| Seal discography | |
|---|---|
 Seal performing in Frankfurt, Germany (2006) | |
| Studio albums | 10 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 43 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 28 |
English singer and songwriter Seal has released ten studio albums, four live albums, two compilation albums, forty-three singles and four video albums.
From 1994 to 2016, Seal has had 13 singles that charted on the US Adult Contemporary chart, two of which peaked at number one.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
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| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NLD |
NZ |
SWE |
SWI |
US | |||||
| Seal | 1 | 22 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 27 | ||||
| Seal |
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1 | 2 | 8 | 28 | 25 | 3 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 15 |
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| Human Being |
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44 | 82 | 21 | — | 24 | 25 | 14 | — | 18 | 22 |
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| Seal IV |
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4 | 65 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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| System |
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37 | — | 5 | 33 | 13 | 42 | — | 37 | 3 | 35 |
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| Soul |
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12 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 6 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
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| Seal 6: Commitment |
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11 | 47 | 48 | 5 | 46 | 19 | — | 29 | 8 | 31 |
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| Soul 2 |
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17 | 42 | — | 6 | — | 25 | — | — | 38 | 8 |
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| 7 |
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13 | 64 | — | 18 | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | 45 |
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| Standards |
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17 | 31 | 36 | 18 | 70 | 88 | — | — | 32 | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Notes
- There are two different versions of the 1991 debut album; for details see album's article.
- The subsequent 1994 album bears the same title as the debut, not to be confused with the debut's two versions; to avoid confusion, it is sometimes referred to as Seal II.
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NLD |
SWI | ||||||||||
| Live in Paris |
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36 | 44 | — | — | 35 |
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| One Night to Remember |
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— | — | 88 | — | — | ||||||||
| Soul: Live |
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— | 42 | — | 82 | — | ||||||||
| Live in Brooklyn |
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NLD |
NZ |
SWE |
SWI |
US | |||||
| Best 1991–2004 |
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27 | 21 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 47 |
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| Hits |
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37 | 4 | — | 116 | — | 20 | 4 | 32 | 25 | — |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Box sets
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS |
NZ | |||||||||||||
| Seal and Seal II |
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10 | 8 |
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| The Platinum Collection |
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— | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NLD |
NZ |
SWE |
SWI |
US | |||||
| "Crazy" | 1990 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
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Seal (1991) | |
| "Future Love Paradise" | 1991 | 12 | 46 | 15 | 18 | 16 | 10 | 25 | 13 | 7 | — | |||
| "The Beginning" | 24 | 82 | — | — | 39 | 16 | — | 40 | — | — | ||||
| "Killer" | 8 | 95 | — | — | — | 75 | 37 | — | — | 100 | ||||
| "Violet" | 1992 | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Love Is Powerful" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Prayer for the Dying" | 1994 | 14 | 56 | — | — | 62 | 40 | 13 | — | 49 | 21 | Seal (1994) | ||
| "Kiss from a Rose" | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
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| "Newborn Friend" | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'm Alive" | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Don't Cry" | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||||
| "Fly Like an Eagle" | 1997 | 13 | 81 | — | — | 61 | — | 29 | — | 38 | 10 | Space Jam soundtrack | ||
| "Human Beings" | 1998 | 50 | — | — | — | 96 | — | 29 | — | — | — | Human Being | ||
| "Lost My Faith" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "This Could Be Heaven" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | — | 88 | 39 | — | — | — | The Family Man soundtrack | ||
| "Get It Together" | 2003 | 25 | 72 | 38 | — | 41 | 78 | 34 | 23 | 22 | — | Seal IV | ||
| "Love's Divine" | 68 | — | 11 | 4 | 4 | 68 | 34 | 43 | 4 | 79 |
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| "Waiting for You" | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 89 | ||||
| "Walk On By" | 2004 | — | 94 | 57 | — | 49 | — | — | — | 46 | — | Best 1991–2004 | ||
| "Killer 2005" | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Father's Way" | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Pursuit of Happyness soundtrack | ||
