| Artist: | Don McLean |
| Studio: | 21 |
| Live: | 4 |
| Compilation: | 10 |
| Singles: | 16 |
The discography of American singer Don McLean consists of 20 studio albums, four live albums, 11 compilation albums, and 16 singles.
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | AUS [1] | CAN | UK | ||||
| 1970 | Tapestry | 111 | 22 | — | 16 | ||
| 1971 | American Pie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 1972 | Don McLean | 23 | 15 | 15 | — | ||
| 1973 | Playin' Favorites | — | 22 | — | 42 | ||
| 1974 | Homeless Brother | 120 | 65 | — | — | ||
| 1977 | Prime Time | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | Chain Lightning | 28 | 41 | 25 | 19 | ||
| 1981 | Believers | 156 | 15 | — | — | ||
| 1987 | Love Tracks | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990 | Headroom | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | Christmas | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1995 | The River of Love | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Christmas Dreams | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001 | Sings Marty Robbins | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | You've Got to Share: Songs for Children | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Western Album | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2005 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | Addicted to Black | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018 | Botanical Gardens | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020 | Still Playin' Favorites | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024 | American Boys | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||
| Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Solo | |
| 1982 | Dominion | |
| 2001 | Starry, Starry Night | |
| 2014 | Don McLean: Live in Manchester |
| Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [5] | UK | ||||||
| 1980 | The Very Best of Don McLean | 2 | 4 | ||||
| 1986 | For the Memories | 63 | — | ||||
| 1987 | Don McLean's Greatest Hits · Then & Now | — | — | ||||
| 1989 | For the Memories Vols I & II | — | — | ||||
| And I Love You So | — | — | |||||
| 1991 | The Best of Don McLean | — | — | ||||
| 1992 | Classics | — | — |
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| 1992 | Favorites and Rarities | — | — | ||||
| 2000 | American Pie – The Greatest Hits | — | 30 |
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| 2002 | Classic Collection | 57 | — | ||||
| 2003 | Legendary Songs of Don McLean | — | 71 | ||||
| 2004 | Christmastime! | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | The Legendary Don McLean | — | — | ||||
| 2008 | American Pie & Other Hits | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | American Troubadour | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [10] | US A/C | US Cou. | AUS | CAN | CAN A/C | CAN Cou. | UK [11] | IRL [12] | |||||
| 1971 | "Castles in the Air" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tapestry | ||
| "American Pie" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | American Pie | |||
| 1972 | "Vincent" | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 |
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| 1973 | "Dreidel" | 21 | 7 | — | 34 | 16 | 5 | — | 56 | — | Don McLean | ||
| "If We Try" | 58 | 12 | — | 9 | 82 | 22 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Everyday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | Playin' Favorites | |||
| 1974 | "Mountains o' Mourne" | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | |||
| "Fool's Paradise" | 107 | 25 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | ||||
| "La La Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Homeless Brother | |||
| 1975 | "Wonderful Baby" | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | |||
| 1980 | "Crying" | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Chain Lightning | |
| 1981 | "Since I Don't Have You" | 23 | 6 | 68 | — | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| "It's Just the Sun" | 83 | 20 | — | 92 | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Castles in the Air" | 36 | 7 | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | 47 | — | Believers | |||
| 1987 | "He's Got You" | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Then & Now | ||
| "You Can't Blame the Train" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Love Tracks | |||
| 1988 | "Love in My Heart" | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1991 | "American Pie" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | The Best of Don McLean | ||
| 2012 | "American Pie" (2nd reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Year | Title | Additional information | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | "The Flight of Dragons" | This song was recorded for the film The Flight of Dragons in the early 1980s. | |
| 1994 | "Vincent" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III[17] |
. David Kent (historian). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. illustrated. Australian Chart Book. St Ives, N.S.W.. 1993. 0-646-11917-6. 187.
