Don McLean discography

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Don McLean discography
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Don McLean performing in 2009
Studio albums22
Live albums4
Compilation albums9
Singles16

The discography of American singer Don McLean consists of 22 studio albums, four live albums, nine compilation albums, and 16 singles.

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 — — — —
2020 Still Playin' Favorites — — — —
  • 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

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 — 56B 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 — — — — — 60B 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.
  • B Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".

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[]

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  3. ^ Don McLean US chart info AllMusic.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  4. ^ Don McLean UK chart positions OfficialCharts.com. Retrieved 22 June 2009.
  5. ^ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume III: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-23.
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