Wings discography
| Wings discography | |
|---|---|
 Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney perform with Wings in 1976 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 19 |
| Singles | 29 |
This article presents the discography of English American rock band Wings, also known as Paul McCartney & Wings.
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4][5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9][10] |
NOR [11][12] |
US [13] | |||
| 1971 | Wild Life
|
11 | 3 | 5 | * | 47 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
| 1973 | Red Rose Speedway (Paul McCartney & Wings)
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
| Band on the Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)
|
1 | 1 | 1 | * | 15 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
| 1975 | Venus and Mars
|
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1976 | Wings at the Speed of Sound
|
2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| 1978 | London Town
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4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 1979 | Back to the Egg
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8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
| * indicates unknown chart positions. "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [28] |
CAN [3] |
GER [6] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [29] |
US [13] | |||
| 1976 | Wings over America
|
8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] |
AUS [2][31] |
CAN [3] |
GER [6] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [29] |
SWE [32] |
US [13] | ||||
| 1978 | Wings Greatest
|
5 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 32 | 29 | ||
| 2001 | Wingspan: Hits and History (Paul McCartney)
|
5 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 2 | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Singles
| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | US | US AC |
CAN RPM 100/AC |
NLD | NOR | GER | NZ | AUS | JPN | ||||
| 1972 | "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (instrumental) |
16 | 21 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | non-album single | |
| "Mary Had a Little Lamb" "Little Woman Love" |
9 | 28 | 29 | 41 | 13 | — | — | 13 | 17 | 41 | non-album single | ||
| "Hi, Hi, Hi" "C Moon" |
5 | 10 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 26 | non-album single | ||
| 1973 | "My Love" "The Mess" (live) |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 39 | Red Rose Speedway |
|
| "Live and Let Die" "I Lie Around" |
7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 4 | — | 20 | 5 | 25 | Live and Let Die |
| |
| "Helen Wheels" "Country Dreamer" |
12 | 10 | — | 4 | 23 | — | — | 14 | 17 | 56 | Band on the Run (US only) | ||
| "Jet" "Let Me Roll It" (UK & 2nd pressings of US) "Mamunia" (US 1st pressings only) |
7 | 7 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 39 | Band on the Run |
| |
| "Mrs Vandebilt" (Not a US/UK single) "Bluebird" |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | 41 | — | |||
| 1974 | "Band on the Run" "Zoo Gang" (UK) "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) |
3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 58 | ||
| "Junior's Farm" "Sally G" |
16 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 12 | 77 | non-album single | ||
| "Walking in the Park with Eloise" "Bridge Over the River Suite" (both sides credited to The Country Hams) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| 1975 | "Listen to What the Man Said" "Love in Song" |
6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 46 | Venus and Mars |
|
| "Letting Go" "You Gave Me the Answer" |
41 | 39 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 64 | |||
| "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" "Magneto and Titanium Man" |
— | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 99 | |||
| 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" "Cook of the House" |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | |
| "Let 'Em In" "Beware My Love" |
2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | — | 29 | 13 | 65 | — | |||
| 1977 | "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) "Soily" (live) |
28 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | Wings over America | |
| "Seaside Woman" "B Side to Seaside" (both sides credited to Suzy and the Red Stripes) |
— | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Mull of Kintyre" "Girls' School" |
1 | — 33 |
— 45 |
44 34 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | non-album single | ||
| 1978 | "With a Little Luck" "Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link" |
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | — | London Town |
|
| "I've Had Enough" "Deliver Your Children" |
42 | 25 | — | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 99 | — | |||
| "London Town" "I'm Carrying" |
60 | 39 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1979 | "Goodnight Tonight" "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" |
5 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 24 | — | 34 | 6 | 6 | 77 | non-album single | |
| "Old Siam, Sir" (UK/Europe single only) "Spin It On" |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to the Egg | ||
| "Getting Closer" "Baby's Request" (UK) "Spin It On" (US) |
60 | 20 | — | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | 57 | — | |||
| "Arrow Through Me" (US/Canada single only) "Old Siam, Sir" |
— | 29 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1980 | "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney) "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (Paul McCartney & Wings) "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
2 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 66 | McCartney II | |
| 1985 | "Spies Like Us" (Paul McCartney) "My Carnival" (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
13 | 7 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | non-album single | |
| 1990 | "Put It There" (Paul McCartney) "Mama's Little Girl" "Same Time Next Year" (12" single only) (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
32 | — | 11 | 9 | 82 | — | 60 | — | — | — | Flowers in the Dirt | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Other appearances
| Year | Album | Artist | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Live and Let Die | George Martin | The soundtrack album from the James Bond film includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney & Wings. |
| 1974 | McGear | Mike McGear | A Wings album featuring Paul McCartney's brother Michael (then known as Mike McGear of The Scaffold) on lead vocals and as principal lyricist. |
| 1975 | Sold Out | The Scaffold | Paul McCartney produced and Wings was the uncredited backing band on "Liverpool Lou" and the non-album B-side "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam". |
| 1977 | Holly Days | Denny Laine | An album of Buddy Holly covers featuring the core Wings threesome (Paul & Linda McCartney and Laine), with Laine on lead vocals. |
| 1980 | Japanese Tears | Three songs on the album, "Send Me The Heart", "I Would Only Smile" and "Weep For Love", were performed by Wings, with Laine on lead vocals. | |
| 1981 | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | Various Artists | A live album recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in December 1979 to benefit Cambodian refugees, the album includes three songs performed by Wings and three songs performed by Rockestra. |
| 1982 | Strandard Time | Laurence Juber | The song "Maisie" is performed by Wings. |
