Daniel O'Donnell

Daniel O'Donnell

Daniel Francis Noel O'Donnell (born December 12, 1961 in Kincasslagh , County Donegal ) is an Irish singer and television presenter.

Life

O'Donnell first became known to the public in 1983 and has since made a name for himself in Ireland and the UK. He is known for his close relationship with his fan base as well as for his charismatic stage presence. His music is described as a mix of country music and Irish folk. To date he has sold over ten million records.

Discography

Albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	IE
1984	The Boy from Donegal	-	-
1985	Two sides of	-	-
1986	I need you	-	-
1987	Don't forget to remember	-	-
1988	From the heart	UK56 gold (12 weeks)UK	-
1989	Thoughts of Home	UK43 (10 weeks) UK	-
1990	Favorites	UK61 silver (4 weeks)UK	-
	The Last Waltz	UK46 (10 weeks) UK	-
1991	The Very Best of Daniel O'Donnell	UK34 (14 weeks) UK	-
1992	Follow your dream	UK17th silver (9 weeks)UK	-
1993	A Date with Daniel - Live	UK21st gold (9 weeks)UK	-
1994	Especially for you	UK14th gold (11 weeks)UK	-
	Christmas with Daniel	UK34 gold (16 weeks)UK	-
1995	A Date with… Live	UK75 (3 weeks) UK	-	Live album
	The Classic Collection	UK34 (9 weeks) UK	-
1996	Timeless	UK13 silver (7 weeks)UK	-	with Mary Duff
	Irish Collection	UK35 silver (4 weeks)UK	-
	Songs of Inspiration	UK11 (19 weeks) UK	-
1997	I believe	UK11 gold (12 weeks)UK	-
1998	Love songs	UK9 gold (10 weeks)UK	-
1999	Greatest hits	UK10 gold (14 weeks)UK	-
2000	Faith and inspiration	UK4th gold (10 weeks)UK	IE2 (15 weeks) IE
	Heartbreakers	UK- gold UK	-
2001	Live Laugh Love	UK27 gold (6 weeks)UK	IE29 (8 weeks) IE
2002	Yesterdays Memories	UK19 (9 weeks) UK	IE34 (10 weeks) IE
	The Irish Album	-	-
	The Daniel O'Donnell Show	-	-
	Dreaming	UK- silver UK	-
2003	Memories	-	-
	Songs of Faith	-	-
	Daniel in blue jeans	UK3 gold (11 weeks)UK	IE4 (9 weeks) IE
	At the end of the day	UK11 gold (10 weeks)UK	IE7 (12 weeks) IE
2004	The Jukebox Years - 20 More Blue Jeans Classics	UK3 (10 weeks) UK	IE4 (7 weeks) IE
	Memories	UK94 (1 week) UK	-
	Welcome to My World	UK6 (11 weeks) UK	IE15 (11 weeks) IE
	The Christmas Album	-	-
2005	The Rock 'n' Roll Collection	UK86 (1 week) UK	-
	Teenage Dreams	UK10 (11 weeks) UK	IE21st gold (6 weeks)IE
2006	From Daniel with Love - A Collection of 20 Great Love Songs	UK5 gold (11 weeks)UK	IE14 (6 weeks) IE
	Until the next time	UK10 (9 weeks) UK	IE22 (8 weeks) IE
2007	Together again	UK6th gold (8 weeks)UK	IE9 gold (10 weeks)IE	with Mary Duff
	Can you feel the love	-	IE- platinum IE
	Early memories	UK94 silver (1 week)UK	IE85 (1 week) IE
2008	Country boy	UK6th gold (9 weeks)UK	IE23 (6 weeks) IE
	Through the Years - A Collection of Treasured Classics	-	IE39 (4 weeks) IE
2009	Peace in the Valley	UK8th gold (8 weeks)UK	IE14th gold (10 weeks)IE
2010	The Complete Rock 'n' Roll Collection	-	IE44 (2 weeks) IE
	O Holy Night - The Christmas Album	UK21 (5 weeks) UK	IE29 (6 weeks) IE
2011	Moon over Ireland	UK9 (7 weeks) UK	IE11 (8 weeks) IE
	The Ultimate Collection	UK7th gold (14 weeks)UK	IE19th gold (12 weeks)IE
2012	Songs from the Movies & More	UK7th silver (8 weeks)UK	IE20 (10 weeks) IE
2013	A picture of you	UK16 silver (7 weeks)UK	IE21 (7 weeks) IE
2014	Stand Beside Me - Live in Concert	UK20 (6 weeks) UK	IE41 (6 weeks) IE	Live album
2015	Hope and Praise	-	IE93 (1 week) IE
	The Hank Williams Songbook	UK5 silver (9 weeks)UK	IE8 (10 weeks) IE
2016	The Best Of - Music and Memories	UK15 (7 weeks) UK	IE44 (6 weeks) IE
	The Ultimate Irish Album	-	IE33 (4 weeks) IE
	I have a dream	UK12 silver (9 weeks)UK	IE75 (3 weeks) IE
2017	Back Home Again	UK14 (8 weeks) UK	-
	Christmas with	UK19 (5 weeks) UK	IE17 (5 weeks) IE
2018	Walkin 'in the moonlight	UK23 (4 weeks) UK	IE55 (4 weeks) IE
2019	The Gold Collection	UK23 (5 weeks) UK	IE91 (1 week) IE
	Halfway to Paradise	UK8 (10 weeks) UK	IE75 (2 weeks) IE

