US & UK hit charts

Chris Rea

Chris Rea albums

Christopher Anton Rea ( REE-ə; 4 March 1951 – 22 December 2025) was an English rock and blues singer-songwriter, guitarist and record producer. He was known for his distinctive gravelly voice, slide guitar playing and music style blending soft rock with blues. Rea recorded twenty-five studio albums beginning in the late 1970s. Although he had modest success with Water Sign (1983) and Wired to the Moon (1984), his commercial breakthrough came with Shamrock Diaries (1985), followed by platinum-sellers On the... [more on Wikipedia]

Top songs: #1: Fool (If You Think It's Over) - #2: Driving Home for Christmas - #3: On the Beach - #4: The Road to Hell - #5: Driving Home for Christmas

		Date	Title	Points	Charts Peaks	Links	Comment

	1.	1978	Whatever Happened to Benny Santini?	139		MP3
	1.	07/1978	Fool (If You Think It's Over)	129	US 12 • US AC ✫1 • UK 30	MP3	[United Artists 1198] written by Chris Rea
	2.	11/1978	What Ever Happened to Benny Santini	10	US 71	MP3	[United Artists 1252] written by Chris Rea

	2.	1979	Deltics	35		MP3
	1.	04/1979	Diamonds	35	US 44 • UK 44	MP3	[United Artists 1285] written by Chris Rea

	3.	1982	Chris Rea	17		MP3
	1.	03/1982	Loving You	17	US 88 • UK 65	MP3	[Columbia 02727] written by Chris Rea

	4.	1983	Water Sign	17		MP3
	1.	03/1983	Let It Loose	6	UK 85	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	09/1983	I Can Hear Your Heartbeat	11	UK 60	MP3	[RCA 13606 (u)] written by Chris Rea

	5.	1984-1985	Wired to the Moon	30		MP3
	1.	03/1984	I Don't Know What It Is but I Love It	10	UK 65	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	07/1984	Touché d'Amour	6	UK 86	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	3.	09/1984	Ace of Hearts	7	UK 79	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	4.	11/1985	Ace of Hearts	8	UK 78	MP3	R written by Chris Rea

	6.	1985	Shamrock Diaries	45		MP3
	1.	03/1985	Stainsby Girls	35	UK 26	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	06/1985	Josephine	10	UK 67	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	7.	1986-1988	On the Beach	117		MP3
	1.	03/1986	It's All Gone	10	UK 69	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	05/1986	On the Beach	13	UK 57	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	3.	11/1986	Hello Friend	8	UK 79	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	4.	08/1988	On the Beach	87	US AC 9 • UK 12	MP3	R [Geffen 22938] written by Chris Rea

	8.	1987-1988	Dancing with Strangers	105		MP3
	1.	06/1987	Let's Dance	72	US 81 • UK 12	MP3	[Motown 1900] written by Chris Rea
	2.	08/1987	Loving You Again	15	UK 47	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	3.	12/1987	Joys of Christmas	9	UK 67	MP3	Christmas written by Chris Rea
	4.	02/1988	Que Sera	9	UK 73	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	9.	1988-1989	New Light Through Old Windows	73		MP3
	1.	10/1988	I Can Hear Your Heartbeat	9	UK 74	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	12/1988	Driving Home for Christmas	14	UK 53	MP3	Christmas written by Chris Rea
	3.	01/1989	Working on It	50	US 73 • US rock ✫1 • UK 53	MP3	[Geffen 27535] written by Chris Rea

	10.	1989-1990	The Road to Hell	141		MP3
	1.	10/1989	The Road to Hell	85	US rock 11 • UK 10	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	12/1989	That's What They Always Say	7	UK 83	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	3.	02/1990	Tell Me There's a Heaven	40	UK 24	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	4.	05/1990	Texas	10	UK 69	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	11.	1991	Auberge	87		MP3
	1.	02/1991	Auberge	59	UK 16	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	04/1991	Heaven	13	UK 57	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	3.	06/1991	Looking for the Summer	15	UK 49	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	12.	1991	Auberge [re-release]	35		MP3
	1.	11/1991	Winter Song	35	UK 27	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	13.	1992-1993	God's Great Banana Skin	105		MP3
	1.	10/1992	Nothing to Fear	61	UK 16	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	11/1992	God's Great Banana Skin	29	UK 31	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	3.	01/1993	Soft Top, Hard Shoulder	15	UK 53	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	14.	1993-1994	Espresso Logic	59		MP3
	1.	10/1993	Julia	57	UK 18	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	02/1994	Espresso Logic	3	UK 177	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	15.	1994	The Best of Chris Rea	46		MP3
	1.	11/1994	You Can Go Your Own Way	36	UK 28	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	12/1994	Tell Me There's a Heaven	10	UK 70	MP3	R written by Chris Rea

	16.	1998	The Blue Cafe	10		MP3
	1.	02/1998	Square Peg, Round Hole	7	UK 82	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	05/1998	Sweet Summer Day	3	UK 159	MP3	written by Chris Rea

	17.	2000-2001	King of the Beach	10		MP3
	1.	10/2000	All Summer Long	8	UK 80	MP3	written by Chris Rea
	2.	02/2001	Who Do You Love	3	UK 173	MP3	written by Chris Rea

See also...

Band Aid II

has/had supporting musician Martin Ditcham

US charts info based on Billboard (www.billboard.com) charts • UK charts info based on The Official UK Charts Company's charts

Music VF © 2007-2026 Howard Drake / VF Entertainment 04/06/26 02h23:00 xx faux

Music VF.com, music hit charts • Rock VF.com, rock music hit charts • Music VF.fr, tous les tubes •