The discography of English blues rock musician John Mayall, including the band John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers, consists of 35 studio albums, 34 live albums, 24 compilation albums, four extended plays (EPs), 44 singles and four video albums. Mayall's 38th studio album was released in 2022.
Mayall began his recording career in 1963 with the formation of John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers. After several early lineup changes and live debut John Mayall Plays John Mayall, the band released their self-titled debut studio album Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton in 1966, which featured guitarist Eric Clapton, bassist John McVie and drummer Hughie Flint. The album reached number 6 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry.UK Albums Chart peak positions for John Mayall albums: All except Blues for the Lost Days and Along for the Ride: Blues for the Lost Days and Along for the Ride: Note: User must manually search for "John Mayall" in order to yield results. With new guitarist Peter Green and drummer Aynsley Dunbar, A Hard Road followed in 1967. It reached the UK Albums Chart top ten. Crusade, featuring Mick Taylor on guitar and Keef Hartley on drums, was released later in the year and peaked at number 8. It was also the group's first release to chart in the US, reaching number 136 on the Billboard 200.
Mayall's third release of 1967 was his debut solo studio album, The Blues Alone, which managed only to reach number 24 in the UK and number 128 in the US. The band's second and third live albums, The Diary of a Band, followed in January 1968 (by which time McVie had left), both of which reached the UK top 30 and the US top 100. A fourth studio album, Bare Wires, was the band's most successful to date, peaking at number 3 on the UK Albums Chart and number 59 on the US Billboard 200. Shortly after the album's release, however, the Bluesbreakers fell apart as several members left, and the group was disbanded. Relocating to the US with Taylor, Mayall released Blues from Laurel Canyon later in 1968, which reached number 33 on the UK Albums Chart and number 68 on the US Billboard 200.
Taylor left Mayall in June 1969 to join The Rolling Stones. The frontman replaced him with Jon Mark and released the live album The Turning Point later in the year, which was his first release to reach the US top 40 when it peaked at number 32. It was also certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America. Compilation Looking Back was released around the same time, reaching number 14 in the UK and number 79 in the US. Empty Rooms followed in 1970, which saw Mayall return to the UK top ten. USA Union was released in the summer, featuring former Canned Heat members Harvey Mandel on guitar and Larry Taylor on bass, which reached a career record number 22 on the US Billboard 200. 1971's Back to the Roots peaked at number 31 in the UK and number 52 in the US.
Mayall continued to restructure his band and release new studio and live material throughout the 1970s and 1980s, with limited commercial success. In 1982 he returned to using the Bluesbreakers moniker, and in 1993 he registered on the UK Albums Chart for the first time in more than 20 years when Wake Up Call reached number 61. Since 2009, Mayall has been recording and touring under his own name, after retiring the Bluesbreaker name in late 2008.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUKAUSBELFla.BELWal.CANCanadian Albums Chart peak positions for John Mayall studio albums: Blues from Laurel Canyon: Empty Rooms: USA Union: Back to the Roots: FRAGERNEDNORSWIUSBlues Breakers with Eric Clapton(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 22 July 1966 Label: Decca Formats: LP, reel-to-reel 6 — — — — — — — — — —BPI: GoldA Hard Road(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 17 February 1967 Label: Decca Formats: LP, reel-to-reel 10 — — — — — — — — — —Crusade(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 1 September 1967 Label: Decca Format: LP 8 — — — — — — — 20 — 136The Blues AloneReleased: November 1967 Label: Ace of Clubs Formats: LP, reel-to-reel 24 — — — — — — — — — 128Bare Wires(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 21 June 1968 Label: Decca Format: LP 3 — — — — — — — 9 — 59Blues from Laurel CanyonReleased: November 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP, reel-to-reel 33 — — — 38 — 33 — — — 68Empty RoomsReleased: March 1970 Label: Polydor Format: LP 9 6 — — 18 — 21 — 10 — 33USA UnionReleased: October 1970 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, 8-track, CS 50 — — — 18 — — — 20 — 22Back to the RootsReleased: March 1971 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, 8-track, CS 31 44 — — 40 — — — — — 52MemoriesReleased: November 1971 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, 8-track, CS — — — — — — — — — — 179Ten Years Are GoneReleased: September 1973 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, 8-track, CS — — — — — — — — — — 157The Latest EditionReleased: September 1974 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, 8-track, CS — — — — — — — — — — —New Year, New Band, New CompanyReleased: March 1975 Label: ABC Formats: LP, 8-track — 87 — — — — — — — — 140Notice to AppearReleased: November 1975 Label: ABC Formats: LP, 8-track, CS — — — — — — — — — — —A Banquet in BluesReleased: August 1976 Label: ABC Formats: LP, 8-track — — — — — — — — — — —A Hard Core PackageReleased: September 1977 Label: ABC Formats: LP, 8-track — — — — — — — — — — —Bottom LineReleased: May 1979 Label: DJM Formats: LP, CS — — — — — — — — — — —No More InterviewsReleased: January 1980 Label: DJM Formats: LP, 8-track, CS — — — — — — — — — — —Road Show BluesReleased: May 1981 Label: DJM Format: LP — — — — — — — — — — —Return of the Bluesbreakers(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 1985 Label: AIM Formats: CD, LP — — — — — — — — — — — Chicago Line(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: October 1988 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — — — — — — — —A Sense of Place(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: March 1990 Label: Island Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — — — — 54 — — 170Wake Up Call(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 6 April 1993 Label: Silvertone Formats: CD, LP, CS 61 — — — — — — 73 — — —Cross Country Blues(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 1994 Label: One Way Format: CD — — — — — — — 54 — — 170Spinning Coin(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 28 February 1995 Label: Silvertone Formats: CD, LP, CS — — — — — — — — — — —Blues for the Lost Days(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 15 April 1997 Label: Silvertone Format: CD 185 — — — — — — — — — —Padlock on the Blues(with the Bluesbreakers and John Lee Hooker)Released: 19 April 1999 Label: Eagle Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — —Along for the Ride(John Mayall & Friends)Released: 8 May 2001 Label: Eagle Format: CD 143 — — — — — 88 — — 90 —Stories(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 27 August 2002 Label: Eagle Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — —Road Dogs(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 6 June 2005 Label: Eagle Format: CD — — — — 187 — — — — — —In the Palace of the King(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 5 March 2007 Label: Eagle Format: CD — — — — — 168 — — — — —ToughReleased: 15 September 2009 Label: Eagle Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — — — 140 — — — — —A Special LifeReleased: 13 May 2014 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 185 — — — — — — — —Find a Way to CareReleased: 4 September 2015 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 82 125 — — — 41 — 86 —Talk About ThatReleased: 27 January 2017 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 74 166 — — — — — 84 —Nobody Told MeReleased: 22 February 2019 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP, DL — — 69 76 — 195 28 88 — 16 —The Sun Is Shining DownReleased: 28 January 2022 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — 159 — — 84 — — 28 —"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certificationsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsCertificationsUKAUSUKIndieCANGERNORUSUSBluesJohn Mayall Plays John Mayall(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 26 March 1965 Label: Decca Format: LP — — — — — — — — — — The Diary of a Band, Vol. 1Released: 3 January 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP, reel-to-reel 27 — — — — — — — 93 —The Diary of a Band, Vol. 2Released: 3 January 1968 Label: Decca Formats: LP, reel-to-reel 28 — — — — — — — —The Turning PointReleased: September 1969 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, 8-track, CS 11 — — — — 48 18 17 32 —RIAA: GoldLive in EuropeReleased: April 1971 Label: London Formats: LP, CS — — — — — — — — 146 —Jazz Blues FusionReleased: May 1972 Label: Polydor Formats: LP, 8-track, CS — 39 — — — — — — 64 —Moving OnReleased: October 1972 Label: Polydor Format: LP, 8-track, CS — — — — — — — — 116 —Lots of PeopleReleased: March 1977 Label: ABC Formats: LP, CS — — — — — — — — — — Primal SolosReleased: August 1977 Label: Decca Formats: LP, CS — — — — — — — — — — The Last of the British BluesReleased: August 1978 Label: ABC Formats: LP, CS — — — — — — — — — — Behind the Iron Curtain(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 1985 Label: GNP Crescendo Formats: LP, CS, CD — — — — — — — — — — The Power of the Blues(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 1987 Label: Entente Format: LP, CD — — — — — — — — — — The 1982 Reunion Concert(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 1994 Label: One Way Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — Rock the Blues TonightReleased: 2 March 1999 Label: Indigo Format: 2CD — — — — — — — — — — Live at the Marquee 1969Released: 1999 Label: Eagle Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — Time CapsuleReleased: February 2000 Label: Private Stash Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — UK Tour 2KReleased: 2001 Label: Private Stash Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — Boogie Woogie ManReleased: 5 May 2001 Label: Private Stash Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — Rolling with the BluesReleased: 15 November 2002 Label: Shakedown-Secret Format: 2CD + DVD — — — — — — — — — — No Days Off(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 2003 Label: Private Stash Format: CD — — — — — — — — — — 70th Birthday Concert(with the Bluesbreakers and Friends (Eric Clapton, Mick Taylor, Chris Barber))Released: 18 November 2003 Label: Eagle Format: 2CD, DVD, BR — — — — — — — — — 8Live: 1969Released: 14 June 2004 Label: Eagle Format: 2CD — — — — — — 34 — — —Live from Austin, TX(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 16 October 2007 Label: New West Format: CD — — — — — — — — — —In the Shadow of Legends(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 12 September 2011 Label: Blues Boulevard Formats: 2CD, DL — — — — — — — — — —Live in LondonReleased: 22 September 2011 Label: Private Stash Formats: 2CD, DL — — — — — — — — — —Historic Live Shows, Vol. 1Released: 16 October 2012 Label: Private Stash Formats: CD, DL — — — — — — — — — —Historic Live Shows, Vol. 2Released: 16 October 2012 Label: Private Stash Formats: CD, DL — — — — — — — — — —Historic Live Shows, Vol. 3Released: 16 October 2012 Label: Private Stash Formats: CD, DL — — — — — — — — — —Blues Alive NYC 1976Released: 31 March 2015 Label: RockBeat Formats: CD, DL — — — — — — — — — —Live in 1967(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 21 April 2015 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP; DL — — — — 32 — — — — 4Live in 1967, Vol. 2(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 6 May 2016 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — — — — — — — 7Three for the RoadReleased: 23 February 2018 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, DL — — 24 4 — — — — — 8Live in 1967, Vol. 3(with the Bluesbreakers)Released: 8 September 2023 Label: Forty Below Formats: CD, LP, DL — — — — — — — — — 7"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Compilations + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positionsTitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positionsUKGERNORUSUSBluesLooking BackReleased: August 1969 Label: Decca Format: LP 14 — 12 13 79 —The World of John Mayall, Vol. 1Released: 16 January 1970 Label: Decca Format: LP — — — — — —The World of John Mayall, Vol. 2Released: 1971 Label: Decca Format: LP — — — — — —Thru the YearsReleased: October 1971 Label: London Format: 2LP — — — — 164 —Beyond the Turning PointReleased: October 1971 Label: Polydor