Clannad discography explained

Artist:Clannad
Studio:13
Live:4
Compilation:18
Video:2
Music Videos:13
Ep:1
Singles:33
Soundtrack:3
Option:3
Option Name:Box sets

The discography of Clannad, an Irish musical group, consists of thirteen studio albums, four live albums, three soundtrack albums, seventeen compilation albums, thirty-one singles and a number of other appearances.

Clannad achieved a breakthrough in their career in 1983 with the song "Theme from Harry's Game", which peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and won an Ivor Novello award. Clannad won a BAFTA for their 1984 Legend, the soundtrack for the Robin of Sherwood series. In 1998, Clannad were awarded a Grammy award for their studio album Landmarks.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
IRE
[1]
AUS
[2] [3]
BEL (FLA)
[4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
US
[10]
US World
Clannad
  • Released: 1973
  • Label: Philips
  • Formats: LP, MC
Clannad 2
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Gael-Linn
  • Formats: LP, MC
Dúlamán
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Gael-Linn
  • Formats: LP, MC
Crann Úll
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Tara
  • Formats: LP, MC
79
Fuaim
  • Released: March 1982
  • Label: Tara
  • Formats: LP, MC
Magical Ring
  • Released: March 1983
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, MC
66202610
Macalla
  • Released: October 1985
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
59122933131
Sirius
  • Released: 26 October 1987
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
76844534183
Anam
  • Released: 8 October 1990
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
593714463
Banba
  • Released: 3 May 1993
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
275366114751101
Lore
  • Released: 27 February 1996
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC
10451617141951
Landmarks
  • Released: 3 March 1998
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
209213346
Nádúr 24172100581002
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

TitleAlbum details
Clannad in Concert
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Ogham
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Recorded in Switzerland, 1978
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: MDM, Koch
  • Formats: CD
  • Recorded in Europe, 1996
  • Released: February 2013
  • Label: ARC Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Recorded in Dublin, January 2011
Turas 1980
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
  • Recorded in Bremen, January 1980

Soundtrack albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
NZ
UK
US World
Legend
  • Released: April 1984
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Soundtrack to the television series Robin of Sherwood
91515
Atlantic Realm
  • Released: January 1989
  • Label: BBC
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Soundtrack to the television series The Natural World: Atlantic Realm
41
The Angel and the Soldier Boy
  • Released: 11 December 1989
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Soundtrack to the film of the same name
41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions
IRE
AUS
GER
NL
NOR
[11]
NZ
UK
US World
The Collection
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: K-tel
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
94
Pastpresent
  • Released: April 1989
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
29415
Themes
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: K-tel
  • Formats: CD
4
  • Released: 28 January 1997
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
4
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 19 May 1997
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • Deluxe edition released as In a Lifetime – The Ultimate Collection
172146
The Celtic Voice
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Celtic Collections, K-tel
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued in 2001 as The Essential Clannad
An Díolaim
  • Released: 15 June 1998
  • Label: Music Club
  • Formats: CD, MC
Magic Elements – The Best of Clannad
  • Released: October 1998
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
45
Celtic Collection
  • Released: August 1999
  • Label: Camden
  • Formats: CD, MC
Greatest Hits
  • Released: January 2000
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • Released: 16 April 2002
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 2xCD
  • Released: 6 October 2003
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD
3079235
The Only Clannad Album You'll Ever Need
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD
  • Released: 10 March 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
720
The Essential Clannad
  • Released: 24 August 2012
  • Label: RCA/Sony Music
  • Formats: 2xCD
In a Lifetime
  • Released: 13 March 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
643874
Rarities
  • Released: 16 September 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Box sets

TitleAlbum details
3 Originals
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 3xCD
Original Album Classics
  • Released: 24 January 2011
  • Label: Sony Music/Legacy/RCA
  • Formats: 3xCD
The Real... Clannad
  • Released: 9 November 2018
  • Label: Sony Music/Legacy/BMG
  • Formats: 3xCD

