Don McLean discography
The discography of American singer Don McLean consists of 21 studio albums, four live albums, nine compilation albums, and 16 singles.
| Don McLean discography | |
|---|---|
 Don McLean performing in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 21 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Singles | 16 |
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS[1] | CAN | UK | ||
| 1970 | TapestryA | 111 | 22 | — | 16 |
| 1971 | American Pie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1972 | Don McLean | 23 | 15 | 15 | — |
| 1973 | Playin' Favorites | — | 22 | — | 42 |
| 1974 | Homeless Brother | 120 | 65 | — | — |
| 1977 | Prime Time | — | — | — | — |
| 1978 | Chain LightningB | 28 | 41 | 25 | 19 |
| 1981 | Believers | 156 | 15 | — | — |
| 1987 | Love Tracks | — | — | — | — |
| 1989 | For the Memories Vols I & II | — | — | — | — |
| And I Love You So (UK Release) | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Headroom | — | — | — | — |
| 1991 | Christmas | — | — | — | — |
| 1995 | The River of Love | — | — | — | — |
| 1997 | Christmas Dreams | — | — | — | — |
| 2001 | Sings Marty Robbins | — | — | — | — |
| 2003 | You've Got to Share: Songs for Children | — | — | — | — |
| The Western Album | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Rearview Mirror: An American Musical Journey | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | Addicted to Black | — | — | — | — |
| 2018 | Botanical Gardens | — | — | — | — |
- ATapestry did not chart in Australia or The UK until 1972 after the success of American Pie.
- BChain Lightning also peaked at #3 on the RPM Country Albums chart in Canada.
Live albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Solo |
| 1982 | Dominion |
| 2001 | Starry Starry Night |
| 2014 | Don McLean: Live in Manchester (2CD/DVD) |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart Positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS[1][2] | ||
| 1980 | The Very Best of Don McLean | 2 |
| 1987 | For the Memories | 63 |
| 1987 | Don McLean's Greatest Hits · Then & Now | — |
| 1991 | The Best of Don McLean | — |
| 1992 | Favorites and Rarities | — |
| 2000 | American Pie - The Greatest Hits | — |
| 2002 | Classic Collection | 57 |
| 2003 | Legendary Songs of Don McLean | — |
| 2004 | Christmastime! | — |
| 2007 | The Legendary Don McLean | — |
| 2008 | American Pie & Other Hits | — |
| 2012 | American Troubadour | — |
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions[3][4] | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US AC | US Country | AUS[1] | CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | UK | |||
| 1971 | "Castles in the Air"A | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tapestry |
| "American Pie" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | American Pie | |
| 1972 | "Vincent" | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 1 | |
| 1973 | "Dreidel" | 21 | 7 | — | 34 | 16 | 5 | — | — | Don McLean |
| "If We Try" | 58 | 12 | — | 9 | 82 | 22 | — | — | ||
| "Everyday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | Playin' Favorites | |
| 1974 | "Mountains o' Mourne" | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Fool's Paradise" | 107 | 25 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | ||
| 1975 | "Wonderful Baby" | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Homeless Brother |
| 1980 | "Crying" | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | Chain Lightning |
| 1981 | "Since I Don't Have You" | 23 | 6 | 68 | — | 45 | 2 | — | — | |
| "It's Just the Sun" | 83 | 20 | — | 92 | — | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Castles in the Air" | 36 | 7 | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | 47 | Believers | |
| 1987 | "He's Got You" | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Then & Now |
| "You Can't Blame the Train" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | Love Tracks | |
| 1988 | "Love in My Heart" | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | "American Pie" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | The Best of Don McLean |
- Notes
- A The original version of "Castles in the Air" was included on the Tapestry album. In February 1971, it was released as the first single from the album and reached No. 40 on the Billboard Easy Listening / Adult Contemporary chart. After the success of the "American Pie" single, "Castles in the Air" was included as the B-side to its follow-up, "Vincent", and received enough radio airplay to reach the Hot 100 chart as a "flip". McLean's 1981 version of the song, a slower ballad version of the more mid- to up-tempo original, first appeared on his album Believers, and later replaced the original version on some copies of Tapestry.
Rarities
| Year | Title | Additional information |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "The Flight of Dragons" | This song was recorded for the film The Flight of Dragons in the early 1980s. |
| 1994 | "Vincent" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III[5] |
References
- Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 187. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- Don McLean US chart info AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- Don McLean UK chart positions OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
- "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume III: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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