Irish singer Sinéad O'Connor released 10 studio albums: The Lion and the Cobra (1987), I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got (1990), Am I Not Your Girl? (1992), Universal Mother (1994), Faith and Courage (2000), Sean-Nós Nua (2002), Throw Down Your Arms (2005), Theology (2007), How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? (2012), and I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss (2014).
The extended play Gospel Oak (1997) and live album Live at the Sugar Club (2008) were also issued, and O'Connor's compilations consist of five setsSo Far... The Best Of (1997), Sinéad O'Connor: Best Of (2000), She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty (2003), Collaborations (2005) and Essential (2005). In addition, O'Connor also released four video albums, and 33 singles as lead artist.
Albums Studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications AUSAustralian chart peaks: Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to 12 June 1988: N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA from mid-1983 until 12 June 1988. Top 50 (ARIA) peaks from 13 June 1988: Top 100 (ARIA) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: "Fire on Babylon" (ARIA) peak: N.B. The HP column displays the highest position reached. "Jump in the River", "Three Babies", "Don't Give Up", "Thank You for Hearing Me" and "Famine/All Apologies" (ARIA) peaks: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. AUT CAN FRA GER IRL NZL SWE SWI UKUK chart peaks: Top 100 peaks: N.B. This site displays 'compressed' chart peaks (exclusion rules applied) for chart positions 76–100. Top 200 peaks from 1995 to 2010: N.B. This site displays 'uncompressed' chart peaks (no exclusion rules applied) for chart positions 76–200, between January 1995 and May 2001. US The Lion and the CobraReleased: 5 October 1987 Label: Ensign/Chrysalis Formats: LP, CD, CS37—17—523437122736 BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold I Do Not Want What I Haven't GotReleased: 12 March 1990 Re-released: 21 April 2009 Label: Ensign/Chrysalis Formats: LP, CD, CS11141111111 BPI: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 5× Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum SNEP: Platinum Am I Not Your Girl?Released: 14 September 1992 Label: Ensign/Chrysalis Formats: LP, CD, CS179112624851611627 BPI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold Universal MotherReleased: 12 September 1994 Label: Ensign, Chrysalis Formats: LP, CD, CS31716213853811111936 BPI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold MC: Gold Faith and CourageReleased: 13 June 2000 Label: Atlantic Formats: CD, CS182118273883359196155 ARIA: Gold Sean-Nós NuaReleased: 8 October 2002 Re-released: 8 April 2013 Label: Vanguard Formats: CD CS6129—69753——6752139 Throw Down Your ArmsReleased: 4 October 2005 Label: Chocolate and Vanilla Formats: LP, CD, download200——26—17———189— IRMA: Gold Theology Released: 18 June 2007 Label: Koch/Rubyworks Formats: CD, download124——818618———157168 How About I Be Me (and You Be You)?Released: 21 February 2012 Label: One Little Indian/RED Formats: LP, CD, download1984271105785—566933115 I'm Not Bossy, I'm the BossReleased: 11 August 2014 Label: Nettwerk Formats: LP, CD, download19144—13239121—482283 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications AUS AUT FRA GER IRL NZL SWI UK So Far... The Best OfReleased: 10 November 1997 Label: Ensign/Chrysalis Formats: CD, CS—27—94327—28 BPI: Gold Sinéad O'Connor (Best Of)Release date: 12 December 2000 Label: Disky Formats: CD———————— She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the AlmightyReleased: 9 September 2003 Label: Vanguard Formats: CD, download101—90—17——— CollaborationsReleased: 21 June 2005 Label: Capitol Formats: CD—61—8022—85183 EssentialReleased: 29 September 2005 Re-released: 2011 Label: EMI Formats: CD———————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums Title Album details Live at the Sugar ClubReleased: 8 December 2008 Label: Rubyworks Formats: CD, DVD
Extended plays Title EP details Peak chart positions AUS AUT CAN IRL UK US Gospel OakReleased: 3 June 1997 Label: Ensign/Chrysalis Formats: CD 118 49 94 4 28 128 Live in Rotterdam '90Released: 17 July 2021 Label: Warner Formats: LP — — — — — —
Singles
As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS AUT CAN GER IRL ITA NLD NZL SWI UK US "Troy" 1987——————8———— The Lion and the Cobra "Mandinka"39—33—6—2418—17— "I Want Your (Hands on Me)" (with MC Lyte) 1988———————40—77— "Jump in the River"(with Karen Finley on the 12")134———29————81— (OST) Married to the Mob "Nothing Compares 2 U" 199011111111111 I Do Not Want What I Haven't Got "The Emperor's New Clothes"20243285102223173160 "Three Babies"108———191229—2242— "My Special Child" 199197—96—6—55431842— rowspan="2" "Silent Night"————12—71——60— "Success Has Made a Failure of Our Home" 199237—62—111321322818—Am I Not Your Girl? "Don't Cry for Me Argentina"138—————44——53— "You Made Me the Thief of Your Heart"(with Gavin Friday) 199443———4——24—42— (OST) In the Name of the Father "Thank You