Runrig discography
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| Runrig discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Video albums | 10 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Singles | 32 |
| Box sets | 5 |
This is a list of albums and singles by Celtic rock group Runrig.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [2][1] |
DEN [3] |
GER [4] |
SCO [1] |
SWI [5] | |||
| Play Gaelic | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Highland Connection |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Recovery |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Heartland |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The Cutter and the Clan |
|
45[A] | 7 | — | — | 31[A] | — | |
| Searchlight |
|
11 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Big Wheel |
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4 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| Amazing Things |
|
2 | — | — | 47 | — | — |
|
| Mara |
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24 | — | — | 81 | 3 | — |
|
| In Search of Angels | 29 | — | — | 26 | 6 | — | ||
| The Stamping Ground |
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64 | — | 33 | 20 | 15 | — | |
| Proterra (with Paul Mounsey) |
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84 | — | 16 | 10 | 12 | — | |
| Everything You See |
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61 | — | 1 | 15 | 10 | — | |
| The Story |
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26 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 51 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Live albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][12] |
UK Indie [1] |
DEN [3] |
GER [4] |
SCO [1] |
SWI [5] | |||
| Once in a Lifetime |
|
61 | — | — | — | 59[B] | — |
|
| Transmitting Live |
|
41 | — | — | 67 | 4 | — | |
| Live at Celtic Connections 2000 |
|
168 | — | — | 48 | 43 | — | |
| Day of Days |
|
200 | 23 | 13 | 25 | 40 | — |
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| Year of the Flood |
|
— | — | 4 | 28 | — | — |
|
| Party on the Moor |
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51 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | — | |
| The Last Dance – Farewell Concert |
|
27 | — | 7 | 1 | 1 | — | |
| One Legend – Two Concerts Live at Rockpalast 1996 & 2001 |
|
— | 12 | — | — | 11 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
UK Indie [1] |
DEN [3] |
GER [4] |
SCO [1] | |||
| Alba. The Best of Runrig |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best of Runrig – Long Distance |
|
13 | — | 6 | 60 | 1 | |
| Beat the Drum |
|
— | — | — | — | 93 | |
| The Gaelic Collection (1973–1998) |
|
71 | — | — | — | 26 | |
| The Runrig Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | 87 | |
| Scotland's Pride – Runrig's Best |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| BBC – The Archive Series |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Celtic Glory |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Scotland's Glory – Runrig's Ballads |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 Year Journey – The Best |
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— | — | 1 | 38 | 67 |
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| The Essential |
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— | — | — | — | 47 | |
| The Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| All the Best |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Best of Rarities |
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— | — | — | — | 67 | |
| The Ones That Got Away |
|
— | 12 | — | — | 7 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Box sets
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Indie [1] |
DEN [3] |
GER [4] |
SCO [1] | |||
| 50 Great Songs |
|
38 | 2 | 43 | 22 |
|
| Stepping Down the Glory Road (The Chrysalis Years 1988–1996) |
|
— | — | — | 72 | |
| Original Album Series |
|
— | — | — | — | |
| Rarities |
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— | — | — | — | |
| Original Album Classics |
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— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
EPs
[edit]| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| Capture the Heart |
|
49 |
| Hearthammer |
|
25 |
| Flower of the West |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
GER [4] | ||||
| "Loch Lomond" | 1982 | 86 | — | The Highland Connection | |
| "Dance Called America" | 1984 | — | — | Heartland | |
| "Skye" | 108[14] | — | |||
| "The Work Song" | 1986 | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Worker for the Wind" / "Alba" | 1987 | — | — | The Cutter and the Clan | |
| "Protect and Survive" | 1988 | 110[15] | — | ||
| "News from Heaven" | 1989 | 90 | — | Searchlight | |
| "Every River" | 129[16] | — | |||
| "Flower of the Heart" | 1991 | 43 | — | The Big Wheel | |
