This is a comprehensive listing of the discography of Celtic rock group Runrig. They released their debut album, Play Gaelic, in April 1978, followed by the albums The Highland Connection (1979), Recovery (1981) and Heartland (1985). The band achieved moderate breakthrough commercial success in 1987 upon the release of The Cutter and the Clan, which yielded the singles "Worker for the Wind" / "Alba" and "Protect and Survive", which peaked just outside the Top 100 of the UK Singles Chart.[1] "News from Heaven" was released as the lead single from their sixth album Searchlight (1989), which peaked at number ninety on the UK Singles Chart. Searchlight reached a peak of number eleven on the UK Albums Chart, and was certified Silver in the United Kingdom and marked the beginning of a period of commercial success for the band across Europe.
The early 1990s continued a period of success for the band, particularly in the British and German music markets. The Big Wheel (1991) and Amazing Things (1993) both reached the top five of the UK Albums Chart, whilst Amazing Things gave the band their debut appearance on the German Albums Chart following a peak position of number forty-seven.[2] "Flower of the West" was released as the only single from The Big Wheel and peaked just outside the UK Top 40 Singles Chart, whilst "Wonderful" and "The Greatest Flame" which were the two singles to be released from Amazing Things gave the band their first appearance in the UK Top 40.
In 1996, Runrig released a cover version of "Rhythm of My Heart" by Rod Stewart which was included on their compilation album Long Distance. The single reached number twenty-four on the UK Singles Chart, and was followed by the release of a remixed version of "The Greatest Flame" which reached number thirty in the United Kingdom. Long Distance achieved considerable commercial success across Europe, reaching number thirteen in the United Kingdom, six in Denmark, sixty in Germany and number one in their native Scotland, whilst achieving both Gold certifications in the United Kingdom and Denmark.[3][4] Their tenth studio album, In Search of Angels (1999), marked their final appearance in the UK Top 40 Albums Chart, peaking at number twenty-nine, until their fourteenth and final studio album, The Story (2016) peaked at number twenty-six. In 2007, a remixed version of "Loch Lomond" featuring the Tartan Army, entitled "Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)" gave the band their only appearance in the Top 10 of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number nine and achieving a Silver certification in the United Kingdom.[5]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
Fan club releases
A series of Access All Areas releases of live and other archive material were available via the band's official fan club - these include both CD and DVD releases.
Year
Title
Format
Notes
2001
Access All Areas Volume 1
CD
2002
Access All Areas Volume 2
CD
2002
Access All Areas Volume 3
CD
2003
Access All Areas Volume 4
CD
2004
Access All Areas Volume 5
CD
2004
Access All Areas Volume 6
DVD
Promo video collection and live tracks
2005
Access All Areas Volume 7
CD
2006
Access All Areas Volume 8
DVD
"Mod for Rockers" - 1987 TV broadcast
2006
Access All Areas Volume 9
CD
2008
Access All Areas Volume 10
CD
2011
Access All Areas Volume 11
CD
2012
Access All Areas Volume 12
DVD
Miscellaneous live tracks
Notes
^The Cutter and the Clan charted upon re-release in 1995.
^The Cutter and the Clan charted upon re-entry in 2024.
^Once in a Lifetime charted on the Scottish Album Chart in 2004.
^ abcd* For all albums except The Best of Runrig: Long Distance: "Runrig discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
For The Best of Runrig: Long Distance: "Listen - Danmarks Officielle Hitliste - Udarbejdet af AIM Nielsen for IFPI Danmark - Uge 4". Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen. 26 January 1997.
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