Paul Simon discography
See also: Art Garfunkel discography and Simon & Garfunkel discography
 Paul Simon in a concert in 2007 | |
| Releases | |
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| ↙Studio albums | 11 |
| ↙Live albums | 2 |
| ↙Compilation albums | 9 |
| ↙Singles | 15 |
Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter, known not only for his solo work, but also as a member of the folk-duo Simon & Garfunkel together with Art Garfunkel. He has released studio albums, live albums, compilation albums and singles. His music career has spanned for over fifty years. He started recording music in the 1950s and his most recent album was released in 2011.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
FIN [4][5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11][12] |
UK [13] | |||||||||||||
| 1965 | The Paul Simon Songbook (not released in the US until 2004) |
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| 1972 | Paul Simon
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4 | 5 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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| 1973 | There Goes Rhymin' Simon
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2 | 7 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| 1975 | Still Crazy After All These Years
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1 | 39 | 29 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 8 | 9 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | Hearts and Bones
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35 | 99 | — | 19 | 51 | 14 | — | 3 | 11 | 34 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | Graceland
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3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1990 | The Rhythm of the Saints
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4 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1 | |||||||||||
| 1997 | Songs from The Capeman
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42 | — | — | — | 26 | 41 | — | 32 | 36 | 83 | |||||||||||
| 2000 | You're the One
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19 | — | — | 73 | 17 | 41 | — | 9 | 24 | 20 | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Surprise
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14 | 73 | — | 102 | 37 | 20 | — | 20 | 10 | 4 |
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| 2011 | So Beautiful or So What
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4 | 41 | 49 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
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Soundtracks
| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
FIN [4][5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK [13] | |||||||||||||
| 1980 | One-Trick Pony
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12 | 15 | — | 11 | — | 8 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 17 | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
FIN [4][5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK [13] | |||||||||||||
| 1977 | Greatest Hits, Etc.
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18 | 22 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | Negotiations and Love Songs
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110 | 27 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | 17 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | Born at the Right Time: The Best of Paul Simon
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— | 20 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 1993 | The Paul Simon Anthology
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— | 14 | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2000 | Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar
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— | 44 | 25 | — | 59 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2002 | The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin'
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108 | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 22 | — | |||||||||||
| 2006 | Recorded As Jerry Landis
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| 2007 | The Essential Paul Simon
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42 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 29 | — | — | 12 | |||||||||||
| 2009 | This Better Be Good
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60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2011 | Songwriter[24]
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141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| 2015 | The Ultimate Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | |||||||||||
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Live albums
| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
FIN [4][5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK [13] | |||||||||||||
| 1974 | Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'
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33 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — |
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| 1991 | Paul Simon's Concert in the Park, August 15, 1991
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74 | 91 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 60 | |||||||||||
| 2012 | Live In New York City
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95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 150 | |||||||||||
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Box sets
| Year | Album information | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2][3] |
FIN [4][5] |
FRA [6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8] |
NZ [9] |
NOR [10] |
SWE [11] |
UK [13] | |||||||||||||
