Sarah McLachlan discography

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Sarah McLachlan discography
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Studio albums10
EPs3
Live albums3
Compilation albums7
Singles54
Video albums9
Remix albums3

This is the discography of Canadian musician, singer, songwriter and pianist, Sarah McLachlan. Her debut album, Touch was released in 1988 and included first singles: "Vox", "Steaming" and "Ben's Song". The album charted in Canada and the United States and was certified platinum in Canada and gold in the US. The next album, Solace was issued in 1991. It peaked at number 20 in Canada and was certified double platinum there. Solace also charted in the US, where it was certified gold. It featured three singles: "The Path of Thorns (Terms)", "Into the Fire" and "Drawn to the Rhythm". The third studio album, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy (1993) became McLachlan's mainstream breakthrough album in Canada and the United States. It peaked at number five in Canada and number 50 on the US Billboard 200, and was certified 5× platinum in Canada and 3× platinum in the US. "Possession" and "Good Enough" became McLachlan's first singles to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100. "Good Enough" also became her first top 10 hit in Canada, reaching number nine. At the 37th Annual Grammy Awards, Fumbling Towards Ecstasy was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Performance.

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In 1997, McLachlan released her most successful album to date, Surfacing . It topped the chart in Canada and reached number two in the United States, and also charted in various countries around the world. Surfacing was certified diamond in Canada for selling over one million copies, 8× platinum in the US for selling eight million copies, and gold in other countries. Surfacing featured the hit singles: "Building a Mystery", "Sweet Surrender", "Adia" and "Angel". All singles charted inside top 10 in Canada, including number one for "Building a Mystery". All singles charted on the Billboard Hot 100, and two of them became McLachlan's first top 10 hits on that chart: "Adia" at number three and "Angel" at number four. At the 40th Annual Grammy Awards, "Building a Mystery" won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance and "Last Dance" from Surfacing won a Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Performance. Surfacing was also nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Pop Album. At the 41st Annual Grammy Awards, "Adia" was nominated for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.

McLachlan's 1999 live album, Mirrorball was also very successful. It topped the chart in Canada and reached number three in the US. It was certified 5× platinum in Canada and 3× platinum in the US. McLachlan's 1995 song, "I Will Remember You" now in live version was released as the lead single from Mirrorball. In 1995, the song already reached number 10 in Canada and number 65 on the Billboard Hot 100. This new live version reached number 10 in Canada again but achieved a new peak on the Billboard Hot 100 at number 14, solely on airplay. At the 42nd Annual Grammy Awards, "I Will Remember You" (Live) won a Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, Mirrorball was nominated for Best Pop Album and "Possession" (Live) was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance. "Silence" by Delerium featuring McLachlan became one of the greatest trance songs of all time. The original version, released as a single in 1999, was remixed many times over the years to a great success on the charts. "Silence" topped the US Dance Club Songs and reached number one in Ireland. It also peaked at number two in Belgium, number three in the United Kingdom, number five in Canada, number six in Australia, number seven in the Netherlands, and charted in many other countries.

In 2003, McLachlan returned to public life with her fifth studio album, Afterglow . It topped the chart in Canada, reached number two in the US and charted in many countries around the world. Afterglow was certified 5× platinum in Canada, 2× platinum in the US, and gold in other countries. At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards, "Fallen" from Afterglow was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance, and at the 47th Annual Grammy Awards, Afterglow was nominated for the Best Pop Vocal Album. At the 48th Annual Grammy Awards, Afterglow's "World on Fire" music video was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Short Form Music Video. In 2006, McLachlan released her first Christmas album, Wintersong . It peaked at number one in Canada and number seven in the US, and was certified 3× platinum in Canada and platinum in the US. At the 49th Annual Grammy Awards, Wintersong was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album.

In 2008, McLachlan issued her first greatest hits album, Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan , which reached number three in Canada and was certified platinum there. It was followed by 2010's Laws of Illusion , 2014's Shine On and 2016's Wonderland . Over the years, McLachlan also released compilations with rare songs like Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff (1996) and Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2 (2008), and albums with remixes: Remixed (2001) and Bloom: Remix Album (2005). In 1994, she also released The Freedom Sessions with alternative versions of her songs from Fumbling Towards Ecstasy. As of 2015, McLachlan has sold over 40 million albums worldwide. [1]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
[2]
AUS
[3] [4]
GER
[5]
IRE
[6]
NLD
[7]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWI
[10]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
Touch 61 [A] 132
Solace
  • Released: 29 June 1991
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
20167
Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
  • Released: 22 October 1993
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
510250
  • MC: 5× Platinum [13]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum [14]
Surfacing
  • Released: 15 July 1997
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
1375213472
Afterglow
  • Released: 4 November 2003
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
122252023143019332
Wintersong
  • Released: 17 October 2006
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
17
  • MC: 3× Platinum [13]
  • RIAA: Platinum [14]
Laws of Illusion
  • Released: 15 June 2010
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
2128010073949763
Shine On
  • Released: 6 May 2014
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
12697714
Wonderland
  • Released: 21 October 2016
  • Label: Verve
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
126856
Better Broken
  • Released: 19 September 2025
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital
To be released
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Live albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
[2]
NZ
[9]
US
[12]
Mirrorball
  • Released: 15 June 1999
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
1133
Afterglow Live
  • Released: 7 November 2004
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: DVD/CD
107
Mirrorball: The Complete Concert
  • Released: 3 October 2006
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: 2CD, digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Compilation albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
[2]
AUS
[3] [4]
IRE
[6]
NOR
[8]
NZ
[9]
UK
[11]
US
[12]
Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff
  • Released: 17 June 1996
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, cassette
6147
  • MC: 3× Platinum [13]
iTunes Originals – Sarah McLachlan
  • Released: 17 May 2005
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: digital
Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2
  • Released: 29 April 2008
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, digital
219344
Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
  • Released: 7 October 2008
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, 2CD, digital
3624719919211
The Essential
  • Released: 20 August 2013
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: 2CD, digital
The Box Set Series
  • Released: 26 May 2015
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: 4CD
The Classic Christmas Album
  • Released: 2 October 2015
  • Label: Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital
199
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Remix albums

