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{{Infobox artist discography
{{Infobox artist discography
|Artist = [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]]
| Artist = [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]]
|Image = Gilbert O Sullivan in concert Tel Aviv ISRAEL May 2009.jpg
| Image = Gilbert O Sullivan in concert Tel Aviv ISRAEL May 2009.jpg
|Caption = Gilbert O'Sullivan in 2009.
| Caption = Gilbert O'Sullivan in 2009.
|Studio = 22
| Studio = 20
|Live =
| Live =
|Compilation = 15
| Compilation = 8
|Video =
| Video =
|Music videos =
| Music videos =
|Tribute =
| Tribute =
|EP = 3
| EP =
|Singles = 47
| Singles = 37
|B-sides =
| B-sides =
|Soundtrack =
| Soundtrack =
}}
}}
The following is a discography listing of [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]]'s officially released works to date.
The following is a discography listing of [[Gilbert O'Sullivan]]'s officially released works to date.


==Albums==
==Albums==

{| class="wikitable"|width=100%
=== Studio albums ===
|- bgcolor="#CCCCCC"
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! width="20" rowspan="2"| Year
! width="200" rowspan="2"| Title
! rowspan="2" width="20" | Title
! rowspan="2" width="20" | Details
! colspan="6"|Chart positions
! colspan="9" |Chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Sales
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Certifications
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
|- bgcolor="#DDDDDD"
! width="30"| <small>[[Billboard 200|US]]<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p110770/charts-awards/billboard-albums|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards (albums)]</ref></small>
! width="30" | <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17499/gilbert-osullivan/|title=Gilbert O'Sullivan {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref></small>
! width="30"| <small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17499/gilbert-osullivan/|title=Gilbert O'Sullivan {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref></small>
! width="30" | <small>[[Kent Music Report|AU]]</small><ref name="aus">{{cite book |last= |first= |title=Norwegian Charts |publisher=Norwegian Charts |year=2022 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=227 |authorlink=}}</ref>
! width="30"| <small>[[Netherlands|NLD]]</small>
! width="30" | <small>[[VG-lista|BEL]]</small><ref name="aus" />
! width="30" | <small>[[GfK Entertainment charts|DE]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17499/gilbert-osullivan/|title=Gilbert O'Sullivan {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref></small>
! width="30"| <small>NOR</small>
![[NVPI|NLD]]
! width="30"| <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><ref name=aus>{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|authorlink=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=227}}</ref>
! width="30"| <small>AUT</small>
! width="30" | <small>[[VG-lista|NO]]</small><ref name="aus" />
![[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
! width="30" | <small>[[Swiss Hitparade|SWI]]</small><ref name="aus" />
|1971
! width="30" | <small>[[US Billboard 200|US]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17499/gilbert-osullivan/|title=Gilbert O'Sullivan {{!}} full Official Chart history|publisher=Official Charts Company|access-date=September 1, 2018}}</ref></small>
|'''''[[Himself (Gilbert O'Sullivan album)|Himself]]'''''
|-
*1st Studio album
! scope="row" |''[[Himself (Gilbert O'Sullivan album)|Himself]]''
*Released: August 1971
|
*Formats: LP, CS, 8-Track
* Released: 1 January 1971
|align="center"|9
* Label: [[MAM Records]]
|align="center"|5

|align="center"|3
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
|align="center"|1
|align="center"|17
| align="center" |5
|align="center"|7
| align="center" |17
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |23
| align="center" |3
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |—
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| align="center" |9
|
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|-
|-
! scope="row" |''[[Back to Front (Gilbert O'Sullivan album)|Back to Front]]''
|1972
|
|'''''[[Back to Front (Gilbert O'Sullivan album)|Back to Front]]'''''
*2nd Studio album
*Released: 1972
*Released: 1972
*Label: MAM Records
*Formats: LP, CS, 8-Track
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
|align="center"|48
|align="center"|1
| align="center" |1
|align="center"|2
| align="center" |22
|align="center"|1
| align="center" |—
|align="center"|22
| align="center" |2
|align="center"|-
| align="center" |2
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
| align="center" |1
| align="center" |1
|1973
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|'''''[[I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter]]'''''
| align="center" |48
*3rd Studio album
|
*Released: September 1973
* UK: 500,000
*Formats: LP, CS, 8-Track
|
|align="center"|101
* UK: 2x Gold
|align="center"|2
|-
|align="center"|8
! scope="row" |''[[I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter]]''
|align="center"|15
|
|align="center"|22
* Released: September 1973
|align="center"|-
* Label: MAM Records

