Carly Simon discography
This article is about Carly Simon's solo career. For her early works with sister Lucy Simon, see The Simon Sisters.
| Carly Simon discography | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Simon at the 1989 Academy Awards (March 1989) | |
| Studio albums | 23 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 9 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Singles | 41 |
| Soundtrack albums | 4 |
| No. 1 Singles | 2 |
The discography of Carly Simon, an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author, consists of 23 studio albums, 1 live album, 9 compilation albums, 2 holiday albums, 4 soundtrack albums, and 41 singles, on Elektra Records, Warner Bros. Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Rhino Entertainment, Columbia Records, Hear Music, and Iris Records, with special releases on Qwest Records, Angel Records, and Walt Disney Records. This list includes all live and studio albums, and the motion picture soundtracks list includes albums containing more than 50% of Simon's music.
Simon has 5 Platinum certified albums, which includes a live album and a multi-platinum greatest hits collection, and 3 Gold certified albums. All but 3 of her studio albums have charted on the Billboard 200, with 12 charting in the Top 40, and 5 in the Top 10. Two of her compilation albums have also charted in the Top 40. Apart from her album success, she also has amassed 24 Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, with 13 of them hitting the Top 40, and 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart charting singles, all charting in the Top 40. Four of her singles have been certified Gold by the RIAA; You're So Vain, Mockingbird (with James Taylor), Nobody Does It Better, and Jesse.
Simon has recorded four concert films. Live from Martha's Vineyard was recorded in 1987, and broadcast as an HBO special. Carly in Concert – My Romance followed in 1990, also an HBO special. Live at Grand Central was an unannounced concert recorded for Lifetime in 1995. A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 was recorded in the fall of 2005, and was broadcast on various PBS stations that December. See "Video albums" section below for home video release information.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
JPN [4] |
UK [5] | ||||||||||
| 1971 | Carly Simon | 30 | 55 | 17 | — | — | ||||||||
Anticipation
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30 | 12 | 36 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1972 | No Secrets
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 1974 | Hotcakes
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3 | 9 | 7 | 39 | 19 |
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| 1975 | Playing Possum
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10 | 25 | 22 | 70 | — | ||||||||
| 1976 | Another Passenger
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29 | 44 | 44 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1978 | Boys in the Trees
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10 | 27 | 4 | — | — |
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| 1979 | Spy
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45 | 33 | 56 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | Come Upstairs
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36 | 43 | 86 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1981 | Torch
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50 | 77 | 50 | 56 | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | Hello Big Man
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69 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | Spoiled Girl
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88 | 97 | 96 | — | — | ||||||||
| 1987 | Coming Around Again
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25 | 24 | 57 | — | 25 | ||||||||
| 1990 | My Romance
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46 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
Have You Seen Me Lately
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60 | — | 64 | — | — | |||||||||
| 1993 | Romulus Hunt: A Family Opera
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— | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1994 | Letters Never Sent
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129 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1997 | Film Noir
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84 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2000 | The Bedroom Tapes
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90 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2005 | Moonlight Serenade
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7 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2007 | Into White
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13 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2008 | This Kind of Love
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15 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 2009 | Never Been Gone
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134 | — | — | — | 45 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
UK [5] | |||||||||||
| 1975 | The Best of Carly Simon | 17 | 42 | 40 | — | |||||||||
| 1995 | Clouds in My Coffee
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— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better
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— | — | — | 22 |
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| 2002 | Anthology
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— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2004 | Reflections: Carly Simon's Greatest Hits
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22 | — | — | 25 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Carly Simon Collector's Edition
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— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2011 | Original Album Series
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— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2014 | Playlist: The Very Best of Carly Simon | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2015 | Songs From The Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection
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— | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] |
UK [5] | |||
| 1988 | Greatest Hits Live | 87 | 49 | |
Holiday albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| US Holiday | ||
| 2002 | Christmas Is Almost Here | 49 |
| 2003 | Christmas Is Almost Here Again
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Soundtrack albums
