# Paul Simon discography

Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter who gained widespread recognition as a member of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, along with Art Garfunkel. Paul Simon split from the duo in 1970. Since then, he has performed as a solo artist while also collaborating with other musicians, including Garfunkel.
Paul Simon started recording music in the 1950s and his music career has spanned six decades to date. Over the course of his career, he has released numerous singles, along with multiple studio, live, and compilation albums. According to Nielsen, Paul Simon sold over 7 million albums in the U.S. from 1991 to 2016. His most recent album, Seven Psalms, was released on May 19, 2023.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Year | Album details | 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 | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | CAN | FIN | FRA | GER | NLD | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | Sales | Certifications |
| 1965 | The Paul Simon Songbook Released: August 1965 Label: CBS | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| 1972 | Paul Simon Released: January 24, 1972 Label: Columbia | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | | RIAA: Platinum |
| 1973 | There Goes Rhymin' Simon Released: May 5, 1973 Label: Columbia | 2 | 7 | 3 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | — | 4 | | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold |
| 1975 | Still Crazy After All These Years Released: October 6, 1975 Label: Columbia | 1 | 39 | 8 | 29 | — | — | 11 | 24 | 8 | 9 | — | 6 | | RIAA: Gold BPI: Gold MC: Platinum |
| 1980 | One-Trick Pony Released: August 12, 1980 Label: Warner Bros. | 12 | 15 | 23 | — | 11 | — | — | 6 | 2 | 9 | — | 17 | | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver |
| 1983 | Hearts and Bones Released: November 4, 1983 Label: Warner Bros. | 35 | 99 | 50 | — | 19 | 51 | 14 | — | 3 | 11 | 25 | 34 | | |
| 1986 | Graceland Released: August 25, 1986 Label: Warner Bros. | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | WW: 16,000,000 | RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 8× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum |
| 1990 | The Rhythm of the Saints Released: October 16, 1990 Label: Warner Bros. | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 1 | | RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| 1997 | Songs from The Capeman Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Warner Bros. | 42 | — | — | — | — | 26 | 41 | — | 32 | 36 | 49 | 83 | | |
| 2000 | You're the One Released: October 3, 2000 Label: Warner Bros. | 19 | — | 8 | — | 73 | 17 | 41 | — | 9 | 24 | 40 | 20 | US: 505,000 | RIAA: Gold BPI: Silver |
| 2006 | Surprise Released: May 9, 2006 Label: Warner Bros. | 14 | 73 | 31 | — | 102 | 36 | 20 | — | 20 | 10 | 55 | 4 | US: 296,000 | BPI: Gold |
| 2011 | So Beautiful or So What Released: April 8, 2011 Label: Hear Music | 4 | 41 | 7 | 49 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 6 | US: 375,000 | BPI: Silver |
| 2016 | Stranger to Stranger Released: June 3, 2016 Label: Concord | 3 | 24 | 4 | 37 | 51 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 1 | US: 143,000 | BPI: Silver |
| 2018 | In the Blue Light Released: September 7, 2018 Label: Legacy | 70 | — | 91 | — | — | 36 | 16 | — | — | 33 | 14 | 10 | | |
| 2023 | Seven Psalms Released: May 19, 2023 Label: Owl/Legacy | 153 | — | — | — | — | 69 | 31 | — | — | — | 38 | 28 | | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||||

### Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications :
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | GER | NLD | NOR | UK | Certifications |
| 1974 | Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Released: March 1974 Label: Columbia | 33 | 20 | — | — | 19 | — | RIAA: Gold |
| 1991 | Paul Simon's Concert in the Park Released: November 5, 1991 Label: Warner Bros. | 74 | 91 | — | 25 | — | 60 | BPI: Silver |
| 2012 | Live in New York City Released: September 18, 2012 Label: Hear Music/Concord | 95 | — | — | — | — | 150 | |
| 2017 | Paul Simon – The Concert in Hyde Park Released: June 9, 2017 Label: Sony Legacy | — | — | 28 | 61 | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||

