Joni Mitchell discography

Joni Mitchell discography
Mitchell performing in concert in 1983
Studio albums	19
EPs	1
Live albums	6
Compilation albums	19
Tribute albums	2
Singles	33
Video albums	8
Music videos	30

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.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions							Certifications
		CAN [1]	AUS [2]	NOR [3]	NZ [4]	SWE [5]	UK [6]	US [7]
Song to a Seagull	Released: March 23, 1968 Label: Reprise	—	—	—	—	—	—	189
Clouds	Released: May 1, 1969 Label: Reprise	22	—	—	—	—	—	31	BPI: Gold [8] RIAA: Gold [9]
Ladies of the Canyon	Released: April 1970 Label: Reprise	16	32	—	—	—	8	27	BPI: Gold [8] RIAA: Platinum [9]
Blue	Released: June 22, 1971 Label: Reprise	9	—	24	—	—	3	15	ARIA: Gold [10] BPI: 2× Platinum [8] RIAA: Platinum [9]
For the Roses	Released: November 1972 Label: Asylum	5	19	—	—	—	—	11	BPI: Silver [8] RIAA: Gold [9]
Court and Spark	Released: January 17, 1974 Label: Asylum	1	34	18	—	—	14	2	BPI: Gold [8] RIAA: 2× Platinum [9]
The Hissing of Summer Lawns	Released: November 1975 Label: Asylum	7	62	—	—	—	14	4	BPI: Silver [8] RIAA: Gold [9]
Hejira	Released: November 22, 1976 Label: Asylum	22	38	—	—	—	11	13	ARIA: Gold [11] BPI: Silver [8] RIAA: Gold [9]
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter	Released: December 13, 1977 Label: Asylum	28	39	—	—	—	20	25	BPI: Silver [8] RIAA: Gold [9]
Mingus	Released: June 13, 1979 Label: Asylum	37	44	—	27	48	24	17	BPI: Silver [8]
Wild Things Run Fast	Released: October 1982 Label: Geffen	33	51	14	10	50	32	25
Dog Eat Dog	Released: October 1985 Label: Geffen	44	86	—	30	27	57	63
Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm	Released: March 23, 1988 Label: Geffen	23	44	—	18	37	26	45	MC: Gold [12]
Night Ride Home	Released: February 18, 1991 Label: Geffen	30	55	—	40	43	25	41
Turbulent Indigo	Released: October 25, 1994 Label: Reprise	24	—	—	—	—	53	47	MC: Gold [12]
Taming the Tiger	Released: September 29, 1998 Label: Reprise	86	—	25	—	—	57	75
Both Sides Now	Released: March 20, 2000 Label: Reprise	19	—	20	—	—	50	66	BPI: Gold [8]
Travelogue	Released: November 19, 2002 Label: Nonesuch	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Shine	Released: September 25, 2007 Label: Hear Music	13	71	10	—	25	36	14
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications
		CAN [1]	AUS [2]	NOR [3]	NZ [4]	UK [6]	US [7]
Miles of Aisles	Released: November 1974 Label: Asylum	13	46	—	—	34	2	RIAA: Gold [9]
Shadows and Light	Released: September 1980 Label: Asylum	73	70	45	20	63	38
Amchitka – October 16, 1970 (with James Taylor and Phil Ochs)	Released: November 2009 Label: Greenpeace	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live at Canterbury House – 1967	Released: October 2020 Label: Rhino (3LP)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969	Released: November 2021 Label: Rhino (3LP)	—	—	—	—	—	—
Joni Mitchell at Newport	Released: July 28, 2023 Label: Rhino	—	—	—	—	52	167
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		UK [6]	US [7]
Hits	Released: October 29, 1996 Label: Reprise	—	161	ARIA: Platinum [13] BPI: Gold [8]
Misses	Released: October 29, 1996 Label: Reprise	—	—
The Complete Geffen Recordings	Released: September 23, 2003 Label: Geffen	—	—
The Beginning of Survival	Released: July 27, 2004 Label: Geffen	—	—
Dreamland	Released: September 14, 2004 Label: Asylum / Reprise / Nonesuch / Rhino	43	177
Starbucks Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell	Released: 2005 Label: Hear Music	—	—
Songs of a Prairie Girl	Released: April 26, 2005 Label: Asylum / Reprise / Nonesuch / Rhino	—	—
Studio Albums 1968–1979	Released: February 12, 2013 Label: Warner Bros. UK	—	—
Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced	Released: November 24, 2014 Label: Rhino	—	—
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967)	Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Rhino	—	—
Early Joni – 1963	Released: October 30, 2020 Label: Rhino	—	—
Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967): Highlights	Released: June 12, 2021 Label: Rhino	—	—
The Reprise Albums (1968–1971)	Released: June 25, 2021 Label: Rhino	42	—
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971)	Released: October 29, 2021 Label: Rhino	—	—
Blue Highlights – Demos/ Outtakes / Live	Released: April 23, 2022 Label: Rhino	—	150
The Asylum Albums (1972–1975)	Released: September 23, 2022 Label: Rhino	—	—
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975)	Released: October 6, 2023 Label: Rhino	—	—
Court and Spark Demos	Released: November 24, 2023 Label: Rhino	—	—
The Asylum Albums (1976–1980)	Released: June 21, 2024 Label: Rhino	—	—
Joni's Jazz	Scheduled: September 5, 2025 Label: Rhino	To be released
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Tribute albums

• Various Artists – A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2007)
• Herbie Hancock – River: The Joni Letters (2007)

Extended plays

Title	EP details
Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes)	Released: June 21, 2021 Label: Rhino

Singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Certifications	Album
		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	—	MC: Platinum [19] BPI: Gold [8]	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	—	—	—	—	—	MC: Platinum [19] BPI: Gold [8]	Both Sides Now
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Notes

• A ^ "Big Yellow Taxi" also peaked at #19 on the Dutch Singles Chart. ^[20]

Guest singles

Year	Title	Artist(s)	Peak chart positions								Certifications	Album
			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	BPI: Silver [8]	The Velvet Rope

Other charted songs

Year	Single	Peak chart positions			Album
		CAN Dig. [26]	US Dig. [27]	US Rock Dig. [28]
2022	"Both Sides, Now"	32	20	4	Clouds

Videography

Video albums

Title	Album details
Shadows and Light	Released: 1980 Label: Pioneer Artists/Shout! Factory Format: LD/VHS/DVD
Refuge of the Roads	Released: 1984 Label: Pioneer Artists/Shout! Factory Format: LD/VHS/DVD
Come In From The Cold	Released: 1991 Label: Geffen Home Video Format: LD/VHS
Painting with Words and Music	Released: 1998 Label: Eagle Rock Format: LD/VHS/DVD/BD
Woman of Heart and Mind (A Life Story)	Released: 2003 Label: Eagle Vision Format: DVD/BD
The Fiddle and the Drum	Released: 2007 Label: C Major Format: DVD/BD
Both Sides Now (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970)	Released: 2018 Label: Eagle Vision Format: DVD/BD
Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration	Released: 2019 Label: Rhino Music Video Format: DVD

Music videos

Year	Title	Album	Director
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)
	"River"	Blue	Matvey Rezanov [57]
2023	"Lead Balloon" (Lyric Video)	Taming the Tiger	Unknown [58]

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External links

• Joni Mitchell discography at Discogs