| Year | Album |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) |
| 1992 | This Is My Life (Music From The Motion Picture)
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| 2003 | Piglet's Big Movie (Soundtrack)
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| 2005 | The Best of Pooh and Heffalumps, Too
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Other albums
| Year | Album | Chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| US | ||
| 1980 | In Harmony: A Sesame Street Record
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156 |
| 1982 | In Harmony 2
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Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US BB Pop [9] |
US CB Pop [10] |
US A/C [9] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
IRE [11] |
UK [5] | ||||||||
| 1971 | "That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" | 10 | 9 | 6 | 62 | 15 | — | — | Carly Simon | |||||
| "Anticipation" | 13 | 10 | 3 | 64 | 9 | — | — | Anticipation | ||||||
| 1972 | "Legend in Your Own Time" | 50 | 61 | 11 | 86 | 39 | — | — | ||||||
| "I've Got to Have You" | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
| "You're So Vain" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | No Secrets | ||||||
| 1973 | "The Right Thing to Do"/"We Have No Secrets" | 17 | 10 | 4 | — | 20 | — | 17 | ||||||
| 1974 | "Mockingbird" (with James Taylor) | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | — | 34 | Hotcakes | |||||
| "Haven't Got Time for the Pain" | 14 | 7 | 2 | 74 | 5 | — | — | |||||||
| 1975 | "Attitude Dancing" | 21 | 25 | 18 | 70 | 21 | — | — | Playing Possum | |||||
| "Waterfall" | 78 | 76 | 21 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "More and More" | 94 | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1976 | "It Keeps You Runnin'" | 46 | 49 | 27 | — | 47 | — | — | Another Passenger | |||||
| "Half a Chance" | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1977 | "Nobody Does It Better" | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 7 | The Spy Who Loved Me | |||||
| 1978 | "You Belong to Me" | 6 | 9 | 4 | 47 | 5 | — | — | Boys in the Trees | |||||
| "Devoted to You" (with James Taylor) [A] | 36 | 48 | 2 | — | 50 | — | — | |||||||
| "Tranquillo (Melt My Heart)" | — | 86 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1979 | "Vengeance" | 48 | 52 | — | 90 | 94 | — | — | Spy | |||||
| "Spy" | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1980 | "Jesse" | 11 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 12 | — | — | Come Upstairs | |||||
| "Take Me as I Am" | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | "Hurt" | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Torch | |||||
| 1982 | "Why" | 74 | 73 | — | — | — | 15 | 10 | Soup for One | |||||
| 1983 | "You Know What to Do" | 83 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | Hello Big Man | |||||
| "Kissing with Confidence" (with Will Powers) [B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | Dancing for Mental Health (by Will Powers) | ||||||
| 1985 | "Tired of Being Blonde" | 70 | 63 | 34 | 95 | — | — | — | Spoiled Girl | |||||
| "My New Boyfriend" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1986 | "Coming Around Again" | 18 | 30 | 5 | 29 | 38 | 5 | 10 | Coming Around Again | |||||
| 1987 | "Give Me All Night" | 61 | 70 | 5 | — | 87 | — | 98 | ||||||
| "The Stuff That Dreams Are Made Of" | — | — | 8 | — | — | 28 | 99 | |||||||
| "All I Want Is You" | 54 | 68 | 7 | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1988 | "You're So Vain" (live version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 96 | Greatest Hits Live | |||||
| 1989 | "Let the River Run" | 49 | 51 | 11 | 91 | — | — | 79 | Working Girl (Original Soundtrack Album) | |||||
| "Why" (extended version) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | Single only | ||||||
| 1990 | "Better Not Tell Her" | — | 103 | 4 | — | — | — | — | Have You Seen Me Lately | |||||
| 1991 | "Holding Me Tonight" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "You're So Vain" (re-release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | No Secrets | ||||||
| 1992 | "Love of My Life" | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | This Is My Life | |||||
| 2001 | "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" (with Janet Jackson featuring Missy Elliott) [C] |
28 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 13 | All for You (by Janet Jackson) | |||||
| 2005 | "Let It Snow" | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | Singles only | |||||
| 2006 | "Best of Friends" (with Livingston Taylor) | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
- Notes
- A "Devoted to You" also peaked at #33 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. It also charted Cash Box Country at #36.
- B Simon sang uncredited co-lead vocals on "Kissing with Confidence".
- C "Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)" also peaked at #26 on the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart and at #7 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart.
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live from Martha's Vineyard | |
| Carly in Concert – My Romance |
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| Live at Grand Central |
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| Live from Martha's Vinyard (re-release) |
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| A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 |
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References
- 1 2 3 "US Albums Charts > Carly Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- 1 2 3 David Kent (1993). Australian Charts Book 1970—1992. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- 1 2 3 "CAN Charts > Carly Simon". RPM. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ↑ Oricon Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. 2006. ISBN 4-87131-077-9.
- 1 2 3 4 "UK Charts > Carly Simon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "US Certifications > Carly Simon". Recording Industry Association of America. Archived from the original on 2013-02-25. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "UK Certified Awards Search > Carly Simon". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
- 1 2 3 "CAN Certifications > Carly Simon". Music Canada. Archived from the original on 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- 1 2 "US Singles Charts > Carly Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 2012-02-20.
- ↑ http://50.6.195.142/archives/70s_files/70s.html
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-06-03. Retrieved 2015-01-11.
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