| 1962 | Hiawatha's Wedding Feast | Samuel Coleridge-Taylor; Sir Malcolm Sargent, Royal Choral Society, Philharmonia Orchestra, Richard Lewis | 1 |
| 1962 | The Crucifixion | John Stainer; Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge, Richard Lewis, Owen Brannigan, George Guest | 2 |
| 1964 | Folksongs Of The British Isles | Richard Lewis, Chamber Orchestra, Charles Mackerras | 1 |
| 1964 | The Great Moments from Die Fledermaus | Johann Strauss II; Anna Moffo, Sergio Franchi, Risë Stevens, Jeanette Scovotti, Richard Lewis, George London, John Hauxvell, Oscar Danon, Vienna State Opera Orchestra, Vienna State Opera Chorus | 2 |
| 1989 | Salome | Strauss; Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes, Richard Lewis, Regina Resnik, James King, London Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf | 2 |
| 1989 | Das Lied von der Erde | Mahler; Maureen Forrester, Richard Lewis, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner | 3 |
| 1992 | On Wenlock Edge / Job: A Masque for Dancing | Vaughan Williams; London Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Adrian Boult, Richard Lewis | 1 |
| 1999 | Grande Messe des Morts | Berlioz; Richard Lewis, Royal Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham | 1 |
| 1999 | Idomeneo | Mozart; Luciano Pavarotti, Gundula Janowitz, Richard Lewis | 1 |
| 1999 | The Dream of Gerontius | Elgar; Richard Lewis, Dame Janet Baker, Kim Borg, Hallé Choir & Sheffield Philharmonic Chorus, Ambrosian Singers, Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli | 1 |
| 2000 | Idomeneo | Mozart; Richard Lewis, Léopold Simoneau, Sena Jurinac, Lucilla Udovich, Glyndebourne Festival Chorus, Glyndebourne Festival Orchestra, John Pritchard | 1 |
| 2000 | Israel in Egypt | Handel; Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent, Elsie Morison, Monica Sinclair, Richard Lewis, Huddersfield Choral Society | 1 |
| 2000 | Requiem | Mozart; Carole Bogard, Ann Murray, Richard Lewis, Michael Rippon, Amor Artis Chorale, English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Somary | 1 |
| 2003 | Brahms: Alto Rhapsody / Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde | Brahms, Mahler; Kathleen Ferrier, Oslo Philharmonic Chorus & Orchestra, Erik Tuxen, Richard Lewis, Hallé Orchestra, John Barbirolli | 1 |
| 2006 | Messiah: Highlights | Handel; Elsie Morison, Marjorie Thomas, Richard Lewis, James Milligan, Huddersfield Choral Society, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Malcolm Sargent | 2 |
| 2011 | The Great Welsh Tenor | Richard Lewis | 1 |
| 2014 | Salome | Richard Strauss; Montserrat Caballé, Sherrill Milnes, Richard Lewis, Regina Resnik, James King, Erich Leinsdorf, London Symphony Orchestra | 1 |
| 2017 | The Impresario | Mozart; Reri Grist, Judith Raskin, Richard Lewis, Sherrill Milnes, Leo McKern, English Chamber Orchestra, André Previn | 2 |
| 2019 | Missa Solemnis | Beethoven; Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic, Eileen Farrell, Carol Smith, Richard Lewis, Kim Borg, The Westminster Choir, Warren Martin | 1 |
| — | The Dream of Gerontius | Hallé Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli, Dame Janet Baker, Richard Lewis & Edward Elgar | 1 |
