Chris de Burgh discography

{{Short description|None}} {{Infobox artist discography | Artist = [[Chris de Burgh]] | Image = Chrisdeburghw.jpg | Caption = De Burgh performing in [[Düsseldorf]], Germany | Studio = 23 | Live = 4 | Compilation = 9 | Singles = 66 | Video = 8 | Option = 1 | Option name = Box sets }} The discography of British-Irish musician [[Chris de Burgh]] consists of 23 [[studio album]]s, 9 [[compilation album]]s, 4 [[live album]]s, and 66 [[single (music)|singles]], along with 8 [[video]]s and [[DVD]]s and one [[box set]]. His 23 [[studio album]]s consist of 19 of completely new material, 2 albums of cover versions, 1 album featuring a mix of new songs, cover versions, and re-recordings and 1 consisting of acoustic versions of previously released tracks. His debut album, ''[[Far Beyond These Castle Walls]]'', released in 1974, reached number 1 in Brazil, but failed to chart elsewhere.

De Burgh's first album to chart in the [[UK Albums Chart]] was ''[[The Getaway (Chris de Burgh album)|The Getaway]]'', released in 1982, charting at number 30. His earlier albums, ''[[Spanish Train and Other Stories]]'' and ''[[Crusader (Chris de Burgh album)|Crusader]]'' charted after this success. De Burgh's first album to reach number one in the UK Albums Chart was 1988's ''[[Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album)|Flying Colours]]'', his second top 10 album chart placing after 1986's ''[[Into the Light (Chris de Burgh album)|Into the Light]]''.

Chris de Burgh was signed to [[A&M Records]] for many years (1974–2004), but he now has his own label, ''[[Ferryman Productions]]''. His recent albums are released by German label, [[Edel Records]].

==Albums== ===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Charts">{{cite web |title=Chris de Burgh |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19831/chris-de-burgh/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Official Charts}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[Kent Music Report|AUS]] <ref name="Australian Charts">References for Australian chart positions: * {{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=84}} * {{cite book|last=Ryan|first=Gavin|title=Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010|year=2011|publisher=Moonlight Publishing|location=Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia|edition=pdf}}</ref><ref name="lower Aus peaks">{{cite web|url= https://www.bubblingdownunder.com/2024/06/week-commencing-1-june-1992.html | title=Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 1 June 1992 |website=Bubbling Down Under|access-date=2 June 2024}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="Austrian Charts">{{cite web |title=Discographie Chris de Burgh |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+De+Burgh |access-date=16 October 2024 |website=Austrian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |language=de}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref name="Deutsche Charts">{{cite web|url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/suche?artistId=Chris+de+Burgh|title=Discographie von Chris de Burgh|website=Offizielle Deutsche Charts|publisher=GfK Entertainment|access-date=10 September 2021|language=de}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[Irish Albums Chart|IRE]]

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[Dutch Charts|NL]] <ref name="Dutch Charts">{{cite web |title=Discografie Chris de Burgh |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+De+Burgh |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Dutch Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |language=nl}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[VG-lista|NOR]] <ref name="Norwegian Charts">{{cite web |title=Discography Chris de Burgh |url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Chris+De+Burgh |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Norwegian Charts |publisher=Hung Medien |language=en}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%" |[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref name="Swiss Charts">{{cite web |title=Discographie Chris de Burgh |url=https://hitparade.ch/artist/Chris_De_Burgh |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Swiss Hitparade |publisher=Hung Medien |language=de}}</ref>

! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Billboard 200|US]] <ref name="Billboard">{{cite magazine |title=Chris de Burgh Chart History |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-de-burgh/chart-history/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |magazine=Billboard |language=en}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Far Beyond These Castle Walls]]'' | * Released: 1974 * Label: [[A&M Records|A&M]] * Format: [[Compact disc|CD]], [[Cassette tape|cassette]], [[LP record|LP]] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Spanish Train and Other Stories]]'' | * Released: 1975 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 78 | — | — | 64<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.4293b.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - July 31, 1976}}</ref> | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | * MC: Platinum<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[At the End of a Perfect Day]]'' | * Released: 1977 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | — | — | — | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Crusader (Chris de Burgh album)|Crusader]]'' | * Released: January 1979 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 72 | 62 | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | * MC: Gold<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Eastern Wind]]'' | * Released: July 1980 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | — | — | — | 26<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0267.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 Albums - December 6, 1980}}</ref> | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | * [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Gold/Platinum ("Chris de Burgh" search) |url=https://musiccanada.com/gold-platinum/?_gp_search=chris%20de%20burgh |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Music Canada |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Getaway (Chris de Burgh album)|The Getaway]]'' | * Released: September 1982 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 30 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 43 | * [[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: Platinum<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Datenbank |url=https://www.musikindustrie.de/markt-bestseller/gold-/platin-und-diamond-auszeichnung/datenbank/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Bundesverband Musikindustrie |language=de}}</ref> * MC: Platinum<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Man on the Line]]'' | * Released: 7 May 1984 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 11 | 51 | 9 | 13 | 1 | — | 46 | 6 | 1 | 69 | * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=BRIT Certified |url=https://www.bpi.co.uk/brit-certified/ |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=British Phonographic Industry |language=en}}</ref> * BVMI: Platinum<ref name=":1" /> * MC: Platinum<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Into the Light (Chris de Burgh album)|Into the Light]]'' | * Released: 27 May 1986 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 2 | 14 | 19 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | * BPI: 2× Platinum<ref name=":2" /> * BVMI: 2× Platinum<ref name=":1" /> * MC: 2× Platinum<ref name=":0" /> * [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: Gold<ref>{{Cite web |title=Gold & Platinum ("Chris de Burgh" search) |url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=chris+de+burgh |access-date=20 March 2022 |website=Recording Industry Association of America |language=en-US}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album)|Flying Colours]]'' | * Released: 