Judy Collins discography explained

Artist:	Judy Collins
Studio:	36
Live:	9
Compilation:	24 plus
Tribute:	3
Singles:	21

The discography of Judy Collins, an American singer and songwriter, consists of 36 studio albums, nine live albums, numerous compilation albums, four holiday albums, and 21 singles. She has two Platinum-certified albums, which includes a greatest hits collection, and four Gold-certified albums. Eleven of her singles have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with five of them hitting the Top 40, and twelve have charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, with eleven hitting the Top 40.

Collins's debut album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, was released in 1961 and consisted of traditional folk songs. She had her first charting single with "Hard Lovin' Loser" (No. 97) from her 1966 album In My Life, but it was the lead single from her 1967 album Wildflowers, Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", that gave Collins international prominence. The single reached No. 8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart^[1] and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance,^[2] while Wildflowers went Gold.^[3] Collins experienced the biggest success of her career with her recording of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from her 1975 album Judith. The single peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1975 and then again in 1977 at No. 19, spending 27 non-consecutive weeks on the chart and earning Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female,^[2] as well as a Grammy Award for Sondheim for Song of the Year.^[4] Judith would also become Collins' best-selling studio album, eventually going Platinum.^[3]

In 2017, Collins's rendition of the song "Amazing Grace" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".^[5] In 2019 at the age of 80, Collins scored her first No. 1 album on an American Billboard Chart with Winter Stories, a duet album with Jonas Fjeld featuring the Chatham County Line.^[6]

Her 2022 release, Spellbound, was her first album to feature all original material.^[7] Spellbound was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, her first since Silver Skies Blue with Ari Hest in 2016.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Certifications
		US ^[8]	AUS ^[9]	CAN ^[10]	UK ^[11]
A Maid of Constant Sorrow	1961	—	—	—	—
Golden Apples of the Sun	1962	—	—	—	—
Judy Collins 3	1963	126	—	—	—
Fifth Album	1965	69	—	—	—
In My Life	1966	46	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold
Wildflowers	1967	5	—	5	—	RIAA: Gold
Who Knows Where the Time Goes	1968	29	—	12	—	RIAA: Gold
Whales & Nightingales	1970	15	26	14	16	RIAA: Gold
True Stories and Other Dreams	1973	27	—	9	—
Judith	1975	17	19	19	7	RIAA: Platinum
Bread and Roses	1976	25	96	—	—
Hard Times for Lovers	1979	54	—	56	—
Running for My Life	1980	142	—	—	—
Times of Our Lives	1982	190	—	—	—
Home Again	1984	—	—	—	—
Amazing Grace	1985	—	85	—	34
Trust Your Heart	1987	—	—	—	—
Fires of Eden^[12]	1990	—	—	—	—
Baby's Bedtime^[13]		—	—	—	—
Baby's Morningtime^[14]		—	—	—	—
Judy Sings Dylan... Just Like a Woman^[15]	1993	—	—	—	—
Shameless^[16]	1995	—	—	—	—
Voices^[17]		—	—	—	—
Both Sides Now^[18]	1998	—	—	—	—
Classic Broadway^[19]	1999	—	—	—	—
	2004	—	—	—	—
Portrait of an American Girl	2005	—	—	—	—
Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney	2007	—	—	—	—
Paradise^[20]	2010	—	—	—	—
Bohemian^[21]	2011	—	—	—	—
Strangers Again^[22]	2015	77	—	—	—
Silver Skies Blue	2016	—	—	—	—
A Love Letter To Sondheim^[23]	2017	—	—	—	—
Everybody Knows		195	—	—	—
Winter Stories	2019	—	—	—	—
Spellbound	2022	—	—	—	—

Live albums

Album	Year	Peak chart positions
		US	CAN
The Judy Collins Concert	1964	—	—
Living	1971	64	49
Sanity and Grace^[24]	1989	—	—
Live at Newport (1959–1966)^[25]	1996	—	—
Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap^[26]	2000	—	—
Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art^[27]	2012	—	—
Live in Ireland^[28]	2014	—	—
Winter Stories: Live From The Oslo Opera House	2020	—	—
Live at the Town Hall, NYC, 2020	2021	—	—