| "Amazing" | 2007 | 74 | 60 | 6 | — | 9 | 60 | — | 54 | 4 | — |
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System | |
| "The Right Life" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "A Change Is Gonna Come" | 152 | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | — | 73 | — | Soul | |||
| "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | ||||
| "It's Alright" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | ||||
| "Stand by Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 86 | — | ||||
| "I Can't Stand the Rain" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If You Don't Know Me by Now" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I Am Your Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hits | |||
| "Secret" | 2010 | 82 | — | — | — | 88 | — | — | 58 | — | — | Commitment | ||
| "Weight of My Mistakes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Let's Stay Together" | 2011 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Soul 2 | ||
| "Wishing on a Star" | 168 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Every Time I'm with You" / "Do You Ever" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | ||
| "Life on the Dancefloor" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Padded Cell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "This Christmas" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Luck Be a Lady" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Standards | ||
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Frank Sinatra) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK |
AUS |
AUT |
FRA |
GER |
NLD |
NZ |
SWE |
SWI | ||||||
| "Manic Depression" (Jeff Beck featuring Seal) |
1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix | |||
| "How Do You Stop" (Joni Mitchell featuring Seal) |
1994 | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Turbulent Indigo | |||
| "Les Mots" (Mylène Farmer and Seal) |
2001 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Les Mots | ||
| "You Are My Kind" (Santana featuring Seal) |
2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shaman | |||
| "My Vision" (Jakatta featuring Seal) |
6 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
|
Visions | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | "Manic Depression" (Jeff Beck featuring Seal) |
Stone Free: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix |
| 1993 | "Out of the Window" | Indecent Proposal |
| 1994 | "How Do You Stop" (Joni Mitchell featuring Seal) |
Turbulent Indigo |
| "Crazy" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV | |
| 1995 | "Bird of Freedom" | Clockers |
| 2001 | "Les Mots" (Mylène Farmer and Seal) |
Les mots |
| "History" (Outlawz and Seal) |
Novakane | |
| 2002 | "My Vision" (Jakatta featuring Seal) |
Visions |
| "You Are My Kind" (Carlos Santana featuring Seal) |
Shaman | |
| 2008 | "I Wish" (DMX and Seal) |
Non-album single |
| 2010 | "You Get Me" (Mina with Seal) |
Caramella |
| 2011 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" (Michael Bolton featuring Seal) |
Gems |
| 2011 | "Lay It on the Line" (Recorded 1989) (Push featuring Seal) |
Retrospective 1987–2004 |
| 2012 | "Like a Rolling Stone" (Jeff Beck and Seal) |
Chimes of Freedom – The Songs of Bob Dylan |
| 2013 | "We Loved It" (John Legend and Seal) |
Love in the Future |
| 2013 | "Kiss from a Rose" (Straight No Chaser featuring Seal) |
Under the Influence |
| 2014 | "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (Band Aid 30) |
Do They Know It's Christmas? |
| 2016 | "Weight in Gold" (Spotify single) (Gallant featuring Seal) |
In the Room |
| 2016 | "Mad World" | The Passion: New Orleans |
| 2016 | "We Don't Need Another Hero" (Jencarlos and Seal) |
The Passion: New Orleans |
| 2016 | "Ashley Wednesday" (The Lonely Island and Seal) |
Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping |
| 2017 | "Cry to Me" | Dirty Dancing: Original Television Soundtrack |
| 2019 | "Ashes to Ashes" (Trevor Horn featuring the Sarm Orchestra and Seal) |
Reimagines the Eighties |
| 2021 | "Ain't No Better Love" | The Harder They Fall (The Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Detail |
|---|---|
| Live at the Point |
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| Videos 1991–2004 |
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| Live in Paris |
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| One Night to Remember |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | "Crazy" | Andy Delaney, Monty Whitebloom |
| 1991 | "Future Love Paradise" | Michael Geoghegan |
| "The Beginning" | ||
| "Killer" | Don Searll | |
| 1994 | "Prayer for the Dying" | Paul Boyd |
| "Kiss from a Rose" (original version) | Matthew Rolston | |
| "Newborn Friend" | Lol Creme | |
| 1995 | "Kiss from a Rose" (Batman Forever version) | Joel Schumacher |
| "Don't Cry" | Wayne Isham | |
| 1996 | "Fly Like an Eagle" | Joe Pytka |
| 1998 | "Human Beings" | Francis Lawrence |
| 1999 | "Lost My Faith" | Liz Friedlander |
| 2000 | "This Could Be Heaven" | Brett Ratner |
| 2003 | "Get It Together" | Noble Jones |
| "Love's Divine" | Sanji Senaka | |
| 2004 | "Waiting for You" | Len Chválová |
| "Walk on By" | Meiert Avis | |
| 2007 | "Amazing" | Paul R. Brown |
| 2008 | "The Right Life" | Karen Lamond |
| "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Nabil Elderkin | |
| "People Get Ready" | ||
| "I Can't Stand the Rain" | ||
| "I've Been Loving You Too Long" | ||
| "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" | ||
| 2010 | "Secret" | Nabil Elderkin |
| "Weight of My Mistakes" | ||
| 2015 | "Every Time I'm with You" | Brett Sullivan |
| "Do You Ever" |
Notes
- "Standards" did not enter the Billboard 200 chart, but peaked at number 97 on the Album Sales chart.
