Rick Wakeman is an English keyboardist, composer and songwriter, most known as the keyboard player for progressive rock group Yes. His solo albums have sold over 50 million copies.[citation needed]
Solo
editAlbums
edit1970s
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| 1971 | Piano Vibrations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | 7 | 30 | 27 | — | 56 | 9 | 21 | |
| 1974 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 68 | 2 | 17 | |
| 1975 | The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | 2 | 21 | 18 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 | |
| Lisztomania | — | 145 | — | — | — | 85 | — | ||
| 1976 | No Earthly Connection | 9 | 67 | 74 | 15 | — | 35 | — | |
| 1977 | White Rock | 14 | 126 | 69 | 12 | — | 38 | — |
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| Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record | 25 | 128 | — | 19 | — | 76 | — | ||
| 1979 | Rhapsodies | 25 | 170 | — | 15 | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
1980s
edit| Year | Album | Notes | Peak chart positions | |||
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| 1981 | The Burning (soundtrack) | — | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | 24 | — | 10 | 36 | ||
| 1982 | Rock 'n' Roll Prophet | — | — | — | — | |
| 1983 | Cost of Living | — | — | — | — | |
| G'olé!: The Original Film Soundtrack | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Crimes of Passion | — | — | — | — | |
| 1985 | Silent Nights | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Hammersmith |
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| 1986 | Country Airs |
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| 1987 | The Family Album | — | — | — | — | |
| The Gospels | 94 | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | Time Machine | — | — | — | — | |
| A Suite of Gods (with Ramon Remedios) | — | — | — | — | ||
| Zodiaque (with Tony Fernandez) | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Word and the Gospels | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Black Knights at the Court of Ferdinand IV (with Mario Fasciano) | — | — | — | — | |
| Sea Airs | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
1990s
edit| Year | Album | Notes | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| 1990 | Night Airs | — | — | ||
| Phantom Power |
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| In the Beginning | — | — | |||
| 1991 | Rock 'n' Roll Prophet Plus |
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| Aspirant Sunrise | — | — | |||
| Aspirant Sunset | — | — | |||
| Aspirant Sunshadows | — | — | |||
| The Classical Connection |
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| African Bach | — | — | |||
| 2000 A.D. Into The Future | — | — | |||
| Softsword: King John and the Magna Charter |
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| 1993 | Heritage Suite | — | — | ||
| Prayers | — | — | |||
| Classic Tracks |
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| The Classical Connection 2 | — | — | |||
| Unleashing the Tethered One: The 1974 North American Tour |
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| 1994 | Live on the Test |
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| Rick Wakeman's Greatest Hits |
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| Light Up the Sky (EP) | — | — | |||
| 1995 | Almost Live in Europe | — | — | ||
| The Piano Album |
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| The Private Collection |
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| The Seven Wonders of the World | — | — | |||
| Rick Wakeman In Concert |
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| Visions |
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| Cirque Surreal | — | — | |||
| 1996 | Fields of Green | — | — | ||
| The New Gospels | — | — | |||
| The Word and Music | — | — | |||
| Can You Hear Me? |
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| Orisons |
9 of the 22 tracks are duplicates of tracks of Prayers |
