Jimmy Nail discography explained

Artist:Jimmy Nail
Studio:7
Compilation:1
Video:2
Singles:23
Soundtrack:2

This is a discography of works by Jimmy Nail. Since 1985, the British musician has released a total of seven studio albums, multiple singles and other works. This article also covers his works alongside musicians such as Mark Knopfler.

Albums

Studio albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
NZ
[3]
SWE
[4]
Take It or Leave It
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Virgin
  • Format: LP, Cassette, CD
Growing Up in Public
  • Released: August 1992
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, LP, Cassette
2 64 36 49
Crocodile Shoes
  • Released: November 1994
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, Cassette
2 49 4
  • UK: 3× Platinum
Big River
  • Released: November 1995
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, Cassette
8
  • UK: Platinum
Crocodile Shoes II
  • Released: November 1996
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD, Cassette
10 34
  • UK: Platinum
Tadpoles in a Jar
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD
79
10 Great Songs and an OK Voice
  • Released: 30 April 2001
  • Label: Papillon
  • Format: CD
76
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Compilation albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy Nail
  • Released: October 1997
  • Label: EastWest
  • Format: CD
8
  • UK: Gold

Soundtrack albums

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"
Album detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
UK
[6]
Evita 1
  • UK: 2× Platinum
Still Crazy
  • Strange Fruit, Jimmy Nail,
    Billy Connolly, Hans Matheson
  • Released: 4 October 1999
  • Label: London
  • Format: CD
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
UK
[7]
AUS
[8]
AUT
[9]
FIN
[10]
GER
[11]
IRE
[12]
NLD
[13]
NZ
SWE
SWI
[14]
"Love Don't Live Here Anymore"19853 5 28
  • UK: Silver
Take It or Leave It
"That's the Way Love Is"1986112[15]
"Walk Away"
"Ain't No Doubt"19921 5 14 10
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18 1 16 4 3 21
  • UK: Gold
  • AUS: Gold
Growing Up in Public
"Laura"58
"Only Love (Can Bring Us Home)"
"Beautiful"199379[16]
"Crocodile Shoes"19944 16 21
  • UK: Gold
Crocodile Shoes
"Cowboy Dreams"199513 28
"Calling Out Your Name"65
"Only One Heart"
(Jimmy Nail featuring Margo Buchanan)
155
"Big River"18 Big River
"Love"33
"Big River '96"199672
"Country Boy"25 Crocodile Shoes II
"Blue Roses"
"Running Man"1997136
"Black and White"
(Jimmy Nail with Ranking Roger)
76 The Nail File: The Best of Jimmy Nail
"Show Me Heaven"1998
"The Flame Still Burns"
(Jimmy Nail with Strange Fruit)
47 Still Crazy
"Blue Beyond the Grey"199987 11 Tadpoles in a Jar
"Walking on the Moon"200110 Great Songs and an OK Voice
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.
Notes

Featured artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
UK
[17]
GER
[18]
NLD
[19]
SWI
[20]
"Why Aye Man"
(Mark Knopfler featuring Jimmy Nail)
200281 79 45 85 The Ragpicker's Dream
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory.

Notes and References

  1. Jimmy Nail Chart History - United Kingdom
  2. 198.
  3. Web site: New Zealand Charts > Jimmy Nail . charts.nz Hung Medien . 2012-02-08 .
  4. Web site: Swedish Charts > Jimmy Nail. swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. 2012-02-08.
  5. Web site: BPI - Certified Awards Search > Jimmy Nail . . 2012-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090924015932/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 2009-09-24 .
  6. Web site: 1997-02-01 Top 40 Official UK Albums Archive - Official Charts . . 2012-02-08.
  7. Web site: JIMMY NAIL - Official Charts Company. . 2015-03-16.
  8. Web site: Australian Charts > Jimmy Nail . australian-charts.com Hung Medien . 2012-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021072150/http://australian-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jimmy%2BNail . 2013-10-21 .
  9. Web site: Austrian Charts > Jimmy Nail . German . austriancharts.at Hung Medien . 2012-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130915143728/http://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jimmy%2BNail . 2013-09-15 .
  10. Jimmy Nail in Finnish Charts
    • "Ain't No Doubt" Book: Pennanen, Timo . 2006 . Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 . 1st . Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava . Helsinki . 978-951-1-21053-5 . 219.
    • "Blue Beyond the Grey" Web site: Finnish Charts - Jimmy Nail - Blue Beyond The Grey . finnishcharts.com Hung Medien . 2014-05-19 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303235929/http://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jimmy%20Nail&titel=Blue%20Beyond%20The%20Grey&cat=s . 2016-03-03 .
  11. Web site: Charts.de - Single - Jimmy Nail, Ain't No Doubt. German. Media Control. 2012-02-08.
  12. Jimmy Nail in Irish Singles Chart
  13. Web site: Dutch Charts > Jimmy Nail . Dutch. dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. 2012-02-08.
  14. Web site: Swiss Charts > Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt . German. hitparade.ch Hung Medien . 2012-02-08.
  15. Gallup Top 200 Singles . Gallup . 15 November 1986 . ukmix.org . 14 December 2022.
  16. Hit Singles 2 . Hit Music! . 30 January 1993 . 17 . 3 . World Radio History . 24 February 2023.
  17. Web site: Chart Log UK 1994–2010 : Alex K – Kyuss . Zobbel.de . 2012-02-08.
  18. Web site: Charts.de - Single - Mark Knopfler, Why Aye Man. https://web.archive.org/web/20150109004350/http://www.officialcharts.de/song.asp?artist=Mark+Knopfler&title=Why+Aye+Man&country=de. dead. January 9, 2015. German. Media Control. 2012-02-08.
  19. Web site: Dutch Charts > Mark Knopfler - Why Aye Man . Dutch. dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. 2012-02-08.
  20. Web site: Swiss Charts > Mark Knopfler - Why Aye Man . German . hitparade.ch Hung Medien . 2012-02-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050521001106/http://www.hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Mark%20Knopfler&titel=Why%20Aye%20Man&cat=s . 2005-05-21 .