Despite his almost complete lack of success in the US he earns his place in these
lists by dint of having almost 50 years of
hits almost everywhere else.
Surprisingly he has
more hits than any other act that is
not from the US (including The Beatles).
The song Living Doll was originally credited to
"Cliff Richard & The Drifters". This was the
original name of his backing band (The Shadows) and nothing to do
with the other band of the same name. This song was later a charity hit with
The Young Ones (a UK TV show of the early 1980s).
# |
Artist |
Album Title |
Year |
Chart Entries |
1 |
Cliff Richard |
I'm No Hero |
1980 |
UK 4 - Sep 1980 (12 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1980), ODK Germany 14 - Oct 1980 (12 weeks), Germany 14 - Oct 1980 (4 weeks), Norway 16 - Sep 1980 (7 weeks), Sweden 36 - Oct 1980 (2 weeks), Billboard 80 - Oct 1980 (34 weeks) |
2 |
Cliff Richard |
Wired For Sound |
1981 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1981), UK 4 - Sep 1981 (25 weeks), Norway 22 - Oct 1981 (1 week), Sweden 39 - Oct 1981 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 44 - Nov 1981 (4 weeks), Billboard 132 - Oct 1981 (4 weeks) |
3 |
Cliff Richard |
Always Guaranteed |
1987 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1987), UK 5 - Sep 1987 (25 weeks), ODK Germany 9 - Oct 1987 (18 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Germany 9 - Oct 1987 (9 weeks), Switzerland 21 - Nov 1987 (4 weeks), Austria 23 - Nov 1987 (1 month), Italy 99 of 1989 |
4 |
Cliff Richard |
Rock 'N' Roll Juvenile |
1979 |
UK 3 - Sep 1979 (21 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1979), ODK Germany 6 - Oct 1979 (23 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Germany 6 - Oct 1979 (7 weeks), Norway 10 - Oct 1979 (19 weeks), Austria 23 - Nov 1979 (1 month) |
5 |
Cliff Richard |
Love Songs |
1981 |
UK 1 - Jul 1981 (43 weeks), Australia num 1 for 2 weeks - Mar 1982, UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Sep 1981) |
6 |
Cliff Richard |
I'm Nearly Famous |
1976 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1976), UK 5 - May 1976 (21 weeks), Norway 20 - Jul 1976 (1 week), Billboard 76 - Aug 1976 (15 weeks), RYM 154 of 1976 |
7 |
Cliff Richard |
Private Collection 1979 - 1988 |
1988 |
UK 1 - Nov 1988 (26 weeks), UK 4 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Jan 1989) |
8 |
Cliff Richard |
From A Distance... The Event |
1990 |
UK 2 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Jan 1991), UK 3 - Nov 1990 (15 weeks), ODK Germany 65 - Dec 1990 (9 weeks) |
9 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff's Silver Discs |
1960 |
UK EP 1 - Dec 1960 |
10 |
Cliff Richard |
Summer Holiday |
1963 |
UK 1 - Jan 1963 (36 weeks) |
11 |
Cliff Richard |
Holiday Carnival |
1963 |
UK EP 1 - May 1963 |
12 |
Cliff Richard |
The Young Ones |
1961 |
UK 1 - Dec 1961 (42 weeks) |
13 |
Cliff Richard |
I'm 21 Today |
1961 |
UK 1 - Oct 1961 (16 weeks) |
14 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Sings |
1959 |
UK 2 - Nov 1959 (36 weeks), RYM 132 of 1959 |
15 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Richard - The Album |
1993 |
UK 1 - May 1993 (15 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in May 1993) |
16 |
Cliff Richard |
Silver |
1983 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1983), UK 7 - Oct 1983 (24 weeks), Norway 18 - Nov 1983 (3 weeks), ODK Germany 57 - Nov 1983 (2 weeks) |
17 |
Cliff Richard |
Me & My Shadows |
1960 |
UK 2 - Oct 1960 (33 weeks), RYM 84 of 1960 |
18 |
Cliff Richard |
Move It! |
1980 |
ODK Germany 2 - Jan 1980 (13 weeks) (6 weeks in top 10), Germany 2 - Jan 1980 (9 weeks), Austria 8 - Mar 1980 (2 months) |
19 |
Cliff Richard |
40 Golden Greats |
1977 |
UK 1 - Oct 1977 (19 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1977) |
20 |
Cliff Richard |
Stronger |
1989 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1989), UK 7 - Nov 1989 (21 weeks), ODK Germany 53 - Dec 1989 (16 weeks) |
21 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff |
1959 |
UK 4 - Apr 1959 (31 weeks), RYM 106 of 1959 |
22 |
Cliff Richard |
The Hit List |
1994 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Nov 1994), UK 3 - Oct 1994 (21 weeks) |
