Cliff Richard singles discography

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Cliff Richard singles discography
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Richard in 1973
UK singles159
German singles22
Other singles20

The singles discography of English singer Cliff Richard consists in excess of 200 singles, of which 159 singles have been released in the UK in varying vinyl, CD, cassette and digital formats. Listed alongside the UK singles in the discography below are a further 20 singles which were released in other territories, as well as 22 singles which were sung in German and only released in German-speaking countries.

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Richard's debut single "Move It", recorded with his equally successful backing band the Drifters (later renamed the Shadows) was written by original guitarist Ian Samwell. It was released in August 1958, and was the first British rock and roll hit to make the UK Singles Chart top ten, reaching number two and spending 17 weeks on the chart. He achieved his first number one in August 1959 with his fifth single, "Living Doll", which spent six weeks at the summit while becoming the UK's highest selling single of 1959. [1] From then, through to December 1963, Richard achieved 19 consecutive top-four singles, including seven number ones and a further six peaking at number two. Richard accumulated a total of 28 weeks at number one on the UK Singles Chart in this period. His biggest hit of this period, "The Young Ones", lifted from the film of the same name, debuted at number one on the charts, spent a total of six weeks at number one and went on to achieve the rare feat in the UK alone, of sales of over a million – it was only the sixth million seller in the UK and remains his highest selling single in the UK. [2]

From 1964, despite the emerging dominance of the Beatles and beat music, Richard continued achieving top 10 hits throughout the 1960s although the frequency of top-five hits dropped off. In 1968, the track "Congratulations" was chosen to be his first Eurovision Song Contest entry, and although it came second in the contest, it became his biggest hit of the last half of the sixties, reaching number one in the UK and a number of European countries. [3]

In the 1950s and 1960s, it is notable that singles were the dominant sales medium, generally far ahead of album sales. However, towards the end of the 1960s and into the 1970s, this shifted, with albums becoming dominant. For the first half of the 1970s, Richard struggled to achieve big hits, apart from his 1973 Eurovision Song Contest entry "Power to All Our Friends". It was not until 1975 that Richard changed the focus of his recording career from singles to albums, beginning with the recording of the I'm Nearly Famous album. It produced the lead single "Miss You Nights", released in late 1975 and "Devil Woman", which became his first US top-ten hit and biggest hit there. From this time, the singles were generally lifted from the albums, although not exclusively. In 1979, Richard's single "We Don't Talk Anymore" became the highest selling record of his career achieving worldwide sales over 4 million.

From the late 1970s through the 1980s and into the 1990s Richard not only continued to have many top 10 hit singles, including the seasonal number one '"Mistletoe and Wine" and with Saviour's Day" in 1990. Although from the mid-1990s Richard has suffered a lack of radio airplay, he still has continued to have success, rounding out the 1990s with the number one "The Millennium Prayer", Throughout the 2000s, he had top-five singles throughout the first decade, up until song downloads began to be included in the UK Singles Chart.

Richard has achieved 14 number one singles on the UK Singles Chart, including having the unique distinction of having two versions of the same song hitting number-one on the singles chart. "Living Doll" first topped the charts in 1959, then again 26 years later in a re-recording for the Comic Relief charity with the cast of British TV series The Young Ones . Richard also has the distinction of being the only artist to have achieved UK number-one singles in five consecutive decades, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. [4] Richard's sales of singles within the UK itself make him the highest selling British male solo artist of singles of all time. [4]

Singles

1950s

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications [A] Album
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
BEL (FLA)
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
NOR
[12]
SWE
[13]
US
[14]
"Move It" /
"Schoolboy Crush" [B]
with the Drifters
19582
100





5


Non-album singles
"High Class Baby"
with the Drifters
73
"Livin' Lovin' Doll"
with the Drifters
195920
"Mean Streak" /
"Never Mind"
with the Drifters
10
21