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)		Remarks
		UK	IE
1992	I just want to dance with you	UK20 (7 weeks) UK	-
1993	The Three Bells	UK71 (1 week) UK	-
	The Love In Your Eyes	UK47 (3 weeks) UK	-
	What Ever Happened To Old Fashioned Love	UK21 (5 weeks) UK	-
1994	Singing the blues	UK23 (3 weeks) UK	-
	The Gift	UK46 (3 weeks) UK	-
1995	Secret love	UK28 (3 weeks) UK	-	with Mary Duff
1996	Timeless	UK32 (3 weeks) UK	-	with Mary Duff
	Footsteps	UK25 (5 weeks) UK	-
1997	The Love Songs	UK27 (4 weeks) UK	-	EP
1998	Give A Little Love	UK7 (7 weeks) UK	-
	The Magic Is There	UK16 (4 weeks) UK	-
1999	The Way Dreams Are	UK18 (4 weeks) UK	-
	Uno Mas	UK25 (6 weeks) UK	-
	A Christmas kiss	UK20 (7 weeks) UK	-
2000	Light A Candle	UK23 (8 weeks) UK	IE48 (1 week) IE
	Exile's Dream	-	IE42 (3 weeks) IE
	Morning Has Broken	UK32 (5 weeks) UK	-
2003	You raise me up	UK22 (4 weeks) UK	-
2006	Crush On You	UK21 (4 weeks) UK	IE50 (1 week) IE
2010	Tipperary girl	-	IE50 (1 week) IE

Video albums

• 1998: Give A Little Love (UK:platinum)
• 2003: Follow Your Dream (UK:gold)
• 2003: The Daniel O'donnell Show (UK:platinum)
• 2007: Can You Feel The Love (UK:platinum)
• 2008: At Home In Ireland (UK:platinum; IE:gold)
• 2009: Hope And Praise (IE:gold)
• 2011: Live From Nashville (IE:gold)

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1. ↑ http://www.worldticketshop.com/concerts/daniel_odonnell_tickets
2. ↑ http://www.myspace.com/danielodonnellmusic
3. ↑ ^{a b} Chart sources: UK IE
4. ↑ ^{a b} Music Sales Awards: UK IE

Web links

Commons : Daniel O'Donnell  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website