| "Wonderful" | 1993 | 29 | 87 | Amazing Things | |
| "The Greatest Flame" | 36 | — | |||
| "Song of the Earth" | — | — | |||
| "This Time of Year" | 1994 | 38 | — | Non-album singles | |
| "An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)" | 1995 | 18 | — | ||
| "Things That Are" | 40 | — | Mara | ||
| "Rhythm of My Heart" | 1996 | 24 | — | The Best of Runrig – Long Distance | |
| "The Greatest Flame" (remix) | 30 | — | |||
| "The Message" | 1999 | — | — | In Search of Angels | |
| "Maymorning" | 90 | — | |||
| "Big Sky" | — | — | |||
| "This Is Not a Love Song" | — | — | |||
| "Book of Golden Stories" | 2001 | 191[12] | — | The Stamping Ground | |
| "Wall of China" | — | — | |||
| "Empty Glens" | 2003 | — | 93 | Proterra | |
| "Clash of the Ash" | 2007 | 110[12] | — | Everything You See | |
| "Loch Lomond" (Hampden remix; with the Tartan Army) | 9 | — |
|
Non-album single | |
| "Year of the Flood" | 2008 | — | — | Year of the Flood | |
| "Road Trip" | — | — | |||
| "And We'll Sing" | 2013 | — | — | Party on the Moor | |
| "The Story" | 2015 | — | — | The Story | |
| "The Years We Shared" | 2016 | — | — | ||
| "Somewhere" (featuring Julie Fowlis) | 2018 | — | — | The Ones That Got Away | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Videos
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][17][18] |
SWI [19] | ||
| City of Lights |
|
7 | — |
| Wheel in Motion |
|
1 | — |
| Live at Stirling Castle – Donnie Munro's Farewell |
|
6 | — |
| Live in Bonn |
|
28 | — |
| Days of Days |
|
7 | — |
| Air an Oir |
|
— | — |
| Year of the Flood |
|
1 | — |
| Party on the Moor |
|
— | 5 |
| The Last Dance – Farewell Concert |
|
1 | 2 |
| There Must Be a Place |
|
2 | — |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
Fan club releases
[edit]A series of Access All Areas releases of live and other archive material were available via the band's official fan club - these include both CD and DVD releases.
| Year | Title | Format | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Access All Areas Volume 1 | CD | |
| 2002 | Access All Areas Volume 2 | CD | |
| 2002 | Access All Areas Volume 3 | CD | |
| 2003 | Access All Areas Volume 4 | CD | |
| 2004 | Access All Areas Volume 5 | CD | |
| 2004 | Access All Areas Volume 6 | DVD | Promo video collection and live tracks |
| 2005 | Access All Areas Volume 7 | CD | |
| 2006 | Access All Areas Volume 8 | DVD | "Mod for Rockers" - 1987 TV broadcast |
| 2006 | Access All Areas Volume 9 | CD | |
| 2008 | Access All Areas Volume 10 | CD | |
| 2011 | Access All Areas Volume 11 | CD | |
| 2012 | Access All Areas Volume 12 | DVD | Miscellaneous live tracks |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "RUNRIG". Official Charts. 8 January 1983. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Indie Hits "R"". web.archive.org. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d * For all albums except The Best of Runrig: Long Distance: "Runrig discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
- For The Best of Runrig: Long Distance: "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 4". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 26 January 1997.
- ^ a b c d e "Discographie von Runrig". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 August 2019.
- ^ a b "Runrig - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Another cut from Runrig". Ayrshire Post. 20 November 1987. p. 80.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "British certifications – Runrig". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 April 2022. Type Runrig in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ "Runrig Rocks - In Search of Angels". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "The Stamping Ground". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "Proterra". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f "Guld og platin i juni og juli" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "The Official Zobbel Homepage". zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Runrig return". Ayrshire Post. 4 November 1988. p. 74.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX. 15 December 1984. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1988 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX. 10 September 1988. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1989 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX. 25 November 1989. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Top 15 Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 1 December 1990. p. vi. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Top 15 Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 12 September 1992. p. 15. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
- ^ "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade - hitparade.ch". swisscharts.com. Retrieved 30 July 2024.