Neil Diamond discography
The discography of American singer-songwriter Neil Diamond includes 32 studio albums and 37 Top 40 hits. He has sold 75 million albums.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Title | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||
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| US [1] |
UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
NZ [4] | ||||
| 1966 | The Feel of Neil Diamond | Bang | 137 | — | — | — | |
| 1967 | Just for You | 80 | — | — | — | ||
| 1968 | Velvet Gloves and Spit (re-released in 1970 with a new recorded version of "Shilo") |
Uni | — | — | — | — | |
| 1969 | Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show (later renamed Sweet Caroline) |
82 | — | — | — | ||
| Touching You, Touching Me | 30 | — | 9 | — |
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| 1970 | Tap Root Manuscript | 13 | 19 | 31 | — |
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| 1971 | Stones | 11 | 17 | 13 | — |
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| 1972 | Moods | MCA | 5 | 7 | 4 | — |
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| 1973 | Jonathan Livingston Seagull (soundtrack) | Columbia | 2 | 35 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1974 | Serenade | 3 | 11 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 1976 | Beautiful Noise | 4 | 10 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1977 | I'm Glad You're Here With Me Tonight | 6 | 16 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 1978 | You Don't Bring Me Flowers | 4 | 15 | 5 | 2 | ||
| 1979 | September Morn | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 1980 | The Jazz Singer (soundtrack) | Capitol | 3 | 3 | 10 | 24 | |
| 1981 | On the Way to the Sky | Columbia | 17 | 39 | 12 | 11 | |
| 1982 | Heartlight | 9 | 43 | 8 | 37 | ||
| 1984 | Primitive | 35 | 7 | 45 | — | ||
| 1986 | Headed for the Future | 20 | 36 | 72 | — |
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| 1988 | The Best Years of Our Lives | 46 | 42 | 92 | — |
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| 1991 | Lovescape | 44 | 36 | 15 | — | ||
| 1992 | The Christmas Album | 8 | 50 | 30 | — |
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| 1993 | Up on the Roof: Songs from the Brill Building | 28 | 28 | 25 | — | ||
| 1994 | The Christmas Album, Volume II | 51 | — | — | — |
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| 1996 | Tennessee MoonA | 14 | 12 | 2 | 13 | ||
| 1998 | The Movie Album: As Time Goes By | 31 | 68 | — | 43 |
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| 2001 | Three Chord Opera | 15 | 49 | 3 | — |
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| 2005 | 12 Songs | 4 | 5 | 40 | 40 | ||
| 2008 | Home Before Dark | 1 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 2009 | A Cherry Cherry Christmas | 60 | — | — | — | ||
| 2010 | Dreams | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 |
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| 2013 | Classic Christmas Album[7] | ||||||
| 2014 | Melody Road | Capitol | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 |
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- Notes
- ATennessee Moon also reached #3 on the Country Albums chart.
Live albums
| Year | Title | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | AUS | US[5] | |||
| 1970 | Gold: Recorded Live at the Troubadour | Uni | 10 | 23 | 34 | 2× Platinum |
| 1972 | Hot August Night | MCA | 5 | 21 | 1 | 2× Platinum |
| 1977 | Love at the Greek | Columbia | 8 | 3 | 7 | 2× Platinum |
| 1987 | Hot August Night II | 59 | 74 | 52 | Platinum | |
| 1994 | Live in America | 93 | 96 | 39 | Gold | |
| 2003 | Stages: Performances 1970–2002 (5 CDs of live recordings plus a DVD) | 137 | — | — | ||
| 2009 | Hot August Night/NYC (Walmart/Sam's Club Exclusive CD/DVD release) | 2 | 14 | 21 | 2x Platinum | |
| 2010 | Hot August Night/NYC (2 Audio CD's of the 2009 DVD release) | |||||
Compilations
| Year | Title | Label | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | UK | AUS | US[5] | |||
| 1968 | Neil Diamond's Greatest Hits | Bang | 100 | — | — | |
| 1970 | Shilo | 52 | — | — | ||
| 1971 | Do It | 100 | — | — | ||
| 1972 | Diamond's Diamonds | — | — | 52 | ||
| 1973 | Double Gold | 36 | — | |||
| Rainbow | MCA | |||||
| 1974 | Brooklyn Roads | 40 | ||||