5


"Living Doll"
with the Drifters
19163719131130
"Travellin' Light" /
"Dynamite"
with the Shadows
1
16
57
[C]


1
15
1
4

UK: Silver
Cliff Richard: The 1950sUKAUSBELCANGERIRENLNORSWEUS
Number 1 hits2000020210
Top 10 hits5100021520

1960s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications [A] Album
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
BEL (FLA)
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
NOR
[12]
NZ
[16]
SWE
[13]
US
[14]
"A Voice in the Wilderness"
with the Shadows
196029511488
  • UK: Silver
Non-album singles
"Fall in Love with You"
with the Shadows
2212614
  • UK: Silver
"Please Don't Tease"
with the Shadows
1218116
  • UK: Silver
"Nine Times Out of Ten"
with the Shadows
32913374
  • UK: Silver
"I Love You"
with the Shadows
1781434465120
  • UK: Silver
"Catch Me" [D]
with the Shadows
196122 21 Today
"Theme for a Dream"
with the Shadows
322164123
  • UK: Silver
Non-album single
"Gee Whizz It's You" [E]
with the Shadows
462203 My and My Shadows
"A Girl Like You"
with the Shadows
3221547234
  • UK: Silver
Non-album single
"What'd I Say" [F]
with the Shadows
Listen to Cliff!
"When the Girl in Your Arms Is the Girl in Your Heart"32421518
  • UK: Silver
The Young Ones
"Forty Days" [G]
with the Shadows
821 Today
"Outsider" [H] 196222
"The Young Ones"
with the Shadows
16451611214The Young Ones
"How Wonderful to Know (Anema e core)" [I] 21 Today
"I'm Looking out the Window" /
"Do You Want to Dance"
with the Shadows
23
4


2
1
223
  • UK: Silver
Non-album single
"Lessons in Love" [J]
with the Shadows
7The Young Ones
"It'll Be Me"
with the Shadows
268142 [K] 2235
  • UK: Silver
32 Minutes and 17 Seconds with Cliff Richard
"Wonderful to Be Young" [L]
with the Shadows
16 Wonderful to Be Young
"Y'Arriva" [M]
with the Shadows
1721 Today
"The Next Time" /
"Bachelor Boy"
with the Shadows
193
2
112
8
4
2
2
99
Summer Holiday
"Summer Holiday" /
"Dancing Shoes"
with the Shadows
1963135122116
9
  • UK: Silver
"Lucky Lips"
with the Shadows
44181111162Non-album singles
"It's All in the Game"276124231025
  • UK: Silver
"Don't Talk to Him"
with the Shadows
23714215159
  • UK: Silver
"Maria No Mas" [N]
with the Shadows
42 When in Spain
"I'm the Lonely One"
with the Shadows
19648161829341392Non-album single
"I Only Have Eyes for You" [O] 31 [P] It's All in the Game
"Constantly (L'Edera)"469834610
  • UK: Silver
Non-album single
"On the Beach"
with the Shadows
7410 [Q] 63412
  • UK: Silver
Wonderful Life
"The Twelfth of Never"86141397Non-album single
"I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)"
with the Shadows
691740 [Q] 8336
  • UK: Silver
Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp
"The Minute You're Gone" /
"Just Another Guy"
19651
6
24 [R]


