The discography of Paul McCartney consists of 27 studio albums, 5 compilation albums, 10 live albums, 4 extended plays, 132 singles, 2 remix albums, 7 classical albums, 4 electronica albums, 6 box sets, 13 archival box sets and 15 limited release albums. Before his career as a solo artist, McCartney, a founding member of the Beatles, enjoyed unprecedented success.
After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and went on to form the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. Under McCartney's leadership, Wings became one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote their US or UK number-one hits, such as "My Love", "Band on the Run", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Silly Love Songs", and "Mull of Kintyre". He resumed his solo career in 1980 and has been touring as a solo artist since 1989. Apart from Wings, his UK or US number-one hits include "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (with Linda), "Coming Up", "Pipes of Peace", "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder), and "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson). McCartney is the first artist to hit number one on the Billboard charts under five different names: the Beatles, Paul & Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, Wings, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.
In 2012, McCartney was ranked eleventh best-selling singles artist in the United Kingdom with 10.2 million singles sold.
In 2010, McCartney started releasing archival album box sets in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. As of 2020, there have been 14 multi-disc sets released for 13 of his best albums, mostly the first half of his solo career and Wings. These deluxe edition coffee table books include visual materials on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming and limited theatrical engagements.
Albums
Solo and Wings studio albums Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS Run Devil Run and "Off the Ground": BEL GER NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI US McCartney Released: 17 April 1970 Label: Apple23—1531—2—1 MC: Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum Ram Released: 17 May 1971 Label: Apple/EMI, Capitol13752241—1—2BPI: Silver Note: User needs to enter "Wings" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field, "Album" in the "Format" field and click the "Go" button. MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum Wild Life Released: 3 December 1971 Label: Apple/EMI, Capitol1131174764—38810MC: Gold RIAA: GoldRed Rose Speedway Released: 30 April 1973 Label: Apple/EMI, Capitol5135664—2891BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: GoldBand on the Run Released: 30 November 1973 Label: Apple/EMI, Capitol1141551235221BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum SNEP: GoldVenus and Mars Released: 27 May 1975 Label: Capitol1284115112—1BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: PlatinumWings at the Speed of Sound Released: 26 March 1976 Label: Capitol2272323227—1BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: GoldLondon Town Released: 31 March 1978 Label: Parlophone Capitol 43—61244—2BPI: Gold BVMI: Gold NVPI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum SNEP: GoldBack to the Egg Released: 8 June 1979 Label: Parlophone Columbia 63—1611595—8BPI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RIAA: PlatinumMcCartney IIReleased: 16 May 1980 Label: Parlophone Columbia 16—1811555—3BPI: Gold Note: User needs to enter "Paul McCartney" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field, "Album" in the "Format" field and click the "Go" button. ARIA: Platinum RIAA: GoldTug of WarReleased: 26 April 1982 Label: Parlophone Columbia 12311141—1BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: Platinum SNEP: GoldPipes of PeaceReleased: 31 October 1983 Label: Parlophone Columbia 4963201113841215BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: PlatinumGive My Regards to Broad Street Released: 22 October 1984 Label: Parlophone Columbia 