*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
| align="center" |2
| align="center" |22
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |5
| align="center" |8
| align="center" |15
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |—
| align="center" |101
|
* UK: 100,000
|
* UK: Gold
|-
|-
! scope="row" |[[A Stranger In My Own Back Yard|''A Stranger In My Own Back Yard'']]
|1974
|
|'''''[[A Stranger In My Own Back Yard]]'''''
*4th Studio album
*Released: October 1974
*Released: October 1974
*Label: MAM Records
*Formats: LP, CS, 8-Track
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|9
| align="center" |9
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| align="center" |38
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|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
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|1976
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|'''''Greatest Hits'''''
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*
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*Released: November 1976
*Formats: LP, CS,
* UK: 60,000
|
|align="center"|-
* UK: Silver
|align="center"|13
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|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
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|-
! scope="row" |[[Southpaw (album)|''Southpaw'']]
|1977
|
|'''''[[Southpaw (album)|Southpaw]]'''''
*5th Studio album
*Released: November 1977
*Released: November 1977
*Label: MAM Records
*Formats: LP, CS,
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
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|1980
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|'''''[[Off Centre (album)|Off Centre]]'''''
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*6th Studio album
|
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|-
! scope="row" |''[[Off Centre (album)|Off Centre]]''
|
*Released: October 1980
*Released: October 1980
*Label: [[Columbia Records]]
*Formats: LP
*Formats: CD and LP
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| align="center" |98
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|align="center"|98
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|-
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|1981
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|'''''20 Golden Greats'''''
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*
|
*Released: 1981
|
*Formats: LP
|-
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! scope="row" |''[[Life & Rhymes]]''
|align="center"|98
|
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|align="center"|-
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|1982
|'''''[[Life & Rhymes]]'''''
*7th Studio album
*Released: October 1982
*Released: October 1982
*Label: Columbia Records
*Formats: LP
*Formats: CD and LP
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|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|1986
|'''''The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan'''''
*Released: October 1986
*Formats: LP
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|align="center"|-
|align="center"|19
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|-
|-
! scope="row" |''Frobisher Drive''
|1987
|
|'''''[[Frobisher Drive]] (Germany Only)'''''
*8th Studio album
*Released: 1987
*Released: 1987
*Label: Ultraphone
*Formats: LP, CD
*Formats: CD and LP
|align="center"|-
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|1989
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|'''''[[In the Key of G]] [Updated / Edited Version Of 'Frobisher Drive']'''''
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*9th Studio album
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! scope="row" |''[[In the Key of G]]''
|
*Released: November 1989
*Released: November 1989
*Label: Dover
*Formats:
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
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! scope="row" |''[[Sounds of the Loop]]''
|1991
|
|'''''Nothing But The Best'''''
*
*Released: 1991
*Formats: CS
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|50
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|align="center"|-
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|align="center"|-
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|1992
|'''''Rare Tracks'''''
*
*Released: April 1992
*Formats:
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|-
|1993
|'''''[[Sounds of the Loop]]'''''
*10th Studio album
*Released: November 1991
*Released: November 1991
*Label: Toshiba and [[Park Records]]
*Formats:
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
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|1994
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|'''''By Larry (also known as 'The Little Album')'''''
| align="center" |—
*11th Studio album
|
*Released: April 1994
|
*Formats:
|-
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! scope="row" |''Every Song Has Its Play''
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|1995
|'''''The Best Of Gilbert O'Sullivan: Live In Japan'''''
*
*Released: April 1995
*Formats:
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|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|1995
|'''''Every Song Has Its Play'''''
*12th Studio album
*Released: May 1995
*Released: May 1995
*Label: Park Records
*Formats:
*Formats: CD and Streaming
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! scope="row" |''Singer Sowing Machine''
|1997
|
|'''''Singer Sowing Machine'''''
*13th Studio album
*Released: November 1997
*Released: November 1997
*Label: Park Records
*Formats:
*Formats: CD and Streaming
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|2001
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|'''''Irlish'''''
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*14th Studio album
|
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|-
! scope="row" |''Irlish''
|
*Released: October 2001
*Released: October 2001
*Label: Bygum Records
*Formats:
*Formats: CD and Streaming
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! scope="row" |''Piano Foreplay''
|2003
|
|'''''Piano Foreplay'''''
*15th Studio album
*Released: 2003
*Released: 2003
*Label: [[EMI]]
*Formats:
*Formats: CD and Streaming
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|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
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|2004
| align="center" |—
|'''''[[The Berry Vest of Gilbert O'Sullivan]]'''''
| align="center" |—
*
|
*Released: March 2004
|
*Formats:
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|20
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|32
|align="center"|-
|align="center"|-
|-
|-
! scope="row" |''A Scruff At Heart''
|2007
|
|'''''A Scruff At Heart'''''
*16th Studio album
*Released: March 2007
*Released: March 2007
*Label: Victor
*Formats:
*Formats: CD and Streaming
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|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
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|2011
| align="center" |—
|'''''Gilbertville'''''
|
*17th Studio album
|
|-
! scope="row" |''By Larry''
|
*Released: April 2007
*Label: Union Square Music
*Formats: CD
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! scope="row" |''Gilbertville''
|
*Released: 31 January 2011
*Released: 31 January 2011
*Label: Hypertension Music
*Formats:
*Formats: CD and Streaming
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|-
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|2012
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|'''''The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan: A Singer & His Songs''''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-gilbert-osullivan-a-singer-his-songs-mw0002299257|title = The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan: A Singer & His Songs - Gilbert O'Sullivan &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|website = [[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
| align="center" |—
*Released: 12 March 2012
|
*Formats: CD, MP3
|
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|-
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! scope="row" |''Latin ala G!''
|align="center"|-
|
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|align="center"|-
|-
|- bgcolor="#F0F8FF"
|2015
|'''''Latin ala G!'''''
*18th Studio album
*Released: 8 June 2015
*Released: 8 June 2015
*Label: Union Square Music
*Formats:
*Formats: CD and Streaming
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! scope="row" |''Gilbert O'Sullivan''
|2018
|
|'''''Gilbert O'Sullivan'''''
*19th Studio album
*Released: 24 August 2018
*Released: 24 August 2018
*Label: Union Square Music
*Formats: CS
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
|align="center"|-
| align="center" |20
|align="center"|20<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/albums/gilbert-o'sullivan/|title = Gilbert o'sullivan &#124; full Official Chart History &#124; Official Charts Company|website = [[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]}}</ref>
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! scope="row" |'''''Driven'''''
|2022
|
|'''''Driven'''''<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://superdeluxeedition.com/news/the-next-sde-exclusive-blu-ray-is-gilbert-osullivans-new-album-driven/|title = The next SDE-exclusive blu-ray is Gilbert O'Sullivan's new album, 'Driven' – SuperDeluxeEdition}}</ref>
*20th Studio album
*Released: 22 July 2022
*Released: 22 July 2022
*Label: Union Square Music
*Formats: Blu-Ray, CD, vinyl
*Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
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| align="center" |26
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| align="center" |157
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| align="center" |89
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| colspan="16" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}

