Jonathan King discography

Studio albums| 10
Compilation albums| 8
Singles| 109

This article is the discography of English singer, songwriter and producer Jonathan King.

## Albums

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### Studio albums

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Title  | Album details

|

Or Then Again… |

* Released: October 1967
* Label: Decca, Parrot
* Formats: LP

Try Something Different |

* Released: May 1972
* Label: Decca
* Formats: LP

Bubble Rock Is Here to Stay
(as Bubblerock) |

* Released: October 1972
* Label: UK
* Formats: LP

Pandora's Box |

* Released: July 1973
* Label: UK
* Formats: LP

A Rose in a Fisted Glove |

* Released: March 1975
* Label: UK
* Formats: LP

Sound 9418
(as Sound 9418) |

* Released: May 1976
* Label: UK
* Formats: LP

J.K. All the Way |

* Released: August 1976
* Label: UK
* Formats: LP

Anticloning |

* Released: 1992
* Label: Sound of Revolution
* Formats: CD

Jonathan King Presents Harry, Ron, Hermione & the Wizards |

* Released: November 1999
* Label: UK
* Formats: CD

Earth to King |

* Released: 26 March 2007
* Label: Revvolution
* Formats: 2xCD

### Compilation albums

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Title  | Album details

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Greatest Hits – Past, Present and Future |

* Released: December 1975
* Label: UK
* Formats: LP, MC

Hit Millionaire |

* Released: April 1979
* Label: Warwick
* Formats: LP, MC

The Butterfly That Stamped |

* Released: July 1989
* Label: Castle Communications
* Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP

The Many Faces of Jonathan King |

* Released: June 1993
* Label: Music Club
* Formats: CD, MC

Jonathan King's 36 Greatest Hits – Loop di Love |

* Released: 1994
* Label: Castle Communications
* Formats: 2xCD

Creations & Relations |

* Released: June 1997
* Label: Summit
* Formats: CD

Jonathan King / Hedgehoppers Anonymous |

* Released: July 2001
* Label: Wounded Bird
* Formats: CD
* Split album with Hedgehoppers Anonymous

King of Hits |

* Released: 21 September 2001
* Label: UK
* Formats: 8xCD

## Singles

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### 1960s

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Label

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|
|

[1] | AUS
[2] | CAN
[3] | IRE
[4] | NL
[5] | NZ
[6][7] | SA
[8] | US
[9]
"Everyone's Gone to the Moon" [A]
b/w "Summer's Coming" | 1965  | 4  | 44  | 2  | 10  | —  | 2  | 8  | 17  | Decca
"Green Is the Grass"
b/w "Creation" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 16  | —  | —
"Where the Sun Has Never Shone"
b/w "Don't Talk to Me of Protest" | —  | —  | 9  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 97
"Just Like a Woman"
b/w "The Land of the Golden Tree" | 1966  | 56[B] | 21  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Icicles (Fell from the Heart of a Bluebird)"
b/w "In a Hundred Years from Now" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Seagulls"
b/w "Take a Look at Yourself Babe" | 1967  | —  | 64  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Round, Round"
b/w "Time and Motion" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 122
"1968 (A Message to the Presidential Candidates)" [C]
b/w "Colloquial Sex (Legend of Today)" | 1968  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Parrot
"The Night I Chased the Women With an Eel" (as the Comedy Players)
b/w "Where the Sun Has Never Shone" | 1969  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Decca
"Love at First Sight (Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus)" (as the Jonathan King Orchestra) [D]
b/w "Another Day" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Parrot
"Marty" (as the Crew)
b/w "Time and Motion" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Plexium
"Let It All Hang Out"
b/w "Colloquial Sex (Legend of Today)" | 26  | —  | —  | —  | 28  | —  | —  | —  | Decca
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### 1970s

