Gerry Rafferty discography

This is the discography of Scottish rock singer-songwriter Gerry Rafferty. He is best known for his solo hits "Baker Street", "Right Down the Line" and "Night Owl", as well as "Stuck in the Middle with You", recorded with the band Stealers Wheel.

Gerry Rafferty discography
Rafferty performing at Dublin's National Stadium on 6 September 1980
Studio albums11
Compilation albums7
Singles20

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
NOR
[5]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWE
[8]
SWI
[9]
US
[10]
Can I Have My Money Back?
City to City
  • Released: 20 January 1978
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
6 3 9 3 5 6 9 1
Night Owl
  • Released: May 1979
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
9 18 18 8 30 23 29
Snakes and Ladders
  • Released: April 1980
  • Label: United Artists
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
15 31 34 17 36 61
Sleepwalking
  • Released: September 1982
  • Label: Liberty
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
39 80 30 26
North and South
  • Released: May 1988
  • Label: London
  • Formats: Digital download, CD, vinyl
43 20 23 24 16
On a Wing and a Prayer
  • Released: December 1992
  • Label: Avalanche
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
73 87
Over My Head
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: Avalanche
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Another World
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Hypertension Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
78
Life Goes On
  • Released: 30 November 2009
  • Label: Hypertension Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Rest in Blue
  • Released: 3 September 2021
  • Label: Metanoia Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
73 63
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
GER
[4]
Gerry Rafferty[A]
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Transatlantic
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
The First Chapter (album)
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: Cambra
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Right Down the Line:
The Best of Gerry Rafferty
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: EMI USA
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
62
One More Dream:
The Very Best of Gerry Rafferty
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: PolyGram TV
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
17
The Transatlantic Years - The Collection
  • Released: 1995
  • Label: Castle Music UK
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Baker Street
  • Released: 1998
  • Label: Disky
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Days Gone Down:
The Anthology: 1970–1982
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Raven
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
Gerry Rafferty &
Stealers Wheel: Collected
  • Released: 2011
  • Label: Universal Music
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
(FL)

[14]
GER
[4]
NL
[6]
NZ
[7]
SWI
[9]
US
[15]
US
AC

[16]
"Can I Have My Money Back?" 1971 70 Can I Have My Money Back?
"City to City" 1977 87 20 23 City to City
"Baker Street" 1978 3 1 4 9 3 16 4 2 2 4
"Right Down the Line" 93 33 12 1
"Home and Dry" 28 26
"The Ark"
"Whatever's Written in Your Heart"
"Night Owl" 1979 5 64 Night Owl
"Days Gone Down" 17 17
"Get It Right Next Time" 30 90 21 15
"Bring It All Home" 1980 54 Snakes and Ladders
"Royal Mile (Sweet Darlin')" 67 52 54
"Sleepwalking" 1982 87 Sleepwalking
"Shipyard Town" 1988 75 North & South
"Baker Street" (Remix) 1990 53 Non-album Single
"Get Out of My Life Woman" 1992 On a Wing and a Prayer
"It's Easy to Talk"
"Don't Give Up on Me" 51 61
"A New Beginning" 1994 67 Over My Head
"Keep It to Yourself" 2003 Another World
(2003 reissue)
"Slow Down" 2021 Rest in Blue
"Lost Highway"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

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Album Year Artist Notes
Sunnyvista 1979 Richard and Linda Thompson Backing vocals
Local Hero 1983 Mark Knopfler Lead vocals on The Way It Always Starts.

Notes

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  1. ^ Rafferty's 1969 & 1970 Humblebums recordings – plus one 1971 solo track.

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gerry Rafferty | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Australian chart peaks:
  3. ^ a b "Discographie Gerry Rafferty". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  4. ^ a b c "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen Nach "Gerry Rafferty"" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 1 February 2020. N.B. Select the Album tab to display album chart peaks.
  5. ^ "Discography Gerry Rafferty". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b "Discografie Gerry Rafferty". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Discography Gerry Rafferty". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. ^ "Discography Gerry Rafferty". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Discographie Gerry Rafferty". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Gerry Rafferty Chart History | Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  11. ^ a b c d e f g h "British certifications – Gerry Rafferty". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2023. Type Gerry Rafferty in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  12. ^ "CashBox Magazine" (PDF). Billboard. 7 October 1978. p. 12. Retrieved 13 November 2021 – via World Radio History.
  13. ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum: Gerry Rafferty". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Discografie Gerry Rafferty". ultratop.be. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  15. ^ "Gerry Rafferty Chart History | Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  16. ^ "Gerry Rafferty Chart History | Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
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