Sting discography

For Sting's group recordings, see The Police discography.
Sting discography

Sting at the premiere of Moon, 2009
Studio albums 12
Live albums 4
Compilation albums 3
EPs 4
Singles 44
Soundtrack albums 7
Guest appearances 1

The discography of British singer Sting.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4][5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
The Dream of the Blue Turtles 3 1 13 4 4 1 4 5 6 2
...Nothing Like the Sun
  • Released: 13 October 1987
  • Label: A&M Records
1 3 3 3 4 3 2 7 3 9
The Soul Cages
  • Released: 22 January 1991
  • Label: A&M Records
1 3 3 7 1 1 2 4 1 2
Ten Summoner's Tales
  • Released: 9 March 1993
  • Label: A&M Records
2 9 1 2 2 5 3 10 3 2
Mercury Falling
  • Released: 12 March 1996
  • Label: A&M Records
4 14 1 35 2 3 4 2 1 5
Brand New Day
  • Released: 28 September 1999
  • Label: A&M Records
5 21 1 3 1 7 1 4 2 9
Sacred Love
  • Released: 30 September 2003
  • Label A&M Records
3 13 2 5 2 3 3 3 1 3
Songs from the Labyrinth 24 40 20 11 39 30 31 25
If on a Winter's Night...
  • Released: 27 October 2009
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
15 58 12 8 5 10 18 12 13 6
Symphonicities
  • Released: 13 July 2010
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
30 24 19 10 7 22 30 15 6
The Last Ship 14 39 8 10 3 6 3 12 9 13
57th & 9th
  • Released: 11 November 2016
  • Label: Cherrytree, Interscope, A&M
15 9 6 5 3 7 6 3 9
[29]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released

Live albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
FRA
[4][5]
GER
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZL
[30]
SWE
[9]
SWI
[10]
US
[11]
Bring on the Night
  • Released: July 1986
  • Label: A&M Records
16 9 9 10 2 19 19 28 11
Acoustic Live in Newcastle
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: A&M Records
...All This Time
  • Released: 20 November 2001
  • Label: A&M Records
3 68 10 7 5 12 17 21 29 10 32
The Journey and the Labyrinth
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Live in Berlin[32]
  • Released: 26 November 2010
  • Label: Deutsche Grammophon
180
[33]
22 79 13 37 40 7 51
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country

Extended plays

Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK AUS
[2]
GER SWI US
Nada como el sol
  • Released: 16 February 1988
  • Label: A&M Records
18
Demolition Man
  • Released: 21 September 1993
  • Label: A&M Records
21 71 162
Five Live
  • Released: 1994
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Exclusive Australian release[34]
Live at TFI Friday EP
  • Released: 14 June 1996
  • Label: A&M Records
53
Still Be Love in the World
  • Released: 1 March 2001
  • Label: A&M Records
  • Format: Digital download, CD (sold exclusively in US Target stores for a limited time)

Singles

1980s

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[35]
AUS
[2]
FRA
[36]
GER
[37]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWI

[40]

US
[41]
"Spread a Little Happiness" 1982 16 80 16 Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack
"If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" 1985 26 18 23 15 38 3 The Dream of the Blue Turtles
"Love Is the Seventh Wave" 41 57 30 25 10 17
"Fortress Around Your Heart" 49 72 26 8
"Russians" 12 11 2 4 11 8 13 16
"Moon over Bourbon Street" 1986 44
"We Work the Black Seam" [Germany-only release][42]
"We'll Be Together" 1987 41 13 46 14 33 7 ...Nothing Like the Sun
"Be Still My Beating Heart" 1988 94 15
"Englishman in New York" 51 30 12 13 84
"Fragile" 70 12
"They Dance Alone" 94 66 27
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

