Don McLean discography
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The discography of American singer Don McLean consists of 20 studio albums, four live albums, 11 compilation albums, and 16 singles.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN |
UK [3] | |||
| 1970 | TapestryTemplate:Efn-ua | 111 | 22 | — | 16 | |
| 1971 | American Pie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1972 | Don McLean | 23 | 15 | 15 | — | |
| 1973 | Playin' Favorites | — | 22 | — | 42 | |
| 1974 | Homeless Brother | 120 | 65 | — | — | |
| 1977 | Prime Time | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Chain LightningTemplate:Efn-ua | 28 | 41 | 25 | 19 | |
| 1981 | Believers | 156 | 15 | — | — | |
| 1987 | Love Tracks | — | — | — | — | |
| 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 | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Still Playin' Favorites | — | — | — | — | |
| 2024 | American Boys | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1976 | Solo |
| 1982 | Dominion |
| 2001 | Starry, Starry Night |
| 2014 | Don McLean: Live in Manchester |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [2][7] |
UK [3] | |||||
| 1980 | The Very Best of Don McLean | 2 | 4 | |||
| 1986 | For the Memories | 63 | — | |||
| 1987 | Don McLean's Greatest Hits · Then & Now | — | — | |||
| 1989 | For the Memories Vols I & II | — | — | |||
| And I Love You So | — | — | ||||
| 1991 | The Best of Don McLean | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Classics | — | — | |||
| 1992 | Favorites and Rarities | — | — | |||
| 2000 | American Pie – The Greatest Hits | — | 30 |
| ||
| 2002 | Classic Collection | 57 | — | |||
| 2003 | Legendary Songs of Don McLean | — | 71 | |||
| 2004 | Christmastime! | — | — | |||
| 2007 | The Legendary Don McLean | — | — | |||
| 2008 | American Pie & Other Hits | — | — | |||
| 2012 | American Troubadour | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
US A/C [1] |
US Cou. [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN |
CAN A/C |
CAN Cou. |
UK [3] |
IRL [12] | ||||
| 1971 | "Castles in the Air"Template:Efn-ua | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tapestry | |
| "American Pie" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | American Pie | ||
| 1972 | "Vincent" | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1973 | "And I Love You So" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tapestry | |
| "Dreidel" | 21 | 7 | — | 34 | 16 | 5 | — | 56Template:Efn-ua | — | Don McLean | ||
| "If We Try" | 58 | 12 | — | 9 | 82 | 22 | — | — | — | |||
| "Everyday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | Playin' Favorites | ||
| 1974 | "Mountains o' Mourne" | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | ||
| "Fool's Paradise" | 107 | 25 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | |||
| "La La Love You" | —Template:Efn-ua | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Homeless Brother | ||
| 1975 | "Wonderful Baby" | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 60Template:Efn-ua | — | ||
| 1980 | "Crying" | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
|
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| 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"Template:Efn-ua | 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 | 9 | The Best of Don McLean | |
| 2012 | "American Pie" (2nd reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
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[17] |
Notes
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