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Jon English discography
Jon English singing at Royal Theatre, "Canberra," in December 2011
Studio albums11
Live albums3
Compilation albums8
Singles39
Soundtrack albums1
Box sets5
Cast recordings6

The discography of English-born, Australian rock singer-songwriter Jon English.

Albumsβ€»

Studio albumsβ€»

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS

NZ

NOR

SWE

1973 Wine Dark Sea
  • Released: March 1973
  • Label: Warm and Genuine
53 β€” β€” β€”
1974 It's All a Game
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Warm and Genuine
47 β€” β€” β€”
1976 Hollywood Seven 20 β€” β€” β€”
1977 Minutesβ€”β€”to Midnight
  • Released: March 1977
  • Label: Polydor Records
33 β€” β€” β€”
1978 Words Are Not Enough
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Polydor Records
28 β€” β€” β€”
1980 Calm Before theβ€”β€”Storm 17 9 6 β€”
  • NZ: Gold
1981 In Roads
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Mercury Records/Frituna Records
58 β€” 4 35
1982 Jokers and Queens (with Marcia Hines)
  • Released: July 1982
  • Label: Midnight Records
36 β€” β€” β€”
1983 Some People...
  • Released: 1983
  • Label: Midnight Records / Frituna Records
35 β€” 36 β€”
1987 Dark Horses
  • Released: July 1987
  • Label: Midnight Records/ Frituna
84 β€” β€” β€”
1989 Busking β€” β€” β€” β€”
"β€”" denotes releases that did not chart.

Soundtrack albumsβ€»

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS

NZ

NOR

SWE

1978 Against the Wind (with Mario Millo)
  • Released: 1978
  • Label: Polydor Records, Frituna
10 4 1 4
  • AUS:2xGold
"β€”" denotes releases that did not chart.

Live albumsβ€»

Year Title Peak chart positions
NZ
1982 Beating the Boards
  • Label: Midnight Records/Frituna
39
2012 The Rock Show -
2024 Live at Billboard 1981 (with The Foster Brothers)
  • Label: Blackbox Records
  • Released: 2 February 2024
-

Compilationsβ€»

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS

NZ

NOR

SWE

1979 English History 4 3 1 17
  • AUS: Platinum
  • NZ: Platinum
1983 Modern English: 16 Great Hits
  • Released: December 1983
  • Label: J&B Records
27 β€” β€” β€”
1993 The Best of Jon English 68 β€” β€” β€”
2001 English History II β€” β€” β€” β€”
2007 Mot Alle Vindar/Six Ribbons
  • Norway only release
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: MBN Music Business Norway
β€” β€” 33 β€”
2008 Legends
  • Released: 9 August 2008
  • Label:
β€” β€” β€” β€”
2011 Six Ribbons - The Ultimate Collection 17 β€” β€” β€”
2016 History
  • Released: 23 July 2016
  • Label: FanFare Records/ Ambition Records
  • Limited to 500 copies/ Vinyl only
β€” β€” β€” β€”
"β€”" denotes releases that did not chart.

Box Setsβ€»

Year Title Peak chart positions
AUS

2008 The Great Jon English
  • Released: 2008
  • Label: Destra Music (CDR1105)
  • Format 3Γ—CD
β€”
2012 Anthology 1973 - 1976
  • Released: 2012
  • Label:Fanfare Records
  • Format 4Γ—CD
β€”
2012 Anthology 1977 - 1983
  • Released: 2012
  • Label:Fanfare Records
  • Format 4Γ—CD
β€”
2013 Black Label
  • Released: 2013
  • Label:Fanfare Records
  • Format 5Γ—CD + 1Γ—DVD
96
2016 Anthology 1986-2000
  • Released: 2016
  • Label:Fanfare Records
  • Format 3Γ—CD
β€”

Cast albumsβ€»

Singlesβ€»

List of singles, with selected chart positions
Year Title Peak chart
positions
Certification Album
AUS

NZ

NOR

SWE

1973 "Handbags and Gladrags" 50 β€” β€” β€” Wine Dark Sea
"Close Every Door" β€” β€” β€” β€”
1974 "Band Together" β€” β€” β€” β€” Ned Kelly soundtrack
"Turn the Page" 20 7 β€” β€” It's All a Game
1975 "Lovin' Arms" 55 β€” β€” β€” Hollywood Seven
1976 β€œHollywood Seven" 13 β€” β€” 18
β€œI'm a Survivor” 87 β€” β€” β€”
"Laid Back in Anger"
(with Trevor White. And the Superstar band)
β€” β€” β€” β€” N/A
1977 "Behind Blue Eyes" β€” β€” β€” β€” Minutes To Midnight
"Lay It All Down" 46 β€” β€” β€”
β€œEverytime I Sing Love Song” β€” β€” β€” β€”
1978 "Same Old Feeling Again" β€” β€” β€” β€” Words are Not Enough
"Words Are Not Enough" 6 28 β€” β€”
"Nights in Paradise" 44 β€” β€” β€”
"Six Ribbons" 5 3 β€” β€”
  • AUS: Gold
Against the Wind soundtrack
1979 β€œGet Your Love Right” 27 3 4 20 English History
β€œHot Town” 11 β€” β€” β€” Calm Before the Storm
1980 "Carmilla” 27 β€” β€” β€”
1981 "Hold Back the Night" 88 β€” β€” β€” Calm Before the Storm
(international version)
"Straight from the Heart" 72 β€” β€” β€” In Roads
"The Shining" β€” β€” β€” β€”
"Six Ribbons" (re-release) / β€œMot alla vindar” β€” β€” 1 4 Mot alla vindar
1982 "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" β€” β€” 9 β€” In Roads
"Beating the Boards” 96 β€” β€” β€” Beating the Boards
"Jokers & Queens”
(with Marcia Hines)
62 β€” β€” β€” Jokers and Queens
1983 "Some People (Have All The Fun)" 50 β€” β€” β€” Some People...
"Tempted" β€” β€” β€” β€”
"Waterloo" 96 β€” β€” β€”
1984 "Every Beat of My Heart"
(with RenΓ©e Geyer)
β€” β€” β€” β€” Street Hero soundtrack
1985 "Emotion" β€” β€” β€” β€” Dark Horses
1987 "Dark Horse" β€” β€” β€” β€”
"Another Brand New Day" β€” β€” β€” β€”
1988 "We'll Be There" β€” β€” β€” β€” N/A
1990 β€œAlways the Busker” β€” β€” β€” β€” Busking
"High Windows" β€” β€” β€” β€”
"Love Has Power" β€” β€” β€” β€” Paris soundtrack
1992 "All Together Now"/ "Easy Street" β€” β€” β€” β€” single only
1994 β€œStand by Me" β€” β€” β€” β€”
2011 "The Parramatta Eels theme song"
(with Eric Grothe)
β€” β€” β€” β€”

"β€”" denotes releases that did not chart. Or have no reliable sources of charting information.

Other singlesβ€»

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions
AUS
"The Garden"
(as Australia Too)
1985 22
"You're Not Alone"
(as Australian Olympians)
1988 23

Referencesβ€»

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  6. ^ "Vale Jon English". NFSA. March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
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  11. ^ "ARIA Albums : The Cat Empire Debuts At No 1". www.noise11.com. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
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  13. ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 29/08/94 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 237)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  14. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 21, 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and "19 June 1988."

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