1990s

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[35]
AUS
[2]
FRA
[36]
GER
[37]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWI
[40]
US
[41]
"Englishman in New York" (The Ben Liebrand Mix) 1990 15 20 60 Non-album single
"All This Time" 1991 22 26 21 23 13 22 18 5 The Soul Cages
"Mad About You" 56 43 59 44
"The Soul Cages" 57 77
"Why Should I Cry for You" 38
"It's Probably Me" (with Eric Clapton) 1992 30 23 4 22 17 7 16 20 Lethal Weapon 3 soundtrack
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" 1993 14 41 39 31 28 30 16 17 Ten Summoner's Tales
"Seven Days" 25
"She's Too Good for Me" [France-only release][43]
"Fields of Gold" 16 85 52 22 44 25 23
"Nothing 'Bout Me" 32 41 57
"Shape of My Heart" 57 96
"Love Is Stronger Than Justice (The Munificent Seven)" 75
"All for Love" (with Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart) 2 1 7 1 1 3 1 1 The Three Musketeers soundtrack
"When We Dance" 1994 9 51 9 32 42 38 Fields of Gold: The Best of Sting 1984–1994
"This Cowboy Song" 1995 15 88 51 19 48
"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" 1996 15 65 58 43 86 Mercury Falling
"You Still Touch Me" 27 60
"I Was Brought to My Senses" 31
"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" 54 74 94
"Roxanne '97" (Sting & The Police) 1997 17 69 59 The Very Best of Sting & The Police
"Brand New Day" 1999 13 73 54 46 35 100 Brand New Day
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2000s

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[35]
AUS
[2]
BEL
(WA)

[44]
FRA
[36]
GER
[37]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWI
[40]
US
[41]
"Desert Rose" (with Cheb Mami) 2000 15 67 7 6 7 27 29 3 17 Brand New Day
"After the Rain Has Fallen" 31 89 64 46
"My Funny Friend and Me" [European-only release][45] 91 The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack
"Fragile (2001)" 2001 92 75 64 ...All This Time
"Send Your Love" (featuring Vicente Amigo) 2003 30 44 53 24 43 37 Sacred Love
"Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Mary J. Blige) 60 56 60 50
"Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" 2004 60 54 81
"Soul Cake" (Radio Edit) 2009 40 If on a Winter's Night...
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

2010s

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK
[35]
BEL
(WA)

