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John Lennon discography

See also The Beatles discography
John Lennon discography
Lennon rehearsing "Give Peace a Chance" in Montreal, Canada in 1969
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.

Contents

  • Albums 1
    • Studio albums 1.1
    • Live albums 1.2
    • Compilation albums 1.3
  • Box sets 2
  • Singles 3
  • Music videos 4
  • Collaborations and other appearances 5
  • See also 6
  • References 7

Albums


Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[1] 		UK
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		CAN
[4] 		FRA
[5] 		GER
[6] 		ITA
[7] 		JPN
[8] 		NLD
[9] 		NOR
[10]
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 — — — — — — — — —
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
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[12]
  • BPI: Gold[13]
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
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
  • BPI: Gold[13]
1974 Walls and Bridges
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 4 October 1974
1 6 4 1 — 41 11 14 16 3
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
  • BPI: Silver[13]
1975 Rock 'n' Roll
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 21 February 1975
6 6 5 5 3 37 12 15 — 9
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
  • BPI: Gold[13]
1980 Double Fantasy
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Geffen
  • Released: 17 November 1980
1 1 1 1 2 2 6 2 4 1
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[12]
  • BPI: Platinum[13]
  • SNEP: Platinum[14]
  • BVMI: Gold[15]
1984 Milk and Honey
(with Yoko Ono)
  • Label: Polydor
  • Released: 9 January 1984
11 3 4 15 10 20 16 3 4 7
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
  • BPI: Gold[13]
  • MC: Gold[16]

Live albums

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

Compilation albums

Year Album Peak chart positions Certification
US
[1] 		UK
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		AUT
[19] 		CAN
[4] 		GER
[6] 		JPN
[8] 		NLD
[9] 		NOR
[10] 		SWE
[17]
1975 Shaved Fish
  • Label: Apple
  • Released: 24 October 1975
12 8 8 5 70 37 22 5 9 28
  • RIAA: Platinum[12]
  • BPI: Gold[13]
1982 The John Lennon Collection 33 1 1 — 29 62 8 32 1 4
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[12]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[13]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[20]
  • MC: Gold[16]
  • SNEP: Platinum[14]
  • IFPI NOR: Gold[21]
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 — — —
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
  • BPI: Gold[13]
  • MC: Platinum[16]
  • IFPI SWI: Gold[22]
1997 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Released: 27 October 1997 (UK), 24 February 1998 (US)
65 4 37 5 86 11 46 85 39 28
  • RIAA: Platinum[12]
  • BPI: 3× Platinum[13]
  • ARIA: 4× Platinum[23]
  • IFPI AUT: Gold[20]
  • MC: Platinum[16]
  • RIAJ: Gold[24]
  • IFPI SWI: Gold[22]
1998 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 — 44 39 52 13 17
  • BPI: Gold[13]
  • MC: Gold[16]
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 Power to the People: The Hits
  • Label: EMI/Capitol
  • Released: 5 October 2010
24 15 10 16 7 33 25 64 — 33
2014 Icon
  • Label: EMI/Capitol
  • Released: 9 September 2014
— — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Box sets

Year Album Peak chart positions Certification
US
[1] 		UK
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		AUT
[19] 		CAN
[4] 		GER
[6] 		JPN
[8] 		NLD
[9] 		NOR
[10] 		SWE
[17]
1990 Lennon
  • Label: Parlophone
  • Released: 30 October 1990
— — 39 — — — 53 — — —
  • RIAJ: Platinum[25]
1998 John Lennon Anthology 99 64 — — 86 — 30 — — —
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
2010 Gimme Some Truth
  • Label: EMI/Capitol
  • Released: 5 October 2010
196 — — — — — 71 — — —
John Lennon Signature Box
  • Label: EMI/Capitol
  • Released: 5 October 2010
148 — — — — 30 21 88 23 40
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[1] 		UK
[2] 		AUS
[3] 		AUT
[19] 		CAN
[26] 		GER
[27] 		JPN
[28] 		NLD
[9] 		NOR
[10] 		SWI
[29]
1969 "Give Peace a Chance"
(Plastic Ono Band) 		14 2 6 2 8 4 81 1 11 — non-album single
"Cold Turkey"
(Plastic Ono Band) 		30 12 25 — 30 — 91 — — —
1970 "Instant Karma!"
(Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band) 		3 5 6 4 2 7 58 7 9 31
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
"Mother" 43 — 57 9 12 26 30 10 — 3 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
1971 "Power to the People"
(John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band) 		11 6 21 11 4 7 66 4 3 5 non-album single
"Imagine" 3 — 1 — 1 7 14 5 6 5 Imagine
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"
(John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir) 		— 2 9 — 43 45 30 7 3 — non-album single
1972 "Woman Is the Nigger of the World"
(John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Invisible Strings) 		57 — — — 73 — 38 — — — Some Time in New York City
1973 "Mind Games" 18 26 16 — 11 37 46 16 — — Mind Games
1974 "Whatever Gets You thru the Night"
(John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band)) 		1 36 34 — 2 42 72 21 — — Walls and Bridges
"#9 Dream" 9 23 — — 35 — 97 — — —
1975 "Stand by Me" 20 30 61 19 13 22 74 — — — Rock 'n' Roll
"Ya Ya" — — — — — 47 — — — —
"Imagine" — 6 — — — — — — — — Shaved Fish
1980 "(Just Like) Starting Over" 1 1 1 1 1 4 37 14 2 1
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
  • BPI: Gold[13]
Double Fantasy
1981 "Woman" 2 1 4 3 1 4 — 11 5 2
  • RIAA: Gold[12]
  • BPI: Silver[13]
"Imagine" — 1 43 4 — — — 5 3 2
  • BPI: Platinum[13]
Imagine
"Watching the Wheels" 10 30 45 12 3 46 — — — 6 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" 5 6 6 — 4 55 — 13 7 — Milk and Honey
"Borrowed Time" 108 32 — — — — — — — —
"I'm Stepping Out" 55 88 — — — — — — — —
"Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" — — — — — — — — — — Every Man Has a Woman
1985 "Jealous Guy" 80 65 — — — — — — — — Imagine
1988 "Imagine" — 45 21 — — — — — — — Imagine: John Lennon
1997 "(Just Like) Starting Over" — — — — — — 40 — — —
  • RIAJ: Gold[30]
Lennon Legend
"Love" — — — — — — 58 — — —
  • RIAJ: Gold[31]
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