=== Compilation albums ===
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan="2" width="200" |Title
! rowspan="2" width="200" |Details
! colspan="3" |Chart positions
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Sales
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:11em;" | Certifications
|-
!<small>[[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums2" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Gilbert O'Sullivan {{!}} full Official Chart history |url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/17499/gilbert-osullivan/ |access-date=September 1, 2018 |publisher=Official Charts Company}}</ref></small>
! width="30" |<small>NOR</small>
! width="30" |[[Kent Music Report|<small>AUS</small>]]<small><ref name="aus2">{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |edition=illustrated |location=St Ives, N.S.W. |page=227 |authorlink=David Kent (historian)}}</ref></small>
|-
! scope="row" |'''''Greatest Hits'''''
|
*Released: November 1976
* Formats: LP, CS,
| align="center" |13
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|
* UK: 60,000
|
* BPI: Silver
|-
! scope="row" |'''''20 Golden Greats'''''
|
*Released: 1981
* Formats: LP
| align="center" |98
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |'''''The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan'''''
|
*Released: October 1986
* Formats: LP
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" |19
|
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|-
! scope="row" |'''''Nothing But The Best'''''
|
*Released: 1991
* Formats: CS
| align="center" |50
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
|
|
|-
! scope="row" |'''''Rare Tracks'''''
|
*Released: April 1992
* Formats:
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|
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|-
! scope="row" |'''''The Best Of Gilbert O'Sullivan: Live In Japan'''''
|
*Released: April 1995
* Formats:
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|
|
|-
! scope="row" |'''''[[The Berry Vest of Gilbert O'Sullivan]]'''''
|
*Released: March 2004
* Formats:
| align="center" |20
| align="center" |32
| align="center" | —
|
* UK: 60,000
* IRE: 15,000
|
* IRMA: Platinum
* BPI: Silver
|-
! scope="row" |'''''The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan: A Singer & His Songs''''' <ref>{{Cite web |title=The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan: A Singer & His Songs - Gilbert O'Sullivan &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-very-best-of-gilbert-osullivan-a-singer-his-songs-mw0002299257 |website=[[AllMusic]]}}</ref>
|
*Released: 12 March 2012
* Formats: CD, MP3
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
| align="center" | —
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| colspan="7" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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==Singles==
==Singles==

