Roger Whittaker / discography

Roger Whittaker, 1976

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British singer , songwriter and art piper Roger Whittaker . According to the sources, he has sold more than 9.5 million phonograms in his career and has sold over 6.1 million phonograms in his second home country alone, making him one of the performers with the highest number of records sold in Germany . The most successful releases in Germany are the studio album Ein Glück, dass es dich and the Christmas album Christmas with Roger Whittaker , each with around one million copies sold, making them one of the best-selling music albums in Germany .

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
1970	I Don't Believe in If Anymore	-	-	-	UK23 (1 week) UK	-
1971	New World in the Morning	-	-	-	UK45 gold (2 weeks)UK	-
1975	The Last Farewell and Other Hits	-	-	-	-	US31 gold (24 weeks)US
	The Last Farewell	DE28 (6 months) DE	AT6 (4 months) AT	-	-	-
1976	A little goodbye	DE24 (6 months) DE	-	-	-	-
	Reflections of Love	DE26 (1 month) DE	-	-	-	-
1978	Roger Whittaker Sings the Hits	-	-	-	UK52 (5 weeks) UK	-
1979	When I need you	-	-	-	-	US115 (5 weeks) US
1980	My German album	DE24 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
	Mirrors of My Mind	-	-	-	-	US157 (10 weeks) US
	Voyager	-	-	-	-	US154 (12 weeks) US
	With love	-	-	-	-	US175 (2 weeks) US
1982	There's still time to cry	DE26 (16 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1983	Typical Roger Whittaker	DE10 platinum (46 weeks)DE	AT6 (4½ months) AT	-	-	-
1984	Lucky that you exist	DE2 × 2 Double platinum (94 weeks)DE	AT2 (2½ months) AT	CH14 (9 weeks) CH	-	-
1985	You belong to Me	DE2 platinum (30 weeks)DE	AT6 (3½ months) AT	CH13 (10 weeks) CH	-	-
1986	The Skye Boat Song	-	-	-	UK89 (1 week) UK	-
1987	Today I am poor - today I am rich	DE15th gold (23 weeks)DE	-	-	-	-
1988	You're not alone	DE7th gold (30 weeks)DE	AT14 (½ month) AT	-	-	-
1990	Just the two of us	DE30 (18 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
	All roads lead to you	DE31 gold (22 weeks)DE	AT14th gold (12 weeks)AT	-	-	-
1991	My heart only beats for you	DE42 (8 weeks) DE	AT22 (8 weeks) AT	-	-	-
1992	Voice of the heart	DE13 gold (16 weeks)DE	AT27 gold (11 weeks)AT	-	-	-
1993	present from heaven	DE31 (12 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1994	Longing for love	DE41 (16 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1995	Have a nice day with you	DE33 (9 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1996	Live simply	DE37 (14 weeks) DE	AT38 (3 weeks) AT	-	-	-
1998	Back to love	DE35 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
2000	Wonderfully safe	DE39 gold (16 weeks)DE	-	-	-	-
2002	More than ever	-	AT70 (1 week) AT	-	-	-
2004	My best dream	DE57 (4 weeks) DE	AT58 (5 weeks) AT	-	-	-
2008	Love never ends	DE44 (7 weeks) DE	AT35 (4 weeks) AT	-	-	-
2010	So many years with you	DE81 (1 week) DE	AT45 (2 weeks) AT	-	-	-
2012	wonder	DE70 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-

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More studio albums

1967: Dynamic! 1969: C'est ca ma vie ... 1969: This Is ... 1969: Whistling Roger Whittaker 1970: Whistle Stop! 1970: Music for the Millions (2 LPs) 1970: Mon pays bleu / Mistral 1972: Loose and Fiery 1972: Roger Whittaker ... Again 1972: “La ballade de l'amour” and Mammy Blue 1972: For My Friends ... 1973: If I Were a Rich Man 1974: In orbit 1974: Hello! Bonjour! Happy day! 1974: An Image to My Mind 1974: All of My Life 1974: Mamy Blue 1975: The Magical World of Roger Whittaker 1975: Ride a Country Road 1975: Roger Whittaker 1977: Folk Songs 1977: Folk Songs of Our Time / Folk Songs of Our Islands Vol. 1 1977: Image to My Mind 1977: My Songs for You (6 LPs) 1977: Mexican Whistler 1978: Love Lasts Forever 1978: Imagine 1978: All My Love 1978: 40 Love Songs (2 LPs)

