Joan Armatrading discography
This article is the discography of British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading.
| Joan Armatrading discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 20 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Singles | 57 |
| Box sets | 2 |
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] |
US Blues [10] | ||||
| 1972 | Whatever's for Us | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1975 | Back to the Night |
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| 1976 | Joan Armatrading |
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12 | 52 | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | 67 | — | |
| 1977 | Show Some Emotion |
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6 | 18 | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | 52 | — |
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| 1978 | To the Limit |
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13 | 42 | — | — | — | 13 | 21 | — | 125 | — | — |
| 1980 | Me Myself I |
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5 | 13 | 12 | 23 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 15 | 28 | — | |
| 1981 | Walk Under Ladders |
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6 | 16 | — | 46 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 88 | — |
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| 1983 | The Key |
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10 | 4 | — | 24 | 17 | — | 3 | 14 | 32 | — |
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| 1985 | Secret Secrets |
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14 | 18 | — | 59 | 48 | — | 26 | — | 73 | — |
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| 1986 | Sleight of Hand |
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34 | 39 | — | 57 | 51 | — | 42 | — | 70 | — |
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| 1988 | The Shouting Stage |
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28 | 21 | — | — | 48 | — | 23 | — | 100 | — |
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| 1990 | Hearts and Flowers |
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29 | 56 | — | — | 93 | — | — | — | 161 | — | — |
| 1992 | Square the Circle |
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34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | What's Inside |
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48 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | Lovers Speak | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Into the Blues |
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125 | — | — | 61 | 78 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 2010 | This Charming Life |
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135 | — | — | 79 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2012 | Starlight |
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139 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Not Too Far Away |
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30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2021 | Consequences |
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10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
NZ [7] | |||
| 1979 | Steppin' Out |
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23 | 11 |
| 2004 | Live: All the Way from America |
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| 2011 | Live at Royal Albert Hall |
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| 2016 | Me Myself I World Tour |
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| 2022 | Live at Asylum Chapel |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | ||||
Compilations
| Year | Album | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
NL [5] |
NZ [7] |
US [9] | ||||
| 1983 | Track Record |
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18 | 4 | — | 11 | 113 | — |
| 1987 | Classics Volume 21 |
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| 1991 | The Very Best of Joan Armatrading |
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9 | 70 | 83 | — | — |
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| 1996 | Love & Affection |
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| 1997 | Joan Armatrading |
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| 1998 | The Collection |
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| 2000 | The Best of Joan Armatrading |
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| Millennium Edition |
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| 2001 | Classic |
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| 2003 | Love And Affection: Classics (1975–1983) |
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24 | — | — | — | — |
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| 2007 | Willow: The Joan Armatrading Collection |
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| 2013 | Love and Affection: The Very Best Of |
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| 2017 | Love & Affection: The Essential Joan Armatrading |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | ||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | The Collection |
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| 2017 | 5 Classic Albums |
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Extended plays
| Year | EP | Details | Peak chart positions | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2] |
NL [5] |
NOR [6] | |||
| 1979 | How Cruel |
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60 | 10 | 19 |
| 2016 | The Tempest Songs[14] |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
BE (FLA) [15] |
CAN [16][17] |
IRE [18] |
NL [19] |
NZ [20] |
SA [21] |
US [22] |
US Main [22] | ||||
| 1973 | "All the King's Gardens" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Whatever's for Us | |
| "Lonely Lady" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1975 | "Back to the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to the Night | |
| "Dry Land" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1976 | "Love and Affection" | 10 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Water With the Wine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Alice" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1977 | "Down to Zero" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Joan Armatrading | |
| "Willow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Show Some Emotion | ||
| 1978 | "Show Some Emotion" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | — | ||
| "Warm Love" | — | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Flight of the Wild Geese" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wild Geese | ||
| "Bottom to the Top" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | To the Limit | ||
| 1979 | "Barefoot and Pregnant" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Steppin' Out" (Australia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Steppin' Out | ||
| 1980 | "Rosie" | 49 | 52 | 27 | — | — | 19 | 33 | — | — | — | How Cruel EP | |
| "He Wants Her" (US-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Me Myself I" | 21 | 24 | — | — | 13 | 38 | 14 | 13 | — | — | Me Myself I | ||
| "All the Way from America" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Simon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1981 | "I'm Lucky" | 46 | 77 | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | Walk Under Ladders | |
| "When I Get It Right" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Weakness in Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "No Love" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Wanna Hold You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1983 | "Drop the Pilot" | 11 | 6 | 35 | — | 12 | — | 6 | 1 | 78 | 33 | The Key | |
| "(I Love It When You) Call Me Names" | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | |||
| "What Do Boys Dream" (Australia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Track Record | ||
| "Frustration" (Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1985 | "Temptation" | 65 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Secret Secrets | |
| "Thinking Man" | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love by You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1986 | "Kind Words (And a Real Good Heart)" | 81 | 99 | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | Sleight of Hand | |
| "Reach Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Jesse" | 129[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Angel Man" (Australia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "The Shouting Stage" | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Shouting Stage | |
| "Living for You" | 98 | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stronger Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "More Than One Kind of Love" | 75 | 125 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hearts and Flowers | |
| "Promise Land" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Free" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "Love and Affection" (reissue) | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1992 | "Wrapped Around Her" | 56 | 148 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Square the Circle | |
| "True Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1995 | "Everyday Boy" | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What's Inside | |
| "Shapes and Sizes" | — | 146 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1996 | "Recommend My Love" | — | 167 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "D.N.A." (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Into the Blue | |
| 2010 | "This Charming Life" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Charming Life | |
| "Best Dress On" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2012 | "Tell Me" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Starlight | |
| "Starlight" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2013 | "Back on Track" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | "I Like It When We're Together" (UK-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not Too Far Away | |
| "Loving What You Hate" (UK-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released | |||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | "Angels from the Realms of Glory" | The Carols of Christmas II[24] | |
| 1999 | "The Messenger" | digital download[25] | original tribute song to Nelson Mandela |
| 2001 | "Mood Indigo" | Red Hot + Indigo | Duke Ellington cover with Melky Sedeck |
References
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- Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 19. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid 1983 and 19 June 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 26 June 1988: "Discography Joan Armatrading". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 January 2016.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- "More Than One Kind of Love", "Wrapped Around Her", "Shapes and Sizes" and "Recommend My Love" (ARIA) peaks: "Response from ARIA, re: chart inquiry, received 22 August 2017". Imgur.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017. N.B. The number in the NAT column represents a release's peak on the national chart.
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- "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 26 December 2022 – via Imgur.com.
- "Joan Armatrading – Classics Volume 21 (CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 30 July 2009.
- "The Tempest Songs Available Now". joanarmatrading.com. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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- Currin, Brian. "South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1969 – 1989 Acts (A)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- "Joan Armatrading ••• Top Songs as Writer ••• Music VF, US & UK hits charts". www.musicvf.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
- "Gallup Top 200 Singles". Gallup. 20 September 1986. Retrieved 5 December 2022 – via ukmix.org.
- "The Carols of Christmas II". a-winters-solstice. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
- "BBC News | ENTERTAINMENT | Joan sings Mandela's praises". news.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
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