2
[S]
6

19

  • UK: Silver
Non-album single
"Angel" [T] 614 [U] Cliff Richard
"On My Word"1231 [V] Non-album singles
"The Time in Between"
with the Shadows
2283
"Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)"24023515618
  • UK: Silver
"Blue Turns to Grey"
with the Shadows
196615201811
"Visions"781409 [W] 4
"Time Drags By"
with the Shadows
1098 [X] 13 Finders Keepers
"In the Country"
with the Shadows
6103510147312 Cinderella
"It's All Over"196796511 [Y] 15Non-album singles
"I'll Come Runnin'"2669 [Z] 10
"The Day I Met Marie"1051074
"All My Love (Solo Tu)"6938125
"Congratulations"19681513231112199
"I'll Love You Forever Today"2767 Two a Penny
"Wonderful World" [AA] 20Non-album singles
"Marianne"22561815 [AB]
"Don't Forget to Catch Me"
with the Shadows
2147Established 1958
"Good Times (Better Times)"196912468379122017Non-album singles
"Big Ship"838138
"Early in the Morning" [AC] 55 Tracks 'n Grooves
"Throw Down a Line"
with Hank Marvin
75812815Non-album singles
"With the Eyes of a Child"207416
Cliff Richard: The 1960sUKAUSBELCANGERIRENLNORNZSWEUS
Number 1 hits70221756420
Top 10 hits3320155431202423150

1970s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications [A] Album
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
BEL (FLA)
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
NOR
[12]
NZ
[16]
SWE
[13]
US
[14]
"The Joy of Living"
with Hank Marvin
19702571Non-album singles
"Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha"62941112010
"I Ain't Got Time Anymore"2114
"Sunny Honey Girl"1971193020
"Silvery Rain"27
"Flying Machine"3735
"La Ballade de Baltimore" [AD] [AE]
"Sing a Song of Freedom"134214
"Jesus"19723558
"Living in Harmony"1210
"A Brand New Song"51 [AF]
"Power to All Our Friends"197343124211111 [AG]
"Help It Along" / "Tomorrow Rising"29
"Take Me High"278829276 Take Me High
"(You Keep Me) Hangin' On"1974131513Non-album singles
"It's Only Me You Left Behind"197560 [AH]
"Honky Tonk Angel"55 [AI]
"Miss You Nights"151001710 I'm Nearly Famous
"Devil Woman"197693 [AJ] 46756
"I Can't Ask for Anymore Than You"172323880
"Hey Mr. Dream Maker"31822134 Every Face Tells a Story
"My Kinda Life"19771561193818
"When Two Worlds Drift Apart"46
"Don't Turn the Light Out" [AK] 8357
"Try a Smile" [AL] [AM]
"Yes He Lives"1978 Small Corners
"Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music" [AN]
"Please Remember Me" Green Light
"Can't Take the Hurt Anymore"
"Green Light"197957
"We Don't Talk Anymore"13141141547 Rock 'n' Roll Juvenile
"Hot Shot"4627
"Carrie"418268926429834
Cliff Richard: The 1970sUKAUSBELCANGERIRENLNORNZSWEUS
Number 1 hits10101212010
Top 10 hits52322733522

1980s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
BEL (FLA)
[7]
CAN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
NOR
[12]
NZ
[16]
SWE
[13]
US
[14]
"Dreamin'"198084296915121410 I'm No Hero
"Suddenly"
with Olivia Newton-John
15376063020 Xanadu (soundtrack)
"A Little in Love"156625416382917I'm No Hero
"In the Night" [AO] 52
"Give a Little Bit More" [AP] 19813041
"Wired for Sound"428 [AQ] 136341071 Wired for Sound
"Daddy's Home" (live)2884173314423
"The Only Way Out"198210146 [AR] 5910202164 Now You See Me, Now You Don't
"Where Do We Go from Here"602722
"It Has to Be You, It Has to Be Me" [AS] 36
"Little Town"114011
"She Means Nothing to Me"
with Phil Everly
19839397Phil Everly(Phil Everly self-titled album)
"True Love Ways" (live)
with the London Philharmonic Orchestra
8352444145 Dressed for the Occasion
"Drifting"
with Sheila Walsh
6428Drifting(Sheila Walsh album)
"Never Say Die (Give a Little Bit More)"15812163199351373 Silver
"Please Don't Fall in Love"7955
"Baby You're Dynamite" /
"Ocean Deep"
198427
72 [AT]
46
35


16





"Donna" [AU] [AV] [AW] Rock 'n' Roll Silver (UK)