Compilation albums

Album	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		US	CAN
Recollections^[29]	1969	29	17
Colors of the Day	1972	37	26	RIAA: Platinum
So Early in the Spring... The First 15 Years	1977	42	59
Wind Beneath My Wings^[30]	1992	—	—
Sanity & Grace^[31]	1995	—	—
	1997	—	—
The Very Best of Judy Collins	2001	—	—
36 Greatest Hits	^[32]	2002	—	—
Classic Songs^[33]	2003	—	—
The Essential Judy Collins^[34]	2004	—	—
Introducing... Judy Collins^[35]	2006	—	—
Golden Legends: Judy Collins^[36]		—	—
20 Classic Songs^[37]	2008	—	—
Send in the Clowns: The Collection^[38]	2012	—	—
Original Album Series^[39]	2013	—	—
Both Sides Now: The Very Best Of^[40]	2014	—	—
Drop the Needle On the Hits: Best of Judy Collins^[41]	2018	—	—
The Elektra Albums, Vol. 1 (1961-1968)^[42]	2019	—	—
The Elektra Albums, Vol. 2 (1970-1984)^[43]		—	—
White Bird - Anthology of Favorites		—	—

Other albums

Album	Year
Innervoices ^[44]	1989
Come Rejoice: A Judy Collins Christmas^[45]	1994
Christmas at the Biltmore Estate^[46]	1997
All on a Wintery Night^[47]	2000
Christmas with Judy Collins^[48]	2013

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions						Album
		US ^[49]	AUS	CAN ^[50]	Turn! Turn	": 1969-12-27 . RPM 100 Singles . 2024-05-25 . RPM . 12 . 19. "Amazing Grace": 1971-03-06 . RPM 100 Singles . 2024-05-25 . RPM . 15 . 3. "Cook With Honey": 1974-04-14 . RPM 100 Singles . 2024-05-25 . RPM . 19 . 9. "Send In the Clowns": 1977-12-10 . RPM 100 Singles . 2024-05-25 . RPM . 28 . 11. "Hard Times for Lovers": 1979-05-12 . RPM 100 Singles . 2024-05-25 . RPM . 31 . 7.	IRL ^[51]		NZ ^[52]	UK
"I'll Keep It with Mine"	1965	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Hard Lovin' Loser"	1966	97	—	—	—	—	—	In My Life
"Both Sides, Now"	1968	8	37	—	—	—	14	Wildflowers
"Someday Soon"	1969	55	—	37	—	—	—	Who Knows Where the Time Goes
"Chelsea Morning"		78	—	74	—	—	—
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"		69	—	44	—	—	—	Recollections
"Amazing Grace"	1970	15	10	14	12	—	5	Whales & Nightingales
"Open The Door (Song For Judith)"	1971	90	—	—	—	—	—	Living
"Cook With Honey"	1973	32	—	36	—	—	—	True Stories and Other Dreams
"Send In the Clowns"	1975	19	13	15	3	22	6	Judith
"Special Delivery"	1976	—	—	—	—	—	—	Bread and Roses
"Hard Times For Lovers"	1979	66	—	76	—	—	—	Hard Times For Lovers
"Home Again"	1984	—	—	—	—	—	—	Home Again
"Fires of Eden"	1990	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fires of Eden

Notes and References

1. Judy Collins – Chart history . Billboard . July 30, 2015.
2. News: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Judy Collins . January 19, 2021.
3. Web site: US Certifications > Judy Collins . . 2022-03-13.
4. News: National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences . Stephen Sondheim . January 19, 2021.
5. Web site: National Recording Registry Picks Are "Over the Rainbow" . Library of Congress . March 29, 2016 . March 29, 2016.
6. Judy Scores First Career Number 1 . Billboard . 13 June 2020 . March 29, 2016.
7. Web site: Judy Collins Announces Spellbound, Her First Album of All Original Songs. PitchFork. Evan Minsker. }
8. Web site: Judy Collins Chart History: Billboard 200 . 2024-05-24 . Billboard.
9. Book: Kent, David . David Kent (historian)

   . Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 . Australian Chart Book . 1993 . 0-646-11917-6 . illustrated . St Ives, N.S.W. . 69 . David Kent (historian).

