Paul Young / discography

Paul Young, 1987

This discography is an overview of the released records of the British singer Paul Young . According to sources and record awards, he has sold more than 7.3 million records in his career, including over 4.5 million in his home country alone. The most successful release from Paul Young is the album The Secret of Association with over 1.3 million units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1983	No Parlez	DE1 platinum (35 weeks)DE	AT4 (12 weeks) AT	CH1 (25 weeks) CH	UK1 × 3 Triple platinum (119 weeks)UK	US79 (22 weeks) US	First published: July 18, 1983 Producer: Laurie Latham
1985	The Secret of Association	DE6 (22 weeks) DE	AT20 (4 weeks) AT	CH4 (11 weeks) CH	UK1 × 2 Double platinum (49 weeks)UK	US19th gold (43 weeks)US	First published: March 25, 1985 Producer: Laurie Latham
1986	Between two fires	DE63 (1 week) DE	-	CH27 (1 week) CH	UK4th platinum (17 weeks)UK	US77 (17 weeks) US	First published: October 20, 1986 Producers: Hugh Padgham , Ian Kewley, Paul Young
1990	Other Voices	-	-	-	UK4th gold (11 weeks)UK	US142 (13 weeks) US	First published: June 4, 1990 Producers: Bob Clearmountain , Michael H. Brauer, Peter Wolf
1993	The crossing	DE82 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK27 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: October 1993 Producers: Don Was , Peter Vale, Chris Neil, Steve Lindsey
1994	Reflections	-	-	-	UK64 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: November 1994 Producer: Ian Levine
1997	Paul Young	DE90 (1 week) DE	-	-	UK39 (2 weeks) UK	-	First published: May 1997 Producers: Greg Penny, Paul Young
2006	Rock Swings: On the Wild Side of Swing	DE89 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	First published: October 2006
2016	Good thing	-	-	-	UK87 (1 week) UK	-	First published: April 15, 2016 Producer: Arthur Baker

More studio albums

• 1978: London (Streetband feat. Paul Young)
• 1979: Dilemma (Streetband feat. Paul Young)
• 1984: Paul Young & Q-Tips (with The Q Tips)

Live albums

• 1982: … Live
• 1984: BBC Rock Hour # 509 (with Howard Jones , recorded February 26, 1984)
• 1985: The Live Edition

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1991	From Time to Time - The Singles Collection	DE32 (13 weeks) DE	-	-	UK1 × 3 Triple platinum (28 weeks)UK	-	First published: September 2, 1991
1995	Best Ballads (DE) / Love Songs (UK)	DE36 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	UK93 (1 week) UK	-	First published: January 1995
2003	The essential	-	-	-	UK27 (4 weeks) UK	-	First published: June 2003

More compilations

• 1996: Love Hurts
• 1999: Simply the Best
• 2002: Greatest Hits
• 2006: Collections
• 2007: Hit Collection
• 2008: Wherever I Leave My Hat: The Best of
• 2013: Remixes & Rarities