1979: Butterfly (UK:gold) 1979: Wishes 1979: Settle Down with Roger Whittaker 1980: You Are My Miracle 1980: Roger Whittaker (DE:gold) 1981: Changes 1982: All Time Heart - Touching Favorites 1982: The Wind Beneath My Wings 1982: My Favorite Love Songs 1982: Durham Town 1982: Roger Whittaker 1983: Golden Tones 1984: Take a Little - Give a Little 1984: Sentimental Journey 1986: The Genius of Love 1986: Best Loved Ballads (2 LPs) 1986: Farewell is a sharp sword 1988: Bitter & Sweet - Songs for Love and Tears 1988: Living and Loving 1989: Love Will Be Our Home 1989: I'd Fall in Love Tonight 1990: All roads lead to you 1990: You Deserve the Best 1994: Wind Beneath My Wings 1994: Legends 1999: Awakening 2004: His world - his music (3 CDs) 2009: The Golden Age Of (UK:gold)

Live albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1976	In concert	DE42 (2 months) DE	-	-	-	-
1981	Live in concert	-	-	-	-	US177 (3 weeks) US
2004	Live in Berlin	DE83 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-

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More live albums

1973: Head On Down the Road (... Live at Lansdowne) 1973: In Concert 1973: En spectacle au Quebec 1975: Roger Whittaker Live with Saffron (with Saffron aka Brian Knowles) 1975: Live in Canada (2 LPs) 1979: Live! 1979: Roger Whittaker in the Wiener Konzerthaus (box with 2 LPs) 1980: In Concert: Roger Whittaker (2 LPs) 1982: Roger Whittaker in Kenya - A Musical Safari

1988: Roger Whittaker Live - The Request Concert 1988: Greatest Hits - Live 1991: In Concert - Live from the Tivoli 1993: Greatest Hits - Live - Vol. 2 1994: An Evening with Roger Whittaker 1994: The Last Farewell (Live) 1998: The Very Best Of - Live 1999: In Concert 2007: Simply live - live around the world

Christmas albums

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1983	Christmas with Roger Whittaker	DE3 × 2 Double platinum (6 weeks)DE	-	-	-	-

More Christmas albums

1976: A Time for Peace Christmas Album 1978: The Roger Whittaker Christmas Album 1978: Festive Christmas (DE:gold) 1984: Tidings of Comfort and Joy (2 LPs)

1987: Christmas Is Here Again 1988: It's Christmas 2003: The Christmas song market - 12 brand new Christmas carols

Compilations

year	title	Top ranking, total weeks / months, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks / months, awards, notes)					Remarks
		DE	AT	CH	UK	US
1975	The Very Best of Roger Whittaker Vol. 1	-	-	-	UK5 gold (42 weeks)UK	-
1976	The Second Album of the Very Best of Roger Whittaker	-	-	-	UK27 silver (7 weeks)UK	-
	The Best of Roger Whittaker	DE1 gold (11½ months)DE	AT3 (10 months) AT	-	-	-
	The Best of Roger Whittaker 2	DE12 gold (8½ months)DE	-	-	-	-
1977	The Best of Roger Whittaker 3	DE19 (6½ months) DE	AT15 (3 months) AT	-	-	-
1978	His 20 most beautiful songs	DE4 (9 weeks) DE	AT8 (2 months) AT	-	-	-
1979	20 all time greats	-	-	-	UK24 gold (9 weeks)UK	-
1981	The Roger Whittaker Album	-	-	-	UK18th silver (14 weeks)UK	-
1982	My most beautiful songs	-	AT5 (½ month) AT	-	-	-
1986	Hits	DE4th platinum (23 weeks)DE	AT23 (2 months) AT	-	-	-
1987	His Finest Collection	-	-	-	UK15th gold (19 weeks)UK	-
1989	Home lovin 'man	-	-	-	UK20th silver (10 weeks)UK	-
1991	His greatest successes	-	AT11 gold (16 weeks)AT	-	-	-
1994	The best of the voice of the heart	DE27 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1996	All fine!	DE6th gold (18 weeks)DE	AT36 (9 weeks) AT	-	-	-
	A Perfect Day: His Greatest Hits & More	-	-	-	UK74 (2 weeks) UK	-
1999	Everything Roger 2	DE89 (1 week) DE	-	-	-	-
2002	Everything Roger 3	DE94 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
2004	Now and Then - Greatest Hits 1964-2004	-	-	-	UK21st silver (5 weeks)UK	-
2006	Live simply - thank you for all these years	DE16 platinum (14 weeks)DE	AT8 (15 weeks) AT	CH72 (3 weeks) CH	-	-
2009	The Golden Age Of - 50 Years of Classic Hits	-	-	-	UK11 (11 weeks) UK	-
2011	Thank you Germany - my greatest hits	DE46 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-

