Kim Wilde / discography

Kim Wilde (2007)

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British pop - rock singer Kim Wilde . According to sources and record awards, she has sold more than 4.2 million records in her career, including over 1.7 million in her home country alone. Wilde's most successful release is the Close album with over 850,000 units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1981	Kim Wilde	DE1 gold (31 weeks)DE	-	-	UK3 gold (14 weeks)UK	US86 (22 weeks) US	First published: June 29, 1981
1982	Select	DE4 (19 weeks) DE	AT20 (2 weeks) AT	-	UK19th silver (11 weeks)UK	-	First published: May 10, 1982
1983	Catch as Catch Can	DE23 (13 weeks) DE	-	CH6 (16 weeks) CH	UK90 (1 week) UK	-	First published: October 24, 1983
1984	Teases & Dares	DE22 (22 weeks) DE	-	CH10 (9 weeks) CH	UK66 (2 weeks) UK	US84 (10 weeks) US	First published: November 12, 1984
1986	Another step	DE41 (17 weeks) DE	-	CH5 (8 weeks) CH	UK73 (5 weeks) UK	US40 (26 weeks) US	First published: October 3, 1986
1988	Close	DE10 gold (34 weeks)DE	AT7 (7½ months) AT	CH8th platinum (36 weeks)CH	UK8th platinum (38 weeks)UK	US114 (6 weeks) US	First published: May 13, 1988
1990	Love moves	DE24 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH12 gold (9 weeks)CH	UK37 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 14, 1990
1992	Love Is ...	DE42 (13 weeks) DE	AT22 (11 weeks) AT	CH7th gold (15 weeks)CH	UK21 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 18, 1992
1995	Now and Forever	-	-	CH37 (2 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: October 30, 1995
2006	Never say never	DE17 (7 weeks) DE	AT22 (5 weeks) AT	CH11 (9 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: September 8, 2006
2010	Come out and play	DE10 (8 weeks) DE	AT24 (4 weeks) AT	CH9 (7 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: August 27, 2010 Sales: + 80,000
2011	Snapshots	DE14 (4 weeks) DE	-	CH27 (3 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: August 26, 2011
2018	Here come the aliens	DE11 (3 weeks) DE	AT34 (1 week) AT	CH10 (4 weeks) CH	UK21 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 16, 2018

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
2019	Aliens Live	DE40 (1 week) DE	-	CH43 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: August 16, 2019

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1984	The Very Best of Kim Wilde	DE61 (1 week) DE	-	CH25 (3 weeks) CH	UK78 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1, 1984
1993	The Singles Collection 1981-1993	DE21 (13 weeks) DE	AT26 (4 weeks) AT	CH18 (10 weeks) CH	UK11 gold (7 weeks)UK	-	First published: September 6, 1993

More compilations

• 1996: The Gold Collection
• 1996: Premium Gold Collection
• 1996: The Best of
• 1998: More of the Best
• 1998: original gold
• 2001: The Very Best of Kim Wilde

Remix albums

• 1993: The Remix Collection (release: only in Japan)

