Joni Mitchell discography | |
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Studio albums | 19 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 15 |
Video albums | 8 |
Music videos | 28 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 33 |
Tribute albums | 2 |
Since her debut album in 1968, Canadian musician Joni Mitchell has released 19 studio albums, most recently 2007's Shine . Her most commercially successful period was the early-mid 1970s, which included 1970's Ladies of the Canyon , 1971's Blue and 1974's Court and Spark , all three of which reached Platinum status in the US.
In the United States alone, Mitchell has accrued record sales of 7 million certified by the RIAA. In the UK, she has certified sales in excess of 1.3 million copies.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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CAN [1] | AUS [2] | NOR [3] | NZ [4] | SWE [5] | UK [6] | US [7] | ||||
Song to a Seagull |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | ||
Clouds |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||
Ladies of the Canyon |
| 16 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | ||
Blue |
| 9 | — | 24 | — | — | 3 | 15 | ||
For the Roses |
| 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
Court and Spark |
| 1 | 34 | 18 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
The Hissing of Summer Lawns |
| 7 | 62 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
Hejira |
| 22 | 38 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | ||
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter |
| 28 | 39 | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | ||
Mingus |
| 37 | 44 | — | 27 | 48 | 24 | 17 |
| |
Wild Things Run Fast |
| 33 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 32 | 25 | ||
Dog Eat Dog |
| 44 | 86 | — | 30 | 27 | 57 | 63 | ||
Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm |
| 23 | 44 | — | 18 | 37 | 26 | 45 | ||
Night Ride Home |
| 30 | 55 | — | 40 | 43 | 25 | 41 | ||
Turbulent Indigo |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 47 |
| |
Taming the Tiger |
| 86 | — | 25 | — | — | 57 | 75 | ||
Both Sides Now |
| 19 | — | 20 | — | — | 50 | 66 |
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Travelogue |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Shine |
| 13 | 71 | 10 | — | 25 | 36 | 14 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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CAN [1] | AUS [2] | NOR [3] | NZ [4] | UK [6] | US [7] | |||
Miles of Aisles |
| 13 | 46 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
|
Shadows and Light |
| 73 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 63 | 38 | |
Amchitka – October 16, 1970 (with James Taylor and Phil Ochs) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Live at Canterbury House – 1967 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
‘’Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Joni Mitchell at Newport |
| — | — | — | — | 52 | 167 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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UK [6] | US [7] | |||
Hits |
| — | 161 | |
Misses |
| — | — | |
The Complete Geffen Recordings |
| — | — | |
The Beginning of Survival |
| — | — | |
Dreamland |
| 43 | 177 | |
Starbucks Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell |
| — | — | |
Songs of a Prairie Girl |
| — | — | |
Studio Albums 1968–1979 |
| — | — | |
Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced |
| — | — | |
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967) |
| — | — | |
Early Joni – 1963 |
| — | — | |
Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967): Highlights |
| — | — | |
The Reprise Albums (1968–1971) |
| 42 | — | |
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) |
| — | — | |
Blue Highlights – Demos/ Outtakes / Live |
| — | 150 | |
The Asylum Albums (1972–1975) |
| — | — | |
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975) |
| — | — | |
Court and Spark Demos |
| — | — | |
The Asylum Albums (1976–1980) |
| — | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | EP details |
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Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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CAN [14] | CAN AC [15] | AUS [2] | UK [6] | US [16] | US AC [17] | US Main [18] | ||||
"Night in the City" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Song to a Seagull | |
"Chelsea Morning" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clouds | |
"Big Yellow Taxi" [A] | 1970 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 33 | — | Ladies of the Canyon | |
"Carey" | 1971 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 93 | — | — | Blue | |
"California" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" | 1972 | 10 | 3 | 37 | — | 25 | 13 | — | For the Roses | |
"Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Raised on Robbery" | 51 | 27 | — | — | 65 | 40 | — | Court and Spark | ||
"Help Me" | 1974 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | ||
"Free Man in Paris" | 16 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 2 | — | |||
"Big Yellow Taxi" (live) | 54 | — | — | — | 24 | 27 | — | Miles of Aisles | ||
"Carey" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"In France They Kiss on Main Street" | 1976 | 19 | 33 | — | — | 66 | 32 | — | The Hissing of Summer Lawns | |
"Coyote" | 1977 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hejira | |
"Off Night Backstreet" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don Juan's Reckless Daughter | |
"Jericho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mingus | |
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (live) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | Shadows and Light | |
"(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | Wild Things Run Fast | |
"Chinese Café (Unchained Melody)" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Underneath The Streetlight" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Good Friends" | 1985 | — | 12 | — | — | 85 | — | 28 | Dog Eat Dog | |
"Shiny Toys" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"My Secret Place" | 1988 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | |
"Snakes and Ladders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
