The solo discography of Belinda Carlisle, an American pop singer, contains eight studio albums, 11 compilations and six video albums. Her singles discography features 32 physical releases (three of which she has recorded as a guest artist), eight digital-only and five promotional releases. She has also made nine other appearances and 31 music videos.
| Belinda Carlisle discography | |
|---|---|
 Carlisle performing in 2010 | |
| Studio albums | 8 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 43 |
| Video albums | 6 |
| Music videos | 31 |
| Other appearances | 9 |
Carlisle's first solo album Belinda was released in 1986 on I.R.S. Records and was certified gold in the United States and platinum in Canada. Her first single, "Mad About You", peaked at number three in the US, topped the Canadian Singles Chart, and charted in the top 10 in Australia. The song was followed by "I Feel the Magic" and by a cover version of the Freda Payne song "Band of Gold". Carlisle's second album Heaven on Earth was released in 1987 through MCA and became a Top 5 bestseller in the United Kingdom and Australia. The first single release became "Heaven Is a Place on Earth", which topped the single charts in many countries including US and UK. The second single from the album was "I Get Weak", which shot to number two in the States and number ten in the UK. Third single, "Circle in the Sand" was another Top 10 hit in the US, UK and Germany. Other singles releases included, "World Without You", "Love Never Dies" and "I Feel Free".
The follow-up album Runaway Horses was released in 1989 and hit the Top 5 in both Australia and UK. The first single release "Leave a Light On", it became another top-five hit in the UK, Australia and Canada. Other singles were "Summer Rain", the summer mood influenced "La Luna" and "(We Want) The Same Thing". In 1991 Carlisle issued her fourth album, Live Your Life Be Free featuring such singles as"Half the World", "Little Black Book" and "Do You Feel Like I Feel". In 1992 she released her first greatest hits album The Best of Belinda, Volume 1 which reached number one in the UK and was certified double platinum and platinum in Australia.
Real was released in 1993 and debuted in the top ten in the UK. Singles of the album featured "Big Scary Animal" and "Lay Down Your Arms", a remake from the Graces. Three years later she released A Woman & a Man which included "In Too Deep". The song returned Carlisle to the UK Top 10 for the first time in six years, reaching number six. The song also made the top 20 in Australia (number 11). The second single release was "Always Breaking My Heart" which also made it into the UK Top 10, peaking at number eight. The album spawned two more singles: "Love in the Key of C" and "California". In 1999 the singer released a second greatest hits album in the UK entitled A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits, and was certified gold in the UK. In 2007 Carlisle released Voilà, consisting of a mix of French pop tunes and chanson standards, including covers of Françoise Hardy and Édith Piaf classics.
In 2013, she released the single "Sun" to coincide with a new budget compilation in the US. A new career retrospective, The Collection, was released in March 2014, reaching number 24 in the UK along with the single "Goodbye Just Go".
In March 2023, Carlisle released "Big Big Love", the lead single from her extended play Kismet, Carlisle's first new English language studio collection in over 25 years.[1]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [5] |
JPN [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | |||
| Belinda | 13 | 42 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Heaven on Earth | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | ||
| Runaway Horses |
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37 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 14 | 32 | 4 | 12 | 4 | |
| Live Your Life Be Free |
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— | 27 | — | 80 | 32 | — | 21 | 32 | 7 |
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| Real |
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— | 61 | — | — | 26 | — | 23 | — | 9 | |
| A Woman & a Man |
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— | 31 | 36 | — | 34 | — | 44 | — | 12 |
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| Voila |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Wilder Shores |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released in the region. | |||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
GER [17] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [10] | |||
| The Best of Belinda / Her Greatest Hits |
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14 | 35 | 4 | 26 | 1 | |
| The Greatest |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Original Gold |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | 6 | 15 |
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| The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Essential |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Icon – The Best of Belinda Carlisle |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | 24 | |
| The Anthology |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Gold |
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— | — | — | — | 11 | |
| Nobody Owns Me |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| Remixes |
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— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released in the region. | |||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| The Heaven on Earth Tour |
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Box Set
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Decades Volume 1 |
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| Decades Volume 2 |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | Details |
