John Lennon discography

John Lennon discography

Lennon rehearsing "Give Peace a Chance" in Montreal, Canada in 1969
Releases
↙Studio albums 8
↙Live albums 2
↙Compilation albums 17
↙Singles 21
↙Experimental albums 3

John Lennon was an English singer-songwriter and was one of four members of the band The Beatles. His studio album discography begins with Plastic Ono Band from 1970, his first album release after the break-up of the Beatles, three previous albums done in collaboration with Yoko Ono issued in the 1960s designated as experimental.

Contents

Albums

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 UK
[2]		 AUS
[3]		 CAN
[4]		 FRA
[5]		 GER
[6]		 ITA
[7]		 JPN
[8]		 NLD
[9]		 NOR
[10]
1970 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 11 December 1970
 6 8 3 2 — 39 8 5 1 4
[11]
1971 Imagine
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 9 September 1971 (US)
    8 October 1971 (UK)
 1 1 1 2 5 10 1 1 1 1
  • US: 2× Platinum[12]
1972 Some Time in New York City
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 12 June 1972 (US)
    15 September 1972 (UK)
 48 11 10 — — — 6 15 — 2
1973 Mind Games
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 16 November 1973
 9 13 8 28 — — 14 6 7 7
1974 Walls and Bridges
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 4 October 1974
 1 6 4 1 — 41 11 14 16 3
1975 Rock 'n' Roll
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 21 February 1975
 6 6 5 5 3 37 12 15 — 9
1980 Double Fantasy
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Geffen
  • Released: 17 November 1980
 1 1 1 1 2 2 6 2 4 1
1984 Milk and Honey
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Polydor
  • Released: 27 January 1984
 11 3 4 15 10 20 16 3 4 7

Experimental albums

Year Album US
1968 Unfinished Music No.1: Two Virgins
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 29 November 1968
 124
1969 Unfinished Music No.2: Life with the Lions
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Zapple
  • Released: 9 May 1969
 174
Wedding Album
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 7 November 1969
 178

Live albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholdes)
US
[1]		 UK
[2]		 AUS
[17]		 CAN
[4]		 FRA
[5]		 JPN
[8]		 NOR
[10]		 SWE
[18]
1969 Live Peace in Toronto 1969
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 12 December 1969
 10 — 7 — — 29 19 —
1986 Live in New York City 41 55 66 33 33 13 — 12
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certification
(sales thresholds)
US
[1]		 UK
[2]		 AUS
[3][19]		 AUT
[20]		 CAN
[4][21]		 GER
[6]		 JPN
[8]		 NLD
[9]		 NOR
[10]		 SWE
[18]
1975 Shaved Fish
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 24 October 1975
 12 8 8 5 70 37 22 5 9 28
1982 The John Lennon Collection 33 1 1 — 29 62 8 32 1 4
1986 Menlove Ave.
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Released: 3 November 1986
 127 — — — 92 — 32 — — —
1988 Imagine: John Lennon
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Released: 10 October 1988
 31 64 14 — — — 14 — — —
1990 Lennon
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Released: 30 October 1990
 — — 39 — — — 53 — — —
1997 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Released: 27 October 1997 (UK), 24 February 1998 (US)
 65 3 37 5 — 11 46 85 39 28
1998 John Lennon Anthology 99 64 — — 86 — 30 — — —
Wonsaponatime
  • Label: Capitol/EMI
  • Released: 2 November 1998
 — 76 83 — — — 57 — — —
2001 Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits
  • Label: Timeless/Traditions Alive Music
  • Released: 1 February 2002
 — — — — — — — — — —
2004 Acoustic
  • Label: Capitol/EMI
  • Released: 1 November 2004
 31 133 — — — — 23 — — —
2005 Peace, Love & Truth
  • Label: EMI
  • Released: 4 August 2005
 — — — — — — — — — —
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
  • Label: Parlophone/Capitol/EMI
  • Released: 3 October 2005
 135 11 — 22 — — 39 52 13 17
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon
  • Label: Parlophone/EMI/Capitol
  • Released: 25 September 2006
 — — — — — — — — — —
Remember
(Starbucks-released compilation)
  • Label: EMI/Starbucks
  • Released: 2006
 44 — — — — — — — — —
2010 Gimme Some Truth
  • Label: Capitol
  • Released: 5 October 2010
 196 — — — — — 71 — — —
Power to the People: The Hits
  • Label: Capitol
  • Released: 5 October 2010
 24 15 10 — 7 33 25 64 — 33
John Lennon Signature Box
  • Label: Capitol
  • Released: 5 October 2010
 148 — — — — 30 21 88 — 40
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
UK
[2]		 US
[1]		 CAN
[26]		 AUS
[17]		 GER
 AUT
[20]		 SWI
[27]		 JPN
[28]
1969 "Give Peace a Chance" 2 14 8[29] 6[30] 4 — — 81 non-album single
"Cold Turkey" 12 30 30[31] 25[30] — — — 91 non-album single
1970 "Instant Karma! (We All Shine On)" 5 3 2 6 7 — 31 58 non-album single
"Mother" — 43 12 57 26 — 3 30 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
1971 "Power to the People" 6 11 4 21 7 — 5 66 non-album single
"Imagine" 1 3 1 1 — — — 14 Imagine
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" 2 — 43 9 45 — — 30 non-album single
1972 "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" — 57 73 — — — — 38 Some Time in New York City
1973 "Mind Games" 26 18 11 16 37 — — 46 Mind Games
1974 "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" 36 1 2 34 42 — — 72 Walls and Bridges
1975 "#9 Dream" 23 9 35 — — — — 97
"Stand by Me" 30 20 13 61 22 19 — 74 Rock 'n' Roll
1980 "(Just Like) Starting Over" 1 1 1 1 4 1 1 37 Double Fantasy
1981 "Woman" 1 2 1 4 4 3 2 —
"Watching the Wheels" 30 10 3 45 46 4 6 —
1982 "Love" 41 — — 94 — — — 58 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
1984 "Nobody Told Me" 6 5 4 6 25 — — — Milk and Honey
"Borrowed Time" 32 108 — — — — — —
"I'm Stepping Out" 88 55 — — — — — —
"Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" — — — — — — — — Every Man Has a Woman
1985 "Jealous Guy" 65 80 — — — — — — Imagine
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Music videos

