# Don McLean discography

The discography of American singer Don McLean consists of 20 studio albums, four live albums, 11 compilation albums, and 16 singles.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album | US | AUS | CAN | UK | Certifications |
| 1970 | Tapestry | 111 | 22 | — | 16 | |
| 1971 | American Pie | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Gold BPI: Gold |
| 1972 | Don McLean | 23 | 15 | 15 | — | |
| 1973 | Playin' Favorites | — | 22 | — | 42 | |
| 1974 | Homeless Brother | 120 | 65 | — | — | |
| 1977 | Prime Time | — | — | — | — | |
| 1978 | Chain Lightning | 28 | 41 | 25 | 19 | |
| 1981 | Believers | 156 | 15 | — | — | |
| 1987 | Love Tracks | — | — | — | — | |
| 1990 | Headroom | — | — | — | — | |
| 1991 | Christmas | — | — | — | — | |
| 1995 | The River of Love | — | — | — | — | |
| 1997 | Christmas Dreams | — | — | — | — | |
| 2001 | Sings Marty Robbins | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | You've Got to Share: Songs for Children | — | — | — | — | |
| 2003 | The Western Album | — | — | — | — | |
| 2005 | Rearview Mirror: An American Musical Journey | — | — | — | — | |
| 2009 | Addicted to Black | — | — | — | — | |
| 2018 | Botanical Gardens | — | — | — | — | |
| 2020 | Still Playin' Favorites | — | — | — | — |
| 2024 | American Boys | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||

### Live albums

| Year | Album |
| 1976 | Solo |
| 1982 | Dominion |
| 2001 | Starry, Starry Night |
| 2014 | Don McLean: Live in Manchester |

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Chart positions | Chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album | AUS | UK | Certifications |
| 1980 | The Very Best of Don McLean | 2 | 4 | ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
| 1986 | For the Memories | 63 | — | |
| 1987 | Don McLean's Greatest Hits · Then & Now | — | — | |
| 1989 | For the Memories Vols I & II | — | — | |
| 1989 | And I Love You So | — | — | |
| 1991 | The Best of Don McLean | — | — | |
| 1992 | Classics | — | — | RIAA: Gold MC: Gold |
| 1992 | Favorites and Rarities | — | — | |
| 2000 | American Pie – The Greatest Hits | — | 30 | BPI: Gold |
| 2002 | Classic Collection | 57 | — | |
| 2003 | Legendary Songs of Don McLean | — | 71 | |
| 2004 | Christmastime! | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Legendary Don McLean | — | — | |
| 2008 | American Pie & Other Hits | — | — | |
| 2012 | American Troubadour | — | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. |||||

## Singles

| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album |
| Year | Title | US | US A/C | US Cou. | AUS | CAN | CAN A/C | CAN Cou. | UK | IRL | Certifications | Album |
| 1971 | "Castles in the Air" | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Tapestry |
| 1971 | "American Pie" | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 7 | RIAA: 3× Platinum MC: 5× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum | American Pie |
| 1972 | "Vincent" | 12 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Gold | American Pie |
| 1973 | "Dreidel" | 21 | 7 | — | 34 | 16 | 5 | — | 56 | — | | Don McLean |
| 1973 | "If We Try" | 58 | 12 | — | 9 | 82 | 22 | — | — | — | | Don McLean |
| 1973 | "Everyday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 38 | — | | Playin' Favorites |
| 1974 | "Mountains o' Mourne" | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 2 | | Playin' Favorites |
| 1974 | "Fool's Paradise" | 107 | 25 | — | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | | Playin' Favorites |
| 1974 | "La La Love You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Homeless Brother |
| 1975 | "Wonderful Baby" | 93 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | | Homeless Brother |
| 1980 | "Crying" | 5 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 7 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | BPI: Silver | Chain Lightning |
| 1981 | "Since I Don't Have You" | 23 | 6 | 68 | — | 45 | 2 | — | — | — | | Chain Lightning |
| 1981 | "It's Just the Sun" | 83 | 20 | — | 92 | — | 12 | — | — | — | | Chain Lightning |
| 1981 | "Castles in the Air" | 36 | 7 | — | 11 | — | 2 | — | 47 | — | | Believers |
| 1987 | "He's Got You" | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Greatest Hits Then & Now |
| 1987 | "You Can't Blame the Train" | — | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Love Tracks |
| 1988 | "Love in My Heart" | — | — | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | Love Tracks |
| 1991 | "American Pie" (reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 9 | | The Best of Don McLean |
| 2012 | "American Pie" (2nd reissue) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | — | | The Best of Don McLean |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

## Rarities

| Year | Title | Additional information |
| 1982 | "The Flight of Dragons" | This song was recorded for the film The Flight of Dragons in the early 1980s. |
| 1994 | "Vincent" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume III |