- "Newborn Friend" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, which acts as a 25-song extension to the Hot 100.
References
- "Seal Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ UK chart peaks:
- All except specified: "Official Charts > Seal". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Killer" (Adamski version): "Official Charts > Adamski". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "A Change Is Gonna Come": "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > DJ S – The System of Life". zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Wishing on a Star": "Chart Log UK 2011". zobbel.de. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "Australian Charts > Seal". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- Top 100 peaks to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 246.
- "Killer" (Adamski version): "Response from ARIA re: chart inquiry, received 2015-06-05". Imgur.com. Archived from the original on 5 June 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
- "Prayer for the Dying": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 31 Jul 1994". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 8 March 2016. N.B. The HP column displays the highest peak reached.
- "Fly Like an Eagle": "The ARIA Australian Top 100 Singles Chart – Week Ending 06 Apr 1997". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 24 June 2017.
- "Get It Together": "ARIA Charts > ARIA Report" (PDF). Australian Web Archive (original document published by ARIA). 20 October 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 November 2003. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
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- ^ "Austrian Charts > Seal" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "French Charts > Seal" (in French). lescharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 April 2010.
- ^ "German Charts > Seal" (in German). charts.de Media Control Charts. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- ^ "Dutch Album Charts > Seal" (in Dutch). Dutch Charts Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ New Zealand chart peaks:
- All except specified: "New Zealand Charts > Seal". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- "Killer" (Adamski version): "New Zealand Charts > Adamski". charts.nz Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ "Swedish Charts > Seal". swedishcharts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Swiss Charts > Seal" (in German). hitparade.ch Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 September 2010.
- ^ "Seal Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- ^ "British certifications – Seal". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 June 2023. Type Seal in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 246.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (seal)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
- ^ "IFPI Austria > Goud & Platin" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 8 June 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "IFPI Switzerland > Edelmetall" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "NVPI Goud/Platina" (in Dutch). NVPI. Archived from the original on 18 August 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2011.
- ^ "RIAA Gold & Platinum". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 23 April 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "French certifications – Seal" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 8 October 1995". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 14 February 1999". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association.
- "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2011.
- ^ "French album certifications – Seal" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 6 October 2024. Select SEAL and click OK.
- "Seal – Chart History: Album Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
- "RIANZ Top 40 Albums > 9 May 2005". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
- "RIANZ Top 40 Albums > 24 September 2012". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "RIANZ Top 50 Albums > 6 October 1996". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- "German Charts > Seal" (in German). charts.de Media Control Charts. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- "Dutch Top 40 > Seal" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 30 August 2011.
- "Seal Chart History: Billboard Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 31 May 2020.
- "Seal – Chart History: Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
- "German Charts > Adamski: Killer" (in German). charts.de GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- "Dutch Top 40 > Adamski" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 25 November 2011.
- "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume IV". Amazon. Retrieved 23 November 2011.
- "Seal - Seal (II) (CD, Album) at Discogs. [ONLINE]". Discogs. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
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