"Cool Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Night Ride Home" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night Ride Home | |
"Come in from the Cold" | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"How Do You Stop" | 1994 | 56 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | Turbulent Indigo | |
"Sex Kills" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sunny Sunday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Crazy Cries of Love" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Taming the Tiger | |
"Both Sides, Now" | 2000 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Both Sides Now | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Notes
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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CAN [14] | AUS [21] | FRA [22] | GER [23] | NLD [20] | NZ [24] | UK [6] | US Dance [25] | |||||
1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" | Janet Jackson (with Q-Tip) | 19 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| The Velvet Rope |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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CAN Dig. [26] | US Dig. [27] | US Rock Dig. [28] | |||
2022 | "Both Sides, Now" | 32 | 20 | 4 | Clouds |
Title | Album details |
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Shadows and Light |
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Refuge of the Roads |
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Come In From The Cold |
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Painting with Words and Music |
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Woman of Heart and Mind (A Life Story) |
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The Fiddle and the Drum |
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Both Sides Now (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970) |
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Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
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Year | Title | Album | Director |
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1970 | "Woodstock" (Live) | Message to Love (1995) | Murray Lerner [29] |
"Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | |||
1971 | "Both Sides, Now" | Clouds | John D. Wilson [30] [31] |
1972 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | Ladies of the Canyon | |
1974 | "Help Me" (Live) | Court and Spark | Colin Strong [32] |
1976 | "Hejira" | Hejira | Unknown [33] |
1983 | "Chinese Cafe" | Refuge of the Roads | Joni Mitchell [34] |
1985 | "Dog Eat Dog" (Live at Farm Aid) | Dog Eat Dog | Unknown [35] |
"Good Friends" | Jim Blashfield [36] | ||
1986 | "Shiny Toys" | Unknown [37] | |
1988 | "My Secret Place" (with Peter Gabriel) | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | Anton Corbijn [38] |
"Dancin' Clown" | Unknown [39] | ||
"The Beat of Black Wings" | Jim Shea & Joni Mitchell [40] | ||
"Lakota" | Unknown [41] | ||
1989 | "Spirit of the Forest" (Gentlemen Without Weapons) | Non-album charity single | Storm Thorgerson [42] |
1991 | "Night Ride Home" | Night Ride Home | Rocky Schenck [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] |
"Come in from the Cold" | |||
"Nothing Can Be Done" | |||
"Two Grey Rooms" | |||
"Passion Play (When All the Slaves Are Free)" | |||
1995 | "How Do You Stop?" (with Seal) | Turbulent Indigo | |
1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" (Janet Jackson) | The Velvet Rope | Mark Romanek [49] |
1998 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | Painting with Words and Music | Joan Tosoni [50] [51] |
2000 | "Both Sides, Now" (Live) | An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (TV Special) | Louis J. Horvitz [52] |
2008 | "River" (Live with Herbie Hancock) | River: The Joni Letters | Jon Hill [53] |
2018 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyric Video) | Ladies of the Canyon | Paul Gardner [54] |
"Both Sides, Now" (Live) | Both Sides Now (Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970) | Murray Lerner [55] [56] | |
2021 | "California" (Live) |
Roberta Joan "Joni" Mitchell is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and painter. As one of the most influential singer-songwriters to emerge from the 1960s folk music circuit, Mitchell became known for her personal lyrics and unconventional compositions which grew to incorporate pop and jazz elements. She has received many accolades, including eleven Grammy Awards and induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Rolling Stone called her "one of the greatest songwriters ever", and AllMusic has stated, "Joni Mitchell may stand as the most important and influential female recording artist of the late 20th century."
"Woodstock" is a song written by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. At least four notable versions of the song were released in the same year, 1970. Mitchell's own version was first performed live in 1969 and appeared in April 1970 on her album Ladies of the Canyon and as the B-side to her single "Big Yellow Taxi". This publication was preceded by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young's version, which appeared on their March 1970 album Déjà Vu and became a staple of classic rock radio and the best-known version in the United States. A third version, by the British band Matthews Southern Comfort became the best known version in the United Kingdom, and was the highest charting version of the song, reaching the top of the UK Singles Chart in 1970. A fourth version by studio project the Assembled Multitude also became a chart hit.
Ladies of the Canyon is the third studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on Reprise Records in 1970. It peaked at No. 27 on the Billboard 200, and has been certified platinum by the RIAA. The title makes reference to Laurel Canyon, a center of popular music culture in Los Angeles during the 1960s, where Mitchell lived while she was writing the album. Specifically, Mitchell lived and wrote at 8217 Lookout Mountain Avenue, the house which is the subject of Graham Nash's "Our House". The album includes several of Mitchell's most noted songs, such as "Big Yellow Taxi", "Woodstock" and "The Circle Game".
Hard Candy is the fourth studio album by American rock band Counting Crows, released in the United Kingdom on July 7, 2002, and the following day in the United States.