| 1993 | Paul Simon 1964/1993
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173 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
US: Gold[14] | ||||||||||
| 2004 | The Studio Recordings, 1972-2000
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Singles
- NB: This discography does not include singles released under the pseudonym "Tom & Jerry" with Art Garfunkel or singles released by Simon & Garfunkel
Singles recorded by Paul Simon under different names
| Year | A-side / B-side | Chart positions | Ref(s) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1958 | "True or False" / "Teenage Fool"[A] |
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| 1959 | "Anna Belle" / "Loneliness"[B] |
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| "Don’t Take the Stars" / "So Tenderly"[C] |
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| 1960 | "Just a Boy" / "Shy"[B] |
— | [26] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Just a Boy" / "I'd Like to Be"[B] |
— | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "All Through the Night" / "(I Begin) To Think Again of You"[C] |
— | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Swanee" / "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye"[B] |
— | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1961 | "I Wish I Weren't in Love" / "I'm Lonely"[B] |
— | [26] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Play Me A Sad Song" / "It Means a Lot to Them"[B] |
— | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Motorcycle" / "I Don't Believe Them"[D] |
99 | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1962 | "Express Train" / "Wildflower"[D] |
— | [26] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| "Cry, Little Boy, Cry" / "Get Up And Do The Wobble"[D] |
— | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "The Lone Teen Ranger" / "Lisa"[B] |
97 | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "Cards of Love" / "Noise"[D] |
— | [26] | |||||||||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
- A ^ as True Taylor
- B ^ as Jerry Landis
- C ^ as a member of The Mystics
- D ^ as a member of Tico & The Triumphs
Solo singles
| Year | Title 'A' / Title 'B' | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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| US Hot 100 [25] |
US Cashbox [27] |
US AC [25] |
US Main. [25] |
UK [13] |
CAN |
AUS [28] |
FRA [6] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [10] | |||
| 1965 | "I Am a Rock" / "Leaves That Are Green" [A] |
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| 1972 | "Mother and Child Reunion" / "Paranoia Blues" |
4 | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | 3 | Paul Simon |
| "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" / "Congratulations" |
22 | 7 | 6 | – | 15 | 19 | 40 | – | 26 | – | ||
| "Duncan" / "Run That Body Down" |
52 | 58 | 30 | – | – | – | 86[B] | – | – | – | ||
| 1973 | "Kodachrome" / "Tenderness" |
2 | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | 31 | 8 | 15 | – | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| "Loves Me Like a Rock" / "Learn How to Fall" [C] |
2 | 1 | 1 | – | 39 | 5 | 30 | – | 27 | – | ||
| "American Tune" / "One Man's Ceiling is Another Man's Floor" |
35 | 27 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" / "Something So Right" |
– | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Something So Right" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | ||
| "St. Judy's Comet" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | ||
| 1974 | "The Sound of Silence" / "Mother and Child Reunion" |
– | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' |
| 1975 | "Gone at Last" (with Phoebe Snow and The Jessy Dixon Singers / "Tenderness" |
23 | 20 | 9 | – | – | – | 95 | – | – | – | Still Crazy After All These Years |
| "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" / "Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy" |
1 | 1 | 1 | – | 23 | 1 | 35 | 2 | – | – | ||
| 1976 | "Still Crazy After All These Years" / "I Do It for Your Love" |
40 | 45 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | |
| "Have a Good Time" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | ||
| 1977 | "Slip Slidin' Away" / "Something So Right" [D] |
5 | 6 | 4 | – | 36 | 2 | 35 | 10 | – | – | Greatest Hits, Etc. |
| 1978 | "Wonderful World" (with Art Garfunkel and James Taylor) / "Wooden Planes" (Art Garfunkel solo) | 17 | 15 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 47 | – | – | – | Watermark |
| "Stranded in a Limousine" / "Have a Good Time" |
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| 1980 | "Late In The Evening" / "How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns" |
6 | 9 | 7 | – | 58 | 5 | 34 | – | 11 | – | One-Trick Pony |
| "One-Trick Pony" / "Long, Long Day" |
40 | 52 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1981 | "Oh, Marion" / "God Bless the Absentee" |
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| 1983 | "The Blues" (with Randy Newman) / "Same Girl" (Randy Newman solo) | 51 | – | 36 | – | – | – | 100 | – | 48 | – | Trouble in Paradise |
| "Allergies" / "Think Too Much" |
44 | 48 | 26 | – | – | – | – | – | 47 | – | Hearts and Bones | |
| 1984 | "Think Too Much" / "Song About the Moon" |
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| 1986 | "You Can Call Me Al" / "Gumboots" |
23 | 26 | 15 | – | 4 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 5 | – | Graceland |
| "Graceland" / "Hearts and Bones" |
81 | 69 | – | 38 | 98 | – | 62 | – | 79 | – | ||
| 1987 | "The Boy in the Bubble" / "Crazy Love, Vol. II" |
86 | – | – | 15 | 26 | – | 46 | – | 16 | – | |
| "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" / "All Around the World, or the Myth of Fingerprints" |
– | – | – | – | 77 | – | 69 | – | 85 | – | ||
