Since her debut album in 1968, Canadian musician Joni Mitchell has released 19 studio albums, most recently 2007's Shine. Her most commercially successful period was the early-mid 1970s, which included 1970's Ladies of the Canyon, 1971's Blue and 1974's Court and Spark, all three of which reached Platinum status in the US.
| Joni Mitchell discography | |
|---|---|
 Mitchell performing in concert in 1983 | |
| Studio albums | 19 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Tribute albums | 2 |
| Singles | 33 |
| Video albums | 8 |
| Music videos | 28 |
In the United States alone, Mitchell has accrued record sales of 7 million certified by the RIAA. In the UK, she has certified sales in excess of 1.3 million copies.
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
NOR [3] |
NZ [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] |
US [7] | ||||
| Song to a Seagull |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | ||
| Clouds |
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22 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||
| Ladies of the Canyon |
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16 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | ||
| Blue |
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9 | — | 24 | — | — | 3 | 15 | ||
| For the Roses |
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5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
| Court and Spark |
|
1 | 34 | 18 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| The Hissing of Summer Lawns |
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7 | 62 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| Hejira |
|
22 | 38 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | ||
| Don Juan's Reckless Daughter |
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28 | 39 | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | ||
| Mingus |
|
37 | 44 | — | 27 | 48 | 24 | 17 |
| |
| Wild Things Run Fast |
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33 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 32 | 25 | ||
| Dog Eat Dog |
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44 | 86 | — | 30 | 27 | 57 | 63 | ||
| Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm |
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23 | 44 | — | 18 | 37 | 26 | 45 | ||
| Night Ride Home |
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30 | 55 | — | 40 | 43 | 25 | 41 | ||
| Turbulent Indigo |
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24 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 47 |
| |
| Taming the Tiger |
|
86 | — | 25 | — | — | 57 | 75 | ||
| Both Sides Now |
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19 | — | 20 | — | — | 50 | 66 |
| |
| Travelogue |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Shine |
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13 | 71 | 10 | — | 25 | 36 | 14 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Live albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
NOR [3] |
NZ [4] |
UK [6] |
US [7] | |||
| Miles of Aisles |
|
13 | 46 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
|
| Shadows and Light |
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73 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 63 | 38 | |
| Amchitka – October 16, 1970 (with James Taylor and Phil Ochs) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Canterbury House – 1967 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969 |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Joni Mitchell at Newport |
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— | — | — | — | 52 | 167 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] |
US [7] | |||
| Hits |
|
— | 161 | |
| Misses |
|
— | — | |
| The Complete Geffen Recordings |
|
— | — | |
| The Beginning of Survival |
|
— | — | |
| Dreamland |
|
43 | 177 | |
| Starbucks Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell |
|
— | — | |
| Songs of a Prairie Girl |
|
— | — | |
| Studio Albums 1968–1979 |
|
— | — | |
| Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced |
|
— | — | |
| Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967) |
|
— | — | |
| Early Joni – 1963 |
|
— | — | |
| Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967): Highlights |
|
— | — | |
| The Reprise Albums (1968–1971) |
|
42 | — | |
| Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) |
|
— | — | |
| Blue Highlights – Demos/ Outtakes / Live |
|
— | 150 | |
| The Asylum Albums (1972–1975) |
|
— | — | |
| Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975) |
|
— | — | |
| Court and Spark Demos |
|
— | — | |
| The Asylum Albums (1976–1980) |
|
— | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Tribute albums
edit- Various Artists – A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2007)
- Herbie Hancock – River: The Joni Letters (2007)
Extended plays
edit| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) |
|
Singles
edit| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [14] |
CAN AC [15] |
AUS [2] |
UK [6] |
US [16] |
US AC [17] |
US Main [18] | ||||
| "Night in the City" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Song to a Seagull | |
| "Chelsea Morning" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clouds | |
| "Big Yellow Taxi"[A] | 1970 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 33 | — | Ladies of the Canyon | |
| "Carey" | 1971 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 93 | — | — | Blue | |
| "California" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" | 1972 | 10 | 3 | 37 | — | 25 | 13 | — | For the Roses | |
| "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Raised on Robbery" | 51 | 27 | — | — | 65 | 40 | — | Court and Spark | ||
| "Help Me" | 1974 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | ||
| "Free Man in Paris" | 16 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 2 | — | |||
| "Big Yellow Taxi" (live) | 54 | — | — | — | 24 | 27 | — | Miles of Aisles | ||
| "Carey" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "In France They Kiss on Main Street" | 1976 | 19 | 33 | — | — | 66 | 32 | — | The Hissing of Summer Lawns | |
| "Coyote" | 1977 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hejira | |
| "Off Night Backstreet" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don Juan's Reckless Daughter | |
| "Jericho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mingus | |
| "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (live) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | Shadows and Light | |
| "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | Wild Things Run Fast | |
| "Chinese Café (Unchained Melody)" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Underneath The Streetlight" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Good Friends" | 1985 | — | 12 | — | — | 85 | — | 28 | Dog Eat Dog | |
| "Shiny Toys" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Secret Place" | 1988 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | |
| "Snakes and Ladders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| "Cool Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Night Ride Home" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night Ride Home | |
| "Come in from the Cold" | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "How Do You Stop" | 1994 | 56 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | Turbulent Indigo | |
| "Sex Kills" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sunny Sunday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Crazy Cries of Love" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Taming the Tiger | |
| "Both Sides, Now" | 2000 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Both Sides Now | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
Notes
