This is a comprehensive listing of the discography of Celtic rock group Runrig. They released their debut album, Play Gaelic, in April 1978, followed by the albums The Highland Connection (1979), Recovery (1981) and Heartland (1985). The band achieved moderate breakthrough commercial success in 1987 upon the release of The Cutter and the Clan, which yielded the singles "Worker for the Wind" / "Alba" and "Protect and Survive", which peaked just outside the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.[1] "News from Heaven" was released as the lead single from their sixth album Searchlight (1989), which peaked at number ninety on the UK Singles Chart. Searchlight reached a peak of number eleven on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Silver in the United Kingdom and marked the beginning of a period of commercial success for the band across Europe.

Runrig discography
Runrig performing live in Stirling, 2018
Studio albums14
EPs3
Live albums8
Compilation albums15
Singles32
Video albums10
Box sets5

The early 1990s continued a period of success for the band, particularly in the British and German music markets. The Big Wheel (1991) and Amazing Things (1993) both reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, whilst Amazing Things gave the band their debut appearance on the German Albums Chart following a peak position of number forty-seven.[2] "Flower of the West" was released as the only single from The Big Wheel and peaked just outside the UK Top 40 Singles Chart, whilst "Wonderful" and "The Greatest Flame" which were the two singles to be released from Amazing Things gave the band their first appearance in the UK Top 40.

In 1996, Runrig released a cover version of "Rhythm of My Heart" by Rod Stewart which was included on their compilation album Long Distance. The single reached number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart, and was followed by the release of a remixed version of "The Greatest Flame" which reached number thirty in the United Kingdom. Long Distance achieved considerable commercial success across Europe, reaching number thirteen in the United Kingdom, six in Denmark, sixty in Germany and number one in their native Scotland, whilst achieving both Gold certifications in the United Kingdom and Denmark.[3][4] Their tenth studio album, In Search of Angels (1999), marked their final appearance in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart, peaking at number twenty-nine, until their fourteenth and final studio album, The Story (2016) peaked at number twenty-six. In 2007, a remixed version of "Loch Lomond" featuring the Tartan Army, entitled "Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)" gave the band their only appearance in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine and achieving a Silver certification in the United Kingdom.[5]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[6]
UK Indie
[7][6]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
SCO
[6]
SWI
[10]
Play Gaelic
  • Released: April 1978
  • Label: Neptune
  • Formats: LP, MC
The Highland Connection
  • Released: 19 October 1979
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: LP, MC
Recovery
  • Released: 1981
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: LP, MC
Heartland
  • Released: 1985
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
The Cutter and the Clan
  • Released: 1 December 1987[11]
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
45
[A]
7 12
[B]
Searchlight
  • Released: 25 September 1989
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
11
The Big Wheel
  • Released: 10 June 1991
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
4
Amazing Things
  • Released: 15 March 1993
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
2 47
Mara
  • Released: 6 November 1995
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
24 81 3
In Search of Angels
  • Released: 1 March 1999[13]
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD, MD
29 26 6
The Stamping Ground
  • Released: 4 May 2001[14]
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
64 33 20 15
Proterra
(with Paul Mounsey)
  • Released: 25 August 2003[15]
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
84 16 10 12
Everything You See
  • Released: 14 May 2007
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
61 1 15 10
The Story
  • Released: 29 January 2016
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
26 4 2 6 4 51
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[6][17]
UK Indie
[6]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
SCO
[6]
SWI
[10]
Once in a Lifetime
  • Released: 14 November 1988[18]
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
61 59[C]
Transmitting Live
  • Released: 14 November 1994
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
41 67 4
Live at Celtic Connections 2000
  • Released: 28 August 2000
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
168 48 43
Day of Days
  • Released: 3 May 2004
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
200 23 13 25 40
Year of the Flood
  • Released: May 2008
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD, CD+DVD
4 28
Party on the Moor
  • Released: 28 March 2014
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: 3xCD, 3xCD+2xDVD
51 10 4 6 6
The Last Dance – Farewell Concert
  • Released: 16 August 2019
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 3xCD, 3xCD+2xDVD
27 7 1 1
One Legend – Two Concerts Live at Rockpalast 1996 & 2001
  • Released: 30 October 2020
  • Label: MIG-Music
  • Formats: 4xCD+2xDVD
12 11
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[6]
UK Indie
[6]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
SCO
[6]
Alba. The Best of Runrig
  • Released: June 1992
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, MC
The Best of Runrig – Long Distance
  • Released: 7 October 1996
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC
13 6 60 1
Beat the Drum
  • Released: 16 February 1998
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Formats: CD, MC
93
The Gaelic Collection (1973–1998)
  • Released: 11 May 1998
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: 2xCD
71 26
The Runrig Collection
  • Released: January 1999
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD
87
Scotland's Pride – Runrig's Best
  • Released: 12 April 1999
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: CD
BBC – The Archive Series
  • Released: 19 April 1999
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 2xCD
Celtic Glory
  • Released: 25 October 1999
  • Label: Connoisseur Collection
  • Formats: CD
Scotland's Glory – Runrig's Ballads
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
30 Year Journey – The Best
  • Released: 29 March 2004
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
1 38 67
The Essential
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Capitol
  • Formats: CD
47
The Collection
  • Released: February 2009
  • Label: EMI Gold
  • Formats: CD
All the Best
  • Released: April 2012
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: 2xCD
Best of Rarities
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 2xCD
67
The Ones That Got Away
  • Released: 8 June 2018
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: CD
12 7
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