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertifications
CAN
[2]
AUS
[4]
US
[12]
The Freedom Sessions
  • Released: 6 December 1994
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, cassette
3678
Remixed
  • Released: 26 June 2001
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, LP
10138200
Bloom: Remix Album
  • Released: 6 September 2005
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, digital
2214776
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

EPs

TitleEP detailsPeak chart positions
CAN
[2]
Live
  • Released: 9 October 1992
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD
Live Acoustic
  • Released: 31 May 2004
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: CD, digital
23
Live from Etown: 2006 Christmas Special
  • Released: 19 December 2006
  • Label: Nettwerk/Arista
  • Formats: digital
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Singles

As main artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[19]
CAN AC
[20]
AUS
[21] [4]
GER
[22]
IRE
[23]
NLD
[24]
UK
[25]
US
[26]
US AC
[27]
US
Dance

[28]
"Vox"198890 Touch
"Steaming"198938
"Ben's Song" [B] 1990
"The Path of Thorns (Terms)"19912412 Solace
"Into the Fire"30 [C]
"Drawn to the Rhythm"19925612
"I Will Not Forget You"
"Wear Your Love Like Heaven"
"Possession"1993261297330 Fumbling Towards Ecstasy
"Hold On"199459
"Fumbling Towards Ecstasy"58
"Good Enough"9377
"Circle" [D] 1995
"Ol' '55"66 The Freedom Sessions
"I Will Remember You"104956520 The Brothers McMullen [E]
"Dear God"6842 A Testimonial Dinner: The Songs of XTC [F]
"Full of Grace" [G] 199616 Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff
"Building a Mystery"199711971328 Surfacing
"Sweet Surrender"2219628276
"Adia"19983155 [H] 96851835
"Angel"93577313641
"I Will Remember You" (Live)1999101143 Mirrorball
"Ice Cream" (Live)912
"I Love You" (Remix)200023Surfacing [I]
"Fallen"2003184132895041123 Afterglow
"Stupid"20049337
"World on Fire"292722
"Push" (Live) Afterglow Live
"Train Wreck" (Remix)2005 Bloom: Remix Album
"River"200621718 Wintersong
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"3 [J] 5
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" [K] 476
"The First Noel / Mary Mary"
"Wintersong"2007 [L]
"Ordinary Miracle"66 [M] 918 Charlotte's Web [N]
"U Want Me 2"200811196 [O] 18 Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
"Don't Give Up on Us"20099630
"One Dream"528Non-album single [P]
"Loving You Is Easy"201059514 Laws of Illusion
"Forgiveness"7136
"Illusions of Bliss"201121
"Space on the Couch for Two" [Q]
(featuring The Sarah McLachlan School Choir)
Non-album single [R]
"Find Your Voice" [S]
(featuring The Sarah McLachlan School Choir)
201211Non-album single [T]
"What's It Gonna Take"2013 King Kong [U]
"Prayer of Saint Francis" [V]
(featuring The Sarah McLachlan School Choir)
Non-album single [W]
"In Your Shoes"20142221 Shine On
"Monsters"
"The Long Goodbye"2016Non-album single
"Better Broken"202513 Better Broken
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
CAN
[19]
AUS
[21]
GER
[22]
IRE
[23]
NLD
[24]
NOR
[31]
UK
[25]
US AC
[27]
US Dance
[28]
"Silence"
(Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan)
1999613373
  • ARIA: Platinum [32]
Karma [X]
"Silence (Remixes)"
(Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan)
2000516671536
"God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings"
(Barenaked Ladies featuring Sarah McLachlan) [Y]
2003 [Z] Barenaked for the Holidays [AA]
"Silence 2004"
(Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan)
200427381 The Best Of
"Pills" (Live)
(The Perishers featuring Sarah McLachlan)
2005 The Perishers Live [AB]
"Time After Time"
(Cyndi Lauper featuring Sarah McLachlan)
[AC] 14 The Body Acoustic [AD]
"Sing"
(Annie Lennox featuring various artists)
20071612918 Songs of Mass Destruction
"Silence 2008"
(Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan)
20088748127 Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan (European edition)
"Silence 2010"
(Delerium featuring Sarah McLachlan)
2010171 Remixed: The Definitive Collection
"—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory

Collaborations

YearTitleArtistAlbum
1987"As The End Draws Near" Manufacture Terrorvision
1992"Tightrope Walker" Balloon Gravity
1993"What Is This Love" Blue Rodeo Five Days in July
"Dark Angel"
"Tell Me Your Dream"
"Expectations" Stephen Fearing The Assassin's Apprentice
1995"Burned Out Car" Junkhouse Birthday Boy
(all songs) Blue Rodeo Nowhere to Here
1997"Silence" Delerium Karma
2000"Love Is" Stevie Nicks Trouble in Shangri-La
2002"Don't Let Go" Bryan Adams Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron soundtrack
2003"God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen" Barenaked Ladies Barenaked for the Holidays
2004"Silence 2004"Delerium The Best of Delerium
2005"Pills" The Perishers The Perishers Live
"Time After Time" Cyndi Lauper The Body Acoustic
"Water's Edge"
"I Would Die for You" Jann Arden Jann Arden
2006"Homeless" Ladysmith Black Mambazo Long Walk To Freedom
"Go Down Matthew" Melissa McClelland Thumbelina's One Night Stand
"Just Like Me" DMC Checks Thugs and Rock N Roll
"Miss You" Greg Keelor Aphrodite Rose
"Glory Oh"
"Aphrodite Rose"
"High Meadow"
"Dirty Little Secret" Thievery Corporation Versions
2007"Sing" Annie Lennox Songs of Mass Destruction
2008"Silence 2008"Delerium Closer: The Best of Sarah McLachlan
2009"Bring on the Wonder" Susan Enan Plainsong
2012"Walkin' Good" Heart Fanatic
2013"Never Leave Your Heart Alone" Butterfly Boucher Happy Birthday Flutterby

Other contributions

Video releases

Notes

  1. The RPM Albums Chart between October 1988 and April 1989 is not available. The Touch peak position is taken from May 1989.
  2. "Ben's Song" was released in Japan only.
  3. "Into the Fire" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 4 on the Alternative Songs chart. [29]
  4. "Circle" was released as a promotional single in Germany only. [30]
  5. "I Will Remember You" was later included on Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff .
  6. "Dear God" was later included on Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff.
  7. "Full of Grace" was later included on Surfacing .
  8. "Adia" and "Angel" charted as a double A-side single in Australia. "Angel" later charted separately at number 153. [4]
  9. "I Love You" (Remix) was later included on Remixed .
  10. "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  11. "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" peaked at number 59 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart.
  12. "Wintersong" peaked at number 41 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart.
  13. The Canadian Hot 100 was launched in June 2007 and the "Ordinary Miracle" peak position is taken from the first issue of this chart. The charts between January and May 2007 are not available.
  14. "Ordinary Miracle" was later included on Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2 .
  15. "U Want Me 2" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.
  16. "One Dream" was later included on the Japanese edition of Laws of Illusion .
  17. "Space on the Couch for Two" was released as a free download.
  18. "Space on the Couch for Two" was later included on The Classic Christmas Album .
  19. "Find Your Voice" was released as a free download.
  20. "Find Your Voice" was later included on The Classic Christmas Album.
  21. "What's It Gonna Take" was later included on the deluxe edition of Shine On .
  22. "Prayer of Saint Francis" was released as a free download.
  23. "Prayer of Saint Francis" was later included on The Classic Christmas Album.
  24. "Silence" (DJ Tiësto's in Search of Sunrise Remix) was later included on McLachlan's Remixed.
  25. "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings" peaked at number 62 on the US Holiday Songs chart and number 22 on the US Holiday Digital Songs chart.
  26. "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings" peaked at number 25 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart.
  27. "God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen / We Three Kings" was later included on McLachlan's The Classic Christmas Album.
  28. "Pills" (Live) was later included on McLachlan's Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2.
  29. "Time After Time" peaked at number 28 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs chart.
  30. "Time After Time" was later included on McLachlan's Rarities, B-Sides and Other Stuff Volume 2.

References

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  3. 1 2 Australian Albums Chart peak positions:
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  6. 1 2 Irish Albums Chart peak positions:
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  19. 1 2 Canadian Singles Chart peak positions:
  20. Canadian Adult Contemporary Singles Chart peak positions:
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  25. 1 2 UK Singles Chart peak positions:
  26. "Sarah McLachlan Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 19 August 2020.
  27. 1 2 US Adult Contemporary Singles Chart peak positions:
  28. 1 2 US Dance Singles Chart peak positions:
  29. "Sarah McLachlan Chart History (Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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