Joan Armatrading discographyStudio albums 21 EPs 2 Live albums 4 Compilation albums 13 Singles 58 Box sets 2
This article is the discography of British singer-songwriter Joan Armatrading .
Albums
Studio albums
Live albums
Year
Album
Details
Peak chart positions
AUS [ 2]
NZ [ 7]
1979
Steppin' Out
Released: August 1979
Label: A&M
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11
2004
Live: All the Way from America
Released: 13 July 2004
Label: Savoy
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2011
Live at Royal Albert Hall
Released: 22 February 2011
Label: 429
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2016
Me Myself I World Tour
Released: 11 November 2016
Label: 429
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2022
Live at Asylum Chapel
Released: 4 November 2022
Label: BMG
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Compilations
Year
Album
Details
Peak chart positions
Certifications
UK [ 1]
AUS [ 2]
NL [ 5]
NZ [ 7]
US [ 9]
1983
Track Record
Released: November 1983
Label: A&M
18
4
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1987
Classics Volume 21
Released: 1987
Label: A&M
Released in Japan as Classics Volume 10 [ 13]
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1991
The Very Best of Joan Armatrading
Released: March 1991
Label: A&M
9
70
83
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1996
Love & Affection
Released: 1996
Label: A&M
Germany-only release
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1997
Joan Armatrading
Released: 1997
Label: A&M
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1998
The Collection
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2000
The Best of Joan Armatrading
Released: August 2000
Label: A&M
US and Canada-only release
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Millennium Edition
Released: 2000
Label: A&M
Germany-only release
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2001
Classic
Released: March 2001
Label: A&M
Released in the UK in 2009 by Spectrum Music
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2003
Love And Affection: Classics (1975–1983)
Released: April 2003
Label: A&M
24
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2007
Willow: The Joan Armatrading Collection
Released: October 2007
Label: Spectrum Music
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2013
Love and Affection: The Very Best Of
Released: 27 May 2013
Label: Spectrum Music
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2017
Love & Affection: The Essential Joan Armatrading
Released: 31 March 2017
Label: Spectrum Music
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Box sets
Year
Title
Details
1987
The Collection
Released: 1987
Label: A&M
5-LP box set: Joan Armatrading , Show Some Emotion , To the Limit , Me Myself I and Walk Under Ladders
2017
5 Classic Albums
Released: 26 May 2017
Label: Spectrum Music
5-CD box set: Joan Armatrading , Show Some Emotion , Me Myself I , Walk Under Ladders and The Key
Extended plays
Year
EP
Details
Peak chart positions
AUS [ 2]
NL [ 5]
NOR [ 6]
1979
How Cruel
Released: November 1979
Label: A&M
60
10
19
2016
The Tempest Songs [ 14]
Released: 19 September 2016
Label: 429
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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"
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Whatever's for Us
"Lonely Lady"
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non-album single
1975
"Back to the Night"
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Back to the Night
"Dry Land "
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1976
"Love and Affection "
10
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Joan Armatrading
"Water With the Wine"
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"Alice"
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non-album single
1977
"Down to Zero "
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Joan Armatrading
"Willow"
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Show Some Emotion
1978
"Show Some Emotion"
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"Warm Love"
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77
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"Flight of the Wild Geese"
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The Wild Geese
"Bottom to the Top"
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To the Limit
1979
"Barefoot and Pregnant"
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"Steppin' Out" (Australia-only release)
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Steppin' Out
1980
"Rosie"
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How Cruel EP
"He Wants Her" (US-only release)
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"Me Myself I "
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Me Myself I
"All the Way from America"
54
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"Simon"
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1981
"I'm Lucky "
46
77
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Walk Under Ladders
"When I Get It Right"
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"The Weakness in Me "
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1982
"No Love "
50
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"I Wanna Hold You"
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1983
"Drop the Pilot "
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78
33
The Key
"(I Love It When You) Call Me Names"
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"What Do Boys Dream" (Australia-only release)
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"Heaven"
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Track Record
"Frustration" (Netherlands-only release)
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1985
"Temptation"
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Secret Secrets
"Thinking Man"
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"Love by You"
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1986
"Kind Words (And a Real Good Heart)"
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37
Sleight of Hand
"Reach Out"
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"Jesse"
129[ 23]
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"Angel Man" (Australia-only release)
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1988
"The Shouting Stage"
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"Living for You"
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"Stronger Love"
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1990
"More Than One Kind of Love"
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Hearts and Flowers
"Promise Land"
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"Free"
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1991
"Love and Affection" (reissue)
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non-album single
1992
"Wrapped Around Her"
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Square the Circle
"True Love"
86
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1995
"Everyday Boy"
141
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What's Inside
"Shapes and Sizes"
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1996
"Recommend My Love"
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2007
"D.N.A." (Germany-only release)
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Into the Blue
2010
"This Charming Life" (Germany-only release)
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This Charming Life
"Best Dress On" (Europe-only release)
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2012
"Tell Me" (Europe-only release)
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Starlight
"Starlight" (Europe-only release)
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2013
"Back on Track" (Europe-only release)
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2018
"I Like It When We're Together" (UK-only release)
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Not Too Far Away
"Loving What You Hate" (UK-only release)
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2021
"Already There"
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Consequences
2024
"I'm Not Moving"
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How Did This Happen and What Does It Now Mean
"Someone Else"
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Other appearances
References
^ a b c Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 29. ISBN 1-904994-10-5 .
^ a b c d e 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.
Square the Circle : "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing July 6, 1992" . Bubbling Down Under . Retrieved 6 July 2024 .
^ "Joan Armatrading" . Austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 14 January 2015 .
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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 .
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^ "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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