Elaine Paige discography
| Elaine Paige discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 12 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 12 |
| Singles | 43 |
| Video albums | 3 |
| Cast recording albums | 10 |
| Curated albums | 2 |
The discography of Elaine Paige consists of 12 studio albums, one extended play, four live albums and 43 singles. As part of her work in musical theatre, Paige has also been part of 10 cast recording albums.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
NL [3] |
NZ [4] |
SWE [5] | |||
| Sitting Pretty | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Elaine Paige |
|
56 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Stages |
|
2 | 20 | 29 | 3 | 6 | |
| Cinema |
|
12 | 39 | — | — | 26 |
|
| Love Hurts |
|
8 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Christmas |
|
27 | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Queen Album |
|
51 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Love Can Do That |
|
36 | — | — | — | — | |
| Romance & the Stage |
|
71 | — | — | — | — | |
| Piaf |
|
46 | — | — | — | — |
|
| Essential Musicals |
|
46 | — | — | — | — | |
| Elaine Paige and Friends |
|
18 | — | — | — | — |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
Cast recording albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][9] |
AUS [10] |
AUT [11][12] |
GER [13] |
NZ [14][15] |
SWE [16] |
US [17][18] | |||
| Fresh Hair | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Billy: Original Cast Recording |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Evita: Original London Cast Recording |
|
24 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Barrier: A Love Story |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Cats: Original Cast Recording |
|
6 | 44 | 7 | — | 21 | — | 86 |
|
| Chess |
|
10 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 20 | 1 | 47 |
|
| Anything Goes: 1989 London Cast Recording |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Nine |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| The King and I: 2000 London Cast Recording |
|
165 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Follies: New Broadway Cast Recording |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| An Evening with Elaine Paige |
|
| Live in Concert |
|
| Live – Celebrating a Life on Stage |
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| I'm Still Here: Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
|
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][23] |
NZ [4] | |||
| Memories: The Best of Elaine Paige |
|
14 | 11 |
|
| The Collection |
|
— | — |
|
| Together: The Best of Elaine Paige & Barbara Dickson |
|
22 | — | |
| Encore |
|
20 | — |
|
| From a Distance |
|
— | — | |
| On Reflection: The Very Best of Elaine Paige |
|
60 | — | |
| Love Songs |
|
— | — | |
| Centre Stage: The Very Best of Elaine Paige |
|
35 | 11 |
|
| Songbook |
|
— | — | |
| Sweet Memories: The Essential Elaine Paige |
|
133 | — | |
| The Ultimate Collection |
|
74 | — | |
| 12 Timeless Songs |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | ||
| Elaine Paige in Concert |
|
20[A] |
| Celebrating 40 Years on Stage |
|
5 |
| I'm Still Here: Live at the Royal Albert Hall |
|
— |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||
Curated albums
Tying in with her weekly radio show, Paige has been involved in the compilation of two albums featuring selected tracks from musical theatre.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| UK Compilation [26][27] | |||
| Elaine Paige Presents the Musicals |
|
8 |
|
| Elaine Paige Presents Showstoppers from the Musicals |
|
14 |
EPs
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| EP/EP |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Albums | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1][28] |
AUS [2] |
BEL [29] |
GER [30] |
IRE [31] |
NL [3] |
NZ [4] |
SWI [32] | ||||
| "You Can't Take Away (My Love for You)" | 1976 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Ireland" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Barrier: A Love Story | |
| "Don't Walk Away Till I Touch You" | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sitting Pretty | ||
| "We're Home Again" (France-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If You Don't Want My Love" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Elaine Paige | |
| "Hot as Sun" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Falling Down to Earth" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Memory" | 6 | — | — | — | 7 | — | 33 | — |
|
Cats | |
| "Is Anyone There?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sitting Pretty | ||
| "The Far Side of the Bay" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Elaine Paige | ||
| "The Second Time (Theme from Bilitis)" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 50 | — | — | ||
| "If You Don't Want My Love" (reissue) | — | 78 | 10 | — | — | 13 | — | — | |||
| "A Knight in Black Leather" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Ave Maria" (with the London Philharmonic Orchestra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Be on Your Own" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stages | |
| "Running Back for Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Like an Image Passing By" | 1984 | 126 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Sometimes (Theme from Champions)" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cinema | ||
| "Nobody's Side" | 134 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chess | ||
| "I Know Him So Well" (with Barbara Dickson) | 1 | 21 | 13 | 22 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 7 |
| ||
| "The Windmills of Your Mind" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cinema | |
| "Tonight Is the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Memory" (Australia-only reissue) | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heaven Help My Heart" | 121 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chess | ||
| "For You" | 1986 | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Hurts | |
| "Nobody's Side" (remix) | 111 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Walking in the Air" | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas | ||
| "On My Own" (US-only release) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stages | |
| "The Second Time" (reissue) | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Father Christmas Eyes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas | ||
| "Take Me Back" | 1988 | 147 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Radio Ga Ga" | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Queen Album | |
| "I Get a Kick Out of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Anything Goes | ||
| "Blow Gabriel Blow" | 1990 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Well Almost" | 1991 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Can Do That | |
| "Love Can Do That" (Continental Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Heart Don't Change My Mind" | 149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Oxygen" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Hymne à l’amour (If You Love Me)" | 1995 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Piaf | |
| "As If We Never Said Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Encore | ||
| "Memory" (re-recording) | 1998 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "It's Only Life" (with Sinead O'Connor) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Elaine Paige and Friends | |
| "Sing a Rainbow" (with the Young Voices of The Children's Trust) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Album title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Hatching Out | With the group Sparrow; lead vocals on "Don't Ask", "Many Things Are Clear", "Dream Song", "Rainsun Song" and "Hello Goodbye". The last track was not on the original LP, only on a 7" single. |
| 1998 | Songs from Whistle Down the Wind | Recording of the song "If Only". |
| 2000 | Michael Ball – Christmas | Duet on "As Long as There's Christmas", a cover of the song that had originally appeared in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas. |
| 2001 | Andrew Lloyd Webber – Masterpiece | Live recording of concert at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China. She performs "Don't Cry for Me Argentina", "As If We Never Said Goodbye" and "Ni Yong You Wo De Wei Lai – Friends for Life" (the Chinese translation of "Amigos Para Siempre"). |
| 2010 | I Dreamed a Dream – The Susan Boyle Story | Live duet of "I Know Him So Well" with Susan Boyle. |
Notes
- ^ Chart peak in 1995.
References
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- "Nobody's Side": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 10 November 1984. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Heaven Help My Heart": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 28 September 1985. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "For You": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 8 February 1986. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Nobody's Side" (remix): "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 3 May 1986. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Walking in the Air": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 20 December 1986. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Take Me Back": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 6 August 1988. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Well Almost": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 30 March 1991. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
- "Heart Don't Change My Mind": "Gallup 200 Singles". Gallup. 29 June 1991. Retrieved 1 December 2025 – via UKMIX.
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