### Compilations

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Year | Album details | 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 | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | US | AUS | FIN | GER | NLD | NZ | NOR | SWE | SWI | UK | Certifications |
| 1977 | Greatest Hits, Etc. Released: November 1977 Label: Columbia | 18 | 22 | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | 6 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Gold MC: Platinum |
| 1988 | Negotiations and Love Songs Released: October 18, 1988 Label: Warner Bros. | 110 | 27 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | RIAA: Platinum BPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum |
| 1991 | Born at the Right Time: The Best of Paul Simon Released: 1991 Label: Warner Bros. | — | 20 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |
| 1993 | The Paul Simon Anthology Released: 1993 Label: Warner Bros. | — | 14 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver |
| 2000 | Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar Released: May 8, 2000 Label: Warner Bros. | — | 44 | 25 | 59 | 12 | 30 | 5 | 14 | 23 | 6 | BPI: Gold ARIA: Platinum MC: Gold |
| 2002 | The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin' Released: November 5, 2002 Label: Warner Bros. | 57 | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | |
| 2006 | Recorded as Jerry Landis Released: July 20, 2006 Label: Laserlight | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2007 | The Essential Paul Simon Released: June 26, 2007 Label: Warner Bros. | 42 | — | — | — | 26 | 29 | — | — | — | 12 | BPI: Gold |
| 2009 | This Better Be Good Released: June 1, 2009 Label: Rhino Custom Products/ Starbucks Entertainment | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2011 | Songwriter Released: October 24, 2011 Label: Sony | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2013 | Over the Bridge of Time: A Paul Simon Retrospective (1964–2011) Released: October 15, 2013 Label: Legacy Recordings | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | ? | |
| 2015 | The Ultimate Collection Released: April 12, 2015 Label: Sony | — | 38 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 1 | BPI: Platinum |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### Box sets

List of box sets, with selected chart positions and certifications :
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
| Year | Album details | US | Certifications |
| 1993 | Paul Simon 1964/1993 Released: September 28, 1993 Label: Warner Bros. | 173 | RIAA: Gold |
| 2004 | The Studio Recordings, 1972–2000 Released: June 29, 2004 Label: Rhino | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||

## Singles

* NB: This discography does not include singles released under the pseudonym "Tom & Jerry" with Art Garfunkel or singles released by Simon & Garfunkel

### Singles recorded under pseudonyms

| Year | A-side / B-side | Chart positions | Ref(s) |
| Year | A-side / B-side | US | Ref(s) |
| 1958 | "True or False" / "Teenage Fool" | — | |
| 1959 | "Anna Belle" / "Loneliness" | — | |
| 1959 | "Don't Take the Stars" / "So Tenderly" | — | |
| 1960 | "Just a Boy" / "Shy" | — | |
| 1960 | "Just a Boy" / "I'd Like to Be" | — | |
| 1960 | "All Through the Night" / "(I Begin) To Think Again of You" | — | |
| 1960 | "Swanee" / "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye" | — | |
| 1961 | "I Wish I Weren't in Love" / "I'm Lonely" | — | |
| 1961 | "Play Me a Sad Song" / "It Means a Lot to Them" | — | |
| 1961 | "Motorcycle" / "I Don't Believe Them" | 99 | |
| 1962 | "Express Train" / "Wildflower" | — | |
| 1962 | "Cry, Little Boy, Cry" / "Get Up and Do the Wobble" | — | |
| 1962 | "The Lone Teen Ranger" / "Lisa" | 97 | |
| 1962 | "Cards of Love" / "Noise" | — | |
| 1963 | "He Was My Brother" / "Carlos Dominguez" | — | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released. ||||

#### Notes

* A ^ as True Taylor
* B ^ as Jerry Landis
* C ^ as a member of The Mystics
* D ^ as a member of Tico & The Triumphs
* E ^ as Paul Kane

