Album artist 185 - Chris Rea

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This page lists the album chart runs of Chris Rea. A list of songs by Chris Rea can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

# Artist Album Title Year Chart Entries
1 Chris Rea Auberge 1991 UK 1 - Mar 1991 (37 weeks), ODK Germany 1 - Mar 1991 (49 weeks) (1 week at number 1) (13 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 1 week - Apr 1991, Germany 1 - Mar 1991 (18 weeks), Europe num 1 for 1 week - Apr 1991, UK 2 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Mar 1992), Switzerland 2 - Mar 1991 (22 weeks), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1991), Norway 3 - Mar 1991 (9 weeks), Sweden 5 - Mar 1991 (12 weeks), Austria 9 - Mar 1991 (3 months), France (InfoDisc) 38 of 1991 (peak 19, 34 weeks), Italy 88 of 1991, Billboard 176 - May 1991 (1 week)
2 Chris Rea The Road To Hell 1989 UK 1 - Nov 1989 (76 weeks), UK 6 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 2004), Austria 2 - Dec 1989 (6 months), Sweden 2 - Nov 1989 (23 weeks), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1990), ODK Germany 3 - Nov 1989 (39 weeks) (17 weeks in top 10), Germany 3 - Nov 1989 (19 weeks), Norway 3 - Nov 1989 (22 weeks), Switzerland 6 - Nov 1989 (28 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 29 of 1989 (peak 6, 30 weeks), Italy 71 of 1989, Billboard 107 - Mar 1990 (19 weeks), Radio Caroline 115 (1989), RYM 160 of 1989
3 Chris Rea Dancing With Strangers 1987 New Zealand 1 for 1 - Oct 1987, UK 2 - Sep 1987 (46 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1987), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1988), ODK Germany 5 - Oct 1987 (30 weeks) (5 weeks in top 10), Germany 5 - Sep 1987 (11 weeks), Norway 6 - Oct 1987 (8 weeks), Switzerland 7 - Sep 1987 (9 weeks), Sweden 7 - Sep 1987 (10 weeks), Austria 13 - Nov 1987 (4 months), France (InfoDisc) 60 of 1987 (peak 14, 6 weeks)
4 Chris Rea The Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows 1988 UK 3 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Mar 1992), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1991), France Gold (certified by SNEP Oct 1988), UK 5 - Oct 1988 (51 weeks), ODK Germany 9 - Nov 1988 (24 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Germany 9 - Nov 1988 (9 weeks), Norway 15 - Dec 1988 (6 weeks), Switzerland 24 - Nov 1988 (4 weeks), Sweden 29 - Nov 1988 (4 weeks), Billboard 92 - Mar 1989 (13 weeks)
5 Chris Rea On The Beach 1986 ODK Germany 2 - May 1986 (38 weeks) (14 weeks in top 10), Germany 2 - May 1986 (24 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Oct 1988), France Gold (certified by SNEP Nov 1995), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1986), Norway 7 - May 1986 (19 weeks), Switzerland 10 - May 1986 (15 weeks), UK 11 - Apr 1986 (47 weeks), Sweden 11 - Apr 1986 (17 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 89 of 1987 (peak 29, 2 weeks), RYM 166 of 1986
6 Chris Rea The Best Of Chris Rea 1994 UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1994), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1995), UK 3 - Nov 1994 (18 weeks), ODK Germany 4 - Nov 1994 (29 weeks) (6 weeks in top 10), Germany 4 - Nov 1994 (9 weeks), Switzerland 6 - Nov 1994 (15 weeks), Norway 7 - Nov 1994 (16 weeks), Sweden 7 - Nov 1994 (19 weeks), Austria 8 - Nov 1994 (8 months)
7 Chris Rea God's Great Banana Skin 1992 UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Oct 1993), UK 4 - Nov 1992 (15 weeks), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1992), Norway 14 - Nov 1992 (4 weeks), ODK Germany 16 - Nov 1992 (18 weeks), Switzerland 16 - Nov 1992 (13 weeks), Sweden 18 - Nov 1992 (9 weeks), Austria 26 - Dec 1992 (1 month)
