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==Discography== ===Studio albums=== {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center; |- ! rowspan="2"|Year ! rowspan="2"|Album ! rowspan="2"|Label ! colspan="9"|Chart positions ! rowspan="2"|[[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small> |- !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name="AUS1">{{Cite book |last=Kent |first=David |title=[[Kent Music Report|Australian Chart Book 1970โ1992]] |publisher=Australian Chart Book |year=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6 |location=[[St Ives, New South Wales|St Ives]], N.S.W. |author-link=David Kent (historian)}}Note: This reference gives Australian albums and singles information. It is used for chart peak positions as the early albums were released before ARIA regulated the Australian charts itself (1989)</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian Albums peaks |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ehmj1s1l0b1mf8qeatovu7qnu4&q1=christopher+cross&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160525083444/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=ehmj1s1l0b1mf8qeatovu7qnu4&q1=christopher+cross&q2=Top+Albums%2FCDs&interval=20 |archive-date=May 25, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |website=Collectionscanada.gc.ca}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Media Control Charts|GER]]<br><ref name="GER1">{{Cite web |title=Album Search: Christopher Cross |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/search.asp?search=Christopher+Cross&x=0&y=0&cat=a&country=de |access-date=May 20, 2011 |publisher=Media Control |language=de}}{{dead link|date=December 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Oricon|JPN]]<br /><ref name="JPN1">{{Cite book |last=Okamoto |first=Satoshi |title=Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970โ2005 |publisher=Oricon Entertainment |year=2006 |isbn=4-87131-077-9 |location=[[Roppongi]], Tokyo}}<!--|access-date=May 26, 2010--></ref><ref name="JAal2">{{Cite web |title=ใฏใชในใใใกใผใปใฏใญในใฎCDใขใซใใ ใฉใณใญใณใฐ-ORICON STYLE |url=http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/62620/ranking/cd_album/ |access-date=August 8, 2011 |website=oricon.co.jp |publisher=[[Original Confidence]] |language=ja}}Note: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailable</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[MegaCharts|NLD]]<br><ref name="NLD">{{Cite web |title=Dutchcharts.nl Christopher Cross discography |url=http://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Christopher+Cross |access-date=August 8, 2011 |website=Hung Medien |publisher=MegaCharts}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|NZ]]<br><ref name="NZ">{{Cite web |title=chart.org.nz Christopher Cross discography |url=https://charts.nz/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Christopher+Cross |access-date=August 8, 2011 |website=Hung Medien |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of New Zealand|RIANZ]]}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Sverigetopplistan|SWE]]<br/><ref name="SWal">{{Cite web |title=swedishcharts.com โ Discography Christopher Cross |url=http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Christopher+Cross |access-date=November 3, 2010}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]<br><ref name="UKal">{{Cite web |title=The Official Charts Company โ Christopher Cross |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/18378/christopher-cross/|access-date=November 3, 2010 |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]]}}</ref> !style="width:3em;font-size:90%"| [[Billboard 200|US]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Cross - Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/christopher-cross/chart-history/tlp/ |access-date=January 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> |- |1979 | align=left|''[[Christopher Cross (album)|Christopher Cross]]'' |rowspan="4"|Warner Bros. | 6 | 26 | โ | 18 | 14 | 16 | โ | 14 | 6 | *[[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: 5ร Platinum<ref name="riaa">{{cite certification|region=United States|artist=Cross, Christopher|access-date=August 9, 2011}}</ref> *[[ARIA]]: 2ร Platinum<ref name="ARIACert">{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Christopher Cross|type=album|certyear=1996|access-date=November 28, 2021}}</ref> *[[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref name="bpiUK">{{cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=Christopher Cross|access-date=August 2, 2024}}</ref> |- |1983 | align=left|''[[Another Page]]'' | 6 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 4 | 11 | *RIAA: Gold<ref name=riaa/> *BPI: Gold<ref name=bpiUK/> |- |1985 | align=left|''[[Every Turn of the World]]'' | โ | โ | 44 | 27 | 34 | โ | 37 | โ | 127 | |- |1988 | align=left|''[[Back of My Mind (Christopher Cross album)|Back of My Mind]]'' | โ | โ | 45 | 27 | โ | 93 | 49 | โ | โ | |- |1992 | align=left|''[[Rendezvous (Christopher Cross album)|Rendezvous]]'' |rowspan="4"|CMC | โ | โ | โ | 96 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |1994 | align=left|''[[Window (Christopher Cross album)|Window]]'' | โ | โ | โ | 91 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |1998 | align=left|''[[Walking in Avalon]]'' | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |1999 | align=left|''Red Room'' | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |2007 | align=left|''A Christopher Cross Christmas'' |rowspan="5"|Ear | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |2008 | align=left|''The Cafรฉ Carlyle Sessions'' | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |2010 | align=left|''Christmas Time Is Here'' | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | 2011 | align=left|''Doctor Faith'' | โ | โ | 48 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | 2012 | align=left|''A Night in Paris'' | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | 2014 | align=left|''Secret Ladder'' | rowspan="2"|Christopher Cross Records | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | 2017 | align=left|''Take Me As I Am'' | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | colspan="13" style="text-align:center; font-size:9pt;"| "โ" denotes releases that did not chart. |} ===Compilations=== *1991: ''The Best of Christopher Cross'' (WEA) *1999: ''Greatest Hits Live'' (CMC) *2001: ''Definitive Christopher Cross'' (Warner Bros./Asia) *2002: ''The Very Best of Christopher Cross'' (Warner Bros.) *2011: ''Crosswords: The Best of Christopher Cross'' (101 Distribution) ===Soundtracks=== *1981: ''[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur]]'' (Motion picture soundtrack) "[[Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)]]" *1983: ''[[General Hospital]]'' (TV series soundtrack) "Think of Laura" *1984: ''[[1984 Summer Olympics#Music|Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad]]'' "A Chance For Heaven" (swimming theme) *1986: ''[[Nothing in Common]]'' (Motion picture soundtrack) "Loving Strangers (David's Theme)" *2010: ''[[30 Rock]]'' (TV series soundtrack) "Lemon's Theme" ===Singles=== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" |- ! rowspan="2"| Year ! rowspan="2" style="width:240px;"| Single ! colspan="11"| Peak chart positions ! rowspan="2" style="width:105px;"| [[Music recording sales certification|Certifications]]<br /><small>([[List of music recording sales certifications|sales thresholds]])</small> ! rowspan="2"| Album |- style="font-size:small;" !width="35"|[[RPM (magazine)|CAN]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian Top Singles peaks |url=http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=j86d3uqb5jajlou8j8ag1r4lv4&q1=Christopher+Cross&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160314150828/http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-110.01-e.php?PHPSESSID=j86d3uqb5jajlou8j8ag1r4lv4&q1=Christopher+Cross&q2=Top+Singles&interval=50 |archive-date=March 14, 2016 |access-date=May 17, 2018}}</ref> !width="35"|[[German Singles Chart|GER]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Home - Offizielle Deutsche Charts |url=http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=christopher+cross&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903114913/http://www.officialcharts.de/suche.asp?search=christopher+cross&x=0&y=0&country=de&kategorie=single |archive-date=September 3, 2014 |access-date=May 17, 2018 |website=Officialcharts.de}}</ref> !width="35"|[[Irish Singles Chart|IRE]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Search for Irish peaks |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830023000/http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement |archive-date=August 30, 2012 |access-date=August 25, 2012}}</ref> !width="35"|[[Dutch Top 40|NED]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Cross |url=http://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/christopher-cross |access-date=May 17, 2018 |website=Top40.nl |publisher=Stichting Nederlandse Top 40}}</ref> !width="35"|[[Norwegian Singles Chart|NOR]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |last=Hung |first=Steffen |title=norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/search.asp?search=christopher+cross&cat=s |access-date=May 17, 2018 |website=norwegiancharts.com}}</ref> !width="35"|[[Kent Music Report|AUS]]<br><ref name="AUS1" /> !width="35"|[[New Zealand Singles Chart|NZ]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=New Zealand peaks |url=https://charts.nz/search.asp?search=christopher+cross&cat=s |access-date=April 24, 2019}}</ref> !width="35"|[[Swiss Singles Chart|SWI]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community |url=https://hitparade.ch/search.asp?search=christopher+cross&cat=s |access-date=April 24, 2019 |website=hitparade.ch}}</ref> !width="35"|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]<br><ref>{{Cite book |last=Roberts |first=David |title=British Hit Singles & Albums |publisher=Guinness World Records Limited |year=2006 |isbn=1-904994-10-5 |edition=19th |location=London}}</ref> !width="35"|[[Billboard Hot 100|US]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Cross - Billboard Hot 100 |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/christopher-cross/chart-history/hsi/ |access-date=January 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> !width="35"|[[Adult Contemporary (chart)|US<br>A/C]]<br><ref>{{Cite web |title=Christopher Cross - Adult Contemporary |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/christopher-cross/chart-history/asi/ |access-date=January 3, 2021 |publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref> |- |rowspan="5"|1980 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Ride Like the Wind]]" | 3 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 25 | 31 | โ | 69 | 2 | 24 | | rowspan="4"|''Christopher Cross'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Sailing (Christopher Cross song)|Sailing]]" | 1 | โ | 21 | 18 | โ | 46 | 8 | โ | 48 | 1 | 10 | *BPI: Silver<ref name=bpiUK/> |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Never Be the Same (Christopher Cross song)|Never Be the Same]]" | โ | โ | 25 | โ | โ | 42 | 41 | โ | โ | 15 | 1 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Say You'll Be Mine" | 33 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 20 | 15 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Mary Ann" <small>(Japan only)</small> | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | | Single only |- | 1981 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)]]" | 2 | โ | 7 | โ | 1 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | * RIAA: Gold<ref name=riaa/> | ''[[Arthur (1981 film)|Arthur]]'' <small>(soundtrack)</small> |- |rowspan="3"|1983 | style="text-align:left;"| "[[All Right]]" | 13 | 23 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 30 | 44 | 5 | 51 | 12 | 3 | |rowspan="3"|''Another Page'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "No Time for Talk" | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 33 | 10 | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "[[Think of Laura]]" | 9 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 100 | โ | โ | โ | 9 | 1 | |- |1984 | style="text-align:left;"| "A Chance for Heaven" <small>(swimming theme from [[1984 Summer Olympics]])</small> | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 76 | 16 | |''The Official Music of the XXIIIrd Olympiad Los Angeles 1984'' |- |rowspan="2"|1985 | style="text-align:left;"| "Charm the Snake" | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 68 | โ | |rowspan="3"|''Every Turn of the World'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Every Turn of the World" | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |rowspan="2"|1986 | style="text-align:left;"| "Love Is Love (In Any Language)" | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Loving Strangers" | 94 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | 27 | | ''[[Nothing in Common]]'' <small>(soundtrack)</small> |- |rowspan="2"|1988 | style="text-align:left;"| "Swept Away" | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |rowspan="2"|''Back of My Mind'' |- | style="text-align:left;"| "I Will (Take You Forever)" <small>(with [[Frances Ruffelle]])</small> | 90 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 47 | โ | โ | โ | โ | 41 | |- |rowspan="3"|1993 | style="text-align:left;"| "In the Blink of an Eye" <small>(Germany only)</small> | โ | 51 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |rowspan="3"|''Rendezvous'' <small>(Germany & Japan only)</small> |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Nothing Will Change" <small>(Germany only)</small> | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Is There Something" <small>(Germany only)</small> | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- |rowspan="2"|1994 | style="text-align:left;"| "Been There, Done That" <small>(Germany only)</small> | โ | 55 | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |rowspan="2"|''Window'' <small>(Germany & Japan only)</small> |- | style="text-align:left;"| "Wild, Wild West" <small>(Germany only)</small> | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | โ | |- | colspan="20" style="font-size:9pt"| "โ" denotes releases that did not chart |} ===Other appearances=== *1974: ''Electromagnets'', (with [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]]) โ "Motion" *1981: ''Chris Christian'', [[Chris Christian]] (Boardwalk Records) โ "Don't Give Up on Us" (guitar solo) *1982: ''Long Time Friends'', [[Alessi Brothers]] โ "Forever" (background vocals) *1985: ''[[Soul Kiss]]'', [[Olivia Newton-John]] โ "You Were Great, How Was I?" (background vocals) *1985: ''[[Crazy from the Heat]]'', [[David Lee Roth]] โ "[[California Girls]]" (background vocals) *1988: ''[[Brian Wilson (album)|Brian Wilson]]'', [[Brian Wilson]] โ "Night Time" (background vocals) *1989: ''Christmas at My House'', [[Larry Carlton]] โ "Ringing the Bells of Christmas" *1991: ''[[Love Can Do That]]'', [[Elaine Paige]] โ "Same Train" *1994: ''Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III'' โ "[[Arthur's Theme]]" (live version)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume III: Various Artists |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000002IY3/ |access-date=November 23, 2011 |website=Amazon}}</ref> *1996: ''[[Venus Isle]]'', Eric Johnson โ "Lonely in the Night" (background vocals) *1996: ''[[On Air (Alan Parsons album)|On Air]]'', [[Alan Parsons]] โ "So Far Away" *1998: ''[[Imagination (Brian Wilson album)|Imagination]]'', Brian Wilson (special edition "Words and Music" bonus disc) โ "[[In My Room]]" *2001: ''A Gathering of Friends'', [[Michael McDonald (singer)|Michael McDonald]] โ "Ride Like the Wind" *2001: ''[[When It All Goes South]]'', [[Alabama (American band)|Alabama]] โ "Love Remains" *2004: ''Confidential'', [[Peter White (musician)|Peter White]] โ "She's in Love" *2006: ''Skylark'', [[Gigi Mackenzie]] โ "That's All" *2008: ''Soundstage: [[America (band)|America]] Live in Chicago'' โ "Lonely People", "A Horse with No Name" *2013: ''Train Keeps a Rolling'', [[Jeff Golub]] โ "How Long" *2013: ''Imagination of You'', [[Eric Johnson (guitarist, born 1954)|Eric Johnson]] โ "Imagination of You"
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