The discography of the English musician Nik Kershaw consists of nine studio albums, three live albums, nine compilation albums, one extended play (EP) and 27 singles. His 62 weeks on the UK singles chart between 1984 and 1985 beat all other solo artists.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationUKAUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid 1983 until 19 June 1988. "One Step Ahead" (ARIA Chart) peak: FINGERNLDNORSWESWIUS NZHuman RacingReleased: 27 February 1984 Label: MCA Records 5 35 8 8 13 7 38 12 70 32BPI: PlatinumThe RiddleReleased: 19 November 1984 Label: MCA Records 8 39 11 12 21 5 11 23 113 8BPI: PlatinumRadio MusicolaReleased: 20 October 1986 Label: MCA Records 47 92 — — — — — — — — BPI: SilverThe WorksReleased: 22 May 1989 Label: MCA Records — — — — — — — — — — 15 MinutesReleased: 6 April 1999 Label: Rhino Entertainment and Eagle Records 194 — — — — — — — — — To Be FrankReleased: 23 April 2001 Label: Koch Records and Eagle Records — — — — — — — — — — You've Got to LaughReleased: 26 October 2006 Label: Shorthouse Records — — — — — — — — — — Ei8htReleased: 6 August 2012 Label: Shorthouse Records 91 — — — — — — — — — OxymoronReleased: 16 October 2020 Label: Audio Network — — — — — — — — — —
Live albums Title Album detailsBBC Transcription Services – Live in ConcertReleased: 12 May 1987 Label: PromoNo FrillsReleased: 8 April 2010 Label: Koch Records and Shorthouse RecordsLive in Germany 1984Released: 7 March 2011 Label: ZYX Music
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positionsUKDENFINGERSWEThe CollectionReleased: 25 November 1991 Label: MCA Records — — — — —The Best of Nik KershawReleased: 7 June 1993 Label: Music Club International — — — — —AnthologyReleased: 22 December 1995 Label: MCA Records — — — — —Greatest HitsReleased: March 1998 Label: Universal — 9 12 — 23The EssentialReleased; 11 July 2000 Label: Spectrum Music — — — — —Then and NowReleased: 12 February 2005 Label: Universal Music TV 182 — — — —Human Racing – Special EditionReleased: 27 February 2012 Label: Universal Music TV 159 — — — —The Riddle – Special EditionReleased: 12 August 2013 Label: Universal Music TV 129 — — — —Essential Nik KershawReleased: 14 January 2022 Label: Spectrum — — — — —CollectedReleased: 24 February 2023 Label: Universal Music — — — 62 —
Remix albums 98 Remixes (1998)
Extended Plays Title Album detailsSongs From The Shelfhttps://www.facebook.com/OfficialNikKershaw/posts/pfbid02RBbiptiV9Cdsmz9zQUicirdzANHiUa9LP4oHMJaBCvUB5RBB4zYujPKYLst9gVq9lReleased: 6 May 2022 Digital release 6 TracksSongs From The Shelf Part 2https://www.facebook.com/OfficialNikKershaw/posts/pfbid02VsXpaJNCwkoSYo5LEGxvXJLdiAu53AZuGsoJxdfWKfKepiQ8nGNEBXUS7jdXyKKjlReleased: 14 April 2023 Digital release 6 Tracks
Singles Year Title Peak chart positions AlbumUKAUSCANFINGERIRENLDNORSWIUS NZ 1983"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" 47 — — — — — — 8 6 — —Human Racing1984 "Wouldn't It Be Good" 4 5 9 — 2 2 24 6 3 46 16"Dancing Girls" 13 — — — 21 14 — — — — —"I Won't Let the Sun Go Down on Me"(re-issue) 2 17 94 26 12 4 6 8 6 — —"Human Racing" 19 — — — — 17 — — — — —"The Riddle" 3 6 49 12 8 3 19 5 15 107 6The Riddle1985"Wide Boy" 9 7 — — 25 5 47 — — — 21"Don Quixote" 10 83 — — 39 9 — — — — 36"When a Heart Beats" 27 92 — 21 55 14 — — — — —Radio Musicola1986"Nobody Knows" 44 73 — — — 20 — — — — —"Radio Musicola" 43 — — — — — — — — — — 1987"James Cagney" — — — — — — — — — — —1989"One Step Ahead" 55 — — — — — — — — — —The Works"Elisabeth's Eyes" 105 — — — — — — — — — —1991"I Wanna Change the Score"(Tony Banks & Nik Kershaw) 76 — — — 55 — — — — — —Still"Wouldn't It Be Good" (re-issue) 89 — — — — — — — — — —The Collection 1998"Wouldn't It Be Good '98" — — — — — — — — — — —Greatest Hits1999"Somebody Loves You" 70 — — — — — — — — — —15 Minutes"What Do You Think of It So Far?" — — — — — — — — — — —"Sometimes"(Les Rythmes Digitales feat. Nik Kershaw) 56 — — — — — — — — — —Darkdancer 2001"Wounded" 100 — — — — — — — — — —To Be Frank2012"The Sky's the Limit" — — — — — — — — — — —Ei8ht"You're the Best" — — — — — — — — — — —2015"Men United" — — — — — — — — — — —Non-album single2017"Wouldn't It Be Good"(Lotus & Jerome feat. Nik Kershaw) — — — — — — — — — — —2020"These Little Things EP" — — — — — — — — — — —Oxymoron"From Cloudy Bay to Malibu" — — — — — — — — — — —2021"Be Still"(Wrenne feat. Nik Kershaw & Chesney Hawkes) — — — — — — — — — — —Non-album single"Lost In You (Sunset Sessions)"(Chesney Hawkes & Nik Kershaw) — — — — — — — — — — —
Various Artists The Anti-Heroin Project. Charity Single produced by Charles Foskett.
Guest appearances:John Parr, Elkie Brooks, Bonnie Tyler, Nik Kershaw, Holly Johnson, Kim Wilde, Hazel O'Connor, Cliff Richard, Robin Gibb, Mike Peters and others.
YearSingleUK Chart 1986 "Live-In World" (The Anti-Heroin Project) 142
Songwriting and Producing +YearTitleArtistAlbumContributionCovered by1991The One and OnlyChesney HawkesBuddy's SongWriter and Co-producer1991OxygenElaine PageLove Can Do ThatWriterPetula Clark (1991); Demis Roussos (1993), Jason Donovan (1993), Anita Hegerland (1994); Colin Blunstone (1995) 1991He's Got a Hold On MeBonnie TylerBitterblueWriter and Producer2000At The End of a Perfect DayRonan KeatingRonan (bonus track)Co-Writer
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