# Rita MacNeil discography

Rita MacNeil was a Canadian singer-songwriter from Big Pond, Nova Scotia. Her discography comprises 20 studio albums, five compilation albums, one live album, and 22 singles.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Title | Details | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | CAN | CAN Country | AUS | Certifications |
| Born a Woman | Release year: 1975 Label: Boot | — | — | — | |
| Part of the Mystery | Release year: 1981 Label: Big Pond | — | — | — | |
| I'm Not What I Seem | Release year: 1982 Label: World | — | — | — | |
| Flying On Your Own | Release year: 1986 Label: Virgin | 27 | — | 57 | CAN: 2× Platinum |
| Reason to Believe | Release year: 1988 Label: Virgin | 20 | — | 17 | CAN: 2× Platinum AUS: Platinum |
| Now the Bells Ring | Release year: 1988 Label: Virgin | — | — | 65 | CAN: 3× Platinum |
| Rita | Release year: 1989 Label: Virgin | 31 | — | 118 | CAN: 2× Platinum |
| Home I'll Be | Release year: 1990 Label: Virgin | 22 | — | 40 | CAN: 2× Platinum |
| Thinking of You | Release year: 1992 Label: Virgin | 19 | 19 | — | CAN: Platinum |
| Once Upon a Christmas | Release year: 1993 Label: Virgin | 44 | — | — | CAN: Platinum |
| Porch Songs | Release year: 1995 Label: EMI | — | — | — | CAN: Gold |
| Music of a Thousand Nights | Release year: 1997 Label: EMI | — | — | — | |
| Mining the Soul (with The Men of the Deeps) | Release year: 2000 Label: Lupins | — | — | — | |
| Common Dream | Release year: 2002 Label: Lupins | — | — | — | |
| Late December | Release year: 2003 Label: Luprock | — | — | — | |
| Blue Roses | Release year: 2004 Label: Luprock | — | — | — | |
| Songs My Mother Loved | Release year: 2006 Label: Luprock | — | — | — | |
| Pocket Full of Dreams | Release year: 2008 Label: Luprock | — | — | — | |
| The Spirit of Christmas (with Frank Mills) | Release year: 2010 Label: EMI | — | — | — | |
| Saving Grace | Release year: 2012 Label: Big Pond | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||

### Compilation albums

| Title | Details | Peak positions | Peak positions | Certifications |
| Title | Details | CAN | AUS | Certifications |
| Working Man: The Very Best | Release year: June 1993 Label: Polydor | — | 138 | |
| Volume One: Songs from "The Collection" | Release year: 1994 Label: EMI | 31 | — | CAN: Platinum |
| Joyful Sounds: A Seasonal Collection | Release year: 1996 Label: EMI | — | — | |
| Full Circle | Release year: 1998 Label: EMI | — | — | |
| Traveling On | Release year: 2013 Label: Luprock | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart |||||

### Live albums

| Title | Details |
| A Night at the Orpheum (with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra) | Release year: 1999 Label: EMI |

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Peak positions | Album |
| Year | Title | CAN | CAN AC | CAN Country | AUS | UK | Album |
| 1986 | "Flying On Your Own" | 42 | — | — | 142 | — | Flying On Your Own |
| 1987 | "Used to You" | — | 18 | — | — | — | Flying On Your Own |
| 1987 | "Fast Train to Tokyo" | — | 14 | — | — | — | Flying On Your Own |
| 1988 | "Leave Her Memory" | — | — | 32 | — | — | Flying On Your Own |
| 1988 | "Working Man" | — | 21 | 48 | 56 | 11 | Reason to Believe |
| 1988 | "Walk On Through" | 42 | — | — | — | — | Reason to Believe |
| 1988 | "Reason to Believe" | — | — | — | — | — | Reason to Believe |
| 1988 | "The Music's Going Around Again" | — | — | — | 157 | — | Reason to Believe |
| 1989 | "I'll Accept the Rose" | — | — | 9 | — | — | Rita |
| 1989 | "We'll Reach the Sky Tonight" | 81 | 3 | — | — | — | Rita |
| 1990 | "Crazy Love" | — | 6 | — | — | — | Rita |
| 1990 | "When Love Surrounded You and I" | — | — | 31 | — | — | Rita |
| 1990 | "Why Do I Think of You Today" | — | — | 17 | — | — | Rita |
| 1990 | "You Taught Me Well" | 64 | 6 | — | — | — | Home I'll Be |
| 1991 | "Watch Love Grow Strong" | — | — | 9 | — | — | Home I'll Be |
| 1991 | "Call Me and I'll Be There" | 81 | 14 | — | — | — | Home I'll Be |
| 1991 | "Leave Her Memory" | — | — | — | — | — | Flying On Your Own |
| 1991 | "She's Called Nova Scotia" | — | — | — | — | — | Flying On Your Own |
| 1992 | "Journey to Australia" | — | — | — | 171 | — |
| 1992 | "Bring It On Home to Me" | 69 | 8 | 44 | — | — | Thinking of You |
| 1993 | "Shining Strong" | — | 5 | 23 | — | — | Thinking of You |
| 1995 | "Steal Me Away" | — | — | — | — | — | Porch Songs |
| 1995 | "Rolling Thunder" | 87 | 16 | — | — | — | Porch Songs |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart ||||||||