Amy Macdonald discography

Amy Macdonald discography
Amy Macdonald performing live during Night of the Proms in Germany, 2022
Studio albums	6
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	1
Singles	24
B-sides	15
Music videos	23

The discography of Scottish singer Amy Macdonald consists of six studio albums, four live albums, one compilation album, twenty-four singles and music videos, as well as fifteen additional B-sides. 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 an additional four singles – "Poison Prince", "Mr Rock & Roll", "L.A.", 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, debuting at number one on the Scottish Albums Charts and at number two on the UK Albums Chart. ^[2] It also reached number one in Germany and Austria. ^{[3] [4]} It spawned 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 both the Scottish and UK Albums Chart, whilst reaching number one in Switzerland. ^[5] 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. ^[6]

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", and is set to release her sixth studio album, Is This What You've Been Waiting For? on 11 July 2025. ^[7] Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide. ^[8]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Sales
		SCO [9]	UK [10]	AUT [11]	BEL [12]	DEN [13]	GER [14]	IRE [15]	NL [16]	SWE [17]	SWI [18]
This Is the Life	Released: 30 July 2007 Label: Vertigo Formats: Digital download, LP, CD	1	1	3	2	1	3	16	1	5	1	UK: 896,638 [19]	BPI: 3× Platinum [20] BEA: Platinum [21] BVMI: 5× Platinum [22] GLF: Gold [23] IFPI: 2× Platinum [24] IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum [25] IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum [26]
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 [19]	BPI: Platinum [20] BEA: Gold [27] BVMI: 2× Platinum [22] IFPI AUT: Platinum [25] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum [26]
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 [19]	BPI: Gold [20] BVMI: Platinum [22] IFPI SWI: Platinum [26]
Under Stars	Released: 17 February 2017 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download, LP, CD	2	2	4	21	—	2	75	18	—	1		BPI: Silver [20] BVMI: Gold [22] IFPI: Gold [28]
The Human Demands	Released: 30 October 2020 Label: BMG Formats: Digital download, LP, CD	2	10	7	44	—	4	—	42	—	2
Is This What You've Been Waiting For?	Released: 11 July 2025 Label: BMG Formats: Digital download, LP, CD, streaming	1	8	3	17	—	4	—	56	—	3
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		SCO [9]	UK [10]	AUT [11]	BEL [12]	GER [14]	SWI [18]
Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018)	Released: 23 November 2018 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download, LP, CD	19	46	29	93	22	19

Live albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		SWI [18]
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.

Extended plays

Title	Details
Don't Tell Me That It's Over	Released: July 7, 2022 Label: BMG Format: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales thresholds)	Album
		SCO [29]	UK [10]	AUT [11]	BEL [12]	DEN [13]	GER [14]	NL [16]	NOR [30]	SWE [17]	SWI [18]
"Poison Prince"	2007	20	141	—	—	—	66	—	—	—	58		This Is the Life
"Mr Rock & Roll"		1	12	19	4	—	21	7	20	59	3	BPI: Gold [20] BEA: Gold [31] BVMI: Gold [32]
"L.A."		5	48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"This Is the Life"		17	28	1	1	8	2	1	1	3	2	BPI: 2× Platinum [20] BEA: Platinum [33] BVMI: 5× Gold [32] IFPI SWI: Gold [26]
"Run"	2008	16	75	—	64	—	36	96	—	—	—
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"	2010	21	48	10	7	—	6	29	—	—	4	IFPI SWI: Gold [26]	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"	2012	16	45	43	65	—	38	—	—	—	24	BVMI: Gold [32]	Life in a Beautiful Light
"Pride"		87	187	—	89	—	—	—	—	—	—
"4th of July"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dream On"	2017	28	— [A]	—	84	—	—	—	—	—	32		Under Stars
"Automatic"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Down by the Water"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"This Christmas Day"		57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Woman of the World"	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018)
"This Time's Everything"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Hudson"	2020	12	— [B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Human Demands
"Crazy Shade of Blue"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Fire"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Statues" [36]	2021	—	— [C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Bridges" [38]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" [39]	2025	—	— [D]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Is This What You've Been Waiting For?
"Forward"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Can You Hear Me?"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		AUT [11]	GER [14]	SWI [18]
"Oh My Love" (Rea Garvey featuring Amy MacDonald)	2014	36	35	24	Pride

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Tread Lightly"	2013	A Concert for Kirsty MacColl [41]
"Fairytale of New York" (with Dave Duffy)
"Oh My Love" (Rea Garvey feat. Amy MacDonald)	2014	Pride

Music videos

Title	Year	Director
"Poison Prince"	2007
"Mr Rock & Roll"		Philip Clyde-Smith
"L.A."		Dani Jacobs
"This Is the Life"		Lindy Heyman
"Run"	2008
"Poison Prince" (2008 version)		Philip Clyde-Smith
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"	2010
"Spark"
"This Pretty Face"
"Love Love"
"Your Time Will Come"		Philip Clyde-Smith
"Slow It Down"	2012	Pip
"Pride"
"4th of July"	2013
"Dream On"	2017
"Automatic"
"Down by the Water"		Chris Turner
"This Christmas Day"
"Woman of the World"	2018
"The Hudson"	2020	Rubber
"Crazy Shade of Blue"		Jackson Ducasse
"Fire"
"Statues"	2021
"Is This What You've Been Waiting For?"	2025
"Can You Hear Me?"		Chris Turner
"I’m Done (Games That You Play)"

Notes

1. "Dream On" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. ^[34]
2. "The Hudson" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. ^[35]
3. "Statues" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. ^[37]
4. "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. ^[40]

References

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9. Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
   • For This Is the Life: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 5 August 2007.
   • For A Curious Thing: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 14 March 2010.
   • For Life in a Beautiful Light: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 17 June 2012.
   • For Under Stars: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 24 February 2017.
   • For Woman of the World: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 30 November 2018.
   • For The Human Demands: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 6 November 2020.
   • For Is This What You've Been Waiting For?: "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 18 July 2025.
10. Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
    • For all except where noted: "Amy MacDonald". Officialcharts.com/. Official Charts Company.
    • For "Poison Prince": "New Chart Entries > 31 May 2008". Zobbel.de. 2008-05-31.
    • For "This Pretty Face": "New Chart Entries > 31 July 2010". Zobbel.de. 2010-07-31.
    • For "Love Love": "New Chart Entries > 16 October 2010". Zobbel.de. 2010-10-16.
    • For "Pride": "New Chart Entries > 25 August 2012". Zobbel.de. 2012-08-25.
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    • For "Poison Prince": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 13 May 2007.
    • For "Mr Rock & Roll": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 22 July 2007.
    • For "L.A.": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 21 October 2007.
    • For "This Is the Life": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 16 December 2007.
    • For "Run": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 9 March 2008.
    • For "Don't Tell Me That It's Over": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 14 March 2010.
    • For "This Pretty Face": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 25 July 2010.
    • For "Slow It Down": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 17 June 2012.
    • For "Pride": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 19 August 2012.
    • For "Dream On": "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 24 February 2017.
    • For "This Christmas Day: "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 8 December 2017.
    • For "The Hudson: "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 6 November 2020.
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41. "A Concert For Kirsty MacColl". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2013.