|---|---|
| Kismet |
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Singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [21] |
GER [22] |
IRE [23] |
NL [24] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | ||||
| 1986 | "Mad About You" | 3 | 9 | — | 1 | — | 28 | — | — | — | 67 |
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Belinda |
| "I Feel the Magic" | 82 | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Band of Gold" (featuring Freda Payne)[A] | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Shot in the Dark"[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1987 | "Dancing in the City"[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | (OST) Burglar | |
| "Heaven Is a Place on Earth" | 1 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Heaven on Earth | ||
| 1988 | "I Get Weak" | 2 | 34 | — | 4 | 38 | 5 | 77 | — | 24 | 10 | ||
| "Circle in the Sand" | 7 | — | 26 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 22 | — | — | 4 | |||
| "I Feel Free"[A] | 88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "World Without You"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | 34 | |||
| "Love Never Dies"[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | |||
| 1989 | "Leave a Light On" | 11 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4 | Runaway Horses | |
| "La Luna"[D] | — | 21 | 29 | — | 16 | — | 70 | — | 10 | 38 | |||
| 1990 | "Summer Rain" | 30 | 6 | — | 22 | 57 | 26 | — | — | — | 23 |
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| "Runaway Horses"[D] | — | 44 | — | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | 40 | |||
| "Vision of You" | — | 84 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||
| "(We Want) The Same Thing"[F] | — | 103 | — | — | 53 | 22 | — | — | — | 6 | |||
| 1991 | "Live Your Life Be Free"[F] | — | 13 | — | — | 71 | 21 | 45 | 16 | — | 12 | Live Your Life Be Free | |
| "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" | 73 | 42 | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | |||
| 1992 | "Half the World"[D] | — | 129 | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 35 | ||
| "Little Black Book"[D] | — | 106 | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | 28 | |||
| 1993 | "Big Scary Animal"[F] | — | 56 | — | 70 | 63 | — | — | — | — | 12 | Real | |
| "Lay Down Your Arms"[D] | — | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | |||
| 1996 | "In Too Deep" | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | — | 6 |
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A Woman & a Man |
| "Always Breaking My Heart"[D] | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |||
| "Love in the Key of C"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | |||
| 1997 | "California"[D] | — | 199 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||
| "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)"[G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hercules (OST) | ||
| 1999 | "All God's Children"[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | A Place on Earth: The Greatest Hits | |
| Download-only | |||||||||||||
| 2013 | "Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Collection | |
| 2014 | "Goodbye Just Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80s Re:Covered | |
| "Silver Bells" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2021 | "Get Together"[25] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Nobody Owns Me | |
| 2023 | "Gonna Be You" (with Dolly Parton, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry)[26] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 for Brady | |
| "Big Big Love"[27] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kismet | ||
| "If U Go"[28] | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in the region. | |||||||||||||
Guest singles
edit| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [30] |
UK [10] | ||||||||||||
| 1989 | "What Does It Take" (with Then Jerico) | 154 | 33 | The Big Area | |||||||||
| "Spirit of the Forest" [H] (with Artists United for Nature) | — | — | Earthrise: The Rainforest Album | ||||||||||
| 1990 | "Blue Period" (with The Smithereens) | 162 | 99 | 11 | |||||||||
| 2016 | "California Blues" (with Gabe Lopez) | — | — | God Bless the Queens | |||||||||
| — | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in the region. | ||||||||||||
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Promotional singles
edit| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Since You've Gone" |
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| 1992 | "I Plead Insanity" |
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| 1997 | "Remember September" |
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| 1999 | "A Prayer for Everyone" |
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| 2007 | "I Still Love Him" |
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Other appearances
edit| Year | Title | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "In My Wildest Dreams" | — | Mannequin |
| 1991 | "Bless the Beasts and the Children" | Tame Yourself | |
| 1993 | "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" | The Holiday Collection: Volume II | |
| "I'll Do It Anyway" | The Lemonheads | Come on Feel the Lemonheads | |
| "One by One" | The Crash Baptists | The Harvest (OST) | |
| 1995 | "Christmas Lullaby" | — | Mother & Child: A Christmas Celebration |
| 1996 | "I Wouldn't Be Here If I Didn't Love You" | (OST) Two If by Sea | |
| 1997 | "Submission" | Radiator | Come Again |
| 2005 | "Dancing Queen" | — | ABBA Mania |
| 2018 | "Through the Seam" | — | B Is for Beer: The Musical |
| "Nursery Rhyme" | — | ||
| "Mystery Song" (featuring Laura Silverman) |
— | ||
| "The Real World" (featuring Laura Silverman, Paul F. Tompkins, Busy Philipps and Jon Cryer) |
