The following is a discography for American singer-songwriter and record producer and arranger, Richard Marx. It includes the list of 12 studio albums (plus a Holiday album Christmas Spirit), 13 compilation albums, 3 live albums and 91 single releases, and along with chart rankings for each album and single and RIAA (and International) certifications for the albums.
| Richard Marx discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 13 |
| EPs | 3 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 13 |
| Singles | 92 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 31 |
| Lyric videos | 3 |
| Promotional albums | 5 |
| Unofficial albums | 2 |
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
GER [3] |
JPN [4] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
SWI [9] |
UK [10] | |||||
| Richard Marx | 8 | 7 | — | — | — | 45 | — | 34 | — | 68 | ||||
| Repeat Offender |
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1 | 1 | 9 | 32 | 18 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Rush Street |
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35 | 11 | 33 | 29 | 69 | 31 | 12 | 27 | 17 | 7 | |||
| Paid Vacation |
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37 | 2 | 18 | 15 | 70 | — | 9 | 6 | 7 | 11 | |||
| Flesh and Bone |
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70 | — | 52 | 16 | — | — | — | 58 | 24 | — | |||
| Days in Avalon |
|
— [A] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| My Own Best Enemy |
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126 | — | — | 213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Emotional Remains |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Sundown |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Christmas Spirit |
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181 [B] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Beautiful Goodbye |
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39 [C] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Limitless | — | 77 | 91 | — | — | — | — | — | 64 | — | ||||
| Songwriter |
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— | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | 68 | — | |||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- A^ Days In Avalon reached number 41 on Billboard Top Independent Albums
- B^ Christmas Spirit reached number 10 on Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart[17] and number 21 on Billboard Top Holiday Albums[18]
- C^ Beautiful Goodbye reached number 6 on Billboard Top Independent Albums
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
NZ [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [10] | ||||||||
| Ballads |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Greatest Hits |
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140 | — | 18 | 2 | 13 | 34 | ||||||
| The Best of Richard Marx |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Essential Richard Marx |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Timeline |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Duo |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Stories to Tell |
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— [D] |
— | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Hits & Ballads |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Inside My Head |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Seven & Seven |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Now and Forever: The Ballads |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Ultimate Collection |
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— | 17 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| Stories to Tell: Greatest Hits and More |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||
Notes
- D^ Stories to Tell reached number 34 on Billboard Top Independent Albums Chart.[17]
Promotional albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Marx |
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| Greatest Hits |
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| His Songs, Your Life |
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| The Music of Richard Marx: 1987–2009 |
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Live albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Ringo Starr & His All Starr Band Live 2006 |
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| Duo Live |
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| A Night Out with Friends |
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Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Channel V at the Hard Rock Live |
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| Live Acoustic |
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| The Christmas EP |
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| The Vault Vol. 1 |
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [19] |
US AC/Rock [!][19] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [20] |
GER [21] |
IRE [22] |
NL [5] |
NZ [6] |
SWE [8] |
UK [10] | |||
| 1987 | "Don't Mean Nothing" [E] | 3 | 1 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | Richard Marx |
| "Should've Known Better" [F] | 3 | 7 | 9 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | ||
| "Lonely Heart"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Endless Summer Nights" | 2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | — | — | 62 | 42 | 13 | 50 | |
| "Hold On to the Nights" | 1 | 3 | 70 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||
| "Have Mercy" [E] | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Satisfied" [E] | 1 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 42 | — | 25 | — | — | 52 | Repeat Offender |
| "Right Here Waiting" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 2 | ||
| "Angelia" | 4 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 23 | 13 | 18 | 16 | — | 45 | ||
| "Nothing You Can Do About It" [E] | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | "Too Late to Say Goodbye" [E] | 12 | 17 | 99 | 8 | 53 | 18 | 76 | — | — | 38 | |
| "Children of the Night" | 13 | 6 | 120 | 6 | 58 | — | — | — | — | 54 | ||
| 1991 | "Hard to Believe" (with Kevin Cronin, Bill Champlin, and David Crosby) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Keep Coming Back" | 12 | 1 | 34 | 3 | 52 | — | 40 | 32 | 37 | 55 | Rush Street | |
| 1992 | "Hazard" | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 42 | 2 | 60 | 7 | 6 | 3 | |