Give a Little Bit More (US) [AX]

"Two to the Power of Love"
with Janet Jackson
83 Dream Street (Janet Jackson album)
"Shooting from the Heart"5147 The Rock Connection
"Heart User"198546
"She's So Beautiful"177815611340 Time: The Album (soundtrack)
"It's in Every One of Us"45
"Living Doll"
with the Young Ones and Hank Marvin
19861112411918Non-album single
"Born to Rock 'n' Roll"788828Time: The Album(soundtrack)
"All I Ask of You"
with Sarah Brightman
3241Non-album single [AY]
For cast version: Phantom of the Opera
"Slow Rivers"
with Elton John
4482242542 Leather Jackets (Elton John album)
"My Pretty One"19876563631492 Always Guaranteed
"Some People"37265520
"Remember Me"35222014
"Two Hearts"19883421
"Mistletoe and Wine"13022701717 Private Collection: 1979–1988
"The Best of Me"1989259326125525 Stronger
"I Just Don't Have the Heart"31002541767
"Lean on You"17107601066
"Whenever God Shines His Light"
with Van Morrison
203 Avalon Sunset (Van Morrison album)
Cliff Richard: The 1980sUKAUSBELCANGERIRENLNORNZSWEUS
Number 1 hits21100310100
Top 10 hits1456221723311

1990s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[5]
AUS
[6]
BEL (FLA)
[7]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
NZ
[16]
"Stronger Than That"199014140368Stronger
"Silhouettes" (live)105113 From a Distance: The Event
"From a Distance" (live)1110116
"Saviour's Day"197365
"We Don't Talk Anymore" (remix) [AZ] 111
"More to Life"19912317 Trainer (TV series soundtrack)
"Scarlet Ribbons" [BA] 5119 Together with Cliff Richard
"We Should Be Together"109
"This New Year"30
"I Still Believe in You"1992717618 The Album
"Peace in Our Time"199385926
"Human Work of Art"24
"Never Let Go"32
"Healing Love"19
"All I Have to Do Is Dream" (live)
with Phil Everly /
"Miss You Nights" (remix)
1994149322Non-album single

The Hit List [BB]

"Misunderstood Man"199519 Songs from Heathcliff
"Had to Be"
with Olivia Newton-John
22
"The Wedding"
with Helen Hobson
199640
"Be with Me Always"199752
"Can't Keep this Feeling In"19981083 Real as I Wanna Be
"The Miracle"199923
"The Millennium Prayer"1218233122Non-album single
Cliff Richard: The 1990sUKAUSBELGERIRENLNZ
Number 1 hits2000000
Top 10 hits7100401

2000s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[5]
UK Physical
[29]
DEN
[30]
IRE
[31]
"Somewhere Over the Rainbow"/"What a Wonderful World" (medley)200111 Wanted
"Let Me Be the One"200229
"Santa's List"2003519 Cliff at Christmas
"Somethin' Is Goin' On"20049 Something's Goin' On
"I Cannot Give You My Love"13
"What Car"200512
"Yesterday Once More"
with Daniel O'Donnell
2006 Two's Company: The Duets
"21st Century Christmas" /
"Move It"
only latter with Brian May and Brian Bennett
2118Non-album single

Two's Company: The Duets

"When I Need You"20073813 Love... The Album
"Thank You for a Lifetime"200831 The 50th Anniversary Album
"Singing the Blues"
with the Shadows
2009402 Reunited – Cliff Richard and the Shadows
Cliff Richard: The 2000sUKUK PhysicalDENIRE
Number 1 hits0200
Top 10 hits4300