23 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Sings No 3 |
1960 |
UK EP 2 - Jun 1960 |
24 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff's Hit Album |
1963 |
UK 2 - Jul 1963 (19 weeks) |
25 |
Cliff Richard |
Listen To Cliff No 1 |
1961 |
UK 2 - Apr 1961 (28 weeks) |
26 |
Cliff Richard |
The Best Of Cliff Richard And The Shadows |
1969 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 1987), UK 5 - Jul 1969 (17 weeks) |
27 |
Cliff Richard |
Wonderful Life |
1964 |
UK 2 - Jul 1964 (23 weeks) |
28 |
Cliff Richard |
Together With Cliff Richard |
1991 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1991), UK 10 - Nov 1991 (7 weeks) |
29 |
Cliff Richard |
32 Minutes & 17 Seconds |
1962 |
UK 3 - Sep 1962 (21 weeks) |
30 |
Cliff Richard |
The Whole Story, His Greatest Hits |
2000 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 2000), UK 6 - Oct 2000 (15 weeks) |
31 |
Cliff Richard |
Dream |
1961 |
UK EP 3 - Nov 1961 |
32 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Richard 1958-1981 |
1981 |
New Zealand 1 for 2 - Aug 1981 |
33 |
Cliff Richard |
Now You See Me... Now You Don't |
1982 |
UK 4 - Sep 1982 (14 weeks), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1982) |
34 |
Cliff Richard |
25 Years of Gold |
1983 |
Australia num 1 for 3 weeks - Mar 1983 |
35 |
Cliff Richard |
Songs From 'Heathcliff' |
1995 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1995), UK 15 - Nov 1995 (9 weeks) |
36 |
Cliff Richard |
Thank You Very Much - Reunion Concert At The London Palladium |
1979 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Feb 1979), UK 5 - Feb 1979 (12 weeks) |
37 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff's Hit Parade |
1962 |
UK EP 4 - Feb 1962 |
38 |
Cliff Richard |
Remember Me |
1987 |
ODK Germany 12 - Dec 1987 (13 weeks), Germany 12 - Dec 1987 (4 weeks), Austria 30 - Feb 1988 (1 month) |
39 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff At Christmas |
2003 |
UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 2003), UK 9 - Nov 2003 (8 weeks) |
40 |
Cliff Richard |
Take Four |
1965 |
UK EP 4 - Oct 1965 |
41 |
Cliff Richard |
Two's Company - The Duets |
2006 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 2006), UK 8 - Nov 2006 (8 weeks) |
42 |
Cliff Richard |
Something's Going On |
2004 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 2004), UK 7 - Nov 2004 (5 weeks) |
43 |
Cliff Richard |
Me & My Shadows No 3 |
1961 |
UK EP 6 - Apr 1961 |
44 |
Cliff Richard |
Wanted |
2001 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 2001), UK 11 - Nov 2001 (1 week) |
45 |
Cliff Richard |
When In Spain |
1963 |
UK 8 - Sep 1963 (10 weeks) |
46 |
Cliff Richard |
Me & My Shadows No 2 |
1961 |
UK EP 8 - Apr 1961 |
47 |
Cliff Richard |
The Platinum Collection |
2005 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 2005), UK 51 - Nov 2005 (6 weeks) |
48 |
Cliff Richard |
Dressed For The Occasion |
1983 |
UK 7 - May 1983 (17 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in May 1983) |
49 |
Cliff Richard |
Finders Keepers |
1966 |
UK 6 - Dec 1966 (18 weeks) |
50 |
Cliff Richard |
It's All In The Game |
1964 |
Billboard 115 - Apr 1964 (7 weeks) |
51 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff's Lucky Lips |
1963 |
UK EP 17 - Oct 1963 |
52 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Richard |
1965 |
UK 9 - Apr 1965 (5 weeks) |
53 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Richard No 2 |
1962 |
UK EP 19 - Jun 1962 |
54 |
Cliff Richard |
Love - The Album |
2007 |
UK 13 - Nov 2007 (7 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Nov 2007) |
55 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Sings 'Don't Talk To Him' |
1964 |
UK EP 15 - May 1964 |
56 |
Cliff Richard |
Kinda Latin |
1966 |
UK 9 - May 1966 (12 weeks) |
57 |
Cliff Richard |
The Rock Connection |
1984 |
UK 43 - Dec 1984 (5 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Apr 1985) |
58 |
Cliff Richard |
Aladdin & His Wonderful Lamp |
1965 |
UK 13 - Jan 1965 (5 weeks) |
59 |
Cliff Richard |
Bold As Brass |
2010 |
UK 3 - Oct 2010 (10 weeks) |
60 |
Cliff Richard |
Look In My Eyes, Maria |
1965 |
UK EP 15 - Jul 1965 |
61 |
Cliff Richard |
More Hits By Cliff |
1965 |
UK 20 - Aug 1965 (1 week) |
