The discography of Scottish singer Amy Macdonald consists of six studio albums, four live albums, one compilation album, twenty-four singles and music videos, as well as fifteen additional B-sides. 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 title track reached number nineteen on the US Adult Alternative Airplay charts, which resulted in the album charting at number ninety-two on the US Billboard 200. The album spawned an additional four singles – "Poison Prince", "Mr Rock & Roll", "L.A.", 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 was supported by its lead single, "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", along with an additional four singles – "Spark", "This Pretty Face", "Love Love" and "Your Time Will Come". Her third album, Life in a Beautiful Light, was released in June 2012, debuting at number one on the Scottish Albums Charts and at number two on the UK Albums Chart. It also reached number one in Germany and Austria. It spawned 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 both the Scottish and UK Albums Chart, whilst reaching number one in Switzerland. 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, she represented Scotland at the Free European Song Contest 2021 with the song "Statues", finishing in fourth place with 77 points.
She released her first compilation album in 2017, Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018), and in 2022, released her first extended play, Don't Tell Me That It's Over. Her sixth studio album, Is This What You've Been Waiting For?, was released on 11 July 2025. As of 2018, her estimated total record sales stood at over 12 million worldwide.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) Sales SCOPeak positions for albums in Scotland: For This Is the Life: For A Curious Thing: For Life in a Beautiful Light: For Under Stars: For Woman of the World: For The Human Demands: For Is This What You've Been Waiting For?: UKPeak positions in the United Kingdom: For all except where noted: For "Poison Prince": For "This Pretty Face": For "Love Love": For "Pride": AUT BEL DEN GER IRE NL SWE SWI This Is the Life Released: 30 July 2007 Label: Vertigo Formats: Digital download, LP, CD 1 1 3 2 1 3 16 1 5 1 UK: 896,638 BPI: 3× Platinum BEA: Platinum BVMI: 5× Platinum GLF: Gold IFPI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum IFPI SWI: 4× Platinum A Curious Thing Released: 8 March 2010 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download, LP, CD 2 4 1 2 7 1 26 2 5 1 UK: 267,841 BPI: Platinum BEA: Gold BVMI: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum Life in a Beautiful Light Released: 11 June 2012 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download, LP, CD 1 2 1 4 9 1 5 5 34 2 UK: 174,161 BPI: Gold BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum Under Stars Released: 17 February 2017 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download, LP, CD 2 2 4 21 — 2 75 18 — 1 BPI: Silver BVMI: Gold IFPI: Gold The Human Demands Released: 30 October 2020 Label: BMG Formats: Digital download, LP, CD 2 10 7 44 — 4 — 42 — 2 Is This What You've Been Waiting For? Released: 11 July 2025 Label: BMG Formats: Digital download, LP, CD, streaming 1 8 3 17 — 4 — 56 — 3 "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) SCO UK AUT BEL GER SWI Woman of the World(The Best of 2007–2018) Released: 23 November 2018 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download, LP, CD 19 46 29 93 22 19 BPI: Silver
Live albums Title Details Peak chart positions SWI 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 & EuropeanArena 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
Title Details Don't Tell Me That It's Over Released: July 7, 2022 Label: BMG Format: Digital download, streaming
Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications(sales thresholds) Album SCOPeak positions for singles in Scotland: For "Poison Prince": For "Mr Rock & Roll": For "L.A.": For "This Is the Life": For "Run": For "Don't Tell Me That It's Over": For "This Pretty Face": For "Slow It Down": For "Pride": For "Dream On": For "This Christmas Day: For "The Hudson: UK AUT BEL DEN GER NL NOR SWE SWI "Poison Prince" 2007 20 141 — — — 66 — — — 58 This Is the Life "Mr Rock & Roll" 1 12 19 4 — 21 7 20 59 3 BPI: Gold BEA: Gold BVMI: Gold "L.A." 5 48 — — — — — — — — "This Is the Life" 17 28 1 1 8 2 1 1 3 2 BPI: 2× Platinum BEA: Platinum BVMI: 5× Gold IFPI SWI: Gold IFPI DAN: Platinum "Run" 2008 16 75 — 64 — 36 96 — — — "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" 2010 21 48 10 7 — 6 29 — — 4 IFPI SWI: Gold A Curious Thing "Spark" — — 74 44 — 56 — — — 62 "This Pretty Face" 92 138 56 64 — 49 — — — — "Love Love" — 183 — 63 — — — — — — "Your Time Will Come" — — — — — — — — — — "Slow It Down" 2012 16 45 43 65 — 38 — — — 24 BVMI: Gold Life in a Beautiful Light "Pride" 87 187 — 89 — — — — — — "4th of July" — — — — — — — — — — "Dream On" 2017 28 — — 84 — — — — — 32 Under Stars "Automatic" — — — — — — — — — — "Down by the Water" — — — — — — — — — — "This Christmas Day" 57 — — — — — — — — — "Woman of the World" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — Woman of the World(The Best of 2007–2018) "This Time's Everything" 2019 — — — — — — — — — — "The Hudson" 2020 12 — — — — — — — — — The Human Demands "Crazy Shade of Blue" — — — — — — — — — — "Fire" — — — — — — — — — — "Statues" 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "Bridges" — — — — — — — — — — "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?"2025 — — — — — — — — — — Is This What You've Been Waiting For? "Forward" — — — — — — — — — — "Can You Hear Me?" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUT GER SWI "Oh My Love"(Rea Garvey featuring Amy MacDonald) 2014 36 35 24 Pride
Other appearances Title Year Album "Tread Lightly" 2013 A Concert for Kirsty MacColl "Fairytale of New York"(with Dave Duffy) "Oh My Love"(Rea Garvey feat. Amy MacDonald) 2014 Pride
Music videos Title Year Director "Poison Prince" 2007 "Mr Rock & Roll" Philip Clyde-Smith "L.A." Dani Jacobs "This Is the Life"Lindy Heyman "Run" 2008 "Poison Prince"(2008 version) Philip Clyde-Smith "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" 2010 "Spark" "This Pretty Face" "Love Love" "Your Time Will Come" Philip Clyde-Smith "Slow It Down" 2012 Pip "Pride" "4th of July" 2013 "Dream On" 2017 "Automatic" "Down by the Water" Chris Turner "This Christmas Day" "Woman of the World" 2018 "The Hudson" 2020 Rubber "Crazy Shade of Blue" Jackson Ducasse "Fire" "Statues" 2021 "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" 2025 "Can You Hear Me?" Chris Turner "I’m Done (Games That You Play)"
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