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Keith Richards discography
Richards, leaving the press conference of "Shine A Light" at the Hyatt Hotel, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin
Studio albums3
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Singles9
Other appearances4

Keith Richards is a British recording artist, most famous for his songwriting partnership with Mick Jagger, and their over-sixty-year tenure with their band the Rolling Stones. Richards has recorded and released three studio albums, one live album, one compilation album, and nine singles since 1978.

Richards has primarily worked as a session player and producer outside of the Rolling Stones, having performed on dozens of other artists' records since 1969. He began his solo recording career in 1978 with the single " Run Rudolph Run", before releasing his debut album ten years later.

On his solo albums, Richards' backing band is credited as the X-Pensive Winos, which most prominently features drummer Steve Jordan (who also serves as Richards' co-writer and co-producer), and also includes keyboardist Ivan Neville and guitarist Waddy Wachtel.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
[1]
AUS
[2]
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
NLD
[5]
SWE
[6]
SWI
[7]
US
[8]
Talk Is Cheap 1988 37 15 20 15 37 12 18 24
Main Offender 1992 45 96 22 4 55 43 13 99
Crosseyed Heart 2015 7 15 1 3 4 7 4 11

Live and compilation albums

Title Year Peak chart positions Notes
AUT
[3]
GER
[4]
Live at the Hollywood Palladium, December 15, 1988
(with the X-Pensive Winos)
1991 49 30 Live
Vintage Vinos 2010 Compilation

Singles

Release date Title Peak chart positions Album
UK Airplay CAN Dig.
[9]
MEX
Eng.

[9]
US
Main.
Rock

[10]
US
AAA

[11]
December 1978 "Run Rudolph Run" b/w "The Harder They Come" Non-album single
October 1988 " Take It So Hard" 3 Talk Is Cheap
November 1988 "You Don't Move Me" 18
February 1989 "Struggle" 47
October 1992 "Wicked as It Seems" 3 Main Offender
January 1993 "Eileen" 17
December 2007 "Run Rudolph Run" b/w " Pressure Drop" 68 re-issue A-side with non-album B-side
August 2015 " Trouble" 64 49 20 Crosseyed Heart
November 2015 "Heartstopper" 46
March 2024 " I'm Waiting for the Man" The Power of the Heart: A Tribute to Lou Reed
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

Year Song Album Notes
1985 "Silver & Gold" Sun City with Bono and Ronnie Wood
2001 " You Win Again" Timeless [12] Hank Williams cover
2005 "Hurricane" N/A charity single, originally credited to the Rolling Stones [13]

Guest appearances

Studio

Year Artist Release Role
1969 Billy Preston That's the Way God Planned It bass
1974 Ronnie Wood I've Got My Own Album to Do writing, guitar, vocals, piano
1975 Now Look guitar and backing vocals
1978 Peter Tosh Bush Doctor guitar and production
1979 Ronnie Wood Gimme Some Neck backing vocals and guitar
Ian McLagan Troublemaker guitar and backing vocals on "Truly"
1981 Max Romeo Holding Out My Love for You guitar and mixing
1985 Tom Waits Rain Dogs guitar and backing vocals
Phantom, Rocker & Slick Phantom, Rocker and Slick guitar on "My Mistake"
1986 Aretha Franklin Aretha guitar and production on " Jumpin' Jack Flash"
1987 Nona Hendryx The Heat guitar on "Rock This House"
The Neville Brothers Uptown guitar
The Dirty Strangers The Dirty Strangers guitar
1988 Feargal Sharkey Wish guitar on "More Love"
Ziggy Marley Conscious Party guitar on "Lee & Molly"
1990 Bernie Worrell Funk of Ages guitar
1991 Johnnie Johnson Johnnie B. Bad guitar, vocals, writing, production
John Lee Hooker Mr. Lucky guitar and backing vocals
1992 Tom Waits Bone Machine guitar, vocals, and writing on "That Feel"
Hal Willner Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus vocals, guitar on "Oh Lord, Don't Let Them Drop That Atomic Bomb on Me" [14]
1994 Bobby Womack Resurrection guitar
George Jones The Bradley Barn Sessions guitar and vocals on "Say It's Not You"
Marianne Faithfull A Collection guitar and production on "Ghost Dance"
1995 The Chieftains Long Black Veil guitar on "The Rocky Road to Dublin"
Ivan Neville Thanks guitar
1996 Bo Diddley A Man Amongst Men guitar on "Bo Diddley Is Crazy"
1997 Scotty Moore All the King's Men guitar and vocals on "Deuce and a Quarter"
Wingless Angels Wingless Angels guitar, backing vocals, production
B.B. King Deuces Wild guitar on "Paying the Cost to Be the Boss"
1999 The Jimmy Rogers All-Stars Blues Blues Blues guitar
2000 Charlie Watts & Jim Keltner Charlie Watts/Jim Keltner Project guitar on "The Elvin Suite"
2001 John Phillips Pay Pack & Follow guitar, backing vocals, production
2002 Peter Wolf Sleepless guitar and vocals on "Too Close Together"
2004 Ivan Neville Scrape guitar
Toots & the Maytals True Love guitar and vocals on "Careless Ethiopians"
Hubert Sumlin About Them Shoes guitar and vocals
2005 Les Paul & Friends American Made World Played guitar on "Good Morning Little Girl"
Buddy Guy Bring 'Em In guitar on "The Price You Gotta Pay"
2006 Ronnie Spector Last of the Rock Stars guitar and vocals
Jerry Lee Lewis Last Man Standing guitar and vocals on "That Kind of Fool"
2008 Lee "Scratch" Perry Scratch Came Scratch Saw Scratch Conquered guitar
Marianne Faithfull Easy Come, Easy Go guitar and harmony vocals on "Sing Me Back Home"
2009 The Dirty Strangers West 12 to Wittering piano and writing
2011 Ben Waters Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute to Ian Stewart guitar and vocals
Tom Waits Bad as Me guitar and vocals
2012 Lou Pallo Thank You Les guitar and vocals on "It's Been a Long, Long Time"
K'naan "Sleep When I Die" guitar, bonus track from Country, God or the Girl

Live

Year Artist Release Role
1999 Sheryl Crow Sheryl Crow and Friends: Live from Central Park guitar and vocals on " Happy"
2000 Faces The Faces' Final Concert guitar
2002 Willie Nelson & Friends Stars & Guitars guitar and vocals on " Dead Flowers"
2004 Willie Nelson & Friends Outlaws and Angels guitar and vocals
2007 Ronnie Wood & Friends The First Barbarians: Live From Kilburn guitar, keyboards, vocals

Outtakes

  • Screamin' Jay Hawkins  – Portrait of a Man: A History of Screamin' Jay Hawkins (1995) – guitar on " I Put a Spell on You" and "Armpit #6"
  • Alexis Korner – Musically Rich...and Famous: Anthology 1967–1982 (2003) – guitar on " Get Off of My Cloud" (recorded 1974 or 1975)
  • George Jones – Burn Your Playhouse Down – The Unreleased Duets (2008) – lead vocals on "Burn Your Playhouse Down" (recorded in 1994)

See also

References

  1. ^ "Keith Richards | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  2. ^ Peaks in Australia:
    • All except noted: "Discography Keith Richards". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
    • Main Offender: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 234.
  3. ^ a b "Discographie Keith Richards". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  4. ^ a b "Discographie Keith Richards". offiziellecharts.de (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Discografie Keith Richards". dutchcharts.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  6. ^ "Discography Keith Richards". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Keith Richards – Talk Is Cheap". hitparade.ch (in German). Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Keith Richards Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
  9. ^ a b "Keith Richards Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  10. ^ "Keith Richards Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  11. ^ "Keith Richards Chart History: Adult Alternative Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  12. ^ "Various - Timeless". Discogs. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  13. ^ "KeithRichards.com The Story Of "Hurricane"". KeithRichards.com Official Website. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ "Various - Weird Nightmare (Meditations On Mingus)". Discogs. Retrieved 5 June 2021.

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