The discography of Australian musician Richard Clapton spawned sixteen studio albums, six compilation albums, three live albums, one soundtrack album, and forty-one singles. He is best known for his 1975 single "Girls on the Avenue". Clapton's highest charting release was his 2021 album, Music Is Love (1966–1970), which peaked at 3 on the ARIA Charts.
At the ARIA Music Awards of 1999, Clapton was inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame. In 2010, Clapton was inducted into the Australian Songwriters Hall of Fame. Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositionsAUSPrussian BlueReleased: November 1973 Label: Infinity / Festival (L 34956) —Girls on the AvenueReleased: April 1975 Label: Infinity / Festival (L 35508)33Main Street JiveReleased: August 1976 Label: Infinity / Festival (L 35963)64Goodbye TigerReleased: October 1977 Label: Infinity / Festival (L 36352)11Hearts on the NightlineReleased: April 1979 Label: Interfusion / Festival (L 36932)17Dark SpacesReleased: August 1980 Label: Interfusion / Festival (L 37331)23The Great EscapeReleased: February 1982 Label: WEA (600106)8SolidarityReleased: September 1984 Label: Mushroom (RML 53137)27Glory RoadReleased: October 1987 Label: WEA (600144-1)28Distant ThunderReleased: May 1993 Label: Columbia Records (473531)37AngeltownReleased: May 1996 Label: Roadshow Music (17982-2)89Diamond MineReleased: May 2004 Label: Warner Bros.90RewiredReleased: April 2006 Label:Warner Bros. 215Harlequin NightsReleased: August 2012 Label: Gypsy Music 135The House of OrangeReleased: 8 April 2016 Label: Gypsy Music 112Music Is Love (1966–1970)Released: 9 April 2021 Label: Bloodlines/Mushroom Group3 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositionsCertificationsAUSThe Best Years of Our LivesReleased: September 1989 Label: WEA (256582-1)23 ARIA: PlatinumUp and Down the Glory RoadReleased: 12 November 2001 Label: WEA/WAR (0927422332) (6°) ARIA: Gold (DVD)Live at the State TheatreReleased: 2008 Label: WEA— "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. Notes ° Australian Music DVD Chart.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositionsCertificationAUSPast Hits and PreviewsReleased: December 1978 Label: Infinity / Festival (L 36691)42The Very Best of Richard ClaptonReleased: March 1982 Label: Festival (L 37674)18The Definitive AnthologyReleased: October 1999 Label: WEA (3984294362)28 ARIA: GoldThe Definitive CollectionReleased: 2004 Label: Festival —The Essential HitsReleased: 13 August 2010 Label: Warner —Best Years 1974–2014Released: 8 August 2014 Label: Festival / Warner36 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.
Soundtrack albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chartpositionsAUSHighway OneReleased: 1977 Label: Infinity / Festival (L 36138) 94
Singles
Notes
A."Girls on the Avenue" was originally released as the B-side of "Travelling Down the Castlereagh". After considerable radio play it was named the A-side.
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