The discography of British-Irish musician Chris de Burgh consists of 23 studio albums, 9 compilation albums, 4 live albums, and 66 singles, along with 8 videos and DVDs and one box set. His 23 studio albums consist of 19 of completely new material, 2 albums of cover versions, 1 album featuring a mix of new songs, cover versions, and re-recordings and 1 consisting of acoustic versions of previously released tracks. His debut album, Far Beyond These Castle Walls, released in 1974, reached number 1 in Brazil, but failed to chart elsewhere.
De Burgh's first album to chart in the UK Albums Chart was The Getaway, released in 1982, charting at number 30. His earlier albums, Spanish Train and Other Stories and Crusader charted after this success. De Burgh's first album to reach number one in the UK Albums Chart was 1988's Flying Colours, his second top 10 album chart placing after 1986's Into the Light.
Chris de Burgh was signed to A&M Records for many years (1974–2004), but he now has his own label, Ferryman Productions. His recent albums are released by German label, Edel Records.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSReferences for Australian chart positions:
AUTCANGERIRENLNORSWIUSFar Beyond These Castle Walls Released: 1974 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — — — — — — — — Spanish Train and Other Stories Released: 1975 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 78 — — 64 — — — 35 — — MC: PlatinumAt the End of a Perfect Day Released: 1977 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — 94 — — — — — —Crusader Released: January 1979 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 72 62 — 67 — — — — — — MC: GoldEastern Wind Released: July 1980 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP — — — 26 — — — 1 — — MC: GoldThe Getaway Released: September 1982 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 30 18 3 9 1 — — 1 — 43 BVMI: Platinum MC: PlatinumMan on the Line Released: 7 May 1984 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 11 51 9 13 1 — 46 6 1 69 BPI: Silver BVMI: Platinum MC: PlatinumInto the Light Released: 27 May 1986 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 2 14 19 10 2 1 9 1 2 25 BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: 2× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: GoldFlying Colours Released: 3 October 1988 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 1 37 — 17 1 1 16 10 2 — BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold MC: PlatinumPower of Ten Released: April 1992 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 3 81 29 24 1 — 38 7 3 — BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: GoldThis Way Up Released: 16 May 1994 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 5 149 37 — 4 — 28 — 5 — BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: GoldBeautiful Dreams Released: 6 November 1995 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 33 — — — 29 — 57 5 24 — BPI: GoldQuiet Revolution Released: September 1999 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 23 — — — 6 — 45 — 10 — BVMI: GoldTiming Is Everything Released: 2002 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP 41 — — — 12 — 76 — 18 —The Road to Freedom Released: 2004 Label: Edel Format: CD, LP 75 — 42 — 5 22 18 — 22 — BVMI: GoldThe Storyman Released: 2006 Label: Edel Format: CD, LP 38 — — — 8 — 18 — 28 —Footsteps Released: 2008 Label: Edel Format: CD, LP 4 — 38 — 9 22 — — 22 — BPI: Silver BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold Moonfleet & Other Stories Released: 2010 Label: Ferryman Productions Format: CD, LP 25 — 42 100 3 33 — — 31 — BVMI: GoldFootsteps 2 Released: 14 October 2011 Label: Ferryman Productions Format: CD, LP 38 — 44 — 10 — — — 3 — BVMI: GoldHome Released: 12 October 2012 Label: Ferryman Productions Format: CD, LP 92 — 48 — 15 — — — 19 —The Hands of Man Released: 26 September 2014 Label: Rockware Format: CD, LP 71 — 37 — 8 — — — — —A Better World Released: 23 September 2016 Label: Rockware Format: CD, LP 60 — 49 — 7 — 78 — 17 —The Legend of Robin Hood Released: 3 September 2021 Label: Rockware Format: CD, LP 19 — 26 — 7 — — — 16 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUTGERNLSWILive in South Africa Released: 1979 Label: A&M Format: CD, Cassette, LP — — — — — High on Emotion: Live from Dublin Released: 11 September 1990 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 15 23 8 51 14 BPI: Gold IFPI SWI: GoldThe River Sessions Released: 2004 Label: Hypertension Format: CD Radio broadcast - not an official release — — — — — Live in Dortmund Released: May 2005 Label: SPV Format: 2x CD — — 39 — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUKAUSAUTCANGERNLNORSWIBest Moves Released: 1981 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 65 — — 47 5 — 4 — MC: GoldThe Very Best of Chris de Burgh Released: December 1984 Label: Telstar Format: LP, cassette 6 12 — — — — — — BPI: GoldSpark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh Released: 23 October 1989 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 4 90 11 49 2 52 — 3BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum MC: GoldThe Love Songs Released: 29 September 1997 Label: A&M Format: CD, cassette, LP 8 75 — — 51 65 — 17 BPI: Gold The Lady in Red (The Very Best of Chris De Burgh) Released; 25 January 2000 Label: Ark 21 Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — —The Ultimate Collection Released; 27 November 2000 Label: Eagle Format: CD, LP — — — — 39 — — 76 BPI: GoldNotes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection Released: 19 March 2001 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP 19 — — — — — 14 —20th Century Masters: The Best of Chris De Burgh Released: 27 July 2004 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — —Gold Released: 2007 Label: A&M Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — —Now and Then Released: 21 April 2008 Label: Universal TV Format: CD, LP 12 — — — — — — —50 Years of Music Released: 4 October 2024 Label: Telamo Format: CD, LP — — — — — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Box sets Much More Than This (2006) Essential Chris de Burgh (2022)
