Vanessa Carlton discography

Vanessa Carlton discography
Vanessa Carlton discography
Studio albums	6
EPs	3
Live albums	2
Compilation albums	1
Singles	16
Music videos	14

Last updated July 23, 2025

The discography of American singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton consists of six studio albums and 16 singles.

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)
Title	Details	US ^[1]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	FRA ^[4]	GER ^[5]	JPN ^[6]	NLD ^[7]	NZL ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	UK ^[10]	Sales	Certifications (sales threshold)
Be Not Nobody	Release date: April 30, 2002 Label: A&M Formats: CD, download	5	13	13	17	7	17	14	23	15	7	US: 1,380,000^[11]	RIAA: Platinum^[12] ARIA: Gold^[13] BPI: Gold^[14] MC: Gold^[15] RIAJ: Platinum^[16]
Harmonium	Release date: November 9, 2004 Label: A&M Formats: CD, download	33	—	—	—	—	52	—	—	—	—	US: 179,000^[17]
Heroes & Thieves	Release date: October 9, 2007 Label: The Inc. / Universal Motown Formats: CD, download	44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 75,000^[18]
Rabbits on the Run	Release date: July 26, 2011 Label: Razor & Tie Formats: CD, vinyl, download	62	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	US: 22,000^[18]
Liberman	Release date: October 23, 2015 Label: Dine Alone Formats: CD, vinyl, download, cassette	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Love Is an Art	Release date: March 27, 2020 Label: Dine Alone Formats: CD, vinyl, download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released to that country

Compilation albums

Title	Details
Icon: Best of Vanessa Carlton	Release date: January 4, 2011 Label: A&M Formats: CD, download
Double Live & Covers	Release date: November 23, 2018 Label: Dine Alone Records Formats: Vinyl
Piano Songs^[19]	Release date: October 16, 2020 Label: Universal Music Formats: CD, Download

Live albums

Title	Details
Liberman Live	Release date: October 21, 2016 Label: Dine Alone Formats: CD, download
Earlier Things Live	Release date: February 17, 2017 Label: Victor Music Formats: CD, download

Extended plays

Title	Details
Ordinary Day	Release date: 2002 Label: A&M Format: CD
Hear the Bells	Release date: November 21, 2011 Label: Razor & Tie Format: Download
Blue Pool EP	Release date: July 24, 2015 Label: Dine Alone Format: Download

Singles

As lead artist

Year	Title	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
Year	Title	US ^[20]	US Adult ^[21]	US Pop ^[22]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	FRA ^[4]	NLD ^[7]	NZL ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	UK ^[10]	Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
2002	"A Thousand Miles"	5	2	1	1	12	8	12	4	8	6	ARIA: 2× Platinum^[23] BPI: 2× Platinum^[14] RMNZ: Gold^[24] SNEP: Silver^[25]	Be Not Nobody
2002	"Ordinary Day"	30	29	9	48	—	—	73	17	64	53
2003	"Pretty Baby"	—	—	21	—	—	—	86	—	62	94
2004	"White Houses"	86	27	25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Harmonium
2007	"Nolita Fairytale"	—	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Heroes & Thieves
2008	"Hands on Me"	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Heroes & Thieves
2011	"Carousel"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rabbits on the Run
2011	"I Don't Want to Be a Bride"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"Hear the Bells"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2015	"Operator"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Liberman
2015	"House of Seven Swords"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2016	"Nothing Where Something Used to Be"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2020	"The Only Way to Love"^[26]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Love Is an Art
2020	"Future Pain"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Love Is an Art
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As featured artist

Year	Single	Artist	Peak chart positions										Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
Year	Single	Artist	US ^[20]	US Adult ^[21]	US Pop ^[22]	AUS ^[2]	AUT ^[3]	FRA ^[4]	NLD ^[7]	NZL ^[8]	SWI ^[9]	UK ^[10]	Certifications (sales threshold)	Album
2002	"Big Yellow Taxi"	Counting Crows	42	5	30	3	40	—	23	4	63	16	RIAA: Gold^[27] BPI: Silver ARIA: Platinum^[28]	Hard Candy
2004	"Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"	Zucchero	—	—	—	—	56	39	90	—	—	—		Zu & Co.

