Rick Wakeman discography

Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist, composer and songwriter, most known as the keyboard player for progressive rock group Yes. His solo albums have sold over 50 million copies.

With Yes

Studio albums
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
UK AUS AUT
[1]		 CAN
[2]		 NLD
[3]		 NOR
[4]		 SWE
[5]		 SWI
[6]		 US
[7]
1971 Fragile 7 29 — 6 8 — — — 4
  • UK: Silver[8]
  • US: 2× Platinum[9]
1972 Close to the Edge 4 21 — 7 1 — — — 3
1973 Tales from Topographic Oceans 1 13 — 4 8 8 — — 6
1977 Going for the One 1 16 — 8 9 7 10 — 8
1978 Tormato 8 22 — 30 17 9 18 — 10
1991 Union 7 — — 15 17 — 32 16 15
1996 Keys to Ascension (live/studio) 48 22 — — — — — — 99
1997 Keys to Ascension 2 (live/studio) 62 — — — — — — — 159

Live albums

Compilation albums

Solo and with his son Adam

Albums

1970s
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
UK US NOR ITA AUS NZ[12]
1971 Piano Vibrations ——————
1973 The Six Wives of Henry VIII 730—56921
  • US: Gold
  • Midem Festival: Platinum
1974 Journey to the Centre of the Earth 13—68617
  • US: Gold
  • Brazil: Gold
  • UK: Gold
  • Canada: Gold
  • Ivor Novello Award
  • Grammy Award Nomination
1975 The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table 2216—181
  • Japan: Gold
  • Australia: Gold
  • Brazil: Gold
  • UK: Gold
Lisztomania —145————
1976 No Earthly Connection 96715———
1977 White Rock 1412612———
  • UK: Silver
Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record 2512819———
1979 Rhapsodies 2517015———
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1980s
Year Album Peak chart positions
UK US NOR
1981 The Burning (soundtrack) ———
1984 24—36
1982 Rock 'n' Roll Prophet ———
1983 Cost of Living ———
G'olé! (soundtrack to 1982 FIFA World Cup film) ———
1984 Crimes of Passion (soundtrack) ———
1985 Silent Nights ———
Live at Hammersmith ———
1986 Country Airs ———
1987 The Family Album ———
The Gospels 94——
1988 Time Machine ———
A Suite of Gods ———
Zodiaque ———
1988 The Word and the Gospels ———
1989 Black Knights at the Court of Ferdinand IV ———
Sea Airs ———

1990s
Year Album Notes Peak chart positions Certifications
UK US
1990 Night Airs ——
Phantom Power (soundtrack) ——
In the Beginning ——
1991 Rock 'n' Roll Prophet Plus
  • Reissue of Rock 'n' Roll Prophet plus 4 new tracks
 ——
Suntrilogy 1 - Aspirant Sunrise ——
Suntrilogy 2 - Aspirant Sunset ——
Suntrilogy 3 - Aspirant Sunshadows ——
The Classical Connection
  • Remakes of earlier works
 ——
2000 A.D. Into the Future ——
African Bach ——
Softsword: King John and the Magna Charter ——
1993 Wakeman with Wakeman ——
Heritage Suite ——
No Expense Spared ——
Prayers ——
Classic Tracks
  • Remakes of earlier works
 ——
The Classical Connection 2 ——
Unleashing The Tethered One - The 1974 North American Tour ——
1994 Wakeman with Wakeman: The Official Bootleg (live) ——
Live on the Test (live)
  • Recorded in 1976
 ——
Wakeman with Wakeman Live ——
Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits
  • Despite what the title suggests this is an album of remakes of earlier works (solo and with Yes)
 ——
Light Up The Sky (EP) ——
The Stage Collection (Live)[14]
  • Recording in August 1993 (1h36:52)[14]
 ——
1995 Almost Live in Europe ——
The Piano Album
  • Music from a concert in 1994
  • Later reissued as the extended Simply Acoustic
 ——
The Private Collection ——
Romance of the Victorian Age ——
The Seven Wonders of the World ——
Rick Wakeman In Concert ——
Visions
  • Also known as Visions of Paradise
 ——
Cirque Surreal ——
1996 Fields of Green ——
The New Gospels ——
Tapestries ——
The Word and Music ——
Can You Hear Me? ——
Vignettes ——
Orisons ——
1997 Tribute ——
Simply Acoustic
  • The Piano Album from 1995, but with added introductions and stories between the music
 ——
Fields Of Green '97 ——
1998 Themes ——
1999 Return to the Centre of the Earth 34—
White Rock II ——
The Natural World Trilogy ——
The Art in Music Trilogy ——
Official Live Bootleg ——

