The discography for Canadian country-pop singer Anne Murray includes 32 studio albums, 15 compilation albums and 76 singles. Murray has sold over 55 million records across the world, becoming one of the best-selling Canadian artists in history.[1] She has scored 10 number one hits on Hot Country Songs and 8 number one hits on Adult Contemporary Chart.[2]
| Anne Murray discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 32 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Singles | 76 |
| Video albums | 6 |
| Music videos | 8 |
| Christmas albums | 8 |
According to Recording Industry Association of America, Murray has certified sales of 15.5 million records in the US.[3] In 1987, she became the first female country artist to earn a triple platinum album.[4] Murray was also the first Canadian female solo artist to score a number one hit on US Billboard charts.[5]
Studio albums
edit1960s
edit| Title | Details | Peak positions |
|---|---|---|
| CAN | ||
| What About Me |
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— |
| This Way Is My Way |
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13 |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||
1970s
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[6][7] (sales thresholds) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | AUS [8] |
US Country | US | ||||
| Honey, Wheat and Laughter |
|
— | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| Straight, Clean and Simple |
|
— | 4 | — | 11 | 121 | ||
| Talk It Over in the Morning |
|
— | 3 | — | 26 | 179 | ||
| Anne Murray / Glen Campbell (with Glen Campbell) |
|
— | 12 | — | 4 | 128 | ||
| Annie |
|
— | 1 | — | 14 | 143 | ||
| Danny's Song |
|
— | 5 | — | 4 | 39 |
| |
| Love Song |
|
— | 5 | — | — | 24 | ||
| Highly Prized Possession |
|
— | 26 | 96 | 8 | 70 | ||
| Together |
|
— | — | — | 15 | 142 | ||
| Keeping in Touch |
|
— | 64 | — | 26 | 96 | ||
| There's a Hippo in My Tub[A] |
|
— | 55 | 44 | — | — |
| |
| Let's Keep It That Way |
|
1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 12 | ||
| New Kind of Feeling |
|
1 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 23 |
| |
| I'll Always Love You |
|
1 | 18 | 86 | 4 | 24 |
| |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
1980s
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[6][7] (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | AUS [8] |
US Country | US | |||
| Somebody's Waiting |
|
1 | 32 | 61 | 15 | 88 |
|
| Where Do You Go When You Dream |
|
— | 7 | 69 | 4 | 55 |
|
| The Hottest Night of the Year |
|
— | 70 | — | 29 | 90 |
|
| A Little Good News |
|
3 | 57 | — | 9 | 72 |
|
| Heart over Mind |
|
— | 59 | — | 4 | 92 |
|
| Something to Talk About |
|
— | 22 | — | 2 | 68 |
|
| Harmony |
|
— | 45 | 82 | 9 | 149 |
|
| As I Am |
|
18 | 80 | — | 29 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
1990s
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[6][7] (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | AUS [10] |
US Country | US | |||
| You Will |
|
— | — | — | 47 | — | |
| Yes I Do |
|
23 | — | — | — | — | |
| Croonin' |
|
1 | 14 | 60 | 54 | — |
|
| Anne Murray |
|
10 | 48 | 6 | — | — |
|
| What a Wonderful World[B] |
|
6 | — | — | 4 | 38 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
2000s
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[6][7] (sales thresholds) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | US Country | US | |||
| Country Croonin' |
|
— | 13 | 109 |
|
| I'll Be Seeing You |
|
— | — | — | |
| Duets: Friends & Legends |
|
3 | 8 | 42 |
|
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||
Christmas albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[6][7] (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | US Country | AUS [8] |
US | US Holiday | |||
| Christmas Wishes |
|
— | 34 | 62 | 54 | 19 |
|
| Anne Murray Christmas |
|
— | — | — | — | 25 |
|
| The Season Will Never Grow Old |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Best of the Season |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
| My Christmas Favorites |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| What a Wonderful Christmas[C] |
|
— | 6 | — | 83 | 5 |
|
| Anne Murray's Christmas Album |
|
13 | 35 | — | 169 | 21 | |
| Icon: Christmas |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Compilation and live albums
edit| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications[6][7] (sales thresholds) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | AUS [8] |
US Country | US | |||
| Snowbird |
|
— | — | — | 5 | 41 |
|
| Country |
|
— | 12 | — | 6 | 32 |
|
| A Country Collection |
|
2 | — | — | 7 | 73 | |
| Anne Murray Collection |
|
_ | — | — | _ | _ |