Singles 1970s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) AlbumIRECAN AC 1974 "Hold On" — —Far Beyond These Castle Walls1975 "Turning Round" — — "A Spaceman Came Travelling" 1 22Spanish Train and Other Stories "Just Another Poor Boy" — — 1979 "The Devil's Eye" — — Crusader
1980s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) AlbumAUSCANPeak chart positions in Canada: For "Don't Pay the Ferryman": For "High on Emotion": For "Say Goodbye to It All": For "Lady in Red": For "Love is My Decision": IREGERNEDDutch peaks NORSUIUKUS1980 "The Traveller" — — — — — — — — 106Eastern Wind "Sailor" — — 16 — — — — — — 1981 "Waiting for the Hurricane" — — — — — — — — — Best Moves1982 "Don't Pay the Ferryman" 5 32 9 24 — — — 48 34The Getaway "The Getaway" — — — 24 — 8 — — "Ship to Shore" 75 — — 69 — — — 145 71 "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" — — 17 52 — — — — — "Borderline" — — 12 — — — — — — 1983 "High on Emotion" 91 27 5 12 — — 5 44 44Man on the Line1984 "The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)" — — 20 49 — — 29 80 — "Sight and Touch" — — — — — — — 189 —1986 "Fire on the Water" 100 85 19 46 — — 16 88 —Into the Light "Say Goodbye to It All" 59 51 — — — — — — — "The Lady in Red" 2 1 1 5 4 1 18 1 3MC: Platinum BPI: Gold "Fatal Hesitation" — — 7 — — — — 44 — "A Spaceman Came Travelling (New Version)" / "The Ballroom of Romance" — — 15 — — — — 40 — Non-album single "One Word (Straight to the Heart)" — — — 60 — — — — —Into the Light 1987 "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" — 891 10 31 — — — 55 — Non-album single1988 "Love Is My Decision" — 59 — — — — — — —Arthur 2: On The Rocks Soundtrack "Missing You" 45 17 1 29 37 — 20 3 —Flying Colours1989 "Tender Hands" — — 18 — — — — 43 — "Sailing Away" — — — 56 45 — — 78 — "Don't Look Back" — — — — — — — — — "This Waiting Heart" — — 15 36 — — 27 59 —Spark to a Flame "Diamond in the Dark" — — 14 — — — — 95 — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
1 Appeared in album chart as cassette EP with catalogue number for Wonderful Life (Black album)
1990s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) AlbumCANIREGERNEDSUIUK 1990 "Don't Pay the Ferryman (Live)" — — — — — 84 High on Emotion: Live from Dublin 1991 "The Simple Truth (A Child is Born)" (Re-release) — — — 50 — 36 Charity single for Campaign for Kurdish Refugees1992 "Separate Tables" 39 14 39 — 25 30Power of Ten "Where We Will Be Going" — — — — — 91 "Making the Perfect Man" — — — — — 87 "By My Side" — 15 61 — — —1993 "Shine On" — — — — 95 "Talk to Me" — — 86 — — —1994 "This Weight On Me" 26 — — — — —This Way Up "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" 80 27 56 — — 51 "This Silent World" — — 52 — — — "This Is Love" — — 55 — — — "Here Is Your Paradise" — — — — 1011995 "The Snows of New York" — — — — — 60Beautiful Dreams1996 "I'm Not Crying Over You" — — — — — 78 "Always on My Mind" — — — — — — "Riding on a Rainbow" — — — — — —Non-album single 1997 "So Beautiful" — — — — — 29The Love Songs1998 "Forevermore" — — — — — — "In a Country Churchyard (New Version)" — — — — — —1999 "When I Think of You" — — 75 — — 59Quiet Revolution "A Woman's Heart" — — 96 — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
2000 onwards Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) AlbumIREGERUK 2000 "Patricia the Stripper 2000" — — —Notes from Planet Earth 2001 "Two Sides to Every Story" — — 172 2002 "Guilty Secret" — — 121Timing Is Everything2004 "The Words 'I Love You'" — — — The Road to Freedom "Read My Name (Remix)" — — — "Five Past Dreams" — — —2005"Patricia the Stripper (with Dustin)"3——Charity single for National Children's Hospital2006 "One World" 99 —The Storyman "My Father's Eyes" — — —2007 "Raging Storm" — — — 2008 "You'll Never Walk Alone" — — —Footsteps2010 "Everywhere I Go"1 — — —Moonfleet & Other Stories "A Spaceman Came Travelling 2010"1 — — 1872011 "Go Where Your Heart Believes"1 — — —Moonfleet & Other Stories "S.O.S."1 — — — Footsteps 2 2016 "Bethlehem"1 — — —A Better World 2017 "Once in a Lifetime"1 — — — 2021 "Live Life, Live Well"1 — — — The Legend of Robin Hood 2024 "It's Never Too Late"1 — — — 50 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
1 Download-only singles - no physical releases
Non-album tracks In addition to the catalogue of songs featured on his studio albums, de Burgh has also recorded a number of songs not included on the original editions of the studio albums. These include new songs featured on compilation albums, soundtracks, live albums, single B-sides, stand-alone singles and songs featured on special edition releases of studio albums. The songs listed in the table below are available on official releases.