62 |
Cliff Richard |
Love Is Forever |
1966 |
UK 19 - Jan 1966 (1 week) |
63 |
Cliff Richard |
Power To All Our Friends |
1973 |
Norway 17 - Jun 1973 (2 weeks) |
64 |
Cliff Richard |
The Cliff Richard Story |
1974 |
UK Gold (certified by BPI in Oct 1975) |
65 |
Cliff Richard |
Reunited |
2009 |
UK 4 - Oct 2009 (14 weeks) |
66 |
Cliff Richard |
Don't Stop Me Now |
1967 |
UK 23 - Apr 1967 (9 weeks) |
67 |
Cliff Richard |
Cinderella |
1967 |
UK 30 - Jan 1967 (5 weeks) |
68 |
Cliff Richard |
Good News |
1967 |
UK 37 - Nov 1967 (1 week) |
69 |
Cliff Richard |
We Don't Talk Anymore |
1979 |
Billboard 93 - Dec 1979 (15 weeks) |
70 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff In Japan |
1968 |
UK 29 - Jun 1968 (2 weeks) |
71 |
Cliff Richard |
Established 1958 |
1968 |
UK 30 - Nov 1968 (4 weeks) |
72 |
Cliff Richard |
Golden record |
1969 |
France (InfoDisc) 52 of 1969 (peak 6, 37 weeks) |
73 |
Cliff Richard |
Sincerely |
1969 |
UK 24 - Sep 1969 (3 weeks) |
74 |
Cliff Richard |
Tracks 'N' Grooves |
1970 |
UK 37 - Dec 1970 (2 weeks) |
75 |
Cliff Richard |
Every Face Tells A Story |
1977 |
UK 8 - Mar 1977 (10 weeks) |
76 |
Cliff Richard |
Best Of Cliff Vol.2 |
1972 |
UK 49 - Dec 1972 (2 weeks) |
77 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff At The Movies - 1959-1974 |
1996 |
UK 17 - Aug 1996 (3 weeks) |
78 |
Cliff Richard |
Real As I Wanna Be |
1998 |
UK 10 - Oct 1998 (9 weeks) |
79 |
Cliff Richard |
Take Me High |
1974 |
UK 41 - Jan 1974 (4 weeks) |
80 |
Cliff Richard |
50th Anniversary Album |
2008 |
UK 11 - Nov 2008 (8 weeks) |
81 |
Cliff Richard |
Soulicious |
2011 |
UK 10 - Oct 2011 (10 weeks) |
82 |
Cliff Richard |
The Rock n roll years |
1997 |
UK 32 - Aug 1997 (3 weeks) |
83 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff Richards beste |
1995 |
Norway 4 - Jul 1995 (9 weeks) |
84 |
Cliff Richard |
Green Light |
1978 |
UK 25 - Oct 1978 (3 weeks) |
85 |
Cliff Richard |
Live |
1976 |
UK Silver (certified by BPI in Aug 1977) |
86 |
Cliff Richard |
Small Corners |
1978 |
UK 33 - Mar 1978 (5 weeks) |
87 |
Cliff Richard |
20 Original Greats |
1984 |
UK 43 - Jul 1984 (6 weeks) |
88 |
Cliff Richard |
Move It - The Best Of The Early Years |
2011 |
UK 96 - Oct 2011 (1 week) |
89 |
Cliff Richard |
Music... The Air That I Breathe |
2020 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Nov 2020 (10 weeks), UK album 79 of 2020 |
90 |
Cliff Richard |
75 At 75 - 75 Career Spanning Hits |
2015 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Sep 2015 (14 weeks) |
91 |
Cliff Richard |
Just Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll |
2016 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Nov 2016 (9 weeks) |
92 |
Cliff Richard |
The Fabulous Rock 'n' Roll Songbook |
2013 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 7 - Nov 2013 (8 weeks) |
93 |
Cliff Richard |
My Norwegian Collection |
2000 |
Norway 15 - May 2000 (3 weeks) |
94 |
Cliff Richard |
My Swedish Collection |
2000 |
Sweden 22 - May 2000 (5 weeks) |
95 |
Cliff Richard |
Meine grossen Erfolge |
1995 |
ODK Germany 81 - Jan 1995 (5 weeks) |
96 |
Cliff Richard |
40 Jahre - 40 Hits |
1998 |
ODK Germany 37 - Nov 1998 (3 weeks) |
97 |
Cliff Richard |
Christmas With Cliff |
2022 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 2 - Dec 2022 (5 weeks) |
98 |
Cliff Richard |
Rise Up |
2018 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 4 - Nov 2018 (9 weeks) |
99 |
Cliff Richard |
Stronger Thru The Years |
2017 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 14 - Nov 2017 (10 weeks) |
100 |
Cliff Richard |
Cliff With Strings - My Kinda Life |
2023 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 5 - Nov 2023 (7 weeks) |
101 |
Cliff Richard |
The Best Of The Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers |
2019 |
UK Albums 2013-23 peak 11 - Dec 2019 (8 weeks) |
Previous Comments (newest first)
18 Nov 2015
Double Listing - Always Guaranteed
I'm pretty sure #87 (Some People) should be combined with #13 (Always Guaranteed). Some People was the hit single from that album and I can find no record of an album with that title.
That looks likely, data fixed, thanks
21 Jan 2015
Double Listing - The Album
#48 & #76 are the same.
Data fixed, thanks