 1 | 13 | AUS: 3× platinum[34] | 74321518692 | |
Anthology 2: Classic Hits 1967-1985 (Recorded Live)[nb 6]
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— | 12 | — | AUS: platinum[34] | 74321518702 | ||
Anthology 3: Rarities[nb 6]
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— | 20 | — | AUS: gold[25] | 74321518712 | ||
| 2002 | Love Songs[nb 6][nb 14]
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— | — | — | 74321916842 | ||
| 2003 | One Voice: The Greatest Hits[nb 6][nb 15]
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— | 2 | 29 | AUS: 5× platinum [35] | 82876556482 | |
| 2008 | Collections[nb 6]
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— | — | — | 88697375442 | ||
| 2009 | Essential: John Farnham[nb 6][nb 16]
|
— | — | — | 2426622 | ||
| The Essential John Farnham[nb 6] aka The Essential 3.0
|
— | 6 | — | 88697553842 | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||||
Video albums
| Year | Video details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [11] | |||||
| 1987 | Whispering Jack – Live in Concert
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— | Recorded live at the Melbourne Sports and Entertainment Centre, Melbourne in March 1987 and was broadcast on national TV. An edited VHS version (100 min) was released later in 1987. An even further edited DVD version (68 min) was included on the 20th Anniversary re-release of Whispering Jack on 25 November 2006. | ||
| 1988 | World Expo '88
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— | Televised Age of Reason performance on Seven Network, recorded live in Brisbane on 25 July 1988 during Australia's Bicentennial Year Celebrations, for World Expo 88. Not commercially released. | ||
| 1989 | Classic Jack Live!
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— | AUS: 2× platinum[36] | Recorded during the Age of Reason National Tour live from National Tennis Centre, Melbourne and televised in May 1989 on Seven Network, an edited VHS version (90 min) was released in July. Recorded with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. Re-released on DVD (PAL) on 13 November 2005. | |
| 1990 | Chain Reaction Live In Concert
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— | AUS: 2× platinum[36] | Recorded during the Chain Reaction National Tour live from National Tennis Centre, Melbourne and televised in 1990 on Seven Network, an edited VHS version (110 min) was released. Re-released on DVD (PAL) on 13 November 2005. | |
| 1994 | Talk of the Town Tour
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— | Recorded during the Talk of the Town Tour in support of Then Again..., live from National Tennis Centre, Melbourne and televised on Seven Network in 1994, an edited VHS version (110 min) was released. | ||
The Concert for Rwanda
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— | Benefit concert for the people of Rwanda, televised on Seven Network in 1994. Not released commercially. | |||
| 1996 | Jack of Hearts Tour
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— | Recorded during the Jack Of Hearts Tour in support of Romeo's Heart and televised on Seven Network in 1996. Not released commercially. | ||
| 1998 | The Main Event
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— | Recorded on 8 December 1998 of The Main Event Tour with Olivia Newton-John and Anthony Warlow and televised on Seven Network. VHS and DVD versions (159 min) released in December. | ||
| 1999 | Anthology 1 – The Videos
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— | Collection of Farnham's music videos during 1986–1997. | ||
50th Birthday Party
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— | Televised in July 1999 on the Seven Network, a live performance recorded during the I Can't Believe He's 50 Tour. Not released commercially. | |||
| 2000 | 33⅓
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— | Released in support of 33⅓, with live performances in the studio, interviews and "The Making of 33⅓". | ||
Man of the Hour
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— | Televised in 2000 on the Seven Network, a live performance recorded during the Man of the Hour Tour. Not released commercially. | |||
| 2002 | An Audience With John Farnham
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— | AUS: gold[37] | Filmed on 23 October 2002 in front of an audience of friends and family at Seven Network's Studios in Melbourne, backstage footage added. | |
| 2003 | The Last Time