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Label

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[1] | AUS
[10] | BEL (FL)
[11] | BEL (WA)
[12] | GER
[13] | IRE
[4] | NL
[5] | NOR
[14]
"Cecilia" (as the Crew)
b/w "1970" | 1970  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Decca
"Million Dollar Bash"
b/w "City of Angels" | —  | —  | 11  | 49  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Cherry, Cherry"
b/w "Gay Girl" | 54[B] | —  | 7  | 48  | —  | —  | 15  | —
"It's the Same Old Song" (as the Weathermen)
b/w "Why Should I Fight!" | 19  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | B&C
"Baby You've Been on My Mind" (as Nemo)
b/w "In the Summertime" | 1971  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Parlophone
"Sugar Sugar" (as Sakkarin)
b/w "Main Line Lady" | 12  | —  | —  | —  | 21  | 20  | —  | —  | RCA Victor
"Lazybones"
b/w "I Just Want to Say "Thank You"" | 23  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Decca
"Honey Bee (Keep on Stinging Me)" (as the Weathermen)
b/w "Anarchy Rock" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | B&C
"Hang On Sloopy" (as Sakkarin)
b/w "What You Think Is Just a Joke (Is America Today)" | —  | —  | —  | —  | 38  | —  | —  | —  | RCA Victor
"Fine Together Stomp" (as the Weathermen)
b/w "Fred Parsons, Jim Flynn, Waxie Maxie, Lee Gopthal, Old Uncle Clive Crawley and All" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | B&C
"Johnny Reggae" (as the Piglets)
b/w "Backing Track" | 3  | —  | —  | —  | 19  | 10  | 8  | —  | Bell
"Hooked on a Feeling"
b/w "I Don't Want to Be Gay" | 23  | —  | 8  | 24  | —  | —  | 7  | —  | Decca
"Silver Canon" (as Sakkarin)
b/w "Silver Story" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | RCA Victor
"The Sun Has Got His Hat On" (as Nemo)
b/w "Bernie's Song" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Parlophone
"Girl I've Got News for You" (as Robin Jack)
b/w "I Love You" | 1972  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Bell
"Flirt!"
b/w "Hey Jim" | 22  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 16  | —  | —  | Decca
"Baby Love" (as the Piglets)
b/w "My Fault" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Bell
"Who's Been Polishing the Sun" (as Nemo)
b/w "Vo-Dee-O-Do" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Parlophone
"It's a Tall Order for a Short Guy"
b/w "Learned Tax Counsel" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | UK
"This Is Reggae" (as the Piglets)
b/w "Blanket Coverage" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Loop di Love" (as Shag)
b/w "Lay It Down" | 4  | 53  | —  | —  | —  | 4  | —  | 6
"The Official Munich Olympic Games Theme 1972?" (as the Athletes Foot)
b/w "The Official Munich Olympic Games Theme 1972 Backwards?" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"You Were on My Mind" (as the Sun Singers)
b/w "Sunshine Hootenanny" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock" (as Bubblerock)
b/w "Bubblerock Is Here to Stay" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Vulture Stomp" (as the Scavengers Otherwise Known as Shag)
b/w "Shag" | 1973  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"I'll Slap Your Face" (as A Handful of Cheek)
b/w "Cheek" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Mary, My Love"
b/w "A Little Bit Left or Right" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"The Return of the Red Baron" (as the Baron's Supporters)
b/w "Summer Concerto" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Bongo Rock" (as Shag)
b/w "Clap and Shout" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" (as Bubblerock)
b/w "Bubblerock Is Here to Stay" | 29  | 59  | —  | —  | —  | 9  | —  | —
"A Modest Proposal (Swift's Song)"
b/w "The Kung Fu Anthem" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Get Off of My Cloud" (as Bubblerock)
b/w "People Don't Like Me" | 1974  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"People Will Say We're in Love" (as Bubblerock)
b/w "People Don't Like Me" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Help Me Make It Through the Night" (with Eiri Thrasher)
b/w "Colloquial Sex (Lawrence's Song)" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Twist and Shout" (as Bubblerock)
b/w "I'll Slap Your Face" | 1975  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"If You Wanna Be Happy" (as Sloply Bellywell)
b/w "Summer Concerto" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"A Free Man in Paris"
b/w "The True Story of Molly Malone" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"The Way You Look Tonight"
b/w "The True Story of Molly Malone" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Chick-A-Boom (Don't Ya Jes' Love It)" (as 53rd and 3rd featuring the Sound of Shag)
b/w "Kingmaker" | 36  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Una Paloma Blanca (White Dove)"
b/w "Inpraiseofuk" | 5  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 15  | —  | —
"Why Can't We Be Friends" (as 53rd and 3rd featuring the Sound of Shag)
b/w "Here's Looking at You, Kid (C'mon Kid)" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Baby, the Rain Must Fall"
b/w "A Very, Very Melancholy Man" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Desiderata" (as David)
b/w "David's Theme" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"In the Mood" (as Sound 9418)
b/w "Jimmy's Theme" | 1976  | 46  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"The Happy People Song"
b/w "I've Never Seen a Woman" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Little Latin Lupe Lu"
b/w "Sex Appeal" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Stranger on the Shore" (as Sound 9418)
b/w "Everyone's Gone to the Moon" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Everybody" (as 53rd and 3rd featuring the Sound of Shag)
b/w "I May Be Young" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"He's So Fine"
b/w "The King of the Hooks" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"The Yam" (as Sound 9418)
b/w "I'll Slap Your Face" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"It Only Takes a Minute" (as One Hundred Ton and a Feather)
b/w "Last Tune, This June" | 9  | —  | —  | —  | —  | 10  | —  | —
"The Lonely Bull Meets La Bamba and Lives" (as Sound 9418)
b/w "Sex Appeal" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Mississippi"
b/w "The Littlest Greatest Love" | 55[B] | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Don't Forget Me When You're on Your Island" (as One Hundred Ton and a Feather)
b/w "Let's Not Get Dirty" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"When I Was a Star"
b/w "The Littlest Greatest Love" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"I'm Gonna Change" (as Sound 9418)
b/w "Sex Appeal" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"When a Child Is Born" (as One Hundred Ton and a Feather)
b/w "Love Around" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Just to Be Close to You" (as One Hundred Ton and a Feather)
b/w "Love Around" | 1977  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Pye
"Sweet Surrender" (as Sean)
b/w "Song for Chris" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Ember
"Can't Get It Out of My Head" (as One Hundred Ton and a Feather)
b/w "Double One" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Pye
"Gonna Fix You Good" (as Joker)
b/w "Praise You DJ" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Paladin
"Rose Marie" (as Peacock)
b/w "Peacock's Theme" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | United Artists
"God Save the Sex Pistols" (as Elizabeth)
b/w "Silver Story" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Creole
"Love Catechism" (as J and J)
b/w "Speak Your Own Love" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | GTO
"Star Ladies" (as Star Ladies)
b/w "Star Ladies" (Instrumental) | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Anchor
"I'm on My Way" (as the House of Lords)
b/w "The House of Commons" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Creole
"Old DJ's (Playing New Sounds)"
b/w "I'm the One" | 1978  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Epic
"Just One Cornetto" (as Count Giovanni Di Regina)
b/w "JK Rules Forever" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Magnet
"One for You, One for Me"
b/w "Cryin' Again" | 29  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | GTO
"Lick a Smurp for Christmas (All Fall Down)" (as Father Abraphart and the Smurps)
b/w "Sing Your Own Smurp" | 58  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Magnet
"Amazing Grace" (as Sally)
b/w "Monotony" | 1979  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | UK
"You're the Greatest Lover"
b/w "The Death of the Last Unicorn" | 67  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Way Down Yonder in New Orleans" (as Sean Hoff and the Shotguns)
b/w "H. H. Blues" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Pepper
"Do You Want to Know a Secret" (as One Hundred Ton and a Feather)
b/w "Carole's Song" | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —
"Gloria"
b/w "Mental Diseases" | 65  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | —  | Ariola
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

