Judy Collins discography

Judy Collins discography
Publicity photo of Collins, 1975.
Studio albums36
Live albums9
Compilation albums24 plus
Tribute albums3
Singles21

The discography of Judy Collins, an American singer and songwriter, consists of 36 studio albums, nine live albums, numerous compilation albums, four holiday albums, and 21 singles. She has two Platinum-certified albums, which includes a greatest hits collection, and four Gold-certified albums. Eleven of her singles have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with five of them hitting the Top 40, and twelve have charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, with eleven hitting the Top 40.[1]

Collins's debut album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, was released in 1961 and consisted of traditional folk songs. She had her first charting single with "Hard Lovin' Loser" (No. 97) from her 1966 album In My Life, but it was the lead single from her 1967 album Wildflowers, Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", that gave Collins international prominence. The single reached No. 8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart[2] and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance,[3] while Wildflowers went Gold.[4] Collins experienced the biggest success of her career with her recording of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from her 1975 album Judith. The single peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1975 and then again in 1977 at No. 19, spending 27 non-consecutive weeks on the chart and earning Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female,[3] as well as a Grammy Award for Sondheim for Song of the Year.[5] Judith would also become Collins' best-selling studio album, eventually going Platinum.[4]

In 2017, Collins's rendition of the song "Amazing Grace" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".[6] In 2019 at the age of 80, Collins scored her first No. 1 album on an American Billboard Chart with Winter Stories, a duet album with Jonas Fjeld featuring the Chatham County Line.[7]

Her 2022 release, Spellbound, was her first album to feature all original material.[8] Spellbound was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, her first since Silver Skies Blue with Ari Hest in 2016.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[9] 		AUS
[10] 		CAN
[11] 		UK
[12]
A Maid of Constant Sorrow 1961 — — — —
Golden Apples of the Sun 1962 — — — —
Judy Collins 3 1963 126 — — —
Fifth Album 1965 69 — — —
In My Life 1966 46 — — —
Wildflowers 1967 5 — 5 —
Who Knows Where the Time Goes 1968 29 — 12 —
Whales & Nightingales 1970 15 26 14 16
True Stories and Other Dreams 1973 27 — 9 —
Judith 1975 17 19 19 7
  • RIAA: Platinum[4]
Bread and Roses 1976 25 96 — —
Hard Times for Lovers 1979 54 — 56 —
Running for My Life 1980 142 — — —
Times of Our Lives 1982 190 — — —
Home Again 1984 — — — —
Amazing Grace 1985 — 85 — 34
Trust Your Heart 1987 — — — —
Fires of Eden[13] 1990 — — — —
Baby's Bedtime[14] — — — —
Baby's Morningtime[15] — — — —
Judy Sings Dylan... Just Like a Woman[16] 1993 — — — —
Shameless[17] 1995 — — — —
Voices[18] — — — —
Both Sides Now[19] 1998 — — — —
Classic Broadway[20] 1999 — — — —
Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy 2004 — — — —
Portrait of an American Girl 2005 — — — —
Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney 2007 — — — —
Paradise[21] 2010 —[a] — — —[b]
Bohemian[23] 2011 — — — —
Strangers Again[24] 2015 77 — — —
Silver Skies Blue 2016 — — — —
A Love Letter To Sondheim[25] 2017 — — — —
Everybody Knows (with Stephen Stills) 195 — — —
Winter Stories (with Jonas Fjeld and Chatham County Line) 2019 —[c] — — —
Spellbound 2022 —[d] — — —[e]

Live albums

Album Year Peak chart positions
US
[9] 		CAN
[11]
The Judy Collins Concert 1964 — —
Living 1971 64 49
Sanity and Grace[28] 1989 — —
Live at Newport (1959–1966)[29] 1996 — —
Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap[30] 2000 — —
Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art[31] 2012 — —
Live in Ireland[32] 2014 — —
Winter Stories: Live From The Oslo Opera House 2020 — —
Live at the Town Hall, NYC, 2020 2021 — —

Compilation albums

Album Year Peak chart positions Certifications
US
[9] 		CAN
[11]
Recollections[33] 1969 29 17
Colors of the Day 1972 37 26
  • RIAA: Platinum[4]
So Early in the Spring... The First 15 Years 1977 42 59
Wind Beneath My Wings[34] 1992 — —
Sanity & Grace[35] 1995 — —
Forever: An Anthology 1997 — —
The Very Best of Judy Collins 2001 — —
36 Greatest Hits![36] 2002 — —
Classic Songs[37] 2003 — —
The Essential Judy Collins[38] 2004 — —
Introducing... Judy Collins[39] 2006 — —
Golden Legends: Judy Collins[40] — —
20 Classic Songs[41] 2008 — —
Send in the Clowns: The Collection[42] 2012 — —
Original Album Series[43] 2013 — —
Both Sides Now: The Very Best Of[44] 2014 — —
Drop the Needle On the Hits: Best of Judy Collins[45] 2018 — —
The Elektra Albums, Vol. 1 (1961-1968)[46] 2019 — —
The Elektra Albums, Vol. 2 (1970-1984)[47] — —
White Bird - Anthology of Favorites — —

Other albums

Album Year
Innervoices (Richard Stoltzman with Judy Collins)[48] 1989
Come Rejoice: A Judy Collins Christmas[49] 1994
Christmas at the Biltmore Estate[50] 1997
All on a Wintery Night[51] 2000
Christmas with Judy Collins[52][f] 2013

Singles

Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[53] 		AUS
[10] 		CAN
[54] 		IRL
[55] 		NZ
[56] 		UK
[12]
"I'll Keep It with Mine" 1965 — — — — — — Non-album single
"Hard Lovin' Loser" 1966 97 — — — — — In My Life
"Both Sides, Now" 1968 8 37 6 — — 14 Wildflowers
"Someday Soon" 1969 55 — 37 — — — Who Knows Where the Time Goes
"Chelsea Morning" 78 — 72 — — — Non-album single
"Turn! Turn! Turn!"[g] 69 — 44 — — — Recollections
"Amazing Grace" 1970 15 10 14 12 — 5 Whales & Nightingales
"Open The Door (Song For Judith)" 1971 90 — — — — — Living
"Cook With Honey" 1973 32 — 36 — — — True Stories and Other Dreams
"Send In the Clowns" 1975 19 13 15 3 22 6 Judith
"Special Delivery" 1976 — — — — — — Bread and Roses
"Hard Times For Lovers" 1979 66 — 76 — — — Hard Times For Lovers
"Home Again" (with T.G. Sheppard) 1984 —[h] — — — — — Home Again
"Fires of Eden" 1990 —[i] — — — — — Fires of Eden

Notes

  1. ^ Paradise did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 11 on the Americana/Folk Albums chart.[22]
  2. ^ Paradise did not enter the Official Albums Chart, but it peaked at number 49 on the Official Independent Albums Chart in the UK.[12]
  3. ^ Winter Stories did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 1 on the Bluegrass Albums chart.[26]
  4. ^ Spellbound did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 60 on the Top Current Album Sales chart.[27]
  5. ^ Spellbound did not enter the Official Albums Chart, but it peaked at number 26 on the Official Americana Chart in the UK.[12]
  6. ^ Reissue of All on a Wintry Night with 2 bonus tracks
  7. ^ Collins first released "Turn! Turn! Turn!" on her 1963 album Judy Collins 3.
  8. ^ "Home Again" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but it peaked at number 57 on the Hot Country Songs chart.[57]
  9. ^ "Fires of Eden" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but it peaked at number 31 on the Adult Contemporary chart.[57]

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