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| Anne Murray's Greatest Hits |
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1 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 16 |
|
| Country Hits |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Songs of the Heart |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Love Songs |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Greatest Hits Volume II |
|
— | 52 | — | 32 | — |
|
| From Springhill to the World |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| Her Greatest Hits and Finest Performances |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
| The Very Best of Anne Murray |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
|
| 15 of the Best |
|
17 | — | — | 62 | — |
|
| Now & Forever |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| The Best…So Far |
|
2 | — | — | — | — |
|
| An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray |
|
8 | — | — | 45 | — |
|
| Ultimate Collection |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| All of Me[D] |
|
— | — | — | 13 | 66 | |
| 10 Great Songs: Inspirational Classics |
|
— | — | — | 64 | — | |
| Icon |
|
— | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||
Singles
edit1960s and 1970s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales threshold) |
Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | US Country [14] |
US [15] |
US AC [16] |
AUS [8] |
IRE [17] |
NZ [18] |
UK [19] | ||||
| 1968 | "It's All Over" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | What About Me | |
| 1969 | "Some Birds" / "For Baby" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Thirsty Boots" | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Way Is My Way | ||
| 1970 | "Bidin' My Time" | 48 | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Snowbird" | 1 | 2 | — | 10 | 8 | 1 | 77 | 20 | 3 | 23 | |||
| 1971 | "Sing High, Sing Low" | 1 | 4 | 1 | 53 | 83 | 21 | — | — | 20 | — | Straight, Clean and Simple | |
| "A Stranger in My Place" | 1 | 18 | 1 | 27 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "It Takes Time" | 6 | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Talk It Over in the Morning" | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | 57 | 7 | — | — | — | — | Talk It Over in the Morning | ||
| 1972 | "Cotton Jenny" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 71 | 32 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Destiny" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||
| "Robbie's Song for Jesus" | 17 | 17 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Annie | ||
| "Danny's Song" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 1 | 87 | — | — | — | Danny's Song | ||
| 1973 | "What About Me" | 2 | 22 | 1 | 20 | 64 | 2 | 93 | — | 15 | — | ||
| "Send a Little Love My Way" | 10 | 25 | 6 | 79 | 72 | 10 | — | — | — | — | Love Song | ||
| "A Love Song" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 88 | — | — | — | |||
| 1974 | "You Won't See Me" | — | 5 | 4 | — | 8 | 1 | 49 | — | 13 | — | ||
| "Just One Look" | — | 11 | — | — | 86 | 50 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Day Tripper" | — | 23 | — | — | 59 | 40 | — | — | — | — | Highly Prized Possession | ||
| 1975 | "Uproar" | 27 | 45 | 18 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "A Stranger in My Place" (re-release) | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Straight, Clean and Simple | ||
| "Sunday Sunrise" | — | — | 13 | 49 | 98 | 13 | — | — | — | — | Together | ||
| 1976 | "The Call" | 5 | 52 | 13 | 19 | 91 | 6 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Golden Oldie" | 18 | — | 18 | 41 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | Keeping in Touch | ||
| "Things" | 10 | — | 23 | 22 | 89 | 12 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1977 | "Sunday School to Broadway" | 23 | — | 28 | 57 | — | 42 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1978 | "Walk Right Back" | 2 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 103 | 15 | — | — | 33 | — | Let's Keep It That Way | |
| "You Needed Me" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 22 |
| ||
| "Hey, Daddy" / "Sleepy Time" | 32 | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | There's a Hippo in My Tub | ||
| 1979 | "I Just Fall in Love Again" | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 46 | — | — | 58 | New Kind of Feeling | |
| "Shadows in the Moonlight" | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 95 | — | — | — | |||
| "Broken Hearted Me" | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | I'll Always Love You | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
1980s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | US Country [14] |
