John Lennon discography
See also: The Beatles discography
| John Lennon discography | |
|---|---|
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| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 21 |
| Box sets | 4 |
John Lennon was an English singer-songwriter and was one of four principal 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.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
ITA [6] |
JPN [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
US [10] | |||
| 1968 | Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (with Yoko Ono)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | |
| 1969 | Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (with Yoko Ono)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | |
| Wedding Album (with Yoko Ono)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | ||
| 1970 | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
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8 | 3 | 2 | — | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 [11] |
6 | |
| 1971 | Imagine
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1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1972 | Some Time in New York City (with Yoko Ono)
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11 | 10 | — | — | — | 6 | 15 | — | 2 | 48 | |
| 1973 | Mind Games
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13 | 8 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 1974 | Walls and Bridges
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6 | 4 | 1 | — | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1975 | Rock 'n' Roll
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6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 15 | — | 9 | 6 | |
| 1980 | Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono)
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1984 | Milk and Honey (with Yoko Ono)
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3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
Live albums
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
JPN [7] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [17] |
US [10] | |||
| 1969 | Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (with The Plastic Ono Band)
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— | 7 | — | — | 29 | 19 | — | 10 |
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| 1986 | Live in New York City
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55 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 13 | — | 12 | 41 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [19] |
CAN [3] |
GER [5] |
JPN [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [17] |
US [10] | |||||
| 1975 | Shaved Fish
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8 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 12 | |||
| 1982 | The John Lennon Collection
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1 | 1 | — | 29 | 62 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 33 | |||
| 1986 | Menlove Ave.
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— | — | — | 92 | — | 32 | — | — | — | 127 | |||
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon
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64 | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| 1997 | Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
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4 | 37 | 5 | 86 | 11 | 46 | 85 | 39 | 28 | 65 | |||
| 1998 | Wonsaponatime
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76 | 83 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | Acoustic
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133 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| 2005 | Peace, Love & Truth
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
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11 | — | 22 | — | 44 | 39 | 52 | 13 | 17 | 135 | ||||
| 2006 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Remember (Starbucks-released compilation)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | ||||
| 2010 | Power to the People: The Hits
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15 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 64 | — | 33 | 24 | |||
| 2014 | Icon
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Box sets
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [19] |
CAN [3] |
GER [5] |
JPN [7] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWE [17] |
US [10] | |||||
| 1990 | Lennon
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— | 39 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | John Lennon Anthology | 64 | — | — | 86 | — | 30 | — | — | — | 99 |
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| 2010 | Gimme Some Truth
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— | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 196 | |||
John Lennon Signature Box
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— | — | — | — | 30 | 21 | 88 | 23 | 40 | 148 | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [19] |
CAN [26] |
GER [27] |
JPN [28] |
NLD [8] |
NOR [9] |
SWI [29] |
US [10] | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | "Give Peace a Chance" (Plastic Ono Band) |
2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 11 | — | 14 | non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Cold Turkey" (Plastic Ono Band) |
12 | 25 | — | 30 | — | 91 | — | — | — | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | "Instant Karma!" (Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band) |
5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 3 |
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| "Mother" | — | 57 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 10 | — | 3 | 43 | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | |||||||||||
| 1971 | "Power to the People" (John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band) |
6 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Imagine" | — | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 3 | Imagine | |||||||||||
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir) |
2 | 9 | 49 | 43 | 40 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 57 | — | non-album single | |||||||||||
| 1972 | "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Invisible Strings) |
— | — | — | 73 | — | 38 | — | — | — | 57 | Some Time in New York City | ||||||||||
| 1973 | "Mind Games" | 26 | 16 | — | 11 | 37 | 46 | 16 | — | — | 18 | Mind Games | ||||||||||
| 1974 | "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band)) |
36 | 34 | — | 2 | 42 | 72 | 21 | — | — | 1 | Walls and Bridges | ||||||||||
| "#9 Dream" | 23 | — | — | 35 | — | 97 | — | — | — | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | "Stand by Me" | 30 | 61 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 74 | — | — | — | 20 | Rock 'n' Roll | ||||||||||