### Solo singles

| Year | Title 'A' / Title 'B' | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Chart positions | Album |
| Year | Title 'A' / Title 'B' | US Hot 100 | US Cashbox | US AC | US Main | UK | CAN | AUS | FRA | NLD | NOR | Album |
| 1965 | "I Am a Rock" / "Leaves That Are Green" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Paul Simon Songbook |
| 1972 | "Mother and Child Reunion" / "Paranoia Blues" | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 6 | 3 | Paul Simon |
| 1972 | "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" / "Congratulations" | 22 | 7 | 6 | — | 15 | 6 | 40 | — | 26 | — | Paul Simon |
| 1972 | "Duncan" / "Run That Body Down" | 52 | 58 | 30 | — | — | — | 86 | — | — | — | Paul Simon |
| 1973 | "Kodachrome" / "Tenderness" | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 31 | 8 | 15 | — | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 1973 | "Loves Me Like a Rock" / "Learn How to Fall" | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 39 | 5 | 30 | — | 27 | — | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 1973 | "American Tune" / "One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor" | 35 | 27 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 1973 | "Take Me to the Mardi Gras" / "Something So Right" | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 1973 | "Something So Right" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 1973 | "St. Judy's Comet" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | There Goes Rhymin' Simon |
| 1974 | "The Sound of Silence" / "Mother and Child Reunion" | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' |
| 1975 | "Gone at Last" with Phoebe Snow and The Jessy Dixon Singers / "Tenderness" | 23 | 20 | 9 | — | — | — | 95 | — | — | — | Still Crazy After All These Years |
| 1975 | "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" / "Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy" | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 23 | 1 | 35 | 2 | — | — | Still Crazy After All These Years |
| 1976 | "Still Crazy After All These Years" / "I Do It for Your Love" | 40 | 45 | 5 | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | — | — | Still Crazy After All These Years |
| 1976 | "Have a Good Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | Still Crazy After All These Years |
| 1977 | "Slip Slidin' Away" / "Something So Right" | 5 | 6 | 4 | — | 36 | 2 | 35 | 10 | — | — | Greatest Hits, Etc. |
| 1978 | "Wonderful World" (with Art Garfunkel and James Taylor) / "Wooden Planes" (Art Garfunkel solo) | 17 | 15 | 1 | — | — | 5 | 47 | — | — | — | Watermark |
| 1978 | "Stranded in a Limousine" / "Have a Good Time" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits, Etc. |
| 1980 | "Late in the Evening" / "How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns" | 6 | 9 | 7 | — | 58 | 19 | 34 | — | 11 | — | One-Trick Pony |
| 1980 | "One-Trick Pony" / "Long, Long Day" | 40 | 52 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One-Trick Pony |
| 1981 | "Oh, Marion" / "God Bless the Absentee" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | One-Trick Pony |
| 1983 | "The Blues" (with Randy Newman) / "Same Girl" (Randy Newman solo) | 51 | — | 36 | — | — | — | 100 | — | 48 | — | Trouble in Paradise |
| 1983 | "Allergies" / "Think Too Much (B)" | 44 | 48 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | Hearts and Bones |
| 1984 | "Think Too Much (A)" / "Song About the Moon" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hearts and Bones |
| 1986 | "You Can Call Me Al" / "Gumboots" | 23 | 26 | 15 | 42 | 4 | 11 | 2 | 16 | 5 | — | Graceland |
| 1986 | "Graceland" / "Hearts and Bones" | 81 | 69 | 34 | 38 | 98 | 71 | 62 | — | 79 | — | Graceland |
| 1987 | "The Boy in the Bubble" / "Crazy Love, Vol. II" | 86 | — | — | 15 | 26 | — | 46 | — | 16 | — | Graceland |
| 1987 | "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" / "All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints" | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | 69 | — | 85 | — | Graceland |
| 1987 | "Under African Skies" / "I Know What I Know" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Graceland |
| 1988 | "Mother and Child Reunion" / Train in The Distance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Negotiations and Love Songs |
| 1990 | "The Obvious Child" "The Rhythm of The Saints" | 92 | – | – | 21 | 15 | 28 | 42 | – | 12 | – | The Rhythm of the Saints |
| 1990 | "Proof" / "The Cool, Cool River" | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | 134 | — | — | — | The Rhythm of the Saints |
| 1990 | "Born at the Right Time" / "Further to Fly" | — | — | — | — | 107 | — | — | — | — | — | The Rhythm of the Saints |
| 1991 | "Still Crazy After All These Years" (live) / The Sound of Silence (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paul Simon's Concert in the Park |
| 1995 | "Something So Right" (with Annie Lennox) | — | — | — | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | Medusa |
| 2000 | "Old" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You're the One |
| 2000 | "You're the One" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You're the One |
| 2002 | "Father and Daughter" / "Father and Daughter (Instrumental)" | — | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Wild Thornberrys Movie |
| 2006 | "Father and Daughter" / "Another Galaxy" | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | Surprise |
| 2006 | "That's Me" | — | — | — | — | 156 | — | — | — | — | — | Surprise |
| 2006 | "Outrageous" | — | — | — | — | 194 | — | — | — | — | — | Surprise |
| 2010 | "Getting Ready for Christmas Day" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Beautiful or So What |
| 2011 | "The Afterlife" | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | So Beautiful or So What |
| 2012 | "The Boxer" (with Jerry Douglas feat. Mumford & Sons) | — | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | Babel |
| 2016 | "Wristband" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stranger to Stranger |
| 2016 | "Cool Papa Bell" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stranger to Stranger |
| 2016 | "The Werewolf" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Stranger to Stranger |
Notes
* A ^ Released only in the UK as CBS 201797
* B ^ Only the B-Side 'Run That Body Down' charted in Australia.
* C ^ A-side with the Dixie Hummingbirds
* D ^ A-side with the Oak Ridge Boys
* E ^ Also charted at No. 24 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
* F ^ Charted at No. 4 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart.
* G ^ Charted at No. 14 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart.

