Runrig discography

Last updated February 07, 2024

This is a list of albums and singles by the Celtic rock group Runrig.

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album	Peak chart positions			Certification	Notes
Year	Album	UK ^[1]	DEN ^[2]	GER ^[3]	Certification	Notes
1978	Play Gaelic	—	—	—
1979	The Highland Connection	—	—	—		Claddagh Records
1981	Recovery	—	—	—
1985	Heartland	—	—	—
1987	The Cutter and the Clan	45	—	—	BPI: Silver^[4]	Original 1987 release on Ridge Records; re-released on Chrysalis 1988
1989	Searchlight	11	—	—	BPI: Gold^[4]
1991	The Big Wheel	4	—	—	BPI: Gold^[4]
1993	Amazing Things	2	—	47	BPI: Silver^[4]
1995	Mara	24	—	81	BPI: Silver^[4]
1999	In Search of Angels	29	—	26
2001	The Stamping Ground	64	33	20
2003	Proterra (with Paul Mounsey)	84	16	10
2007	Everything You See	61	1	15	DEN: Platinum^[5]
2016	The Story	26	2	6		Released in all territories on 29 January 2016
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Year	Album	Peak positions			Certification	Notes
Year	Album	UK ^[1]	DEN ^[2]	GER ^[3]	Certification	Notes
1988	Once in a Lifetime	61	—	—	BPI: Gold^[4]
1994	Transmitting Live	41	—	67
1999	Archive Series: BBC Session & Live at the Royal Concert Hall	—	—	—		BBC archive release of a 1989 session (4 tracks) and a 1996 concert in Glasgow. Also released as a limited edition with Long Distance – The Best of Runrig as a bonus CD.
2000	Live at Celtic Connections 2000	168	—	48
2004	Day of Days	—	13	25	DEN: Gold^[6]
2008	Year of the Flood	—	4	28	DEN: Gold^[7]
2014	Party on the Moor(3CD)	51	4	6
2019	The Last Dance – Farewell Concert (Live at Stirling)(3CD)	27	7 ^[8]	1
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Note: This table shows commercial live releases. Other live audio material has been released in the "Access All Areas" series for the official Runrig Fan Club, as shown below.

Compilation albums

Year	Album	Peak positions			Certification	Notes
Year	Album	UK ^[1]	DEN ^[2]	GER ^[3]	Certification	Notes
1992	Alba – The Best of Runrig	—	—	—		European release only - not released in UK
1996	Long Distance – The Best of Runrig	13	6	60	BPI: Gold^[4] DEN: Gold^[9]
1998	The Gaelic Collection(2CD)	71	—	—
1998	Beat The Drum	—	—	—
1999	Celtic Glory	—	—	—		Released on Connoisseur Collection: compilation of mainly songs sung in Gaelic.
30 Year Journey – The Best	—	1	38	DEN: Gold^[10]	Originally released in Europe; re-released in UK with modified track listing
2010	50 Great Songs(3CD/1DVD)	—	2	43	DEN: Gold^[11]
2013	Stepping Down the Glory Road - The Chrysalis Years(6CD)	—	—	—		Re-released in 2018 with modified track order.
2018	The Ones That Got Away	—	—	—
2018	Rarities(2CD)	—	—	—		Germany-only release; also released as limited edition 6CD/3DVD box set
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Note: Only officially released compilations are listed here. More compilations are available but have been released without the band's consent.