Collaborations

Year	Song	Artist	Album
2004	"Indaco Dagli Occhi Del Cielo"	Zucchero	Zu & Co.
2009	"Circle Dance"	Stevie Nicks	The Soundstage Sessions
2014	"Carousel"	Stevie Nicks	24 Karat Gold: Songs from the Vault

B-sides

Year	B-side	A-side
2002	"Twilight" (live) "Wanted" (Ripe Mix) "Paradise" (Piano-Vocal) "Red Ditty"	"A Thousand Miles"
2002	"A Thousand Miles" (live) "Swindler" "Paradise" (Piano-Vocal) "Ordinary Day" (Piano-Vocal) "A Thousand Miles" (Piano-Vocal)	"Ordinary Day"
2003	"Twilight" (live) "A Thousand Miles" (live) "Swindler" "Red Ditty"	"Pretty Baby"
2004	"C'est La Vie" (live) "Papa" (live)	"White Houses"

Other contributions

Year	Song	Album
2002	"Greensleeves"	Maybe This Christmas
2003	"Wishin' and Hopin'"	American Dreams OST
2011	"Happy Xmas (War is Over)"	2011 Paste Magazine Christmas Sampler

Music videos

Year	Single	Album	Director
2002	"A Thousand Miles"	Be Not Nobody	Marc Klasfeld
	"Ordinary Day"		Marc Klasfeld
	"Pretty Baby"		Marcos Siega ^[29]
2004	"White Houses"	Harmonium	Sophie Muller
2007	"Nolita Fairytale"	Heroes & Thieves	Marc Klasfeld
2008	"Hands on Me"	Heroes & Thieves	Marc Klasfeld
2011	"Carousel"	Rabbits on the Run	Jake Davis
2012	"Hear the Bells"	Rabbits on the Run	Jake Davis
2013	"I'll Wait for You"		Sean Suozzi
2015	"Young Heart"
	"Blue Pool"	Liberman	Jesse Deflorio
	"Operator"		Daniel Henry
	"House of Seven Swords"		Daniel Henry
2016	"Nothing Where Something Used to Be"		Colin Devin Moore
2019	"Future Pain"	Love Is An Art	Joshua Shoemaker^[30]
2020	"The Only Way To Love"		Joshua Shoemaker^[30]
	"Die, Dinosaur"		Patrick McPheron
	"Back To Life"
	"Break To Save"

References

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1 2 3 "austriancharts.at - Austrian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.
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↑ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: German Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
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1 2 3 "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
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↑ "Carlton Finds Harmony On Sophomore CD". Billboard . October 7, 2004. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 18, 2011: Vanessa Carlton certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 18, 2011.
↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums". ARIA Charts . Retrieved February 18, 2011.
1 2 "British certifications – Vanessa Carlton". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 26, 2022.Type Vanessa Carlton in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
↑ "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - May 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011.
↑ "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2003年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 2003 Edition](PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 524. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 14. July 10, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
↑ Hasty, Katie. "Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Vanessa Carlton, Don Caballero". Billboard . February 24, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2006
1 2 "New Album Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.
↑ "Piano Songs[デジタル配信] - ヴァネッサ・カールトン". ヴァネッサ・カールトン (in Japanese). 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2021-01-21.
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1 2 "Vanessa Carlton Chart History – Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Singles". ARIA Charts . Retrieved February 20, 2011.
↑ "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2015-11-09.
↑ "Archived copy". www.snepmusique.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
↑ "The Only Way to Love – Single by Vanessa Carlton". Apple Music . Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.
↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: "Big Yellow Taxi" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 20, 2011.
↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 20, 2011.
↑ "Pretty Baby | Vanessa Carlton | Music Video". MTV. 2002-11-06. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-01-12.
↑ "Vanessa Carlton Confronts Her Younger Selves In Debut Of "Future Pain" Music Video". Refinery29. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-03.

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[1] "Vanessa Carlton Chart History – Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[AUS-2] 1 2 3 "australian-charts.com - Australian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[AUT-3] 1 2 3 "austriancharts.at - Austrian charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved July 30, 2011.

[FRA-4] 1 2 3 "lescharts.com - French charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[GER-5] "Die ganze Musik im Internet: German Charts". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[OriconPositions-6] "ヴァネッサ・カールトンのリリース一覧" [A Look at Vanessa Carlton's Releases]. Oricon . Archived from the original on October 31, 2013. Retrieved January 17, 2014.

[NLD-7] 1 2 3 "dutchcharts.nl - Dutch charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[NZL-8] 1 2 3 "charts.nz - New Zealand charts portal". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[SWI-9] 1 2 3 "Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade und Music Community". Hung Medien. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[UK-10] 1 2 3 "Vanessa Carlton". Official Charts Company.

[billboard10-7-2004-11] "Carlton Finds Harmony On Sophomore CD". Billboard . October 7, 2004. Retrieved January 7, 2016.

[12] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 18, 2011: Vanessa Carlton certified albums". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[13] "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Albums". ARIA Charts . Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[BPI-14] 1 2 "British certifications – Vanessa Carlton". British Phonographic Industry . Retrieved November 26, 2022.Type Vanessa Carlton in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.

[15] "Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA): Gold & Platinum - May 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on February 12, 2009. Retrieved February 18, 2011.

[RIAJ-jul2003-16] "GOLD ALBUM 他認定作品 2003年5月度" [Gold Albums, and other certified works. May 2003 Edition](PDF). The Record (Bulletin) (in Japanese). 524. Chūō, Tokyo: Recording Industry Association of Japan: 14. July 10, 2003. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 23, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2014.

[17] Hasty, Katie. "Billboard Bits: Pearl Jam, Vanessa Carlton, Don Caballero". Billboard . February 24, 2006. Retrieved August 2, 2006

[New_Album_Releases-18] 1 2 "New Album Releases". Hits Daily Double. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015. Retrieved October 21, 2016.

[Piano_Songs_2020-19] "Piano Songs[デジタル配信] - ヴァネッサ・カールトン". ヴァネッサ・カールトン (in Japanese). 2020-07-13. Retrieved 2021-01-21.

[Hot_100-20] 1 2 "Vanessa Carlton Chart History – Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[Adult-21] 1 2 "Vanessa Carlton Chart History – Adult Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[Pop-22] 1 2 "Vanessa Carlton Chart History – Pop Songs". Billboard. Retrieved September 11, 2018.

[23] "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2002 Singles". ARIA Charts . Retrieved February 20, 2011.

[nztop40.co.nz-24] "NZ Top 40 Singles Chart | The Official New Zealand Music Chart". Nztop40.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-09-17. Retrieved 2015-11-09.

[snepmusique.com-25] "Archived copy". www.snepmusique.com. Archived from the original on 12 January 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

[26] "The Only Way to Love – Single by Vanessa Carlton". Apple Music . Archived from the original on April 7, 2020. Retrieved January 17, 2020.

[27] "RIAA - Gold & Platinum - February 20, 2011: "Big Yellow Taxi" certified awards". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved February 20, 2011.

[28] "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2003 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved February 20, 2011.

[29] "Pretty Baby | Vanessa Carlton | Music Video". MTV. 2002-11-06. Archived from the original on January 14, 2009. Retrieved 2012-01-12.

[30] "Vanessa Carlton Confronts Her Younger Selves In Debut Of "Future Pain" Music Video". Refinery29. 2019-12-03. Retrieved 2019-12-03.

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Discography Awards and nominations
Studio albums	Be Not Nobody Harmonium Heroes & Thieves Rabbits on the Run Liberman Love Is an Art
Singles	"A Thousand Miles" "Ordinary Day" "Pretty Baby" "White Houses" "Nolita Fairytale" "Hands on Me"
Featured singles	"Big Yellow Taxi" "Everybody's Got to Learn Sometime"