2000s
Year Album Peak chart positions Certifications
UK US
2000 Preludes to a Century ——
Chronicles of Man ——
Christmas Variations ——
The Legend: Live in Concert 2000 ——
Morning Has Broken ——
2001 Out of the Blue ——
Classical Variations ——
Tales of Future and Past — —
Two Sides of Yes ——
2002 The Wizard and the Forest of All Dreams ——
Treasure Chest (8-CD boxset) ——
Two Sides of Yes Volume 2 ——
The Yes Piano Variations ——
2003 Out There ——
2005 Rick Wakeman at Lincoln Cathedral (Pipe Organ) ——
2006 Retro ——
2007 Live at the BBC ——
Retro 2 ——
2009 The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace ——
Past, Present and Future ——

2010s
Year Album Notes Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[15]		 US
2010 Always with You ——
2012 In the Nick of Time: Live in 2003 ——
Journey to the Centre of the Earth [extended studio recording]
  • Initially packaged in a "Limited Edition Fanpack" together with a souvenir magazine, Classic Rock Presents Rick Wakeman and facsimile programme from the 1974 Royal Festival Hall performance
 ——
2016 The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table [extended re-recording]
  • Released exclusively via a Pledge Music campaign. Available on Double Vinyl, Double CD and High Quality Download formats
 ——
2017 Piano Portraits 6—
  • UK: Silver
2018 Piano Odyssey 7—
2019 Christmas Portraits 82—

2020s
Year Album Notes Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[16]		 US
2020 The Red Planet ——

Non-album singles

Note: These are singles that were not taken from a regular album. These songs were only released in these singles or were included on future compilations.

  • 1985: "Lytton's Diary" (for a TV series of the same name)
  • 1994: "Light Up the Sky"

Compilations
  • 1997 Voyage (sub-titled "The Very Best of Rick Wakeman"; digitally remastered 2-CD set)
  • 2000 Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman 1973-1979
  • 2002 Songs of Middle Earth (Inspired by The Lord of the Rings)[17]
  • 2004 Revisited (re-recordings of past material)
  • 2015 After the Ball: The Collection (same tracks as Recollections)

Video games

With Strawbs

Live albums

Studio album

Guest appearances
  • 1970: Dragonfly - piano throughout the whole album
  • 1975: Nomadness - electric harpsicord on "Tokyo Rosie"
  • 2014: Prognostic - keyboards on "Deep in the Darkest Night" & "Blue Angel"

Compilations

With Dave Cousins
  • 1972 Two Weeks Last Summer - Rick on piano & organ
  • 2002 Hummingbird
  • 2005 Wakeman & Cousins Live 1988 : From the Witchwood Media Archive Series: Vol. 1
  • 2005 Cousins & Conrad - piano on "Deep In The Darkest Night"
  • 2010 STRAWBS 40TH ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION: VOL 2: RICK WAKEMAN & DAVE COUSINS - CD & DVD

With Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe

Studio album

Charts

Year Chart Position
1989 The Billboard 200 - USA 30
1989 UK Charts 14

Live album

With Anderson/Wakeman

Other collaborations
  • 1984 Beyond the Planets (with Jeff Wayne and Kevin Peek)
  • 1987 Creepshow 2 (soundtrack) (with Les Reed)
  • 1988 A Suite of Gods (with Ramon Remedios)
  • 1988 Zodiaque (with Tony Fernandez)
  • 1989 Black Knights at the Court of Ferdinand IV (with Mario Fasciano)
  • 1999 Stella Bianca alla corte de Re Ferdinando (with Mario Fasciano)
  • 2009 From Brush and Stone (with Gordon Giltrap)
  • 2014 Rick Wakeman and Brian May - Starmus 2014

Guest appearances
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References
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  7. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/p5891/charts-awards
  8. "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry (BPI). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  9. "Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Retrieved 10 June 2016.
  10. "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-01 at WebCite". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2012-01-29. Note: User needs to enter "YES" 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.
  11. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on June 1, 2009. Retrieved July 11, 2009.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  12. "RICK WAKEMAN IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  13. "Wakeman with Wakeman, President Records (RWCD11) 1993". Adam Wakeman. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
  14. "Rick Wakeman – The Stage Collection". AllMusic. November 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2016.
  15. "Rick Wakeman | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  16. "Rick Wakeman | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  17. Rick Wakeman Frequently Asked Questions, A reissue of tracks from Heritage Suite and Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, renamed to fit the Lord of the Rings theme. The artist does not consider this a release.
  18. Iommi, Tony (2011). Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-30681-9551.
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