| Harry Chapin discography | |
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| Studio albums | 9 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 13 |
This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was a popular singer-songwriter in the 1970s and 1980s, achieving international success. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. He is best remembered for the song "Cat's in the Cradle," which hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1974.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN | ||||
| Heads & Tales |
| 60 | 36 | 57 | 1,100,000 |
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| Sniper and Other Love Songs |
| 160 | — | — | 350,000 | |
| Short Stories |
| 61 | 46 | 39 | 1,100,000 | |
| Verities & Balderdash |
| 4 | 15 | 4 | 2,700,000 |
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| Portrait Gallery |
| 53 | 88 | — | 350,000 | |
| On the Road to Kingdom Come |
| 87 | 95 | 66 | 350,000 | |
| Dance Band on the Titanic |
| 58 | — | 91 | 500,000 | |
| Living Room Suite |
| 133 | — | — | 350,000 | |
| Sequel |
| 58 | 42 | 72 | 500,000 | "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | AUS [2] | CAN | ||||
| Greatest Stories Live |
| 48 | — | 71 | 2,100,000 | |
| Legends of the Lost and Found |
| 163 | 72 | 64 | 250,000 | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Title | Album details | Sales | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anthology of Harry Chapin |
| 250,000 | |
| Remember When the Music |
| 250,000 | |
| The Gold Medal Collection |
| 1,000,000 |
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| The Last Protest Singer |
| 250,000 | |
| Harry Chapin Tribute |
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| The Bottom Line Encore Collection |
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| Story of a Life |
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| Storyteller |
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| Onwards and Upwards |
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| VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection |
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| The Essentials |
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| Classics |
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| Introducing... Harry Chapin |
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| Bottom Line Archive Series: Live 1981 |
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| The Singles A's & B's |
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [1] | US AC [1] | US Cash | AUS [2] | CAN | CAN AC | IRE | NZ | UK [4] | ||||
| "Taxi" | 1972 | 24 | — | 20 | 30 | 5 | — | — | 19 | — | Heads & Tales | |
| "Could You Put Your Light On, Please" | — | — | 81 | — | 76 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sunday Morning Sunshine" | 75 | 30 | 77 | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | Sniper and Other Love Songs | ||
| "Better Place to Be" | — | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | |||
| "W.O.L.D." | 1973 | 36 | 37 | 26 | 21 | 14 | 9 | — | 16 | 34 | Short Stories | |
| "What Made America Famous?" | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Verities & Balderdash | ||
| "I Wanna Learn a Love Song" | 1974 | 44 | 7 | 40 | — | 36 | 14 | — | — | — | ||
| "Cat's in the Cradle" | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 53 [A] |
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| "Dreams Go By" | 1975 | — | 33 | — | 81 | — | 31 | — | — | — | Portrait Gallery | |
| "A Better Place to Be" (live) | 1976 | 86 | — | 76 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | Greatest Stories Live | |
| "Dance Band on the Titanic" | 1977 | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | Dance Band on the Titanic | |
| "Flowers Are Red" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | Living Room Suite | |
| "Sequel" | 1980 | 23 | 37 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sequel |
| "Remember When The Music" | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Story of a Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Harry Chapin was featured on several TV shows throughout his career, most notably "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." He appeared 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform again on the show. This was due to his singing "Taxi" in 1972.
He became friends with fellow songwriter John Denver, often appearing on TV with him. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show.
The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin appeared in or had songwriting credits on: [5]