| Artist: | Robert Palmer |
| Studio: | 14 |
| Live: | 3 |
| Compilation: | 12 |
| Singles: | 51 |
| 1Option: | 3 |
| 1Option Name: | Box sets |
The discography of Robert Palmer consists of 14 studio albums, three live albums and 12 compilation albums. For the discographies of Vinegar Joe and the Power Station (groups Palmer was a member of), see their respective pages.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | AUT [3] | CAN [4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | US [9] | ||||
| Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | |||
| Pressure Drop |
| — | — | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | 136 | ||
| Some People Can Do What They Like |
| 46 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | ||
| Double Fun |
| — | 75 | — | 57 | — | 10 | 29 | — | 45 | ||
| Secrets |
| 54 | 23 | — | 4 | — | 42 | 39 | — | 19 | ||
| Clues |
| 31 | 26 | — | 9 | 6 | 16 | 21 | 1 | 59 | ||
| Pride |
| 37 | 89 | — | 94 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 36 | 112 | ||
| Riptide |
| 5 | 17 | — | 2 | — | 72 | 13 | — | 8 | ||
| Heavy Nova |
| 17 | 2 | — | 5 | 50 | 42 | 14 | 47 | 13 | ||
| Don't Explain |
| 9 | 29 | 17 | 28 | 40 | 85 | 48 | 48 | 88 |
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| Ridin' High |
| 32 | 175 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | ||
| Honey |
| 25 | 155 | — | — | 76 | 85 | — | — | — | ||
| Rhythm & Blues |
| 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Drive |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | CAN | NL | SWE | US | |||
| Maybe It's Live |
| 32 | 48 | 23 | 39 | 148 | |
| Live at the Apollo |
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| At the BBC |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | GER | NL | NZ | US | ||||
| 7 | 10 | 60 | 32 | — | 3 | 79 |
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| 12 | 167 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Very Best of Robert Palmer |
| 4 | 123 | — | 73 | 86 | — | — |
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| Woke Up Laughing |
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| The Essential Selection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Best of Both Worlds: The Robert Palmer Anthology (1974–2001) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| At His Very Best |
| 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Very Best of the Island Years |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Silver Collection |
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| Essential |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Collected |
| — | — | — | — | 63 | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
| Title | Album details | |
|---|---|---|
| The Island Years 1974–1985 |
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| Original Album Series |
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| 5 Classic Albums |
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| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | BEL (FL) [16] | CAN [17] | GER [18] | IRE [19] | NL | NZ | US [20] [21] | US Main [22] | ||||
| "Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sneakin' Sally Through the Alley | |
| "Which of Us Is the Fool" / "Get Outside" | 1975 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pressure Drop | |
| "Give Me an Inch" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Man Smart, Woman Smarter" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | — | Some People Can Do What They Like | ||
| "One Last Look" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Kinda People" | 1978 | 53 | 82 | — | 12 | — | — | — | 35 | 16 | — | Double Fun | |
| "You Overwhelm Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Best of Both Worlds" | — | — | 4 | — | 36 | — | 10 | — | — | — | |||
| "You're Gonna Get What's Coming" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" | 1979 | 61 | 13 | 19 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 20 | 14 | — | Secrets | |
| "Jealous" | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Can We Still Be Friends" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | |||
| "What's It Take" | — | — | 21 | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Johnny and Mary" | 1980 | 44 | 20 | 8 | 32 | 7 | — | 27 | 12 | — | — | Clues | |
| "Looking for Clues" | 33 | 23 | 9 | 7 | 3 | — | 17 | — | — | — | |||
| "Not a Second Time" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Some Guys Have All the Luck" | 1982 | 16 | 41 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 49 | — | 59 | Maybe It's Live | |
| "Pride" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pride | ||
| "You Are in My System" | 1983 | 53 | 83 | — | — | 52 | — | — | 27 | 78 | 33 | ||
| "You Can Have It (Take My Heart)" | 66 | — | 25 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | |||
| "All Around the World" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Explorers: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Discipline of Love" | 95 | — | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 82 | — | Riptide | ||
| "Riptide" | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Addicted to Love" | 1986 | 5 | 1 | 34 | 4 | — | 4 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 1 | ||
| "Hyperactive" | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | 21 | |||
| "I Didn't Mean to Turn You On" | 9 | 26 | — | 13 | — | 8 | — | 23 | 2 | 41 | |||
| "Discipline of Love" (reissue) | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sweet Lies" | 1988 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | — | Sweet Lies: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "Simply Irresistible" | 44 | 1 | — | 2 | 57 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 1 | Heavy Nova | ||
| "She Makes My Day" | 6 | 9 | — | 80 | — | 6 | 57 | 47 | — | — | |||
| "Early in the Morning" | — | 26 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 40 | |||
| "Tell Me I'm Not Dreaming" | 1989 | — | 117 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | ||
| "Change His Ways" | 28 | 38 | 39 | — | 62 | 21 | 47 | 29 | — | — | |||
| "It Could Happen to You" | 71 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)" (reissue) | 80 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addictions: Volume 1 | ||
| "Life in Detail" | 1990 | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | Pretty Woman: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | |
| "I'll Be Your Baby Tonight" (with UB40) | 6 | 4 | 12 | 58 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 1 | — | — | Don't Explain | ||
| "You're Amazing" | — | 103 | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | 28 | 5 | |||
| "Mercy Mercy Me/I Want You" | 9 | 89 | 21 | 6 | 33 | 8 | 27 | 33 | 16 | — | |||
| "Happiness" | 1991 | 80 | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Dreams to Remember" | 68 | 182 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Every Kinda People" (remix) | 1992 | 43 | 157 | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Addictions: Volume 2 | |
| "You're in My System" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Witchcraft" | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ridin' High | ||
| "Girl U Want" | 1994 | 57 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Honey | |
| "Know by Now" | 25 | 193 | 38 | 23 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Blow Me Away" | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Respect Yourself" | 1995 | 45 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Very Best of Robert Palmer | |
| "True Love" | 1999 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rhythm & Blues | |
| "Addicted to Love" (vs Shake B4 Use) | 2003 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||||
. Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6 . 228, 236 . David Kent (historian). N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