2010s

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
Vinyl

[32]
"Rip It Up"2013 The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook
"Since I Lost My Baby"
with Engelbert Humperdinck
2014Engelbert Calling(Engelbert Humperdinck album)
"Golden"2015 75 at 75
"Roll Over Beethoven"2016 Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll
"It's Better to Dream" (Christmas mix)
"Blue Suede Shoes"
with Elvis Presley
2017
"(It's Gonna Be) Okay"
with the Piano Guys
So Far, So Good(The Piano Guys album)
"Rise Up"20181 Rise Up
"Reborn"
"Everything That I Am" /
"The Miracle of Love"
Cliff Richard: The 2010sUK
Vinyl
Number 1 hits1
Top 10 hits1

2020s

TitleYearAlbum
"Falling for You"2020 Music... The Air That I Breathe
"Older"
"PS Please"
"Mistletoe & Wine"
with Collabro
2021Non-album single
"Hurting Each Other"
with Carla Williams
2022A Tribute to the Carpenters(Carla Williams album)
"Sleigh Ride" Christmas with Cliff
"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree"
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"
"Heart of Christmas"

German language

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
GER
[9]
AUT
[33] [34]
SWI
[35]
"Bin verliebt" ("Fall in Love with You")196140Non-album singles
"Schön wie ein Traum" ("Theme for a Dream") /
"Vreneli"
33
50


"Rote Lippen soll man küssen" ("Lucky Lips")1963111
"Zuviel allein" ("I'm the Lonely One") /
"Sag' "no" zu ihm" ("Don't Talk to Him")
19642
2
"Das ist die Frage aller Fragen" ("Spanish Harlem")111
"Es war keine so wunderbar wie du" ("I Could Easily Fall (In Love with You)")196558
"Nur bei dir bin ich zu Haus" ("Wind Me Up (Let Me Go)")21
"Du bist mein erster Gedanke" ("Quiéreme mucho")1966159
"Das Glück ist rosarot"35
"Ein Girl wie Du" ("A Girl Like You")196723
"Es ist nicht gut, allein zu sein" /
"Ein Sonntag mit Marie" ("The Day I Met Marie")
18
12


"Man gratuliert mir" ("Congratulations")1968
"London ist nicht weit" ("London's Not Too Far") /
"Mrs. Emily Jones"

34


"Zärtliche Sekunden" ("Don't Forget to Catch Me")1969Hier ist Cliff
"Du, du gefällst mir so"1970Non-album single
"Goodbye Sam (Das ist die Liebe)" ("Goodbye Sam, Hello Samantha")11Ich träume deine Träume
"Ich träume deine Träume"1971
"Wenn du lachst, lacht das Glück Sally Sunshine"39
"Gut, dass es Freunde gibt" ("Power to All Our Friends")1973Non-album singles
"Es gehören zwei zum Glücklichsein" ("(You Keep Me) Hangin' On")1974
"Weihnachtszeit – Mistletoe & Wine" ("Mistletoe and Wine")
with Claudia Jung
1996Winterträume(Claudia Jung album)
"Schmetterlings-Küsse" ("Butterfly Kisses")2014Non-album single
Cliff Richard: German languageGERAUTSWI
Number 1 hits222
Top 10 hits434

Other appearances (singles)

TitleYearPeak chart positions
UK
[36] [37]
AUS
[38]
BEL (FLA)
[39]
GER
[9]
IRE
[40] [41]
NL
[42]
NZ
[43]
SWE
[44]
SWI
[45]
"Live-In World"
The Anti-Heroin Project
1986142 [46]
"Do They Know It's Christmas?"
Band Aid II
1989130177412081524
"Everybody's Got a Crisis in Their Life"
Simon Cummings and various others
1990
"To a Friend"
Alexander Mezek
1991
"Grief Never Grows Old"
One World Project
2005421

Duets

Cliff Richard has duetted on singles and albums with many singers during his career:

