Clannad discography

Not to be confused with Music of Clannad.

Clannad discography
Clannad at the 2007 Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Studio albums	13
EPs	1
Soundtrack albums	3
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	18
Singles	33
Video albums	2
Music videos	13
Box sets	3

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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		IRE [1]	AUS [2] [3]	BEL (FLA) [4]	CAN [5]	GER [6]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	UK [9]	US [10]	US World [10]
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 [A]	—	—
Fuaim	Released: March 1982 Label: Tara Formats: LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Magical Ring	Released: 21 March 1983 Label: RCA Formats: LP, MC	—	66	—	—	—	20	—	26	—	10 [B]
Macalla	Released: 14 October 1985 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	59	—	—	—	12	29	33	131	—
Sirius	Released: 26 October 1987 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	76	—	84	—	45	—	34	183	—
Anam	Released: 8 October 1990 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	111	—	—	—	59	37	14	46 [C]	3 [C]
Banba	Released: 3 May 1993 Label: RCA Formats: CD, MC	27	53	—	66	—	11	47	5	110	1
Lore	Released: 27 February 1996 Label: RCA Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC	10	45	—	—	—	16	17	14	195	1
Landmarks	Released: 3 March 1998 Label: RCA Formats: CD, MC	20	92	—	—	—	13	—	34	—	6
Nádúr	Released: 20 September 2013 Label: ARC Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download	24	—	172	—	100	58	—	100	—	2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details
Clannad in Concert	Released: 1979 Label: Ogham Formats: LP, MC Recorded in Switzerland, 1978
Clannad: Live in Concert	Released: March 2005 Label: MDM, Koch Formats: CD Recorded in Europe, 1996
Clannad: Christ Church Cathedral	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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		NZ [8]	UK [9]	US World [10]
Legend	Released: April 1984 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, MC Soundtrack to the television series Robin of Sherwood	9	15	15 [D]
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

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		IRE [1]	AUS [3]	GER [6]	NL [7]	NOR [11]	NZ [8]	UK [9]	US World [10]
The Collection	Released: 1986 Label: K-tel Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	94 [E]	—
Pastpresent	Released: 24 April 1989 Label: RCA Formats: CD, LP, MC	—	29	—	4	—	1	5	—
Themes	Released: September 1992 Label: K-tel Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	4 [F]
Rogha: The Best of Clannad	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	17	—	—	21	—	—	46	—
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	—	190	—	—	—	—	—	—
Greatest Hits	Released: January 2000 Label: RCA Formats: CD, MC	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
A Magical Gathering: The Clannad Anthology	Released: 16 April 2002 Label: Rhino Formats: 2xCD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime	Released: 6 October 2003 Label: RCA Formats: CD, 2xCD	30	—	—	79	—	—	23	5
The Only Clannad Album You'll Ever Need	Released: March 2005 Label: BMG Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Celtic Themes: The Very Best of Clannad	Released: 10 March 2008 Label: Sony BMG Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	7	—	20	—
Beginnings: The Best of the Early Years	Released: August 2008 Label: Music Club Deluxe Formats: 2xCD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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	64	—	38	—	—	—	74	—
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

Title	Album 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

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

EPs

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		UK [9]
Robin (The Hooded Man)	Released: 20 April 1986 Label: RCA Formats: 7"	80