Christmas albums

• 2013: Wild Winter Songbook

Singles

Chart placements

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1981	Kids in America Kim Wilde	DE5 (32 weeks) DE	AT12 (2 months) AT	CH5 (11 weeks) CH	UK2 gold (13 weeks)UK	US25 (18 weeks) US	First published: January 26, 1981
	Checkered Love Kim Wilde	DE2 (24 weeks) DE	AT16 (1½ month) AT	CH2 (9 weeks) CH	UK4th silver (9 weeks)UK	-	First published: April 27, 1981
	Water on Glass Kim Wilde	-	-	-	UK11 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 17, 1981
	Cambodia Select	DE2 (26 weeks) DE	AT4 (3½ months) AT	CH1 (11 weeks) CH	UK12 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 2, 1981
1982	View From a Bridge Select	DE6 (19 weeks) DE	AT10 (3 months) AT	CH2 (11 weeks) CH	UK16 (7 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 5, 1982
	Child Come Away	DE36 (13 weeks) DE	-	CH6 (5 weeks) CH	UK43 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 4, 1982
1983	Love Blonde Catch As Catch Can	DE26 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH11 (3 weeks) CH	UK23 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 18, 1983
	Dancing in the Dark Catch As Catch Can	DE26 (12 weeks) DE	-	CH9 (9 weeks) CH	UK67 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 24, 1983
1984	The Second Time (US title: Go for It) Teases & Dares	DE9 (15 weeks) DE	-	CH7 (12 weeks) CH	UK29 (9 weeks) UK	US65 (7 weeks) US	First published: October 1, 1984
	The Touch Teases & Dares	DE29 (10 weeks) DE	-	-	UK56 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 26, 1984
1985	Rage to Love Teases & Dares	DE45 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK19 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 15, 1985
1986	Schoolgirl Another Step	DE38 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: June 8, 1986
	You Keep Me Hangin 'On Another Step	DE8 (13 weeks) DE	AT20 (2½ months) AT	CH2 (10 weeks) CH	UK2 silver (14 weeks)UK	US1 (21 weeks) US	First published: September 19, 1986
1987	Another Step (Closer To You) Another Step	-	-	-	UK6 (11 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 16, 1987
	Say You Really Want Me Another Step	-	-	-	UK29 (5 weeks) UK	US44 (8 weeks) US	First published: July 1, 1987
1988	Hey Mr. Heartache Close	DE13 (14 weeks) DE	-	CH12 (12 weeks) CH	UK31 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 18, 1988
	You came close	DE5 (17 weeks) DE	AT8 (4 months) AT	CH3 (14 weeks) CH	UK3 silver (11 weeks)UK	US41 (10 weeks) US	First published: July 4, 1988
	Never Trust a Stranger Close	DE11 (15 weeks) DE	AT7 (3 months) AT	CH4 (14 weeks) CH	UK7 (9 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 19, 1988
	Four Letter Word Close	DE27 (10 weeks) DE	AT23 (1 month) AT	CH18 (4 weeks) CH	UK6 (12 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 21, 1988
1989	Love in the Natural Way Close	-	-	-	UK32 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: February 20, 1989
1990	It's Here Love Moves	DE21 (19 weeks) DE	-	CH14 (10 weeks) CH	UK42 (5 weeks) UK	-	First published: March 26, 1990
	Time love moves	-	-	-	UK71 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 4, 1990
	Can't Get Enough (of Your Love) Love Moves	DE58 (5 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: July 2, 1990
	I Can't Say Goodbye Love Moves	-	-	-	UK51 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: December 3, 1990
1992	Love Is Holy Love Is ...	DE42 (13 weeks) DE	AT28 (1 week) AT	CH13 (12 weeks) CH	UK16 (6 weeks) UK	-	First published: April 21, 1992
	Heart Over Mind Love Is ...	-	-	-	UK34 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 8, 1992
	Who Do You Think You Are? Love Is ...	DE58 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK49 (3 weeks) UK	-	First published: July 13, 1992
1993	If I Can't Have You The Singles Collection 1981-1993	DE51 (14 weeks) DE	AT29 (1 week) AT	CH18 (12 weeks) CH	UK12 (8 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 28, 1993
	In My Life The Singles Collection 1981-1993	DE78 (3 weeks) DE	-	-	UK54 (1 week) UK	-	First published: October 25, 1993
1995	Breakin 'Away Now and Forever	DE79 (6 weeks) DE	-	-	UK43 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: September 25, 1995
1996	This I Swear Now and Forever	DE91 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	UK46 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: January 29, 1996
	Shame	-	-	-	UK79 (1 week) UK	-	First published: September 30, 1996
2001	Loved The Very Best of Kim Wilde	-	-	CH68 (4 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: December 3, 2001
2002	Born to Be Wild	DE84 (2 weeks) DE	-	CH71 (4 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: October 14, 2002
2006	You Came (2006) Never Say Never	DE20 (9 weeks) DE	AT24 (14 weeks) AT	CH19 (13 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: August 18, 2006
	Perfect Girl Never Say Never	DE52 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: November 17, 2006
2010	Lights Down Low Come Out and Play	DE34 (9 weeks) DE	-	CH62 (1 week) CH	-	-	First published: August 13, 2010
2011	It's Alright / Sleeping Satellite Snapshots	DE98 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: August 19, 2011

Chart placements as a guest musician

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1987	Rockin 'Around the Christmas Tree	-	-	-	UK3 silver (8 weeks)UK	-	First published: November 23, 1987 Comic Relief presents Mel Smith & Kim Wilde
2003	Anyplace, Anywhere, Anytime	DE3 (15 weeks) DE	AT1 (19 weeks) AT	CH9 (21 weeks) CH	-	-	First published: May 19, 2003 with Nena

More singles

• 1982: Take Me Tonight (release: only in Japan)
• 1984: House of Salome
• 1990: World in Perfect Harmony
• 1992: Million Miles Away
• 1994: Kids in America '94
• 2007: Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (with Marty Wilde )
• 2007: Together We Belong
• 2007: Baby Obey Me (feat. Ill Inspecta )
• 2010: Real Life
• 2011: To France
• 2018: Pop Don't Stop
• 2018: Kandy Krash

Further guest contributions

• 2009: Run to You ( Fibes oh Fibes feat. Kim Wilde)
• 2013: I Believe ( DJ Bobo feat.Kim Wilde)

Awards for music sales

Silver record  France 1988: for the single You Came Golden record  Finland 1982: for the album Select 1982: for the album Kim Wilde 1983: for the album Catch As Catch Can  France 1981: for the single Kids in America 1982: for the single Cambodia 1983: for the album Select 1988: for the album Close 1993: for the album Love Blonde - The Best Of  Canada 1987: for the single You Keep Me Hangin 'on 1987: for the album Another Step  Netherlands 1989: for the album Close 1994: for the album The Singles Collection 1981-1993  Sweden 1989: for the album Close 1993: for the album The Singles Collection 1981–1993

Note: Awards in countries from the chart tables or chart boxes can be found in these.

Country / Region	silver	gold	platinum	Sales	swell
Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Germany (BVMI)	-	2 × gold2	-	500,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	3 × gold3	-	82.006	ifpi.fi
France (SNEP)	silver1	5 × gold5	-	1,550,000	infodisc.fr
Canada (MC)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	nvpi.nl
Sweden (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	-	100,000	sverigetopplistan.se
Switzerland (IFPI)	-	2 × gold2	platinum1	100,000	hitparade.ch
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	3 × gold3	platinum1	1,760,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	6 × silver6th	21 × gold21st	2 × platinum2

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US
2. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .
3. ↑ Kim Wilde: Wild Winter Songbook. jpc.de, accessed on November 20, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Singles

Web links

• Singles Discography on 45cat.com
• Discography on rateyourmusic.com
• wilde-life.com