Amy Macdonald discography

Amy Macdonald discography

Amy Macdonald at Rix FM Festival in Stockholm.
Studio albums 3
Music videos 9
Singles 11

The discography page of Amy Macdonald, a Scottish rock/folk singer and songwriter from Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire. Since 2007, Amy Macdonald has sold over 9 million records worldwide.[1] Her debut album, This Is the Life, was released on 30 July 2007 and has sold more than 3 million copies, mainly in Europe. The album charted at number one on the UK Albums Chart as well as various other European countries like Switzerland. Her second album A Curious Thing was released in March 2010.

Her first single, "Poison Prince", was released on 7 May 2007. Other singles released from This is the Life, "Mr Rock & Roll" and the album's title track, were also successful, reaching the top 40 of the UK Singles Chart and enjoying success elsewhere in Europe, particularly Germany. "L.A." and "Run" did not chart on the UK Top 40 but were hits elsewhere in Europe.

Macdonald's second studio album, A Curious Thing, was released in March 2010. The album's lead single, "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", was a modest hit in the United Kingdom, charting at forty-eight on the UK Singles Chart, but did better in Continental Europe, charting as high as six in Germany and two in Belgium. The second single, "Spark", failed to chart in the UK, but charted elsewhere in Europe. Further singles were released from the album which saw success in Europe. Macdonald released her third album, Life in a Beautiful Light was released in June 2012. The album's lead single, "Slow It Down" was a modest hit in the United Kingdom, charting at forty-five on the UK Singles Chart; it also charted in Austria, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
UK
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[4]
DEN
[5]
GER
[6]
IRE
[7]
NL
[8]
SCO
[9]
SPA
[10]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
US
[13]
This Is the Life 1 3 2 1 3 16 1 1 2 5 1 92
A Curious Thing
  • Released: 8 March 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
4 1 2 7 1 26 2 2 13 5 1
Life in a Beautiful Light
  • Released: 11 June 2012
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
2 1 4 9 1 5 5 1 36 34 2
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Live albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
SWI
[12]
Live from Glasgow
  • Released: 1 October 2007
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
Love Love UK & European
Arena Tour LIVE 2010
  • Released: 25 April 2011
  • Label: Concert Live
  • Formats: LP, CD, digital download
89
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Singles

As lead artist

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
Album
UK
[2]
AUT
[3]
BEL
[4]
DEN
[5]
GER
[6]
NL
[8]
NOR
[23]
SCO
[24]
SPA
[25]
SWE
[11]
SWI
[12]
2007 "Poison Prince" 141 66 58 This Is the Life
"Mr Rock & Roll" 12 19 4 21 7 20 1 59 3
"L.A." 48 5
"This Is the Life" 28 1 1 8 2 1 1 17 3 3 2
2008 "Run" 75 64 36 96 16
2010 "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" 48 10 2 6 29 21 42 4 A Curious Thing
"Spark" 74 44 56 62
"This Pretty Face" 138 56 64 49 92
"Love Love" 183 63
"Your Time Will Come"
2012 "Slow It Down" 45 43 64 38 16 24 Life in a Beautiful Light
"Pride" 187 89 87
"4th of July"
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other appearances

Year Title Album
2013 "Tread Lightly" A Concert for Kirsty MacColl[30]
"Fairytale of New York"
(with Dave Duffy)
2014 "Oh My Love"
(Rea Garvey feat. Amy MacDonald)
Pride

Music videos

Year Title Director
2007 "Poison Prince"
"Mr Rock & Roll"
"L.A.
"This Is the Life" Lindy Heyman
2008 "Run"
"Poison Prince"
(2008 version)
2010 "Don't Tell Me That It's Over"
"Spark"
"This Pretty Face"
"Love Love"
"Your Time Will Come"
2012 "Slow It Down" Pip
"Pride"
2013 "4th of July"

References

  1. Amy Macdonald on Twitter: "Just been informed that in total I have sold 9,000,000 albums and singles!!! WOWZERS!! Thank you to all of you who have supported me ❤️"
  2. 1 2 Peak positions in the United Kingdom:
  3. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Amy Macdonald". Austrian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  4. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Amy Macdonald". Belgium (Flanders) Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  5. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Amy Macdonald". Danish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  6. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Amy Macdonald". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  7. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Amy Macdonald". Irish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  8. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Amy Macdonald". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  9. Peak positions for albums in Scotland:
  10. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Amy Macdonald (Albums)". Spanish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  11. 1 2 Hung, Steffen. "Discography Amy Macdonald". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  12. 1 2 3 Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Amy Macdonald". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  13. "Amy MacDonald – Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media.
  14. 1 2 3 "Certified Awards". Bpi.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  15. 1 2 "IFPI Austria - Verband der Österreichischen Musikwirtschaft" (in German). Ifpi.at. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  16. "2008 Belgian certifications". Ultratop. Retrieved 2009-07-11.
  17. 1 2 3 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Amy Macdonald)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie.
  18. "Spanish album certifications – Amy Macdonald – This Is the Life" (PDF) (in Spanish). Productores de Música de España. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  19. "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 2008" (PDF) (in Swedish). IFPI Sweden. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Official Swiss Chart and Music Community: Awards (Amy Macdonald)". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 August 2012.
  21. "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards - 2008". Ifpi.org. 2005-09-01. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  22. "2010 Belgian certifications". Ultratop.
  23. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Amy Macdonald". Norwegian Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  24. Peak positions for singles in Scotland:
  25. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Amy Macdonald (Songs)". Spanish Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung).
  26. "Les disques d'or/de platine - 2009" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 9 June 2012.
  27. "Ultratop Belgian Charts". ultratop.be. 2008-10-18. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  28. "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
  29. "TOP 50 CANCIONES" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-22.
  30. "A Concert For Kirsty MacColl". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 26 April 2013.
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