| "Ya Ya" | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| "Imagine" | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Shaved Fish | |||||||||||
| 1980 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Double Fantasy | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Woman" | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| "Imagine" | 1 | 43 | 4 | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 2 | — |
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Imagine | ||||||||||
| "Watching the Wheels" | 30 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | Double Fantasy | |||||||||||
| "I Saw Her Standing There" (Elton John Band feat. John Lennon and the Muscle Shoals Horns) |
40 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 28th November 1974 (Elton John EP) | |||||||||||
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir) |
28 | 77 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | non album-single | |||||||||||
| 1982 | "Love" | 41 | 94 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The John Lennon Collection | ||||||||||
| 1984 | "Nobody Told Me" | 6 | 6 | — | 4 | 55 | — | 13 | 7 | — | 5 | 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 | ||||||||||
| 1988 | "Imagine" | 45 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Imagine: John Lennon | ||||||||||
| 1997 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — |
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Lennon Legend | |||||||||
| "Love" | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1999 | "Imagine" | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | Imagine | ||||||||||
| 2003 | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir) |
33 | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | — | — | non album-single | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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" |
Collaborations and other appearances
See also: Lennon-McCartney § Non-Beatles songs
| Year | Album/single | Collaborator | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | B-side: "I've Just Fallen for Someone" | Johnny Gentle | uncredited co-writer (middle eight)[32] |
| 1965 | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | The Silkie | producer |
| 1967 | "We Love You" | The Rolling Stones | backing vocals, tambourine, handclaps |
| Their Satanic Majesties Request | The Rolling Stones | backing vocals and percussion on "Sing This All Together" | |
| 1970 | "Down in the Alley" | Ronnie Hawkins | spoken introduction |
| Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar | |
| 1971 | "God Save Oz" / "Do the Oz" | Bill Elliot and the Elastic Oz Band | writer of both songs, vocals on "Do the Oz" |
| Fly | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar, piano, organ | |
| 1972 | The Pope Smokes Dope | David Peel and The Lower East Side | producer |
| Elephant's Memory | Elephant's Memory | producer, guitar, backing vocals | |
| 1973 | Approximately Infinite Universe | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar, backing vocals |
| Ringo | Ringo Starr | writer, piano and harmony vocals on "I'm the Greatest" | |
| Feeling the Space | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar on "She Hits Back" and "Woman Power" | |
| "Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)" | Mick Jagger | producer[33] | |
| 1974 | A Toot and a Snore in '74 | various artists (bootleg) | Lennon jams with Paul McCartney and others |
| Pussy Cats | Harry Nillson | producer, co-writer of "Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga" | |
| Caribou | Elton John | Tambourine on "The Bitch Is Back"[34] | |
| Goodnight Vienna | Ringo Starr | writer/vocals/piano on title song, guitar on "All by Myself" and "Only You (And You Alone)" | |
| "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" / "One Day (At a Time)" | Elton John | guitar, backing vocals | |
| John Dawson Winter III | Johnny Winter | writer of "Rock and Roll People" | |
| 1975 | Two Sides of the Moon | Keith Moon | writer of "Move Over Ms. L" |
| Young Americans | David Bowie | vocals, guitar, backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame" (also co-writer) | |
| 1976 | Ringo's Rotogravure | Ringo Starr | writer/piano on "Cookin' (In the Kitchen of Love)" |
| 1980 | John Lennon for President | David Peel and the Lower East Side | producer[35] |
| 1980 | Outtakes of "I'm Losing You" and "I'm Moving On" | Cheap Trick | writer, vocals ("I'm Losing You" released on John Lennon Anthology) |
| 1981 | "Walking on Thin Ice" | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar |
See also
References
- Footnotes
- Citations
- 1 2 3 4 5 "John Lennon". The Official Charts Company. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
- All releases between 1970 and 1989: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Releases from 1989 onwards: australian-charts.com "John Lennon discography" Check
|url= - Releases pre-1969: Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book, 2005. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- 1 2 3 4 Peak positions for albums in Canada.
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 14, No. 22". RPM. 16 January 1971. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Imagine: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 16, No. 12". RPM. 6 November 1971. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Mind Games: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 20, No. 24, January 26, 1974". RPM. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Walls and Bridges: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 22, No. 15". RPM. 30 November 1974. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Rock 'n' Roll: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 23, No. 8, April 19, 1975". RPM. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Double Fantasy: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 34, No. 7, January 24, 1981". RPM. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Milk and Honey: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 39, No. 24". RPM. 18 February 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Live in New York City: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 44, No. 1". RPM. 29 March 1986. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Menlove Ave.: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 45, No. 10". RPM. 29 November 1986. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Lennon Legend: "Top Albums/CDs - Volume 66, No. 15" (PHP). RPM. 15 December 1997. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- All releases from 2000 onwards "John Lennon Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- 1 2 "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-09-12.