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— | AUS: 5× platinum[38] | Filmed on 15 June 2003 at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, of the final show in The Last Time Tour, behind the scenes footage added. | |
One Voice: The Greatest Clips
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— | AUS: 4× platinum[38] | Collection of Farnham's music videos and rare footage. | ||
| 2005 | John Farnham & Tom Jones - Together in Concert
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— | AUS: 5× platinum[39] | Filmed in early 2005 of a performance by Farnham & Tom Jones as part of their Together in Concert Tour. | |
| 2006 | John Farnham with the Sydney Symphony Live at the Sydney Opera House
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— | AUS: 2× platinum[36] | Filmed in early 2006 of a performance by Farnham & Sydney Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, televised on Nine Network. | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region. | |||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Go-Set[8] |
AUS KMR[10][14] | |||||||||||||
| 1967 | "Sadie"[A] | 1 | 1 | Johnny Farnham EP | ||||||||||
| 1968 | "Underneath the Arches" / "Friday Kind of Monday"[B] | 6[40] | 6 | Non-album single / Johnny Farnham EP | ||||||||||
| "Jamie" / "I Don't Want to Love You"[C] | 8[41] | 6 | Everybody Oughta Sing a Song | |||||||||||
| "Rose Coloured Glasses" | 16[42] | 19 | ||||||||||||
| "I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" | — | 41 | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| 1969 | "One" | 4[43] | 4 | Looking Through a Tear | ||||||||||
| "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head"[D] | 1[44][45] | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | "Comic Conversation" | 10[46] | 10 | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Christmas Happy" | — | — | Christmas Is Johnny Farnham | |||||||||||
| 1971 | "Acapulco Sun" | 21[47] | 40 | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Baby, Without You" (with Allison Durbin)[E] | 16[48] | 27 | Together | |||||||||||
| "Walking the Floor on My Hands" | 25[49] | 36 | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| 1972 | "For Christ's Sake Help the Kids" | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Rock Me Baby" | 4[50] | 6 | ||||||||||||
| "Charlie Girl"[F] | — | — | Charlie Girl | |||||||||||
| "Don't You Know It's Magic" | 12[51] | 12 | Hits, Magic & Rock 'N Roll | |||||||||||
| 1973 | "Everything Is Out of Season" | 8[52] | 9 | |||||||||||
| "I Can't Dance to Your Music" | 12[53] | 19 | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "Shake a Hand" | 24[54] | 48 | ||||||||||||
| 1974 | "Corner of the Sky" | — | — | Pippin | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS KMR[10] | ||||||||||||||
| 1974 | "One Minute Every Hour" | 91 | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| 1975 | "Things to Do" | 88 | JP Farnham Sings | |||||||||||
| "Don't Rock the Boat" | — | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | "You Love Me Back to Life Again" | — | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| 1977 | "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" | — | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | "She Says to Me" | — | Uncovered | |||||||||||
| "Help!" | 8 | |||||||||||||
| "She's Everywhere" | 90 | |||||||||||||
| "Please Don't Ask Me" | 67 | |||||||||||||
| 1981 | "Too Much Too Soon" | 82 | Non-album single | |||||||||||
| "That's No Way to Love Someone" | 52 | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | "Nothing's Gonna Stand in Our Way" | — | Savage Streets | |||||||||||
| "Justice for One" | — | |||||||||||||
| "Break the Ice" | — | Rad | ||||||||||||
| 1985 | "Love It's Just the Way It Goes" (with Sarah M Taylor) | — | The Slugger's Wife | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS KMR[10] |
AUS ARIA[11] |
NZL [15] |
UK [55] |
US Hot[56] |
AUT [57] |
GER [58] |
NLD [59] |
SWE [17] |
SWI [18] | |||||
| 1986 | "You're the Voice"[G] | 1 | — | 13 | 6 | 82 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | Whispering Jack | ||
| "Pressure Down" | 4 | — | 8 | 78 | — | — | 32 | 99 | 11 | — | ||||
| 1987 | "A Touch of Paradise" | 24 | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Reasons" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1988 | "Age of Reason" | 1 | 1 | 4 | 87 | — | — | 20 | 43 | — | — | Age of Reason | ||
| "Two Strong Hearts" | 3 | 6 | 28 | 80 | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | ||||
