The following is a discography for American singer-songwriter and record producer and arranger, Richard Marx. It includes the list of 14 studio albums (including a Holiday album Christmas Spirit), 13 compilation albums, 3 live albums and 75 single releases, and along with chart rankings for each album and single and RIAA (and International) certifications for the albums.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Australian Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: N.B. The Australian Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "Hold on to the Nights" (ARIA) peak: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Children of the Night" (ARIA) peak: Limitless peak: After Hours peak: GER JPN NL NZ NOR SWE SWI UKRichard Marx in UK Charts: Top 100 peaks: N.B. This site displays compressed chart (exclusion rules applied) peaks between positions 76 and 100. Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: N.B. This site displays uncompressed chart (no exclusions) peaks between positions 76 and 200, for the period between November 1994 and May 2001. Some peaks within this range will therefore differ to those listed on the Official Charts site. Richard MarxReleased: June 15, 1987 Label: Manhattan, EMI Format: CD, LP, CS 8 7 — — — 45 — 34 — 68US: 3× Platinum AUS: Gold N.B. This page is missing some certifications. Repeat OffenderReleased: May 2, 1989 Label: EMI Format: CD, LP, CS 1 1 9 32 18 3 10 7 7 8US: 4× Platinum AUS: 2× Platinum N.B. This page is missing some certifications. Rush StreetReleased: November 5, 1991 Label: Capitol Format: CD, LP, CS 35 11 33 29 69 31 12 27 17 7US: Platinum AUS: Platinum Paid VacationReleased: February 8, 1994 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CS 37 2 18 15 70 — 9 6 7 11US: Platinum JPN: Gold Flesh and BoneReleased: April 8, 1997 Label: Capitol Format: CD, CS 70 — 52 16 — — — 58 24 — Days in AvalonReleased: October 24, 2000 Label: Signal 21 Records Format: CD, digital download —[A] — — — — — — — — — My Own Best EnemyReleased: August 10, 2004 Label: Manhattan Format: CD, digital download 126 — — — — — — — — — Emotional RemainsReleased: October 31, 2008 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — SundownReleased: October 31, 2008 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Christmas SpiritReleased: October 22, 2012 Label: Zanzibar Records, TourDForce Format: CD, digital download 181[B] — — — — — — — — — Beautiful GoodbyeReleased: July 8, 2014 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download 39[C] — — — — — — — — — Limitless Released: February 7, 2020 Label: BMG Format: CD, digital download — 77 91 — — — — — 64 — Songwriter Released: September 30, 2022 Label: BMG Format: CD, digital download — — 95 — — — — — 68 — After Hours Released: January 16, 2026 Label: Richard Marx Inc. Format: CD, digital download —[D] 88[E] — — — — — — — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released Notes A^ Days in Avalon reached number 41 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. B^ Christmas Spirit also reached number 10 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart and number 21 on the Billboard Top Holiday Albums chart. C^ Beautiful Goodbye also reached number 6 on the Billboard Top Independent Albums chart. D^ After Hours reached number 14 on Billboards Traditional Jazz Albums chart and number 18 on Billboards Jazz Albums chart. E^ After Hours also reached number 1 on the ARIA Jazz & Blues Albums chart.
Compilation albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS NZ NOR SWE UK BalladsReleased: August 10, 1994 Label: Toshiba EMI Format: CD — — — — — — Greatest HitsReleased: November 4, 1997 Label: Capitol Format: CD 140 — 18 2 13 34US: Gold The Best of Richard MarxReleased: October 2000 Label: EMI Format: CD — — — — — — The Essential Richard MarxReleased: October 2000 Label: EMI Gold Format: CD — — — — — — TimelineReleased: 2000 Label: Signal 21 Records Format: CD — — — — — — Duowith Matt Scannell Released: May 12, 2008 Label: Zanzibar Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — Stories to TellReleased: March 2010/November 2010/May 2011 Label: Zanzibar Records/ Wrasse Records/ TourDForce Format: CD, digital download —[D] — — — — — Hits & BalladsReleased: April 2, 2010 Label: EMI Format: 2×CD — — — — — — Inside My HeadReleased: June 1, 2012 Label: Frontiers Records Format: CD, digital download — — — — — — Seven & SevenReleased: December 6, 2012 Label: Zanzibar Records/TourDForce Format: CD — — — — — — Now and Forever: The BalladsReleased: February 19, 2014 Label: Universal Format: CD — — — — — — The Ultimate CollectionReleased: April 29, 2016 Label: Universal Music Australia Format: CD — 17 — — — — Stories to Tell: Greatest Hits and MoreReleased: July 2, 2021 Label: TourdForce, BMG Format: CD, DD, streaming — — — — — — "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released Notes D^ Stories to Tell reached number 34 on Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart.