3 October 1988 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 1 | 37 | — | 17 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 2 | — | * BPI: Platinum<ref name=":2" /> * BVMI: Platinum<ref name=":1" /> * [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] SWI: Gold<ref name="Swiss Charts" /> * MC: Platinum<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Power of Ten (album)|Power of Ten]]'' | * Released: April 1992 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 3 | 81 | 29 | 24 | 1 | — | 38 | 7 | 3 | — | * BPI: Gold<ref name=":2" /> * BVMI: Gold<ref name=":1" /> * IFPI SWI: Gold<ref name="Swiss Charts" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[This Way Up (album)|This Way Up]]'' | * Released: 16 May 1994 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 5 | 149 | 37 | — | 4 | — | 28 | — | 5 | — | * BPI: Silver<ref name=":2" /> * BVMI: Gold<ref name=":1" /> * IFPI SWI: Gold<ref name="Swiss Charts" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Beautiful Dreams]]'' | * Released: 6 November 1995<ref>{{cite magazine |title=New Albums|magazine=[[Music Week]] |date=4 November 1995 |page=60}}</ref> * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 33 | — | — | — | 29 | — | 57 | 5 | 24 | — | * BPI: Gold<ref name=":2" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Quiet Revolution (album)|Quiet Revolution]]'' | * Released: September 1999 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 23 | — | — | — | 6 | — | 45 | — | 10 | — | * BVMI: Gold<ref name=":1" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Timing Is Everything (Chris de Burgh album)|Timing Is Everything]]'' | * Released: 2002 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, LP | 41 | — | — | — | 12 | — | 76 | — | 18 | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Road to Freedom (Chris de Burgh album)|The Road to Freedom]]'' | * Released: 2004 * Label: [[Edel Records|Edel]] * Format: CD, LP | 75 | — | 42 | — | 5 | 22 | 18 | — | 22 | — | * BVMI: Gold<ref name=":1" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Storyman]]'' | * Released: 2006 * Label: Edel * Format: CD, LP | 38 | — | — | — | 8 | — | 18 | — | 28 | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Footsteps (Chris de Burgh album)|Footsteps]]'' | * Released: 2008 * Label: Edel * Format: CD, LP | 4 | — | 38 | — | 9 | 22 | — | — | 22 | — | * BPI: Silver<ref name=":2" /> * BVMI: Platinum<ref name=":1" /> * IFPI SWI: Gold<ref name="Swiss Charts" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Moonfleet & Other Stories]]'' | * Released: 2010 * Label: [[Ferryman Productions]] * Format: CD, LP | 25 | — | 42 | 100 | 3 | 33 | — | — | 31 | — | * BVMI: Gold<ref name=":1" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Footsteps 2]]'' | * Released: 14 October 2011 * Label: Ferryman Productions * Format: CD, LP | 38 | — | 44 | — | 10 | — | — | — | 3 | — | * BVMI: Gold<ref name=":1" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Home (Chris de Burgh album)|Home]]'' | * Released: 12 October 2012 * Label: Ferryman Productions * Format: CD, LP | 92 | — | 48 | — | 15 | — | — | — | 19 | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Hands of Man]]'' | * Released: 26 September 2014 * Label: Rockware * Format: CD, LP | 71 | — | 37 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[A Better World (album)|A Better World]]'' | * Released: 23 September 2016 * Label: Rockware * Format: CD, LP | 60 | — | 49 | — | 7 | — | 78 | — | 17 | — | |- ! scope="row" |''The Legend of Robin Hood'' | * Released: 3 September 2021 * Label: Rockware * Format: CD, LP | 19 | — | 26 | — | 7 | — | — | — | 16 | — | |- | colspan="13" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

