Darren Styles discography

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Darren Styles discography
Studio albums3
Compilation albums2
Music videos13
EPs3

This is the discography page for Darren Styles. It also includes the discography of his groups DJ Force & The Evolution, Force & Styles and Styles & Breeze. It also includes the peak chart performance of each album or single where applicable.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

YearTitleCharts Certifications
UK
[1]
UK DANCE IRE
1996 All over the UK (Force & Styles)
  • Released: 26 August 1996
  • Label: United Dance
103
2008 Skydivin' 4141
2010 Feel the Pressure
  • Released: 23 August 2010
  • Label: All Around the World, Universal Music TV
231
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

Extended plays

DJ mix albums

Singles

List of singles

Charted singles

YearSongChartsCertifications
UK
[1]
UK DAN CZE IRE FIN
1997"Paradise & Dreams" (Force & Styles featuring Junior)87
1998"Heart of Gold '98" (Force & Styles featuring Kelly Llorenna)559
2002"Black Magic"110
2003"Let Me Fly" (Styles & Breeze)5910
"Chemical Love" (Styles & Breeze)92
2004"You're Shining" (Styles & Breeze)1954619
2005"Rushins" / "The Theme" (with Hixxy)143
"Heartbeatz" (Styles & Breeze)1613816
"Cutting Deep" / "Skydivin'"147
2006"Save Me"7011
  • BPI: Silver [2]
2007"Sure Feels Good" (vs. Ultrabeat)526
2008"Right by Your Side" (vs. N-Force)778
"Discolights" (vs. Ultrabeat)232128
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

DJ Force & The Evolution

DJ Force & The Evolution

  • 1993 "Fall Down On Me"
  • 1993 "Raining Smiles"
  • 1993 "Poltergeist"
  • 1993 "Twelve Midnight"
  • 1993 "Perfect Dreams"
  • 1994 "High on Life"
  • 1995 "Show Me Heaven"
  • 1995 "Simply Electric"

A Sense of Summer

  • 1995 "Around the World"
  • 1995 "On Top"

Force & Styles

Force & Styles

  • 1995 "All Over"
  • 1995 "Harmony"
  • 1996 "Down 2 Love"
  • 1996 "Fun Fair"
  • 1996 "Heart of Gold" (featuring Jenna)
  • 1996 "Shining Down" (featuring Jenna)
  • 1996 "Wonderland" (featuring Jenna)
  • 1996 "Your Love (Get Down)"
  • 1997 "Field of Dreams"
  • 1997 "Follow Me"
  • 1997 "Pacific Sun" (featuring Junior)
  • 1997 "Paradise & Dreams" (featuring Junior)
  • 1997 "Pretty Green Eyes" (featuring Junior)
  • 1997 "Simply Electric"
  • 1997 "United in Dance"
  • 1998 "Cutting Deep" (featuring Junior)
  • 1998 "Heart of Gold '98" (featuring Kelly Llorenna)
  • 2001 "Field of Dreams" (featuring Jenna)
  • 2001 "Look at Me Now" (featuring Junior)
  • 2001 "Make Believe" (featuring Lisa Abbott)
  • 2001 "Pretty Green Eyes" (featuring Junior)

Styles & Breeze

Breeze and Styles

  • 2002 "Future Set"
  • 2002 "You're Shining"
  • 2003 "The Beat Kicks/2 the Dancefloor"
  • 2004 "Heart Beats/Electric"

Futureworld

Styles and Breeze

  • 2002 "All I Want"/"Don't Want You"
  • 2002 "Black Magic, Bad Magic"/"Oxygen"
  • 2002 "Overdrive"/"Energise"
  • 2003 "Home (At Last)"/"Rainbow"
  • 2003 "Sonic"/"Total XTC"
  • 2004 "Heartbeatz"
  • 2004 "You're Shining"
  • 2005 Heartbeats (Remixes)
  • 2005 "You're My Angel"
  • 2006 "I Will Be"
  • 2006 "Slide Away"
  • Unreleased Come With Me

Darren Styles and Mark Breeze presents Infexious

Infextious

  • 2003 "Let Me Fly"
  • 2009 "Amigos"
  • 2010 "Won't Forget These Days"

As solo artist

Unique

  • 1998 Feelin' Fine
  • 1998 Higher Ground
  • 1998 5am
  • 1998 Distant Skies

Darren Styles

  • 2002 Black Magic
  • 2002 Sirens
  • 2004 Back 2 The Old School
  • 2005 Cutting Deep
  • 2006 Getting Better
  • 2006 Save Me
  • 2006 Jealous
  • 2006 Skydivin
  • 2007 Feel Love
  • 2007 Flashlight
  • 2007 Girlfriend
  • 2007 Feel Love
  • 2008 Come Running
  • 2010 Sound Without A Name
  • 2010 Holding On
  • 2014 Talk
  • 2017 Feel Like This (with Gammer)
  • 2017 Us Against The World
  • 2017 Party Don't Stop (with Dougal and Gammer)
  • 2018 Sky is Falling (with Stonebank featuring Emel)
  • 2018 Long Way Down (with W&W featuring Giin)
  • 2018 Home (with Dougal featuring Jacob Wellfair) [3]
  • 2018 Crash and Burn (with Tweekacore featuring Giin) [4]
  • 2018 Home (with Dougal featuring Jacob Wellfair) [5]
  • 2019 Never Let Me Down (featuring David Spekter) [6]
  • 2020 DLMD (with TNT) [7]
  • 2020 DYSYLM (with Gammer) [8]
  • 2020 Neon Hearts (featuring PollyAnna) [9]
  • 2020 Skank in the Rave (with Stonebank) [10]
  • 2021 Dance Again (with Timmy Trumpet and Azteck) [11]
  • 2021 Superhorn (with Gammer) [12]
  • 2022 Forever (with Olly James and Dee Dee) [13]
  • 2023 "Rave Into The Night" (with Diandra Faye) [14]

Styles

  • 2002 Over and Over

Hixxy and Styles

  • 2005 Rushins / The Theme #143

Ultrabeat vs Darren Styles

  • 2007 Sure Feels Good
  • 2008 Discolights

Darren Styles & N-Force

  • 2008 Right by Your Side

Zero Hero (Stonebank and Darren Styles)

TitleYear
"Suffocate" (featuring Molly)2013
"Theme"
"Back Again"2016
"Bass Drop" [15] 2017
Rocket League songs as part of Zero Hero
  • "Twilight" (2017) [16]

Music videos

YearMusic videoDirector(s)
2004"You're Shining" (Styles & Breeze)
2005"Heartbeatz" (Styles & Breeze)
2006"Save Me"
2007"Sure Feels Good" (vs. Ultrabeat)Kevin Hewitt [17]
2008"Right by Your Side" (vs. N-Force)
"Discolights" (vs. Ultrabeat)Paul Boyd [18]
"Girls Like You"
"Come Running" (featuring Francis Hill)
2009"Amigos" (Styles & Breeze)
"Don't Wanna Let Go" (vs. Ultrabeat)Michael Holdaway
"Outta My Head" (with Manian)
2010"Sound Without a Name"
"Holding On"

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