Court and Spark is the sixth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. Released in January 1974, it infuses the folk rock style of her previous albums with jazz elements.
"A Case of You" is a song by Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue.
"Carey" is a song from the 1971 Joni Mitchell album Blue. It was inspired by her time spent with Cary Raditz, living with a cave-dwelling hippie community at Matala, on the Greek island of Crete.
"Big Yellow Taxi" is a song written, composed, and originally recorded by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell in 1970, and originally released on her album Ladies of the Canyon. It was a hit in her native Canada as well as Australia and the UK. It only reached No. 67 in the US in 1970, but was later a bigger hit there for her in a live version released in 1974, which peaked at No. 24. Charting versions have also been recorded by The Neighborhood, and most notably by Amy Grant in 1994 and Counting Crows in 2002. The song was also sampled in Janet Jackson's "Got 'til It's Gone" (1997).
Miles of Aisles is the first live album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 1974 on Asylum Records. It is a double album documenting her concerts in support of the Court and Spark album with her backing band for the tour, the L.A. Express. It reached No. 2 on the Billboard 200 and became one of her biggest-selling records, certified a gold record by the RIAA.
"Got 'til It's Gone" is a song by American singer Janet Jackson, featuring American rapper Q-Tip and Canadian singer Joni Mitchell, from her sixth studio album, The Velvet Rope (1997). It was written by Jackson, Jam and Lewis, with additional writing by René Elizondo Jr., Mitchell, and Kamaal Ibn Fareed. The song was produced by Jackson, Jam and Lewis. It was released as the lead single from The Velvet Rope in 1997, by Virgin Records. The song was recorded at Flyte Tyme Studios in Edina, Minnesota. For "Got 'til It's Gone", Jackson opted for a less polished sound which resulted in an authentic blend of R&B, pop, and hip hop with traces of reggae influences.
Taming the Tiger is the sixteenth studio album by the Canadian musician Joni Mitchell. Released on September 29, 1998, through Reprise Records, it is the follow-up to the successful Turbulent Indigo (1994). The album was, at the time, widely believed to be her last of completely original material; this would be disproved with the release of Shine in 2007.
Dreamland is a compilation album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released in 2004 by Rhino. The songs for the album were selected by the singer herself. The booklet contains an essay by Cameron Crowe on Mitchell's career and several paintings by Joni Mitchell. As of December 2007, the album has sold 78,000 copies in the US.
"River" is a song by Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell, from her 1971 album Blue. Written on piano, it has become a standard for artists in many music styles, and has become popular as Christmas music. Although never released as a single, "River" holds second place among Mitchell's songs most recorded by other artists. In 2021, it was ranked at No. 247 on Rolling Stone's "Top 500 Best Songs of All Time".
Shine is the 19th studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on September 25, 2007, by Hear Music. It is Mitchell's first album of new material since Taming the Tiger (1998).
The discography of Yellowcard, an American pop punk band from Jacksonville, Florida, consists of ten studio albums, twelve singles, two live albums, four extended plays, one video album, and three compilation albums.
"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" is a 1972 song written and originally recorded by Canadian singer songwriter Joni Mitchell. It was released on her fifth studio album entitled For the Roses and was issued as a single as well.
"In France They Kiss on Main Street" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell from the album The Hissing of Summer Lawns. It was released as a single in 1976 and reached number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100. Despite the title referring to kissing in France, the song actually tells a story of young romance and coming of age in the 1950s in North America.
The Reprise Albums (1968–1971) is a four-disc box set by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, that was released on June 25, 2021, by Rhino Records. The set is the sixth overall release and first box set of remastered albums from the Joni Mitchell Archives, a planned series of releases featuring remastered and unreleased material from the singer's archives. Formatted in chronological order, the first volume of the remaster series includes Mitchell's first four albums, all of which were released on Reprise Records: Song to a Seagull (1968), Clouds (1969), Ladies of the Canyon (1970), and Blue (1971).
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) is a five-disc box set by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on November 12, 2021, by Rhino Records. The box set is the seventh overall release and second offering of unreleased material from the Joni Mitchell Archives, a planned series of releases containing remastered material from the singer's personal archives. Formatted in chronological order, the second volume of the series consists of the archived material that was recorded during Mitchell's tenure at Reprise Records, which includes the years between the release of her debut studio album, Song to a Seagull (1968) and her fourth studio album, Blue (1971).
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975) is a five-disc box set by Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell, released on October 6, 2023, by Rhino Records. The box set is the eleventh overall release and third offering of unreleased material from the Joni Mitchell Archives, a planned series of releases containing remastered material from the singer's personal archives. Formatted in chronological order, the third volume of the series consists of the archived material that was recorded during the first half of Mitchell's tenure at Asylum Records, which includes the years between the release of her fifth studio album, For the Roses (1972) and her seventh studio album, The Hissing of Summer Lawns (1975).