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions									Album
		IRE [12]	AUS [3]	BEL (FLA) [4]	CAN [13]	FIN [14]	NL [7]	NZ [8]	SWE [15]	UK [9] [16]
"Dhéanainn Súgradh"	1974	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Clannad 2
"An Bealach Seo 'tá Romhainn"	1975	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Down by the Sally Gardens" / "An Giobog"	1978	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Clannad in Concert
"Mhorag's Na Horo Gheallaidh"	1981	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Fuaim
"Theme from Harry's Game"	1982	2	—	—	—	—	18	—	16	5	Magical Ring
"I See Red"	1983	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	81
"Newgrange"		30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	65
"Robin (The Hooded Man)"	1984	19	—	—	—	—	—	36	—	42	Legend (soundtrack)
"Now Is Here"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	119
"Scarlet Inside"	1985	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	108
"Closer to Your Heart"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	110	Macalla
"Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	80
"In a Lifetime" (featuring Bono)	1986	5	72	32	—	21	14	32	—	20
"Something to Believe In" (featuring Bruce Hornsby)	1987	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	117	Sirius
"Live and Learn" (Canada and Germany-only release)	1988	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"White Fool"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"The Hunter"	1989	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91	Pastpresent [G]
"In a Lifetime" (reissue)		25	166	—	—	—	—	32	—	17
"Hourglass" / "Theme from Harry's Game"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	91
"A Dream in the Night"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Angel and the Soldier Boy (soundtrack)
"In Fortune's Hand"	1990	—	—	—	—	—	65	—	—	80	Anam
"Why Worry?"	1991	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Both Sides Now" (with Paul Young)		3	158	—	64	—	41	—	—	74	Switch (soundtrack)
"Theme from Harry's Game" (reissue) [H]	1992	—	—	42	—	—	8	—	—	—	Patriot Games (soundtrack)
"Mystery Game"	1993	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Banba
"Seanchas"	1996	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Lore
"Christmas Angels"	1997	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"An Gleann"	1998	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Landmarks
"I Will Find You" (2002 remix; Antillas featuring Clannad)	2002	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album single
"Brave Enough" (featuring Duke Special)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Nádúr
"Who Knows (Where the Time Goes)"	2020	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	In a Lifetime
"In a Lifetime" (featuring Denise Chaila)	2021	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Non-album singles
"White Fool" (featuring Steve Perry)	2022	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Chart peak in 1994.
2. Chart peak in 1994.
3. Chart peak upon release in the US in 1993.
4. Chart peak in 1995.
5. Chart peak in 1994.
6. Chart peak upon release in the US in 1995.
7. "Hourglass" was released to promote Pastpresent, but it does not actually feature on the album.
8. "Theme from Harry's Game" was reissued in 1992 after its use in the film Patriot Games . However, it became a hit in the Netherlands in 1993 after it was reissued there following it use in an advert for Jameson Irish Whiskey.

References

1. For all peaks except noted below : "irishcharts.com - Discography Clannad". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
   • Banba: "Irish Album Charts 1993". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
   • Lore: "Irish Album Charts 1996". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
   • Landmarks and The Ultimate Collection: "Irish Album Charts 1997 and 1998". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
2. Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN   0-646-11917-6.
3. "Clannad ARIA chart history 1988 to 2025". ARIA. Retrieved 17 June 2025– via Imgur.com. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.
4. "Discografie Clannad - ultratop.be". www.ultratop.be. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
5. Clannad album chart positions in Canada:
   • Sirius: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM . Vol. 47, no. 24. 2 April 1988. Retrieved 17 October 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.
   • Banba: "RPM 100 Albums". RPM . Vol. 58, no. 4. 7 August 1993. Retrieved 17 October 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.
6. "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
7. "Discografie Clannad - dutchcharts.nl". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
8. "charts.org.nz - Discography Clannad". charts.nz. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
9. "CLANNAD | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
10. "Clannad: Billboard Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 3 December 2010. Retrieved 15 November 2008.
11. "norwegiancharts.com - Norwegian charts portal". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
12. "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
13. "RPM 100 Hit Tracks". RPM . Vol. 54, no. 15. 14 September 1991. Retrieved 17 October 2022– via Library and Archives Canada.
14. "Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1960: Artistit CHU - COA". Sisältää hitin. 13 August 2015. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
15. "swedishcharts.com - Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
16. "UK Singles Charts: 1984 (including chart panel sales)". UKMIX Forums. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

External links

• Official Clannad website
• Clannad discography discography at Discogs