{|class="wikitable sortable"
'''List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released.'''

{| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;"
|-
|-
! rowspan="2"| Release date
! rowspan="2" scope="col" style="width:20em;" | Title
! rowspan="2"|[[A-side and B-side|A-side]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year
! colspan="11" |Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"|[[A-side and B-side|B-side]]
! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| [[List of music recording certifications|Certifications]]
! colspan="7"|Chart positions
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album
|-
|-
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! <small>[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]</small><ref name="aus" />
![[Ultratop|BEL FLA]]
![[Ultratop|BEL WAL]]
![[Canadian Singles Chart|CAN]]
![[Hitlisten|DEN]]
! <small>[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRE]]</small><ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement The Irish Singles Charts - Searchable Database] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231849/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |date=January 5, 2010 }} Note: User must define "Gilbert O'Sullivan" as the search parameter. www.irishcharts.ie. Access date: 28-04-2010.</ref>
! <small>[[Irish Recorded Music Association|IRE]]</small><ref>[http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement The Irish Singles Charts - Searchable Database] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105231849/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |date=January 5, 2010 }} Note: User must define "Gilbert O'Sullivan" as the search parameter. www.irishcharts.ie. Access date: 28-04-2010.</ref>
! <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><ref name="AMG Singles">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p110770/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards (singles)]</ref>
! <small>[[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|US AC]]</small><ref name="AMG Singles"/>
! <small>[[Netherlands|NLD]]</small>
! <small>[[Netherlands|NLD]]</small>
! <small>[[New Zealand|NZ]]</small>
! <small>[[New Zealand|NZ]]</small>
! <small>[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]</small><ref name="AMG Singles">[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p110770/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards (singles)]</ref>
! <small>[[Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks|US AC]]</small><ref name="AMG Singles" />
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Nothing Rhymed]]"
| November 1967
| rowspan="1" | 1970
| "Disappear"
| "You"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| April 1968
| "What Can I Do?"
| "You"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| May 1969
| "Mr. Moody's Garden"
| "I Wish I Could Cry"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| October 1970
| "[[Nothing Rhymed]]"
| "Everybody Knows"
| style="text-align:center;" |8
| style="text-align:center;" |8
| style="text-align:center;" |85
| style="text-align:center;" |85
|3
|13
|—
|2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |14
| style="text-align:center;" |14
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|
* BPI: Gold
| rowspan="4" |''[[Himself (Gilbert O'Sullivan album)|Himself]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Matrimony"
| February 1971
| rowspan="3" |1971
| "[[Underneath the Blanket Go]]"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Doing the Best I Can"
| style="text-align:center;" |40
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|7
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|15
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[We Will (song)|We Will]]"
| May 1971
| "[[Susan van Heusen]]"
| "I didn't know what to do"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| June 1971
| "I Wish I Could Cry"
| "Mr. Moody's Garden"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |20
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| July 1971
| "[[We Will (song)|We Will]]"
| "I Didn't Know What to Do"
| style="text-align:center;" |16
| style="text-align:center;" |16
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |23
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |21
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "No Matter How I Try"
| November 1971
| "No Matter How I Try"
| "If I Don't Get You (Back Again)"
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |17
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |13
| style="text-align:center;" |10
| style="text-align:center;" |10
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Alone Again (Naturally)]]"
| February 1972
| rowspan="3" | 1972
| "[[Alone Again (Naturally)]]"
| "Save It"
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
|1
|18
|9
|1
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |18
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
| style="text-align:center;" |21
* IRMA: Platinum
| style="text-align:center;" |2
* BPI: Gold
* RIAA: Gold
* IFPI: Gold
| rowspan="4" |''[[Back to Front (Gilbert O'Sullivan album)|Back to Front]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day]]"
| May 1972
| "Matrimony"
| "January Git"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| May 1972
| "[[Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day]]"
| "But I'm Not"
| style="text-align:center;" |8
| style="text-align:center;" |8
| style="text-align:center;" |14
| style="text-align:center;" |14
|12
|29
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |9
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |12
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Clair (song)|Clair]]"
| October 1972
| "[[Clair (song)|Clair]]"
| "What Could Be Nicer (Mum, the Kettle's Boiling)"
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |12
| style="text-align:center;" |12
|1
|5
|1
|1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
|
| style="text-align:center;" |4
* IRMA: Platinum
| style="text-align:center;" |2
* IFPI: Gold
* BPI: Gold
* RIAA: Gold
* NVPI: Silver
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Out of the Question (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)|Out of the Question]]"
