Leo Sayer discography
| Leo Sayer discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 15 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Video albums | 2 |
| Singles | 60 |
| Soundtrack albums | 3 |
| Box sets | 5 |
This article is the discography of English-Australian singer-songwriter musician Leo Sayer.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [4] |
NL [5] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] |
US [9] | ||||
| 1973 | Silverbird |
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2 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 209 | |
| 1974 | Just a Boy |
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4 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 35 | — | 16 |
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| 1975 | Another Year |
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8 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 125 |
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| 1976 | Endless Flight |
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4 | 7 | 1 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 4 | 27 | 10 | |
| 1977 | Thunder in My Heart |
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8 | 8 | 58 | — | — | 14 | 11 | 19 | 37 |
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| 1978 | Leo Sayer |
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15 | 8 | 99 | — | — | 12 | 21 | 18 | 101 |
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| 1979 | Here |
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44 | 65 | — | — | — | 17 | 50 | — | — |
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| 1980 | Living in a Fantasy |
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15 | 12 | — | — | 29 | 9 | — | 15 | 36 |
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| 1982 | World Radio |
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30 | 14 | — | — | — | 4 | 35 | — | — | |
| 1983 | Have You Ever Been in Love |
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15 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1990 | Cool Touch | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Voice in My Head |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | Don't Wait Until Tomorrow |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2015 | Restless Years |
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— | 39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2019 | Selfie |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | ||||||||||||
Live albums[]
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Live in London |
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| 2005 | The River Sessions |
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| 2006 | Voice in My Head / Live in Melbourne |
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| 2009 | Live in 1975 |
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Soundtrack albums[]
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | All This and World War II |
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| 1980 | The Missing Link |
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| 1983 | Lake Freeze – The Raccoons Songtrack |
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Compilation albums[]
| Year | Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
ICE [15] |
NOR [6] |
NZ [7] |
SWE [8] | ||||
| 1979 | The Very Best of Leo Sayer |
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1 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | 5 | |
| 1980 | The Show Must Go On |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1981 | Leo Sayer [A] |
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— | — | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1984 | Leo |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1988 | Moonlighting |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | The Collection |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | All the Best |
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26 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1996 | The Show Must Go On: The Anthology | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | The Definitive Hits Collection |
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35 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2000 | The Very Best of Leo Sayer |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2004 | Endless Journey – The Essential Leo Sayer |
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52 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2006 | Leo Sayer: At His Very Best |
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30 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | The Show Must Go On – The Very Best of Leo Sayer |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2010 | The Greatest Hits |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | The Gold Collection |
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27 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||||||
Video albums[]
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | All the Best |
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| 2004 | Live at the Basement – One Night in Sydney |
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Box sets[]
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Just a Box – The Complete Studio Recordings 1971–2006 |
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| 2016 | The Complete UK Singles Collection 1973-1986 |
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| 2018 | The London Years 1973–1975 |
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| 2019 | The Hollywood Years – The Vinyl LP Collection 1976–1978 |
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| The Fantasy Years – The Vinyl LP Collection 1979–1983 |
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Repackaged sets[]
| Year | Title | Details |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Silverbird + Just a Boy |
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| Another Year + Endless Flight |
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| Here + Living in a Fantasy |
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| Thunder in My Heart + Leo Sayer |
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| World Radio + Have You Ever Been in Love |
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Singles[]
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [19] |
BE (FLA) [20] |
CAN [21] |
GER [22] |
IRE [23] |
NL [24] |
NZ [25][26] |
SA [27] |
SWE [28] |
US [29] |
US AC [30] |
ZIM [31] | ||||
| 1972 | "Living in America" (as part of the group Patches) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| 1973 | "Why Is Everybody Going Home" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silverbird | |
| "The Show Must Go On" | 2 | 10 | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | 3 | — | 9 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| 1974 | "One Man Band" | 6 | 38 | 20 | — | — | 12 | 5 | — | — | 15 | — | 96 | — | 10 | Just a Boy | |
| "Long Tall Glasses (I Can Dance)" | 4 | 7 | — | 3 | 18 | 27 | 4 | 2 | — | 9 | — | 9 | — | 3 | |||
| "Train" |
— | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1975 | "Moonlighting" | 2 | 13 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 14 | 12 | 7 | — | — | 3 | Another Year |
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| "I Will Not Stop Fighting" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Let It Be" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All This and World War II | ||
| 1976 | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" | 2 | 2 | — | 21 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 19 | 1 | Endless Flight | |
| 1977 | "When I Need You" | 1 | 8 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
| "How Much Love" | 10 | 18 | 5 | — | 8 | 21 | 4 | — | 10 | — | — | 17 | 27 | 12 | |||
| "Thunder in My Heart" | 22 | 11 | 17 | 11 | 23 | — | 11 | 12 | 21 | 6 | — | 38 | — | 19 | Thunder in My Heart | ||
| "Easy to Love" | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | 36 | — | — | |||
| "There Isn't Anything" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Dancing the Night Away" | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Leo Sayer | |
| "Stormy Weather" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Can't Stop Loving You (Though I Try)" | 6 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | — | — | — | 1 |
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| "Raining in My Heart" | 21 | 93 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | 9 | 6 | |||
| 1979 | "Don't Look Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When the Money Runs Out" | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Here | ||
| "The World Has Changed" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Oh Girl" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "More Than I Can Say" | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | Living in a Fantasy | |
| "Once in a While" | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Time Ran Out on You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Takin' the Brakes Off" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Missing Link | ||
| "Where Did We Go Wrong" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Living in a Fantasy | ||
| "Shake the Hand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Missing Link | ||
| 1981 | "Living in a Fantasy" | — | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 23 | 12 | — | Living in a Fantasy | |
| "Bye Bye Now My Sweet Love" | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "You Win, I Lose" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | 1 | Living in a Fantasy | ||
| 1982 | "Have You Ever Been in Love" | 10 | 4 | — | 22 | — | — | 6 | 33 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 20 | World Radio |
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| "Heart (Stop Beating in Time)" | 22 | 71 | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |||
| "Tuxedo Body" (Japan-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Paris Dies in the Morning" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | World Radio | ||
| 1983 | "Orchard Road" | 16 | 17 | — | 8 | — | — | 8 | 5 | 18 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Have You Ever Been in Love | |
| "Till You Come Back to Me" | 51 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Sea of Heartbreak" | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1985 | "Unchained Melody" | 54 | 77 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Car Trouble | |
| 1986 | "Real Life" | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles[B] | |
| "Solo" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1990 | "Cool Touch" | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cool Touch | |
| "Rely on Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Paperback Town" (Australia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Moth and the Flame (Tu... Sì...)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles[C] | ||
| 1991 | "I Will Fight for You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "When I Need You" (reissue) | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All the Best | |
| 1996 | "When I Need You '96" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| 1998 | "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing" (The Groove Generation featuring Leo Sayer) |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000 | "Viva Las Vegas" (Surf Baby featuring Leo Sayer) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Thunder in My Heart Again" (Meck featuring Leo Sayer) |
1 | 16 | 55 | 6 | — | 46 | 14 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015 | "Restless Years"[42] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Restless Years | |
| "How Did We Get So Old?"[43] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2019 | "Selfie" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Selfie | |
| "Don't Leave Me"[44] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Soul Mining"[45] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2020 | "My City in Lockdown"[46] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "How Did We Get Here?"[47] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2021 | "Tradewinds" (Leo Sayer with Friends of Al Hodge)[48] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory | |||||||||||||||||
Notes[]
- ^ Released by Chrysalis in Iceland as Bestu Kveðjur and in South Africa as The Very Best of Leo Sayer.
- ^ From the unreleased album Real Life.
- ^ "The Moth and the Flame" was a version of Mango's "Tu... sì" and was performed by Sayer at the 1990 Sanremo Music Festival. "I Will Fight for You" was the official song of the 1991 Deutsche Tourenwagen Masters.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Leo Sayer | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Leo Sayer chart positions in Australia:
- All pre-1989 albums: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. Australian Chart Book.
- Restless Years: "Leo Sayer - Restless Years". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- "Thunder in My Heart Again": "Meck feat. Leo Sayer - Thunder In My Heart Again". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Leo Sayer album chart positions in Canada:
- Just a Boy: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 23 no. 16. 14 June 1975. Retrieved 26 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Endless Flight: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 27 no. 11. 11 June 1977. Retrieved 26 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Thunder in My Heart: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 28 no. 9. 26 November 1977. Retrieved 26 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- Leo Sayer: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM. Vol. 29 no. 26. 23 September 1978. Retrieved 26 April 2021 – via Library and Archives Canada.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Leo Sayer". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Leo Sayer".
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine". Music Canada. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Vísir - 199. Tölublað (04.09.1981) - Tímarit.is". timarit.is. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "Music Week Fact Sheets" (PDF). Music Week. 24 March 1979. p. 38. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Kulta- ja platinalevyt". Ifpi.fi. Retrieved 16 April 2015.
- ^ "Das österreichische Hitparaden- und Musik-Portal". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". ultratop.be. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Lwin, Nanda. Top 40 Hits: The Essential Chart Guide (2000). ISBN 1-896594-13-1
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Dutch Charts - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 26 April 2021.
- ^ "charts.org.nz - New Zealand charts portal". charts.nz. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts (S)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Leo Sayer". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ "Leo Sayer". Billboard. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
- ^ Kimberley, C. Zimbabwe: singles chart book. Harare: C. Kimberley, 2000
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Leo Sayer".
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Leo Sayer".
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Certified Awards Search Archived 24 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 27 September 2011. Note: User needs to enter "Leo Sayer" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
- ^ "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 27 September 2011. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Leo Sayer".
- ^ Lister, David, Pop ballads bite back in lyrical fashion, The Independent (London), 28 May 1994
- ^ "Leo Sayer - The Restless Years (LIVE on Studio 10)". YouTube. 7 April 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "How did we get so old? We have to stop and wonder". startsat60. 12 May 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "'Don't Leave Me', the second track from Leo's forthcoming album is available now!". Apple Music. 29 March 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "New Music from Leo! "Soul Mining" is available now!". Apple Music. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "My City in Lockdown - single". Apple Music. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "How Did We Get Here? - single". Apple Music. 13 November 2020. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ "Tradewinds - single". Apple Music. 2 July 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
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