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| 1997 | Tribute |
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| Simply Acoustic |
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| Fields Of Green '97 |
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| 1998 | Themes |
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| 1999 | Return to the Centre of the Earth | 34 | — | ||
| White Rock II | — | — | |||
| The Natural World Trilogy | — | — | |||
| The Art in Music Trilogy | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
2000s
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Notes | ||
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| 2000 | Preludes to a Century | — | — | ||
| Chronicles of Man | — | — | |||
| Christmas Variations | — | — | |||
| The Legend: Live in Concert 2000 | — | — | |||
| Morning Has Broken | — | — | |||
| 2001 | Out of the Blue | — | — |
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| Classical Variations | — | — | |||
| Tales of Future and Past | — | — |
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| Two Sides of Yes | — | — |
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| 2002 | The Wizard and the Forest of All Dreams | — | — | ||
| Treasure Chest (8-CD boxset) | — | — |
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| Two Sides of Yes Volume 2 | — | — | |||
| The Yes Piano Variations | — | — |
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| 2003 | Out There | — | — | ||
| 2005 | At Lincoln Cathedral | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Retro | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Live at the BBC | — | — | ||
| Retro 2 | — | — | |||
| Video Vault (6-DVD set) | — | — |
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| 2009 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII: Live at Hampton Court Palace | — | — | ||
| Past, Present and Future | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
2010s
edit| Year | Album | Notes | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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| 2010 | Always with You | — | — | ||
| 2012 | In the Nick of Time: Live in 2003 | — | — | ||
| Journey to the Centre of the Earth |
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| 2016 | The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table |
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| 2017 | Piano Portraits | 6 | — |
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| 2018 | Piano Odyssey | 7 | — | ||
| 2019 | Christmas Portraits | 82 | — | ||
| 2019 | Official Bootleg Series 1–11 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
2020s
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | |||
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| 2020 | The Red Planet | 34 | — | ||
| 2020 | Hero: The Original Soundtrack | — | — | ||
| 2022 | A Gallery of the Imagination | — | — | ||
| 2022 | Live from Elche | — | — | ||
| 2024 | Live at the London Palladium 2023 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||
Non-album singles
editNote: These are singles that were not taken from a regular album. These songs were only released in these singles or were included on future compilations.
- 1985: "Lytton's Diary" (for a TV series of the same name)
- 1994: "Light Up the Sky"
Compilations
edit- 1997 Voyage (sub-titled "The Very Best of Rick Wakeman"; digitally remastered 2-CD set)
- 1999 The Masters: compilation of tracks from 1979 to 1996
- 2000 Recollections: The Very Best of Rick Wakeman 1973-1979
- 2002 Songs of Middle Earth (Inspired by The Lord of the Rings)[12]
- 2004 Revisited (re-recordings of past material)
- 2015 After the Ball: The Collection (same tracks as Recollections)
- 2017 The Journey: The Essential Rick Wakeman: Spectrum 3CD compilation from the A&M years. The 3rd CD features all of Lisztomania and White Rock.
Video games
edit- 1993 Microcosm
With band or duo
editWith Strawbs
editLive albums
- Just a Collection of Antiques and Curios (1970)