===Live albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="5" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="Austrian Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref name="Deutsche Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Dutch Charts|NL]] <ref name="Dutch Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref name="Swiss Charts" /> |- ! scope="row" |''Live in South Africa'' | * Released: 1979 * Label: [[A&M Records|A&M]] * Format: CD, Cassette, LP | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[High on Emotion: Live from Dublin]]'' | * Released: 11 September 1990 * Label: [[A&M Records|A&M]] * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 15 | 23 | 8 | 51 | 14 | * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name=":2" /> * [[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] SWI: Gold<ref name="Swiss Charts" /> |- ! scope="row" |''The River Sessions'' | * Released: 2004 * Label: Hypertension * Format: CD * Radio broadcast - not an official release | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''Live in Dortmund'' | * Released: May 2005 * Label: SPV * Format: 2x CD | — | — | 39 | — | — | |- | colspan="8" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

===Compilation albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! rowspan="2" style="width:15em;"| Title ! rowspan="2"| Album details ! colspan="8" | Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]] |- !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[UK Albums Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Kent Music Report|AUS]] <ref name="Australian Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Ö3 Austria Top 40|AUT]] <ref name="Austrian Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]] !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[GfK Entertainment charts|GER]] <ref name="Deutsche Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Dutch Charts|NL]] <ref name="Dutch Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[VG-lista|NOR]] <ref name="Norwegian Charts" /> !style="width:3em;font-size:85%"|[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]] <ref name="Swiss Charts" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Best Moves]]'' | * Released: 1981 * Label: [[A&M Records|A&M]] * Format: [[Compact Disc|CD]], [[compact cassette|cassette]], [[Gramophone record|LP]] | 65 | — | — | 47 | 5 | — | 4 | — | * [[Music Canada|MC]]: Gold<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Very Best of Chris de Burgh]]'' | * Released: December 1984 * Label: [[Telstar Records|Telstar]] * Format: [[Gramophone record|LP]], [[compact cassette|cassette]] | 6 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | * [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name=":2" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Spark to a Flame: The Very Best of Chris de Burgh]]'' | * Released: 23 October 1989 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 4 | 90 | 11 | 49 | 2 | 52 | — | 3 | *BPI: 2× Platinum<ref name=":2" /> *[[Bundesverband Musikindustrie|BVMI]]: Platinum<ref name=":1" /> *[[International Federation of the Phonographic Industry|IFPI]] SWI: Platinum<ref name="Swiss Charts" /> *MC: Gold<ref name=":0" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[The Love Songs (Chris de Burgh album)|The Love Songs]]'' | * Released: 29 September 1997 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, cassette, LP | 8 | 75 | — | — | 51 | 65 | — | 17 | * BPI: Gold<ref name=":2" /> |- ! scope="row" |'' The Lady in Red (The Very Best of Chris De Burgh)'' | * Released; 25 January 2000 * Label: [[Ark 21]] * Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''The Ultimate Collection'' | * Released; 27 November 2000 * Label: [[Eagle Records|Eagle]] * Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 76 | * BPI: Gold<ref name=":2" /> |- ! scope="row" |''[[Notes from Planet Earth – The Ultimate Collection]]'' | * Released: 19 March 2001 * Label: [[A&M Records|A&M]] * Format: CD, LP | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | |- ! scope="row" |''20th Century Masters: The Best of Chris De Burgh'' | * Released: 27 July 2004 * Label: [[A&M Records|A&M]] * Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''Gold'' | * Released: 2007 * Label: A&M * Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- ! scope="row" |''[[Now and Then (Chris de Burgh album)|Now and Then]]'' | * Released: 21 April 2008 * Label: Universal TV * Format: CD, LP | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- 75 ! scope="row" |''50 Years of Music'' | * Released: 4 October 2024 * Label: Telamo * Format: CD, LP | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | colspan="11" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

===Box sets=== * ''Much More Than This'' (2006) * ''Essential Chris de Burgh'' (2022)

==Singles== ===1970s=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="2"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] ([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]]) ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] ! width="35"|[[RPM (magazine)|CAN AC]] |- | 1974 | "Hold On" | — | — | | rowspan="2"|''Far Beyond These Castle Walls'' |- | rowspan="3"|1975 | "Turning Round" | — | — | |- | "[[A Spaceman Came Travelling]]" | 1 | 22 | | Rowspan="2"|''Spanish Train and Other Stories'' |- | "Just Another Poor Boy" | — | — | |- | 1979 | "The Devil's Eye" | — | — | | ''Crusader'' |}

