Shakin 'Stevens / discography

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Shakin 'Stevens  - Discography
Shakin 'Stevens, 1976
Shakin 'Stevens, 1976
Publications
Arrow southwest blue.svgStudio albums 17th
Arrow southwest blue.svgCompilations 14th
Arrow southwest blue.svgEPs 5
Arrow southwest blue.svgChristmas albums 1
Arrow southwest blue.svgSingles 54
Arrow southwest blue.svgVideo albums 5
Arrow southwest blue.svgBox sets 3

This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British rock 'n' roll - singer Shakin 'Stevens and his pseudonyms like Shakin' Stevens and Sunsets and Shaky . According to the sources, he has sold more than six million records in his career, including over 5.4 million in his home country alone. The most successful release by Stevens is the tenth studio album Shaky with around 550,000 units sold.

Albums

Studio albums

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1970 A legend - - - - -
First published: 1970
1971 I'm No JD
also known as Shakin 'Stevens (1981)
- - - UK34 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: 1971
1972 Rockin 'and shakin' - - - - -
First published: 1972
1973 Shakin 'Stevens and Sunsets - - - - -
First published: 1973
1975 Manhattan melodrama - - - - -
First published: 1975
1977 Come on Memphis! - - - - -
First published: 1977
1978 Shakin 'Stevens - - - UK-
gold
gold
UK
-
First published: 1978
Sales: + 115,000
1979 Take one!
aka Hot Dog (1982)
DE11 (22 weeks)
DE
AT9 (8 weeks)
AT
- UK62 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 1979
1980 Marie Marie
also known as This Ole House
DE4th
gold
gold

(29 weeks)DE
AT7 (14 weeks)
AT
- UK2
gold
gold

(28 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 1980
Sales: +350,000
1981 Shaky DE4th
gold
gold

(56 weeks)DE
AT1 (22 weeks)
AT
- UK1
platinum
platinum

(28 weeks)UK
-
First published: September 7, 1981
Sales: + 550,000
1982 Give Me Your Heart Tonight DE10 (18 weeks)
DE
AT6 (8 weeks)
AT
- UK3
platinum
platinum

(18 weeks)UK
-
First published: September 27, 1982
Sales: +300,000
1983 The Bop Won't Stop DE24 (11 weeks)
DE
- CH12 (12 weeks)
CH
UK21st
gold
gold

(27 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 14, 1983
Sales: + 100,000
1985 Lipstick, Powder and Paint DE59 (3 weeks)
DE
- CH27 (1 week)
CH
UK37
gold
gold

(9 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 4th, 1985
Sales: + 100,000
1987 Let's boogie - - - UK59 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 19, 1987
1990 There Are Two Kinds of Music… Rock 'n' Roll - - - UK65 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 8, 1990
2007 Now lists - - - - -
First published: June 1, 2007
2016 Echoes of Our Times - - - UK22 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 16, 2016

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Compilations

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1983 Now comes Shaky DE13 (8 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: April 25, 1983
1984 Greatest hits DE56 (5 weeks)
DE
- - UK8th
platinum
platinum

(22 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 5, 1984
Sales: + 300,000
1988 A Whole Lotta Shaky - - - UK42 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 7, 1988
1992 The Epic Years - - - UK57 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 19, 1992
2005 The Collection DE54 (2 weeks)
DE
AT61 (2 weeks)
AT
- UK4th
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: April 11, 2005
Sales: + 100,000

More compilations

  • 1982: The Early Days
  • 1985: Shakin 'Stevens & the Sunsets - ... in the Beginning ...
  • 1990: The Hits of Shakin 'Stevens (Sales: +60,000; UK:silversilver)
  • 1994: The Singles Collection
  • 1998: The Hits of Shakin 'Stevens Vol.2
  • 2003: Hits and More
  • 2007: Good Rockin 'Tonight
  • 2007: Chronology - The Hit Epic Single
  • 2008: Hit Collection

EPs

year title Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1982 The Shakin 'Stevens EP - - - UK2
silver
silver

(8 weeks)UK
-
First published: December 3, 1982
Sales: + 250,000

gray hatching : no chart data available for this year

More EPs

  • 1975: Frantic
  • 1976: Sexy Ways
  • 1980: Shakin 'Stevens
  • 1982: Special Edition EP