| January 1973
| rowspan="4" | 1973
| "[[Out of the Question (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)|Out of the Question]]"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Everybody Knows"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|9
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |17
| style="text-align:center;" |17
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
|
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "[[Get Down (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)|Get Down]]"
| March 1973
| "[[Get Down (Gilbert O'Sullivan song)|Get Down]]"
| "A Very Extraordinary Sort of Girl"
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |6
| style="text-align:center;" |6
|2
|3
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |1
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |3
|
| rowspan="3" |''[[I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Ooh, Baby"
| August 1973
| "Ooh, Baby"
| "Good Company"
| style="text-align:center;" |18
| style="text-align:center;" |18
| style="text-align:center;" |31
| style="text-align:center;" |31
|6
|10
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |2
| style="text-align:center;" |18
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |25
| style="text-align:center;" |25
| style="text-align:center;" |29
| style="text-align:center;" |29
|
| style="text-align:center;" |18
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Why, Oh Why, Oh Why"
| November 1973
| "Why, Oh Why, Oh Why"
| "You Don't Have to Tell Me"
| style="text-align:center;" |6
| style="text-align:center;" |6
| style="text-align:center;" |50
| style="text-align:center;" |50
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |3
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" |15
| style="text-align:center;" | —
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Happiness Is Me and You"
| February 1974
| rowspan="3" | 1974
| "Happiness Is Me and You"
| "Breakfast, Dinner, and Tea"
| style="text-align:center;" |19
| style="text-align:center;" |19
| style="text-align:center;" |65
| style="text-align:center;" |65
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |62
| style="text-align:center;" |62
| style="text-align:center;" |23
| style="text-align:center;" |23
|
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| rowspan="2" |''[[A Stranger in My Own Back Yard]]''
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "A Woman's Place"
| August 1974
| "A Woman's Place"
| "Too Bad"
| style="text-align:center;" |42
| style="text-align:center;" |42
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | —
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Christmas Song"
| November 1974
| "Christmas Song"
| "To Cut a Long Story Short"
| style="text-align:center;" |12
| style="text-align:center;" |12
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| style="text-align:center;" |5
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
|
| rowspan="2" |Non album-single
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You"
| January 1975
| rowspan="2" |1975
| "You Are You"
| "Tell Me Why"
| style="text-align:center;" |53{{Efn|Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |17
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| May 1975
| "I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You"
| "That's a Fact"
| style="text-align:center;" |14
| style="text-align:center;" |14
| style="text-align:center;" |95
| style="text-align:center;" |95
|29
|44
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |7
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | 17
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "I'll Believe It When I See It"
| August 1975
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "I'll Believe It When I See It"
| "Just as You Are"
| style="text-align:center;" |52{{Efn|name=fn2|group=upper-alpha}}
| style="text-align:center;" |100
| style="text-align:center;" |100
|—
|—
|—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |16
| style="text-align:center;" |16
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |16
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |11
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
|
| rowspan="2" |''[[Southpaw (album)|Southpaw]]''
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "To Each His Own"
| October 1975
|1976
| "You Never Listen to Reason"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Call on Me"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| April 1976
| "Doing What I Know"
| "I, of Course, Replied"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| October 1976
| "To Each His Own"
| "Can't Get You out of My Mind"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |10
| style="text-align:center;" |10
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "What's in a Kiss?"
| November 1976
| 1980
| "Matrimony"
| "You Don't Have to Tell Me"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| May 1977
| "My Love and I"
| "Call on Me"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| July 1977
| "You Got Me Going"
| "As Long as I Can"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| February 1978
| "Miss My Love Today"
| "Our Own Baby"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| August 1980
| "What's in a Kiss?"
| "Down, Down, Down"
| style="text-align:center;" |19
| style="text-align:center;" |19
| style="text-align:center;" |27
| style="text-align:center;" |27
|—
|—
|—
|29
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| style="text-align:center;" |4
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |13
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | 13
|-
|
* BPI: Gold
| November 1980
| rowspan="2" | ''[[Off Centre (album)|Off Centre]]''
| "I Love It But"
| "Help Is on the Way"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| January 1981
| "Hello, It's Goodbye"
| "Break It to Me Gently"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
| March 1981
| "Can't Get Enough of You"
| "Or So They Say"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "Hello, It's Goodbye"
| April 1981
| 1981
| "Why Pretent"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| N/A