8 Chris Rea Espresso Logic 1993 UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1993), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1994), UK 8 - Nov 1993 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 14 - Nov 1993 (21 weeks), Germany 14 - Nov 1993 (3 weeks), Austria 19 - Dec 1993 (2 months), Switzerland 24 - Nov 1993 (8 weeks), Sweden 29 - Nov 1993 (3 weeks)
9 Chris Rea Shamrock Diaries 1985 Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1986), ODK Germany 12 - Apr 1985 (47 weeks), Germany 12 - Sep 1985 (28 weeks), UK 15 - May 1985 (14 weeks), Switzerland 18 - Apr 1985 (5 weeks), Sweden 19 - Apr 1985 (8 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jul 1985)
10 Chris Rea The Blue Cafe 1998 ODK Germany 7 - Feb 1998 (23 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Germany 7 - Feb 1998 (4 weeks), UK 10 - Jan 1998 (7 weeks), Austria 21 - Feb 1998 (2 months), Switzerland 28 - Feb 1998 (8 weeks), Norway 32 - Feb 1998 (1 week), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1998)
11 Chris Rea Wired To The Moon 1984 Sweden 13 - May 1984 (13 weeks), Norway 16 - May 1984 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 17 - Apr 1984 (25 weeks), UK 35 - Apr 1984 (7 weeks), Holland free40 56 of 1984
12 Chris Rea Santo Spirito Blues 2011 ODK Germany 10 - Sep 2011 (4 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 10 - Sep 2011 (1 week), UK 13 - Sep 2011 (5 weeks)
13 Chris Rea King Of The Beach 2000 ODK Germany 11 - Oct 2000 (8 weeks), Germany 11 - Oct 2000 (2 weeks), Austria 24 - Oct 2000 (3 months), UK 26 - Oct 2000 (3 weeks), Switzerland 29 - Oct 2000 (3 weeks)
14 Chris Rea The Very Best Of Chris Rea 2001 Europe Platinum (certified by IFIP in 1996), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 2004), Norway 16 - Dec 2002 (5 weeks), ODK Germany 60 - Dec 2001 (6 weeks)
15 Chris Rea Still So Far To Go... The Best Of 2009 UK 8 - Oct 2009 (7 weeks), Sweden 10 - Oct 2009 (5 weeks), ODK Germany 37 - Nov 2009 (4 weeks)
16 Chris Rea Stony Road 2002 ODK Germany 11 - Oct 2002 (14 weeks), Germany 11 - Oct 2002 (2 weeks), Austria 18 - Oct 2002 (1 month), Switzerland 28 - Oct 2002 (4 weeks), Sweden 29 - Oct 2002 (2 weeks)
17 Chris Rea Water Sign 1983 Sweden 7 - Sep 1983 (22 weeks), ODK Germany 30 - Nov 1983 (13 weeks), UK 64 - Jun 1983 (2 weeks)
18 Chris Rea What Ever Happened To Benny Santini? 1978 US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1978), Billboard 49 - Aug 1978 (12 weeks)
19 Chris Rea Herzklopfen 1986 Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1987), ODK Germany 5 - Sep 1986 (20 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), Germany 5 - Sep 1986 (11 weeks)
20 Chris Rea La Passione Soundtrack 1996 UK 43 - Nov 1996 (4 weeks), ODK Germany 60 - Dec 1996 (7 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1997)
21 Chris Rea Dancing Down The Stoney Road 2002 UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 2002), UK 14 - Sep 2002 (1 week)
22 Chris Rea The Road To Hell & Back 2006 ODK Germany 18 - Nov 2006 (5 weeks), UK 34 - Oct 2006 (2 weeks)
23 Chris Rea The Road To Hell - Part 2 1999 ODK Germany 16 - Nov 1999 (4 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1999)
24 Chris Rea The Blue Jukebox 2004 UK 27 - Apr 2004 (3 weeks), ODK Germany 30 - Apr 2004 (5 weeks)
25 Chris Rea Heartbeats - Chris Rea's Greatest Hits 2005 UK 24 - Aug 2005 (5 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 2006)
26 Chris Rea Fool If You Think It's Over - The Definitive Greatest Hits 2008 Switzerland 97 - Oct 2008 (1 week), ODK Germany 98 - Oct 2008 (1 week)
27 Chris Rea Chris Rea 1982 UK 52 - Apr 1982 (4 weeks)
28 Chris Rea Deltics 1979 UK 54 - Apr 1979 (3 weeks)
29 Chris Rea Tennis 1980 UK 60 - Apr 1980 (1 week)

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1 Feb 2018

(2) Double Listings

#21 & #30 are the same (La Passione Soundtrack). Also #16 & #31 (The Very Best Of).

Data fixed, thanks


19 Jan 2015

Double Listing - Best Of - New Light Through Old Windows

#6 & #24 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks