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Sir Cliff Richard (born Harry Rodger Webb; 14 October 1940) is an Indian-born British singer who holds both British and Barbadian citizenship. He has total sales of over 21.5 million singles in the United Kingdom and is the third-top-selling artist in UK Singles Chart history, behind the Beatles and Elvis Presley.Richard was originally marketed as a rebellious rock and roll singer in the style of Presley and Little Richard. With his backing group, the Shadows, he dominated the British popular music scene in the pre-Beatles period of the late 1950s to early 1960s. His 1958 hit single "Move It" is often described as Britain's first authentic rock and roll song. In the early 1960s, he had a successful screen career with films including The Young Ones, Summer Holiday and Wonderful Life and his own television show at the BBC. Increased focus on his Christian faith and subsequent softening of his music led to a more middle-of-the-road image, and he sometimes ventured into contemporary Christian music. In a career spanning 65 years, Richard has amassed several gold and platinum discs and awards, including two Ivor Novello Awards and three Brit Awards. More than 130 of his singles, albums, and EPs have reached the UK Top 20, more than any other artist. Richard has had 67 UK top ten singles, the second highest total for an artist (behind Presley). He holds the record, with Presley, as the only act to make the UK singles charts in all of its first six decades (1950s–2000s). He has achieved 14 UK No. 1 singles, and is the only singer to have had a No. 1 single in the UK in each of five consecutive decades. He also had four UK Christmas No. 1 singles, two of which were as a solo artist; "Mistletoe and Wine" and "Saviour's Day". Richard has sold more than 250 million records worldwide, making him one of the best-selling music artists of all time. He has never achieved the same popularity in the United States despite eight US Top 40 singles, including the million-selling "Devil Woman" and "We Don't Talk Anymore". In Canada, he had a successful period in the early 1960s, the late 1970s and early 1980s, with some releases certified gold and platinum. He has remained a popular music, film, and television personality at home in the UK as well as Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Northern Europe and Asia, and retains a following in other countries. When not touring, he divides his time between Barbados and Portugal. In 2019, he relocated to New York.
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The British Hit Parade: 1956-58 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:22 |
The British Hit Parade: 1959-62 [2018]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:37 |
Consider Yourself! The Highs of Lionel Bart [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:38 |
Stronger Through the Years [2017]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:38 |
75 at 75 [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:23 |
High Class Baby | 2:11 |
Living Doll | 2:38 |
Beach Party RTL Georges Lang [2015]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:25 |
300 Hits: Beach Party [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:39 |
The Broons Jukebox Favourites [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:38 |
The Greatest Ever Rock 'N' Roll [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:24 |
UK Number Ones: September 1958 - December 1962 [2014]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:37 |
300 Hits: Rock 'n' Roll [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:22 |
Living Doll | 2:39 |
300 Hits: Saturday Night Party [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:38 |
Britain's Greatest Hits 1958 [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:23 |
Love Me Do & The Birth of the Beat Boom of the 60's [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Move It |
Tab Collars, Slim Jim Ties, Drainpipes & Winklepickers [2013]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:21 |
300 Hits: Love Songs [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:39 |
Beach Party: Rock 'n' Roll Beach Hits [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:39 |
Coffee Bar Rock [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:24 |
Love Songs: Remember - Teenage Love Songs [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:39 |
Saturday Night Party: '50s Party, Vol. 1 [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:38 |
The Genius of Lionel Bart: Stage & Pop Songs, Demos & Rarities [2012]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll [From Film "Serious Charge"] | 2:40 |
1958 British Hit Parade, Pt. 2: June-December [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Move It |
Anthology [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Move It [LP Version] [Version] | 2:20 |
Good Vibrations [EMI] [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:38 |
More Number 1 Hits of the 1950s [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll |
Nine Times Out Of Ten (Rock 'n' Roll Years 1958-1960) [2011]
Song | Duration |
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Move It [Live] [Live] | 2:12 |
100 Hits: Rock 'n' Roll Love Songs [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:21 |
Britain Is Rockin' [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:25 |
British Beat Before the Beatles 1955-1962 [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:25 |
Early Years [2010]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:24 |
High Class Baby | 2:11 |
Great British Rock 'N' Roll: Just About as Good as It Gets! [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:22 |
Original Hits of the Skiffle Explosion [2009]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:20 |
100 Hits Rock 'n' Roll [EMI] [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:38 |
101 Rock 'N' Roll Songs [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:21 |
The 50th Anniversary Album [2008]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:23 |
Living Doll | 2:37 |
40th Anniversary [DVD] [2007]
Song | Duration |
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Move It |
Capital Gold 50's Legends [2006]
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:36 |
The World Tour [DVD] [2004]
Song | Duration |
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Move It [DVD] |
The Singles Collection [2002]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:24 |
High Class Baby | 2:11 |
Living Doll | 2:41 |
40th Anniversary Complete [1999]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:23 |
High Class Baby | 2:11 |
Dynamite | 1:56 |
Travellin' Light | 2:37 |
Cliff Richard 40th Anniversary, Vol. 1: 1958-61 [1998]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:23 |
High Class Baby | 2:11 |
Dynamite | 1:56 |
Travellin' Light | 2:37 |
The Rock 'n' Roll Years 1958-1963 [1997]
Song | Duration |
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Move It [Live] [Live] | 2:07 |
Move It [Live Stereo EP Version] [Live][Version] | 2:07 |
Twenty Flight Rock | 1:44 |
British Beat Before the Beatles, Vol.3: 1958 [1993]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:22 |
40 Golden Greats [1979]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:25 |
Living Doll | 2:36 |
Blueberry Hill [Bellevue]
Song | Duration |
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Move It | 2:22 |
Hound Dog
Song | Duration |
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Living Doll | 2:39 |
Unknown Album
Song | Duration |
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Move It [Live; Live] | 2:07 |
Living Doll | 2:37 |
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