Cliff Richard discography | |
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Studio albums | 45 (43 UK + 2 Germany) |
Live albums | 11 (9 UK + 2 Japan) |
Compilation albums | 15 (UK) |
Video albums | 36 (UK) + 1 (France) |
EPs | 46 (UK) |
Singles | 146 (UK) |
Soundtrack albums | 7 (UK) |
Stage show albums | 3 (UK) |
Remix albums | 1 (France) |
Budget compilations | 21 (UK) |
Gospel compilations | 8 (7 UK + 1 US) |
Box sets | 7 (UK) |
The discography of British singer Cliff Richard, who made his professional debut in 1958, consists of forty-five studio albums (43 English, 2 German), seven soundtrack albums, eleven live albums, three stage show cast albums, fifteen mainstream compilation albums, seven box sets, eight gospel compilation albums, forty-six EPs and 146 singles (in the UK, including singles only available via digital download). It also includes numerous budget/mid-price compilation albums, repackaged albums and one remix album. These figures are based on Richard's releases in his native UK plus a small number of new music releases for specific markets such as Germany, France, Japan and the US. There have been many additional compilation albums and singles released outside the UK that are too numerous to include; however, some of the more successful or notable singles released outside the UK have been included in the Singles section.
It is claimed Richard's worldwide sales are 260 million, which makes him the second highest selling British male solo artist of all time (worldwide), after Elton John. Richard, together with his backing band The Shadows, were particularly dominant in the UK from 1958-1963 (pre-Beatles). In the rock and roll era in which Richard's career began, singles were the dominant sales medium, generally way ahead of album sales. So with continued success over his long career, Richard's sales of singles within the UK itself make him the highest selling British male solo artist of singles, of all time. He also has the distinction of being the only artist to have achieved UK number-one singles throughout five consecutive decades, in the 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s. Additionally, Richard has the unique distinction of having a number-one single on the charts with the same song, with "Living Doll" in 1959, and then re-recording with the cast of The Young Ones, three decades later.