YearSongCollaborator(s)Album
1968"Passing Strangers" Cilla Black Completely Cilla: 1963-1973
1969"The Look of Love/Walk On By"Cilla Black The Definitive Collection
1969"Throw Down a Line" Hank Marvin Non-album single
1970"The Joy of Living"Hank Marvin
1971"Don't Move Away" Olivia Newton-John Non-album track
(B-side of "Sunny Honey Girl")
1980"Suddenly"Olivia Newton-John Xanadu (film soundtrack)
1983"Drifting" Sheila Walsh War of Love(titled Drifting in the UK)
"She Means Nothing to Me"
"I'll Mend Your Broken Heart"
Phil Everly Phil Everly(self-titled album)
1984"Two to the Power of Love" Janet Jackson Dream Street
1986"All I Ask of You" Sarah Brightman Non-album single
For cast version: Phantom of the Opera
(1986 original London cast soundtrack)
"Only You" Sarah Brightman Non-album single
(B-side of "All I Ask of You", 12-inch edition only)
Love Changes Everything , 2005
"Slow Rivers" Elton John Leather Jackets
1989"Share a Dream" Aswad Stronger
"Whenever God Shines His Light" Van Morrison Avalon Sunset
1990"To A Friend"Alexander MežekPresented to the Heart
(Alexander Mežek album)
1993"That's What Friends Are For" Cilla Black Through the Years
1994"This Love" Tammy Wynette Without Walls
1995"We Being Many" Helen Shapiro Nothing But the Best
"Move It"Hank MarvinHank Plays Cliff
"Had to Be"
"Dream Tomorrow"
"I Do Not Love You Isabella" *
"Choosing when it's too Late"
"Marked with Death"
Olivia Newton-John
* and Kristina Nichols
Songs from Heathcliff
1996"If Ever I Would Leave You"Helen HobsonHobson's Choice
1997"Move It" (live)Hank MarvinHank Plays Live [47]
1998"Vita Mia" Vincenzo La Scola Real as I Wanna Be , Vita Mia
1999"My Love"
"If it Were Up to Me"
Vincenzo La ScolaVita Mia
"The Twelfth of Never"Michelle WolfNon-album single
(B-side of "The Miracle", CD 1 of 2 [48] )
"If it Were Up to Me"
"Different is Beautiful"
Vincenzo La Scola
Coolio, Jennifer Paige, Michelle Wolf,
Steve Lukather, Vincenzo La Scola
Progression [49]
(Peter Wolf album)
2002"Reunited" Lulu Together
"Let It Be Me"Olivia Newton-John 2 (Japanese release only)
2003"Imagine" Cilla Black Beginnings
"Danny Boy" Helmut Lotti Pop Classics In Symphony
"Mary's Boy Child"Helmut Lotti Cliff at Christmas
2004"Miss You Nights"
"Let It Be Me"
Elaine Paige Centre Stage: The Very Best of Elaine Paige
2006"Anyone Who Had a Heart" Dionne Warwick Two's Company The Duets
"Fields of Gold" Barry Gibb
"Let There Be Love" Matt Monro
"Miss You Nights" G4
"Move It" Brian May and Brian Bennett
"Yesterday Once More" Daniel O'Donnell
2008"Find a Little Faith"Olivia Newton-John A Celebration in Song
"Look Up Look Down" Olsen Brothers Respect
(Olsen Brothers album)
2009"I Could Be Persuaded" The Bellamy Brothers The Anthology, Vol. 1
2010"He Knows, She Knows" Majella O'Donnell By Request
"The Air That I Breathe" Albert Hammond Legend
2011"Saving a Life" Freda Payne Soulicious
"Go On and Tell Him"
"She Looked Good" *
Dennis Edwards & The Temptations Review
* and Lamont Dozier
"Do You Ever" Brenda Holloway
"Teardrops"
"This Time with You"
Candi Staton
"When I was Your Baby" Roberta Flack
"Are You Feeling Me" Deniece Williams
"Oh How Happy" Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr.
"Every Piece of My Broken Heart" Valerie Simpson
"How We Get Down" Russell Thompkins Jr. & The New Stylistics
"I'm Your Puppet" Percy Sledge
"Always and Forever" Billy Paul
"Birds of a Feather" Peabo Bryson
2012"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"Olivia Newton-John, John Travolta This Christmas
2014"Since I Lost My Baby" Engelbert Humperdinck Engelbert Calling
2016"Blue Suede Shoes" Elvis Presley Just... Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll
2017"(It's Gonna Be) Okay" The Piano Guys So Far So Good [50]
2018"This Old Heart of Mine" (Dozier & Richard) /
"My World Is Empty Without You" (Dozier only)
Lamont Dozier Reimagination
"You're My World" Cilla Black Cilla (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)
2019"Taking Control" Bonnie Tyler Between The Earth and The Stars [51]
"Samstag Nacht" ("Saturday Night") Howard Carpendale (with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra)Symphonie Meines Lebens (Symphony of My Life)
2020"It is Well" Sheila Walsh Braveheart Worship [52]
"Silent Night" [53] Lisa TroyerNon-album single