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |98
| style="text-align:center;" |98
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
|—
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| style="text-align:center;" | —
| style="text-align:center;" | —
|
|-
|-
! scope="row" | "A Minute of Your Time"
| June 1982
| rowspan="2" | 1982
| "A Minute of Your Time"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "In Other Words"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
| style="text-align:center;" |—
|—
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| rowspan="2" | ''[[Life & Rhymes]]''
|-
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! scope="row" | "Bear with Me"
| September 1982
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Bear with Me"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Don't Bother at All"
|—
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! scope="row" | "Lost a Friend"
| 1989
| 1989
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Lost a Friend"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "You Better Run"
|—
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| rowspan="2" | ''[[In the Key of G]]''
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! scope="row" | "So What"
| February 1990
| 1990
| "So What"
| "In a Nutshell"
| style="text-align:center;" |70
| style="text-align:center;" |70
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! scope="row" | "What A Way (To Show I Love You)"
| June 1990
| rowspan="2" | 1991
| "At the Very Mention of Your Name"
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| "What You See Is What You Get"
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| rowspan="2" | ''[[Sounds of the Loop]]''
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! scope="row" | "Can't Think Straight" <span style="font-size:85%;">(ft. [[Peggy Lee]])</span>
| October 1991
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "What A Way (To Show I Love You)"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Lost A Friend"
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! scope="row" | "Dear Dream"
| May 1992
| rowspan="1" | 1995
| "Tomorrow, Today"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "What's In A Kiss"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
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| rowspan="1" | ''Every Song Has It's Play''
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! scope="row" | "Taking A Chance On Love"
| 1992
| rowspan="2" | 2001
| "Can't Think Straight" †
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Sometimes" / "Divorce Irish Style"
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| rowspan="1" |''Non album-single''
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! scope="row" | "Say Goodbye"
| August 1993
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Anytime"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Alone Again (naturally)"
|—
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| rowspan="2" |''Irlish''
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! scope="row" | "Two's Company (Three Is Allowed)"
| November 1993
| rowspan="1" | 2002
| "Are You Happy?"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Nothing Rhymed" (live) / "Or So They Say" (live)
| style="text-align:center;" |-
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! scope="row" | "Just So You Know"
| November 1995
| rowspan="1" | 2007
| "Dear Dream"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Dear Dream" (dance mix) / "Sometimes"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
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| rowspan="1" |''A Scruff at Heart''
|-
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! scope="row" | "Me Mum"
| October 1998
| 2013
| "Ain't No Telling (What Tomorrow Will Bring)"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Doesn't It Make You Sick" / "Break a Leg"
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|-
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! scope="row" | "Made in Love"
| May 2001
| 2015
| "Taking A Chance On Love"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Clair" / "Happiness Is Me And You"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
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| rowspan="2" |''Latin ala G!''
|-
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! scope="row" | "No Way"
| July 2001
| 2016
| "Say Goodbye"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Sex Appeal" / "Clair"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
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! scope="row" |"Where Did You Go To?"
| June 2002
| rowspan="2" | 2018
| "Two's Company (Three Is Allowed)"
| style="text-align:center;" |182
| "I Have a Coat to Keep Me Warm" / "There Are Others"
| style="text-align:center;" |-
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|98
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| rowspan="2" |''Gilbert O'Sullivan''
|-
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! scope="row" | "The Same the Whole World Over"
| December 2002
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Ooh, Baby"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
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|—
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! scope="row" | "Take Love" <span style="font-size:85%;">(ft. [[KT Tunstall]])</span>
| June 2007
| rowspan="2" | 2022
| "Just So You Know"
| style="text-align:center;" |114
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| rowspan="2" |''Driven''
|-
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! scope="row" | "You Can’t Say I Didn’t Try
| July 2008
| style="text-align:center;" |—
| "Never Say Di"
| style="text-align:center;" |—
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| March 2013
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| "Me Mum"
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| June 2015
| "Made in Love"
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| February 2016
| "No Way"
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| colspan="16" style="font-size:90%" | "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
|}
|}