- Recollection (2006)
- Live at the BBC, Vol Two: In Concert (2010)
Studio albums
- Dragonfly (1970, "The Vision of the Lady of the Lake")
- From the Witchwood (1971)
Compilations
- Strawbs by Choice (1974)
- A Choice Selection of Strawbs (1992)
- Halcyon Days (1997)
- The Collection (2002)
- Tears and Pavan (2002)
- A Taste of Strawbs (2006)
With Yes
Studio albums
- Fragile (1971)
- Close to the Edge (1972)
- Tales from Topographic Oceans (1973)
- Going for the One (1977)
- Tormato (1978)
- Union (1991)
- Keys to Ascension (1996)
- Keys to Ascension 2 (1997)
Live albums
- Yessongs (1973)
- Yesshows (1980)
- Keys to Ascension (1996)
- Keys to Ascension 2 (1997)
- The Word Is Live (2005)
- Live at Montreux 2003 (2007)
- Progeny: Seven Shows from Seventy-Two (2015)
- Progeny: Highlights from Seventy-Two (2015)
Compilations
- Yesterdays (1975)
- Classic Yes (1981)
- Yesyears (1991)
- Yesstory (1992)
- Highlights: The Very Best of Yes (1993)
- Keystudio (2001)
- In a Word: Yes (1969 - ) (2002)
- The Ultimate Yes: 35th Anniversary Collection (2003)
- Essentially Yes (2006)
With Dave Cousins
- Two Weeks Last Summer (1972)
- Hummingbird (2002)
- Wakeman & Cousins Live (2005)
- 40th Anniversary Celebration Vol. 2: Rick Wakeman and Dave Cousins (2010)
With Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe
Studio albums
Live albums
- An Evening of Yes Music Plus (1993)
- Live at the NEC Oct 24th 1989 (2010)
With Adam Wakeman/Wakeman with Wakeman
Studio albums
- Wakeman with Wakeman (1993; also known as Lure of the Wild)
- No Expense Spared (1993)
- Romance of the Victorian Age (1995)
- Tapestries (1996)
- Vignettes (1996)
Live albums
- Wakeman with Wakeman: The Official Bootleg (1994; also known as Wakeman with Wakeman Live, The Stage Collection, and Official Live Bootleg)
With Anderson/Wakeman
Studio albums
- The Living Tree (2010)
Live albums
With Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin, Rick Wakeman
- Live at the Apollo (2018)
Other collaborations
edit- Beyond the Planets (1984, with Jeff Wayne and Kevin Peek)
- Creepshow 2 (1987, with Les Reed)
- From Brush and Stone (2009, with Gordon Giltrap)
- Starmus (2014, with Brian May)
Guest appearances
edit- Junior's Eyes – Battersea Power Station (1969)
- Paper Bubble – Scenery (1969)
- David Bowie – Space Oddity (1969, "Space Oddity", "Wild Eyed Boy from Freecloud")
- Heatwave – "Rastus Ravel (Is a Mean Old Man)" (1970)
- Magna Carta – Seasons (1970)
- Magna Carta – Songs from Wasties Orchard (1971, "Time for the Leaving")
- Colin Scot – Colin Scot (1971)
- John Schroeder – Dylan Vibrations (1971)
- David Bowie – Hunky Dory (1971)
- Elton John – Madman Across the Water (1971)
- John Williams and Stanley Myers & Orchestra – Changes (1971)
- Ralph McTell – You Well-Meaning Brought Me Here (1971)
- John Kongos – Kongos (1971)
- Cat Stevens – Teaser and the Firecat (1971, "Morning Has Broken")
- T. Rex – Electric Warrior (1971, "Bang a Gong (Get It On)")
- Lou Reed – Lou Reed (1972)
- Phillip Goodhand-Tait – Songfall (1972)
- Harvey Andrews – Writer of Songs (1972)
- Dave Cousins – Two Weeks Last Summer (1972)
- Joël Daydé – White Soul (1972)
- Lou Reed – Lou Reed (1972)
- David Bowie – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972, "It Ain't Easy")
- Al Stewart – Orange (1972)
- Hudson Ford – Nickelodeon (1973)
- Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1973, "Sabbra Cadabra")[13]
- Al Stewart – Past, Present and Future (1974)
- Dana Gillespie – Weren't Born a Man (1974)
- The Strawbs – Nomadness (1975)
- Vivian Stanshall – Teddy Boys Don't Knit (1981, ""Smoke Signals at Night")
- Kenny Lynch – "Half the Day's Gone and We Haven't Earned a Penny" (1983, "They Don't Know You" and "B. A. Woman")
- David Bowie – Absolute Beginners (1986)
- Denny Laine – Wings on My Feet (1987)
- Aleksander Mežek – Podarjeno Srcu (1989)
- Simon Cummings – "Everybody's Got a Crisis in Their Life" (1990)
- Ozzy Osbourne – Ozzmosis (1995, "Perry Mason" and "I Just Want You")
- Clive Nolan & Oliver Wakeman – Jabberwocky (1999)