| His 12 Greatest Hits | 29 | 13 | 32 | 4× Platinum | ||
| 1976 | Solitary Man | 41 | ||||
| 20 Super Hits | 52 | |||||
| And the Singer Sings His Song | MCA | 102 | ||||
| 1978 | Early Classics | Frog King | ||||
| 20 Golden Greats | MCA | 2 | ||||
| 1980 | The Very Best of Neil Diamond | 30 | ||||
| 1981 | Love Songs | 201 | 43 | 37 | Gold | |
| 1982 | 12 Greatest Hits Vol. II | 48 | 32 | 21 | 3× Platinum | |
| 1983 | Classics: The Early Years | 171 | Platinum | |||
| 1984 | The Very Best of Neil Diamond | 33 | 27 | |||
| 1992 | The Essential Collection | 17 | ||||
| The Greatest Hits: 1966–1992 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 3× Platinum | ||
| Glory Road: 1968-1972 | ||||||
| 1996 | The Best of Neil Diamond | 68 | ||||
| The Ultimate Collection | 5 | 30 | ||||
| In My Lifetime | 122 | 50 | Gold | |||
| 1999 | The Neil Diamond Collection | |||||
| 2001 | The Essential Neil Diamond | 90 | 11 | 9 | Platinum | |
| 2002 | The Very Best of Neil Diamond | |||||
| Play Me: The Complete Uni Studio Recordings...Plus! | MCA | |||||
| 2005 | Gold | Geffen | ||||
| The Essential Greatest Hits Collection | Columbia | 8 | ||||
| 2006 | The Best of Neil Diamond | 30 | ||||
| 2007 | Classic – The Universal Masters Collection | |||||
| 2008 | The Best of Neil Diamond (2008 version) | 7 | 31 | |||
| 2009 | The Essential Neil Diamond (Limited Edition 3.0) | 89[8] | ||||
| 2010 | Icon | |||||
| 2011 | The Bang Years, 1966–1968 | 88 | ||||
| The Very Best of Neil Diamond: The Original Studio Recordings |
Columbia/Legacy | 45 | 5 | 40 | ||
| 2014 | All-Time Greatest Hits | Capitol | 15 | 25 | 38 | |
Other appearances
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | "Dry Your Eyes" (live version) | The Band's The Last Waltz |
| 1994 | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (live version with Barbra Streisand) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I[9] |
Singles
1960s
| Title A | Title B | Release date | Chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| US | US AC | AUS | BEL | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWI | UK | RIAA[10] | ||||
| "You Are My Love at Last" (w/ Jack Packer as "Neil and Jack") | "What Will I Do" (w/ Jack Packer as "Neil and Jack") | 1962 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "I'm Afraid" (w/ Jack Packer as "Neil and Jack") | "Till You've Tried Love"(w/ Jack Packer as "Neil and Jack") | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "At Night" | "Clown Town" | 1963 | Jul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Solitary Man" | "Do It" | 1966 | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Cherry, Cherry" | "I'll Come Running" | 6 | - | 40 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "I Got the Feelin' (Oh No No)" | "The Boat That I Row" | 16 | - | 67 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "You Got to Me" | "Someday Baby" | 1967 | 18 | - | 69 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" (charted in Netherlands in 1971) | "You'll Forget" | 10 | - | 34 | - | - | - | 27 | - | - | - | |||
| "Thank the Lord for the Night Time" | "The Long Way Home" | 13 | - | 53 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Kentucky Woman" | "The Time Is Now" | Oct | 22 | - | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "New Orleans" | "Hanky Panky" | 1968 | 51 | - | 55 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Red, Red Wine" | "Red Rubber Ball" | 62 | - | 78 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Brooklyn Roads" | "Holiday Inn Blues" | 58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Two-Bit Manchild" | "Broad Old Woman (6 AM Insanity)" | 66 | - | 83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Shilo" | "La Bamba" | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Sunday Sun" | "Honey Drippin' Times" | 68 | - | 96 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |||
| "Brother Love's Travelling Salvation Show" | "A Modern Day Version of Love" | 1969 | Jan 29 | 22 | - | 44 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Sweet Caroline" (charted in Europe in 1971; except NL 1969) | "Dig In" | May 28 | 4 | 3 | 3 | - | 37 | 9 | 16 | - | - | 8 | Platinum | |
| "Holly Holy" | "Hurtin' You Don't Come Easy" | Oct 13 | 6 | 5 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Platinum | |