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More compilations

1971: A Special Kind of Man 1971: Greatest Hits 1972: The Many Talents of Roger Whittaker 1973: This Is ... 1975: Greatest Hits 1975: My Favorite Songs 1975: Roger Whittaker (2 LPs) 1975: Mexican Whistler (2 LPs) 1976: All My Best 1977: The Best of Roger Whittaker (US:gold) 1978: Star portrait 1978: The Best of Roger Whittaker 4 1979: Evergreens (2 LPs) 1980: The Roger Whittaker Collection - Durham Town 1982: Songs to Remember 1982: Greatest Hits 1983: The Best of Roger Whittaker 1984: The Roger Whittaker Portrait (2 LPs) 1984: Take a Little - Give a Little, Special Greatest Hits (2 LPs) 1984: Songs of Love and Life 1984: The Best Of (box with 4 LPs) 1985: The Songwriter (2 LPs) 1986: The Roger Whittaker Collection 1986: Unforgettable - 16 Golden Classics

1986: Love Album 1988: Sincerely Yours 1989: Greatest Hits 1989: New World in the Morning 1989: Home Lovin 'Man 1990: The Tender Favorites 1991: The Best Of (box with 4 LPs) 1990: All Time Heart - Touching Favorites Vol. 1 1993: 24 golden hits 1993: Golden Memories - CD 1 (AT:gold) 1994: The time was beautiful (AT:gold) 1994: I Don't Believe in If Anymore 1997: The Very Best of Roger Whittaker (UK:gold) 1997: More than anything in the world 1997: Happy Holidays from Roger Whittaker 1997: My greatest successes (3 CDs) 1997: The Collection of Roger Whittaker 1999: All of My Life (The Very Best of Roger Whittaker) 1999: The Greatest Hits of Roger Whittaker 1999: Durham Town 2002: Living with you (4 CDs) 2007: Roger Whittaker 2008: White Collection - The Last Farewell (2 CDs)

EPs

• 1967: If I Were a Rich Man
• 1979: Classic for Drinking & Listening No. II (with Bols Banana )
• 1984: Roger Whittaker
• 1984: The sky above me
• 1987: Christmas with Roger Whittaker ( Amiga quartet )
• 1996: Zoom EP

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
1969	Durham Town (The Leavin ') New World in the Morning	-	-	-	UK12 (18 weeks) UK	-
1970	I Don't Believe in If Anymore I Don't Believe in If Anymore	-	-	-	UK8 (18 weeks) UK	-
	New World in the Morning New World in the Morning	-	-	-	UK17 (14 weeks) UK	-
1971	Why Greatest Hits	-	-	-	UK47 (1 week) UK	-
	Mammy Blue Loose and Fiery	-	-	-	UK31 (10 weeks) UK	-
1975	The Last Farewell The Last Farewell	DE19 (13 weeks) DE	AT19 (3 months) AT	-	UK2 silver (14 weeks)UK	US19 (15 weeks) US
1976	River Lady (A Little Goodbye) A Little Goodbye	DE4 (26 weeks) DE	AT16 (5 months) AT	CH10 (10 weeks) CH	-	-
1977	Indian Lady Reflections of Love	DE43 (2 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1982	Albany There's still time to cry	DE3 (19 weeks) DE	AT12 (½ month) AT	CH6 (7 weeks) CH	-	-
1983	If you're still around Typical Roger Whittaker	DE14 (23 weeks) DE	AT5 (4½ months) AT	-	-	-
	Dance with me tonight Typical Roger Whittaker	DE45 (8 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1984	Farewell is a sharp sword. Lucky that you exist	DE9 (21 weeks) DE	AT4 (3 months) AT	CH23 (6 weeks) CH	-	-
	Eloisa It's lucky that you exist	DE27 (25 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
1985	Live with you you belong to me	DE28 (17 weeks) DE	AT27 (2 months) AT	-	-	-
1986	Wanderlust you belong to me	DE67 (4 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
	A little bit of flavor hits	DE55 (7 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-
	The Skye Boat Song The Skye Boat Song	-	-	-	UK10 (10 weeks) UK	-	with Des O'Connor
1992	You become a beautiful voice of the heart every year	DE58 (11 weeks) DE	-	-	-	-