Promotional albums Title Album details MarxReleased: 1991 Label: Capitol Format: CD Greatest HitsReleased: October 20, 1993 Label: CEMA Special Markets Format: CD His Songs, Your LifeReleased: 1997 Label: Capitol Format: CD The Music of Richard Marx: 1987–2009Released: 2009 Label: Chrysalis Music Group Format: 2×CD
Live albums Title Album details Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006Released: July 7, 2008 Label: Koch Format: CD Duo LiveReleased: October 2010 Label: Zanzibar Format: CD A Night Out with FriendsReleased: June 19, 2012 Label: Zanzibar Format: CD
Extended plays Title EP details Channel V at the Hard Rock LiveReleased: 1995 Label: Capitol Formats: CD, digital download Live AcousticReleased: November 30, 2004 Label: Manhattan Format: Digital download The Christmas EPReleased: November 1, 2011 Label: Zanzibar Records/TourDForce Formats: CD, digital download The Vault Vol. 1Released: November 22, 2021 Label: Richard Marx Inc Formats: Vinyl The Vault Vol. 2Released: 2024 Label: TourDForce Formats: Vinyl
Singles YearTitlePeak chart positionsAlbumUSRichard Marx's singles on Billboard charts: Billboard Hot 100 Chart History Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart History Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart History Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart History US AC/Rock[!]AUSCANCanada Top Singles peaks RPM MagazineGERIRENLNZSWEUK 1987"Don't Mean Nothing" [E] 3 1 — 8 — — — — — 78Richard Marx"Should've Known Better" [F] 3 7 9 21 — — — — — 50"Lonely Heart" — — — — — — — — — — 1988"Endless Summer Nights" [F] 2 2 16 4 — — 62 42 13 50"Hold On to the Nights" 1 3 70 6 — — — — — 60"Have Mercy" [E] — 17 — — — — — — — — 1989"Satisfied" [E] 1 5 20 2 42 — 25 — — 52Repeat Offender"Right Here Waiting" 1 1 1 1 12 1 4 1 7 2"Angelia" 4 2 32 1 23 13 18 16 — 45"Nothin' You Can Do About It" [E] — 12 — — — — — — — — 1990"Too Late to Say Goodbye" [E] 12 17 99 8 53 18 76 — — 38"Children of the Night" 13 6 120 6 58 — — — — 54 1991"Hard to Believe"(with Kevin Cronin, Bill Champlin, and David Crosby) — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single"Keep Coming Back" 12 1 34 3 52 — 40 32 37 55Rush Street 1992"Hazard" 9 1 1 3 42 2 60 7 6 3"Take This Heart" 20 4 11 4 — 21 — 48 — 13"Chains Around My Heart" 44 9 59 17 — — — — — 29"Can't Help Falling in Love" — — — — — — — — — —"Playing with Fire" — — — — — — — — — — 1994"Now and Forever" 7 1 16 6 54 18 — 21 11 13Paid Vacation"Silent Scream" — — — 17 79 — — — — 32"The Way She Loves Me" 20 3 — 7 — — — — — 38 1995"Nothing Left Behind Us" 74 11 — 10 — — — — — —"Haunt Me Tonight" (with Bruce Gaitsch) — — — — — — — — — —A Lyre in a Windstorm 1996"Chaque Jour De Ta Vie" (with Roch Voisine) — — — — — — — — — —Kissing Rain/Flesh and Bone"Heart of My Own" — — — — — — — — — —One Voice: The Songs of Chage & Aska 1997"Until I Find You Again" 42 3 — 32 — — — — 15 97Flesh and Bone"Touch of Heaven" — — — — — — — — — —"Every Day of Your Life" (duet with Ryo Aska) — — — — — — — — — —"Surrender to Me" (duet with Lara Fabian) — — — — — — — — — —"At the Beginning" (with Donna Lewis)[G] 45 2 64 — 77 — 70 — — —Anastasia (soundtrack) 1998"Slipping Away" — — — — — — — — — —Greatest Hits"Thanks to You" — — — — — — — — — —"Angel's Lullaby" — — — — — — — — — — 2000"Days in Avalon" — 25 — — — — — — — —Days in Avalon 