Art Garfunkel is an American singer, best known for participating with Paul Simon in the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel. In a career spanning over 60 years, Garfunkel released 10 studio albums, one live album, four compilation albums and 29 singles.
To date, Garfunkel has had three US top 40 albums and six UK top 40 Albums, with two in the top 10, respectively. As a solo artist, he also hit the top ten on the US Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in 1973 with the song "All I Know."
Albums Studio albums Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSAUSCANGERJPNNLDNORNZLSWEUK1973 Angel Clare Released: September 1973 Label: Columbia 5 14 6 — 7 — 20 — 4 14RIAA: Gold MC: Gold BPI: Silver1975 Breakaway Released: October 1975 Label: Columbia 7 26 6 — 21 16 18 31 21 7RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold1977 Watermark Released: October 1977 Label: Columbia 19 41 15 — 37 — 11 18 — 25RIAA: Gold MC: Gold BPI: Silver1979 Fate for Breakfast Released: March 15, 1979 Label: Columbia 67 3 66 6 66 1 9 1 7 2BPI: Platinum1981 Scissors Cut Released: August 1981 Label: Columbia 113 70 — — 23 15 9 — 18 511986 The Animals' Christmas (with Amy Grant) Released: January 12, 1986 Label: Columbia — — — — — — — — — —1988 Lefty Released: April 1988 Label: Columbia 134 — — — 66 — — — 26 —1997 Songs from a Parent to a Child Released: June 3, 1997 Label: Columbia — — — 26 — — — — — —2002 Everything Waits to Be Noticed (with Maia Sharp and Buddy Mondlock) Released: October 8, 2002 Label: Blue Note/Manhattan — — — — — — — — — —2007 Some Enchanted Evening Released: January 30, 2007 Label: Atco — — — — — — — — — 82 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released
Compilation albums Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsUSAUSGERJPNNote: Reference indicates chart positions from 1988 onwards, and part of the information are currently unavailableNLDNORUK 1984 The Art Garfunkel Album Released: December 1984 Label: Columbia — 99 — 44 34 — 12BPI: Gold 1984 My Best (German market edition of The Art Garfunkel Album) Released: 1984 Label: CBS — — 4 — — — — 1988 Garfunkel Released: May 1988 Label: Columbia — — — — — — — 1993 Up 'til Now Released: October 28, 1993 Label: Columbia — — — — — — — 1998 Simply the Best Released: May 1998 Label: Columbia — — — — — — —BPI: Silver 2001 The Best of Art Garfunkel Released: March 19, 2001 Label: Sony — — — — — — — 2010 Playlist: The Very Best Of Released: June 2010 Label: Columbia — — — — — — — 2011 Bright Eyes: The Very Best Of Label: Sony — — — — — — — 2012 The Singer Released: August 28, 2012 Label: Columbia / Legacy 179 — — 165 — 37 10BPI: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released
Live albums Year Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsAUTGERNLDNORUK 1996 Across America Released: December 1996 Label: Virgin, Hybrid 42 27 17 17 35BPI: Silver
Singles Year Title 'A' / Title 'B' Album Chart positionsUS Hot 100Whitburn, Joel (1996). The Billboard Book of Top 40 Hits, 6th Edition (Billboard Publications)US ACHyatt, Wesley (1999). The Billboard Book of #1 Adult Contemporary Hits (Billboard Publications)AUSIREIrish Recorded Music AssociationNZSASpringbok Radio, South AfricaUKUK Official Charts - Art GarfunkelCANCAN AC 1959 "Beat Love" / "Dream Alone" Non-album singles, released under the name Artie Garr – – – – – – – – – 1961 "Forgive Me" / "Private World" — – – – – – – – – 1973 "All I Know" / "Mary Was an Only Child" Angel Clare 9 1 36 – 17 – – 7 1 "I Shall Sing" / "Feuilles-Oh/Do Space Men Pass Dead Souls on Their Way to the Moon?" 38 4 84 – 16 8 51 12 – 1974 "Traveling Boy" / "Old Man" — 30 – – – – 54 65 – "Second Avenue" / "Woyaya" Single only 34 6 89 – – – – 39 – 1975 "I Only Have Eyes for You" / "Looking for the Right One" Breakaway 18 1 28 2 - 11 1 8 1 "My Little Town" (With Paul Simon) / "Rag Doll" 9 1 46 – 24 – – 2 9 "Break Away" / "Disney Girls" 39 1 – – – – 58 28 2 "I Believe (When I Fall in Love It Will Be Forever)" / "Same Old Tears on a New Background" – – – – – – 57 – – 1976 "Woyaya" / "Down in the Willow Garden" Angel Clare – - – – – – – – –1977 "Crying in My Sleep" / "Mr. Shuck 'N' Jive" Watermark – 25 – – – – – – 95 1978 "Wonderful World" (With Paul Simon and James Taylor) / "Wooden Planes" 17 1 47 – – – – 13 – "Marionette" / "Someone Else" – – – – – – – – 18 1979 "In a Little While (I'll Be On My Way)" / "And I Know" Fate for Breakfast – 12 – – – – – – – "Since I Don't Have You" / "When Someone Doesn't Want You" 53 5 – – – – 48 38 – "Bright Eyes" / "When Someone Doesn't Want You" – 29 2 1 – 15 1 – – 1981 "A Heart in New York" / "Is This Love" Scissors Cut 66 10 – – – – – – – "Scissors Cut" / "In Cars" – – – – – – – – – "Hang On In" / "Up in the World" – – – – – – – – – "The Romance" / "Bright Eyes" – – – – – – – – –1984 "Sometimes When I'm Dreaming" / "The Decree" The Art Garfunkel Album / The Animals' Christmas – - 96 – – – 77 – –1986 "The Decree" / "Carol of the Birds" (with Amy Grant) The Animals' Christmas – – – – – – – – – 1988"So Much in Love" / "King of Tonga" Lefty – 11 – – – – – – – "When a Man Loves a Woman" / "I Have a Love" – – – – – – – – – "This Is the Moment" / "Slow Breakup" – – – – – – – – – 1994 "Crying in the Rain" (With James Taylor) Up 'til Now – – – – – – – 61 251996 "Grateful" (Live) / "I Will" Across America – – – – – – – – –1997 "Daydream" / Songs from a Parent to a Child – 34 – – – – 17 – 92002 "Bounce" / Everything Waits to be Noticed – 30 – – – – – – –
Soundtrack appearances 1989 – Sing, "We'll Never Say Goodbye" 1992 – A League of Their Own, "Two Sleepy People" 1998 – As Good as It Gets, "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" 1998 – Arthur and Friends: The First Almost Real Not Live CD (or Tape), "The Ballad of Buster Baxter"
Music videos Year Title Director Album 1981 "A Heart in New York" Terry Bedford Scissors Cut "Scissors Cut" 1988 "So Much in Love" Unknown Lefty 2024 "Time After Time" (with Art Garfunkel Jr.) Father and Son "Blue Moon" (with Art Garfunkel Jr.)
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