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 AUS NOR NZ SWE UK US Song to a Seagull Released: March 23, 1968 Label: Reprise — — — — — — 189 Clouds Released: May 1, 1969 Label: Reprise 22 — — — — — 31 BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold Ladies of the Canyon Released: April 1970 Label: Reprise 16 32 — — — 8 27 BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum Blue Released: June 22, 1971 Label: Reprise 9 — 24 — — 3 15 ARIA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum RIAA: Platinum For the Roses Released: November 1972 Label: Asylum 5 19 — — — — 11 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Court and Spark Released: January 17, 1974 Label: Asylum 1 34 18 — — 14 2 BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum The Hissing of Summer Lawns Released: November 1975 Label: Asylum 7 62 — — — 14 4 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Hejira Released: November 22, 1976 Label: Asylum 22 38 — — — 11 13 ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Don Juan's Reckless Daughter Released: December 13, 1977 Label: Asylum 28 39 — — — 20 25 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Mingus Released: June 13, 1979 Label: Asylum 37 44 — 27 48 24 17 BPI: Silver 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 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 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 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 AUS NOR NZ UK US Miles of Aisles Released: November 1974 Label: Asylum 13 46 — — 34 2 RIAA: Gold Shadows and Light Released: September 1980 Label: Asylum 73 70 45 20 63 38 Amchitka – October 16, 1970 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 US The World of Joni Mitchell Released: 1971 Label: Reprise — — Hits Released: October 29, 1996 Label: Reprise — 161 ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold 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 Mitchell Archives – Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976–1980) Released: October 4, 2024 Label: Rhino — — Joni's Jazz Released: September 5, 2025 Label: Rhino — — "—" 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 TitleEP detailsBlue 50 (Demos & Outtakes)Released: June 21, 2021 Label: Rhino
Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN CAN AC AUS UK US US AC US Main "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 BPI: Gold 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 BPI: Gold Both Sides Now "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Notes A^ "Big Yellow Taxi" also peaked at #19 on the Dutch Singles Chart.
Guest singles Year Title Artist(s) Peak chart positions Certifications Album CAN AUS FRA GER NLD NZ UK US Dance 1997 "Got 'til It's Gone" Janet Jackson (with Q-Tip) 19 10 11 17 6 4 6 6 BPI: Silver The Velvet Rope
Other charted songs Year Single Peak chart positions Album CANDig. USDig. USRockDig. 2022 "Both Sides, Now" 32 20 4Clouds
Videography Video albums TitleAlbum detailsShadows and LightReleased: 1980 Label: Pioneer Artists/Shout! Factory Format: LD/VHS/DVDRefuge of the RoadsReleased: 1984 Label: Pioneer Artists/Shout! Factory Format: LD/VHS/DVDCome In From The ColdReleased: 1991 Label: Geffen Home Video Format: LD/VHSPainting with Words and MusicReleased: 1998 Label: Eagle Rock Format: LD/VHS/DVD/BDWoman of Heart and Mind (A Life Story)Released: 2003 Label: Eagle Vision Format: DVD/BDThe Fiddle and the DrumReleased: 2007 Label: C Major Format: DVD/BDBoth Sides Now (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970)Released: 2018 Label: Eagle Vision Format: DVD/BDJoni 75: A Birthday CelebrationReleased: 2019 Label: Rhino Music Video Format: DVD
Music videos YearTitleAlbumDirector1970"Woodstock" (Live)Message to Love (1995)Murray Lerner"Big Yellow Taxi" (Live)1971"Both Sides, Now"CloudsJohn D. Wilson1972"Big Yellow Taxi"Ladies of the Canyon1974"Help Me" (Live)Court and SparkColin Strong1976"Hejira"HejiraUnknown1983"Chinese Cafe"Refuge of the RoadsJoni Mitchell1985"Dog Eat Dog" (Live at Farm Aid)Dog Eat DogUnknown"Good Friends"Jim Blashfield1986"Shiny Toys"Unknown1988"My Secret Place" (with Peter Gabriel)Chalk Mark in a Rain StormAnton Corbijn"Dancin' Clown"Unknown"The Beat of Black Wings"Jim Shea & Joni Mitchell"Lakota"Unknown1989"Spirit of the Forest" (Gentlemen Without Weapons)Non-album charity singleStorm Thorgerson1991"Night Ride Home"Night Ride HomeRocky Schenck"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 Indigo1997"Got 'til It's Gone" (Janet Jackson)The Velvet RopeMark Romanek1998"Big Yellow Taxi" (Live)Painting with Words and MusicJoan Tosoni2000"Both Sides, Now" (Live)An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (TV Special)Louis J. Horvitz2008"River" (Live with Herbie Hancock)River: The Joni LettersJon Hill2018"Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyric Video)Ladies of the CanyonPaul Gardner"Both Sides, Now" (Live)Both Sides Now (Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970)Murray Lerner2021"California" (Live)"River"BlueMatvey Rezanov2023"Lead Balloon" (Lyric Video)Taming the TigerUnknown
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