Amy Macdonald discography explained

Artist:Amy Macdonald
Live:4
Compilation:1
Studio:5
Singles:23
Music Videos:23
B-Sides:15

This is a comprehensive listing of the discography of Scottish singer Amy Macdonald. Her debut album, This Is the Life was released in July 2007, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Scotland and Switzerland. The single "This is the Life" reached number nineteen on the US Adult Alternative Airplay charts, which lead This Is the Life charting at number ninety-two on the US Billboard 200.[1] The album spawned the singles "Poison Prince", "Mr Rock & Roll", "L.A.", "This Is the Life" and "Run". Her second album, A Curious Thing was released in March 2010, peaking at number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, number two in Scotland, Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands, and number four in the United Kingdom. The album includes the singles "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", "Spark", "This Pretty Face", "Love Love" and "Your Time Will Come".

Her third album, Life in a Beautiful Light was released in June 2012, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Slow It Down", "Pride" and "4th of July". Her fourth album, Under Stars was released in February 2017, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Dream On", "Automatic" and "Down by the Water". Her fifth studio album, The Human Demands, was released in October 2020, and spawned the singles "The Hudson", "Crazy Shade of Blue" and "Fire". In 2021, her song "Statues" was selected to represent Scotland at the Free European Song Contest 2021, finishing in fourth place with 77 points.[2]

In 2017, she released her first compilation, a greatest hits album, entitled Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018), which peaked at number nineteen in both Scotland and Switzerland, twenty-two in Germany, twenty nine in Austria and number forty-six in the United Kingdom. In 2022, she released her first extended play, Don't Tell Me That It's Over, which includes three re–recordings of her previous singles "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", "Run" and "Slow It Down". Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide.[3]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions<-- Maintain a maximum of 10 -->Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Sales
SCO
[4]
UK
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
[7]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
This Is the Life 1 1 3 2 1 3 16 1 5 1
A Curious Thing
  • Released: 8 March 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
2 4 1 2 7 1 26 2 5 1
  • UK: 267,841
  • BPI: Gold
  • BEA: Gold[22]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum
Life in a Beautiful Light
  • Released: 11 June 2012
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
1 2 1 4 9 1 5 5 34 2
  • UK: 174,161
  • BPI: Gold
  • BVMI: Platinum
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum
Under Stars
  • Released: 17 February 2017
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
2 2 4 21 2 75 18 1
  • BPI: Silver
  • BVMI: Gold
  • IFPI: Gold[23]
The Human Demands
  • Released: 30 October 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
2 10 7 44 4 42 2
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions<-- Maintain a maximum of 10 -->
SWI
Live from Glasgow
  • Released: 1 October 2007
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
iTunes Festival: London 2010
  • Released: 21 July 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
Love Love UK & European
Arena Tour LIVE 2010
  • Released: 25 April 2011
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
89
Under Stars (Live in Berlin)
  • Released: 24 November 2017
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions<-- Maintain a maximum of 10 -->Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
SCO
[24]
UK
AUT
BEL
DEN
GER
NL
NOR
[25]
SWE
SWI
"Poison Prince"200720 141 66 58This Is the Life
"Mr Rock & Roll"1 12 19 4 21 7 20 59 3
  • BPI: Silver
  • BEA: Gold[26]
  • BVMI: Gold
"L.A."5 48
"This Is the Life"17 28 1 1 8 2 1 1 3 2
  • BPI: Platinum
  • BEA: Platinum[27]
  • BVMI: 5× Gold[28]
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
"Run"200816 75 64 36 96
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"201021 48 10 7 6 29 4
  • IFPI SWI: Gold
A Curious Thing
"Spark"74 44 56 62
"This Pretty Face"92 138 56 64 49
"Love Love"183 63
"Your Time Will Come"
"Slow It Down"201216 45 43 65 38 24
  • BVMI: Gold
Life in a Beautiful Light
"Pride"87 187 89
"4th of July"
"Dream On"201728 84 32Under Stars
"Automatic"
"Down by the Water"
"This Christmas Day"57
"Woman of the World"2018Woman of the World
(The Best of 2007–2018)
"This Time's Everything"2019
"The Hudson"202012 The Human Demands
"Crazy Shade of Blue"
"Fire"
"Statues"[29] 2021
"Bridges"[30]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"Tread Lightly"2013A Concert for Kirsty MacColl[31]
"Fairytale of New York"
(with Dave Duffy)
"Oh My Love"
(Rea Garvey feat. Amy MacDonald)
2014Pride

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Poison Prince"2007
"Mr Rock & Roll"
"L.A.
"This Is the Life"Lindy Heyman
"Run"2008
"Poison Prince"
(2008 version)
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"2010
"Spark"
"This Pretty Face"
"Love Love"
"Your Time Will Come"
"Slow It Down"2012Pip
"Pride"
"4th of July"2013
"Dream On"2017
"Automatic"
"Down by the Water"
"This Christmas Day"
"Woman of the World"2018
"The Hudson"2020Rubber
"Crazy Shade of Blue"Jackson Ducasse
"Fire"
"Statues"2021

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Amy MacDonald Biography, Music & News . Billboard . 23 March 2024.
  2. Web site: Granger . Anthony . Free European Song Contest 2021 Participants Revealed . Eurovoix World . 17 March 2024 . 12 May 2021.
  3. Web site: Kyle. Gregor. 1 September 2017. Go backstage with Amy MacDonald at her triumphant Glasgow homecoming show. 23 March 2018. glasgowlive.co.uk.
  4. Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  5. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  6. Web site: Discographie Amy Macdonald. Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  7. Web site: Discografie Amy Macdonald. Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  8. Web site: Discography Amy Macdonald. Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  9. Web site: Discographie Amy Macdonald. GfK Entertainment. 29 November 2018.
  10. Web site: Discography Amy Macdonald. Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  11. Web site: Discografie Amy Macdonald. Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  12. Web site: Discography Amy Macdonald. Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  13. Web site: Discographie Amy Macdonald. Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  14. News: Written in the Stars: The full story of Amy Macdonald's comeback. Gumble. Daniel. February 6, 2017. February 6, 2017. Music Week. subscription .
  15. Web site: Certified Awards . Bpi.co.uk . 2012-08-22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130115055129/http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx . 2013-01-15 .
  16. Web site: 2008 Belgian certifications . Ultratop . 2009-07-11.
  17. Germany. Amy Macdonald.
  18. Web site: Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008 . IFPI Sweden . Swedish . 12 July 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120216065652/http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-20082.pdf . 16 February 2012 .
  19. Web site: IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2008 . Ifpi.org . 2005-09-01 . 2012-01-11 . 2008-05-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080510223513/http://www.ifpi.org/content/section_news/plat2008.html . dead .
  20. Web site: IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft . de . Ifpi.at . 2012-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090608024513/http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin . 2009-06-08 .
  21. Web site: The Official Swiss Chart and Music Community: Awards (Amy Macdonald). swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. 12 August 2012.
  22. Web site: 2010 Belgian certifications . Ultratop.
  23. Web site: Amy Macdonald erntet Schweizer Gold.
  24. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  25. Web site: Discography Amy Macdonald. Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
  26. Web site: Les disques d'or/de platine - 2009. . French . 9 June 2012 .
  27. Web site: Ultratop Belgian Charts . ultratop.be . 2008-10-18 . 2012-01-11.
  28. Germany. Amy Macdonald. 24 February 2023.
  29. Web site: Statues (Single Mix) - Single by Amy Macdonald. 19 February 2021. Apple Music. 20 February 2021.
  30. Web site: Bridges - Single by Amy Macdonald. 14 May 2021. Spotify. 8 September 2022.
  31. Web site: A Concert For Kirsty MacColl. Amazon.co.uk. 26 April 2013.