| "Take This Heart" | 20 | 4 | 11 | 4 | — | 21 | — | 48 | — | 13 | ||
| "Chains Around My Heart" | 44 | 9 | 59 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||
| "Can't Help Falling in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Playing with Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1994 | "Now and Forever" | 7 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 54 | 18 | — | 21 | 11 | 13 | Paid Vacation |
| "Silent Scream" | — | — | — | 17 | 79 | — | — | — | — | 32 | ||
| "The Way She Loves Me" | 20 | 3 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | ||
| 1995 | "Nothing Left Behind Us" | 74 | 11 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Haunt Me Tonight" (with Bruce Gaitsch) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Lyre in a Windstorm | |
| 1996 | "Chaque Jour De Ta Vie" (with Roch Voisine) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kissing Rain/Flesh and Bone |
| "Heart of My Own" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One Voice: The Songs of Chage & Aska | |
| 1997 | "Until I Find You Again" | 42 | 3 | — | 32 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 97 | Flesh and Bone |
| "Touch of Heaven" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Every Day of Your Life" (duet with Ryo Aska) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Surrender to Me" (duet with Lara Fabian) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "At the Beginning" (with Donna Lewis)[G] | 45 | 2 | 64 | — | 77 | — | 70 | — | — | — | Anastasia (soundtrack) | |
| 1998 | "Slipping Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits |
| "Thanks to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Angel's Lullaby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Days in Avalon" | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Days in Avalon |
| 2001 | "Straight from My Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | "When You're Gone" [H] | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Own Best Enemy |
| 2005 | "Nothing Left to Say" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Ready to Fly" [I] | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "From the Inside" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Emotional Remains |
| 2010 | "Everybody" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stories to Tell |
| 2011 | "When You Loved Me" | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "When Love Is All You've Got" (with George Canyon) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Better Be Home Soon | |
| "Christmas Spirit" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Christmas EP/Christmas Spirit | |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Inside My Head |
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Sara Niemietz) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit | |
| "Little Drummer Boy" | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Christmas Mornings" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "O Holy Night" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013 | "Just Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye/Songwriter |
| "All Through the Night" (with Heart) | — | 16 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Heart Christmas Single 2013 | |
| 2014 | "Turn Off the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Beautiful Goodbye |
| "Whatever We Started" | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Beautiful Goodbye" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "All You Need Is Love" with Dave Koz, Eric Benet, Johnny Mathis, Heather Headley, Jonathan Butler, Maysa, BeBe Winans, Gloria Estefan, & Stevie Wonder[J] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The 25th of December | |
| 2016 | "Last Thing I Wanted" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Ultimate Collection/Limitless |
| "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit | |
| 2018 | "Dance with My Father" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| 2019 | "Another One Down" | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| "Let Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Happy New Year, Old Friend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit re-release | |
| 2020 | "Front Row Seat" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Limitless |
| "Limitless" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Holiday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Spirit re-release | |
| 2022 | "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songwriter |
| "One Day Longer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Shame on You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2023 | "Believe In Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Days To Remember" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
Notes
- !^ The chart positions in the second US column are from Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart unless otherwise mentioned. The songs that did not chart on the A.C. Chart but did on Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart or Adult Top 40 Tracks have the peak positions from those charts listed here.
- E^ The chart positions in the second US column for "Don't Mean Nothing", "Have Mercy", "Satisfied", "Nothing You Can Do About It" and "Too Late to Say Goodbye" are for Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart as none of those songs charted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.
- F^ "Should've Known Better" charted on both Billboard's Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart and Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart. On Mainstream Rock Tracks it peaked at No. 7 and on Adult Contemporary Tracks it peaked at No. 20.
- G^ "At the Beginning" charted on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart at No. 2 and also charted on Radio & Records' Adult Contemporary Chart at No. 1.
- H^ The chart position in the second US column for "When You're Gone" is for Billboard's Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart as it did not chart on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart.
- I^ "Ready to Fly" charted on both Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart and Billboard's Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart. On Adult Contemporary Tracks it peaked at No. 22 and on Adult Top 40 Tracks it peaked at No. 29.
- J^ "All You Need Is Love" charted on Billboard's Smooth Jazz Songs chart at No. 4.
Music videos
edit| Year | Song | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | "Don't Mean Nothing" | Dominic Sena |
| 1987 | "Should've Known Better" | Dominic Sena |
| 1988 | "Endless Summer Nights" | Greg Gold |
| 1988 | "Hold On to the Nights" | Dominic Sena |
| 1989 | "Satisfied" | Dominic Sena |
| 1989 | "Right Here Waiting" | Jim Yukich |
| 1989 | "Angelia" | Michael Bay |
| 1990 | "Too Late to Say Goodbye" | Jim Yukich |
| 1990 | "Children of the Night" | Greg Gold |
| 1991 | "Keep Coming Back" | Peter Care |
| 1992 | "Hazard" | Michael Haussman |
| 1992 | "Take This Heart" | Jim Yukich |
| 1992 | "Chains Around My Heart" | Peter Nydrle |
| 1994 | "Now and Forever" | Mark Lindquist |
| 1994 | "Silent Scream" | Kiefer Sutherland |
| 1994 | "The Way She Loves Me" | Jim Yukich |
| 1995 | "Beautiful" | |
| 1997 | "Until I Find You Again" | Karen Bellone |
| 1997 | "Every Day of Your Life" | |
| 1998 | "Slipping Away" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "Thanks to You" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "Angel's Lullaby" | Bill Ward |
| 1998 | "At the Beginning" | |
| 2004 | "When You're Gone" | Brent Hedgecock |
| 2005 | "Ready to Fly" | Brent Hedgecock |
| 2011 | "When Love Is All You've Got" | |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" | |
| 2012 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" | |
| 2012 | "Little Drummer Boy" | |
| 2012 | "Christmas Mornings" | |
| 2012 | "Christmas Spirit" | Richard Marx |
| 2014 | "Whatever We Started" | Deborah Anderson |
| 2014 | "Beautiful Goodbye" | Scott Brasher |
| 2019 | "Another One Down" | Nick Spanos |
| 2020 | "Front Row Seat" | Nick Spanos |
| 2022 | "Shame On You" | Aiyana Lapeyrolerie |
| 2024 | "Days To Remember" |
Official YouTube lyric videos
edit| Year | Song |
|---|---|
| 2011 | "When You Loved Me" |
| 2011 | "Christmas Spirit" |
| 2012 | "Wouldn't Let Me Love You" |
| 2013 | "Just Go" |
| 2022 | "Same Heartbreak, Different Day" |
| 2022 | "One Day Longer" |
| 2022 | "Shame On You" |
| 2024 | "Days To Remember" |
References
edit- ^ a b "Richard Marx – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c Australian chart peaks:
- Top 100 (Australian Music Report) peaks to June 12, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (Illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 194. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Australian Music Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 12, 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from June 13, 1988: "australian-charts.com > Richard Marx in Australian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- "Hold on to the Nights" (ARIA) peak: Scott, Gavin. "This Week in 1988: September 11, 1988". cheartbeats.com.au. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 178.
- "Children of the Night" (ARIA) peak: "ARIA Singles Chart w/c 30-7-1990". Imgur.com. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- Limitless peak: Cashmere, Paul (February 16, 2020). "Australian Charts: Green Day 'Father of All Motherfuckers' Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Discographie von Richard Marx". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
- ^ "ORICON STYLE > リチャード・マークスのCDアルバムランキング" [Oricon Style: Richard Marx on the Oricon Albums Chart] (in German). Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b "dutchcharts.nl > Richard Marx in Dutch Charts" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c "charts.nz > Richard Marx in New Zealand Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b "norwegiancharts.com > Richard Marx in Norwegian Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com > Richard Marx in Swedish Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
- ^ "Suche nach (Album): Interpret: Richard Marx" (in German). Hung Medien. hitparade.ch. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ a b c Richard Marx in UK Charts:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Richard Marx". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 15, 2019. N.B. This site displays compressed chart (exclusion rules applied) peaks between positions 76 and 100.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK > Every UK Entry 1994–2010 > "M"". zobbel.de. Retrieved October 15, 2019. N.B. This site displays uncompressed chart (no exclusions) peaks between positions 76 and 200, for the period between November 1994 and May 2001. Some peaks within this range will therefore differ to those listed on the Official Charts site.
- ^ a b c d e "Gold and Platinum – Search results". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "1988 ARIA Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved October 15, 2019. N.B. This page is missing some certifications.
- ^ "1989 ARIA Albums Chart". ARIA. Retrieved October 15, 2019. N.B. This page is missing some certifications.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 178.
- ^ "RIAJ > The Record > September 1994 > Page 5 > Certified Awards (July 1994)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved July 10, 2013.
- ^ "New Richard Marx album will be right here waiting for you on February 7". ABC News Radio. Retrieved October 16, 2019.
- ^ a b "Richard Marx – Chart History: Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ "Richard Marx – Chart History: Holiday Albums". Billboard. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
- ^ a b Richard Marx's singles on Billboard charts:
- Billboard Hot 100 Chart History "Richard Marx – Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- Billboard Adult Contemporary Tracks Chart History "Richard Marx – Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 4, 2022.
- Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks Chart History "Richard Marx – Chart History: Mainstream Rock Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks Chart History "Richard Marx – Chart History: Billboard Adult Top 40 Tracks". Billboard. Retrieved August 23, 2022.
- ^ Canada Top Singles peaks RPM Magazine
- ^ "charts.de – Song Suche > Richard Marx "" Mehr Treffer anzeigen" (in German). Media Control. Archived from the original on January 7, 2015. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search the charts: Richard Marx". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved September 16, 2011.
- ^ "Richard Marx – Lonely Heart (Vinyl) at Discogs". discogs. Retrieved December 9, 2011.