| 1998 | Wide Prairie | Linda McCartney | Eight of the tracks featured different versions of Wings, including two that were originally attributed to Suzy and the Red Stripes, "Seaside Woman" and "B-Side to Seaside". |
Videography
Video albums
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Rockshow (Paul McCartney & Wings)
|
Concert/Documentary the 1976 "Wings Over America" tour. |
Music videos
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | Steven Turner |
| "C Moon" | ||
| 1973 | "My Love" | Mick Rock |
| "Helen Wheels" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | |
| 1974 | "Mamunia" | Jim Quick |
| "Band on the Run" | Michael Coulson | |
| 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" | Gordon Bennett |
| 1977 | "Mull of Kintyre" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
| 1978 | "With a Little Luck" | |
| "I've Had Enough" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan | |
| "London Town" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | |
| 1979 | "Getting Closer" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
| "Baby's Request" | ||
| "Old Siam, Sir" | ||
| "Winter Rose/Love Awake" | ||
| "Spin It On" | ||
| "Again and Again and Again" | ||
| "Arrow Through Me" | ||
| "Goodnight Tonight" | ||
Documentaries
| Year | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Wings Over the World
|
Documentary |
| 1980 | Concert for Kampuchea
|
Concert film that covers the concerts in Hammersmith Odeon to raise money for Cambodia. |
| 1981 | Back to the Egg
|
TV special |
| 2001 | Wingspan - An Intimate Portrait
|
Documentary about Paul McCartney's musical career. It covers the period after The Beatles' split up until the disbanding of Wings. |
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Chart Stats - Wings". UK Albums Chart. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- 1 2 3 "Wings Top Albums positions". RPM. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Paul McCartney". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Wings" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- 1 2 3 "charts.de (Search: Wings)" (ASP) (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Album" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- 1 2 3 "Paul McCartney Japanese Album Chart listings". Original Confidence. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- 1 2 3 "dutchcharts.nl - Discographie Wings" (ASP) (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ↑ "dutchcharts.nl - Discographie Paul McCartney" (ASP) (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- 1 2 3 "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Wings" (ASP). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Paul McCartney" (ASP). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- 1 2 3 Paul McCartney American Album Chart listings "Paul McCartney Billboard 200" Check
|url=value (help). Billboard. Retrieved 2007-07-26. - ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Wildlife")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 8 November 2010. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Gold and Platinum Search". Retrieved 28 July 2011.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Red Rose Speedway")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 8 November 2010. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 August 2010. 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.
- ↑ McCartney&sl=&smt=0&sat=-1&ssb=Artist "Gold and Platinum Search" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 28 July 2011. - ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Band On The Run")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 8 November 2010. - ↑ "French albums certifications". InfoDisc. Retrieved 8 November 2010. Note: See "McCARTNEY P."
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Venus & Mars")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 8 November 2010. - ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Speed of Sound")" Check
|url=value (help). Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 8 November 2010. - 1 2 "Les Albums Or". infodisc.fr. SNEP. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "London Town")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 4 February 2010. - 1 2 "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Wings)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2009-09-20.
- ↑ "Dutch album certifications – Wings – London Town" (in Dutch). Nederlandse Vereniging van Producenten en Importeurs van beeld- en geluidsdragers.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Back to the Egg")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 8 November 2010. - ↑ "Discographie Wings" (in German). austriancharts.at Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-07-23.
- 1 2 Paul McCartney New Zealand Album Chart listings "Paul McCartney Zealand Chart" Check
|url=value (help). New Zealand. Retrieved 2007-07-26. - ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Over America")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 4 February 2010. - ↑ "Paul McCartney discography". australian-charts.com Hung Medien. Retrieved 2010-05-24.
- ↑ "swedishcharts.com - Discography Wings". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-10-07.
- 1 2 RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "All The Best")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 4 February 2010. - ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by albums entitled "Back in the U.S.")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 4 February 2010. - ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 2001 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-07-08.
- ↑ "RIANZ - Top 50 Albums". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
- ↑ "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 August 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Wingspan" in the "Search" field, "Title" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by single entitled "My Love")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 9 November 2010. - ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by single entitled "Live & Let Die")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 9 November 2010. - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 19 August 2010. Note: User needs to enter "Wings" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field, "Single" in the "Format" field and click the "Go" button.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by single entitled "Band on the Run")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 10 November 2010. - ↑ to What the Man Said&artist=Wings&format=SINGLE&go=Search&perPage=50 RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by single entitled "Listen to What the Man Said")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 10 November 2010. - ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum (Searching results by single entitled "Silly Love Songs")". riaa.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ "RIAA - Gold & Platinum (Searching results by single entitled "In")". riaa.com. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by single entitled "Good Night Tonight")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 9 November 2010. - ↑ "Canadian single certifications – Wings". Music Canada. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ↑ RIAA - Gold & Platinum "(Searching results by single entitled "Coming Up")" Check
|url=value (help). Retrieved 9 November 2010.
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