## Other appearances
### Studio

| Year | Song | Album | Notes |
| 1997 | "Ten Years" | Carnival! | originally recorded for The Oprah Winfrey Show |
| 2010 | "Biko" | And I'll Scratch Yours | released as a single in 2010, then featured on I'll Scratch Yours in 2013 |

### Live

| Year | Song | Album |
| 1994 | "Graceland" (live version) | The Unplugged Collection, Volume One |
| 2010 | "You Can Call Me Al" | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts |
| 2010 | "The Wanderer" (with Dion DiMucci) | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts |
| 2010 | "Here Comes the Sun" (with David Crosby and Graham Nash) | The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts |

### Guest

| Year | Song | Album |
| 1989 | "Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star" (with Dion) | Yo Frankie |
| 1996 | "Rockabilly Music" and "A Mile Out of Memphis" (with Carl Perkins) | Go Cat Go |
| 2007 | "Fast Car" | Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant |
| 2012 | "The Boxer" (with Jerry Douglas and Mumford & Sons) | Traveler and Babel |
| 2015 | "New York Is My Home" (with Dion) | New York Is My Home |
| 2020 | "Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)" (with Dion) | Blues with Friends |
| 2024 | "Um vento passou" | Milton + Esperanza |

## Videography

Source:
* 1977 The Paul Simon Special (TV, bootleg DVD)
* 1981 Paul Simon in Concert (VHS, Laserdisc; DVD 2003, 2008)
* 1987 Graceland: The African Concert (VHS, Laserdisc; DVD 1999)
* 1987 The All-Star Gospel Session (VHS, bootleg DVD)
* 1991 Paul Simon's Concert in the Park (VHS, Laserdisc; DVD 2018)
* 2000 You're the One—In Concert (DVD)
* 2009 Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (DVD, Blu-ray)
* 2011 So Beautiful or So What (Deluxe Limited Edition) (CD/DVD)
* 2012 Live in New York City (DVD, Blu-ray)
* 2017 The Concert in Hyde Park (DVD, Blu-ray)

### Music videos

| Year | Title | Album |
| 1980 | "Late in the Evening" | One-Trick Pony |
| 1984 | "René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War" | Hearts and Bones |
| 1984 | "Think Too Much (a)" | Hearts and Bones |
| 1986 | "You Can Call Me Al" (2 versions) | Graceland |
| 1986 | "The Boy in the Bubble" | Graceland |
| 1987 | "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" | Graceland |
| 1988 | "Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" | Negotiations and Love Songs |
| 1990 | "The Obvious Child" | The Rhythm of the Saints |
| 1990 | "Proof" | The Rhythm of the Saints |
| 1993 | "Thelma" | Paul Simon 1964/1993 |
| 2002 | "Father and Daughter" | The Wild Thornberrys Movie Soundtrack and Surprise |
| 2006 | "Outrageous" | Surprise |
| 2010 | "Getting Ready for Christmas Day" (2 versions) | So Beautiful or So What |
| 2016 | "Wristband" | Stranger to Stranger |