Artist: | Cat Stevens |
Studio: | 17 |
Live: | 6 |
Compilation: | 13 |
Singles: | 57 |
This article lists the discography of British-Emirati singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It also includes the albums he has released since he converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam, as well as albums he released since he started being credited as Yusuf / Cat Stevens.
In June 1974, while in Australia, Cat Stevens was presented with a plaque representing the sale of forty Gold Records, the largest number ever presented to an artist in Australia.[1]
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||||
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UK [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | CAN [5] | GER [6] | NOR [7] | NZ [8] | SPA [9] | SWE [10] | US [11] | |||||||||||||
Matthew & Son |
| 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | |||||||||||
New Masters |
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Mona Bone Jakon |
| 63 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | |||||||||||
Tea for the Tillerman |
| 20 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 20 | — | — | 8 |
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Teaser and the Firecat |
| 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 |
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Catch Bull at Four |
| 2 | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
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Foreigner |
| 3 | 4 | — | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 |
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Buddha and the Chocolate Box |
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 |
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Numbers |
| — | 85 | — | 4 | 20 | 14 | — | 12 | 9 | 13 | |||||||||||
Izitso |
| 18 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 7 |
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Back to Earth |
| — | 89 | — | 31 | 32 | 17 | — | 14 | — | 33 | |||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | |||||||
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1974 | Saturnight
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1995 | Bitterblue
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2004 | Majikat
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2008 | Tea for the Tillerman: Live
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||
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UK | AUS [17] | AUT [18] | CAN | GER | NOR [19] | NZ | SPA | SWE | US | ||||||||||||
1972 | Very Young & Early Songs
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | ||||||||||
1975 | The View from the Top[20] [21]
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1975 | Greatest Hits
| 2 | 41 | — | 1 | — | 14 | — | 19 | 5 | 6 |
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1981 | Morning Has Broken
| — | — | 12 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1982 |
| — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 |
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1987 | Classics, Volume 24
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1989 | The Best of Cat Stevens
| 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1990 | The Very Best of Cat Stevens
| — | 6 | 22 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
1999 | Remember Cat Stevens – The Ultimate Collection
| 31 | 10 | 12 | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | — |
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2000 | The Very Best of Cat Stevens
| 6 | 6 | 44 | — | 89 | — | 7 | 19 | 2 | 58 |
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2001 | Cat Stevens (box set)aka In Search of the Centre of the Universe and On the Road to Find
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2005 | Gold
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2007 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Cat Stevens
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2007 | Harold and Maude Soundtrack by Cat Stevens
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 [26] | ||||||||||
2010 | 4 Original Albums
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | ||||||||||
2013 | Icon
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||
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UK | AUS | AUT | GER | FRA [27] | NLD [28] | NOR | SWE | SWI [29] | US | ||||||||||||
2006 | An Other Cup | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | 81 | 69 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 52 | ||||||||||
2009 | Roadsinger | 10 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 88 | 71 | — | 41 | 43 | 41 |
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2014 | Tell 'Em I'm Gone
| 22 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 90 | — | — | — | 39 | 24 | ||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Album details | Certification | |
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2007 | Yusuf's Cafe Session
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2010 | Roadsinger Live in Australia (Blu-ray)
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Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||||||||||||
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UK | AUS [33] | AUT | GER | FRA | SPA [34] | SWI | US | |||||||||||||||
2017 | The Laughing Apple
| 23 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 139 | 79 | 33 | 114 | |||||||||||||
2020 | Tea for the Tillerman 2
| 4 | 50 | — | — | 161 | — | 45 | 85 | |||||||||||||
2023 | King of a Land
| 49 | — | 32 [36] | 10 | — | — | 32 | — | |||||||||||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Single / B-side | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||
