| Artist: | Richard Marx |
| Studio: | 13 |
| Compilation: | 13 |
| Live: | 3 |
| Singles: | 92 |
| Video: | 1 |
| Music Videos: | 31 |
| Ep: | 3 |
| Option: | 3 |
| Option Name: | Lyric videos |
| 1Option: | 5 |
| 1Option Name: | Promotional albums |
| 2Option: | 2 |
| 2Option Name: | Unofficial albums |
The following is a discography for American singer-songwriter and record producer and arranger, Richard Marx. It includes the list of 12 studio albums (plus a Holiday album Christmas Spirit), 13 compilation albums, 3 live albums and 91 single releases, and along with chart rankings for each album and single and RIAA (and International) certifications for the albums.
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | AUS [2] | GER [3] | JPN [4] | NL [5] | NZ [6] | NOR [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | ||||||
| Richard Marx |
| 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 34 | — | 68 |
3× Platinum[11] Gold[12] | |||
| Repeat Offender |
| 1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 |
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| Rush Street |
| 35 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 69 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 7 |
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| Paid Vacation |
| 37 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 70 | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 |
Gold[15] | |||
| Flesh and Bone |
| 70 | — | 52 | 16 | — | — | — | 58 | 24 | — | ||||
| Days in Avalon |
| — [A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| My Own Best Enemy |
| 126 | — | — | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Emotional Remains |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Sundown |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Christmas Spirit |
| 181 [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Beautiful Goodbye |
| 39 [C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Limitless | — | 77 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | |||||
| Songwriter |
| — | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | ||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS | NZ | NOR | SWE | UK | |||||||||
| Ballads |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Greatest Hits |
| 140 | — | 18 | 2 | 13 | 34 |
Gold | ||||||
| The Best of Richard Marx |
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| The Essential Richard Marx |
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| Timeline |
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| Duo |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Stories to Tell |
| — [D] | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Hits & Ballads |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Inside My Head |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Seven & Seven |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Now and Forever: The Ballads |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| The Ultimate Collection |
| — | 17 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| Stories to Tell: Greatest Hits and More |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | |
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| Marx |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| His Songs, Your Life |
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| Title | Album details | |
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| Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006 |
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| Duo Live |
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| A Night Out with Friends |
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| Title | EP details | |
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| Channel V at the Hard Rock Live |
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| Live Acoustic |
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| The Christmas EP |
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| The Vault Vol. 1 |
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| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] | US AC/Rock [!] | AUS | CAN [20] | GER [21] | IRE [22] | NL | NZ | SWE | UK | |||
| 1987 | "Don't Mean Nothing" [E] | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | Richard Marx |
| "Should've Known Better" [F] | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
| "Lonely Heart"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Endless Summer Nights" | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 62 | 42 | 13 | 50 | |
| "Hold On to the Nights" | 1 | 3 | 70 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
| "Have Mercy" [E] | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Satisfied" [E] | 1 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 42 | — | 25 | — | — | 52 | Repeat Offender |
| "Right Here Waiting" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| "Angelia" | 4 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 16 | — | 45 | ||
| "Nothing You Can Do About It" [E] | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Too Late to Say Goodbye" [E] | 12 | 17 | 99 | 8 | 53 | 18 | 76 | — | — | 38 | |
| "Children of the Night" | 13 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 54 | ||
| 1991 | "Hard to Believe" (with Kevin Cronin, Bill Champlin, and David Crosby) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Keep Coming Back" | 12 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 52 | — | 40 | 32 | 37 | 55 | Rush Street | |
| 1992 | "Hazard" | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| "Take This Heart" | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 21 | — | 48 | — | 13 | ||
| "Chains Around My Heart" | 44 | 9 | 59 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||
| "Can't Help Falling in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Playing with Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Now and Forever" | 7 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 54 | 18 | — | 21 | 11 | 13 | Paid Vacation |
| "Silent Scream" | — | — | — | 17 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 32 | ||
| "The Way She Loves Me" | 20 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | ||
