David Essex discography | |
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Studio albums | 26 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 19 |
Video albums | 3 |
EPs | 5 |
Singles | 68 |
Soundtrack albums | 5 |
Cast recording albums | 8 |
This is the discography of British singer-songwriter and actor David Essex.
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] [3] |
CAN [4] |
SWE [5] |
US [6] | ||||
1973 | Rock On | 7 | 37 | 24 | — | 32 | ||
1974 | David Essex |
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2 | 34 | — | — | — |
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1975 | All the Fun of the Fair |
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3 | 6 | — | — | — |
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1976 | Out on the Street |
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31 | 30 | — | — | — |
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1977 | Gold & Ivory |
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29 | 65 | — | — | — |
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1979 | Imperial Wizard | 12 | — | — | — | — | ||
1980 | Hot Love |
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75 | — | — | — | — | |
1981 | Be-Bop the Future |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
1982 | Stage-Struck |
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31 | — | — | — | — | |
1983 | The Whisper |
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67 | — | — | 48 | — | |
1984 | This One's for You |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
1986 | Centre Stage | 82 | — | — | — | — | ||
1989 | Touching the Ghost |
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— | 100 | — | — | — | |
1993 | Cover Shot |
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3 | — | — | — | — |
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1994 | Back to Back |
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33 | — | — | — | — | |
1997 | A Night at the Movies |
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14 | — | — | — | — | |
1998 | Here We Are All Together |
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88 | — | — | — | — | |
1999 | I Still Believe |
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128 [15] | — | — | — | — | |
2000 | Thank You |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
2001 | Wonderful |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
2002 | Forever |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
2003 | Sunset |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
2004 | It's Gonna Be Alright |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
2006 | Beautiful Day |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
2007 | Happy Ever After |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
2013 | Reflections |
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89 | — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
SWE [5] | ||||
1976 | In Scandinavia |
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— | — | 31 | |
On Tour |
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51 | 11 | — |
| |
1984 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall | — | — | — | ||
2002 | Theatre of Dreams |
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— | — | — | |
2013 | The Secret Tour – Live |
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— | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [19] |
AUS [2] | |||
1973 | That'll Be the Day |
|
1 | 9 |
1974 | Stardust |
|
— | 7 |
1976 | All This and World War II |
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23 | 14 |
1980 | Silver Dream Racer |
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— | — |
2013 | Traveller |
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— | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK [20] [21] [1] |
AUS [2] | |||
1972 | Godspell |
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11 | — |
1978 | Evita |
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24 | 81 |
1978 | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds |
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5 | 1 |
1979 | Alpha Omega: A Musical Revelation |
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— | — |
1983 | Mutiny! |
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39 | — |
1985 | Mutiny! |
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— | — |
1995 | Beauty & the Beast |
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— | — |
2010 | All the Fun of the Fair |
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— | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications |
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UK [1] | ||||
1978 | The David Essex Album |
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29 |
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1979 | Hold Me Close |
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— | |
1980 | The David Essex Collection |
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— | |
1982 | The Very Best of David Essex |
|
37 | |
1983 | David Essex |
|
— | |
1990 | The Collection |
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— | |
1991 | His Greatest Hits |
|
13 |
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1992 | Best Of |
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— | |
1993 | You're in My Heart |
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— | |
1995 | The Collection |
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— | |
Living in England |
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— | ||
Missing You – 16 Classic Love Songs |
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26 |
| |
1996 | The Best of David Essex |
|
— | UK: Silver [8] |
1998 | The Very Best of David Essex |
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31 | |
2005 | The Complete Collection |
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— | |
2006 | Greatest Hits |
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7 |
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2007 | The Silver Collection |
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— | |
2008 | All the Fun of the Fair – Greatest Hits |
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23 | |
2009 | The Collection |
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— | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Title | Details |
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1984 | Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
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1991 | His Greatest Hits Live |
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2013 | The Secret Tour Live |