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UK | AUS | CAN | CAN AC | GER | NLD | NZ [37] | SPA | US [38] | US AC [39] | ||||||
1966 | "I Love My Dog" / "Portobello Road" | 28 | — | 47 | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | Matthew and Son | |||
1967 | "Matthew and Son" / "Granny" | 2 | 11 | 84 | — | 25 | — | 1 | 20 | — | — | ||||
"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" | 6 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | |||||
"A Bad Night" | 20 | 87 | — | — | — | 30 | 15 | — | — | — | New Masters | ||||
"Kitty" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | |||||
1968 | "Lovely City (When Do You Laugh?)" | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
"Here Comes My Wife" / "It's a Super (Dupa) Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | |||||
1969 | "Where Are You" / "View from the Top" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
1970 | "Lady D'Arbanville" / "I Wish, I Wish" | 8 | 20 | 69 | — | 23 | 2 | 16 | 11 | — | — | Mona Bone Jakon | |||
"Father and Son" | 52 | 18 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | Tea for the Tillerman | ||||
1971 | "Wild World" | — | — | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | ||||
"Moonshadow" | 22 | — | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 10 | Teaser and the Firecat | ||||
"Peace Train" / "Tuesday's Dead" | — | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | |||||
1972 | "Morning Has Broken" | 9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | ||||
"Sitting" / "Crab Dance" | — | 34 | 14 | 38 | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | 17 | Catch Bull at Four | ||||
1973 | "Can't Keep It In" | 13 | 82 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"The Hurt" / "Silent Sunlight" | — | 30 | 25 | 27 | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 38 | Foreigner | ||||
1974 | "Oh Very Young" / "100 I Dream" | — | 19 | 9 | 6 | 47 | — | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | Buddha and the Chocolate Box | |||
"Another Saturday Night" / "Home in the Sky" | 19 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 27 | 10 | — | 6 | 12 | Non-album single < | -- Not a single release from the album 'Greatest Hits', which was released one year later --> | |||
1975 | "Ready" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | Buddha and the Chocolate Box | |||
"Two Fine People" / "A Bad Penny" | — | 76 | 34 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 39 | Greatest Hits | ||||
1976 | "Banapple Gas" / "Ghost Town" | — | 59 | 65 | — | 37 | 7 | — | — | 41 | — | Numbers | |||
1977 | "(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard" | 44 | 18 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 28 | Izitso | |||
"Sweet Jamaica" | — | — | 98 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1978 | "Was Dog a Doughnut?" | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | ||||
"Child for a Day" / "Kypros" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
1979 | "New York Times" / "Nascimento" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | Back to Earth | |||
"Bad Brakes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | |||||
1980 | "Last Love Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2001 | "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | On the Road to Find Out | |||
2019 | "Toy Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Earth (Super Deluxe Box Set) | |||
2020 | "Butterfly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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UK | AUT | GER | IRE [40] | NLD | SWE | SWI | ||||||
2003 | "Peace Train" / "Angel of War" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single | |||
2004 | "Father and Son" (with Ronan Keating) | 2 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 84 | 37 | 41 | Ronan Keating's album 10 Years of Hits | |||
2005 | "Indian Ocean" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | |||
2006 | "Heaven" / "Where True Love Goes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | An Other Cup | |||
"Midday (Avoid City After Dark)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
2007 | "Maybe There's a World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2009 | "Boots and Sand" (featuring Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roadsinger | |||
"Thinking 'Bout You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"The Day the World Gets 'Round" (with Klaus Voormann) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Sideman's Journey | ||||
2011 | "My People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
2014 | "Dying to Live" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tell 'Em I'm Gone | |||
2016 | "I Love My Dog" / "Matthew and Son" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||
2016 | "He Was Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
2017 | "See What Love Did to Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Laughing Apple | |||
"Blackness of the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"Northern Wind (Death of Billy the Kid)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"You Can Do (Whatever) | " | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
"Mary and the Little Lamb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
2020 | "Where Do the Children Play?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tea for the Tillerman² | |||
2023 | "Take The World Apart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | King of a Land | |||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
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