Tanita Tikaram discography

Tanita Tikaram discography
Tanita Tikaram discography
Studio albums	9
Compilation albums	3
Singles	24

Last updated August 25, 2025

This is the discography of British singer-songwriter Tanita Tikaram.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
Title	Album details	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]^[3]	AUT ^[4]	CAN ^[5]	GER ^[6]	NL ^[7]	NOR ^[8]	SWE ^[9]	SWI ^[10]	US ^[11]	Certifications
Ancient Heart	Released: 12 September 1988 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC	3	31	1	22	1	4	1	8	1	59	BPI: 2× Platinum^[12] ARIA: Gold^[13] BVMI: 2× Platinum^[14] GLF: Gold^[15] IFPI SWI: Platinum^[16] NVPI: Platinum^[17]
The Sweet Keeper	Released: 29 January 1990 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC	3	68	7	81	3	15	2	4	7	124	BPI: Gold^[12] BVMI: Gold^[14] IFPI SWI: Gold^[16]
Everybody's Angel	Released: 4 February 1991 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC	19	128	19	—	17	20	12	16	12	142
Eleven Kinds of Loneliness	Released: 16 March 1992 Label: WEA Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	147	33	—	—	60	—	—	—	—
Lovers in the City	Released: 13 February 1995 Label: EastWest Formats: CD, MC	75	158	—	—	74	—	—	—	44	—
The Cappuccino Songs	Released: 7 September 1998 Label: Mother Formats: CD, MC	69	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	—
Sentimental	Released: 12 April 2005 Label: Naïve Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	87	—
Can't Go Back	Released: 31 August 2012 Label: Ear Music Formats: CD, digital download	147	—	33	—	50	—	—	—	79	—
Closer to the People	Released: 11 March 2016 Label: Ear Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	—^[A]	—	68	—	61	—	—	—	84	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
Title	Album details	UK Indie ^[19]	NOR ^[8]
The Best of Tanita Tikaram	Released: 2 September 1996^[20] Label: EastWest Formats: CD, MC	—	18
Best – Good Tradition	Released: 29 August 2008 Label: Zounds Formats: CD Germany-only release	—	—
To Drink the Rainbow – An Anthology 1988–2019	Released: 27 September 2019 Label: Needle Mythology Formats: CD, LP, digital download	50	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
Title	Year	UK ^[1]	AUS ^[2]^[3]	AUT ^[21]	BEL (FL) ^[22]	FRA ^[23]	GER ^[6]	IRE ^[24]	NL ^[25]	SWE ^[26]	SWI ^[27]	Album
"Good Tradition"	1988	10	142	—	39	—	—	9	46	4	—	Ancient Heart
"Twist in My Sobriety"	1988	22	23	2	22	6	2	10	26	—	6
"Cathedral Song"	1989	48	120	—	—	—	71	—	36	—	—
"World Outside Your Window"	1989	58	—	—	—	—	—	—	80	—	—
"We Almost Got It Together"	1990	52	116	—	40	—	50	28	38	—	—	The Sweet Keeper
"Little Sister Leaving Town"		83	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Thursday's Child"		132	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Only the Ones We Love"	1991	69	—	—	—	—	58	—	—	—	—	Everybody's Angel
"I Love the Heavens Solo"	1991	112	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Everybody's Angel
"You Make the Whole World Cry"	1992	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Eleven Kinds of Loneliness
"I Might Be Crying"	1995	64	199	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lovers in the City
"Wonderful Shadow"		198	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Yodelling Song"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Twist in My Sobriety" (The Remixes)	1996	81	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Best of Tanita Tikaram
"Stop Listening"	1998	67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Cappuccino Songs
"I Don't Wanna Lose at Love"		73	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"And I Think of You (E penso a te)" (Italy promo-only release)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"If I Ever"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Don't Let the Cold" (promo-only release)	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sentimental
"Play Me Again" (France promo-only release)	2004	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Sentimental
"Dust on My Shoes"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Can't Go Back
"Glass Love Train"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Closer to the People
"The Way You Move"	2016	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Cool Waters"	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"This Perfect Friend"	2025	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	LIAR
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

↑ Peaked at number 25 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.^[18]

References

1 2
UK chart peaks:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Tanita Tikaram". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 19 September 2017. N.B. This site contains compressed chart peaks (exclusion rules applied between numbers 76–100).
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 19 September 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed chart peaks (no exclusions applied between numbers 76–200) for the period November 1994 to May 2001 inclusive.
- Can't Go Back: "CHART: CLUK Update 15.09.2012 (wk36)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
1 2
Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Tanita Tikaram in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 280.
- "Good Tradition", "Cathedral Song", "We Almost Got It Together", and "I Might Be Crying": "Response from ARIA re: Tanita Tikaram ARIA singles chart history, received 19 September 2017" . Retrieved 19 September 2017– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.
1 2 "Tanita Tikaram ARIA Chart history (complete 1988-2024)". ARIA. Retrieved 28 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
↑ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑
Peak positions for Tanita Tikaram's albums in Canada:
- Ancient Heart: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM . 22 April 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
- The Sweet Keeper: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM . Vol. 51, no. 20. 31 March 1990. Retrieved 11 February 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.
1 2 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
1 2 "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 783. ISBN 0898201179.
1 2 "British certifications – Tanita Tikaram". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 11 February 2022.Type Tanita Tikaram in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tanita Tikaram)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
1 2 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tanita Tikaram)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Dutch certifications – Tanika Tikaram" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 11 February 2022.Enter Tanika Tikaram in the "Artiest of titel" box.
↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 31 August 1996. p. 43.
↑ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
↑ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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[19] Peaked at number 25 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.^[18]

