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.
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
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| UK | US [1] | CAN [2] | NOR | ITA | AUS [3] | NZ [4] | |||
| 1971 | Piano Vibrations | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1973 | The Six Wives of Henry VIII | 7 | 30 | 27 | — | 56 | 9 | 21 |
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| 1974 | Journey to the Centre of the Earth | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 68 | 2 | 17 |
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| 1975 | The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table | 2 | 21 | 18 | 6 | — | 2 | 1 |
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| 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. | |||||||||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | |||
| 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. | ||||||
| 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 | — | — | ||||
| Past, Present and Future | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Year | Album | Notes | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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| UK [5] | US | |||||
| 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 | |||||
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| 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 | — | — | |||
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Note: 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.
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 331.