Christmas albums

  • 1991: Merry Christmas Everyone

Singles

Chart placements

year Title
album
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements
(Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes)
Remarks
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
1980 Hot Dog
Take One! / Hot dog
- - - UK24 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 4, 1980
Marie Marie
Marie Marie / This Ole House
DE19 (37 weeks)
DE
- - UK19 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 18, 1980
1981 This Ole House
Marie Marie / This Ole House
DE5 (29 weeks)
DE
AT8 (6 weeks)
AT
CH4 (7 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(17 weeks)UK
-
First published: February 20, 1981
Sales: + 500,000
You Drive Me Crazy
Shaky
DE6 (33 weeks)
DE
AT6 (6 weeks)
AT
CH4 (8 weeks)
CH
UK2
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
-
First published: April 24, 1981
Sales: + 500,000
Green Door
Shaky
DE6 (23 weeks)
DE
AT8 (10 weeks)
AT
CH5 (9 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(12 weeks)UK
-
First published: July 17, 1981
Sales: + 500,000
It's Raining
Shaky
DE13 (19 weeks)
DE
AT11 (4 weeks)
AT
- UK10
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
-
First published: October 2, 1981
Sales: + 250,000
1982 Oh Julie
Give Me Your Heart Tonight
DE2 (23 weeks)
DE
AT1 (14 weeks)
AT
CH1 (12 weeks)
CH
UK1
gold
gold

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: Jan 8, 1982
Sales: + 500,000
Shirley
Give Me Your Heart Tonight
DE7 (17 weeks)
DE
AT4 (8 weeks)
AT
CH4 (7 weeks)
CH
UK6 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 16, 1982
Give Me Your Heart Tonight
Give Me Your Heart Tonight
DE6 (20 weeks)
DE
AT10 (12 weeks)
AT
CH6 (7 weeks)
CH
UK11 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 13, 1982
I'll Be Satisfied
Give Me Your Heart Tonight
DE27 (12 weeks)
DE
- - UK10 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 8, 1982
1983 Your Ma Said You Cried in Your Sleep Last Night
Now comes Shaky
DE40 (6 weeks)
DE
- - - -
First published: March 18, 1983
It's Late
The Bop Won't Stop
DE18 (10 weeks)
DE
- - UK11 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 15, 1983
Cry Just a Little Bit
The Bop Won't Stop
DE27 (14 weeks)
DE
- CH19 (6 weeks)
CH
UK3
silver
silver

(12 weeks)UK
US67 (6 weeks)
US
First published: October 28, 1983
Sales: + 250,000
A Rockin 'Good Way (To Mess Around and Fall in Love)
The Bop Won't Stop
DE22 (11 weeks)
DE
AT9 (12 weeks)
AT
CH10 (8 weeks)
CH
UK5 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 30, 1983
with Bonnie Tyler
1984 A Love Worth Waiting For
The Bop Won't Stop
DE26 (11 weeks)
DE
AT13 (4 weeks)
AT
- UK2
silver
silver

(10 weeks)UK
-
First published: March 12, 1984
Sales: + 250,000
A Letter to You
Greatest Hits
DE44 (11 weeks)
DE
- CH21 (6 weeks)
CH
UK10 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 3, 1984
Teardrops
Greatest Hits
DE25 (10 weeks)
DE
AT14 (10 weeks)
AT
- UK5
silver
silver

(9 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 12, 1984
Sales: + 250,000
1985 Breaking Up My Heart
Greatest Hits
DE31 (8 weeks)
DE
AT23 (2 weeks)
AT
- UK14 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 18, 1985
Lipstick, Powder and Paint
Lipstick, Powder and Pain
DE52 (9 weeks)
DE
AT24 (2 weeks)
AT
CH22 (8 weeks)
CH
UK11 (9 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 30, 1985
Merry Christmas Everyone
Merry Christmas Everyone
DE7 (16 weeks)
DE
AT6 (25 weeks)
AT
CH21 (8 weeks)
CH
UK1
platinum
platinum