[44]
FRA
[36]
GER
[37]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWI
[40]
US
[41]
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (London '10 Version) 2010 Symphonicities
"Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)"[46] 2012 The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond
(Released as a single, and as a bonus download upon purchasing the album)[47]
"Practical Arrangement"[48] 2013 92 The Last Ship
"And Yet"[49][50]
"I Can't Stop Thinking About You" 2016 60 52
[51]
57th & 9th
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
UK AUS
[2]
FRA
[36]
GER
[37]
IRE
[38]
NLD
[39]
SWI
[40]
US
"Spirits in the Material World"
(Pato Banton featuring Sting)
1996 36 68 Ace Ventura
"On Silent Wings"
(Tina Turner featuring Sting)
13 55 37 Wildest Dreams
"I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying"
(Toby Keith featuring Sting)
1997 84 Dream Walkin'
"Invisible Sun"
(Sting & Aswad) [German-only release][52]
1998 75 The X-Files: The Album
"Terre d'oru (Fields of Gold)"
(I Muvrini featuring Sting) [France-only release][53]
36 93 Non-album single
"Rise & Fall"
(Craig David featuring Sting)
2003 2 6 15 15 5 7 11 Slicker Than Your Average
"Lullaby to an Anxious Child"
(Gregg Kofi Brown featuring Sting)
2005 Together as One
"Always on Your Side"
(Sheryl Crow featuring Sting)
2006 33 Wildflower
"Stolen Car"
(Mylène Farmer featuring Sting)
2015 1 55 Interstellaires
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title Year Album
Multiple tracks 1982 Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack[54]
"Adventures in Success" (co-writer) 1983 Will Powers's Dancing For Mental Health
"Money for Nothing" (backing vocals) 1985 Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms
"The Promise" (backing vocals) Arcadia's So Red The Rose
"Long Long Way To Go"
"Take Me Home" (backing vocals)
Phil Collins' No Jacket Required
"One Phone Call" (French policeman's voice) Miles Davis' You're Under Arrest
Multiple tracks 1986 Eberhard Schoener's "Music From 'Video Magic' & 'Flashback'"
"I Been Down So Long" Live For Life (limited-release charity album)
"Someone to Watch Over Me" 1987 Someone to Watch Over Me soundtrack
"Gabriel's Message" A Very Special Christmas
"Murder by Numbers" 1989 Broadway the Hard Way by Frank Zappa
"Cushie Butterfield" 1991 Disney compilation album For Our Children
"Come Down in Time" Two Rooms: Celebrating the Songs of Elton John & Bernie Taupin
"Muoio per te"
"It's Probably Me"
"Panus Angelicus"
1992 Luciano Pavarotti's Pavarotti & Friends
Prokofiev: Peter and the Wolf (narration) Claudio Abbado and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe's
Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and other works
"Sister Moon" (backing vocals) 1994 Vanessa Williams' The Sweetest Days
"Russians" (live version) Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I[55]
"Someone to Watch Over Me" (live version) Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[56]
"Moonlight" 1995 Sabrina soundtrack[57]
"Angel Eyes"
"My One And Only Love"
"It's A Lonesome Old Town"
Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack[58]
"Mo Ghile Mear" (Our Hero) The Chieftains's album The Long Black Veil
"Sisters of Mercy" (with The Chieftains) Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen
"It Ain't Necessarily So" 1997 Joe Henderson's Porgy & Bess
"I Saw Three Ships" A Very Special Christmas 3
"Windmills of Your Mind" 1999 The Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack
"Ain't No Sunshine" David Sanborn's Inside
"Another Pyramid" Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida
"'Round Midnight" Andy Summers' Green Chimneys: The Music Of Thelonious Monk
"In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" Chris Botti's Slowing Down the World
"Don't Walk Away" 2000 Youssou N'Dour's Joko – From Village To Town
"My Funny Friend and Me" The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack
"Searching for the Holy Grail" (backing vocals) Danny Paradise's River of the Soul
"She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)" Various Artists' A Love Affair: Music of Ivan Lins
"Seventh Son" 2001 Jools Holland's Small World Big Band
"Until..." Kate and Leopold soundtrack
"Fragile" (live version) America: A Tribute to Heroes
"Le Rai C'est Chic" Cheb Mami's Dellali
"Fill Her Up" Earl Scruggs' Earl Scruggs And Friends
"Mad About You" George Dalaras' The Running Roads
"People" 2002 Jimmy Cliff's Fantastic Plastic People
"Sail On, Sailor" Lulu's Together
"Shape of My Heart"
"Ave Maria"
2003 Dominic Miller's Shapes
"You Will Be My Ain True Love" (with Alison Krauss) Cold Mountain soundtrack
"Shape" (backing vocals) Sugababes' Angels with Dirty Faces
"The Wind Cries Mary" 2004 Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix
"We'll Be Together" (with Annie Lennox) Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason soundtrack
"La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" (with Dominic Miller) Chris Botti's When I Fall in Love
"People" Jimmy Cliff's Black Magic
"Gonna Be Some Changes Made"
"Halcyon Days"
Bruce Hornsby's Halcyon Days
"A Thousand Years" (with Mariza) Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album
"Muoio Per Te" Zucchero's Zu & Co.
"Taking the Inside Rail" 2005 Racing Stripes soundtrack
"Sister Moon" Herbie Hancock's Possibilities
"Moon Over Bourbon Street" (live version with Chris Botti) Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now
"Union" The Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business
"Love Sneakin' Up On You" (with Joss Stone) Les Paul & Friends' American Made World Played
"Until..." Brodsky Quartet's Moodswings
"Friend or Foe" t.A.T.u.'s Dangerous and Moving
"The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" 2006 Tony Bennett's Duets: An American Classic
"None of Us Are Free" (with Sheila E.) Sam Moore's Overnight Sensational
"Prologue of Dionysos"
"Unfailing Welcome to the Voice"
"To Be Is Strong"
"The Desire of Dionysos""
"Distanciation"
"The Unlikely Duet"
2007 Steve Nieve and Muriel Teodori: Welcome to the Voice
(with Barbara Bonney, Robert Wyatt, Elvis Costello, Brodsky Quartet)
"Sea Dreamer" Anoushka Shankar/Karsh Kale's Breathing Under Water
"What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" 2008 Chris Botti's To Love Again: The Duets
"L'amour C'est Comme Un Jour"
"Love Is New Everyday"
2009 Charles Aznavour's Duos
"Come Again" Joshua Bell's At Home with Friends
"Seven Days" (live version)
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" (live version)
"Shape of My Heart" (live version)
Chris Botti in Boston
"Alone with My Thoughts This Evening" Edin Karamazov's The Lute is a Song
"Higher Ground/Roxanne" (with Stevie Wonder)
"People Get Ready" (with Jeff Beck)
2009 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert album[59]
"Power's Out" 2011 Nicole Scherzinger's Killer Love
"Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" Matthew Morrison's self-titled album
"Catch Tomorrow" 2014 Afrojack's Forget the World
"Lonesome Day" A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (DVD)
"Killing You" 2015 Ivy Levan's No Good

