Robert Palmer discography

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Robert Palmer discography
Studio albums14
Live albums3
Compilation albums12
Singles51
Box sets3

The discography of Robert Palmer consists of 14 studio albums, three live albums and 12 compilation albums. For the discographies of Vinegar Joe and the Power Station (groups Palmer had been a member of), see their respective pages.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
US
[9]
Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley 107
Pressure Drop
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
89136
Some People Can Do What They Like
  • Released: October 1976
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
468068
Double Fun
  • Released: 17 March 1978
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
7557102945
Secrets
  • Released: 15 June 1979
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC, 8-track
54234423919
Clues
  • Released: August 1980
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
3126961621159
Pride
  • Released: April 1983
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
37899435222736112
Riptide
  • Released: November 1985
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
517272138
Heavy Nova
  • Released: 22 June 1988
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
17255042144713
Don't Explain
  • Released: 5 November 1990
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, 2xLP, MC
92917284085484888
Ridin' High
  • Released: 19 October 1992
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
32175173
Honey
  • Released: 7 September 1994
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, MC
251557685
Rhythm & Blues
  • Released: 28 October 1998
  • Label: Eagle, Pyramid
  • Formats: CD
118
Drive
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
UK
[1]
CAN
[4]
NL
[6]
SWE
[8]
US
[9]
Maybe It's Live
  • Released: March 1982
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: LP, MC
32482339148
Live at the Apollo
  • Released: May 2001
  • Label: Eagle
  • Formats: CD, MC
At the BBC
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
CAN
[4]
GER
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
US
[9]
Addictions: Volume 1
  • Released: 30 October 1989
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
7106032379
Addictions: Volume 2
  • Released: 23 March 1992
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
12167
The Very Best of Robert Palmer
  • Released: 16 October 1995
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD, MC
41237386
Woke Up Laughing
  • Released: 6 October 1998
  • Label: Metro Blue
  • Formats: CD
  • Collection of remixes and alternative versions
20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best of Robert Palmer
  • Released: 26 October 1999
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: CD, MC
The Essential Selection
  • Released: 4 September 2000
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974–2001)
  • Released: 30 April 2002
  • Label: Hip-O
  • Formats: 2xCD
At His Very Best
  • Released: 4 November 2002
  • Label: Universal Music TV
  • Formats: CD, MC
38
The Very Best of the Island Years
The Silver Collection
  • Released: 4 June 2007
  • Label: Spectrum
  • Formats: CD
Essential
  • Released: 2 May 2014
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: CD
Collected
  • Released: 19 August 2016
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: 3xCD, 2xLP
63
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
The Island Years 1974–1985
  • Released: 5 September 2007
  • Label: Island
  • Formats: 9xCD
  • Japan-only release
Original Album Series
5 Classic Albums
  • Released: 15 April 2016
  • Label: Spectrum/Universal
  • Formats: 5xCD

Singles

SingleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
BEL (FL)
[16]
CAN
[17]
GER
[18]
IRE
[19]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
US
[20] [21]
US Main
[22]
"Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" [upper-alpha 1] 1974 [upper-alpha 2] Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley
"Which of Us Is the Fool" / "Get Outside"1975
105
Pressure Drop
"Give Me an Inch"1976106
"Man Smart, Woman Smarter"9063Some People Can Do What They Like
"One Last Look" [upper-alpha 3] 1977
"Every Kinda People"19785382123516Double Fun
"You Overwhelm Me" [upper-alpha 4]
"Best of Both Worlds" [upper-alpha 5] 43610
"You're Gonna Get What's Coming" [upper-alpha 6]
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)"19796113191312014Secrets
"Jealous"31106
"Can We Still Be Friends"52
"What's It Take" [upper-alpha 7] 2119
"Johnny and Mary"1980442083272712Clues
"Looking for Clues"332397317105
"Not a Second Time"1981 [upper-alpha 8]
"Some Guys Have All the Luck"19821641524959Maybe It's Live
"Pride"Pride
"You Are in My System"1983538352277833
"You Can Have It (Take My Heart)"662528
"All Around the World" [upper-alpha 9] 1985 Explorers (soundtrack)
"Discipline of Love"953882Riptide
"Riptide"85
"Addicted to Love"198651344434211
"Hyperactive" [upper-alpha 10] 723321
"I Didn't Mean to Turn You On"92613823241
"Discipline of Love" (reissue)68
"Sweet Lies"19885894 Sweet Lies (soundtrack)
"Simply Irresistible"441257621Heavy Nova
"She Makes My Day"698065747
"Early in the Morning" [upper-alpha 11] 26261940
"Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" [upper-alpha 12] 198911760
"Change His Ways"28383962214729
"It Could Happen to You"71
"Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (reissue)80106Addictions: Volume 1
"Life in Detail" [upper-alpha 13] 1990347 Pretty Woman (soundtrack)
"I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with UB40)64125814641Don't Explain
"You're Amazing" [upper-alpha 14] 10314285
"Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You"989216338273316
"Happiness"199162
"Dreams to Remember"68182
"Every Kinda People" (remix)19924315726Addictions: Volume 2
"You're in My System" (remix)
"Witchcraft"50Ridin' High
"Girl U Want"199457118Honey
"Know by Now"25193382351
"You Blow Me Away"38
"Respect Yourself"199545170The Very Best of Robert Palmer
"True Love"199987Rhythm & Blues
"Addicted to Love" (vs Shake B4 Use)200342Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Notes

  1. "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" was only released as a single in the US, Australasia, and the Netherlands.
  2. "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but did peak at number 96 on Cash Box . [23]
  3. "One Last Look" was only released as a single in the US.
  4. "You Overwhelm Me" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  5. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 92 on the Record Business Singles Chart. [24]
  6. "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  7. "What's It Take" was only released as a single in Continental Europe.
  8. This single did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but did reach number 79 on the Record Business Singles Top 100 chart. [25]
  9. "All Around the World" was only released as a single in the US and Canada.
  10. "Hyperactive" was only released as a single in Continental Europe, North America, and Australasia.
  11. "Early in the Morning" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
  12. "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" was only released as a single in the US and Australia.
  13. "Life in Detail" was only released as a promotional single in the US and Canada.
  14. "You're Amazing" was only released as a single in the US, Canada, and Australasia.

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    • Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Robert Palmer". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 12 August 2016. N.B. This site displays 'compressed' (exclusion rules applied below #75) singles chart peaks between numbers 76–100.
    • Top 200 peaks: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010: Rodney P. – The Pussycat Dolls". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 18 April 2012. N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' (no exclusion rules applied below #75) singles chart peaks between 76–200 between 1995 and May 2001.
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  17. Peak positions for Robert Palmer's singles in Canada:
  18. German singles chart peaks:
  19. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
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  25. "Singles Top 100". Record Business. Vol. 3, no. 16. 6 July 1981. p. 6. ISSN   0144-0691.