===1980s=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="9"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] ([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]]) ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"|[[Kent Music Report|AUS]] <ref name="AUS Singles">{{Cite book|title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970–1992]]|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives, NSW]]|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> ! width="35"|[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]] <ref>Peak chart positions in Canada: *For "Don't Pay the Ferryman": {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6182.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 Singles - January 15, 1983}} *For "High on Emotion": {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.6758.pdf| title=RPM Top 50 Singles - July 21, 1984}} *For "Say Goodbye to It All": {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0823.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - June 20, 1987 (typo on chart)}} *For "Lady in Red": {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0743.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - October 25, 1986}} *For "Love is My Decision": {{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.8585.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Singles - August 27, 1988}}</ref> ! width="35"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] ! width="35"|[[German Singles Chart|GER]] ! width="35"|[[Dutch Top 40|NED]] <ref name="Dutch peaks">[http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=chris+de+burgh&cat=s Dutch peaks] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032358/http://dutchcharts.nl/search.asp?search=chris+de+burgh&cat=s |date=March 4, 2016 }}</ref> ! width="35"|[[Norwegian Singles Chart|NOR]] ! width="35"|[[Swiss Singles Chart|SUI]] ! width="35"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Singles">{{cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/19831/chris-de-burgh/|title=Chris de Burgh|publisher=[[Official Charts Company]]|accessdate=23 February 2022}}</ref> ! width="35"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]] <ref name="Billboard Hot 100">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/chris-de-burgh/chart-history/hsi/|title=Chris de Burgh Chart History: ''Billboard'' Hot 100|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|accessdate=23 February 2022}}</ref> |- | Rowspan="2"|1980 | "The Traveller" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 106 | | Rowspan="2"|''Eastern Wind'' |- | "Sailor" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 1981 | "Waiting for the Hurricane" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | ''Best Moves'' |- | Rowspan="5"|1982 | "[[Don't Pay the Ferryman]]" | 5 | 32 | 9 | 24 | — | — | — | 48 | 34 | | Rowspan="5"|''The Getaway'' |- | "The Getaway" | — | — | — | 24 | — | 8 | — | — | |- | "Ship to Shore" | 75 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | 145 | 71 | |- | "Where Peaceful Waters Flow" | — | — | 17 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "Borderline" | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | 1983 | "High on Emotion" | 91 | 27 | 5 | 12 | — | — | 5 | 44 | 44 | | Rowspan="3"|''Man on the Line'' |- | Rowspan="2"|1984 | "The Ecstasy of Flight (I Love the Night)" | — | — | 20 | 49 | — | — | 29 | 80 | — | |- | "Sight and Touch" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | — | |- | rowspan="6" |1986 | "Fire on the Water" | 100 | 85 | 19 | 46 | — | — | 16 | 88 | — | | Rowspan="4"|''Into the Light'' |- | "Say Goodbye to It All" | 59 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "[[The Lady in Red (Chris de Burgh song)|The Lady in Red]]" | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 3 | *[[Music Canada|MC]]: Platinum<ref name=":0" /> *[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold<ref name="UK's certification database">{{cite web |url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |title=Certified Awards Search: Chris de Burgh |publisher=[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] |accessdate=2010-08-14 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040853/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx |archivedate=June 4, 2011 }}</ref> |- | "Fatal Hesitation" | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | |- | "A Spaceman Came Travelling (New Version)" / "The Ballroom of Romance" | — | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | | Non-album single |- | "One Word (Straight to the Heart)" | — | — | — | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | |''Into the Light'' |- | 1987 | "The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)" | — | 891 | 10 | 31 | — | — | — | 55 | — | | Non-album single |- | Rowspan="2"|1988 | "Love Is My Decision" | — | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |''Arthur 2: On The Rocks Soundtrack'' |- | "[[Missing You (Chris de Burgh song)|Missing You]]" | 45 | 17 | 1 | 29 | 37 | — | 20 | 3 | — | |Rowspan="4"|''Flying Colours'' |- | Rowspan="5"|1989 | "Tender Hands" | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | |- | "Sailing Away" | — | — | — | 56 | 45 | — | — | 78 | — | |- | "Don't Look Back" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "This Waiting Heart" | — | — | 15 | 36 | — | — | 27 | 59 | — | |Rowspan="2"|''Spark to a Flame'' |- | "Diamond in the Dark" | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 95 | — | |- | colspan="13" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

1 Appeared in album chart as cassette EP with catalogue number for [[Wonderful Life (Black album)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.0928.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 Albums - January 30, 1988}}</ref>