Singles

year	Title album	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)							Remarks	[↑]: treated together with the previous entry; [←]: placed in both charts
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US	R&B	Dance
1983	Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home) No Parlez	DE19 (19 weeks) DE	-	-	UK1 gold (16 weeks)UK	US70 (7 weeks) US	-	-	First published: May 1983 Authors: Marvin Gaye , Norman Whitfield , Barrett Strong Original: Marvin Gaye, 1963
	Come Back and Stay No Parlez	DE1 gold (22 weeks)DE	AT3 (14 weeks) AT	CH1 (16 weeks) CH	UK4th silver (9 weeks)UK	US22 (15 weeks) US	-	Dance42 (6 weeks) Dance	First published: August 1983 Author and original: Jack Lee, 1981
	Love of the Common People (Remix) No Parlez	DE5 (17 weeks) DE	AT3 (12 weeks) AT	CH3 (9 weeks) CH	UK2 gold (13 weeks)UK	US45 (11 weeks) US	-[Dance: ↑]		First published: November 1983 Authors: John Hurley, Ronnie Wilkins Original: The Four Preps , 1967
1984	Love Will Tear Us Apart No Parlez	DE40 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	-	-	First published: February 1984 Authors: Kevin Curtis, Peter Hook , Stephen Morris , Bernard Sumner Original: Joy Division , 1980
	I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down The Secret of Association	DE37 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	UK9 (9 weeks) UK	US13 (14 weeks) US	R&B65 (7 weeks) R&B	Dance8 (9 weeks) Dance	First published: August 1984 Author: Earl Randle Original: Ann Peebles , 1973
	Everything Must Change The Secret of Association	DE28 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK9 silver (11 weeks)UK	US56 (11 weeks) US	-	-	First published: November 1984 Authors: Ian Kewley, Paul Young
1985	Every Time You Go Away The Secret of Association	DE40 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK4th silver (11 weeks)UK	US1 gold (23 weeks)US	-	-	First published: February 1985 Authors: Daryl Hall , John Oates Original: Hall & Oates , 1980
	Tomb of Memories The Secret of Association	-	-	-	UK16 (9 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: June 1985 Authors: Ian Kewley, Paul Young
1986	Wonderland Between Two Fires	-	-	-	UK24 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: September 1986 Author: Betsy Cook
	Some People Between Two Fires	-	-	-	UK56 (3 weeks) UK	US65 (10 weeks) US	-	-	First published: November 1986 Authors: Ian Kewley, Paul Young
1987	Why Does a Man Have to Be Strong? Between two fires	-	-	-	UK63 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: January 1987 Authors: Ian Kewley, Paul Young
1990	Softly Whispering I Love You Other Voices	-	-	-	UK21 (6 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: May 1990 Authors: Roger Greenaway, Roger Cook Original: David & Jonathan , 1967
	Oh girl other voices	-	-	-	UK25 (6 weeks) UK	US8 (23 weeks) US	-	-	First published: June 1990 Author: Eugene Record Original: The Chi-Lites , 1972
	Heaven Can Wait Other Voices	-	-	-	UK71 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: September 1990 Author: Paul Rutter
1991	Calling You Other Voices	-	-	-	UK57 (4 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: December 1990 Author: Bob Telson Original: Jevetta Steele , 1988
	Senza una donna (Without a Woman) From Time to Time	DE2 (26 weeks) DE	AT8 (13 weeks) AT	CH2 (23 weeks) CH	UK4 (12 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First publication: March 1991 with Zucchero Authors: Frank Musker, Adelmo "Zucchero" Fornaciari Original: Zucchero, 1987
	Both Sides, Now From Time to Time	-	-	-	UK74 (1 week) UK	-	-	-	First published: July 1991 with Clannad from the soundtrack of the film Switch Writer: Joni Mitchell Original: Judy Collins , 1967
	Don't Dream It's Over From Time to Time	DE71 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	UK20 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: September 1991 with Paul Carrack Author: Neil Finn Original: Crowded House , 1986
1992	What Becomes of the Brokenhearted Fried Green Tomatoes (Soundtrack)	-	-	-	-	US22 (14 weeks) US	-	-	First published: December 1991 from the soundtrack of the film Green Tomatoes Authors: James Dean, Paul Riser, William Weatherspoon Original: Jimmy Ruffin , 1966
1993	Now I Know What Made Otis Blue The Crossing	DE51 (17 weeks) DE	-	-	UK14 (7 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: September 1993 Authors: Mick Leeson, Peter Vale
	Hope in a Hopeless World The Crossing	DE51 (14 weeks) DE	-	-	UK42 (3 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First publication: November 1993 Authors: Phil Roy, Bob Thiele
1994	It will be you the crossing	-	-	-	UK34 (5 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First publication: April 1994 Authors: Phil Roy, Bob Thiele
	That's How Heartaches Are Made Reflections	-	-	-	UK94 (1 week) UK	-	-	-	First published: November 1994 Authors: Ben Raleigh, Bob Halley Original: Baby Washington , 1963
1997	I wish you love Paul Young	DE82 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	UK33 (2 weeks) UK	-	-	-	First published: April 1997
	Ball and Chain Paul Young	DE92 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-	-	-	First published: July 1997

More singles

1982: Love of the Common People (Paul Young and the Family) 1982: Iron Out the Rough Spots 1982: Broken Man (with The Q-Tips) 1983: Love Hurts (The Q-Tips feat. Paul Young) 1983: I Wish It Would Rain (The Q-Tips feat. Paul Young) 1984: Tracks of My Tears (The Q-Tips feat. Paul Young) 1987: War Games 1987: Got to Have You (In My Life) (with Claire Moore)

1987: In the Long Run 1991: I'm Only Foolin 'Myself 1993: Toast (Streetband feat. Paul Young) 1995: Grazing in the Grass 1997: Hard Cargo 1997: Make Someone Happy 2004: Come Back (Chicolo vs. Paul Young) 2016: LOVE

Video albums

• 1985: The Video Singles
• 1991: From Time to Time: The Video Collection

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE1DE AT-AT CH1CH UK3UK US-US Top 10 albums DE2DE AT1AT CH2CH UK5UK US-US Albums in the charts DE8thDE AT2AT CH3CH UK11UK US4thUS

DE  AT  CH  UK  US  R&B  Dance Number one singles DE1DE AT-AT CH1CH UK1UK US1US R&B-R&B Dance-Dance Top 10 singles DE3DE AT3AT CH3CH UK7thUK US2US R&B-R&B Dance1Dance Singles in the charts DE13DE AT3AT CH3CH UK21stUK US9US R&B1R&B Dance2Dance

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Finland 1985: for the album The Secret of Association  Canada 1985: for the single Every Time You Go Away 1986: for the album No Parlez 1987: for the album Between Two Fires

Platinum record  Netherlands 1984: for the album No Parlez 1991: for the album From Time to Time - The Singles Collection 2 × platinum record  Canada 1986: for the album The Secret of Association

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)	-	gold1	platinum1	750,000	musikindustrie.de
Finland (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	30,254	ifpi.fi
Canada (MC)	-	3 × gold3	2 × platinum2	350,000	musiccanada.com
Netherlands (NVPI)	-	-	2 × platinum2	200,000	nvpi.nl
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	-	1,500,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	3 × silver3	3 × gold3	9 × platinum9	4,550,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	3 × silver3	10 × gold10	14 × platinum14th

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1. ↑ ^{a b c} Chart sources: Singles Albums DE UK US

Web links

• Paul Young at Allmusic (English)
• Paul Young at Discogs (English)