1970s
| Title A | Title B | Release date | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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| U.S. | U.S. AC | AUS | BEL | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWI | U.K. | RIAA[10] | |||
| "Shilo" (Alternate version) (charted in Germany in Nov. 1971) | "La Bamba" | 1970 | 24 | 8 | 23 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Until It's Time for You to Go" | "And the Singer Sings His Song" | 53 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Soolaimón" | "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" | 30 | 5 | 23 | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "And the Grass Won't Pay No Mind" | "Merry-Go-Round" | - | - | 92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Solitary Man" (1966 single version-Bang 519) | "The Time Is Now" | 21 | 6 | 36 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Cracklin' Rosie" | "Lordy" (live) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | - | 3 | Platinum | |
| "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" | "Free Life" | 20 | 4 | 94 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Do It" | "Hanky Panky" | 36 | 25 | - | 15 | - | - | 16 | - | - | - | ||
| "I Am...I Said" | "Done Too Soon" | 1971 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| "Done Too Soon" | "I Am...I Said" | 65 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "I'm a Believer" | "Crooked Street" | 51 | 31 | - | - | 23 | - | 29 | - | - | - | ||
| "Stones" | "Crunchy Granola Suite" | 14 | 2 | 24 | - | 26 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Song Sung Blue" | "Gitchy Goomy" | 1972 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 14 | Gold |
| "Play Me" | "Porcupine Pie" | 11 | 3 | 25 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Walk on Water" | "High Rolling Man" | 17 | 2 | 74 | - | 39 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Cherry, Cherry" (live) | "Morningside" (live) | 1973 | 31 | 19 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "The Long Way Home" | "Monday, Monday" | 91 | 41 | 49 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "The Last Thing on My Mind" | "Canta Libre" (live) | 56 | 15 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Be" | "Flight of the Gull (instrumental)" | 34 | 11 | 29 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Skybird" | "Lonely Looking Sky" | 1974 | 75 | 24 | 74 | - | - | - | 6 | - | - | - | |
| "Longfellow Serenade" | "Rosemary's Wine" | 5 | 1 | 7 | 9 | 2 | - | 9 | 29 | 1 | - | ||
| "I've Been This Way Before" | "Reggae Strut" | 1975 | 34 | 1 | 77 | - | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "The Last Picasso" | "The Gift of Song" | - | 7 | - | - | 43 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "If You Know What I Mean" | "Street Life" | 1976 | 11 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 33 | - | 5 | 8 | - | 35 | |
| "Don't Think... Feel" | "Home Is a Wounded Heart" | 43 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Beautiful Noise" | "Signs" | - | 8 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | - | 6 | 13 | ||
| "Stargazer" | "Jungletime" | 1977 | - | - | - | 28 | 39 | - | 24 | - | - | - | |
| "Lady-Oh" | "Surviving the Life" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | - | ||
| "Desiree" | "Once in a While" | 16 | 1 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 6 | 21 | 5 | - | 39 | ||
| "Let Me Take You in My Arms Again" | "As If" | 1978 | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | 29 | - | - | - | |
| "You Don't Bring Me Flowers" (w/ Barbra Streisand)A | "You Don't Bring Me Flowers (instrumental)" | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | - | 14 | 14 | 3 | - | 5 | Platinum | |
| "Forever in Blue Jeans"B | "Remember Me" | 1979 | 20 | 2 | 41 | - | 31 | 4 | - | 22 | - | 16 | |
| "Say Maybe" | "Diamond Girls" | 55 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "The American Popular Song" | "Memphis Flyer" | - | - | - | - | - | - | 38 | - | - | - | ||
| "September Morn'" | "I'm a Believer" | 17 | 2 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | - | ||
- Notes
- A"You Don't Bring Me Flowers" also reached #70 on the Country Singles chart.
- B"Forever in Blue Jeans" also reached #73 on the Country Singles chart.
