Cat Stevens discography

Cat Stevens discography
Stevens in 1972
Studio albums	17
Live albums	6
Compilation albums	13
Singles	57

This article lists the discography of British-Emirati singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It also includes the albums he has released since he converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam, as well as albums he released since he started being credited as Yusuf / Cat Stevens.

In June 1974, while in Australia, Cat Stevens was presented with a plaque representing the sale of forty Gold Records, the largest number ever presented to an artist in Australia. ^[1]

Albums

As Cat Stevens

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [2]	AUS [3]	AUT [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	NOR [7]	NZ [8]	SPA [9]	SWE [10]	US [11]
Matthew & Son	* Released: 10 March 1967 Label: Deram	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	173
New Masters	Released: December 1967 Label: Deram	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Mona Bone Jakon	* Released: 24 April 1970 Label: Island/A&M	63	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	164	RIAA: Gold [12]
Tea for the Tillerman	Released: 23 November 1970 Label: Island/A&M	20	2	13	11	22	25	20	—	—	8	BPI: Gold [13] ARIA: Platinum [14] RIAA: 3× Platinum [12]
Teaser and the Firecat	* Released: October 1971 [15] Label: Island/A&M	2	1	—	2	23	2	25	2	—	2	BPI: Gold [13] RIAA: 3× Platinum [12]
Catch Bull at Four	* Released: 27 September 1972 Label: Island/A&M	2	1	—	1	17	3	—	2	—	1	RIAA: Platinum [12]
Foreigner	* Released: 25 July 1973 Label: Island/A&M	3	4	—	5	18	1	—	1	—	3	BPI: Gold [13] RIAA: Gold [12]
Buddha and the Chocolate Box	* Released: March 1974 Label: Island/A&M	3	5	3	3	34	5	—	2	—	2	BPI: Gold [13] RIAA: Platinum [12]
Numbers	* Released: November 1975 Label: Island/A&M	—	85	—	4	20	14	—	12	9	13	MC: Gold [16] RIAA: Gold [12]
Izitso	* Released: 28 May 1977 Label: Island/A&M	18	39	12	2	7	13	39	10	15	7	BPI: Silver [13] MC: Gold [16] RIAA: Gold [12]
Back to Earth	* Released: 3 December 1978 Label: Island/A&M	—	89	—	31	32	17	—	14	—	33
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album details	Peak positions	Certifications
		US [11]
1974	Saturnight Released: 8 November 1974 Label: A&M (Japan)
1995	Bitterblue Released: 1995 Label: ITM Media	—
2004	Majikat Released: 21 September 2004 Label: Eagle	—	ARIA: 3× Platinum [14] [17]
2008	Tea for the Tillerman: Live Released: 2 September 2008 Label: Wienerworld UK	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [2]	AUS [18] [3]	AUT [19]	CAN [5] [20]	GER [6]	NOR [21]	NZ [8]	SPA [9]	SWE [10]	US [11]
1972	Very Young & Early Songs Released: 1972 Label: Deram	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	94
1975	The View from the Top [22] [23] Released: 1975 Label: Deram	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975	Greatest Hits Released: 20 June 1975 Label: Island/A&M	2	41	—	1	—	14	—	19	5	6	BPI: Gold [13] RIAA: 4× Platinum [12]
1981	Morning Has Broken Released: 1981 Label: Island	—	—	12	—	5	—	—	—	—	—
1982	Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 Released: March 1982 Label: Island/A&M	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	165	RIAA: Gold [12] ARIA: Platinum [24]
1987	Classics, Volume 24 Released: 1987 Label: A&M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold [12]
1989	The Best of Cat Stevens Released: 1989 Label: Island/A&M	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1990	The Very Best of Cat Stevens Released: 1990 Label: Island/A&M	—	6	22	—	8	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA 3× Platinum [14]
1999	Remember Cat Stevens – The Ultimate Collection Released: 1999 Label: Island/A&M	31	10	12	—	20	5	5	13	11	—	BPI: Gold [13] ARIA: 7× Platinum [25]
2000	The Very Best of Cat Stevens Released: 2000 Label: Island/A&M	6	6	44	—	89	—	7	19	2	58	BPI: 3× Platinum [13] MC: Platinum [26] RIAA: Gold [12]
2001	Cat Stevens (box set) aka In Search of the Centre of the Universe and On the Road to Find Released: 2001, repackaging 2008 Label: A&M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2005	Gold Released: 15 November 2003 Label: Island/A&M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Cat Stevens Released: 1 May 2007	—	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	Harold and Maude Soundtrack by Cat Stevens Released: 28 December 2007 Label: Vinyl Films	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	173 [27]
2010	4 Original Albums Released: 20 December 2010 Label: Island/A&M	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	60	—
2013	Icon Released: 12/11/2013 Label: Universal Music	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As Yusuf Islam

Studio albums

• 1995: The Life of the Last Prophet
• 1998: I Have No Cannons That Roar
• 1999: Prayers of the Last Prophet
• 2000: A Is for Allah
• 2001: Bismillah
• 2002: In Praise of the Last Prophet
• 2003: I Look I See
• 2003: Peace Train '03 / Angel of War (single)
• 2004: Night of Remembrance
• 2005: Indian Ocean (single)
• 2006: Footsteps in the Light
• 2008: I Look, I See 2
• 2014: The Story of Adam and Creation

Compilation albums

• 2008: Various Artists, Songs for Survival (contributed one track—"Edge of Existence")