### 1980s–present

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart positions  | Label

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[1]
"It's Illegal, It's Immoral, It's Unhealthy, but It's Fun"
b/w "Sing Your Own Immorality" | 1980  | —  | WEA
"I'll Slap Your Face (Entertainment U.S.A. Theme)"
b/w "Mental Diseases" | 1983  | —  | Epic
"Space Oddity / Major Tom (Coming Home)"
b/w "I'll Slap Your Face (Entertainment U.S.A. Theme)" | 1984  | 77
"No Speed Limit"
b/w "I'll Slap Your Face (Entertainment U.S.A. Theme)" | 1985  | —
"It's All in the Game" (as the Man)
b/w "Game, Set and Match" | 1986  | —  | RCA
"Gimme Some"
b/w "Crying Again" | —  | 10
"I'll Slap Your Face" (reissue)
b/w "No Speed Limit" | 1987  | 99  | BBC
"Wild World"
b/w "Ways to Be Wicked" | —  | UK
"Let It All Hang Out '90" (as JK25)
b/w "They Kill Our Raves" | 1990  | 97  | MCA
"Music Music Music"
b/w "Serious Jake One" | 1993  | —  | Chrysalis
"Doggy (Who Let the Dogs Out)" (as Fatt Jakk and His Pack of Pets) | 1999  | —  | All Around the World
"The Silver Stoat"  | 2006  | —  | Revvolution
"Riding a Reindeer"  | 2007  | —
"Rock Star"  | 2008  | —
"Wilde About Boys"  | —
"The JK Olympic Games Theme 2008"  | —
"Deck of Cards"  | 2009  | —
"Insha Allah"  | 2012  | —
"Figlio Bambino"  | —
"We Can't Let Maggie Go" (with the Faithful) | 2013  | —
"The Lockdown Is Over (The Sun Has Got His Hat On)" (featuring Nemo) | 2020  | —
"WAYS2021"  | 2021  | —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