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The British Disc music paper awarded silver discs (for UK sales of 250,000) from 1959 until 1973. Awards were based on professionally audited sales figures submitted by record companies. In 1973, it was superseded by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) setting up an 'official' certification award system.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000000F-QINU`"'
  2. "Schoolboy Crush" was the original A-side and "Move It" the original B-side.
  3. "Travellin' Light" did not enter the Flanders chart, but did peak at number 38 on the Wallonia chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000062-QINU`"'
  4. "Catch Me" was first released as a single in the US and Canada as "Catch Me, I'm Falling" in early 1961. It was later released in Australia in 1962 as "Catch Me".
  5. "Gee Whizz It's You" was not initially officially released in the UK (produced as an export release), but charted due to import sales.
  6. Similar to "Gee Whizz It's You", "What'd I Say" was only produced as an export release.
  7. "Forty Days" was only released as a single in Continental Europe and Southern Africa.
  8. "Outsider" was only released as a single in Australia, India and Southern Africa.
  9. "How Wonderful to Know (Anema e Core)" was only released as a single in Italy and Belgium.
  10. "Lessons in Love" was only released as a single in Europe and Southern Africa.
  11. The official Irish charts listed "It'll Be Me" for one week only, at number 10, in its inaugural publication, 10 October 1962. Because this is after it had peaked in the existing charts, the chart peak at number 2 in the Evening Herald (1 week, 21 September) and Billboard (2 weeks), has been used instead. Note, the Billboard publication lags 3 or 4 weeks behind the Irish official chart. '"`UNIQ--templatestyles-00000076-QINU`"' Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. (sourced from Teenager Express, Dublin). 20 October 1962. p. 14. ISSN   0006-2510.
  12. "Wonderful to Be Young" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  13. "Y'Arriva" was only released as a single in Scandinavia.
  14. "Maria No Mas" was only released as a single in Continental Europe and South America.
  15. "I Only Have Eyes for You" was only released as a single in Australia and the US.
  16. "I Only Have Eyes for You" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000082-QINU`"'
  17. 1 2 In Canada, after the RPM charts became the default national Canadian music chart mid-1964, two of Richard's singles were more successful on the CHUM Chart: "On the Beach" reached number 12 and "I Could Easily Fall (in Love with You)" reached number 21.
  18. In Belgium, "Just Another Guy" charted in 1980 when re-released with "The Minute You're Gone" as the B-side.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000086-QINU`"'
  19. "The Minute You're Gone" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 21 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000088-QINU`"'
  20. "Angel" was produced as an export release. It was only released as a single in Europe, Australia and Japan.
  21. "Angel" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 40 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000008B-QINU`"'
  22. "On My Word" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 20 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000008D-QINU`"'
  23. "Visions" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 21 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000008F-QINU`"'
  24. "Time Drags By" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 37 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000091-QINU`"'
  25. "It's All Over" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 24 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000093-QINU`"'
  26. "I'll Come Runnin'" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 31 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-00000095-QINU`"'
  27. "Wonderful World" was only released as a single in Belgium and Japan.
  28. "Marianne" did not enter the Dutch Single Top 20, but did peak at number 37 on the Dutch Top 40.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000009A-QINU`"'
  29. "Early in the Morning" was only released as a single in Continental Europe, Australasia, Japan and Southern Africa.