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Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK Indie
[6]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
SCO
[6]
50 Great Songs
  • Released: November 2010
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: 3xCD+DVD
38 2 43 22
Stepping Down the Glory Road (The Chrysalis Years 1988–1996)
  • Released: July 2013
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 6xCD
72
Original Album Series
  • Released: 20 January 2014
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 5xCD
Rarities
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 6xCD+3xDVD
Original Album Classics
  • Released: 14 September 2018
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: 5xCD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[6]
Capture the Heart
  • Released: September 1990
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 10", 12", CD
49
Hearthammer
  • Released: 26 August 1991
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 7",12", CD, MC
25
Flower of the West
  • Released: 28 October 1991
  • Label: Chrysalis
  • Formats: 12", CD
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
SCO
[19]
UK
[6]
GER
[9]
"Loch Lomond" 1982 86 Non-album Single
"Dance Called America" 1984 Heartland
"Skye" 108[20]
"The Work Song" 1986 Non-album single
"Worker for the Wind" / "Alba" 1987 The Cutter and the Clan
"Protect and Survive" 1988 110[21]
"News from Heaven" 1989 90 Searchlight
"Every River" 129[22]
"Flower of the West" 1991 43 The Big Wheel
"Wonderful" 1993 29 87 Amazing Things
"The Greatest Flame" 36
"Song of the Earth"
"This Time of Year" 1994 13 38 Non-album singles
"An Ubhal as Àirde (The Highest Apple)" 1995 3 18
"Things That Are" 9 40 Mara
"Rhythm of My Heart" 1996 10 24 The Best of Runrig – Long Distance
"The Greatest Flame" (remix) 5 30
"The Message" 1999 In Search of Angels
"Maymorning" 47 90
"Big Sky"
"This Is Not a Love Song"
"Book of Golden Stories" 2001 191[17] The Stamping Ground
"Wall of China"
"Empty Glens" 2003 93 Proterra
"Clash of the Ash" 2007 110[17] Everything You See
"Loch Lomond" (Hampden remix; with the Tartan Army) 1 9 Non-album single
"Year of the Flood" 2008 Year of the Flood
"Road Trip"
"And We'll Sing" 2013 Party on the Moor
"The Story" 2015 The Story
"The Years We Shared" 2016
"Somewhere" (featuring Julie Fowlis) 2018 The Ones That Got Away
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Videos

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
UK
[6][23][24]
SWI
[25]
City of Lights 7
Wheel in Motion 1
Live at Stirling Castle – Donnie Munro's Farewell
  • Released: November 1997
  • Label: PolyGram Video
  • Formats: VHS
6
Live in Bonn
  • Released: 17 January 2000
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: VHS
28
Days of Days
  • Released: 3 May 2004
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: DVD
7
Air an Oir
  • Released: July 2005
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: DVD
Year of the Flood
  • Released: May 2008
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: DVD
1
Party on the Moor
  • Released: 28 March 2014
  • Label: Ridge
  • Formats: 2xDVD, Blu-ray
5
The Last Dance – Farewell Concert
  • Released: 16 August 2019
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 2xDVD, Blu-ray
1 2
There Must Be a Place
  • Released: 29 October 2021
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Formats: DVD+7"
2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Fan club releases

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A series of Access All Areas releases of live and other archive material were available via the band's official fan club - these include both CD and DVD releases.

Year Title Format Notes
2001 Access All Areas Volume 1 CD
2002 Access All Areas Volume 2 CD
2002 Access All Areas Volume 3 CD
2003 Access All Areas Volume 4 CD
2004 Access All Areas Volume 5 CD
2004 Access All Areas Volume 6 DVD Promo video collection and live tracks
2005 Access All Areas Volume 7 CD
2006 Access All Areas Volume 8 DVD "Mod for Rockers" - 1987 TV broadcast
2006 Access All Areas Volume 9 CD
2008 Access All Areas Volume 10 CD
2011 Access All Areas Volume 11 CD
2012 Access All Areas Volume 12 DVD Miscellaneous live tracks

Notes

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  1. ^ The Cutter and the Clan charted upon re-release in 1995.
  2. ^ The Cutter and the Clan charted upon re-entry in 2024.
  3. ^ Once in a Lifetime charted on the Scottish Album Chart in 2004.

References

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  2. ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
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  4. ^ "BRIT Certified". BPI. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  5. ^ "BRIT Certified". BPI. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "RUNRIG". Official Charts. 8 January 1983. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
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  11. ^ "Another cut from Runrig". Ayrshire Post. 20 November 1987. p. 80.
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  13. ^ "Runrig Rocks - In Search of Angels". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  14. ^ "The Stamping Ground". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Proterra". runrig.rocks. Retrieved 27 July 2024.
  16. ^ a b c d e f "Guld og platin i juni og juli" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  17. ^ a b c "The Official Zobbel Homepage". zobbel.de. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  18. ^ "Runrig return". Ayrshire Post. 4 November 1988. p. 74.
  19. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart | Official Charts". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  20. ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX. 15 December 1984. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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  22. ^ "UK Singles Charts: 1989 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX. 25 November 1989. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  23. ^ "Top 15 Music Video" (PDF). Music Week. 1 December 1990. p. vi. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
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