for Hearing Me"114————————13—Universal Mother "Fire on Babylon"57—61———3629——— "Famine"/"All Apologies"1995134————————51— "This Is to Mother You"1997—————14————— (EP) Gospel Oak "This Is a Rebel Song"————17————60— So Far... The Best Of "No Man's Woman" 200087———39—8042——— Faith and Courage "Jealous"58—————94——86— "Troy (The Phoenix from the Flame)" 2002————37————48— "Óró, Sé Do Bheatha 'Bhaile"——————————— Sean-Nós Nua "My Lagan Love"——————————— She Who Dwells in the Secret Place of the Most High Shall Abide Under the Shadow of the Almighty "A Hundred Thousand Angels" 2003——————————— "Marcus Garvey" 2005————48—————— Throw Down Your Arms "Throw Down Your Arms"——————————— "I Don't Know How to Love Him" 2007——————————— Theology "We People Who Are Darker Than Blue"——————————— "The Wolf Is Getting Married" 2012————40—————— How About I Be Me (and You Be You)? "4th and Vine" 2013————84—————— "Old Lady"——————————— "Take Me to Church" 2014————55—————— I'm Not Bossy, I'm the Boss "8 Good Reasons"——————————— "Trouble of the World" 2020——————————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album AUS AUT GER IRL ITA NLD NZL SWI UK US "Heroine (Theme from Captive)"(with The Edge)1986———12————89— Captive (OST) "Visions of You" (with Jah Wobble)199194———————35— Rising Above Bedlam "Ship Ahoy" (with Marxman) 1992—————————— 33 Revolutions per Minute "Blood of Eden" (with Peter Gabriel)————————43— Us "Don't Give Up" (with Willie Nelson)1993121————————— Across the Borderline "Be Still" (with Feargal Sharkey, Nanci Griffith —————————— (VA) Peace Together "Biko" (with Manu Dibango)1994—————————— Wakafrika "Haunted" (with Shane MacGowan)1995———6————30— The Snake "Empire" (US promo)(with Bomb the Bass and Benjamin Zephaniah)1996—————————— Clear "Va, Pensiero" (with Zucchero)1997—1752—6——19—— The Best of Zucchero... Greatest Hits "Release" (with Afro Celt Sound System)2000————————71— Volume 2: Release "Guide Me God"(with Ghostland featuring Natacha Atlas)2002—————————— Ghostland "Tears from the Moon" (with Conjure One)—————91———— Conjure One "1000 Mirrors" (with Asian Dub Foundation)2003—————————— Enemy of the Enemy "Special Cases" (with Massive Attack)————25———15— 100th Window "Illegal Attacks" (with Ian Brown)2007———32————16— The World Is Yours "Jackie, Is It My Birthday?" (with The Wolfmen)2009—————————— Married to the Eiffel Tower "It's Only Life" (with Elaine Paige)2010—————————— Elaine Paige and Friends "When a Child Is Born" (with Danny O'Reilly)2012———26—————— A Murray Christmas "Do They Know It's Christmas?"(with Band Aid 30)2014353111425163 rowspan="2" "Tears from the Moon"(with Conjure One)(anamé Remix)2022—————————— "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other appearances
As primary artist YearSongAlbumAlbum typeNotes1988"Some Day My Prince Will Come"Stay AwaketributeDisney cover1990"You Do Something to Me"Red Hot + BluecharityBing Crosby cover1991"Sacrifice"Two RoomstributeElton John cover1992"I Believe in You"A Very Special Christmas 2various artistsBob Dylan cover1993"Religious Persuasion"Peace Togetherwith Billy Bragg and Andy White1994"My Man's Gone Now"The Glory of GershwintributeGeorge & Ira Gershwin cover"You Make Me Feel So Free"No Prima DonnaVan Morrison cover1995"Ode to Billie Joe"The Help AlbumcharityBobbie Gentry cover"Mná na h-Éireann"Ain't Nuthin' But a She Thingvarious artistsIrish folk song1997"Make Me a Channel of Your Peace"Diana, Princess of Wales: Tributetributetraditional song1998"Skibbereen"The Long Way Homecharity"The Butcher Boy"The Butcher Boysoundtracktraditional song"Someone to Watch Over Me"Red Hot + RhapsodycharityGershwin cover"I Guess the Lord Must Be in New York City"You've Got MailsoundtrackHarry Nilsson cover2000"When You Love"Rugrats in Parisoriginal song2001"Wake Up and Make Love with Me"Brand New Boots & PantiestributeIan Dury cover2003"Dagger Through the Heart"Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly PartonDolly Parton cover2007"Back Where You Belong"The Water Horse: Legend of the Deepsoundtrackoriginal song2008"Angel"Bones"Baby, Let Me Buy You a Drink"Wells for Zoë: Water for Lifecharityfeaturing Liam Ó Maonlaí2010"Song to the Siren"Music of Ireland: Welcome Homevarious artistsTim Buckley cover2012"Property of Jesus"Chimes of FreedomcharityBob Dylan cover"When a Child Is Born"A Murray Christmasrecorded for with RTÉ Danny O'Reilly and RTÉ CO"Once in Royal David's City"recorded for RTÉ2016"Trouble Will Soon Be Over"God Don't Never Change: The Songs of Blind Willie JohnsontributeBlind Willie Johnson cover2020"I'll Be Singing"Wild Mountain Thymesoundtrackoriginal song2021"No Need to Argue"Salvation (Inspired By the Cranberries for Pieta)tributeThe Cranberries cover
Other songs YearTitleReleaseNotes2008"The Ballad of Ronnie Drew"digital charity singleU2, The Dubliners, Kíla and A Band of Bowsies (featuring O'Connor)2009"I'm Every Woman"ActionAid, featuring O'Connor and others2010"Thank You For Hearing Me" (a cappella)re-recording of song from Universal Mother2011"From a Distance"Magdalene Survivors Together, featuring O'Connor and others
Guest appearances