- 1 2 3 "charts.de: Suche nach "John Lennon"" (ASP). charts.de. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Album" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- 1 2 3 4 Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
- All releases except as noted below: Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
- Imagine: John Lennon, Lennon, Lennon Legend, John Lennon Anthology, Wonsaponatime, Acoustic, Working Class Hero, Gimme Some Truth, Power to the People, Signature Box: "ジョン・レノンのCDアルバムランキング" [John Lennon: Highest position and charting weeks on the albums chart]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 "dutchcharts.nl John Lennon discography" (in Dutch). MegaCharts/Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 May 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "norwegiancharts.com John Lennon discography". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Allmusic: John Lennon: Chart and Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 July 2009.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian harts portal". VG-lista. 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
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 "RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "BPI – Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- 1 2 "French albums certifications". InfoDisc. Retrieved 19 November 2010. Note: See "LENNON J." and "LENNON J. & Ono Y."
- ↑ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Gold Platinum Database: John Lennon". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-07-12.
- 1 2 3 "swedishcharts.com - Discography John Lennon" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- ↑ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Discographie John Lennon - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 2011-09-17.
- 1 2 "IFPI Austria" (in German). International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-09-16. Note: User needs to enter "John Lennon" in the "Interpret" field and click the "Suchen" button.
- ↑ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". Retrieved 14 November 2010.
- 1 2 "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ↑ "RIAJ > The Record > February 1999 > Certified Awards (December 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ↑ "Japanese album certifications – ジョン・レノン – LENNON" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Select 1991年12月 on the drop-down menu
- ↑ Peak positions for albums in Canada:
- "Give Peace a Chance": "Top Singles - Volume 12, No. 1, August 23, 1969" (PHP). RPM. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- "Cold Turkey": "Top Singles - Volume 12, No. 19" (PHP). RPM. 27 December 1969. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Instant Karma!": "Top Singles - Volume 13, No. 6" (PHP). RPM. 28 March 1970. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Mother": "Top Singles - Volume 14, No. 26" (PHP). RPM. 13 February 1971. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Power to the People": "Top Singles - Volume 15, No. 13" (PHP). RPM. 15 May 1971. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Imagine": "Top Singles – Volume 16, No. 16" (PHP). RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 4 December 1971. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- "Happy Xmas": "Top Singles - Volume 16, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 8 January 1972. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Woman Is the Nigger of the World": "Top Singles - Volume 17, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 1 July 1972. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Mind Games": "Top Singles - Volume 20, No. 20" (PHP). RPM. 29 December 1973. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Whatever Gets You thru the Night": "Top Singles - Volume 22, No. 14" (PHP). RPM. 23 November 1974. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "No 9. Dream": "Top Singles - Volume 23, No. 1" (PHP). RPM. 1 March 1975. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Stand by Me": "Top Singles - Volume 23, No. 10" (PHP). RPM. 3 May 1975. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "(Just Like) Starting Over": "Top Singles - Volume 34, No. 7" (PHP). RPM. 24 January 1981. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Woman": "Top Singles - Volume 34, No. 15" (PHP). RPM. 21 March 1981. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Watching the Wheels": "Top Singles - Volume 35, No. 2" (PHP). RPM. 20 June 1981. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Nobody Told Me": "Top Singles - Volume 39, No. 25" (PHP). RPM. 25 February 1984. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "charts.de: Suche nach "John Lennon"" (ASP). charts.de. Media Control Charts. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ↑ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese). Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 4-87131-088-4.
- ↑ "Swiss Chart > John Lennon". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ "RIAJ > The Record > September 1997 > Certified Awards (July 1997)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- ↑ "RIAJ > The Record > January 1999 > Certified Awards (November 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Goldman, Albert (1988). The Lives of John Lennon. William Morrow & Co. p. 97. ISBN 9780688047214.
- ↑ Aeppli, Felix (2003). The Rolling Stones 1962-2002: The Ultimate Guide to the First Forty Years. Paul Pelletier Publishing. ISBN 978-0907872306.
- ↑ Blaney, John (2005). "1973 to 1975: The Lost Weekend Starts Here". John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-9544528-1-0.
- ↑ http://www.allmusic.com/album/john-lennon-for-president-mw0000496824/credits
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