| 1990 | "The Obvious Child" [E] | 92 | – | – | 21 | 15 | – | 42 | – | 12 | – | The Rhythm of the Saints |
| "Proof" | – | – | – | – | 89 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Born at the Right Time" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 1991 | "Still Crazy After All These Years" (live) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | Paul Simon's Concert in the Park |
| 1995 | "Something So Right" (with Annie Lennox) | – | – | – | – | 44 | – | – | – | – | – | Medusa |
| 2000 | "Old" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | - | You're the One |
| "You're the One" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2003 | "Father and Daughter" | – | – | 20 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | The Wild Thornberrys Movie |
| 2006 | "Father and Daughter" | – | – | – | – | 31 | – | – | – | – | – | Surprise |
| "That's Me" | – | – | – | – | 156 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| "Outrageous" | – | – | – | – | 194 | – | – | – | – | – | ||
| 2010 | "Getting Ready for Christmas Day" | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | So Beautiful or So What |
| 2011 | "The Afterlife" | – | – | – | 50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| 2012 | "The Boxer" (with Jerry Douglas feat. Mumford & Sons) | – | – | – | – | 97 | – | – | – | – | – | Babel |
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| Top 10 hits | 6 | 7 | 11 | – | 3 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | ||
- Notes
Videos
- c. 1980 Paul Simon in Concert
- 2003 Live at the Tower Theatre (augmented re-release of Paul Simon in Concert)
- 2009 The Library of Congress: Paul Simon and Friends Live Concert
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
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| 1994 | "Graceland" (live version) | The Unplugged Collection, Volume 1[29] |
| 1996 | "Rockabilly Music" and "A Mile Out of Memphis" (with Carl Perkins) | Go Cat Go[30] |
| 2007 | "Fast Car" | Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant |
| 2010 | "You Can Call Me Al" | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts[31] |
| "The Wanderer" (with Dion DiMucci) | ||
| "Here Comes the Sun" (with David Crosby and Graham Nash) | ||
| 2012 | "The Boxer" (with Jerry Douglas and Mumford & Sons) | Traveler[32] |
| 2013 | "Biko" | I'll Scratch Yours |
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Allmusic > Paul Simon > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, NSW: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 "australian-charts.com – Discography Paul Simon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin - levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 263. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 "finnishcharts.com – Discography Paul Simon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 6.5 "Artist Search: Paul Simon" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 "Album Search: Paul Simon" (in German). Media Control. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 "dutchcharts.nl – Discography Paul Simon" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 9.4 "New Zealand Charts – Discography Paul Simon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 10.5 "norwegiancharts.com – Discography Paul Simon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 "swedishcharts.com – Discography Paul Simon". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ "Swedish Charts 1972–1975 (in PDF-files)" (PDF) (in Swedish). Hitsallertijden. Retrieved March 3, 2012.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 "Paul Simon – The Official Charts Company > View Albums". The Official Chart Company. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.9 14.10 "Gold & Platinum Database Search: "Paul SiImon"". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.4 15.5 15.6 15.7 15.8 15.9 15.10 15.11 "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 "Gold and Platinum Search". Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "ARIA Australian Top 20 Catalogue Albums". ariacharts.com.au. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved October 1, 2012.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 "InfoDisc : Les Certifications (Albums) du SNEP (Bilan par Artiste)". Infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Paul+Simon)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ↑ "IFPI Austria". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Paul Simon" in the "Interpret" field and click the "Suchen" button.
- ↑ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community". Retrieved 2011-08-06.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2000 Albums". Aria.com.au. Retrieved 2012-01-07.
- ↑ Press release for new Paul Simon compilation, "Songwriter"
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.3 "Artist Chart History – Paul Simon". Billboard. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 26.3 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.7 26.8 26.9 26.10 26.11 26.12 26.13 Gordon, Terry E. "Taylor, True". rcs-discography.com. Retrieved 2011-04-19.
- ↑ http://www.cashboxmagazine.com/archives/
- ↑ "Australian Chart". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2010-12-13.
- ↑ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. Unplugged Collection, Vol. 1 - Various Artists at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ↑ Koda, Cub. Go Cat Go - Carl Perkins at AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ↑ "The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts (4CD)". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
- ↑ "Traveler". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2012-07-31.
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