2001"Straight from My Heart" — — — — — — — — — — 2004"When You're Gone" [H] — 20 — — — — — — — —My Own Best Enemy 2005"Nothing Left to Say" — — — — — — — — — —"Ready to Fly" [I] — 22 — — — — — — — — 2007"From the Inside" — — — — — — — — — —Emotional Remains 2010"Everybody" — — — — — — — — — —Stories to Tell 2011"When You Loved Me" — 16 — — — — — — — —"When Love Is All You've Got" (with George Canyon) — — — — — — — — — —Better Be Home Soon"Christmas Spirit" — 15 — — — — — — — —The Christmas EP/Christmas Spirit 2012"Wouldn't Let Me Love You" — — — — — — — — — —Inside My Head"Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Sara Niemietz) — — — — — — — — — —Christmas Spirit"Little Drummer Boy" — 7 — — — — — — — —"Christmas Mornings" — — — — — — — — — —"O Holy Night" — 19 — — — — — — — — 2013"Just Go" — — — — — — — — — — Beautiful Goodbye/Songwriter"All Through the Night" (with Heart) — 16 — 45 — — — — — — Non-album single 2014"Turn Off the Night" — — — — — — — — — — Beautiful Goodbye"Whatever We Started" — 29 — — — — — — — —"Beautiful Goodbye" — — — — — — — — — —"All You Need Is Love" (with Dave Koz, Eric Benet, Johnny Mathis, Heather Headley, Jonathan Butler, Maysa, BeBe Winans, Gloria Estefan, and Stevie Wonder)[J] — — — — — — — — — — The 25th of December 2016"Last Thing I Wanted" — — — — — — — — — — The Ultimate Collection/Limitless"I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" — — — — — — — — — — Christmas Spirit 2018"Dance with My Father" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album single 2019"Another One Down" — 14 — — — — — — — — Limitless"Let Go" — — — — — — — — — —"Happy New Year, Old Friend" — — — — — — — — — — Christmas Spirit re-release 2020"Front Row Seat" — — — — — — — — — — Limitless"Limitless" — — — — — — — — — —"Holiday" — — — — — — — — — — Christmas Spirit re-release 2022"Same Heartbreak, Different Day" — 15 — — — — — — — — Songwriter"One Day Longer" — — — — — — — — — —"Shame on You" — — — — — — — — — — 2023"Believe in Me" — — — — — — — — — —"Days to Remember" — — — — — — — — — — Non-album singles 2025"Oh What a Dream We Had" (with Il Divo, Lara Fabian, Noah Cyrus, Michal David, Billy Idol, Billy Ray Cyrus, Braison Cyrus, Kimbra, Lauri Ylönen, Marcelito, and Czech Philharmonic Orchestra) — — — — — — — — — —"Forget About the World" — — — — — — — — — —"Magic Hour" — — — — — — — — — — After Hours"All I Ever Needed" — — — — — — — — — —"Big Band Boogie" — — — — — — — — — —"The Way You Look Tonight" — — — — — — — — — — 2026"Young at Heart" — — — — — — — — — —"Driving and Listening to Music" — — — — — — — — — — non-album single"Take Care of California" — — — — — — — — — — New Cool People
Notes !^ The chart positions in the second US column are from Billboards Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart unless otherwise mentioned. The songs that did not chart on the A.C. Chart but did on Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart or Adult Top 40 Tracks have the peak positions from those charts listed here. E^ The chart positions in the second US column for "Don't Mean Nothing", "Have Mercy", "Satisfied", "Nothing You Can Do About It" and "Too Late to Say Goodbye" are for Billboards Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart as none of those songs charted on Billboards Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.