Robert Palmer discography

The discography of Robert Palmer consists of fourteen studio albums, three live albums and eleven compilation albums.

Discography

Albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
FRA
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[7]
US
[8]
1974 Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley 107
1975 Pressure Drop
  • Label: Island
136
1976 Some People Can Do What They Like
  • Label: Island
46 80 68
1978 Double Fun
  • Label: Island
75 10 29 45
1979 Secrets
  • Label: Island
54 23 42 39 19
1980 Clues
  • Label: Island
31 26 3 6 16 21 1 59
1983 Pride
  • Label: Island
37 89 12 35 22 27 36 112
1985 Riptide
  • Label: Island
5 17 72 13 8
1988 Heavy Nova 17 2 50 42 14 47 13
1990 Don't Explain
  • Label: EMI America
9 29 47 40 85 48 48 88
1992 Ridin' High
  • Label: EMI America
32 175 173
1994 Honey
  • Label: EMI
25 155 76 85
1999 Rhythm & Blues 118 665
2003 Drive
  • Label: Compendia
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)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NLD
[5]
SWE
[7]
US
[8]
1982 Maybe It's Live
  • Label: Island
32 23 39 148
2001 Live at the Apollo
  • Label: Eagle
497
2010 At the BBC
  • Label: Spectrum

Compilations

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
NZ
[6]
US
[8]
1989 Addictions: Volume 1
  • Label: Island
7 10 32 3 79
1992 Addictions: Volume 2
  • Label: Island
12 167
1995 Very Best of Robert Palmer 4 123 73 86
1998 Woke Up Laughing
  • Label: Metro Blue
1999 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Robert Palmer
  • Label: Island
2002 At His Very Best
  • Label: Universal/Island
38 420
2002 Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974–2001)
  • Label: Island
2002 Some Guys Have All the Luck
  • Label: Polygram UK

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2005 The Very Best of the Island Years
  • Label: Island
2007 The Silver Collection
  • Label: Universal
2016 Collected
  • Label: Universal Netherlands

With The Power Station

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
GER
[4]
NLD
[15]
NZ
[6]
SWE
[16]
SWI
[17]
US
[8]
1985 The Power Station
  • Label: Capitol
12 15 23 13 23 38 16 6
  • US: Platinum
  • UK: Gold
1996 Living in Fear
  • Label: Capitol

Singles

Year Title Chart positions Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN FRA
[18]
GER
[19]
IRE
[20]
NZ
[6]
US
Hot 100

[21][22]
US
MSR
US
Modern Rock
US
AC
1975 "Get Outside" 105 Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
"Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley"
1976 "Give Me an Inch" 106 Pressure Drop
"Which of Us Is The Fool"
"Man Smart, Woman Smarter" 90 63 Some People Can Do What They Like
1978 "Every Kinda People" 53 82 12 6 35 16 22 Double Fun
"Best of Both Worlds" 36
1979 "What's It Take" 9 19 Secrets
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" 61 13 1 9 20 14
"Jealous" 31 106
"Can We Still Be Friends" 52
1980 "Johnny and Mary" 44 20 32 8 7 12 Clues
"Looking for Clues" 33 23 7 6 3 105
1982 "Some Guys Have All the Luck" 16 41 6 52 49 59 Maybe It's Live
1983 "You Are in My System" 53 83 52 27 78 33 Pride
"You Can Have It (Take My Heart)" 66
"Pride"
1985 The Power Station: "Some Like It Hot" 14 4 9 16 15 8 6 34 The Power Station
The Power Station: "Get It On (Bang a Gong)" 22 8 15 37 12 16 9 19
The Power Station: "Communication" 75 95 46 34
"Discipline of Love" 95 82 63 Riptide
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" 58 8 94 Sweet Lies Motion Picture Soundtrack
"Simply Irresistible" 44 1 2 10 57 6 2 1 Heavy Nova
"Early in the Morning" 26 81 19 40
"She Makes My Day" 6 9 6 47
1989 "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" 117 60
"Change His Ways" 28 38 62 21 29
"It Could Happen to You" 71
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor Doctor)" (re-issue) 80 106 Addictions Volume I
1990 "Life in Detail" 34 7 14 Pretty Woman [Soundtrack]
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (Robert Palmer and UB40) 6 4 58 25 14 6 1 24 Don't Explain
"You're Amazing" 103 14 28 5
1991 "Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology)" / "I Want You" 9 89 6 7 33 8 33 16 4
"Dreams to Remember" 68 182
"Happiness" 62
1992 "Every Kinda People" (remix) 43 157 26 8 Addictions Volume II
"Witchcraft" 50 Ridin' High
1994 "Girl U Want" 57 118 Honey
"Know by Now" 25 193 23 5 51
"You Blow Me Away" 38
1995 "Respect Yourself" 45 170 The Very Best of
1996 The Power Station: "She Can Rock It" 63 Living in Fear
1999 "True Love" 87 Rhythm and Blues
2003 "Addicted to Love" (Remix) (Shake B4 Use vs. Robert Palmer) 42 Addicted to Love (Remix) – single
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References

  1. UK chart peaks:
  2. Australian chart peaks:
  3. "InfoDisc : Tout les Titres par Artiste - P (select Robert Palmer)". Archived from the original on 2014-03-30.
  4. German albums chart peaks:
  5. "Discografie Robert Palmer". DutchCharts.nl. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  6. New Zealand chart peaks:
  7. "Discography Robert Palmer". SwedishCharts.com. Retrieved 2011-11-22.
  8. US Billboard 200 albums chart peaks:
  9. "Certified Awards Search Archived 2012-10-01 at WebCite". 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. "British Phonographic Industry > Certified Awards > Search by parameters". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2016-08-12. Note: User needs to enter "Robert Palmer" or "The Power Station" 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. "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2007-06-26. Retrieved 2011-11-21. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Robert Palmer".
  12. "1989 ARIA Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  13. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 212.
  14. "Some Guys Have All the Luck - Robert Palmer - Songs, Reviews, Credits - AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  15. "dutchcharts.nl > The Power Station – The Power Station" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  16. "swedishcharts.com > The Power Station – The Power Station (album)". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  17. "hitparade.ch > The Power Station – The Power Station" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  18. "The World's Music Charts (Song artist 368 – Robert Palmer)".
  19. German singles chart peaks:
  20. "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Robert Palmer' and 'Power Station' (from irishcharts.ie)". Imgur.com (original source published by Fireball Media). Retrieved 2016-08-12.
  21. US Billboard Hot 100 peaks:
  22. US Billboard Bubbling Under peaks: "UKMix > Forums > Chart Chat > Chart Analysis > Chart Histories > Chart runs for: Robert Palmer (from ukmix.org)". Imgur.com (original source published by ukmix.org). Retrieved 2016-08-12.
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