[uk-1] 1 2 UK chart peaks:
Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Tanita Tikaram". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 19 September 2017. N.B. This site contains compressed chart peaks (exclusion rules applied between numbers 76–100).
Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 19 September 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed chart peaks (no exclusions applied between numbers 76–200) for the period November 1994 to May 2001 inclusive.
Can't Go Back: "CHART: CLUK Update 15.09.2012 (wk36)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[mwA2o] Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Tanita Tikaram". The Official UK Charts Company . Retrieved 19 September 2017. N.B. This site contains compressed chart peaks (exclusion rules applied between numbers 76–100).

[mwA3I] Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ T – Tzant". zobbel.de. Retrieved 19 September 2010. N.B. This site contains uncompressed chart peaks (no exclusions applied between numbers 76–200) for the period November 1994 to May 2001 inclusive.

[mwA3k] Can't Go Back: "CHART: CLUK Update 15.09.2012 (wk36)". zobbel.de. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[aus2-2] 1 2 Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Tanita Tikaram in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 280.
"Good Tradition", "Cathedral Song", "We Almost Got It Together", and "I Might Be Crying": "Response from ARIA re: Tanita Tikaram ARIA singles chart history, received 19 September 2017" . Retrieved 19 September 2017– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.

[mwA4g] Top 50 peaks: "australian-charts.com > Tanita Tikaram in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved 19 September 2017.

[mwA48] Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 280.

[mwA5U] "Good Tradition", "Cathedral Song", "We Almost Got It Together", and "I Might Be Crying": "Response from ARIA re: Tanita Tikaram ARIA singles chart history, received 19 September 2017" . Retrieved 19 September 2017– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the single's peak on the national chart.

[ARIA_history_pages-3] 1 2 "Tanita Tikaram ARIA Chart history (complete 1988-2024)". ARIA. Retrieved 28 July 2024– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.

[4] "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[:22-5] Peak positions for Tanita Tikaram's albums in Canada:
Ancient Heart: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM . 22 April 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2022.
The Sweet Keeper: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM . Vol. 51, no. 20. 31 March 1990. Retrieved 11 February 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.

[mwA7c] Ancient Heart: "RPM 100 Albums" (PDF). RPM . 22 April 1990. p. 11. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[mwA8M] The Sweet Keeper: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM . Vol. 51, no. 20. 31 March 1990. Retrieved 11 February 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.

[:0-6] 1 2 "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[7] "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[:2-8] 1 2 "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[9] "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[10] "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[:1-11] Whitburn, Joel (1996). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Albums 1955–1996. Record Research. p. 783. ISBN 0898201179.

[BPI-12] 1 2 "British certifications – Tanita Tikaram". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 11 February 2022.Type Tanita Tikaram in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[BVMI-13] "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 1997" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[BVMI3-14] 1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Tanita Tikaram)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie . Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[BVMI5-15] "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[BVMI6-16] 1 2 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Tanita Tikaram)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[BVMI4-17] "Dutch certifications – Tanika Tikaram" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers . Retrieved 11 February 2022.Enter Tanika Tikaram in the "Artiest of titel" box.

[18] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[20] "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50 | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[21] "New Releases: Albums". Music Week . 31 August 1996. p. 43.

[22] "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[23] "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[24] "lescharts.com - Les charts français". lescharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[25] "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[26] "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[27] "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

[28] "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 11 February 2022.

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v t e Tanita Tikaram
Discography
Studio albums	Ancient Heart The Sweet Keeper Everybody's Angel Eleven Kinds of Loneliness Lovers in the City The Cappuccino Songs Sentimental Can't Go Back Closer to the People
Compilation albums	The Best of Tanita Tikaram To Drink the Rainbow
Singles	"Good Tradition" "Twist in My Sobriety" "Cathedral Song" "World Outside Your Window" "We Almost Got It Together" "Little Sister Leaving Town" "Thursday's Child" "Only the Ones We Love" "You Make the Whole World Cry" "I Might Be Crying" "Wonderful Shadow" "Twist In My Sobriety (remix)" "And I Think of You – E penso a te" "Stop Listening" "I Don't Wanna Lose at Love" "Glass Love Train" "The Way You Move"