- Gordon Giltrap – Music for the Small Screen (2000)
- Dr. Feelgood – Chess Masters (2000)
- Various Artists – Wonderous: A Tribute to Yes (2001)
- Various Artists – Slade Remade (2001)
- The Bollenberg Experience – If Only Stones Could Speak (2002)
- Damian Wilson & Band – Live in Rehearsal (2002)
- Ric Sanders Group – In Lincoln Cathedral (2002)
- Various Artists – Return to the Dark Side of the Moon (A Tribute to Pink Floyd) (2005)
- Cousins and Conrad – High Seas (2005, "Deep in the Darkest Night")
- Elkie Brooks – Pearls (2006)
- Elkie Brooks – Live With Friends (2006)
- Gordon Giltrap – Gordon Giltrap and Friends at the Symphony Hall Birmingham (2006)
- Mario Fasciano – Porta San Gennaro Napoli (2007)
- Various Artists – The Ultimate Tribute to Led Zeppelin (2008)
- Mitch Benn – Sing Like an Angel (2008)
- Various Artists – The Music of Pink Floyd (2009)
- Various Artists – Who Are You: An All Star Tribute to The Who (2012)
- The Fusion Syndicate – The Fusion Syndicate (2012)
- Etta James – Live at Montreux 1993 (2012)
- Various Artists – The Prog Collective (2012, "Check Point Karma")
- Various Artists – Songs of the Century: An All-Star Tribute to Supertramp (2012, "Crime of the Century")
- Nektar – A Spoonful of Time (2012)
- Various Artists – Fly Like an Eagle an All-Star Tribute to Steve Miller Band (2013)
- The Prog Collective – Epilogue (2013)
- Sarastro Blake – New Progmantics (2013)
- Days Between Stations – In Extremis (2013)
- Ayreon – The Theory of Everything (album) (2013)
- Various Artists – Light My Fire: A Classic Rock Salute to The Doors (2014)
- Various Artists – Celebrating Jon Lord: The Rock Legend (2014)
- Deep Purple and Friends With the Orion Orchestra – Celebrating Jon Lord (2014)
- The Strawbs – Prognostic (2014)
- Nik Turner – Space Fusion Odyssey (2015)
- Tucker Zimmerman – Ten Songs (2015)
- Billy Sherwood – Citizen (2015, "The Great Depression")
- Jerry Goodman – Violin Fantasy (2016)
- Graham Bonnet – Back Row in the Stalls (2016)
- Various Artists – Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here Symphonic (2016)
- Leon Alvarado – The Future Left Behind (2016, "Launch Overture")
- Michael Ball & Alfie Boe with The Rays of Sunshine Children's Choir & Friends – "Bring Me Sunshine"
- Derek Smalls – Smalls Change (Meditations Upon Ageing) (2018)
- William Shatner – Shatner Claus: The Christmas Album (2018)
- Rodney Matthews and Jeff Scheetz with Oliver Wakeman – Trinity (2019)
- Kilty Town – Kilty Town (2019)
- Wally – Martyrs and Cowboys (2019)
- Hawkestrel – SpaceXmas (2020)
- Jools Holland – Pianola, Piano & Friends (2021)
- Various Artists – A Tribute to Pink Floyd – Still Wish You Were Here (2021, "Welcome to the Machine")
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f "Rick Wakeman | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rick Wakeman - Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 27 August 2012. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
- ^ "RPM Top Albums".
- ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 331. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "RICK WAKEMAN IN NEW ZEALAND CHARTS". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
- ^ a b "RIAA - Gold & Platinum Searchable Database" (To access, enter the keywords "Rick Wakeman"). RIAA. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ a b McCreight, Ron (8 November 1975). "Record World International: Germany" (PDF). Record World. Retrieved 22 October 2024.
- ^ "Gold/Platinum" (To access, enter the keywords "Rick Wakeman"). Music Canada. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d "BRIT Certified". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- ^ Rick Wakeman Frequently Asked Questions, A reissue of tracks from Heritage Suite and Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, renamed to fit the Lord of the Rings theme. The artist does not consider this a release.
- ^ Iommi, Tony (2011). Iron Man: My Journey Through Heaven and Hell with Black Sabbath. Da Capo Press. ISBN 978-0-30681-9551.