(71 weeks)UK
-
First published: November 26, 1985
Sales: + 690,000; Since 2007 repeated chart entries
1986 Turning Away
Lipstick, Powder and Pain
- - - UK15 (7 weeks)
UK
-
First published: January 27, 1986
Because I Love You
Let's Boogie
- - - UK14 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 20, 1986
1987 A Little Boogie Woogie (In the Back of My Mind)
Let's Boogie
- - - UK12 (10 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 15, 1987
Come See About Me
Let's Boogie
- - - UK24 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 7, 1987
What Do You Want to Make Those Eyes at Me For?
Let's boogie
- - - UK5 (8 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 16, 1987
1988 Feel the Need in Me
A Whole Lotta Shaky
- - - UK26 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: July 11, 1988
How Many Tears Can You Hide?
A Whole Lotta Shaky
- - - UK47 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 3, 1988
True Love
A Whole Lotta Shaky
- - - UK23 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 28, 1988
1989 Jezebel
A Whole Lotta Shaky
- - - UK58 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 6, 1989
Love Attack
There Are Two Kinds of Music… Rock 'n' Roll
- - - UK28 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: May 1, 1989
1990 I Might
There Are Two Kinds of Music… Rock 'n' Roll
- AT26 (3 weeks)
AT
- UK18 (6 weeks)
UK
-
First published: February 12, 1990
Yes I Do
There Are Two Kinds of Music… Rock 'n' Roll
- - - UK60 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: April 30, 1990
Pink Champagne
There Are Two Kinds of Music… Rock 'n' Roll
- - - UK59 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: August 6, 1990
My Cutie Cutie
There Are Two Kinds of Music… Rock 'n' Roll
- - - UK75 (2 weeks)
UK
-
First published: October 1, 1990
The Best Christmas of Them All
Merry Christmas Everyone
- - - UK19 (4 weeks)
UK
-
First published: December 3, 1990
1991 I'll Be Home This Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone
- - - UK34 (5 weeks)
UK
-
First published: November 25, 1991
1992 Radio
The Epic Years
- - - UK37 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: September 28, 1992
with Roger Meddows-Taylor
2005 Trouble / This Ole House
Now Listen / The Collection
- - - UK20 (3 weeks)
UK
-
First published: June 13, 2005

More singles

  • 1970: Spirit of Woodstock
  • 1972: Sweet Little Rock and Roller
  • 1972: Sea Cruise
  • 1974: Honey Honey
  • 1976: Jungle Rock
  • 1976: You Mostest Girl
  • 1977: Never
  • 1977: Somebody Touched Me
  • 1978: Justine
  • 1978: Treat Her Right
  • 1979: Endless Sleep
  • 1979: Spooky (single was withdrawn before it was released, some copies were still in circulation)
  • 1980: Hey Mae
  • 1980: Shooting Gallery
  • 1995: I Can Help
  • 1999: Rock 'n' Roll Hitmix '99

Video albums

  • 1984: Shakin 'Stevens Video Show
  • 1987: Shakin 'Stevens Video Show Vol. 2
  • 1990: There Are Two Kinds of Music… Rock 'n' Roll
  • 1992: The Epic Videos
  • 2005: The DVD Collection

Box sets

  • 1993: All the Hits
  • 2003: Hits and More
  • 2009: The Epic Masters

statistics

Chart evaluation

DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one albums DE-DE AT1AT CH-CH UK1UK US-US
Top 10 albums DE3DE AT4thAT CH-CH UK5UK US-US
Albums in the charts DE9DE AT5AT CH2CH UK14thUK US-US
DE DE AT AT CH CH UK UK US US
Number one singles DE-DE AT1AT CH1CH UK4thUK US-US
Top 10 singles DE7thDE AT8thAT CH7thCH UK15thUK US-US
Singles in the charts DE19thDE AT14thAT CH11CH UK38UK US1US

Awards for music sales

Golden record

  • DenmarkDenmark Denmark
    • 2011: for the album Shakin 'Stevens
  • CanadaCanada Canada
    • 1982: for the album You Drive Me Crazy

Platinum record

  • DenmarkDenmark Denmark
    • 2017: for the single Merry Christmas Everyone

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

Country / Region Silver record icon.svg silver Gold record icon.svg gold Platinum record icon.svg platinum Sales swell
Awards for music sales
(country / region, awards, sales, sources)
Denmark (IFPI) Denmark (IFPI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 Platinum record icon.svg platinum1 105,000 ifpi.dk
Germany (BVMI) Germany (BVMI) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg 2 × gold2 0! P- 500,000 musikindustrie.de
Canada (MC) Canada (MC) 0! S.- Gold record icon.svg gold1 0! P- 50,000 musiccanada.com
United Kingdom (BPI) United Kingdom (BPI) Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 9 × gold9 Platinum record icon.svg 4 × platinum4th 5,410,000 bpi.co.uk
All in all Silver record icon.svg 6 × silver6th Gold record icon.svg 13 × gold13 Platinum record icon.svg 5 × platinum5

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  1. a b c d Chart sources: DE AT CH UK US

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