Video albums

TitleAlbum details
Pastpresent
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: RCA/BMG Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Christ Church Cathedral
  • Released: 11 January 2013
  • Label: ARC Music
  • Formats: DVD

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
IRE
[12]
AUS
[13]
BEL (FLA)
CAN
[14]
FIN
[15]
NL
NZ
SWE
[16]
UK
[17]
"Dhéanainn Súgradh"1974Clannad 2
"An Bealach Seo 'tá Romhainn"1975
"Down by the Sally Gardens" / "An Giobog"1978Clannad in Concert
"Mhorag's Na Horo Gheallaidh"1981Fuaim
"Theme from Harry's Game"1982218165Magical Ring
"I See Red"19831981
"Newgrange"3065
"Robin (The Hooded Man)"1984193642Legend (soundtrack)
"Now Is Here"119
"Scarlet Inside"1985108
"Closer to Your Heart"110Macalla
"Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)"80
"In a Lifetime" (featuring Bono)19865723221143220
"Something to Believe In" (featuring Bruce Hornsby)1987117Sirius
"Live and Learn" (Canada and Germany-only release)1988
"White Fool"
"The Hunter"198991Pastpresent
"In a Lifetime" (reissue)253217
"Hourglass" / "Theme from Harry's Game"91
"A Dream in the Night"The Angel and the Soldier Boy (soundtrack)
"In Fortune's Hand"19906580Anam
"Why Worry?"1991
"Both Sides Now" (with Paul Young)3158644174Switch (soundtrack)
"Theme from Harry's Game" (reissue) 1992428Patriot Games (soundtrack)
"Mystery Game"1993Banba
"Seanchas"1996Lore
"Christmas Angels"1997
"An Gleann"1998Landmarks
"I Will Find You" (2002 remix; Antillas featuring Clannad)2002
"Brave Enough" (featuring Duke Special)2014Nádúr
"Who Knows (Where the Time Goes)"2020In a Lifetime
"In a Lifetime" (featuring Denise Chaila)2021rowspan="2"
"White Fool" (featuring Steve Perry)2022
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

External links

Notes and References

  1. For all peaks except noted below : Web site: irishcharts.com - Discography Clannad . 2022-10-17 . irish-charts.com.
  2. 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. . David Kent (historian).

  3. Web site: australian-charts.com - Discography Clannad . 2022-10-17 . australian-charts.com.
  4. Web site: Discografie Clannad - ultratop.be . 2022-10-17 . www.ultratop.be.
  5. Clannad album chart positions in Canada:
  6. Web site: Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts . 2022-10-17 . www.offiziellecharts.de.
  7. Web site: Discografie Clannad - dutchcharts.nl . 2022-10-17 . dutchcharts.nl.
  8. Web site: charts.org.nz - Discography Clannad . 2022-10-17 . charts.nz.
  9. Web site: CLANNAD full Official Chart History Official Charts Company . 2022-10-17 . www.officialcharts.com.
  10. Web site: Clannad: Billboard Albums . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101203101644/http://www.allmusic.com/artist/clannad-p777/charts-awards . 3 December 2010 . 15 November 2008 . AllMusic.
  11. Web site: norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal . 2022-10-17 . norwegiancharts.com.
  12. Web site: The Irish Charts - All there is to know . 2022-10-17 . irishcharts.ie.
  13. Web site: Bubbling Down Under Week Commencing 9 December 1991. Bubbling Down Under. 11 December 2022.
  14. 14 September 1991 . RPM 100 Hit Tracks . . 54 . 15 . 2022-10-17 . Library and Archives Canada.
  15. Web site: 13 August 2015 . Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit CHU - COA . 2022-10-17 . Sisältää hitin.
  16. Web site: swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal . 2022-10-17 . swedishcharts.com.
  17. Web site: UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales) . 2022-10-17 . UKMIX Forums . en.