US [15] |
US AC [22] |
AUS | UK [19] | |||
| 1980 | "Daydream Believer" | 1 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 94 | 61 | I'll Always Love You |
| "Lucky Me" | 4 | 58 | 1 | 9 | 42 | 8 | — | — | Somebody's Waiting | |
| "I'm Happy Just to Dance with You" | 10 | 74 | 1 | 23 | 64 | 13 | — | — | ||
| "Could I Have This Dance" | 1 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 29 | — | Anne Murray's Greatest Hits | |
| 1981 | "Blessed Are the Believers" | 1 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 10 | — | — | Where Do You Go When You Dream |
| "We Don't Have to Hold Out" | 5 | — | 1 | 16 | — | 33 | — | — | ||
| "It's All I Can Do" | 1 | — | 1 | 9 | 53 | 14 | — | — | ||
| 1982 | "Another Sleepless Night" | 1 | — | 1 | 4 | 44 | 11 | 97 | — | |
| "Hey! Baby" | 1 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 26 | — | — | The Hottest Night of the Year | |
| "Somebody's Always Saying Goodbye" | 3 | — | 1 | 7 | — | 36 | — | — | ||
| 1983 | "A Little Good News" | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 74 | 11 | 92 | — | A Little Good News |
| 1984 | "That's Not the Way (It's S'posed to Be)" | 22 | — | 5 | 46 | 106 | 12 | — | — | |
| "Just Another Woman in Love" | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7 | — | — | ||
| "Nobody Loves Me Like You Do" (with Dave Loggins) |
1 | 79 | 1 | 1 | 103 | 10 | — | — | Heart Over Mind | |
| 1985 | "Time Don't Run Out on Me" | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 11 | — | — | |
| "I Don't Think I'm Ready for You" | 4 | — | 2 | 7 | — | 30 | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Now and Forever (You and Me)" | 1 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 92 | 7 | 76 | — | Something to Talk About |
| "Who's Leaving Who" | — | 93 | 15 | 62 | — | 26 | — | — | ||
| "My Life's a Dance" | 41 | — | 23 | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Heartaches"[23] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "On and On" | 24 | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1987 | "Are You Still in Love with Me" | 10 | — | 8 | 20 | — | 33 | — | — | Harmony |
| "Anyone Can Do the Heartbreak" | — | — | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1988 | "Perfect Strangers" (with Doug Mallory) | — | — | 19 | 52 | — | — | — | — | |
| "Flying on Your Own" | 34 | 65 | 49 | 52 | — | — | — | — | As I Am | |
| "Slow Passin' Time" | 48 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | "Who But You" | 58 | — | — | 55 | — | — | — | — | |
| "I'll Be Your Eyes" | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" (with Kenny Rogers) | 9 | — | 6 | 28 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits Volume II | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
1990s and 2000s
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | US Country [14][24] | |||
| 1990 | "I'd Fall in Love Tonight" | 55 | — | — | —[E] | Greatest Hits Volume II |
| "Feed This Fire" | 6 | — | 2 | 5 | You Will | |
| "Bluebird" | 3 | — | — | 39 | ||
| 1991 | "New Way Out" | 39 | — | 16 | — | |
| "You Will"[26] | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Everyday" | 56 | — | 42 | 56 | Yes I Do | |
| 1992 | "I Can See Arkansas" | 9 | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | "Make Love to Me" | 6 | 43 | 3 | — | Croonin' |
| 1994 | "The Wayward Wind" | 7 | 70 | 6 | — | |
| "Born to Be with You" | — | — | 18 | — | ||
| "Over You" | 29 | 85 | 11 | — | The Best...So Far | |
| 1996 | "What Would It Take" (with Bryan Adams) | 49 | 28 | 7 | — | Anne Murray |
| "That's What My Love Is For" (with Aaron Neville) | — | — | 15 | — | ||
| 1997 | "That's the Way It Goes" | — | — | 19 | — | |
| 1999 | "Let There Be Love" (with Dawn Langstroth) | — | — | 23 | — | What a Wonderful World |
| 2000 | "What a Wonderful World" | — | — | 42 | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||
Other singles
editSingles with Glen Campbell
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN | CAN AC | US Country [14] |
US [15] |
US AC [27] | |||
| 1971 | "I Say a Little Prayer/ By the Time I Get to Phoenix" |
1 | 19 | 1 | 40 | 81 | 13 | Anne Murray & Glen Campbell |
| 1972 | "United We Stand" | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Guest singles
edit| Year | Single | Artist | Peak chart positions |
Album | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN | CAN AC | ||||
| 1985 | "Tears Are Not Enough" | Northern Lights | 1 | 1 | We Are the World |
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Original A-side | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Country | CAN AC | US Country [14] | ||||||
| 1971 | "Put Your Hand in the Hand" | — | — | 67 | "It Takes Time" | |||