10. RPM Top Albums/CDs chart positions:
    • Wildflowers: 1969-01-06 . Top 50 Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 10 . 19.
    • Who Knows Where the Times Goes: 1969-02-10 . Top 50 Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 10 . 24.
    • Recollections: 1969-10-18 . LP Chart . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 12 . 8.
    • Whales & Nightingales: 1971-02-06 . RPM 100 Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 14 . 25.
    • Living: 1972-02-12 . RPM 100 Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 16 . 26.
    • Colors of the Day: 1972-07-15 . RPM 100 Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 17 . 22.
    • True Stories and Other Dreams: 1973-04-28 . RPM 100 Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 19 . 11.
    • Judith: 1975-07-26 . RPM Top Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 23 . 22.
    • So Early in the Spring: 1977-12-03 . RPM Top Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 28 . 10.
    • Hard Times for Lovers: 1979-05-19 . RPM Top Albums . 2024-05-24 . RPM . 31 . 8.
11. Web site: Official Charts > Judy Collins . 2022-02-28 . Official Charts Company.
12. Web site: Eder. Bruce. Fires of Eden. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. November 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115161447/https://www.allmusic.com/album/fires-of-eden-mw0000316233. live.
13. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Baby's Bedtime. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. October 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029221522/https://www.allmusic.com/album/babys-bedtime-mw0000441204. live.
14. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Baby's Morningtime. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. October 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029231145/https://www.allmusic.com/album/babys-morningtime-mw0000690513. live.
15. Web site: Roach. Pemberton. Judy Collins Sings Dylan: Just Like a Woman. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 11, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211211030546/https://www.allmusic.com/album/judy-collins-sings-dylan-just-like-a-woman-mw0000106482. live.
16. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Shameless. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. October 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029231103/https://www.allmusic.com/album/shameless-mw0000174112. live.
17. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Voices. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211206190401/https://www.allmusic.com/album/voices-includes-songbook-and-a-memoir-mw0000956628. live.
18. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Both Sides Now. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. March 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312051441/https://www.allmusic.com/album/both-sides-now-intersound--mw0000045156. live.
19. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Classic Broadway. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. October 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211029221540/https://www.allmusic.com/album/classic-broadway-mw0000669220. live.
20. Web site: Paradise. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. November 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102203015/https://www.allmusic.com/album/paradise-mw0001989692. live.
21. Web site: Monger. James Christopher. Bohemian. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. November 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211102203018/https://www.allmusic.com/album/bohemian-mw0002206147. live.
22. Web site: Monger. Timothy. Strangers Again. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 14, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211214071037/https://www.allmusic.com/album/strangers-again-mw0002866019. live.
23. Web site: A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. November 3, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211103073826/https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-love-letter-to-stephen-sondheim-mw0003009533. live.
24. Web site: Ruhlmann . William . Sanity and Grace . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220205085850/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sanity-and-grace-gold-castle--mw0002054886 . February 5, 2022 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
25. Web site: Unterberger . Richie . Live at Newport (1959–1966) . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211210024553/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-newport-1959-1966-mw0000627446 . December 10, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
26. Web site: Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211102203022/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-wolf-trap-mw0000983302 . November 2, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
27. Web site: Jurek . Thom . Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211211052321/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-at-the-metropolitan-museum-of-art-mw0002419377 . December 11, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
28. Web site: Leggett . Steve . Live in Ireland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220213095805/https://www.allmusic.com/album/live-in-ireland-mw0002616983 . February 13, 2022 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