Singles and EPs

Year	Song	Peak positions	Certification	Album	Notes
Year	Song	UK ^[12]	Certification	Album	Notes
1982	"Loch Lomond"	86		The Highland Connection
1984	"Dance Called America"	—
1984	"Skye"	—
1986	"The Work Song"	—
1987	"Alba / Worker for the Wind"	—		The Cutter and the Clan	Double A-side
1988	"Protect and Survive"	—		The Cutter and the Clan
1989	"News from Heaven"	90		Searchlight
1989	"Every River"	—		Searchlight
1990	Capture the Heart EP	49
1991	Hearthammer EP	25		The Big Wheel
1991	Flower of the West EP	43		The Big Wheel
1993	"Wonderful"	29		Amazing Things
1993	"The Greatest Flame"	36		Amazing Things	2-part CD single
1994	"This Time of Year"	38
1995	"An Ubhal as Àirde"	18			Released following use of track in TV advert for Carlsberg lager
1995	"Things That Are"	40		Mara
1996	"Rhythm of My Heart"	24		Long Distance – The Best of Runrig	2-part CD single. Cover of Rod Stewart song
1996	"The Greatest Flame (1996 Remix)"	30		Long Distance – The Best of Runrig	2-part CD single
1999	"The Message"	—		In Search of Angels
	"Maymorning"	90
	"This Is Not a Love Song"	—
2001	"Book of Golden Stories"	—		The Stamping Ground
2003	"Empty Glens"	—		Proterra
2007	"Clash of the Ash"	—		Everything You See	Download only
2007	"Loch Lomond (Hampden Remix)" (with Tartan Army)	9	BPI: Silver^[4]
2008	"Year of the Flood (Radio Edit)"	—		Everything You See	Download only
2008	"Road Trip"	—		Everything You See	Download only
2013	"And We'll Sing"	—
2015	"The Story"	—		The Story
2016	"The Years We Shared"	—		The Story	Download only
2018	"Somewhere" (with Julie Fowlis)	—		The Ones that Got Away	Download only
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

Videos

Year	Title	Formats	Notes
1990	City of Lights	VHS / DVD	Re-released on DVD in 2005
1992	Wheel in Motion	VHS / DVD	Re-released on DVD in 2000
1997	Live at Stirling Castle: Donnie Munro's Farewell	VHS
2000	Live in Bonn	VHS
2004	Day of Days	DVD
2005	Air an Oir	DVD	DVD release of 1993 TV broadcast
2008	Year of the Flood	DVD
2014	Party on the Moor	DVD / BD
2019	The Last Dance	DVD / BD	Reached no.1 in UK Music Film charts
2021	There Must Be a Place	DVD / BD	Documentary produced by Blazing Griffin

Note: This table shows commercial video releases. Other video material has been released in the "Access All Areas" series for the official Runrig Fan Club, as shown below.

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

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↑ "Guld og platin januar-marts" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
↑ "Guld og platin i juli" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
↑ "Album Top-40 Uge 33, 2019". Hitlisten . Retrieved 28 August 2019.
↑ Nørgaard, Peter (21 February 1997). "Guld til Runrig" [Gold for Runrig]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen.
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↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 475. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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[uk-1] 1 2 3 "RUNRIG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com .

[den-2] 1 2 3
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.

[mwA5I] For all albums except The Best of Runrig: Long Distance: "Runrig discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 April 2014.

[mwA5s] 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.

[ger-3] 1 2 3 "Discographie von Runrig". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 August 2019.

[bpi-4] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "British certifications – Runrig". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved 19 April 2022.Type Runrig in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[5] "Guld og platin i juni og juli" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 2 August 2007. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[6] "Guld og platin januar-marts" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 12 April 2005. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[7] "Guld og platin i juli" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 1 August 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[8] "Album Top-40 Uge 33, 2019". Hitlisten . Retrieved 28 August 2019.

[9] Nørgaard, Peter (21 February 1997). "Guld til Runrig" [Gold for Runrig]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Copenhagen.

[10] "Udsolgt til runrig på tobakken" [Runrig at Tobakken sold out]. JydskeVestkysten Esbjerg-Varde (in Danish). 21 October 2004.

[11] "Guld og platin i juni/juli" (in Danish). IFPI Denmark. 17 August 2010. Retrieved 17 December 2016.

[British_Hit_Singles_&_Albums-12] Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 475. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.

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