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Videos
editVideo albums
edit| Title | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Belinda |
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| Live! |
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| Runaway Videos |
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| Runaway Live |
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| Live from Metropolis Studios |
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| Access All Areas |
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Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | "Mad About You" | Leslie Libman |
| "I Feel the Magic" | Marty Callner | |
| 1987 | "Heaven is a Place on Earth" | Diane Keaton |
| 1988 | "I Get Weak" | |
| "Circle in the Sand" | Peter Care | |
| "I Feel Free" | (concert footage) | |
| "World Without You" | ||
| "Love Never Dies" | ||
| 1989 | "Spirit of the Forest" (with Artists United For Nature) | Storm Thorgerson |
| "What Does It Take" (with Then Jerico) | Andy Morahan | |
| "Leave a Light On" | Peter Care | |
| "La Luna" | Andy Morahan | |
| 1990 | "Runaway Horses" | Greg Masuak |
| "Summer Rain" | Andy Morahan | |
| "Vision of You" | (concert footage) | |
| "We Want the Same Thing" | Greg Masuak | |
| "Blue Period" (with The Smithereens) | John Lloyd Miller | |
| 1991 | "Live Your Life Be Free" | Nick Egan |
| "Do You Feel Like I Feel?" | ||
| 1992 | "Half the World" | |
| "I Plead Insanity" | Scott Kalvert | |
| "Little Black Book" | Dan Rucks | |
| 1993 | "Big Scary Animal" | Jim Gable (US version) |
| Michel Gondry (UK version) | ||
| "Lay Down Your Arms" | Neil Abramson | |
| 1996 | "In Too Deep" | David Nelson[31] |
| "Always Breaking My Heart" | Philippe Gautier | |
| "Love in the Key of C" | ||
| 1997 | "California" | |
| "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)" | ||
| 1999 | "All God's Children" | Lee Donaldson |
| 2013 | "Sun" | Dan Ruttley |
| 2023 | "Big Big Love" |
Notes
edit- ^ Although If U Go did not enter the US Billboard 100 it did peak at number 29 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary Chart' [29]
References
edit- ^ Markos Papadatos (March 17, 2023). "Review: Belinda Carlisle scores a career comeback with her new single 'Big Big Love'". DIgital Journal. Retrieved March 21, 2023.
- ^ "Belinda Carlisle > Chart History > Billboard 200". Billboard. Archived from the original on September 20, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 55. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until June 12, 1988.
- "Mad About You": "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 19th October, 1986". ARIA. Retrieved December 10, 2019 – via Imgur.com.
- "Heaven Is a Place on Earth": "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 28th February, 1988". ARIA. Retrieved December 10, 2019 – via Imgur.com.
- "I Get Weak": "Australian ARIA Top 50 Singles Chart – Week Ending 17th April, 1988". ARIA. Retrieved December 10, 2019 – via Imgur.com.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > Belinda Carlisle in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 50.
- "Vision of You" (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 02 Sep 1990 (61–100) (from The ARIA Report Issue No. 34)". ARIA. Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Big Scary Animal" (ARIA) peak: "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Feb 1994". ARIA. Retrieved January 28, 2018 – via Imgur.com.
- All ARIA-era peaks to July 19, 2019: "Belinda Carlisle ARIA chart history, received from ARIA on July 19, 2019". ARIA. Retrieved December 10, 2019 – via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
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- ^ a b c "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on June 26, 2007. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "CRIA Gold & Platinum". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on October 19, 2010. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ a b "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community".
- ^ a b c d e f g h "British certifications – Belinda Carlisle". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 19, 2022. Type Belinda Carlisle in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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- ^ "Guld & Platina 1987–1998" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 21, 2012. Retrieved May 29, 2013.
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- ^ "Dutch Top 40 > Belinda Carlisle" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved September 20, 2010.
- ^ "Belinda Carlisle drops cover of The Youngbloods' 'Get Together'". retropopmagazine.com. October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on October 15, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ^ Gallagher, Alex (January 20, 2023). "Listen to Dolly Parton, Belinda Carlisle, Cyndi Lauper, Gloria Estefan and Debbie Harry's new song 'Gonna Be You'". NME. Retrieved January 21, 2023.
- ^ "Belinda Carlisle announces pop comeback with Big Big Love, shares details of new Diane Warren-penned EP". Retropop Magazine. March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
- ^ "Shake and Shimmy It's Friday. "If U Go" is the New Single Off My EP Kismet". Facebook. June 2, 2023. Retrieved July 10, 2023.
- ^ "Belinda Carlisle | Biography, Music & News". Billboard.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) singles chart peaks for:
- "What Does It Take": "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 26 June 1989". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved June 16, 2024.
- "Blue Period: "Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 21 May 21 1990". Bubbling Down Under. Retrieved June 15, 2024.
- ^ "'In Too Deep' Music Video". VH1. Retrieved November 30, 2009.[dead link]