| 1995 | "Nothing Left Behind Us" | 74 | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Haunt Me Tonight" (with Bruce Gaitsch) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Lyre in a Windstorm | |
| 1996 | "Chaque Jour De Ta Vie" (with Roch Voisine) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kissing Rain/Flesh and Bone |
| "Heart of My Own" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Voice: The Songs of Chage & Aska | |
| 1997 | "Until I Find You Again" | 42 | 3 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 97 | Flesh and Bone |
| "Touch of Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Day of Your Life" (duet with Ryo Aska) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Surrender to Me" (duet with Lara Fabian) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "At the Beginning" (with Donna Lewis)[G] | 45 | 2 | 64 | — | 77 | — | 70 | — | — | — | Anastasia (soundtrack) | |
| 1998 | "Slipping Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Thanks to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Angel's Lullaby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Days in Avalon" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Days in Avalon |
| 2001 | "Straight from My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "When You're Gone" [H] | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Own Best Enemy |
| 2005 | "Nothing Left to Say" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ready to Fly" [I] | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "From the Inside" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Emotional Remains |
| 2010 | "Everybody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stories to Tell |
| 2011 | "When You Loved Me" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "When Love Is All You've Got" (with George Canyon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Better Be Home Soon | |
| "Christmas Spirit" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Christmas EP/Christmas Spirit | |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Inside My Head |
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Sara Niemietz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit | |
| "Little Drummer Boy" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Christmas Mornings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "O Holy Night" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Just Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye/Songwriter |
| "All Through the Night" (with Heart) | — | 16 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart Christmas Single 2013 | |
| 2014 | "Turn Off the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye |
| "Whatever We Started" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Beautiful Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All You Need Is Love" with Dave Koz, Eric Benet, Johnny Mathis, Heather Headley, Jonathan Butler, Maysa, BeBe Winans, Gloria Estefan, & Stevie Wonder[J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The 25th of December | |
| 2016 | "Last Thing I Wanted" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ultimate Collection/Limitless |
| "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit | |
| 2018 | "Dance with My Father" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Another One Down" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| "Let Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy New Year, Old Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit re-release | |
| 2020 | "Front Row Seat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| "Limitless" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Holiday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit re-release | |
| 2022 | "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songwriter |
| "One Day Longer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shame on You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | "Believe In Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Days To Remember" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
Notes
| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Don't Mean Nothing" | Dominic Sena |
| 1987 | "Should've Known Better" | Dominic Sena |
| 1988 | "Endless Summer Nights" | Greg Gold |
| 1988 | "Hold On to the Nights" | Dominic Sena |
| 1989 | "Satisfied" | Dominic Sena |
| 1989 | "Right Here Waiting" | Jim Yukich |
| 1989 | "Angelia" | Michael Bay |
| 1990 | "Too Late to Say Goodbye" | Jim Yukich |
| 1990 | "Children of the Night" | Greg Gold |
| 1991 | "Keep Coming Back" | Peter Care |
| 1992 | "Hazard" | Michael Haussman |
| 1992 | "Take This Heart" | Jim Yukich |
| 1992 | "Chains Around My Heart" | Peter Nydrle |
| 1994 | "Now and Forever" | Mark Lindquist |
| 1994 | "Silent Scream" | Kiefer Sutherland |
| 1994 | "The Way She Loves Me" | Jim Yukich |
| 1995 | "Beautiful" | |
| 1997 | "Until I Find You Again" | Karen Bellone |
| 1997 | "Every Day of Your Life" | |
| 1998 | "Slipping Away" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "Thanks to You" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "Angel's Lullaby" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "At the Beginning" | |
| 2004 | "When You're Gone" | Brent Hedgecock |
| 2005 | "Ready to Fly" | Brent Hedgecock |
| 2011 | "When Love Is All You've Got" | |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" | |
| 2012 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | |
| 2012 | "Little Drummer Boy" | |
| 2012 | "Christmas Mornings" | |
| 2012 | "Christmas Spirit" | Richard Marx |
| 2014 | "Whatever We Started" | Deborah Anderson |
| 2014 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | Scott Brasher |
| 2019 | "Another One Down" | Nick Spanos |
| 2020 | "Front Row Seat" | Nick Spanos |
| 2022 | "Shame On You" | Aiyana Lapeyrolerie |
| 2024 | "Days To Remember" |
| Year | Song | |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | "When You Loved Me" | |
| 2011 | "Christmas Spirit" | |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" | |
| 2013 | "Just Go" | |
| 2022 | "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" | |
| 2022 | "One Day Longer" | |
| 2022 | "Shame On You" | |
| 2024 | "Days To Remember" |
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