More singles

1966: Mexican Whistler 1967: If I Were a Rich Man 1967: Handful of Dreams 1967: Little Shepherd 1968: Russian Whistler 1970: Mon pays bleu 1970: What did he do to you? 1971: The Last Farewell 1971: Both Sides Now 1972: I Dreamed a Dream 1972: Where Angels Tread (Änglamark) 1973: Got to Head On Down the Road (with Saffron) 1974: Hello! Bonjour! Happy day! 1975: The First Hello, the Last Goodbye 1975: Adieu to Le dernier 1975: You were my most beautiful dream 1975: Google Eyes 1976: Don't Fight 1976: Summer Days 1976: Good evening, good night 1976: The old ship 1977: From the People to the People 1978: Love Lasts Forever 1978: Calypso 1978: Everybody Is Looking for an Answere 1979: Call My Name 1979: Family 1979: Goodbye is goodbye 1980: Tall Dark Stanger 1980: children all over the world 1980: Oh Life 1980: I Am but a Small Voice

1981: So Good, So Bad, So Soon 1982: Summer Sunshine City (Paradise by the Sea) 1982: Stranger on the Shore 1982: Changes 1983: I Love You Because 1984: My Silver Eagle 1985: Take a Little - Give a Little 1985: I think of Mary a lot 1986: The Genius of Love 1987: paradise 1987: Let me be with you 1987: Shenandoah (with Royal Philharmonic Orchestra ) 1987: Welcome Home 1987: Tango with you 1988: Aba Haidschi Bumbaidschi 1988: Festive Christmas 1988: You - you are not alone 1989: Stay with me today (with Cindy Berger ) 1989: Where Good Love Goes 1989: The Song of Aragon 1990: The time was good 1990: What happens when we two love each other 1990: 7 years, 7 seas 1991: three little words 1991: But She Loves Me 1991: But I only want to dance with you alone 1991: Tell her 1992: Dive down into the night 1995: A nice day with you (with Aylin) 1996: We are young (Oh Maria) 1996: A Perfect Day (with Anny Schilder) 1999: Shoot for the Moon (with Lene Siel )

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one albums DE2DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US-US Top 10 albums DE9DE AT8thAT CH-CH UK1UK US-US Albums in the charts DE38DE AT21stAT CH3CH UK15thUK US6thUS

DE  AT  CH  UK  US Number one singles DE-DE AT-AT CH-CH UK-UK US-US Top 10 singles DE3DE AT2AT CH2CH UK3UK US-US Singles in the charts DE12DE AT6thAT CH3CH UK7thUK US1US

Awards for music sales

Golden record  Canada 1975: for the album Travellin ' 1978: for the album Live in Canada 1978: for the album Imagine 1986: for the album Roger Whittaker Songs From the Heart 1983: for the album Celebration  Denmark 2001: for the album From Roger With Love

Platinum record  Canada 1977: for the album All My Best 1982: for the album A Time for Peace 1983: for the album The Best of Roger Whittaker 1988: for the album Tidings Of Comfort and Joy 5 × platinum record  Canada 1992: for the album Greatest Hits

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)
Denmark (IFPI)	-	gold1	-	25,000	ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI)	-	10 × gold10	8 × platinum8th	6,100,000	musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC)	-	5 × gold5	9 × platinum9	1,150,000	musiccanada.com
Austria (IFPI)	-	5 × gold5	-	125,000	ifpi.at
United States (RIAA)	-	2 × gold2	-	1,000,000	riaa.com
United Kingdom (BPI)	5 × silver5	7 × gold7th	-	1,190,000	bpi.co.uk
All in all	5 × silver5	29 × gold29	17 × platinum17th

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Chart sources: Singles Albums UK
2. ^ The Billboard Albums by Joel Whitburn , 6th Edition, Record Research 2006, ISBN 0-89820-166-7 .

Web links

• Roger Whittaker at Allmusic (English)
• Roger Whittaker at Discogs (English)
• Discography