Amy Macdonald discography

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Amy Macdonald discography
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Studio albums5
Live albums4
Compilation albums1
Music videos23
Singles23
B-sides15

This is a comprehensive listing of the discography of Scottish singer Amy Macdonald. Her debut album, This Is the Life was released in July 2007, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Scotland and Switzerland. The single "This is the Life" reached number nineteen on the US Adult Alternative Airplay charts, which lead This Is the Life charting at number ninety-two on the US Billboard 200. [1] The album spawned the singles "Poison Prince", "Mr Rock & Roll", "L.A.", "This Is the Life" and "Run". Her second album, A Curious Thing was released in March 2010, peaking at number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, number two in Scotland, Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands, and number four in the United Kingdom. The album includes the singles "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", "Spark", "This Pretty Face", "Love Love" and "Your Time Will Come".

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Her third album, Life in a Beautiful Light was released in June 2012, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Slow It Down", "Pride" and "4th of July". Her fourth album, Under Stars was released in February 2017, peaking at number two on the UK Albums Chart. The album includes the singles "Dream On", "Automatic" and "Down by the Water". Her fifth studio album, The Human Demands , was released in October 2020, and spawned the singles "The Hudson", "Crazy Shade of Blue" and "Fire". In 2021, her song "Statues" was selected to represent Scotland at the Free European Song Contest 2021, finishing in fourth place with 77 points. [2]

In 2017, she released her first compilation, a greatest hits album, entitled Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018) , which peaked at number nineteen in both Scotland and Switzerland, twenty-two in Germany, twenty nine in Austria and number forty-six in the United Kingdom. In 2022, she released her first extended play, Don't Tell Me That It's Over , which includes three re–recordings of her previous singles "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", "Run" and "Slow It Down". Macdonald has sold over 12 million records worldwide. [3]

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Sales
SCO
[4]
UK
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
[7]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
IRE
[10]
NL
[11]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
This Is the Life 11321316151
A Curious Thing
  • Released: 8 March 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
24127126251
  • BPI: Gold [15]
  • BEA: Gold [22]
  • BVMI: 2× Platinum [17]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum [20]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum [21]
Life in a Beautiful Light
  • Released: 11 June 2012
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
12149155342
Under Stars
  • Released: 17 February 2017
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
22421275181
The Human Demands
  • Released: 30 October 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
2107444422
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
SCO
[4]
UK
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
[7]
GER
[9]
SWI
[13]
Woman of the World
(The Best of 2007–2018)
  • Released: 23 November 2018
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
194629932219

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
SWI
[13]
Live from Glasgow
  • Released: 1 October 2007
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
iTunes Festival: London 2010
  • Released: 21 July 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
Love Love UK & European
Arena Tour LIVE 2010
  • Released: 25 April 2011
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: Digital download, LP, CD
89
Under Stars (Live in Berlin)
  • Released: 24 November 2017
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download, CD
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Extended plays

TitleDetails
Don't Tell Me That It's Over

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
SCO
[24]
UK
[5]
AUT
[6]
BEL
[7]
DEN
[8]
GER
[9]
NL
[11]
NOR
[25]
SWE
[12]
SWI
[13]
"Poison Prince"2007201416658This Is the Life
"Mr Rock & Roll"11219421720593
"L.A."548
"This Is the Life"172811821132
"Run"20081675643696
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"201021481076294
  • IFPI SWI: Gold [21]
A Curious Thing
"Spark"74445662
"This Pretty Face"92138566449
"Love Love"18363
"Your Time Will Come"
"Slow It Down"2012164543653824Life in a Beautiful Light
"Pride"8718789
"4th of July"
"Dream On"201728 [upper-alpha 1] 8432Under Stars
"Automatic"
"Down by the Water"
"This Christmas Day"57Non-album single
"Woman of the World"2018Woman of the World
(The Best of 2007–2018)
"This Time's Everything"2019
"The Hudson"202012 [upper-alpha 2] The Human Demands
"Crazy Shade of Blue"
"Fire"
"Statues" [31] 2021 [upper-alpha 3]
"Bridges" [33]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
AUT
[6]
GER
[9]
SWI
[13]
"Oh My Love"
(Rea Garvey featuring Amy MacDonald)
2014363524Pride

Other appearances

TitleYearAlbum
"Tread Lightly"2013A Concert for Kirsty MacColl [34]
"Fairytale of New York"
(with Dave Duffy)
"Oh My Love"
(Rea Garvey feat. Amy MacDonald)
2014Pride

Music videos

TitleYearDirector
"Poison Prince"2007
"Mr Rock & Roll"
"L.A.
"This Is the Life"Lindy Heyman
"Run"2008
"Poison Prince"
(2008 version)
"Don't Tell Me That It's Over"2010
"Spark"
"This Pretty Face"
"Love Love"
"Your Time Will Come"
"Slow It Down"2012Pip
"Pride"
"4th of July"2013
"Dream On"2017
"Automatic"
"Down by the Water"
"This Christmas Day"
"Woman of the World"2018
"The Hudson"2020Rubber
"Crazy Shade of Blue"Jackson Ducasse
"Fire"
"Statues"2021

Notes

  1. "Dream On" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [29]
  2. "The Hudson" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [30]
  3. "Statues" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [32]

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