This page lists the album chart entries 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), Germany 1 for 1 week - Apr 1991, 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 |
| 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), 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, Radio Caroline 115 (1989), RYM 160 of 1989 |
| 3 |
Chris Rea |
On The Beach |
1986 |
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 |
| 4 |
Chris Rea |
Dancing With Strangers |
1987 |
UK 2 - Sep 1987 (46 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1987), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1988), 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) |
| 5 |
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), Switzerland 6 - Nov 1994 (15 weeks), Norway 7 - Nov 1994 (16 weeks), Sweden 7 - Nov 1994 (19 weeks), Austria 8 - Nov 1994 (8 months) |
| 6 |
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), Switzerland 16 - Nov 1992 (13 weeks), Sweden 18 - Nov 1992 (9 weeks), Austria 26 - Dec 1992 (1 month) |
| 7 |
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), UK 5 - Oct 1988 (51 weeks), Norway 15 - Dec 1988 (6 weeks), Switzerland 24 - Nov 1988 (4 weeks), Sweden 29 - Nov 1988 (4 weeks) |
| 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), 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), 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 |
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), UK 35 - Apr 1984 (7 weeks), Holland free40 56 of 1984 |
| 12 |
Chris Rea |
The Very Best Of Chris Rea |
2001 |
Europe Platinum (certified by IFIP in 1996), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 2004) |
| 13 |
Chris Rea |
Stony Road |
2002 |
Austria 18 - Oct 2002 (1 month), Switzerland 28 - Oct 2002 (4 weeks), Sweden 29 - Oct 2002 (2 weeks) |
| 14 |
Chris Rea |
King Of The Beach |
2000 |
Austria 24 - Oct 2000 (3 months), UK 26 - Oct 2000 (3 weeks), Switzerland 29 - Oct 2000 (3 weeks) |
| 15 |
Chris Rea |
Dancing Down The Stoney Road |
2002 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 2002), UK 14 - Sep 2002 (1 week) |
| 16 |
Chris Rea |
Water Sign |
1983 |
Sweden 7 - Sep 1983 (22 weeks), UK 64 - Jun 1983 (2 weeks) |
| 17 |
Chris Rea |
Heartbeats - Chris Rea's Greatest Hits |
2005 |
UK 24 - Aug 2005 (5 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 2006) |
| 18 |
Chris Rea |
Herzklopfen |
unknown |
Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1987) |
| 19 |
Chris Rea |
What Ever Happened To Benny Santini? |
unknown |
US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 1978) |
| 20 |
Chris Rea |
Best of New Light |
1988 |
France Gold (certified by SNEP Oct 1988) |
| 21 |
Chris Rea |
Still So Far To Go... The Best Of |
2009 |
Sweden 10 - Oct 2009 (5 weeks) |
| 22 |
Chris Rea |
The Very Best Of |
2002 |
Norway 16 - Dec 2002 (5 weeks) |
| 23 |
Chris Rea |
The Blue Jukebox |
2004 |
UK 27 - Apr 2004 (3 weeks) |
| 24 |
Chris Rea |
The Road To Hell & Back |
2006 |
UK 34 - Oct 2006 (2 weeks) |
| 25 |
Chris Rea |
La Passione Soundtrack |
1996 |
UK 43 - Nov 1996 (4 weeks) |
| 26 |
Chris Rea |
Chris Rea |
1982 |
UK 52 - Apr 1982 (4 weeks) |
| 27 |
Chris Rea |
Deltics |
1979 |
UK 54 - Apr 1979 (3 weeks) |
| 28 |
Chris Rea |
Tennis |
1980 |
UK 60 - Apr 1980 (1 week) |
| 29 |
Chris Rea |
Fool If You Think It's Over - The Definitive Greatest Hits |
2008 |
Switzerland 97 - Oct 2008 (1 week) |
| 30 |
Chris Rea |
La Passione |
1996 |
UK Silver (certified by BPI in Jun 1997) |
| 31 |
Chris Rea |
The Road To Hell - Part 2 |
1999 |
UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 1999) |