References

  1. 1 2 "UK Charts > Sting". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Australian chart peaks:
    • Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 19 June 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St. Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 295. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. the Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 19 June 1988.
    • Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from 26 June 1988: "australian-charts.com > Discography Sting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
    • Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. 1 2 "Austrian Charts > Sting" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  4. 1 2 "French Charts > Sting" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  5. 1 2 "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Sting". infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  6. 1 2 "charts.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  7. 1 2 "dutchcharts.nl – Discographie Sting" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  8. 1 2 "norwegiancharts.com – Discography Sting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  9. 1 2 "swedishcharts.com – Discography Sting" (in Swedish). Hung Medien. Retrieved 7 October 2011.
  10. 1 2 "hitparade.ch – Sting" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 November 2009.
  11. 1 2 "allmusic ((( Sting > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums )))". allmusic.com. Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original (To access, enter the search parameter "Sting", select "Search by Artist" and check the "Exact match" checkbox) on 1 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "French albums certifications" (in French). InfoDisc. Archived from the original on 21 June 2010. Retrieved 8 November 2010. Note: See "Sting"
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sting)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
  15. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "de branchevereniging van de entertainmentindustrie" (in Dutch). NVPI. Retrieved 3 October 2011.Note: User needs to enter "Sting" in the "Artiest" field and click below "zoek" button.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Hung Medien (in German). Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  18. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  19. 1 2 3 Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988-2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  20. 1 2 3 4 "IFPI Austria" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 1 February 2010. Retrieved 16 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Sting" in the "Interpret" field and click the "Suchen" button.
  21. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  22. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  23. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  24. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  25. "IFPI Norsk platebransje". Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  26. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  27. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  28. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  29. http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/7581624/billboard-200-leonard-cohen-sting-top-10
  30. "charts.org.nz Discography Sting". RIANZ. Retrieved 6 October 2011.
  31. "RIAA – Gold & Platinum". Retrieved 3 October 2011.
  32. "Live in Berlin: Sting". Amazon.de. Retrieved 23 November 2010.
  33. "CHART LOG UK: New Entries Update". 11 December 2011. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  34. "Sting - Five Live!". discogs.com. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
  35. 1 2 3 4 Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  36. 1 2 3 4 5 "Recherche pour: Sting". Les Charts. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 "musicline.de (German charts)". musicline.de. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 Ward, Jaclyn. "The Irish Charts". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  39. 1 2 3 4 5 "dutchcharts.nl (Dutch charts)". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
  40. 1 2 3 4 5 Hung, Steffen. "Sting - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 14 September 2016.
  41. 1 2 3 4 Allmusic.com
  42. "Sting – We Work The Black Seam (12", Maxi)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  43. "Sting – She's Too Good For Me (CD, Single)". Discogs.com. 20 April 1991. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  44. 1 2 "utratop.be – Sting". Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  45. "Sting – My Funny Friend and Me (CD, Single)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  46. "Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby) – Single by Sting". iTunes. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  47. "Sting Performs 'Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)' For 'The Hunger Games': Songs From District 12 And Beyond – Available As A Free Download Beginning Tuesday, March 27...". sting.com. 26 March 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  48. "Practical Arrangement – Single by Sting". iTunes. Retrieved 20 October 2013.
  49. "Stings neue Single 'And Yet' liefert Vorgeschmack auf 'The Last Ship'" (in German). Universal Music Group. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  50. "The lyric video for Sting's latest single, "And Yet," from his new album The Last Ship is available now – check it out!". sting.com. 5 September 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  51. "Le Top de la semaine : Top Singles Téléchargés - SNEP (Week 46, 2016)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
  52. "Sting & Aswad – Invisible Sun (CD, Single)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  53. "I Muvrini Featuring Sting – Terre D' Oru (Fields of Gold) (CD, Single)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  54. "Police, The / Sting – I Burn For You / Only You (12", Promo)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  55. "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
  56. "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume IV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
  57. "Sting – Moonlight (CD, Single, Promo)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 20 September 2011.
  58. "Leaving Las Vegas CD". CD Universe.com. Retrieved 13 September 2011.
  59. "The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts (4CD)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 25 November 2011.

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 11/26/2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.