Billy Ocean discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
|Artist = Billy Ocean
|Image = Billy Ocean (6835307885).jpg
|Caption =
|Alt =
|Studio = 11
|EP =
|Live =
|Compilation = 15
|Singles = 46
|Music videos =
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This discography documents albums and singles released by British R&B/soul/pop singer Billy Ocean.
Albums
=Studio albums=
=Compilation albums=
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! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| Details ! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications |
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scope="row" | The Early Years / Emotions in Motion / Love Really Hurts Without You |
| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | Greatest Hits
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| 4 || 14 || 59 || 60 || 7 || 77 | |
scope="row" | The Collection: 1976–1991 15 Years...The Story Continues |
| — || — || — || 30 || — || — | |
scope="row" | The Best of Billy Ocean
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| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | L.I.F.E. – Love Is for Ever
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| 7 || 123 || — || 70 || 39 || — | |
scope="row" | The Billy Ocean Collection
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| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | Let's Get Back Together: The Love Songs of Billy Ocean
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| 69 || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | Ultimate Collection
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| 28 || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | The Best of Billy Ocean
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| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | The Best of Billy Ocean
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| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | Collections
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| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | Super Hits
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| — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | The Very Best of Billy Ocean
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| 17 || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | The Real... Billy Ocean (The Ultimate Collection)
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| 59 || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row" | Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean
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| 4 || — || — || — || — || — | |
colspan="15" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country |
Singles
=1970s=
=1980s=
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="colw" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="10"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|AUS ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|CAN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|FIN ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|GER ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|NZ ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|SWE ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US |
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scope="row"| "Are You Ready"
|rowspan="3"|1980 | 42 || — || — || — || 37 || 13 || — || — || — || — | |rowspan="2"| City Limit |
scope="row"| "Stay the Night"
| — || — || — || — || 69 || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 7 || 103 | |rowspan="2"| Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) |
scope="row"| "Another Day Won't Matter"
|rowspan="1"|1981 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 66 || — | |
scope="row"| "Calypso Funkin' "
|1982 | — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 72 || — | | Inner Feelings |
scope="row"| "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
|rowspan="2"|1984 | 82 || — || — || — || 2 || 21 || — || — || — || — | |rowspan="6"| Suddenly |
scope="row"| "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)"
| 6 || 2 || 1 || 13 || — || — || 1 || — || 1 || 1 | |
scope="row"| "Loverboy"
|rowspan="4"|1985 | 15 || 7 || 6 || 1 || 12 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 20 || 2 | |
scope="row"| "Suddenly"
| 4 || 15 || 7 || — || 50 || 20 || 38 || — || 5 || 4 | |
scope="row"| "Mystery Lady"
| 49 || 79 || 38 || — || — || — || — || — || 10 || 24 | |
scope="row"| "The Long and Winding Road"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" |rowspan="7"|1986 | 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 3 || 2 || 6 || 2 | |rowspan="2"| Love Zone |
scope="row"| "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | 12 || 10 || 1 || 18 || 36 || 13 || 3 || — || 1 || 1 | |
scope="row"| "On the Run (Hold on Brother)"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | | Emotions in Motion |
scope="row"| "Love Zone"
| 49 || 91 || 18 || — || 73 || — || 31 || — || 1 || 10 | |rowspan="3"| Love Zone |
scope="row"| "Bittersweet"
| 44 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| "Love Is Forever"
| 34 || — || 35 || — || — || — || — || — || 10 || 16 | |
scope="row"| "Love Really Hurts Without You" (1986 Dance Mix) | 81 || — || — || — || — || 98 || — || — || — || — | | single only |
scope="row"| "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" |rowspan="5"|1988 | 3 || 1 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 1 || 1 |
|rowspan="5"| Tear Down These Walls |
scope="row"| "Calypso Crazy"
| 35 || — || — || — || — || 38 || 36 || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| "The Colour of Love"
| 65 || — || 12 || — || — || — || — || — || 10 || 17 | |
scope="row"| "Tear Down These Walls"
| — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || 27 || — | |
scope="row"| "Stand and Deliver"
| 97 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — | |
scope="row"| "Licence to Chill"
|1989 | 81 || 76 || 69 || — || — || 43 || 33 || — || 33 || 32 | | Greatest Hits |
colspan="15" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released |
=1990s–2010s=
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|+ List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name ! scope="colw" rowspan="2" style="width:17em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |
scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|UK ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|NLD ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"|US |
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scope="row"| "I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)" |1990 | — || — || 60 | Greatest Hits |
scope="row" | "Pressure"
|rowspan="3"|1993 | 55 || 44 || — |rowspan="3"| Time to Move On |
scope="row"| "Pick Up the Pieces (Put It Back)"
| 126 || — || — |
scope="row"| "Everything's So Different Without You" | — || — || 91 |
scope="row"| "Baby Can I Hold You?"
|2003 | — || — || — | Let's Get Back Together: |
scope="row"| "Chained"
|2008 | — || — || — | single only |
scope="row"| "Because I Love You"
|rowspan="2"|2009 | — || — || — |rowspan="3"| Because I Love You |
scope="row"| "Can't Take It"
| — || — || — |
scope="row"| "Question Is"
|2010 | — || — || — |
scope="row"| "Having a Party"
|2013 | — || — || — |rowspan="2"| Here You Are |
scope="row"| "Love Train"
|2014 | — || — || — |
scope="row"| "A Simple Game"
|rowspan="2"| 2016 | — || — || — |rowspan="2"| Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean |
scope="row"| "Judge Not"
| — || — || — |
colspan="15" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released |
Ocean-written songs recorded by other artists
- "Are You Ready?" – La Toya Jackson
- "Stay the Night" – La Toya Jackson
- "Love Is a Dangerous Game" – Millie Jackson
- "Love Is" – Randy Crawford
- "Love Really Hurts Without You" – Bad Boys Blue
- "Taking Chances" – Ray, Goodman & Brown
- "Waiting for You" – Boyzone
- "Whatever Turns You On" – The Dells
- "Who's Gonna Rock You" – The Nolans
- "Red Light Spells Danger" – Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, and James May Feat Justin Hawkins as the "Top Gear Band" on Top Gear of the Pops
- "Suddenly" – Marti Pellow
- "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" – Gwar{{cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/video/gwar-covers-billy-ocean-93870|title=GWAR covers Billy Ocean|website=Avclub.com|access-date=19 September 2014|archive-date=8 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208044423/http://www.avclub.com/video/gwar-covers-billy-ocean-93870|url-status=dead}}
- "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" – Boyzone
References
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