110—25244259—21BPI: Platinum MC: Gold RIAA: GoldPress to PlayReleased: 25 August 1986 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI822—30218—172830BPI: GoldСнова в СССР Released: 31 October 1988 Label: Melodiya (Μелодия), EMI63———56————109Flowers in the DirtReleased: 5 June 1989 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI118549151—21321BPI: Platinum BVMI: Gold GLF: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: GoldOff the GroundReleased: 1 February 1993 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI58—252410517BPI: Silver BVMI: Platinum ARIA: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: GoldFlaming PieReleased: 5 May 1997 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI2919693231182BPI: Gold IFPI NOR: Gold RIAA: GoldRun Devil Run Released: 4 October 1999 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI129944215312—233627BPI: GoldDriving RainReleased: 12 November 2001 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI46——237618—19—26BPI: Silver RIAA: GoldChaos and Creation in the BackyardReleased: 12 September 2005 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI103315458—396BPI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: Gold SNEP: GoldMemory Almost FullReleased: 4 June 2007 Label: Hear Music/MPL533251864303203BPI: Gold MC: Gold RIAA: GoldKisses on the Bottom Released: 7 February 2012 Label: Hear Music/MPL3158957358125 BPI: SilverNewReleased: 15 October 2013 Label: Hear Music/MPL3226661279123Egypt StationReleased: 7 September 2018 Label: Capitol34212312451McCartney IIIReleased: 18 December 2020 Label: Capitol16511628222The Boys of Dungeon LaneReleased: 29 May 2026 Label: Capitol1512179325
Classical studio albums TitleAlbum details UK USPaul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio Released: 7 October 1991 Label: EMI Classics—177Standing Stone Released: 29 September 1997 Label: EMI Classics—194Working Classical Released: 1 November 1999 Label: EMI Classics——Ecce Cor Meum Released: 25 September 2006 Label: EMI Classics141—Ocean's Kingdom Released: 3 October 2011 (UK)4 October 2011 (US) Label: Decca—143
Other studio albums TitleAlbumPeak chart positions UK BEL FRA JPN NLD SPA SWI USThe Family Way Released: 6 January 1967 Label: Decca (UK)London (US)————————Thrillington Released: 29 April 1977 Label: Regal Zonophone (UK)Capitol (US)—————100——Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest Released: 15 November 1993 Label: Parlophone (UK)Capitol (US)————————Rushes Released: 21 September 1998 Label: Hydra, EMI————————Liverpool Sound Collage Released: 21 August 2000 Label: Hydra (UK)Capitol (US)————————Twin Freaks Released: 13 June 2005 Label: Parlophone————————Electric Arguments Released: 24 November 2008 Label: One Little Indian7978——66—8867McCartney III Imagined Released: 16 April 2021 (digital) 23 July 2021 (physical) Label: Capitol13—10428—46—19
Solo and Wings live albums TitleAlbumPeak chart positionsCertifications UK BEL GER JPN NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI USWings over America Released: 10 December 1976 Label: Capitol86894107333—1BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: PlatinumTripping the Live Fantastic Released: 5 November 1990 Label: Parlophone17——12—————26BPI: GoldTripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! Released: 12 November 1990 Label: Parlophone——28—3518212727141RIAA: PlatinumUnplugged (The Official Bootleg) Released: 20 May 1991 Label: Parlophone7——244213—203914Paul Is Live Released: 8 November 1993 Label: Parlophone, Capitol, EMI34—441660——23—78Back in the U.S. Released: 11 November 2002 Label: Capitol, Toshiba EMI———4—————8MC: 3× Platinum RIAA: 3× PlatinumBack in the World Live Released: 17 March 2003 Label: Parlophone, EMI541019616——1268—BPI: GoldGood Evening New York City Released: 17 November 2009 Label: Hear Music, Mercury Records28765418218—29—16BPI: Silver RIAA: GoldAmoeba Gig Released: 12 July 2019 Label: Capitol82149282483—————One Hand Clapping Released: 14 June 2024 Label: MPL Communications10—41110———1174 "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.
