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| Jon English discography | |
|---|---|
 Jon English singing at Royal Theatre, Canberra, in December 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 8 |
| Singles | 39 |
| Box sets | 5 |
| Cast recordings | 5 |
The discography of English-born, Australian singer, songwriter, musician and actor, Jon English. He is best known for his role in the 1978 miniseries, Against the Wind and single "Six Ribbons". English died in March 2016.
Albums
[edit]Studio albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
NZ [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] | |||
| 1973 | Wine Dark Sea
|
53 | — | — | — | |
| 1974 | It's All a Game
|
47 | — | — | — | |
| 1976 | Hollywood Seven
|
20 | — | — | — | |
| 1977 | Minutes to Midnight
|
33 | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Words Are Not Enough
|
28 | — | — | — | |
| 1980 | Calm Before the Storm
|
17 | 9 | 6 | — |
|
| 1981 | In Roads
|
58 | — | 4 | 35 | |
| 1982 | Jokers and Queens (with Marcia Hines)
|
36 | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Some People...
|
35 | — | 36 | — | |
| 1987 | Dark Horses
|
84 | — | — | — | |
| 1989 | Busking
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Soundtrack albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
NZ [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] | |||
| 1978 | Against the Wind (with Mario Millo)
|
10 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
|
Live albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
NZ | ||
| 1982 | Beating the Boards
|
24 | 39 |
| 2024 | Live at Billboard 1981 (with The Foster Brothers)
|
- | - |
Compilations
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1][8] |
NZ [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] | |||
| 1979 | English History
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | |
| 1983 | Modern English: 16 Great Hits
|
27 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | The Best of Jon English
|
68[11] | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | English History II
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | Mot Alle Vindar/Six Ribbons
|
— | — | 33 | — | |
| 2008 | Legends
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Six Ribbons - The Ultimate Collection
|
17 | — | — | — | |
| 2016 | History
|
— | — | — | — | |
| 2026 | Rarities
|
— | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Box sets
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [8] | ||
| 2008 | The Great Jon English
|
— |
| 2012 | Anthology 1973 - 1976
|
— |
| 2012 | Anthology 1977 - 1983
|
— |
| 2013 | Black Label
|
96 |
| 2016 | Anthology 1986-2000
|
— |
Cast albums
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [8] | ||
| 1972 | Jesus Christ Superstar (Original Australian Cast Recording)
|
13 |
| 1974 | Ned Kelly (The Rock Opera)
|
55 |
| 1994 | The Pirates of Penzance (Australian Cast Recording)
|
– |
| 2000 | Buskers and Angels
|
– |
| 2012 | The Rock Show
|
- |
Singles
[edit]| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Certification | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1][13] |
NZ [2] |
NOR [3] |
SWE [4] | ||||
| 1973 | "Handbags and Gladrags" | 50 | — | — | — | Wine Dark Sea | |
| "Close Every Door" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "Band Together" | — | — | — | — | Ned Kelly soundtrack | |
| "Turn the Page" | 20 | 7 | — | — | It's All a Game | ||
| 1975 | "Lovin' Arms" | 55 | — | — | — | Hollywood Seven | |
| 1976 | “Hollywood Seven" | 13 | — | — | 18 | ||
| “I'm a Survivor” | 87 | — | — | — | |||
| "Laid Back in Anger" (with Trevor White and the Superstar band) |
— | — | — | — | N/A | ||
| 1977 | "Behind Blue Eyes" | — | — | — | — | Minutes To Midnight | |
| "Lay It All Down" | 46 | — | — | — | |||
| “Everytime I Sing a Love Song” | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Same Old Feeling Again" | — | — | — | — | Words are Not Enough | |
| "Words Are Not Enough" | 6 | 28 | — | — | |||
| "Nights in Paradise" | 44 | — | — | — | |||
| "Six Ribbons" | 5 | 3 | — | — |
|
Against the Wind soundtrack | |
| 1979 | “Get Your Love Right” | 27 | 3 | 4 | 20 | English History | |
| “Hot Town” | 11 | — | — | — | Calm Before the Storm | ||
| 1980 | "Carmilla” | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| 1981 | "Hold Back the Night" | 88 | — | — | — | Calm Before the Storm (international version) | |
| "Straight from the Heart" | 72 | — | — | — | In Roads | ||
| "The Shining" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Six Ribbons" (re-release) / “Mot alla vindar” | — | — | 1 | 4 | Mot alla vindar | ||
| 1982 | "Josephine (Too Many Secrets)" | — | — | 9 | — | In Roads | |
| "Beating the Boards” | 96 | — | — | — | Beating the Boards | ||
| "Jokers & Queens” (with Marcia Hines) |
62 | — | — | — | Jokers and Queens | ||
| 1983 | "Some People (Have All The Fun)" | 50 | — | — | — | Some People... | |
| "Tempted" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Waterloo" | 96 | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Every Beat of My Heart" (with Renée Geyer) |
— | — | — | — | Street Hero soundtrack | |
| 1985 | "Emotion" | — | — | — | — | Dark Horses | |
| 1987 | "Dark Horse" | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Another Brand New Day" | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "We'll Be There" | — | — | — | — | N/A | |
| 1990 | "Always the Busker" | — | — | — | — | Busking | |
| "High Windows" | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Has Power" | — | — | — | — | Paris soundtrack | ||
| 1993 | "All Together Now" | 128 | — | — | — | single only | |
| 1994 | “Stand by Me"[15] | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | "The Parramatta Eels theme song" (with Eric Grothe) |
— | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
Other singles
[edit]| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [16] | ||
| "The Garden" (as Australia Too) |
1985 | 22 |
| "You're Not Alone" (as Australian Olympians) |
1988 | 23 |
Other appearances
[edit]| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Nights in Paradise" | 1979 | Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78 |
| Medley "Turn The Page, Six Ribbons, Hollywood Seven, Superstar" (live) |
1979 | The Concert of the Decade (Mushroom) |
| "Straight Ahead" | 1984 | The Coolangatta Gold (Original Motion Picture Score) (Starcall Victor) |
| "A Fortunate Life" (with Mario Millo) |
1986 | A Fortunate Life (Polydor) |
| "The Scorn of Women" | 1993 | Going Home (ABC / PolyGram) |
| "A Happy Sound" (with David Atkins and Cliff Coy) |
1999 | A Christmas Gift (EMI) |
| "This Holy Christmas Night" (with John Bettison, Genevieve Davis, Doug Parkinson & The Australian Girls Choir) | ||
| "If We Care" (with David Atkins, Jackie Love, George Spartels, Cliff Coy & The Australian Girls Choir | ||
| "Turn The Page" (live) | 2003 | Gimme Ted – The Ted Mulry Benefit Concerts (Warner) |
| "Hollywood 7" (live) | ||
| Medley "Words Are Not Enough" / "Six Ribbons" (live) |
2006 | The Countdown Spectacular Live (Liberation / ABC) |
| "Hollywood 7" (live) | ||
| "Turn the Page" (live) | 2008 | Concert For Max - The Benefit Concert For Max Merritt (Destra Music) |
| "Tempted" (live) | ||
| "Sand" (with Gemma Ray) |
2012 | The RocKwiz Duets (SBS / Renegade) |
| "In Flanders Fields" / "The Legacy Ode" | 2017 | Remembrance (A Collection of Poems & Music Dedicated To The Soldiers Of World War One) (Sony) |
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Jon English". New Zealand Charts Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Jon English". Swedish Charts Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Discography Jon English". Norwegian Charts Portal. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 21 September 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "Vale Jon English". NFSA. March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "ACRA Desk Tape Series to Release Jon English and the Foster Brothers 1981". Australian Musician. January 2024. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ a b c "Australian Charts - Jon English". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ "Official Top 40 Albums". Recorded Music NZ. 2 March 1980. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Albums : The Cat Empire Debuts At No 1". www.noise11.com. 12 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2016.
- ^ "Jon English Returns With Three Definitive Releases". noise11. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
- ^ "Bubbling Down Under Week commencing 10 May1993". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ "Jon English obituary: from rock to opera, a mainstay of Aussie entertainment". SMH. 11 March 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "New Release Summary – Product Available from : 29/08/94 > Singles (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 237)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 21 April 2017.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. pp. 21, 22. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