As Yusuf

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [2]	AUS [18]	AUT [19]	GER [6]	FRA [28]	NLD [29]	NOR [21]	SWE [10]	SWI [30]	US [11]
2006	An Other Cup Released: November 2006 Label: Ya/Polydor/Atlantic	20	—	2	2	81	69	17	16	14	52	BPI: Gold [31] BVMI: 3× Gold [32]
2009	Roadsinger Released: 1 May 2009 Label: Ya/Island/Hip-O	10	35	10	9	88	71	—	41	43	41	BPI: Gold [31]
2014	Tell 'Em I'm Gone Released: 28 October 2014 Label: Legacy Recordings	22	24	15	26	90	—	—	—	39	24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums

Year	Album details	Certification
2007	Yusuf's Cafe Session Released: March 2007 Label: Hip-O
2010	Roadsinger Live in Australia (Blu-ray) Released: 7 December 2010 Label: Ais	ARIA: Platinum [14] [33]

As Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [2]	AUS [34]	AUT [19]	GER [6]	FRA [28]	SPA [35]	SWI [30]	US [11]
2017	The Laughing Apple Released: 15 September 2017 Label: Cat-O-Log/Decca	23	59	26	4	139	79	33	114
2020	Tea for the Tillerman 2 Released: 18 September 2020 [36] Label: Cat-O-Log/Decca	4	50	—	—	161	—	45	85
2023	King of a Land Release: 16 June 2023 Label: BMG/Dark Horse	49	—	32 [37]	10	—	—	32	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Singles

As Cat Stevens

Year	Single / B-side	Peak chart positions										Album
		UK [2]	AUS [3]	CAN [5]	CAN AC [5]	GER [6]	NLD [29]	NZ [38]	SPA [9]	US [39]	US AC [40]
1966	"I Love My Dog" / "Portobello Road"	28	—	47	—	—	21	—	—	—	—	Matthew and Son
1967	"Matthew and Son" / "Granny"	2	11	84	—	25	—	1	20	—	—
	"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"	6	54	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
	"A Bad Night"	20	87	—	—	—	30	15	—	—	—	New Masters
	"Kitty" [A]	47	—	—	—	—	—	6	—	—	—
1968	"Lovely City (When Do You Laugh?)"	—	100	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
	"Here Comes My Wife" / "It's a Super (Dupa) Life"	—	—	—	—	—	—	12	—	—	—
1969	"Where Are You" / "View from the Top"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970	"Lady D'Arbanville" / "I Wish, I Wish"	8	20	69	—	23	2	16	11	—	—	Mona Bone Jakon
	"Father and Son"	52 [B]	18	—	—	—	28	—	—	—	—	Tea for the Tillerman
1971	"Wild World"	52 [C]	—	14	32	—	—	—	—	11	21
	"Moonshadow"	22	—	26	20	—	—	—	—	30	10	Teaser and the Firecat
	"Peace Train" / "Tuesday's Dead"	—	3	3	22	—	7	2	—	7	1
1972	"Morning Has Broken"	9	4	4	11	37	5	3	13	6	1
	"Sitting" / "Crab Dance"	—	34	14	38	—	—	4	—	16	17	Catch Bull at Four
1973	"Can't Keep It In"	13	82	—	—	36	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Hurt" / "Silent Sunlight"	—	30	25	27	—	—	—	17	31	38	Foreigner
1974	"Oh Very Young" / "100 I Dream"	—	19	9	6	47	—	10	—	10	2	Buddha and the Chocolate Box
	"Another Saturday Night" / "Home in the Sky"	19	15	1	16	37	27	10	—	6	12	Non-album single
1975	"Ready"	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	26	—	Buddha and the Chocolate Box
	"Two Fine People" / "A Bad Penny"	—	76	34	23	—	—	—	—	33	39	Greatest Hits
1976	"Banapple Gas" / "Ghost Town"	—	59	65	—	37	7	—	—	41	—	Numbers
1977	"(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard"	44	18	27	14	—	—	—	—	33	28	Izitso
	"Sweet Jamaica"	—	—	98	35	—	—	—	—	—	—
1978	"Was Dog a Doughnut?"	—	—	79	—	—	—	—	—	70	—
	"Child for a Day" / "Kypros"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1979	"New York Times" / "Nascimento"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	22	—	—	Back to Earth
	"Bad Brakes"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	83	—
1980	"Last Love Song"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2001	"If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	On the Road to Find Out
2019	"Toy Heart"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Back to Earth (Super Deluxe Box Set)
2020	"Butterfly"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As Yusuf / Cat Stevens

Year	Single	Peak chart positions							Album
		UK [2]	AUT [19]	GER [6]	IRE [42]	NLD [29]	SWE [10]	SWI [30]
2003	"Peace Train" / "Angel of War"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Single
2004	"Father and Son" (with Ronan Keating)	2	41	27	16	84	37	41	Ronan Keating's album 10 Years of Hits
2005	"Indian Ocean"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Gold
2006	"Heaven" / "Where True Love Goes"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	An Other Cup
	"Midday (Avoid City After Dark)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	"Maybe There's a World"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2009	"Boots and Sand" (featuring Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Roadsinger
	"Thinking 'Bout You"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Day the World Gets 'Round" (with Klaus Voormann)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	A Sideman's Journey
2011	"My People"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
2014	"Dying to Live"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tell 'Em I'm Gone
2016	"I Love My Dog" / "Matthew and Son"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
2016	"He Was Alone"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2017	"See What Love Did to Me"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Laughing Apple
	"Blackness of the Night"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Northern Wind (Death of Billy the Kid)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"You Can Do (Whatever)!"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Mary and the Little Lamb"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"Where Do the Children Play?"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Tea for the Tillerman²
2023	"Take The World Apart"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	King of a Land
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

1. Kitty did not enter the RPM Top 100, but peaked at number 26 on the CHUM Chart, 4 March 1968 ^[41]
2. Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
3. Chart entry in 2007.

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