English singer and songwriter Seal has released ten studio albums, four live albums, two compilation albums, forty-three singles and four video albums.
From 1994 to 2016, Seal has had 13 singles that charted on the US Adult Contemporary chart, two of which peaked at number one.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions, and certifications Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UKUK chart peaks: All except specified: "Killer" (Adamski version): "A Change Is Gonna Come": "Wishing on a Star": AUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks to December 2010: "Killer" (Adamski version): "Prayer for the Dying": N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached. "Fly Like an Eagle": "Get It Together": 7: AUT FRA GER NLD NZNew Zealand chart peaks: All except specified: "Killer" (Adamski version): SWE SWI US SealReleased: 20 May 1991 Label: ZTT Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 22 2 20 7 4 6 5 2 27BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum NVPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: 2× Gold SealReleased: 23 May 1994 Label: ZTT Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 2 8 28 25 3 4 33 15 15BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Gold NVPI: Gold RIAA: 5× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Human BeingReleased: 16 November 1998 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, cassette 44 82 21 — 24 25 14 — 18 22BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Gold Seal IVReleased: 9 September 2003 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, digital download 4 65 7 5 2 7 21 2 1 3BPI: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: Gold SNEP: Platinum SystemReleased: 12 November 2007 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: LP, CD, digital download 37 — 5 33 13 42 — 37 3 35BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold SNEP: Gold SoulReleased: 10 November 2008 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download 12 16 8 1 15 6 22 6 4 13BPI: Platinum ARIA: Gold BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWE: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum SNEP: Diamond Seal 6: CommitmentReleased: 20 September 2010 Label: Reprise Formats: CD, digital download 11 47 48 5 46 19 — 29 8 31BPI: Silver SNEP: Platinum Soul 2Released: 4 November 2011 Label: Reprise Formats: CD, digital download 17 42 — 6 — 25 — — 38 8BPI: Gold SNEP: Platinum 7 Released: 6 November 2015 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, LP, digital download 13 64 — 18 — 7 — — 9 45SNEP: Gold Standards Released: 10 November 2017 Label: Decca Formats: CD, LP, digital download 17 31 36 18 70 88 — — 32 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Notes There are two different versions of the 1991 debut album; for details see album's article. The subsequent 1994 album bears the same title as the debut, not to be confused with the debut's two versions; to avoid confusion, it is sometimes referred to as Seal II.
Live albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUT FRA GER NLD SWI Live in ParisReleased: 6 July 2005 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download 36 44 — — 35IFPI SWI: Platinum One Night to RememberReleased: 27 March 2006 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download — — 88 — — Soul: LiveReleased: 19 June 2009 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download — 42 — 82 — Live in BrooklynReleased: 26 June 2009 Label: Immortal Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT FRA GER NLD NZ SWE SWI US Best 1991–2004Released: 8 November 2004 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download, DVD-A 27 21 4 2 3 21 7 10 3 47BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Platinum RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Platinum HitsReleased: 30 November 2009 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download 37 4 — 116 — 20 4 32 25 —BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold SNEP: Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Box sets Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS NZ Seal and Seal IIReleased: 10 September 1995 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, cassette 10 8RMNZ: Gold The Platinum CollectionReleased: 11 October 2010 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER NLD NZ SWE SWI US "Crazy" 1990 2 9 5 5 2 1 8 1 1 7BPI: Silver Seal (1991) "Future Love Paradise" 1991 12 46 15 18 16 10 25 13 7 — "The Beginning" 24 82 — — 39 16 — 40 — — "Killer" 8 95 — — — 75 37 — — 100 "Violet" 1992 39 — — — — — — — — — "Love Is Powerful" 1993 — — — — — — — — — — "Prayer for the Dying" 1994 14 56 — — 62 40 13 — 49 21 Seal (1994) "Kiss from a Rose" 4 1 3 8 11 3 16 8 7 1BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Gold SNEP: Gold "Newborn Friend" 45 — — — — — 24 — — — "I'm Alive" 1995 — — — — — — — — — — "Don't Cry" 51 — — — — — — — — 33 "Fly Like an Eagle" 1997 13 81 — — 61 — 29 — 38 10 Space Jam: Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture "Human Beings" 1998 50 — — — 96 — 29 — — — Human Being "Lost My Faith" 1999 — — — — — — — — — — "This Could Be Heaven" 2001 — — — — — 88 39 — — — The Family Man: Music from the Motion Picture "Get It Together" 2003 25 72 38 — 41 78 34 23 22 — Seal IV "Love's Divine" 68 — 11 4 4 68 34 43 4 79BVMI: Gold SNEP: Gold "Waiting for You" 80 — — — — — — — — 89 "Walk On By" 2004 — 94 57 — 49 — — — 46 — Best 1991–2004 "Killer 2005" 2005 — — — — — — — — — — "A Father's Way" 2006 — — — — — — — — — — The Pursuit of Happyness soundtrack "Amazing" 2007 74 60 6 — 9 60 — 54 4 —BVMI: Gold System "The Right Life" 2008 — — — — 46 — — — — — "A Change Is Gonna Come" 152 — — — — 38 — — 73 — Soul "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" — — — — — — — — 57 — "It's Alright" — — — — — — — 44 — — "Stand by Me" — — — — — — — — 86 — "I Can't Stand the Rain" 2009 — — — — 67 — — — — — "If You Don't Know Me by Now" — — — — — — — — — — "I Am Your Man" — — — — — — — — — — Hits "Secret" 2010 82 — — — 88 — — 58 — — Commitment "Weight of My Mistakes" — — — — — — — — — — "Let's Stay Together" 2011 — — — 74 — — — — — — Soul 2 "Wishing on a Star" 168 — — — — — — — — — "Every Time I'm with You" / "Do You Ever" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — 7 "Life on the Dancefloor" — — — — — — — — — — "Padded Cell" — — — — — — — — — — "This Christmas" — — — — — — — — — — "Luck Be a Lady" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — Standards "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS AUT FRA GER NLD NZ SWE SWI "Manic Depression" 1993 — — — — — — — — — Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix "How Do You Stop" 1994 100 — — — — — — — — Turbulent Indigo "Les Mots" 2001 — — — 2 — — — — —SNEP: Gold Les Mots "You Are My Kind" 2002 — — — — — — — — — Shaman "My Vision" 6 43 — — — — — — —BPI: Silver Visions "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other appearances Year Song Album1993"Manic Depression"Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix1993"Out of the Window"Indecent Proposal1994"How Do You Stop"Turbulent Indigo "Crazy" Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV1995"Bird of Freedom"Clockers2001"Les Mots"Les mots"History"Novakane2002"My Vision"Visions"You Are My Kind"Shaman2008"I Wish"2010"You Get Me"Caramella2011"When a Man Loves a Woman"Gems2011"Lay It on the Line" (Recorded 1989)Retrospective 1987–20042012"Like a Rolling Stone"Chimes of Freedom – The Songs of Bob Dylan2013"We Loved It"Love in the Future2013"Kiss from a Rose"Under the Influence2014"Do They Know It's Christmas?"Do They Know It's Christmas?2016"Weight in Gold" (Spotify single)In the Room2016"Mad World"The Passion: New Orleans2016"We Don't Need Another Hero"The Passion: New Orleans2016"Ashley Wednesday"Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping2017"Cry to Me"Dirty Dancing: Original Television Soundtrack2019"Ashes to Ashes"Reimagines the Eighties2021"Ain't No Better Love"The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Videography Video albums TitleDetailLive at the PointConcert from 1991 Released: 9 October 1992 Formats: VHS, DVD (2003)Videos 1991–2004Music videos Released: 29 November 2004 Formats: DVDLive in ParisConcert Released: 4 April 2005 Formats: CD, DVDOne Night to RememberConcert Released: 27 March 2006 Formats: CD, DVD
Music videos Year Title Director(s) 1990 "Crazy" Andy Delaney, Monty Whitebloom 1991 "Future Love Paradise" Michael Geoghegan "The Beginning" "Killer" Don Searll 1994 "Prayer for the Dying" Paul Boyd "Kiss from a Rose" Matthew Rolston "Newborn Friend" Lol Creme 1995 "Kiss from a Rose" Joel Schumacher "Don't Cry" Wayne Isham 1996 "Fly Like an Eagle" Joe Pytka 1998 "Human Beings" Francis Lawrence 1999 "Lost My Faith" Liz Friedlander 2000 "This Could Be Heaven" Brett Ratner 2003 "Get It Together" Noble Jones "Love's Divine" Sanji Senaka 2004 "Waiting for You" Len Chválová "Walk on By" Meiert Avis 2007 "Amazing" Paul R. Brown 2008 "The Right Life" Karen Lamond "A Change Is Gonna Come" Nabil Elderkin "People Get Ready" "I Can't Stand the Rain" "I've Been Loving You Too Long" "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 2010 "Secret" Nabil Elderkin "Weight of My Mistakes" 2015 "Every Time I'm with You" Brett Sullivan "Do You Ever"
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