This is the discography of Northern Irish singer Van Morrison.
Morrison made his first recording playing saxophone on "Boozoo Hully Gully" with the International Monarchs in 1962.Turner 1993, p. 43 His first recording session as lead singer/songwriter with Them was produced by Dick Rowe at Decca's studio. "Don't Start Crying Now" was the first single released and the garage rock classic, "Gloria" was also recorded at this session.Turner 1993, p. 48 "Baby, Please Don't Go" (recorded October 1964) was released November 1964 with "Gloria" as the B-side and was a top ten hit in the UK Singles Chart.Turner 1993, p. 51 "Here Comes the Night" was Them's second hit in 1965, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in the US.Turner 1993, p. 53
Morrison had his first recording session as a solo artist for Bang Records in New York City for Bert Berns on 28 March 1967. One of the songs was "Brown Eyed Girl", which charted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.Turner 1993, pp. 76–77 By April 2008, he had been on the Billboard album chart a total of 787 weeks.
Studio albums 1960s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UKUK chart peaks:
IRE ITA NED US Blowin' Your Mind! Released: September 1967 Label: Bang (#B218) Formats: LP, CS — — — — 182 Astral Weeks Released: 29 November 1968 Label: Warner (#WS1768) Formats: LP, CS 55 26 67 59 — BPI: Platinum RIAA: Gold "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
1970s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUSAustralian chart peaks:
What's It Gonna Take?: CANCanadian studio albums chart peaks:
GERGerman studio albums chart peaks: NED NOR NZ US Moondance Released: 27 January 1970 Label: Warner (#WS1835) Formats: LP, CS 32 20 46 56 9 19 36 29 BPI: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum His Band and the Street Choir Released: 15 November 1970 Label: Warner (#WS1884) Formats: LP, CS 18 32 39 — — — rowspan="5" 32 Tupelo Honey Released: 15 October 1971 Label: Warner (#WS1950) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track — 33 32 — — — 27 RIAA: Gold Saint Dominic's Preview Released: July 1972 Label: Warner (#BS2633) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track — 15 14 — 10 — 15 Hard Nose the Highway Released: August 1973 Label: Warner (#BS2712) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track 22 42 18 — — — 27 Veedon Fleece Released: 5 October 1974 Label: Warner (#BS2805) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track 41 59 80 — — — 53 BPI: Silver A Period of Transition Released: April 1977 Label: Warner (#BS2987) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track 23 31 — — — — — 43 Wavelength Released: September 1978 Label: Warner (#BSK3212) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track 27 16 31 — 50 — 9 28 BPI: Silver Into the Music Released: August 1979 Label: Mercury (#9102 852) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track 21 10 20 — 33 16 13 43 BPI: Silver "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "N/A" indicates chart not yet published.
1980s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CANCanadian studio albums chart peaks:
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IREIrish studio albums chart peaks: NED NOR NZ SWE SWI US Common One Released: August 1980 Label: Mercury (#6302021) Formats: LP, CS 53 40 — — — — 22 23 — — 73 Beautiful Vision Released: 16 February 1982 Label: Mercury (#6302122) Formats: LP, CS, CD 31 20 22 — — 25 9 13 36 — 44 ARIA: Gold Inarticulate Speech of the Heart Released: March 1983 Label: Mercury (#MERL16) Formats: LP, CS, CD 24 21 69 — — 14 17 4 — — 116 RMNZ: Platinum A Sense of Wonder Released: December 1984 Label: Mercury (#MERH54) Formats: LP, CS, CD 25 34 27 53 — 30 — 19 43 30 61 No Guru, No Method, No Teacher Released: July 1986 Label: Mercury (#MERH94) Formats: LP, CS, CD 27 32 57 46 — 30 — 20 9 — 70 Poetic Champions Compose Released: September 1987 Label: Mercury (#MERH110) Formats: LP, CS, CD 26 25 23 53 — 13 — 21 19 — 90 CAN: Gold"Canada certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 2 December 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Van Morrison" in the "Searchable Database" field and press Enter. Irish Heartbeat(with The Chieftains) Released: June 1988 Label: Mercury (#MERH124) Formats: LP, CS, CD 18 29 29 62 — 35 15 23 26 27 102 Avalon Sunset Released: 19 May 1989 Label: Polydor (#8392621) Formats: LP, CS, CD 13 30 28 35 1 8 11 18 10 — 91 BPI: Gold CAN: Gold NVPI: Gold"Netherlands certified Awards Search ". Retrieved on 2 December 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Van Morrison" in the "Artiest of titel" field and press Enter. RIAA: Gold "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
1990s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CANCanadian studio albums chart peaks:
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NED NOR NZ SWE SWI US Enlightenment Released: October 1990 Label: Polydor (#8471001) Formats: LP, CS, CD 5 39 19 43 1 33 — 14 7 — 62 BPI: Gold MC: Gold Cuchulainn Released: 1991 Label: Moles Records Formats: CS — — — — — — — — — — — Hymns to the Silence Released: September 1991 Label: Polydor (#8490261) Formats: LP, CS, CD 5 31 28 27 3 34 12 12 10 34 99 BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold Too Long in Exile Released: 8 June 1993 Label: Exile (#5192192) Formats: LP, CS, CD 4 4 6 47 5 21 2 3 9 17 29 BPI: Silver AUS: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum NOR: Gold Days Like This Released: 5 June 1995 Label: Exile (#5273072) Formats: LP, CS, CD 5 16 15 49 1 33 7 8 8 39 33 BPI: Gold IRE: Platinum RMNZ: Gold RIAA: Gold How Long Has This Been Going On(with Georgie Fame & friends) Released: December 1995 Label: Verve (#5291362) Formats: LP, CS, CD 76 100 58 83 — 81 — — 47 — 55 Tell Me Something:The Songs of Mose Allison(Georgie Fame, Mose Allison and Ben Sidran) Released: 8 October 1996 Label: Verve (#5332032) Formats: LP, CS, CD — — — — — — — — — — — The Healing Game Released: 3 March 1997 Label: Exile (#5371012) Formats: LP, CS, CD 10 17 59 12 5 29 8 6 13 43 32 BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Back on Top Released: 9 March 1999 Label: Virgin/Pointblank (#VPBCD50) Formats: LP, CS, CD 11 13 21 20 7 21 1 5 5 42 28 BPI: Gold MC: Gold RMNZ: Platinum NOR: Gold RIAA: Gold "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
2000s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CAN GERGerman studio albums chart peaks:
IRE NED NOR NZ SWE SWI US You Win Again(with Linda Gail Lewis) Released: 3 October 2000 Label: Virgin/Pointblank (#VPBCD54) Formats: LP, CS, CD, MD 34 — — 47 23 94 32 36 21 — 161 Down the Road Released: 14 May 2002 Label: Exile (#5891772) Formats: LP, CS, CD 6 7 — 10 6 13 5 8 10 36 25 BPI: Silver AUS: Gold What's Wrong with This Picture? Released: 21 October 2003 Label: Blue Note (#5901672) Formats: CS, CD 43 37 — 13 19 13 10 17 18 65 32 Magic Time Released: 17 May 2005 Label: Exile (#9870945) Formats: LP, CS, CD 3 15 — 12 14 10 6 21 6 45 25 BPI: Gold Pay the Devil Released: 6 March 2006 Label: Exile (#9876290) Formats: LP, CD, Download 8 54 — 21 22 31 10 — 16 55 26 BPI: Silver Keep It Simple Released: 17 March 2008 Label: Exile (#1762683) Formats: LP, CD 10 43 10 12 12 12 7 15 11 55 10 "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
2010s Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS CAN GERGerman studio albums chart peaks:
