Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist, composer and songwriter, most known as the keyboard player for progressive rock group Yes. His solo albums have sold over 50 million copies.[ citation needed ]
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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UK [1] | US [2] | CAN [3] | NOR | ITA | AUS [4] | NZ [5] | |||
1971 | Piano Vibrations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1973 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | 7 | 30 | 27 | — | 56 | 9 | 21 |
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1974 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 68 | 2 | 17 |
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1975 | The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | 2 | 21 | 18 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 |
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Lisztomania | — | 145 | — | — | — | 85 | — | ||
1976 | No Earthly Connection | 9 | 67 | 74 | 15 | — | 35 | — | |
1977 | White Rock | 14 | 126 | 69 | 12 | — | 38 | — |
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Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record | 25 | 128 | — | 19 | — | 76 | — | ||
1979 | Rhapsodies | 25 | 170 | — | 15 | — | — | — | |
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Year | Album | Notes | Peak chart positions | |||
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UK [1] | US [2] | AUS [4] | NOR | |||
1981 | The Burning (soundtrack) | — | — | — | — | |
1984 | 24 | — | 10 | 36 | ||
1982 | Rock 'n' Roll Prophet | — | — | — | — | |
1983 | Cost of Living | — | — | — | — | |
G'olé!: The Original Film Soundtrack | — | — | — | — | ||
1984 | Crimes of Passion | — | — | — | — | |
1985 | Silent Nights | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Hammersmith |
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1986 | Country Airs |
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1987 | The Family Album | — | — | — | — | |
The Gospels | 94 | — | — | — | ||
1988 | Time Machine | — | — | — | — | |
A Suite of Gods (with Ramon Remedios) | — | — | — | — | ||
Zodiaque (with Tony Fernandez) | — | — | — | — | ||
The Word and the Gospels | — | — | — | — | ||
1989 | Black Knights at the Court of Ferdinand IV (with Mario Fasciano) | — | — | — | — | |
Sea Airs | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Album | Notes | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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1990 | Night Airs | — | — | ||
Phantom Power |
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In the Beginning | — | — | |||
1991 | Rock 'n' Roll Prophet Plus |
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Aspirant Sunrise | — | — | |||
Aspirant Sunset | — | — | |||
Aspirant Sunshadows | — | — | |||
The Classical Connection |
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African Bach | — | — | |||
2000 A.D. Into The Future | — | — | |||
Softsword: King John and the Magna Charter |
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1993 | Heritage Suite | — | — | ||
Prayers | — | — | |||
Classic Tracks |
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The Classical Connection 2 | — | — | |||
Unleashing the Tethered One: The 1974 North American Tour |
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1994 | |||||
Live on the Test |
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Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits |
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Light Up The Sky (EP) | — | — | |||
1995 | Almost Live in Europe | — | — | ||
The Piano Album |
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The Private Collection |
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The Seven Wonders of the World | — | — | |||
Rick Wakeman In Concert |
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Visions |
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Cirque Surreal | — | — | |||
1996 | Fields of Green | — | — | ||
The New Gospels | — | — | |||
The Word and Music | — | — | |||
Can You Hear Me? |
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Orisons | 9 of the 22 tracks are duplicates of tracks of Prayers | — | — | ||
1997 | Tribute |
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Simply Acoustic |
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Fields Of Green '97 |
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1998 | Themes |
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1999 | Return to the Centre of the Earth | 34 | — | ||
White Rock II | — | — | |||
The Natural World Trilogy | — | — | |||
The Art in Music Trilogy | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Notes | ||
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UK [1] | US [2] | ||||
2000 | Preludes to a Century | — | — | ||
Chronicles of Man | — | — | |||
Christmas Variations | — | — | |||
The Legend: Live in Concert 2000 | — | — | |||
Morning Has Broken | — | — | |||
2001 | Out of the Blue | — | — |
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Classical Variations | — | — | |||
Tales of Future and Past | — | — |
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Two Sides of Yes | — | — |
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2002 | The Wizard and the Forest of All Dreams | — | — | ||
Treasure Chest (8-CD boxset) | — | — |
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Two Sides of Yes Volume 2 | — | — | |||
The Yes Piano Variations | — | — |
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2003 | Out There | — | — | ||
2005 | At Lincoln Cathedral | — | — | ||
2006 | Retro | — | — | ||
2007 | Live at the BBC | — | — | ||
Retro 2 | — | — | |||
Video Vault (6-DVD set) | — | — |
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2009 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace | — | — | ||
Past, Present and Future | — | — | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Album | Notes | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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UK [1] | US [2] | ||||
2010 | Always with You | — | — | ||
2012 | In the Nick of Time: Live in 2003 | — | — | ||
Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
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2016 | The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table |
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2017 | Piano Portraits | 6 | — |
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2018 | Piano Odyssey | 7 | — | ||
2019 | Christmas Portraits | 82 | — | ||
2019 | Official Bootleg Series 1–11 | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
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2020 | The Red Planet | 34 | — | ||
2020 | Hero: The Original Soundtrack | — | — | ||
2022 | A Gallery of the Imagination | — | — | ||
2022 | Live from Elche | — | — | ||
2024 | Live at the London Palladium 2023 | — | — | ||
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