===1990s=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="6"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] ([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]]) ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller;" ! width="35"|[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]] ! width="35"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] ! width="35"|[[German Singles Chart|GER]] ! width="35"|[[Dutch Top 40|NED]] <ref name="Dutch peaks"/> ! width="35"|[[Swiss Singles Chart|SUI]] ! width="35"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Singles"/> |- | 1990 | "[[Don't Pay the Ferryman]] (Live)" | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | | ''High on Emotion: Live from Dublin'' |- | 1991 | "The Simple Truth (A Child is Born)" (Re-release) | — | — | — | 50 | — | 36 | | Charity single for Campaign for Kurdish Refugees |- | Rowspan="4"|1992 | "Separate Tables" | 39 | 14 | 39 | — | 25 | 30 | | Rowspan="6"|''Power of Ten'' |- | "Where We Will Be Going" | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | |- | "Making the Perfect Man" | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |- | "By My Side" | — | 15 | 61 | — | — | — | |- | Rowspan="2"|1993 | "Shine On" | — | — | — | | — | 95 | |- | "Talk to Me" | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | |- | Rowspan="5"|1994 | "This Weight On Me" | 26<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/obj/028020/f2/nlc008388.2557.pdf| title=RPM Top 100 - August 8, 1994}}</ref> | — | — | — | — | — | | Rowspan="5"|''This Way Up'' |- | "Blonde Hair, Blue Jeans" | 80 | 27 | 56 | — | — | 51 | |- | "This Silent World" | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | |- | "This Is Love" | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | |- | "Here Is Your Paradise" | — | — | — | — | | 101 | |- | Rowspan="1"|1995 | "The Snows of New York" | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | | Rowspan="3"|''Beautiful Dreams'' |- | Rowspan="3"|1996 | "I'm Not Crying Over You" | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | |- | "Always on My Mind" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "Riding on a Rainbow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |Non-album single |- | 1997 | "So Beautiful" | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | | Rowspan="3"|''The Love Songs'' |- | Rowspan="2"|1998 | "Forevermore" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | "In a Country Churchyard (New Version)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |- | Rowspan="2"|1999 | "When I Think of You" | — | — | 75 | — | — | 59 | | Rowspan="2"|''Quiet Revolution'' |- | "A Woman's Heart" | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | |- | colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

===2000 onwards=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2"| Single ! colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]] ([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]]) ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:smaller; ! width="35"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]] ! width="35"|[[German Singles Chart|GER]] ! width="35"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]] <ref name="UK Singles"/> |- | 2000 | "Patricia the Stripper 2000" | — | — | — | |Rowspan=2|''Notes from Planet Earth'' |- | 2001 | "Two Sides to Every Story" | — | — | 172 | |- | 2002 | "Guilty Secret" | — | — | 121 | |''Timing Is Everything'' |- | Rowspan=3|2004 | "The Words 'I Love You'" | — | — | — | |Rowspan=3| ''The Road to Freedom'' |- | "Read My Name (Remix)" | — | — | — | |- | "Five Past Dreams" | — | — | — | |- |2005 |"Patricia the Stripper (with Dustin)" |3 |— |— | |Charity single for National Children's Hospital |- | Rowspan = 2|2006 | "One World" | | 99 | — | |Rowspan="3"|''The Storyman'' |- | "My Father's Eyes" | — | — | — | |- |2007 | "Raging Storm" | — | — | — | |- | 2008 | "[[You'll Never Walk Alone]]" | — | — | — | |''Footsteps'' |- | Rowspan="2"|2010 | "Everywhere I Go"1 | — | — | — | |''Moonfleet & Other Stories'' |- | "[[A Spaceman Came Travelling|A Spaceman Came Travelling 2010]]"1 | — | — | 187 | | |-UK 36 | Rowspan="2"|2011 | "Go Where Your Heart Believes"1 | — | — | — | |''Moonfleet & Other Stories'' |- | "S.O.S."1 | — | — | — | | ''Footsteps 2'' |- | 2016 | "Bethlehem"1 | — | — | — | | Rowspan="2"|''A Better World'' |- | 2017 | "Once in a Lifetime"1 | — | — | — | |- | 2021 | "Live Life, Live Well"1 | — | — | — | | ''The Legend of Robin Hood'' |- | 2024 | "It's Never Too Late"1 | — | — | — | | ''50'' |- | colspan="7" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |}

1 Download-only singles - no physical releases

==Non-album tracks== In addition to the catalogue of songs featured on his studio albums, de Burgh has also recorded a number of songs not included on the original editions of the studio albums. These include new songs featured on compilation albums, soundtracks, live albums, single B-sides, stand-alone singles and songs featured on special edition releases of studio albums. The songs listed in the table below are available on official releases.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! Title ! First appearance ! Year ! Other appearances |- | '''''Every Drop of Rain''''' | ''[[Best Moves]]'' | 1981 | |- | '''''Waiting for the Hurricane''''' | ''[[Best Moves]]'' | 1981 |'Waiting for the Hurricane' single, ''[[The Very Best of Chris de Burgh]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Collection (Chris de Burgh album)|The Ultimate Collection]]'', ''[[Home (Chris de Burgh album)|Home]]'' (acoustic version) |- | '''''The Simple Truth (A Child Is Born)''''' | Non-album single | 1987 |Bonus track on CD release of ''[[Flying Colours (Chris de Burgh album)|Flying Colours]]'', ''[[Now and Then (Chris de Burgh album)|Now and Then]]'' |-

