| Artist: | Billy Ocean |
| Studio: | 11 |
| Compilation: | 12 |
| Singles: | 41 |
This discography documents albums and singles released by British R&B/soul/pop singer Billy Ocean.
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | CAN [3] | FIN [4] | GER [5] | NLD [6] | NZ [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | US [10] | ||||||
| Billy Ocean |
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| City Limit |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 152 | ||||
| Inner Feelings |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Suddenly |
| 9 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 43 | 23 | 35 | — | — | 9 |
Gold[11] 3× Platinum[12] 2× Platinum[13] | |||
| Love Zone |
| 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
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| Tear Down These Walls |
| 3 | 13 | 8 | 24 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 18 |
Gold[14]
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| Time to Move On |
| — | — | — | — | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Because I Love You |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Here You Are |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| One World[15] |
| 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country | |||||||||||||||
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | NLD | NZ | US | ||||||||||
| The Early Years / Emotions in Motion / Love Really Hurts Without You |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Greatest Hits |
| 4 | 14 | 59 | 60 | 7 | 77 |
Platinum Platinum Platinum | |||||||
| The Collection: 1976–1991 15 Years...The Story Continues |
| — | — | — | 30 | — | — | ||||||||
| The Best of Billy Ocean |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| L.I.F.E. – Love Is for Ever |
| 7 | — | — | 70 | 39 | — |
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| The Billy Ocean Collection |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Let's Get Back Together: The Love Songs of Billy Ocean |
| 69 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Ultimate Collection |
| 28 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Best of Billy Ocean |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| The Best of Billy Ocean |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| Collections |
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| Super Hits |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| The Very Best of Billy Ocean |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| The Real... Billy Ocean (The Ultimate Collection) |
| 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "—" denotes the album failed to chart or was not released in that country | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | US R&B [16] | US [17] | |||||||
| "Nashville Rain" (as Les Charles) | 1971 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | ||||
| "Reach Out a Hand" (as Les Charles) | 1972 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "On the Run" (with Scorched Earth) | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Love Really Hurts Without You" | 1976 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 9 | — | 22 |
| Billy Ocean | |||
| "L.O.D. (Love on Delivery)" | 19 | 95 | — | 30 | — | 12 | 17 | 55 | 106 | ||||||
| "Stop Me (If You've Heard It All Before)" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Red Light Spells Danger" | 1977 | 2 | — | — | 15 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — |
| single only | |||
| "Let's Put Our Emotions in Motion" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | City Limit | ||||
| "American Hearts" | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | FIN | GER | NLD | NZ | SWE | US R&B | US | ||||||
| "Are You Ready" | 1980 | 42 | — | — | — | 37 | 13 | — | — | — | — | City Limit | |||
| "Stay the Night" | — | — | — | — | 69 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Nights (Feel Like Getting Down)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 103 | Nights (Feel Like Getting Down) | ||||
| "Another Day Won't Matter" | 1981 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 66 | — | ||||
| "Calypso Funkin' " | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | — | Inner Feelings | |||
| "European Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | 1984 | 82 | — | — | — | 2 | 21 | — | — | — | — | Suddenly | |||
| "Caribbean Queen (No More Love on the Run)" | 6 | 2 | 1 | 13 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
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| "Loverboy" | 1985 | 15 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 20 | 2 |
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| "Suddenly" | 4 | 15 | 7 | — | 50 | 20 | 38 | — | 5 | 4 |
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| "Mystery Lady" | 49 | 79 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 24 | |||||
| "The Long and Winding Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Going" | 1986 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Love Zone | ||
| "There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)" | 12 | 10 | 1 | 18 | 36 | 13 | 3 | — | 1 | 1 | |||||
| "On the Run (Hold on Brother)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Emotions in Motion | ||||
| "Love Zone" | 49 | 91 | 18 | — | 73 | — | 31 | — | 1 | 10 | Love Zone | ||||
| "Bittersweet" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Love Is Forever" | 34 | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 16 | |||||
| "Love Really Hurts Without You" (1986 Dance Mix) | 81 | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | single only | ||||
| "Get Outta My Dreams, Get into My Car" | 1988 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Platinum
| Tear Down These Walls | ||
| "Calypso Crazy" | 35 | — | — | — | — | 38 | 36 | — | — | — | |||||
| "The Colour of Love" | 65 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 17 | |||||
| "Tear Down These Walls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | |||||
| "Stand and Deliver" | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Licence to Chill" | 1989 | 81 | 76 | 69 | — | — | 43 | 33 | — | 33 | 32 | Greatest Hits | |||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | NLD | US R&B | |||||||||||||
| "I Sleep Much Better (In Someone Else's Bed)" | 1990 | — | — | 60 | Greatest Hits | ||||||||||
| "Pressure" | 1993 | 55 | 44 | — | Time to Move On | ||||||||||
| "Pick Up the Pieces (Put It Back)" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Everything's So Different Without You" | — | — | 91 | ||||||||||||
| "Baby Can I Hold You?" | 2003 | — | — | — | Let's Get Back Together: The Love Songs of Billy Ocean | ||||||||||
| "Chained" | 2008 | — | — | — | single only | ||||||||||
| "Because I Love You" | 2009 | — | — | — | Because I Love You | ||||||||||
| "Can't Take It" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Question Is" | 2010 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Having a Party" | 2013 | — | — | — | Here You Are | ||||||||||
| "Love Train" | 2014 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "A Simple Game" | 2016 | — | — | — | Here You Are: The Best of Billy Ocean | ||||||||||
| "Judge Not" | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book. St. Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. Illustrated. 221. 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and 12 June 1988.