| 1974 | "He Thinks I Still Care" | 11 | — | 1 | "You Won't See Me" | |||
| "Son of a Rotten Gambler" | 3 | 1 | 5 | "Just One Look" | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||
Videos and DVDs
edit- Anne Murray (1991)
- Anne Murray in Nova Scotia (1993)
- Anne Murray: A Classic Christmas (1995)
- An Intimate Evening with Anne Murray (1997)
- Anne Murray: What a Wonderful World (2001)
- Anne Murray in Jamaica (2005)
Music videos
edit| Year | Song title | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | "A Little Good News" | |
| "That's Not the Way (It's S'posed to Be)" | ||
| 1985 | "Time Don't Run Out on Me" | Peter Heath |
| 1986 | "Now and Forever (You and Me)" | Tony Greco |
| "Who's Leaving Who" | ||
| 1987 | "Are You Still in Love with Me" | Jack Cole/John Lloyd Miller |
| 1988 | "Flying on Your Own" | Jack Cole |
| 1989 | "If I Ever Fall in Love Again" | Ron Meraska |
| 1992 | "I Can See Arkansas"[28] | Steven Goldmann |
| 1993 | "Make Love to Me" | Philip Kates |
| "The Wayward Wind" | ||
| 1996 | "What Would It Take" | |
| 1999 | "Let There Be Love" (with Dawn Langstroth)[29] | Steven Goldmann |
Books
edit- Anne Murray: What a Wonderful World (2000) Balmur Book Publishing
- Anne Murray Centre Scrapbook (2000) Raincoast Books/Balmur Publishing
- All of Me (2009) Knopf Canada (autobiography)
Notes
edit- ^ Re-issued in 1979 as Anne Murray Sings for the Sesame Street Generation
- ^ What a Wonderful World peaked at number 1 on Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart.
- ^ What a Wonderful Christmas peaked at number 4 on Billboard Top Contemporary Christian chart.
- ^ All of Me is the U.S. version of I'll Be Seeing You with a bonus greatest hits disc included.
- ^ "I'd Fall in Love Tonight" did not chart on Hot Country Songs, but peaked at No. 8 on Hot Country Radio Breakouts.[25]
References
edit- ^ "Anne Murray | The Canadian Encyclopedia". www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Anne Murray". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ Thompson, Gayle. "34 Years Ago: Anne Murray Becomes the First Female Country Artist to Earn a Triple-Platinum Album". The Boot. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ "Anne Murray". Hollywood Walk of Fame. 2019-10-25. Retrieved 2021-12-08.
- ^ a b c d e f http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search/anne_murray[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Anne Murray [dead link]
- ^ a b c d e Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 212. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "CashBox Magazine" (PDF). Cash Box. December 30, 1978. p. C5. Retrieved November 13, 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ Peaks in Australia during the 1990s:
- Croonin': Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 196.
- Anne Murray: "Anne Murray – Anne Murray". australian-charts.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – October 2002". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ "Ifpihk".
- ^ "Kent Music Report No 341 – 5 January 1981 > Platinum and Gold Albums 1980". Kent Music Report. Retrieved 12 November 2021 – via Imgur.com.
- ^ a b c d e Whitburn, Joel (2008). Hot Country Songs 1944 to 2008. Record Research, Inc. pp. 291–292. ISBN 978-0-89820-177-2.
- ^ a b c Whitburn, Joel (2011). Top Pop Singles 1955–2010. Record Research, Inc. p. 630. ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 170.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – All there is to know > Search results for 'Anne Murray'". Fireball Media.
- ^ "Flavour of New Zealand, NZ Listener". Archived from the original on 2016-10-11. Retrieved 2021-01-10.
- ^ a b Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 384. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
- ^ "American single certifications – Anne Murray – Snowbird". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ "American single certifications – Anne Murray – You Needed Me". Recording Industry Association of America.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 170.
- ^ "Anne Murray - Heartaches". Discogs. Retrieved March 24, 2017.
- ^ "Anne Murray - Country Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ "Hot Country Radio Breakouts" (PDF). Billboard. February 3, 1990.
- ^ "Single Reviews" (PDF). Billboard. June 1, 1991.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (1993). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961–1993. Record Research. p. 170.
- ^ Krewen, Nick (September 17, 1999). "Canada Ignores Video Star". The Toronto Star. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
- ^ "CMT : Videos : Anne Murray : Let There Be Love". Country Music Television. Retrieved November 18, 2011.[dead link]