| Nik Kershaw discography | |
|---|---|
 Kershaw performing in 2019 | |
| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 27 |
The discography of British musician Nik Kershaw consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, eight compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 27 singles. [1] [2] His 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart between 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists. [1]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [3] [4] | AUS [5] | GER [6] | FIN [7] | NLD [8] | NOR [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | US [12] | NZ [13] | |||
| Human Racing |
| 5 | 35 | 8 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 38 | 12 | 70 | 32 |
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| The Riddle |
| 8 | 39 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 113 | 8 |
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| Radio Musicola |
| 47 | 92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Works |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 15 Minutes |
| 194 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| To Be Frank |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| You've Got to Laugh |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Ei8ht |
| 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Oxymoron |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| BBC Transcription Services – Live in Concert |
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| No Frills |
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| Live in Germany 1984 |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [3] [4] | DEN | FIN [7] | SWE [10] | ||
| The Collection |
| — | — | — | — |
| The Best of Nik Kershaw |
| — | — | — | 23 |
| Anthology |
| — | — | — | — |
| Greatest Hits |
| — | 9 | 12 | — |
| The Essential |
| — | — | — | — |
| Then and Now |
| 182 | — | — | — |
| Human Racing – Special Edition |
| 159 | — | — | — |
| The Riddle – Special Edition |
| 129 | — | — | — |
| Essential Nik Kershaw |
| — | — | — | — |
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Songs From The Shelf [14] |
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| Songs From The Shelf Part 2 [15] |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] [16] | AUS [5] | CAN | FIN [7] | GER [6] | IRE [17] | NLD [9] | NOR [8] | SWI [11] | US [18] | NZ [13] | |||
| 1983 | "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 6 | — | — | Human Racing |
| 1984 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" | 4 | 5 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 46 | 16 | |
| "Dancing Girls" | 13 | — | — | — | 21 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (re-issue) | 2 | 17 | 94 | 26 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 6 | — | — | ||
| "Human Racing" | 19 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The Riddle" | 3 | 6 | 49 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 19 | 5 | 15 | — [A] | 6 | The Riddle | |
| 1985 | "Wide Boy" | 9 | 7 | — | — | 25 | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | 21 | |
| "Don Quixote" | 10 | 83 | — | — | 39 | 9 | — | — | — | — | 36 | ||
| "When a Heart Beats" | 27 | 92 | — | 21 | 55 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | Radio Musicola | |
| 1986 | "Nobody Knows" | 44 | 73 | — | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Radio Musicola" | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "James Cagney" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | "One Step Ahead" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Works |
| "Elisabeth's Eyes" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | "I Wanna Change the Score" (Tony Banks & Nik Kershaw) | 76 | — | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Still |
| "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection | |
| 1998 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | '98 Remixes |
| 1999 | "Somebody Loves You" | 70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 Minutes |
| "What Do You Think of It So Far?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Sometimes" (Les Rythmes Digitales feat. Nik Kershaw) | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Darkdancer | |
| 2001 | "Wounded" | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To Be Frank |
| 2012 | "The Sky's the Limit" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ei8ht |
| "You're the Best" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Men United" [20] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2017 | "Wouldn't It Be Good" [21] (Lotus & Jerome feat. Nik Kershaw) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | "These Little Things EP" [22] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymoron |
| "From Cloudy Bay to Malibu" [23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | "Be Still" [24] (Wrenne feat. Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Lost In You (Sunset Sessions)" [25] (Chesney Hawkes & Nik Kershaw) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
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