† Duet with [[Peggy Lee]]

==EPs==
{|class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Release date
! Titles
|-
| 1972
| "Alone Again (Naturally)" / "Save It" / "No Matter How I Try" / "If I Don't Get You"
|-
| 1972
| "Clair" / "What Could be Nicer" / "[[Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day]]" / "But I'm Not"
|-
| November 1978
| "Christmas Song" / "Clair" / "Nothing Rhymed"
|-
|}

==Notes==
{{notelist-ua}}


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:20, 8 August 2022

Gilbert O'Sullivan discography
Gilbert O'Sullivan in 2009.
Studio albums20
Compilation albums8
Singles37

The following is a discography listing of Gilbert O'Sullivan's officially released works to date.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Chart positions Sales Certifications
UK[1] AU[2] BEL[2] DE[3] NLD NO[2] SWE SWI[2] US[4]
Himself
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 5 17 — 23 3 1 — — 9
Back to Front
  • Released: 1972
  • Label: MAM Records
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 1 22 — 2 2 1 1 — 48
  • UK: 500,000
  • UK: 2x Gold
I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter
  • Released: September 1973
  • Label: MAM Records
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 2 22 — 5 8 15 — — 101
  • UK: 100,000
  • UK: Gold
A Stranger In My Own Back Yard
  • Released: October 1974
  • Label: MAM Records
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 9 — — 38 — — — — —
  • UK: 60,000
  • UK: Silver
Southpaw
  • Released: November 1977
  • Label: MAM Records
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Off Centre — 98 — — — — — — —
Life & Rhymes
  • Released: October 1982
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD and LP
 — — — — — — — — —
Frobisher Drive
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: Ultraphone
  • Formats: CD and LP
 — — — — — — — — —
In the Key of G
  • Released: November 1989
  • Label: Dover
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Sounds of the Loop
  • Released: November 1991
  • Label: Toshiba and Park Records
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Every Song Has Its Play
  • Released: May 1995
  • Label: Park Records
  • Formats: CD and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Singer Sowing Machine
  • Released: November 1997
  • Label: Park Records
  • Formats: CD and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Irlish
  • Released: October 2001
  • Label: Bygum Records
  • Formats: CD and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Piano Foreplay
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: EMI
  • Formats: CD and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
A Scruff At Heart
  • Released: March 2007
  • Label: Victor
  • Formats: CD and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
By Larry
  • Released: April 2007
  • Label: Union Square Music
  • Formats: CD
 — — — — — — — — —
Gilbertville
  • Released: 31 January 2011
  • Label: Hypertension Music
  • Formats: CD and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Latin ala G!
  • Released: 8 June 2015
  • Label: Union Square Music
  • Formats: CD and Streaming
 — — — — — — — — —
Gilbert O'Sullivan
  • Released: 24 August 2018
  • Label: Union Square Music
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 20 — — — — — — — —
Driven
  • Released: 22 July 2022
  • Label: Union Square Music
  • Formats: CD, LP and Streaming
 26 — 157 — — — — 89 —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title Details Chart positions Sales Certifications
UK[5][6] NOR AUS[7]
Greatest Hits
  • Released: November 1976
  • Formats: LP, CS,
 13 — —
  • UK: 60,000
  • BPI: Silver
20 Golden Greats
  • Released: 1981
  • Formats: LP
 98 — —
The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan
  • Released: October 1986
  • Formats: LP
 — — 19
Nothing But The Best
  • Released: 1991
  • Formats: CS
 50 — —
Rare Tracks
  • Released: April 1992
  • Formats:
 — — —
The Best Of Gilbert O'Sullivan: Live In Japan
  • Released: April 1995
  • Formats:
 — — —
The Berry Vest of Gilbert O'Sullivan
  • Released: March 2004
  • Formats:
 20 32 —
  • UK: 60,000
  • IRE: 15,000
  • IRMA: Platinum
  • BPI: Silver
The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan: A Singer & His Songs [8]
  • Released: 12 March 2012
  • Formats: CD, MP3
 — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released.