In addition to the songs listed above, professional live recordings exist of live performances by de Burgh of the following songs.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! Title ! First appearance ! Year ! Other appearances |- | '''''[[Here Comes the Sun|Here Comes the Sun (Live)]]''''' ([[The Beatles]] cover) | BBC Radio 1 'In Concert' 1975 | 1975 | |- | '''''Remembrance Day (Song for [[The Troubles in Enniskillen|Enniskillen]])''''' | The [[Gay Byrne]] Radio Show | 1987 | ''[[The Late Late Show (Irish talk show)|The Late Late Show]]'' TV performance 31 December 1987 |- | '''''[[Eleanor Rigby|Eleanor Rigby (Live)]]''''' ([[The Beatles]] cover) | Live in Zabrze, Poland - TV broadcast | 1996 | 'Take 2 Classic Covers' acoustic TV performance 2015 |- | '''''[[Hotel California|Hotel California (Live)]]''''' ([[Eagles (band)|Eagles]] cover) | Live in Poland - TV broadcast | 2000 | |- | '''''Psalm 23 (The Lord Is My Shepherd)''''' | BBC ''[[Songs of Praise]]'' special | 2006 | |- | '''''[[Those Were the Days (song)|Those Were The Days]]''''' ([[Mary Hopkin]] cover) | Russian TV performance |2019 | |- |}

==Videography==

De Burgh has released 7 live concert videos to date. Only the 2010 Footsteps Live DVD is still in print and available to buy new. Most of the videos are not complete concerts, with only the Munich Concerts VHS from 1985 being close to a full concert recording. Most of these videos are available to view on YouTube.

{| class="wikitable sortable" border="1" style="font-size: 85%;" |- ! Title ! Released ! Format(s) ! Duration ! Description |- | '''''The Video''''' | 1983 | VHS | 65 minutes | Concert footage from Hamilton Palace in Canada, mixed with interview and rehearsal footage. |- | '''''The Munich Concerts''''' | 1985 | VHS | 100 minutes | Recorded during his 3 night run in December 1984 in front of a total of 60,000 fans |- | '''''[[High on Emotion: Live from Dublin]]''''' | 1990 | VHS / Video CD / LaserDisc | 81 minutes | Concert footage from Dublin in December 1988. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were around 125 minutes long |- | '''''[[Beautiful Dreams|Beautiful Dreams Live]]''''' | 1995/2005 | VHS / DVD | 90 minutes | Concert footage from Birmingham in December 1995, featuring a solo set and then set with orchestra. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were around 130 minutes long |- | '''''Benefit for Volendam''''' | 2001 | VHS / DVD | 88 minutes | Limited edition solo concert release in aid of the Volendam disaster fund. Also includes some interview footage. Total running time of concert unknown. |- | '''''The Road to Freedom Live''''' | 2004 | DVD | 90 minutes | Filmed in Germany on the solo tour of 2004. Also features 25 minute documentary. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were 160–180 minutes long. |- | '''''Footsteps - Live in Concert''''' | 2010 | DVD | 109 minutes | Filmed in Germany on the Footsteps tour of 2009. Incomplete concert; shows on this tour were 165–180 minutes long. |- |}

==References== <references />

==External links== *[http://www.cdeb.com Chris de Burgh Official Website] * {{Discogs artist|Chris de Burgh}} * [https://www.45cat.com/artist/chris-de-burgh Entry at 45cat.com]

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