Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist, composer and songwriter, most known as the keyboard player for progressive rock group Yes. His solo albums have sold over 50 million copies.

Solo Albums 1970s + Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications CAN USAUS NZ NOR UK Piano Vibrations Released: 1971 Label: Polydor — — — — — — The Six Wives of Henry VIII Released: January 23, 1973 Label: A&M 27 30 9 21 — 7 AUS: Gold US: Gold Journey to the Centre of the Earth Released: May 3, 1974 Label: A&M 2 3 2 17 — 1 AUS: Gold BRA: Gold CAN: Gold"Certified Rick Wakeman Awards UK: Gold US: Gold The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Released: March 27, 1975 Label: A&M 18 21 2 1 6 2 AUS: Gold BRA: Gold UK: Gold Lisztomania Released: October 1975 Label: A&M — 145 85 — — — No Earthly Connection Released: April 1976 Label: A&M 74 67 35 — 15 9 White Rock Released: January 1977 Label: A&M 69 126 38 — 12 14 UK: Silver Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record Released: November 1977 Label: A&M — 128 76 — 19 25 Rhapsodies Released: May 1979 Label: A&M — 170 — — 15 25 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1980s Year Album Notes Peak chart positionsUKUSAUSNOR 1981 The Burning (soundtrack) — — — — 1984 24 — 10 36 1982 Rock 'n' Roll Prophet — — — — 1983 Cost of Living — — — — G'olé!: The Original Film Soundtrack — — — — 1984 Crimes of Passion — — — — 1985 Silent Nights — — — — Live at HammersmithRecorded in 1985 — — — — 1986 Country AirsRe-recorded with a digital piano in 1992 with additional tracks — — — — 1987 The Family Album — — — — The Gospels 94 — — — 1988 Time Machine — — — — A Suite of Gods (with Ramon Remedios) — — — — Zodiaque (with Tony Fernandez) — — — — The Word and the Gospels — — — — 1989 Black Knights at the Court of Ferdinand IV (with Mario Fasciano) — — — — Sea Airs — — — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s Year Album Notes Peak chart positions CertificationsUKUS 1990 Night Airs — — In the Beginning — — 1991 Phantom PowerRe-released in 2017 in an expanded edition titled Phantom of the Opera — — Rock 'n' Roll Prophet Plus Reissue of Rock 'n' Roll Prophet plus 4 new tracks — — Aspirant Sunrise — — Aspirant Sunset — — Aspirant Sunshadows — — The Classical Connection Re-recordings of earlier tracks in a classical style — — African Bach — — 2000 A.D. Into The Future — — Softsword: King John and the Magna Charter Adapted from music written for the 1991 Dickens Festival — — 1993 Heritage Suite — — Prayers — — Classic Tracks Re-recorded tracks from the first three solo albums — — The Classical Connection 2 — — Unleashing the Tethered One: The 1974 North American Tour Unauthorised bootleg of a Canadian television broadcast from October 1974 — — Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits Re-recorded tracks from his solo albums and Yes — — 1994 Live on the Test Recorded in April 1976 — — Light Up the Sky (EP) — — 1995 Almost Live in Europe — — The Piano Album Recorded in 1994 — — The Private Collection Previously unreleased tracks — — The Seven Wonders of the World — — Rick Wakeman In Concert Recorded in November 1975, also released as Live on The King Biscuit Flower Hour — — Visions Also known as Visions of Paradise — — Cirque Surreal — — 1996 Fields of Green — — The New Gospels — — The Word and Music — — Can You Hear Me? Contains original and remixed and re-recorded versions of tracks from Prayers and Softsword — — Orisons9 of the 22 tracks are duplicates of tracks of Prayers — — 1997 Tribute Beatles covers — — Simply Acoustic The Piano Album (1995) with added introductions and stories — — Fields Of Green '97 Reissue with the addition of "Election 97/Arthur" — — 1998 Themes Compilation of TV themes — — 1999 Return to the Centre of the Earth 34 — White Rock II — — The Natural World Trilogy — — Art in Music Trilogy — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2000s Year Album Peak chart positions NotesUKUS2000 Preludes to a Century — — Chronicles of Man — — Christmas Variations — — The Legend: Live in Concert 2000 — — Morning Has Broken — —2001 Out of the Blue — — Recorded in Buenos Aires in 2001 Classical Variations — —Tales of Future and Past—— US 2 CD compilation Two Sides of Yes — — Interpretations of 7 Yes songs2002 The Wizard and the Forest of All Dreams — — Treasure Chest (8-CD boxset) — —The Real Lisztomania The Oscar Concert The Missing Half Almost Classical The Mixture Medium Rare Journey to the Centre of the Earth Plus Stories Two Sides of Yes Volume 2 — — The Yes Piano Variations — — Compilation of tracks from the Two Sides Of Yes albums 2003 Out There — — 2005 At Lincoln Cathedral — — 2006 Retro — —2007 Live at the BBC — — Retro 2 — — Video Vault (6-DVD set) — —Live at the Empire Pool: King Arthur on Ice 1975 Live at the Maltings 1976

Live Swedish Television Special 1980

Live at the Hammersmith Odeon 1981

Night Music

Rarities2009 The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace — — Past, Present and Future — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2010s Year Album Notes Peak chart positions CertificationsUKUS 2010 Always with You — — 2012 In the Nick of Time: Live in 2003 — — Journey to the Centre of the EarthRe-recording with additional material — —2016The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table Re-recording with additional material — — 2017 Piano Portraits 6 —UK: Silver 2018 Piano Odyssey 7 — 2019 Christmas Portraits 82 — 2019 Official Bootleg Series 1–11 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2020s Year Album Peak chart positionsUKUS 2020 The Red Planet 34 — 2020 Hero: The Original Soundtrack — — 2022 A Gallery of the Imagination — — 2022 Live from Elche — — 2024 Live at the London Palladium 2023 — — 2025 Melancholia — — "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Non-album singles Note: These are singles that were not taken from a regular album. These songs were only released in these singles or were included on future compilations. 1985: "Lytton's Diary" (for a TV series of the same name) 1994: "Light Up the Sky"

Compilations 1997 Voyage (sub-titled "The Very Best of Rick Wakeman"; digitally remastered 2-CD set) 1999 The Masters: compilation of tracks from 1979 to 1996 2000 Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman 1973-1979 2002 Songs of Middle Earth (Inspired by The Lord of the Rings)Rick Wakeman Frequently Asked Questions, A reissue of tracks from Heritage Suite and Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, renamed to fit the Lord of the Rings theme. The artist does not consider this a release. 2004 Revisited (re-recordings of past material) 2015 After the Ball: The Collection (same tracks as Recollections) 2017 The Journey: The Essential Rick Wakeman: Spectrum 3CD compilation from the A&M years. The 3rd CD features all of Lisztomania and White Rock.

Video games 1993 Microcosm

With band or duo With Strawbs

Other collaborations Beyond the Planets (1984, with Jeff Wayne and Kevin Peek) Creepshow 2 (1987, with Les Reed) From Brush and Stone (2009, with Gordon Giltrap) Starmus (2014, with Brian May)

Guest appearances

References

External links Strawbs Discography Rick Wakeman Discography