- A^ "Big Yellow Taxi" also peaked at #19 on the Dutch Singles Chart.[20]
Guest singles
edit| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [14] |
AUS [21] |
FRA [22] |
GER [23] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [24] |
UK [6] |
US Dance [25] | |||||
| 1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" | Janet Jackson (with Q-Tip) | 19 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
|
The Velvet Rope |
Other charted songs
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Dig. [26] |
US Dig. [27] |
US Rock Dig. [28] | |||
| 2022 | "Both Sides, Now" | 32 | 20 | 4 | Clouds |
Videography
editVideo albums
edit| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Shadows and Light |
|
| Refuge of the Roads |
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| Come In From The Cold |
|
| Painting with Words and Music |
|
| Woman of Heart and Mind (A Life Story) |
|
| The Fiddle and the Drum |
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| Both Sides Now (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970) |
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| Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
|
Music videos
edit| Year | Title | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Woodstock" (Live) | Message to Love (1995) | Murray Lerner[29] |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | |||
| 1971 | "Both Sides, Now" | Clouds | John D. Wilson[30][31] |
| 1972 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | Ladies of the Canyon | |
| 1974 | "Help Me" (Live) | Court and Spark | Colin Strong[32] |
| 1976 | "Hejira" | Hejira | Unknown[33] |
| 1983 | "Chinese Cafe" | Refuge of the Roads | Joni Mitchell[34] |
| 1985 | "Dog Eat Dog" (Live at Farm Aid) | Dog Eat Dog | Unknown[35] |
| "Good Friends" | Jim Blashfield[36] | ||
| 1986 | "Shiny Toys" | Unknown[37] | |
| 1988 | "My Secret Place" (with Peter Gabriel) | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | Anton Corbijn[38] |
| "Dancin' Clown" | Unknown[39] | ||
| "The Beat of Black Wings" | Jim Shea & Joni Mitchell[40] | ||
| "Lakota" | Unknown[41] | ||
| 1989 | "Spirit of the Forest" (Gentlemen Without Weapons) | Non-album charity single | Storm Thorgerson[42] |
| 1991 | "Night Ride Home" | Night Ride Home | Rocky Schenck[43][44][45][46][47][48] |
| "Come in from the Cold" | |||
| "Nothing Can Be Done" | |||
| "Two Grey Rooms" | |||
| "Passion Play (When All the Slaves Are Free)" | |||
| 1995 | "How Do You Stop?" (with Seal) | Turbulent Indigo | |
| 1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" (Janet Jackson) | The Velvet Rope | Mark Romanek[49] |
| 1998 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | Painting with Words and Music | Joan Tosoni[50][51] |
| 2000 | "Both Sides, Now" (Live) | An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (TV Special) | Louis J. Horvitz[52] |
| 2008 | "River" (Live with Herbie Hancock) | River: The Joni Letters | Jon Hill[53] |
| 2018 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyric Video) | Ladies of the Canyon | Paul Gardner[54] |
| "Both Sides, Now" (Live) | Both Sides Now (Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970) | Murray Lerner[55][56] | |
| 2021 | "California" (Live) |
References
edit- ^ a b "Search results for "Joni Mitchell" under "Top Albums/CDs"". RPM. Archived from the original on 2017-03-27. Retrieved 2010-06-07.
- ^ a b c David Kent (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970 - 1992. Australian Chart Book, St Ives, N.S.W. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ a b "Norwegian charts portal - Joni Mitchell". VG-lista.
- ^ a b "New Zealand charts portal - Joni Mitchell". charts.nz.
- ^ "Swedish charts portal - Joni Mitchell". swedish charts.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Joni Mitchell | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "British certifications – Joni Mitchell". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved April 27, 2024. Type Joni Mitchell in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Gold & Platinum: Joni Mitchell". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2003 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 27, 2021.
- ^ a b "Gold/Platinum". Music Canada. Retrieved January 3, 2020.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ a b "Search results for "Joni Mitchell" under "Top Singles"". RPM.
- ^ "Search results for "Joni Mitchell" under "AC"". RPM.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Mainstream Rock". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ a b "Canadian certifications – Joni Mitchell". Music Canada. Retrieved April 28, 2022.
- ^ a b "Dutch charts portal - Joni Mitchell". dutch charts.nl.
- ^ "Australian charts portal - Joni Mitchell". australian-charts.com.
- ^ "Les charts francais - Joni Mitchell". les charts.com.
- ^ "Musicline.de - Janet Jackson - "Got 'til It's Gone"". Media Control. Archived from the original on 2012-02-19. Retrieved 2010-06-06.
- ^ "New Zealand charts portal - Joni Mitchell". charts.nz.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Dance Club Songs". Billboard. Retrieved April 5, 2021.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Canadian Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell Chart History: Rock Digital Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved October 5, 2022.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (Both Sides Now: Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Both Sides, Now | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". fineartsfilms.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Big Yellow Taxi | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". fineartsfilms.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell - Help Me (1974)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell - Hejira (Music Video)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Chinese Cafe | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell - Dog Eat Dog (Live at Farm Aid 1985)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Good Friends | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Shiny Toys | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "My Secret Place | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Dancin' Clown | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "The Beat of Black Wings | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell – Come In From The Cold". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Spirit of the Forest". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Night Ride Home | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Come in from the Cold | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Nothing Can Be Done | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Two Grey Rooms | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell – Come In From The Cold". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "How Do You Stop | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Got 'Till It's Gone [Big Yellow Taxi] | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell – Painting With Words And Music". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (Painting With Words And Music)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Both Sides, Now | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "River - Nissan Live Sets | Joni Mitchell | Music Video". jonimitchell.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell - Big Yellow Taxi (Official Lyric Video)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "Joni Mitchell - Both Sides Now (Live At The Isle Of Wight Festival 1970)". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
- ^ "This is a Homesick Song for California - Joni Mitchell". YouTube.com. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
External links
edit- Joni Mitchell discography at Discogs