| "Beyond the Call" | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | "We're No Angels" | 87 | 108 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Communication" (with Dannielle Gaha) | 13 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| 1990 | "Chain Reaction" | 6 | 6 | 21 | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | Chain Reaction | ||
| "That's Freedom" | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 56 | 52 | — | — | ||||
| "Burn for You" | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | "In Days to Come" | 49 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | |||
| "When Something Is Wrong with My Baby" (with Jimmy Barnes) | 2 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul Deep | |||
| "Please Don't Ask Me" (live version) | 22 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Full House | |||
| 1992 | "Help!" (live version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You're the Voice" (live version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Everything's Alright" (with Kate Ceberano and Jon Stevens) | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jesus Christ Superstar The Album | |||
| 1993 | "Seemed Like a Good Idea (At the Time)" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | — | — | Then Again... | ||
| "Angels" | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS ARIA [11] | ||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Talk of the Town" | 61 | Then Again... | |||||||||||
| "The Reason Why" | 116 | |||||||||||||
| 1996 | "Have a Little Faith" | 3 | Romeo's Heart | |||||||||||
| "A Simple Life" | 29 | |||||||||||||
| "Heart's on Fire" | 50 | |||||||||||||
| "Don't Let It End" | 66 | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | "All Kinds of People" | 191 | ||||||||||||
| "Everytime You Cry" (with Human Nature) | 3 | Anthology 1: Greatest Hits 1986–1997 | ||||||||||||
| 2000 | "Trying to Live My Life Without You" | 42 | 33⅓ | |||||||||||
| "Dare to Dream" (with Olivia Newton-John) | — | Official Music From The Opening Ceremony – Sydney 2000 | ||||||||||||
| "Man of the Hour" | 128 | 33⅓ | ||||||||||||
| 2001 | "You're the Only One" | — | ||||||||||||
| 2002 | "The Last Time" | — | The Last Time | |||||||||||
| "Keep Talking" | 65 | |||||||||||||
| 2003 | "No Ordinary World" | — | ||||||||||||
| "We Will Rock You" (with Queen) | — | One Voice: The Greatest Hits | ||||||||||||
| 2005 | "Hold On, I'm Coming" (live version, with Tom Jones) | — | John Farnham & Tom Jones – Together in Concert | |||||||||||
| "Downhearted" | — | I Remember When I Was Young | ||||||||||||
| "Even When I'm Sleeping" | — | |||||||||||||
| 2010 | "Hit the Road Jack" / "Fever" | — | Jack | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
Other appearances
Little River Band releases with John Farnham
| Album name | Year | Type | Singles | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greatest Hits | 1982 | LP, CD | • "Man on Your Mind" • "The Other Guy" |
• Released by Little River Band shortly after Farnham had joined. |
| The Net | 1983 | LP, CD | • "Down on the Border" • "You're Driving Me Out of My Mind" • "We Two" |
• Released as a member of Little River Band. |
| Playing to Win | 1984 | LP, CD | • "Playing to Win" | • Released as a member of Little River Band. |
| No Reins | 1986 | LP, CD | • "When the War Is Over" • "Paper Paradise" |
• Released as a member of Little River Band. |
| Too Late to Load | 1988 | LP, CD | • Released by Little River Band as a collection of B-Sides and Rarities. | |
| The Farnham Years | 1988 | LP, CD | • Released by Little River Band as a collection of Hits during Farnham's time with the band. | |
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See also
- List of awards and nominations received by John Farnham – full listing of all awards won by the artist.
Notes
- Released by Johnny Farnham (1968–1979).[1][4]
- Go-Set (1966–1974) was a teen newspaper and published the first National Singles chart from October 1966, which were compiled by Ed Nimmervoll. The first National Top 20 album charts were published by Go-Set from May 1970 to August 1974. Looking Through a Tear, which peaked at No. 9, was the only Farnham album to chart in its Top 20.[19]
- Re-released by John Farnham as Memories of Christmas in 1995 and 1997, each time with a different cover.[1][4]
- Released by Johnny Farnham and Allison Durbin.[1][4]
- Album cover writing: "including his smash hits from Charlie Girl".
- Released by John Farnham (1980–current).[1][4]
- Whispering Jack was released in October 1986 and peaked at No. 1 for 25 weeks on the Kent Music Report (KMR) Top 50 Albums chart (retitled the Australian Music Report in 1987).[10] It remained in the KMR charts for a total of 127 weeks,[10] and first entered the in-house ARIA Charts on 24 July 1988 and peaked at No. 9.[11][20] It also peaked at No. 1 in Sweden,[17][20] No. 2 in New Zealand,[15][20] No. 3 in Switzerland,[18][20] and No. 12 in Norway.[16][20] The album won the 1987 ARIA Award for Album of the Year, Highest Selling Album, Best Adult Contemporary Album and helped Farnham win Best Male Artist.[21] It was the first Compact Disc manufactured in Australia and remains the highest selling album in Australia.[22][23] The album was re-released in 2006 with an extended version of "Pressure Down" as a bonus track, plus a DVD release of Whispering Jack in Concert which was originally released on VHS in 1987.
- Recorded live at Armstrong's Studios on 29 September 1973.[31]
- Recorded on 28 October 1998 at Melbourne Park as part of The Main Event Tour with Olivia Newton-John, Farnham and Anthony Warlow.
- Recorded on 1 July 1999, Farnham's 50th birthday, and includes performances from Kate Ceberano, Merril Bainbridge, Nana-Zhami, James Reyne, Ross Wilson and Human Nature.
- Recorded in February 1999, at Melbourne Park as part of the Together in Concert Tour with Tom Jones.
- Includes one track originally released by Johnny Farnham and Allison Durbin, and four tracks originally released by Little River Band with Farnham as a member.[1][4]
- Includes one track originally released by Farnham and Jimmy Barnes, and one track originally released by Farnham and Human Nature.[1][4] Released as Greatest Hits in New Zealand and Europe.
- Released in Germany only.[4]
- Includes one track originally released by Farnham and Jimmy Barnes, one track by Farnham and Human Nature, one track by Farnham, Kate Ceberano & Jon Stevens and one track by Farnham and Queen.[4]
- Includes two tracks originally released by Little River Band with Farnham as a member.
- A.^ "Sadie (The Cleaning Lady)" was originally released in November 1967 ahead of December's EP, Johnny Farnham, it subsequently appeared on the LP, Sadie in April 1968.[1] It entered Go-Set National Top 40 on 13 December 1967 and peaked at No. 1 in January–February for five weeks.[44][60] On the Kent Music Report, "Sadie" was No. 1 for six weeks.[14]
- B.^ "Underneath the Arches" / "Friday Kind of Monday" was released as a Double A-sided single in May 1968.[1] "Underneath the Arches" was a non-album release, while "Friday Kind of Monday" was from the EP, Johnny Farnham, in December 1967 and subsequently appeared on the LP, Sadie in April 1968.[1]
- C.^ "Jamie" / "I Don't Want to Love You" was released as a Double A-sided single in July 1968.[1] "I Don't Want to Love You" appeared on Johnny Farnham EP in December 1967. Both A-sides subsequently appeared on the LP, Everybody Oughta Sing a Song in November 1968.[1]
- D.^ "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" was a cover of the B J Thomas song, it was released in November 1969, in early 1970 it peaked at No. 1 on both the Go-Set Singles Chart[44][45] and Kent Music Report Singles Chart for seven weeks.[10]
- E.^ "Baby, Without You" and the related album, Together, has Farnham teamed with Allison Durbin.[1] Both Farnham as 'King of Pop' (1969–1973) and Durbin as 'Most Popular Female Performer' (1969–1971) were the most popular personalities in reader polls for the King of Pop Awards.[61][62]
- F.^ Charlie Girl is a stage musical which had Farnham as the male lead in the 1971 Australian production.[63][64] The Australian cast released the stage album, Charlie Girl, which included the single, "Charlie Girl"; Farnham included "Charlie Girl" on his own album, Johnny Farnham Sings the Shows in 1972.
- G.^ "You're the Voice" did not chart in the US until 1990.
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External links
- John Farnham at AllMusic
- John Farnham discography at Discogs
- John Farnham at MusicBrainz
- John Farnham at Rate Your Music
- John Farnham at Curlie
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