Jon English discography
Jon English discography | |
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![]() Jon English singing at Royal Theatre, Canberra, in December 2011 | |
Studio albums | 11 |
Live albums | 3 |
Compilation albums | 8 |
Singles | 39 |
Soundtrack albums | 1 |
Box sets | 5 |
Cast recordings | 6 |
The discography of English-born, Australian rock singer-songwriter Jon English.
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [1] | NZ [2] | NOR [3] | SWE [4] | |||
1973 | Wine Dark Sea
| 53 | — | — | — | |
1974 | It's All a Game
| 47 | — | — | — | |
1976 | Hollywood Seven
| 20 | — | — | — | |
1977 | Minutes to Midnight
| 33 | — | — | — | |
1978 | Words Are Not Enough
| 28 | — | — | — | |
1980 | Calm Before the Storm
| 17 | 9 | 6 | — |
|
1981 | In Roads
| 58 | — | 4 | 35 | |
1982 | Jokers and Queens (with Marcia Hines)
| 36 | — | — | — | |
1983 | Some People...
| 35 | — | 36 | — | |
1987 | Dark Horses
| 84 | — | — | — | |
1989 | Busking
| — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Soundtrack albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [1] | NZ [2] | NOR [3] | SWE [4] | |||
1978 | Against the Wind (with Mario Millo)
| 10 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
|
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Live albums
Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
NZ | ||
1982 | Beating the Boards
| 39 |
2012 | The Rock Show
| - |
2024 | Live at Billboard 1981 (with The Foster Brothers)
| - |
Compilations
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [1][8] | NZ [2] | NOR [3] | SWE [4] | |||
1979 | English History
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 17 |
|
1983 | Modern English: 16 Great Hits
| 27 | — | — | — | |
1993 | The Best of Jon English
| 68[11] | — | — | — | |
2001 | English History II
| — | — | — | — | |
2007 | Mot Alle Vindar/Six Ribbons
| — | — | 33 | — | |
2008 | Legends
| — | — | — | — | |
2011 | Six Ribbons - The Ultimate Collection
| 17 | — | — | — | |
2016 | History
| — | — | — | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Box Sets
Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
AUS [8] | ||
2008 | The Great Jon English
| — |
2012 | Anthology 1973 - 1976
| — |
2012 | Anthology 1977 - 1983
| — |
2013 | Black Label
| 96 |
2016 | Anthology 1986-2000
| — |
Cast albums
- 1972 Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Australian Cast Recording) (MCA)
- 1974 Ned Kelly: A Rock Opera – Studio Cast Recording (1974)
- 1984 Street Hero
- 1990 Paris (WEA)
- 1994 The Pirates of Penzance (EMI Records)
- 2000 Buskers and Angels
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certification | Album | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AUS [1] | NZ [2] | NOR [3] | SWE [4] | ||||
1973 | "Handbags and Gladrags" | 50 | — | — | — | Wine Dark Sea | |
"Close Every Door" | — | — | — | — | |||
1974 | "Band Together" | — | — | — | — | Ned Kelly soundtrack | |
"Turn the Page" | 20 | 7 | — | — | It's All a Game | ||
1975 | "Lovin' Arms" | 55 | — | — | — | Hollywood Seven | |
1976 | “Hollywood Seven" | 13 | — | — | 18 | ||
“I'm a Survivor” | 87 | — | — | — | |||
"Laid Back in Anger" (with Trevor White and the Superstar band) | — | — | — | — | N/A | ||
1977 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | — | — | — | — | Minutes To Midnight | |
"Lay It All Down" | 46 | — | — | — | |||
“Everytime I Sing a Love Song” | — | — | — | — | |||
1978 | "Same Old Feeling Again" | — | — | — | — | Words are Not Enough | |
"Words Are Not Enough" | 6 | 28 | — | — | |||
"Nights in Paradise" | 44 | — | — | — | |||
"Six Ribbons" | 5 | 3 | — | — |
| Against the Wind soundtrack | |
1979 | “Get Your Love Right” | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | English History | |
“Hot Town” | 11 | — | — | — | Calm Before the Storm | ||
1980 | "Carmilla” | 27 | — | — | — | ||
1981 | "Hold Back the Night" | 88 | — | — | — | Calm Before the Storm (international version) | |
"Straight from the Heart" | 72 | — | — | — | In Roads | ||
"The Shining" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Six Ribbons" (re-release) / “Mot alla vindar” | — | — | 1 | 4 | Mot alla vindar | ||
1982 | "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" | — | — | 9 | — | In Roads | |
"Beating the Boards” | 96 | — | — | — | Beating the Boards | ||
"Jokers & Queens” (with Marcia Hines) | 62 | — | — | — | Jokers and Queens | ||
1983 | "Some People (Have All The Fun)" | 50 | — | — | — | Some People... | |
"Tempted" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Waterloo" | 96 | — | — | — | |||
1984 | "Every Beat of My Heart" (with Renée Geyer) | — | — | — | — | Street Hero soundtrack | |
1985 | "Emotion" | — | — | — | — | Dark Horses | |
1987 | "Dark Horse" | — | — | — | — | ||
"Another Brand New Day" | — | — | — | — | |||
1988 | "We'll Be There" | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
1990 | “Always the Busker” | — | — | — | — | Busking | |
"High Windows" | — | — | — | — | |||
"Love Has Power" | — | — | — | — | Paris soundtrack | ||
1992 | "All Together Now"/ "Easy Street" | — | — | — | — | single only | |
1994 | “Stand by Me"[13] | — | — | — | — | ||
2011 | "The Parramatta Eels theme song" (with Eric Grothe) | — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart, or have no reliable sources of charting information.
Other singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
---|---|---|
AUS [14] | ||
"The Garden" (as Australia Too) | 1985 | 22 |
"You're Not Alone" (as Australian Olympians) | 1988 | 23 |
References
- ^ a b c d Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Jon English". New Zealand Charts Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Jon English". Swedish Charts Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Jon English". Norwegian Charts Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 21 September 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Vale Jon English". NFSA. March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "ACRA Desk Tape Series to Release Jon English and the Foster Brothers 1981". Australian Musician. January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b "Australian Charts - Jon English". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 2 March 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Albums : The Cat Empire Debuts At No 1". www.noise11.com. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Jon English obituary: from rock to opera, a mainstay of Aussie entertainment". SMH. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 29/08/94 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 237)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 21, 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
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- Discography
- Wine Dark Sea (1973)
- It's All a Game (1974)
- Hollywood Seven (1976)
- Minutes to Midnight (1977)
- Words Are Not Enough (1978)
- Calm Before the Storm (1980)
- In Roads (1981)
- Jokers and Queens (1982)
- Some People... (1982)
- Dark Horses (1987)
- Beating the Boards (1982)
- The Rock Show (2012)
- Against the Wind (1978)
- English History (1979)
- Modern English: 16 Great Hits (1983)
- The Best of Jon English (1993)
- English History II (2001)
- Six Ribbons - The Ultimate Collection (2011)
- History (2016)
- "Handbags and Gladrags"
- "Close Every Door"
- "Turn the Page"
- "Lovin' Arms"
- "Hollywood Seven"
- "Behind Blue Eyes"
- "Six Ribbons"
- "Get Your Love Right"
- "Hot Town"
- "Straight from the Heart"
- "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)"
- "Stand By Me"
- Buskers and Angels (2000)
- Paris (2003)
- Sebastian Hardie
- "You're Not Alone (Australian Olympians song)"
- Countdown Spectacular (2006)