  30. "La Ballade de Baltimore" was only released as a single in France and Belgium.
  31. "La Ballade de Baltimore" did not enter the Flanders chart, but did peak at number 31 on the Wallonia chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-0000009F-QINU`"'
  32. "A Brand New Song" was Richard's first UK single not to enter the UK top 50, breaking a run of 57 consecutive chart hits over a period of 16 years. However, it did reach number one on the "Breakers List", which was an officially published BRMB list of the most popular records in the UK outside of the top 50.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000A1-QINU`"'
  33. "Power to All Our Friends" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 9 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as an extension to the Hot 100.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000A3-QINU`"'
  34. "It's Only Me You've Left Behind" peaked at number ten on the official BRMB "Breakers List".'"`UNIQ--ref-000000A7-QINU`"'
  35. "Honky Tonk Angel" peaked at number five on the official BRMB "Breakers List".'"`UNIQ--ref-000000A9-QINU`"'
  36. "Devil Woman" did not enter the Flanders chart, but did peak at number 32 on the Wallonia chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000AB-QINU`"'
  37. "Don't Turn the Light Out" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  38. "Try a Smile" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  39. "Try a Smile" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 48 on the Adult Contemporary chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000B3-QINU`"'
  40. "Why Should the Devil Have All the Good Music" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  41. "In the Night" was only released as a single in Germany.
  42. "Give a Little Bit More" was only released as a single in the US, Canada and New Zealand.
  43. "Wired for Sound" did not enter the RPM 50 Singles, but did peak at number 26 on the Contemporary Adult chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000BE-QINU`"'
  44. "The Only Way Out" did not enter the RPM 50 Singles, but did peak at number 3 on the Contemporary Adult chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000C0-QINU`"'
  45. "It Has to Be You, It Has to Be Me" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  46. After the UK release of "Baby You're Dynamite" / "Ocean Deep" finished its initial chart run (finishing on 5 May 1984), it was given a new picture cover with "Ocean Deep" as the A-side. It then re-entered the Top 75 chart at 72 for one week (on 15 May 1984).'"`UNIQ--ref-000000C3-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-000000C4-QINU`"''"`UNIQ--ref-000000C5-QINU`"'
  47. "Donna" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  48. "Donna" did not enter the RPM 50 Singles, but did peak at number 7 on the Contemporary Adult chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000C8-QINU`"'
  49. "Donna" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 17 on the Adult Contemporary chart.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000CA-QINU`"'
  50. The Rock 'n' Roll Silver album was only released as a part of the Silver album's box-set edition in 1983. All its tracks have been re-released as part of the remastered release of the album The Rock Connection (the original release included half of the Rock 'n' Roll Silver tracks; the remastered release also included the remainder as bonus tracks).
  51. The first Cliff Richard album to include the "All I Ask of You" single with Sarah Brightman was Private Collection: 1979–1988 .
  52. "We Don't Talk Anymore" was remixed by PWL using the live recording from From a Distance: The Event. It was only released as a single in Continental Europe and Australia.
  53. "Scarlet Ribbons" was only released as a single in Continental Europe and New Zealand. It was later released in the UK as the B-side to "This New Year".
  54. "Miss You Nights" was a remix of the original lead single from the 1976 studio album I'm Nearly Famous . It was included on the 1994 compilation album The Hit List and used to promote the album on the CD sleeve of the double A-side single "All I Have to Do Is Dream" / "Miss You Nights", which noted it as taken from the album.

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