1980s
| Title A | Title B | Release date | Chart positions | ||||||||||
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| U.S. | U.S. AC | AUS | BEL | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWI | U.K. | ||||
| "The Good Lord Loves You" | "Jazz Time" | 1980 | 67 | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Love on the Rocks" | "Acapulco" | 2 | 3 | 29 | 12 | 70 | 10 | 26 | 32 | 9 | 17 | ||
| "Hello Again" | "Amazed and Confused" | 1981 | 6 | 3 | - | 21 | - | 18 | 37 | - | - | 51 | |
| "America" | "Songs of Life" | Apr 4 | 8 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Yesterday's Songs" | "Guitar Heaven" | 11 | 1 | 75 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "On the Way to the Sky" | "Save Me" | 1982 | 27 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Be Mine Tonight" | "Right by You" | 35 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Heartlight" | "You Don't Know Me" | 5 | 1 | 29 | 23 | - | 21 | - | 23 | - | 47 | ||
| "I'm Alive" | "Lost Among the Stars" | 1983 | 35 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Front Page Story" | "I'm Guilty" | 65 | 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Turn Around" | "Brooklyn on a Saturday Night" | 1984 | 62 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Sleep with Me Tonight" | "One-by-One" | Sep | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "You Make It Feel Like Christmas" | "Crazy" | Dec | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Headed for the Future" | "Angel" | 1986 | 53 | 10 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "The Story of My Life" | "Love Doesn't Live Here Anymore" | Jul | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "I Dreamed a Dream" | "Sweet Caroline" (live) | 1987 | Oct | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 90 |
| "This Time" | "If I Couldn't See You Again" | Dec | - | 9 | - | - | - | 17 | - | - | - | 84 | |
| "The Best Years of Our Lives" | "Carmelita's Eyes" | 1989 | Apr | - | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Baby Can I Hold You" | Jul 1 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
1990s and 2000s
| Title | Release date | Chart positions | ||||||||||
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| U.S. | U.S. AC | AUS | BEL | GER | IRE | NL | NZ | SWI | U.K. | |||
| "If There Were No Dreams" | 1991 | Aug | - | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Don't Turn Around" | Nov | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Hooked on the Memory of You" (w/ Kim Carnes) | 1992 | Mar | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "All I Really Need Is You" | Jul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Morning Has Broken" | Oct | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 36 | |
| "You've Lost That Lovin' Feelin'" (w/ Dolly Parton) | 1993 | Sept | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | Dec | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Play Me" (live) | 1994 | Jul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Marry Me" (w/ Buffy Lawson) | 1996 | Feb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "One Good Love" (w/ Waylon Jennings) | Feb | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Can Anybody Hear Me" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "As Time Goes By" | 1998 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "You Are the Best Part of Me" | 2001 | Jul 27 | - | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "A Mission of Love" | Nov 5 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Delirious Love" | 2006 | Jan 9 | - | 31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Delirious Love" (w/ Brian Wilson) | - | 27 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Pretty Amazing Grace" | 2008 | - | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 49 | |
| "If I Don't See You Again" | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| "Cherry Cherry Christmas" | 2009 | Dec 24 | - | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| "Yesterday" | 2010 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| "Midnight Train to Georgia" | Nov | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 151 | |
| "The Freedom Song (They'll Never Take Us Down)" | 2013 | July | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
References
- ↑ http://www.billboard.com/artist/312095/neil+diamond/chart
- ↑ "Neil Diamond | Artist". Official Charts. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Discography Neil Diamond". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- ↑ Steffen Hung. "Discography Neil Diamond". charts.org.nz. Retrieved 2012-01-10.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Neil Diamond". Riaa.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "BPI Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2011-06-29.
- ↑ http://www.amazon.com/Classic-Christmas-Album-Neil-Diamond/dp/B00EKXDX3E/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1416721296&sr=8-1&keywords=neil+diamond+christmas
- ↑ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 28th March 2011". Australian Recording Industry Association. March 28, 2011. Archived from the original on March 29, 2011. Retrieved April 1, 2011.
- ↑ "Grammy's Greatest Moments, Volume 1: Various Artists". Amazon.com. Retrieved 2011-11-21.
- 1 2 "RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for singles by Neil Diamond". Riaa.com. Retrieved 2012-06-26.
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