IRE NED NOR NZ SWE SWI US Born to Sing: No Plan B Released: 2 October 2012 Label: Blue Note (#6234912) Formats: CD 15 — 15 15 9 20 14 12 7 33 10 Duets: Re-working the Catalogue Released: 13 March 2015 Label: RCA (#88875068442) Formats: LP, CD, download 5 10 13 11 7 3 8 2 33 14 23 BPI: Silver Keep Me Singing Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Caroline/Exile (#5703574) Formats: LP, CD, download 4 11 18 6 14 7 20 5 19 12 9 Roll with the Punches Released: 22 September 2017 Label: Exile (#5771851) Formats: LP, CD, download 4 11 26 5 7 13 30 9 40 9 23 Versatile Released: 1 December 2017 Label: Exile (#6705335) Formats: LP, CD, download 38 31 — 35 28 28 — 37 50 80 119 You're Driving Me Crazy(with Joey DeFrancesco) Released: 27 April 2018 Label: Legacy (#19075820032) Formats: LP, CD, download 20 — 100 10 39 29 — — — 41 76 The Prophet Speaks Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Exile (#7707186) Formats: LP, CD, download 40 49 98 22 50 29 — 34 — 34 110 Three Chords & the Truth Released: 25 October 2019 Label: Exile (#801663) Formats: LP, CD, download 13 11 — 11 15 18 — 20 34 15 57 "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
2020s Title Album details Peak chart positions UK AUS GERGerman studio albums chart peaks:
IRE NED SWE SWI US Latest Record Project, Volume 1 Released: 7 May 2021 Label: BMG (#4050538667905) Formats: LP, CD, download 5 41 3 48 4 29 6 182 What's It Gonna Take? Released: 20 May 2022 Label: Exile, Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download 62 94 8 — 14 — 7 —Moving On Skiffle Released: 10 March 2023 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download 16 — 11 32 19 — 18 —Accentuate the Positive Released: 3 November 2023 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download 39 — 21 — 42 — 22 —New Arrangements and Duets Released: 27 September 2024 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download — — 26 — — — — —Remembering Now Released: 13 June 2025 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download 11 — 6 81 11 49 8 —Somebody Tried to Sell Me a Bridge Released: 23 January 2026 Label: Orangefield/Exile Formats: 2xLP, CD, download — — — — — — 57 — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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IRE NED NOR NZ SWE SWI US It's Too Late to Stop Now Released: 1 February 1974 Label: Warner (#2BS2760) Formats: LP, 8-Track 167 23 41 28 79 35 — — — 53 UK: Silver Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast Released: February 1984 Label: Mercury (#MERL36) Formats: LP, CS, CD 47 70 — 56 — 50 — 24 — — — A Night in San Francisco Released: 17 May 1994 Label: Polydor (#5212902) Formats: CS, CD 8 12 31 73 — 39 — 9 23 — 125 The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast(with Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber) Released: 18 January 2000 Label: Venture (#CDVE945) Formats: LP, CS, CD, Download 14 — — 80 13 99 33 14 51 — — Live at Austin City Limits Festival Released: November 2006 Label: Exile (#EXILECD1) Formats: 2xCD — — — — — — — — — — — Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl Released: 9 February 2009 Label: EMI (#6934232) Formats: LP, CD, download 61 67 — 45 36 31 36 15 17 — 33 ..It's Too Late To Stop Now:Volumes II, III, IV & DVD Released: 10 June 2016 Label: Legacy (#88875134742) Formats: CD, download, DVD 47 — — — — — — — 19 59 118 Live at Orangefield: Be Just and Fear Not Released: 12 July 2024 Label: Orangefield/Exile Formats: 2xLP, CD, download — — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "N/A" indicates chart not yet published.
Singles 1960s Year Title B-side Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK CANCanadian studio albums chart peaks: NED US 1967 "Brown Eyed Girl" "Goodbye Baby" 60 13 12 10 BPI: 4× Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: 9× Platinum Blowin' Your Mind "Ro Ro Rosey" "Chick-A-Boom" — — — — "Spanish Rose" "Midnight Special" — — 18 — "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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