Year Title Director
1969 "Give Peace a Chance" ???
"Cold Turkey" ???
1970 "Working Class Hero" ???
"Mother" ???
1971 "Imagine" ???
"Happy Xmas (War is Over)" ???
1973 "Mind Games" ???
1975 "Stand by Me" ???
1980 "(Just Like) Starting Over" ???
1981 "Watching the Wheels" ???
"Woman" ???
1982 "Love" ???

See also

Notes

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  11. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian harts portal". VG-lista. http://norwegiancharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=1971&date=197108&cat=a. Retrieved 2011-09-17. NOTE: Reference mistakenly indicates "Some Time in New York City" was placed at number-four on the chart, but it was not recorded as of 1971
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  23. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". http://www.ifpi.no/sok/lst_trofeer_sok.asp?type=artist. Retrieved 14 November 2010. 
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John Lennon
Studio albums
With Yoko Ono
Live albums
Compilations
Soundtracks
Box sets
Books
Films
How I Won the War (1967) · Two Virgins (1968) · No. 5 (1968) · Honeymoon (1969) · Freedom (1970) · Fly (1970) · Legs (1970)  · Apotheosis (1970) · Erection (1971) · Imagine (1972) · Dynamite Chicken (1972) · Oh! Calcutta! (1972) · John and Yoko: A Love Story (1985) · Imagine: John Lennon (1988) · Two of Us (2000) · In His Life: The John Lennon Story (2000) · The U.S. vs. John Lennon (2006) · The Killing of John Lennon (2006) · Chapter 27 (2007) · I Met the Walrus (2007) · Nowhere Boy (2009) · Lennon Naked (2010)
Family
Alfred Lennon (father) · Julia Lennon (mother) · Mimi Smith (aunt) · George Smith (uncle) · Julia Baird (half-sister) · Cynthia Lennon (1st wife) · Julian Lennon (1st son) · Yoko Ono (2nd wife) · Sean Lennon (2nd son)
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John Lennon singles discography
1960s
1969: "Give Peace a Chance" / "Remember Love" · "Cold Turkey" / "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow)"
1970s
1970: "Instant Karma!" / "Who Has Seen the Wind?" · "Mother" / "Why"
1971: "Power to the People" / "Open Your Box" (UK) · "Power to the People" / "Touch Me" (US)  · "Imagine" / "It's So Hard" (US)  · "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" / "Listen, the Snow Is Falling"
1972: "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" / "Sisters O Sisters"
1973: "Mind Games" / "Meat City"
1974: "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" / "Beef Jerky"
1975: "#9 Dream" / "What You Got"  · "Stand by Me" / "Move Over Ms. L" (UK) · "Imagine" / "Working Class Hero" (UK)
1977: "Stand by Me" / "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (US)
1980s
1980: "(Just Like) Starting Over" / "Kiss Kiss Kiss"
1981: "Woman" / "Beautiful Boys" · "Watching the Wheels" / "Yes, I'm Your Angel" (US) · "Watching the Wheels" / "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" (UK)
1982: "Love" / "Give Me Some Truth"
1984: "Nobody Told Me" / "O' Sanity" · "Borrowed Time" / "Your Hands" · "I'm Stepping Out" / "Sleepless Night" · "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" / "It's Alright"
1985: "Jealous Guy" / "Going Down on Love"