 | This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points.(September 2025) |
| David Essex discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 26 |
| EPs | 5 |
| Soundtrack albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 19 |
| Singles | 68 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Cast recording albums | 8 |
This is the discography of British singer-songwriter and actor David Essex.
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] [3] | CAN [4] | SWE [5] | US [6] | ||||
| 1973 | Rock On | 7 | 37 | 24 | — | 32 | ||
| 1974 | David Essex |
| 2 | 34 | — | — | — |
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| 1975 | All the Fun of the Fair |
| 3 | 6 | — | — | — |
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| 1976 | Out on the Street |
| 31 | 30 | — | — | — |
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| 1977 | Gold & Ivory |
| 29 | 65 | — | — | — |
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| 1979 | Imperial Wizard | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | Hot Love |
| 75 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Be-Bop the Future |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1982 | Stage-Struck |
| 31 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | The Whisper |
| 67 | — | — | 48 | — | |
| 1984 | This One's for You |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1986 | Centre Stage | 82 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Touching the Ghost |
| — | 100 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | Cover Shot |
| 3 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1994 | Back to Back |
| 33 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | A Night at the Movies |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1998 | Here We Are All Together |
| 88 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1999 | I Still Believe |
| 128 [15] | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | Thank You |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Wonderful |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2002 | Forever |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | Sunset |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | It's Gonna Be Alright |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Beautiful Day |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Happy Ever After |
| — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Reflections |
| 89 | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | SWE [5] | ||||
| 1976 | In Scandinavia |
| — | — | 31 | |
| On Tour |
| 51 | 11 | — |
| |
| 1984 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | — | — | — | ||
| 2002 | Theatre of Dreams |
| — | — | — | |
| 2013 | The Secret Tour – Live |
| — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [19] | AUS [2] | |||
| 1973 | That'll Be the Day |
| 1 | 9 |
| 1974 | Stardust |
| — | 7 |
| 1976 | All This and World War II |
| 23 | 14 |
| 1980 | Silver Dream Racer |
| — | — |
| 2013 | Traveller |
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [20] [21] [1] | AUS [2] | |||
| 1972 | Godspell |
| 11 | — |
| 1978 | Evita |
| 24 | 81 |
| 1978 | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds |
| 5 | 1 |
| 1979 | Alpha Omega: A Musical Revelation |
| — | — |
| 1983 | Mutiny! |
| 39 | — |
| 1985 | Mutiny! |
| — | — |
| 1995 | Beauty & the Beast |
| — | — |
| 2010 | All the Fun of the Fair |
| — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||||
| 1978 | The David Essex Album |
| 29 |
|
| 1979 | Hold Me Close |
| — | |
| 1980 | The David Essex Collection |
| — | |
| 1982 | The Very Best of David Essex |
| 37 | |
| 1983 | David Essex |
| — | |
| 1990 | The Collection |
| — | |
| 1991 | His Greatest Hits |
| 13 |
|
| 1992 | Best Of | — | ||
| 1993 | You're in My Heart |
| — | |
| 1995 | The Collection |
| — | |
| Living in England |
| — | ||
| Missing You – 16 Classic Love Songs |
| 26 |
| |
| 1996 | The Best of David Essex |
| — | UK: Silver [8] |
| 1998 | The Very Best of David Essex |
| 31 | |
| 2005 | The Complete Collection |
| — | |
| 2006 | Greatest Hits |
| 7 |
|
| 2007 | The Silver Collection |
| — | |
| 2008 | All the Fun of the Fair – Greatest Hits |
| 23 | |
| 2009 | The Collection |
| — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
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| 1991 | His Greatest Hits Live |
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| 2013 | The Secret Tour Live |
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| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | David Essex |
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| 1991 | The Christmas EP |
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| 1996 | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe |
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| 2009 | Unplugged |
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| 2015 | Can't Nobody Love You EP |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | BE (FLA) [25] | BE (WA) [26] | CAN [27] [28] | GER [29] | IRE [30] | NL [31] | SA [32] | US [33] [34] | |||
| 1965 | "And the Tears Came Tumbling Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
| "Can't Nobody Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966 | "This Little Girl of Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Thigh High" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967 | "She's Leaving Home" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1968 | "Love Story" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Just for Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969 | "That Takes Me Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Day the Earth Stood Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970 | "Time of Our Life" (with Rozaa Wortham) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1971 | "The Spark That Lights the Flame" (with Rozaa Wortham) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | "Rock On" | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 44 | 15 | — | — | 5 | That'll Be the Day / Rock On |
| "Lamplight" | 7 | 53 | — | — | 55 | — | 20 | — | — | 71 | Rock On | |
| 1974 | "America" | 32 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | David Essex |
| "Gonna Make You a Star" | 1 | 4 | 16 | 44 | — | 43 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 105 | ||
| "Stardust" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Stardust [A] | |
| 1975 | "Good Ol' Rock & Roll" (France-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | David Essex |
| "I Know" (Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Rolling Stone" | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Fun of the Fair | |
| "Hold Me Close" | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Could" | 13 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | "City Lights" | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out on the Street |
| "Coming Home" | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ooh Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1977 | "Cool Out Tonight" | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold & Ivory |
| 1978 | "Stay with Me Baby" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Oh What a Circus" | 3 | 72 | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | — | — | Imperial Wizard [B] | |
| "Brave New World" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds | |
| "Goodbye First Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial Wizard | |
| 1979 | "Imperial Wizard" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "20 Flights Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alpha Omega: A Musical Revelation | |
| 1980 | "Silver Dream Machine" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Silver Dream Racer |
| "Hot Love" | 57 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Love | |
| "The Race" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver Dream Racer | |
| "On My Bike" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Love | |
| "Heart on My Sleeve" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Be-Bop-a-Lula" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Be-Bop the Future |
| "Sunshine Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Magician" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Sweethearts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stage-Struck |
| "Me and My Girl (Night-Clubbing)" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
| "No Substitutes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Winter's Tale" | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | The Whisper | |
| 1983 | "The Smile" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Tahiti" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 47 | — | — | Mutiny! (1983) | |
| "You're in My Heart" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | The Whisper | |
| 1984 | "Fishing for the Moon" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Welcome" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This One's for You | |
| 1985 | "Falling Angels Riding" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Friends" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Freedom" (with Frank Finlay and the Cast of Mutiny!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mutiny! (1985) | |
| 1986 | "Back in England for Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1987 | "Myfanwy" | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touchin' the Ghost [C] |
| 1988 | "Look at the Sun Shining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touching the Ghost |
| "The River" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Rock On" (re-recording; remixed by Shep Pettibone) | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Missing You (Magic)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "A Shoulder to Cry On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1991 | "Africa – You Shine" (with Shikisha featuring Abdul Tee-Jay) | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Under Different Skies [D] |
| 1992 | "A Song for Old Lovers" | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 1993 | "Everlasting Love" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cover Shot |
| 1994 | "True Love Ways" (with Catherine Zeta-Jones) | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Back |
| 1995 | "Bella Bella" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beauty & the Beast |
| 1998 | "Oh Suburbia" | 180 [15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here We Are All Together |
| 2001 | "Dance with Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful |
| 2013 | "Lamplight" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reflections |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