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
UK[9] AUS[2] BEL FLA BEL WAL CAN DEN IRE[10] NLD NZ US[11] US AC[11]
"Nothing Rhymed" 1970 8 85 3 13 — 2 2 1 14 — —
  • BPI: Gold
 Himself
"Matrimony" 1971 — — 7 15 — — — 3 — — —
"We Will" 16 — — — — — — 21 — — —
"No Matter How I Try" 5 — — — — — 7 17 10 — —
"Alone Again (Naturally)" 1972 3 2 1 18 9 1 2 18 2 1 1
  • IRMA: Platinum
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
  • IFPI: Gold
 Back to Front
"Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day" 8 14 12 29 — — 1 9 3 — —
"Clair" 1 12 1 5 1 1 1 3 2 2 1
  • IRMA: Platinum
  • IFPI: Gold
  • BPI: Gold
  • RIAA: Gold
  • NVPI: Silver
"Out of the Question" 1973 — — — — 9 — — — — 17 2
"Get Down" 1 6 2 3 — — 1 3 7 7 3 I'm a Writer, Not a Fighter
"Ooh, Baby" 18 31 6 10 — — 2 18 — 25 29
"Why, Oh Why, Oh Why" 6 50 — — — — 3 — — — —
"Happiness Is Me and You" 1974 19 65 — — — — 4 — — 62 23 A Stranger in My Own Back Yard
"A Woman's Place" 42 — — — — — — — — — —
"Christmas Song" 12 — — — — — 5 — — — — Non album-single
"I Don't Love You But I Think I Like You" 1975 14 95 29 44 — — 7 — — — 17
"I'll Believe It When I See It" — 100 — — — — 16 16 — — — Southpaw
"To Each His Own" 1976 — — — — — — 10 — — — —
"What's in a Kiss?" 1980 19 27 — — — 29 4 — — — 13
  • BPI: Gold
 Off Centre
"Hello, It's Goodbye" 1981 — 98 — — — — — — — — —
"A Minute of Your Time" 1982 — — — — — — — — — — — Life & Rhymes
"Bear with Me" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Lost a Friend" 1989 — — — — — — — — — — — In the Key of G
"So What" 1990 70 — — — — 37 — — — — —
"What A Way (To Show I Love You)" 1991 — — — — — — — — — — — Sounds of the Loop
"Can't Think Straight" (ft. Peggy Lee) — — — — — — — — — — —
"Dear Dream" 1995 — — — — — — — — — — — Every Song Has It's Play
"Taking A Chance On Love" 2001 — — — — — — — — — — — Non album-single
"Say Goodbye" — — — — — — — — — — — Irlish
"Two's Company (Three Is Allowed)" 2002 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Just So You Know" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — — A Scruff at Heart
"Me Mum" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — — Non album-single
"Made in Love" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — — Latin ala G!
"No Way" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — —
"Where Did You Go To?" 2018 182 — 98 — — — — — — — — Gilbert O'Sullivan
"The Same the Whole World Over" — — — — — — — — — — —
"Take Love" (ft. KT Tunstall) 2022 114 — — — — — — — — — — Driven
"You Can’t Say I Didn’t Try — — — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References

  1. ^ "Gilbert O'Sullivan | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Norwegian Charts (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Norwegian Charts. 2022. p. 227. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  3. ^ "Gilbert O'Sullivan | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. ^ "Gilbert O'Sullivan | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference British Hit Singles & Albums2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "Gilbert O'Sullivan | full Official Chart history". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  7. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 227. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  8. ^ "The Very Best of Gilbert O'Sullivan: A Singer & His Songs - Gilbert O'Sullivan | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic.
  9. ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 411. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
  10. ^ The Irish Singles Charts - Searchable Database Archived January 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine Note: User must define "Gilbert O'Sullivan" as the search parameter. www.irishcharts.ie. Access date: 28-04-2010.
  11. ^ a b Allmusic.com - Charts & Awards (singles)
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