Amy Macdonald discography

Amy Macdonald discography
Amy Macdonald performing live during Night of the Proms in Germany, 2022
Studio albums5
Live albums4
Compilation albums1
Singles23
B-sides15
Music videos23

This is a comprehensive listing of the discography of Scottish singer Amy Macdonald. Her debut album, This Is the Life was released in July 2007, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Scotland and Switzerland. The single "This is the Life" reached number nineteen on the US Adult Alternative Airplay charts, which lead This Is the Life charting at number ninety-two on the US Billboard 200.[1] The album spawned the singles "Poison Prince", "Mr Rock & Roll", "L.A.", "This Is the Life" and "Run". Her second album, A Curious Thing was released in March 2010, peaking at number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, number two in Scotland, Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands, and number four in the United Kingdom. The album includes the singles "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", "Spark", "This Pretty Face", "Love Love" and "Your Time Will Come".

Her third album, Life in a Beautiful Light was released in June 2012, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Slow It Down", "Pride" and "4th of July". Her fourth album, Under Stars was released in February 2017, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Dream On", "Automatic" and "Down by the Water". Her fifth studio album, The Human Demands, was released in October 2020, and spawned the singles "The Hudson", "Crazy Shade of Blue" and "Fire". In 2021, her song "Statues" was selected to represent Scotland at the Free European Song Contest 2021, finishing in fourth place with 77 points.[2]

In 2017, she released her first compilation, a greatest hits album, entitled Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018), which peaked at number nineteen in both Scotland and Switzerland, twenty-two in Germany, twenty nine in Austria and number forty-six in the United Kingdom. In 2022, she released her first extended play, Don't Tell Me That It's Over, which includes three re–recordings of her previous singles "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", "Run" and "Slow It Down". Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide.[3]

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Sales
SCO
[4]
UK
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
[7]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
This Is the Life 1 1 3 2 1 3 16 1 5 1
A Curious Thing
  • Released: 8 March 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
2 4 1 2 7 1 26 2 5 1
  • BPI: Gold[15]
  • BEA: Gold[22]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum[17]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[20]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[21]
Life in a Beautiful Light
  • Released: 11 June 2012
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
1 2 1 4 9 1 5 5 34 2
Under Stars
  • Released: 17 February 2017
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
2 2 4 21 2 75 18 1
The Human Demands
  • Released: 30 October 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
2 10 7 44 4 42 2
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
SCO
[4]
UK
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
[7]
GER
[9]
SWI
[13]
Woman of the World
(The Best of 2007–2018)
  • Released: 23 November 2018
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
19 46 29 93 22 19

Live albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions
SWI
[13]
Live from Glasgow
  • Released: 1 October 2007
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
iTunes Festival: London 2010
  • Released: 21 July 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
Love Love UK & European
Arena Tour LIVE 2010
  • Released: 25 April 2011
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
89
Under Stars (Live in Berlin)
  • Released: 24 November 2017
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

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Title Details
Don't Tell Me That It's Over

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
SCO
[24]
UK
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
[7]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
NL
[11]
NOR
[25]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
"Poison Prince" 2007 20 141 66 58 This Is the Life
"Mr Rock & Roll" 1 12 19 4 21 7 20 59 3
"L.A." 5 48
"This Is the Life" 17 28 1 1 8 2 1 1 3 2
"Run" 2008 16 75 64 36 96
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" 2010 21 48 10 7 6 29 4 A Curious Thing
"Spark" 74 44 56 62
"This Pretty Face" 92 138 56 64 49
"Love Love" 183 63
"Your Time Will Come"
"Slow It Down" 2012 16 45 43 65 38 24 Life in a Beautiful Light
"Pride" 87 187 89
"4th of July"
"Dream On" 2017 28 [A] 84 32 Under Stars
"Automatic"
"Down by the Water"
"This Christmas Day" 57 Non-album single
"Woman of the World" 2018 Woman of the World
(The Best of 2007–2018)
"This Time's Everything" 2019
"The Hudson" 2020 12 [B] The Human Demands
"Crazy Shade of Blue"
"Fire"
"Statues"[31] 2021 [C]
"Bridges"[33]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
AUT
[6]
GER
[9]
SWI
[13]
"Oh My Love"
(Rea Garvey featuring Amy MacDonald)
2014 36 35 24 Pride

Other appearances

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Title Year Album
"Tread Lightly" 2013 A Concert for Kirsty MacColl[34]
"Fairytale of New York"
(with Dave Duffy)
"Oh My Love"
(Rea Garvey feat. Amy MacDonald)
2014 Pride

Music videos

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Title Year Director
"Poison Prince" 2007
"Mr Rock & Roll"
"L.A.
"This Is the Life" Lindy Heyman
"Run" 2008
"Poison Prince"
(2008 version)
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over" 2010
"Spark"
"This Pretty Face"
"Love Love"
"Your Time Will Come"
"Slow It Down" 2012 Pip
"Pride"
"4th of July" 2013
"Dream On" 2017
"Automatic"
"Down by the Water"
"This Christmas Day"
"Woman of the World" 2018
"The Hudson" 2020 Rubber
"Crazy Shade of Blue" Jackson Ducasse
"Fire"
"Statues" 2021

Notes

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  1. ^ "Dream On" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[29]
  2. ^ "The Hudson" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[30]
  3. ^ "Statues" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[32]

References

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  1. ^ "Amy MacDonald | Biography, Music & News". Billboard. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  2. ^ Granger, Anthony (12 May 2021). "Free European Song Contest 2021 Participants Revealed". Eurovoix World. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
  3. ^ Kyle, Gregor (1 September 2017). "Go backstage with Amy MacDonald at her triumphant Glasgow homecoming show". glasgowlive.co.uk. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ a b Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  5. ^ a b c Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  6. ^ a b c d "Discographie Amy Macdonald". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  7. ^ a b c "Discografie Amy Macdonald". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  8. ^ a b "Discography Amy Macdonald". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ a b c d "Discographie Amy Macdonald". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
  10. ^ "Discography Amy Macdonald". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ a b "Discografie Amy Macdonald". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ a b "Discography Amy Macdonald". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. ^ a b c d e "Discographie Amy Macdonald". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. ^ a b c Gumble, Daniel (February 6, 2017). "Written in the Stars: The full story of Amy Macdonald's comeback". Music Week. Retrieved February 6, 2017.
  15. ^ a b c d e f "Certified Awards". Bpi.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  16. ^ "2008 Belgian certifications". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  17. ^ a b c d "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amy Macdonald)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  18. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  19. ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2008". Ifpi.org. 2005-09-01. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  20. ^ a b "IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft" (in German). Ifpi.at. Archived from the original on 2009-06-08. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  21. ^ a b c d e "The Official Swiss Chart and Music Community: Awards (Amy Macdonald)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  22. ^ "2010 Belgian certifications". Ultratop.
  23. ^ "Amy Macdonald erntet Schweizer Gold".
  24. ^ Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  25. ^ "Discography Amy Macdonald". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  26. ^ "Les disques d'or/de platine - 2009" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  27. ^ a b c "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amy Macdonald)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
  28. ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  29. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 24 February 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  30. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 6 November 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Statues (Single Mix) - Single by Amy Macdonald". Apple Music. 19 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
  32. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 19 March 2021. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Bridges - Single by Amy Macdonald". Spotify. 14 May 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  34. ^ "A Concert For Kirsty MacColl". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2013.