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Year | Title | Details |
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1983 | David Essex |
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1991 | The Christmas EP |
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1996 | The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe |
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2009 | Unplugged |
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2015 | Can't Nobody Love You EP |
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Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BE (FLA) [24] |
BE (WA) [25] |
CAN [26] [27] |
GER [28] |
IRE [29] |
NL [30] |
SA [31] |
US [32] [33] | |||
1965 | "And the Tears Came Tumbling Down" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles |
"Can't Nobody Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1966 | " This Little Girl of Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Thigh High" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1967 | " She's Leaving Home" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1968 | "Love Story" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Just for Tonight" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1969 | "That Takes Me Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"The Day the Earth Stood Still" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1970 | "Time of Our Life" (with Rozaa Wortham) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1971 | "The Spark That Lights the Flame" (with Rozaa Wortham) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
1973 | " Rock On" | 3 | 8 | — | — | 1 | 44 | 15 | — | — | 5 | That'll Be the Day / Rock On |
"Lamplight" | 7 | 53 | — | — | 55 | — | 20 | — | — | 71 | Rock On | |
1974 | "America" | 32 | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 101 | David Essex |
" Gonna Make You a Star" | 1 | 4 | 16 | 44 | — | 43 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 105 | ||
" Stardust" | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Stardust [A] | |
1975 | "Good Ol' Rock & Roll" (France-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | David Essex |
"I Know" (Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Rolling Stone" | 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Fun of the Fair | |
" Hold Me Close" | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | ||
"If I Could" | 13 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1976 | "City Lights" | 24 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Out on the Street |
"Coming Home" | 24 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Ooh Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1977 | "Cool Out Tonight" | 23 | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold & Ivory |
1978 | " Stay with Me Baby" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
" Oh What a Circus" | 3 | 72 | 26 | — | — | — | 8 | 20 | — | — | Imperial Wizard [B] | |
"Brave New World" | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of the War of the Worlds | |
"Goodbye First Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imperial Wizard | |
1979 | "Imperial Wizard" | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"20 Flights Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Alpha Omega: A Musical Revelation | |
1980 | " Silver Dream Machine" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | Silver Dream Racer |
"Hot Love" | 57 | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Love | |
"The Race" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silver Dream Racer | |
"On My Bike" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hot Love | |
"Heart on My Sleeve" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981 | " Be-Bop-a-Lula" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Be-Bop the Future |
"Sunshine Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Magician" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982 | "Sweethearts" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stage-Struck |
"Me and My Girl (Night-Clubbing)" | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | ||
"No Substitutes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
" A Winter's Tale" | 2 | 33 | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 4 | — | The Whisper | |
1983 | "The Smile" | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
"Tahiti" | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 47 | — | — | Mutiny! (1983) | |
"You're in My Heart" | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | The Whisper | |
1984 | "Fishing for the Moon" | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Welcome" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This One's for You | |
1985 | "Falling Angels Riding" | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Friends" | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Freedom" (with Frank Finlay and the Cast of Mutiny!) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mutiny! (1985) | |
1986 | "Back in England for Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
1987 | "Myfanwy" | 41 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touchin' the Ghost [C] |
1988 | "Look at the Sun Shining" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touching the Ghost |
"The River" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989 | "Rock On" (re-recording; remixed by Shep Pettibone) | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
" The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine (Anymore)" | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Missing You (Magic)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990 | "A Shoulder to Cry On" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
1991 | "Africa – You Shine" (with Shikisha featuring Abdul Tee-Jay) | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Under Different Skies [D] |
1992 | "A Song for Old Lovers" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
1993 | " Everlasting Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cover Shot |
1994 | " True Love Ways" (with Catherine Zeta-Jones) | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Back |
1995 | "Bella Bella" | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beauty & the Beast |
1998 | "Oh Suburbia" | 180 [15] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here We Are All Together |
2001 | "Dance with Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wonderful |
2013 | "Lamplight" (re-recording) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Reflections |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |