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Seal discography
English singer and songwriter Seal has released ten studio albums, four live albums, two compilation albums, forty-three singles and four video albums.
| Seal discography | |
|---|---|
Seal performing in Frankfurt, Germany (2006) | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 28 |
| Singles | 43 |
From 1994 to 2016, Seal has had 13 singles that charted on the US Adult Contemporary chart, two of which peaked at number one.[1]
Albums edit
Studio albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | FRA [5][6] | GER [7] | NLD [8] | NZ [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | US [12] | |||||
| Seal | 1 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | ||||
| Seal |
| 1 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 15 | |||
| Human Being |
| 44 | 82 | 21 | — | 24 | 25 | 14 | — | 18 | 22 | |||
| Seal IV |
| 4 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| System |
| 37 | — | 5 | 33 | 13 | 42 | — | 37 | 3 | 35 | |||
| Soul |
| 12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |||
| Seal 6: Commitment |
| 11 | 47 | 48 | 5 | 46 | 19 | — | 29 | 8 | 31 | |||
| Soul 2 |
| 17 | 42 | — | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | 38 | 8 |
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| 7 |
| 13 | 64 | — | 18 | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | 45 |
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| Standards |
| 17 | 31 | 36 | 18 | 70 | 88 | — | — | 32 | —[A] | |||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||
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 edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT [4] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NLD [8] | SWI [11] | ||||||||||
| Live in Paris |
| 36 | 44 | — | — | 35 |
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| One Night to Remember |
| — | — | 88 | — | — | ||||||||
| Soul: Live |
| — | 42 | — | 82 | — | ||||||||
| Live in Brooklyn |
| — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums edit
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | FRA [6] | GER [7] | NLD [8] | NZ [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | US [12] | |||||
| Best 1991–2004 |
| 27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 47 | |||
| Hits |
| 37 | 4 | — | 7 | — | 20 | 4 | 32 | 25 | — | |||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
Box sets edit
Singles edit
As lead artist edit
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | FRA [6] | GER [33] | NLD [34] | NZ [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | US [35] | ||||||
| "Crazy" | 1990 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "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 | 1 | |||||
| "Newborn Friend" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | —[B] | |||||
| "I'm Alive" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Don't Cry" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | |||||
| "Fly Like an Eagle" | 1996 | 13 | 81 | — | — | 61 | — | 29 | — | 38 | 10 | Space Jam Soundtrack | |||
| "Human Beings" | 1998 | 50 | — | — | — | 96 | — | 29 | — | — | — | Human Being | |||
| "Lost My Faith" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "This Could Be Heaven" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 39 | — | — | — | The Family Man Soundtrack | |||
| "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 | 79 |
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| "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 | — |
| 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" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "Luck Be a Lady" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Standards | |||
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Frank Sinatra) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||
As featured artist edit
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | FRA [6] | GER [37] | NLD [38] | NZ [9] | SWE [10] | SWI [11] | |||||||||||
| "Manic Depression" (Jeff Beck featuring Seal) | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix | ||||||||
| "How Do You Stop" (Joni Mitchell featuring Seal) | 1994 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turbulent Indigo | ||||||||
| "Les Mots" (Mylène Farmer and Seal) | 2001 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Les Mots | |||||||
| "You Are My Kind" (Santana featuring Seal) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shaman | ||||||||
| "My Vision" (Jakatta featuring Seal) | 6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Visions | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in given country. | |||||||||||||||||||
Other appearances edit
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Manic Depression" (Jeff Beck featuring Seal) | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| 1993 | "Out of the Window" | Indecent Proposal |
| 1994 | "How Do You Stop" (Joni Mitchell featuring Seal) | Turbulent Indigo |
| "Crazy" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[39] | |
| 1995 | "Bird of Freedom" | Clockers |
| 2001 | "Les mots" (Mylène Farmer and Seal) | Les mots |
| "History" (Outlawz and Seal) | Novakane | |
| 2002 | "My Vision" (Jakatta featuring Seal) | Visions |
| "You Are My Kind" (Carlos Santana featuring Seal) | Shaman | |
| 2008 | "I Wish" (DMX and Seal) | Non-album single |
| 2010 | "You Get Me" (Mina with Seal) | Caramella |
| 2011 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Michael Bolton featuring Seal) | Gems |
| 2011 | "Lay It on the Line" (Recorded 1989) (Push featuring Seal) | Retrospective 1987–2004 |
| 2012 | "Like a Rolling Stone" (Jeff Beck and Seal) | Chimes of Freedom – The Songs of Bob Dylan |
| 2013 | "We Loved It" (John Legend and Seal) | Love in the Future |
| 2013 | "Kiss from a Rose" (Straight No Chaser featuring Seal) | Under the Influence |
| 2014 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Band Aid 30) | Do They Know It's Christmas? |
| 2016 | "Weight in Gold" (Spotify single) (Gallant featuring Seal) | In the Room |
| 2016 | "Mad World" | The Passion: New Orleans |
| 2016 | "We Don't Need Another Hero" (Jencarlos and Seal) | The Passion: New Orleans |
| 2016 | "Ashley Wednesday" (The Lonely Island and Seal) | Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping |
| 2017 | "Cry to Me" | Dirty Dancing: Original Television Soundtrack |
| 2019 | "Ashes to Ashes" (Trevor Horn featuring the Sarm Orchestra and Seal) | Reimagines the Eighties |
| 2021 | "Ain't No Better Love" | The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Videography edit
Video albums edit
| Title | Detail |
|---|---|
| Live at the Point |
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| Videos 1991–2004 |
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| Live in Paris |
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| One Night to Remember |
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Music videos edit
| 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" (original version) | Matthew Rolston | |
| "Newborn Friend" | Lol Creme[40] | |
| 1995 | "Kiss from a Rose" (Batman Forever version) | 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" |
Notes edit
- ^ "Standards" did not enter the Billboard 200 chart, but peaked at number 97 on the Album Sales chart.[27]
- ^ "Newborn Friend" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.[36]
References edit
- ^ "Seal Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d UK chart peaks:
- All except specified: "Official Charts > Seal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Killer" (Adamski version): "Official Charts > Adamski". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "A Change Is Gonna Come": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ S – The System of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Wishing on a Star": "Chart Log UK 2011". zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d e Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "Australian Charts > Seal". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 246.
- "Killer" (Adamski version): "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Imgur.com. from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Prayer for the Dying": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 Jul 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 8 March 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Fly Like an Eagle": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- "Get It Together": "ARIA Charts > ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). 20 October 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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- ^ a b c d e "Austrian Charts > Seal" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ (in French). InfoDisc Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 6 May 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "French Charts > Seal" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ a b c "German Charts > Seal" (in German). charts.de Media Control Charts. Retrieved 25 November 2011.[dead link]
- ^ a b c "Dutch Album Charts > Seal" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e New Zealand chart peaks:
- All except specified: "New Zealand Charts > Seal". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Killer" (Adamski version): "New Zealand Charts > Adamski". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Swedish Charts > Seal". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e "Swiss Charts > Seal" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Seal Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "British certifications – Seal". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 June 2023. Type Seal in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 246.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (seal)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ a b c d (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e f "IFPI Switzerland > Edelmetall" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ a b (in Dutch). NVPI. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ a b c d e "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 23 April 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f (in French). InfoDisc Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 8 October 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 14 February 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- ^ (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
- ^ a b c . Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Archived from the original on 24 December 2010. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "Seal – Chart History: Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- ^ "RIANZ Top 40 Albums > 9 May 2005". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- ^ "RIANZ Top 40 Albums > 24 September 2012". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 6 October 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "German Charts > Seal" (in German). charts.de Media Control Charts. Retrieved 25 November 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Dutch Top 40 > Seal" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- ^ "Seal Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "Seal – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- ^ "German Charts > Adamski: Killer" (in German). charts.de GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 November 2011.[dead link]
- ^ "Dutch Top 40 > Adamski" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume IV". Amazon.com. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- ^ "Seal - Seal (II) (CD, Album) at Discogs. [ONLINE]". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2016.