Compilations Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications UK AUS AUT BEL GER JPN NLD NOR NZ SWE SWI USWings Greatest Released: 22 November 1978 Label: Parlophone (UK); Capitol (US)58——18248201632—29 BPI: Platinum MC: Platinum RIAA: PlatinumAll the Best! Released: 2 November 1987 Label: Parlophone, EMI (UK); Capitol (US)2823—9111039571162 BPI: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold Note: User needs to enter "Paul McCartney" in the "Interpret" field and click the "Suchen" button. MC: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum SNEP: GoldWingspan: Hits and History Released: 7 May 2001 Label: Parlophone514282120133251349—2 BPI: Gold ARIA: Gold RIAA: 2× PlatinumPure McCartney Released: 10 June 2016 Label: Concord Music Group3261437472615502515 BPI: GoldMan on the Run (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) Released: 27 February 2026 Label: UMe/Capitol35—1819193938——1633—"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Extended plays Title EP details Home Released: 13 November 2020 Label: MPL/Capitol Format: streaming Holidays Released: 20 November 2020 Label: MPL/Capitol Format: streaming Family Released: 27 November 2020 Label: MPL/Capitol Format: streaming Love Released: 4 December 2020 Label: MPL/Capitol Format: streaming
Promotional and limited release albums YearAlbumNotes US1980 1581987 —1990Paul McCartney Rocks—1993—1997Oobu Joobu – Ecology—2004Paul McCartney's Glastonbury Groove—2005Never Stop Doing What You Love —Paul: The US Tour Presented by Lexus —Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Interview Disc —2007iTunes Festival: London190Amoeba's Secret.1192010Live in Los Angeles—2012iTunes Live from Capitol Studios—Kisses on the Bottom – Complete Kisses—2014The Art of McCartney—
Notes
Box sets Title Album details Peak chart positions GER USPaul McCartney: The CD Collection Released: 1989 Label: UFO Format: 9-CD——The Paul McCartney Collection Released: 7 June 1993 Label: Parlophone Format: 16-CD——Wings 1971–73(Paul McCartney and Wings) Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Capitol/UMe Format: 7-CD, 3-DVD, 1-Blu-ray——McCartney I II III Released: 5 August 2022 Label: Capitol/UMe Format: 3-LP/3-CD19—The 7" Singles Box Released: 2 December 2022 Label: Capitol/UMe Format: 80-7"—126"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles
1970s Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL CAN GER IRE NLD NZ NOR US 1971 "Another Day"b/w "Oh Woman, Oh Why" 2 1 10 4 6 1 3 5 2 5 non-album single "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"b/w "Too Many People"(with Linda McCartney) — 5 — 1 30 — — 1 — 1 RIAA: Gold Ram "The Back Seat of My Car"b/w "Heart of the Country"(with Linda McCartney) 39 — — — — — — — — — "Eat at Home"b/w "Smile Away"(with Linda McCartney) — 21 13 — 28 — 7 7 6 — 1972 "Give Ireland Back to the Irish"b/w "Give Ireland Back to the Irish (instrumental version)"(Wings) 16 18 — 46 — 1 — — — 21 non-album single "Mary Had a Little Lamb"b/w "Little Woman Love"(Wings) 9 17 — 41 — — 13 — — 28 "Hi, Hi, Hi""C Moon" 5 29 5 9 16 18 6 — 3 10 1973 "My Love"b/w "The Mess"(Paul McCartney and Wings) 9 4 17 2 43 — 12 3 9 1 RIAA: Gold Red Rose Speedway "Live and Let Die"b/w "I Lie Around"(Paul McCartney and Wings) 9 5 32 2 31 20 29 — 2 2 BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold Live and Let Die "Helen Wheels"b/w "Country Dreamer"(Paul McCartney and Wings) 12 17 36 4 33 — 23 — 3 10 non-album single (UK & Europe)Band on the Run (US) "Jet"b/w "Let Me Roll It""Mamunia" (1st US pressings only)(Paul McCartney and Wings) 7 — 2643 5 6 — 10 2 9 7 BPI: Gold"Certified Awards Search ". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 22 July 2014. Note: User needs to enter "Wings" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history. Band on the Run "Mrs. Vandebilt"b/w "Bluebird"(Paul McCartney and Wings) — 41 1935 — 33 — 7 9 — — 1974 "Band on the Run"b/w "Zoo Gang" (UK)"Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US)(Paul McCartney and Wings) 3 — 21 1 22 7 7 1 — 1 BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold