CHRIS REA albums and sales

Updated: October 16, 2021

CHRIS REA sold over 14.6 million albums. The best-selling album by CHRIS REA is THE ROAD TO HELL, which sold over 3.11 million copies. According to the BSA Ranking, CHRIS REA is the 313th best-selling album artist of all time.

CHRIS REA albums ranked by sales

Click on any album to see detailed sales, certification history, sources and chart runs.

Rank by Sales ▼ Rank by Year △

№	Album	Year	Total Sales	BSA Ranking
1	THE ROAD TO HELL CHRIS REA 1989	1989	3,119,009	Rank in 1989 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 32 250 1,371
2	THE VERY BEST OF CHRIS REA CHRIS REA 2001	2001	3,000,000	Rank in 2001 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 45 327 1,506
3	NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS - THE BEST OF CHRIS REA 1988	1988	1,557,500	Rank in 1988 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 71 569 3,313
4	AUBERGE CHRIS REA 1991	1991	1,490,120	Rank in 1991 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 86 1,161 3,442
5	THE BEST OF CHRIS REA CHRIS REA 1994	1994	1,221,891	Rank in 1994 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 139 1,270 3,973
6	ON THE BEACH CHRIS REA 1986	1986	845,630	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 119 1,242 7,228
7	DANCING WITH STRANGERS CHRIS REA 1987	1987	693,380	Rank in 1987 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 188 1,382 7,974
8	GOD'S GREAT BANANA SKIN CHRIS REA 1992	1992	600,000	Rank in 1992 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 230 2,750 8,827
9	WHATEVER HAPPENED TO BENNY SANTINI? CHRIS REA 1978	1978	500,000	Rank in 1978 Rank in 1970s Overall rank 174 1,229 12,747
10	ESPRESSO LOGIC CHRIS REA 1993	1993	350,000	Rank in 1993 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 417 4,370 15,126
11	SHAMROCK DIARIES CHRIS REA 1985	1985	310,000	Rank in 1985 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 250 2,562 15,580
12	HERZKLOPFEN CHRIS REA 1986	1986	250,000	Rank in 1986 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 275 2,903 18,148
13	THE BLUE CAFE CHRIS REA 1998	1998	160,065	Rank in 1998 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 738 6,377 21,381
14	STILL SO FAR TO GO - THE BEST OF CHRIS REA 2009	2009	100,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 445 6,340 25,752
15	THE JOURNEY 1978-2009 CHRIS REA 2009	2009	100,000	Rank in 2009 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 446 6,341 25,753
16	DANCING DOWN THE STONY ROAD CHRIS REA 2002	2002	100,000	Rank in 2002 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 777 8,274 27,686
17	HEARTBEAT: GREATEST HITS CHRIS REA 2005	2005	67,500	Rank in 2005 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,067 10,159 35,397
18	THE PLATINUM COLLECTION CHRIS REA 2006	2006	60,000	Rank in 2006 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 962 10,637 37,122
19	THE ROAD TO HELL - PART 2 CHRIS REA 1999	1999	60,000	Rank in 1999 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,216 9,803 38,003
20	LA PASSIONE CHRIS REA 1996	1996	60,000	Rank in 1996 Rank in 1990s Overall rank 1,057 10,122 38,322
21	FOOL (IF YOU THINK IT'S OVER) CHRIS REA 2008	2008	30,000	Rank in 2008 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,102 14,485 48,847
22	SANTO SPIRITO BLUES CHRIS REA 2011	2011	10,000	Rank in 2011 Rank in 2010s Overall rank 1,269 10,869 57,956
23	KING OF THE BEACH CHRIS REA 2000	2000	N/A	Rank in 2000 Rank in 2000s Overall rank 1,922 21,151 72,122
24	WIRED TO THE MOON CHRIS REA 1984	1984	N/A	Rank in 1984 Rank in 1980s Overall rank 608 7,824 73,415

CHRIS REA sales by country

CHRIS REA album sales by country

The largest markets for albums by CHRIS REA are the United Kingdom (5.36 million), Germany (3.75 million) and France (1 million).

№	Country ▲	Sales △	Albums △
1	Austria	140,000	4
2	Belgium	75,000	2
3	Canada	50,000	1
4	Finland	137,132	4
5	France	1,000,000	6
6	Germany	3,750,000	10
7	Netherlands	170,000	3
8	New Zealand	37,500	4
9	Norway	166,963	4
10	Poland	110,000	3
11	Sweden	50,000	1
12	Switzerland	225,000	5
13	United Kingdom	5,360,000	18
14	United States	500,000	1
15	USSR	103,500	1