Sharon O'Neill discography

Sharon O'Neill discography
Studio albums	6
EPs	2
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	4

The discography of New Zealand singer Sharon O'Neill consists of six studio albums, one live album and four compilations.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		NZ [1]	AUS [2]
This Heart This Song	Released: February 1979 Label: CBS Records Catalogue: 003	12	—
Sharon O'Neill	Released: February 1980 Label: CBS Catalogue: SBP237350 released as Words in Australia	3	66
Maybe	Released: October 1981 Label: CBS Catalogue: SBP237604	7	44
Foreign Affairs	Released: May 1983 Label: CBS Catalogue: SBP 237889	12	17	RMNZ: Gold [3]
Danced in the Fire	Released: October 1987 Label: Polydor Catalogue: 833557-1	—	45
Edge of Winter	Released: August 1990 Label: Polydor Catalogue: 843883-1	—	147
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		NZ [1]
Live in Paradise (with When the Cat's Away)	Label: EMI Catalogue: 07243 537030 2 8	7	RMNZ: Platinum [4]

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Chart peak positions
		NZ [1]	AUS [2]
So Far	Released: 1984 Label: J&B Catalogue: JB253	—	89
The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill (with Collette)	Released: 1991 Label: J&B Catalogue: JB477CD	—	366
The Best of Sharon O'Neill	Released: September 2005 Label: Sony BMG Catalogue: 82876727862	—	—
Words: The Very Best of Sharon O'Neill	Released: 14 April 2014 Label: Sony Music (NZ) Catalogue: 88843069442	6	—

Box set

Title	Details
Original Album Classics (4-CD box set containing the albums: This Heart This Song / Sharon O'Neill / Maybe / Foreign Affairs)	Released: 2013 Label: Sony Music (NZ) Catalogue: 88883787452

Extended plays

Title	Details
Smash Palace	Released: 1982 Label: CBS Catalogue: SBP237751
Four Play: Volume 18	Released: 1988 Label: CBS Catalogue: BA651092-7

Singles

Year	Title	Peak chart positions		Album
		NZ [1]	AUS [2]
1972	"Love Song"	—	—	non album single
1978	"Luck's on Your Table"	27	—	This Heart This Song
1979	"This Heart This Song"		—	This Heart This Song
1979	"You Take The Sailor From The Sea"		—	This Heart This Song
1979	"Don't Say No to Tomorrow" (Telethon song)	6	—	non album single
	"Words"	22	56	Sharon O'Neill
	"Baby Don't Fight"	—	—
1980	"Don't Let Love Go" (duet with Jon Stevens)	5	—	non album single
	"Asian Paradise"	24	76	Sharon O'Neill
	"How Do You Talk to Boys"	26	25
1981	"Waiting for You"	—	50	Maybe
	"Maybe"	12	38
1982	"For All the Tea in China"	—	98
1983	"Losing You"	—	26	Foreign Affairs
	"Maxine"	16	16
	"Danger"	—	78
1984	"Power"	—	36	non album single
1985	"Just Friends"	—	—	non album single
1987	"Physical Favours"	25	39	Danced in the Fire
1988	"Danced in the Fire"	—	98
	"Shock to the Heart"/"We're Only Human"	—	—
1989	"Water for the Flowers" (shared single with Doug Parkinson)	—	—	non album single
1990	"Satin Sheets"	—	106	Edge of Winter
1991	"Poster Girl"	—	—
2018	"Young Years" (with Ben Ransom) [5]	—	—	non album single
2020	"Not Pretty Enough" (with Aly Cook) [6]	—	—	non album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other singles

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions

Year	Title	Peak chart positions
		AUS [2]
1985	"The Garden" (as part of Australia Too)	38

MUSIC VIDEOS

• "Words" (1979)
• "Don't Let Love Go" w Jon Stevens (1980)
• "How Do You Talk To Boys" (1980)
• "Asian Paradise" (1980)
• "Waiting For You" (1981)
• "Maybe" (1981)
• "For All The Tea In China" (1982)
• "Losing You" (1983)
• "Maxine" (1983)
• "Danger" (1983)
• "Power" (1984)
• "The Garden" (1985)
• "Physical Favours" (1987)
• "Danced In The Fire" (1988)
• "We're Only Human" (1988)
• "Satin Sheets" (1990)

References

1. New Zealand chart peaks:
   • All except "Don't Let Love Go": "charts.nz > Sharon O'Neill in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
   • "Don't Let Love Go": "charts.nz > Sharon & John in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
2. Australian chart peaks:
   • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives: Australian Chart Book. pp. 21, 223. ISBN   0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
   • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
   • "Satin Sheets" (ARIA Chart) peak: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 12 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
   • Edge of Winter, The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill' peak: "ARIA chart history, received from ARIA in May 2024". ARIA. Retrieved 14 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
   • The Very Best of Collette and Sharon O'Neill: "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 13 September 2016". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
3. "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". teara. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
4. "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
5. "Young Years by Ben Ransom and Sharon O'Neill". Apple Music. August 2018. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
6. "Not Pretty Enough by Aly Cook and Sharon O'Neill". Apple Music. January 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.