## As producer (selective)

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Title  | Year  | Peak chart
positions  | Artist

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"Gotta Tell" [E]
b/w "When I Come to You" | 1965  | —  | Terry Ward (With the Bumblies)
"It's Good News Week"
b/w "Afraid of Love" | 5  | Hedgehoppers Anonymous
"Don't Push Me"
b/w "Please Don't Hurt Your Heart for Me" | —[F]
"Daytime"
b/w "Remember" | 1966  | 57[B] | Hedgehoppers Anonymous
"The Silent Sun"
b/w "That's Me" | 1968  | —  | Genesis
"A Winter's Tale"
b/w "One Eyed Hound" | —
"Where the Sour Turns to Sweet"
b/w "In Hiding" | 1969  | —
"Leap Up and Down (Wave Your Knickers in the Air)"
b/w "How You Gonna Tell Me" | 1971  | 12  | St Cecelia
"Keep On Dancing"
b/w "Alright" | 9  | Bay City Rollers
"Don't Let Him Touch You"
b/w "Rainy Day" | 1972  | 35  | The Angelettes
"We Can Make Music"
b/w "Jenny" | —  | Bay City Rollers
"Gimme Some"
b/w "Changing My Life Won't Do" | 1977  | 14  | Brendon
"Growin' Up"
b/w "A Hobo's Life" | —  | Alvin Stardust
"Rock Me"
b/w "Living on Love" | 57[B] | Brendon
"Marmacita"
b/w "Remembered Memory" | —  | Guys 'n' Dolls
"Edge of a Broken Heart"
b/w "Don't Forget Me When You're on Your Island" | 1987  | 95  | Briar
"The Brits 1990 Dance Medley" (executive producer)
b/w "Satisfaction" | 1990  | 2  | Various artists
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

## Notes

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1. ^ All copies of this single, in all territories and on all labels, spell the artist's first name (a stage name) as Johnathan. For all later singles, the spelling was rendered as Jonathan.
2. ^ a b c d e Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
3. ^ "1968 (A Message to the Presidential Candidates)" was only released as a single in the US.
4. ^ "Love at First Sight (Je T'Aime... Moi Non Plus)" was only released as a single in the US.
5. ^ Both sides of this Terry Ward record were written and produced by King, using his real name Kenneth King.
6. ^ "Don't Push Me" did not enter the UK Singles Chart (Record Retailer), but did peak at number 48 on the Melody Maker chart.

## References

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1. ^ a b c
* For all releases as Jonathan King, except those noted belew: "JONATHAN KING | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as the Weathermen: "WEATHERMEN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as Sakkarin: "SAKKARIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as the Piglets: "PIGLETS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as Shag: "SHAG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as Bubblerock: "BUBBLEROCK | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as 53rd and 3rd featuring the Sound of Shag: "53RD AND 3RD FEATURING THE SOUND OF SHAG | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as Sound 9418: "SOUND 9418 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as One Hundred Ton and a Feather: "100 TON AND A FEATHER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as Father Abraphart and the Smurps: "FATHER ABRAPHART & THE SMURPS | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
* For releases as JK25: "JK25 | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
2. ^ Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book 1940–1969. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
3. ^ "RPM Top singles search results". Library and Archives Canada. 17 July 2013.
4. ^ a b "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
5. ^ a b "Discografie Jonathan King - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
6. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
7. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search listener". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
8. ^ "flavour of new zealand - search lever". www.flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
9. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2009). Top Pop Singles 1955–2008. Record Research. p. 536\. ISBN 9780898201802.
10. ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
11. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
12. ^ "ultratop.be - ULTRATOP BELGIAN CHARTS". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
13. ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
14. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Jonathan King". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 14 October 2022.

## External links

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* Jonathan King discography at Discogs