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 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. ^ a b c d e "Allmusic: John Lennon: Chart and Awards". allmusic.com. Retrieved 1 July 2009. 
  2. ^ a b c d e "John Lennon".  
  3. ^ a b c d e Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
    • All releases between 1970 and 1989:  
    • Releases from 1989 onwards: australian-charts.com "John Lennon discography" . Hung Meiden. ARIA Charts. Retrieved 4 April 2014. 
    • Releases pre-1969: Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969).  
  4. ^ a b c d Peak positions for albums in Canada.
    • John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 14, No. 22".  
    • 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).  
    • All releases from 2000 onwards "John Lennon Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums".  
  5. ^ a b "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-09-12. 
  6. ^ a b c """charts.de: Suche nach "John Lennon (ASP). charts.de.  
  7. ^ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Album" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 7 May 2011. 
  8. ^ a b c d Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
    • All releases except as noted below: Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970-2005.  
    • 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).  
  9. ^ a b c d "dutchcharts.nl John Lennon discography" (in Dutch).  
  10. ^ a b c d e "norwegiancharts.com John Lennon discography". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 May 2012. 
  11. ^ "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian harts portal".  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
  12. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". Retrieved 1 April 2014. 
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "BPI – Certified Awards Search".  
  14. ^ a b "French albums certifications".   Note: See "LENNON J." and "LENNON J. & Ono Y."
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Retrieved 18 November 2010. 
  16. ^ a b c d e "Gold Platinum Database: John Lennon".  
  17. ^ a b c "swedishcharts.com - Discography John Lennon" (in Swedish). Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  18. ^ "RIAA Gold and Platinum Searchable Database". Retrieved 1 April 2014. 
  19. ^ a b c "Discographie John Lennon - austriancharts.at". Retrieved 2011-09-17. 
  20. ^ a b "IFPI Austria" (in German).   Note: User needs to enter "John Lennon" in the "Interpret" field and click the "Suchen" button.
  21. ^ "IFPI Norsk platebransje". Retrieved 14 November 2010. 
  22. ^ a b "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 18 November 2010. 
  23. ^ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Albums".  
  24. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > February 1999 > Certified Awards (December 1998)" (PDF).  
  25. ^ "Japanese album certifications – ジョン・レノン – LENNON" (in Japanese).  
  26. ^ Peak positions for albums in Canada:
    • "Give Peace a Chance": "Top Singles - Volume 12, No. 1, August 23, 1969" (PHP).  
    • "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. 
  27. ^ """charts.de: Suche nach "John Lennon (ASP). charts.de.  
  28. ^ Okamoto, Satoshi (2011). Single Chart Book: Complete Edition 1968-2010 (in Japanese).  
  29. ^ "Swiss Chart > John Lennon". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 8 May 2013. 
  30. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > September 1997 > Certified Awards (July 1997)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 3 May 2013. 
  31. ^ "RIAJ > The Record > January 1999 > Certified Awards (November 1998)" (PDF). Recording Industry Association of Japan (in Japanese). Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  32. ^ Goldman, Albert (1988). The Lives of John Lennon. William Morrow & Co. p. 97.  
  33. ^ Aeppli, Felix (2003). The Rolling Stones 1962-2002: The Ultimate Guide to the First Forty Years. Paul Pelletier Publishing.  
  34. ^ 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.  
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  • "Rock and Roll People" (promo)
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  • "I'm Losing You" (promo)
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