29. Web site: Eder. Bruce. Recollections. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. November 15, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211115135912/https://www.allmusic.com/album/recollections-the-best-of-judy-collins-mw0000077557. live.
30. Web site: Wind Beneath My Wings [Laserlight #1]]. AllMusic. March 12, 2022. March 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312052814/https://www.allmusic.com/album/wind-beneath-my-wings-laserlight-1--mw0000884794. live.
31. Web site: Sanity & Grace [Laserlight]]. AllMusic. March 13, 2022. March 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313024237/https://www.allmusic.com/album/sanity-grace-laserlight--mw0000199379. live.
32. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. 36 Greatest Hits!. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. November 1, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161101132838/http://www.allmusic.com/album/36-greatest-hits!-mw0001308021. live.
33. Web site: Ruhlmann. William. Classic Songs. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191223143643/https://www.allmusic.com/album/classic-songs-mw0000693032. live.
34. Web site: The Essential Judy Collins. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. March 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312054106/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-essential-wildflower--mw0000204828. live.
35. Web site: Jurek. Thom. Introducing... Judy Collins. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211210020124/https://www.allmusic.com/album/introducing-judy-collins-mw0000467314. live.
36. Web site: Golden Legends: Judy Collins. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 2, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211202113910/https://www.allmusic.com/album/golden-legends-judy-collins-mw0000398763. live.
37. Web site: Leggett. Steve. 20 Classic Songs. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. November 30, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211130132954/https://www.allmusic.com/album/20-classic-songs-mw0000790783. live.
38. Web site: Jurek. Thom. Send in the Clowns: The Collection. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 13, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211213055908/https://www.allmusic.com/album/send-in-the-clowns-the-collection-mw0002423166. live.
39. Web site: Monger. James Christopher. Original Album Series. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211208003529/https://www.allmusic.com/album/original-album-series-mw0001967979. live.
40. Web site: Both Sides Now: The Very Best Of. AllMusic. March 11, 2022. July 21, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170721082341/http://www.allmusic.com/album/both-sides-now-the-very-best-of-mw0002757466. live.
41. Web site: Drop the Needle On the Hits: Best of Judy Collins. AllMusic. March 12, 2022. March 13, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220313022248/https://www.allmusic.com/album/drop-the-needle-on-the-hits-best-of-judy-collins-mw0003203115. live.
42. Web site: The Elektra Albums, Vol. 1 (1961-1968). AllMusic. March 11, 2022. December 5, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211205114240/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elektra-albums-vol-1-1961-1968-mw0003275925. live.
43. Web site: The Elektra Albums, Vol. 2 (1970-1984). AllMusic. March 11, 2022. March 12, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220312052815/https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-elektra-albums-vol-2-1970-1984-mw0003309548. live.
44. Web site: Innervoices . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211202171057/https://www.allmusic.com/album/innervoices-mw0000654261 . December 2, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
45. Web site: Ruhlmann . William . Come Rejoice! A Judy Collins Christmas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209121604/https://www.allmusic.com/album/come-rejoice%21-a-judy-collins-christmas-mw0000626262 . December 9, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
46. Web site: Ruhlmann . William . Come Rejoice! A Judy Collins Christmas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211029231150/https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-at-the-biltmore-estate-mw0000595906 . October 29, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
47. Web site: Torreano . Bradley . All on a Wintry Night . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211209151204/https://www.allmusic.com/album/all-on-a-wintry-night-mw0000103563 . December 9, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
48. Web site: Monger . Timothy . Christmas with Judy Collins . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20211213101045/https://www.allmusic.com/album/christmas-with-judy-collins-mw0002581253 . December 13, 2021 . March 11, 2022 . AllMusic.
49. Web site: Judy Collins Chart History: Billboard Hot 100 . Billboard . 2024-05-25.
50. RPM Top Singles chart positions:
    • "Someday Soon": 1969-02-17 . The RPM 100 . 2024-05-25 . RPM . 10 . 25.
    • "Chelsea Morning": 1971-03-06 . RPM 100 Singles . 2024-05-25 . RPM . 15 . 3.
    • "Turn
51. Web site: Judy Collins chart search . Irish Recorded Music Association . 2024-05-25.
52. NZ Top 40 Singles Chart positions:
    • "Send In the Clowns": Web site: 1975-11-03 . Official Top 40 Singles . 2024-05-25 . Recorded Music NZ.