Amy Macdonald discography
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The discography of Scottish singer Amy Macdonald consists of six studio albums, four live albums, one compilation album, twenty-four singles and music videos, as well as fifteen additional B-sides. Her debut album, This Is the Life, was released in July 2007, peaking at number one in the United Kingdom, Denmark, the Netherlands, Mexico, Scotland and Switzerland. The title track reached number nineteen on the US Adult Alternative Airplay charts, which resulted in the album charting at number ninety-two on the US Billboard 200.[1] The album spawned an additional four singles – "Poison Prince", "Mr Rock & Roll", "L.A.", and "Run".
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| Amy Macdonald discography | |
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Amy Macdonald performing live during Night of the Proms in Germany, 2022 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 24 |
| B-sides | 15 |
| Music videos | 23 |
Her second album, A Curious Thing, was released in March 2010, peaking at number one in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, number two in Scotland, Belgium, Greece and the Netherlands, and number four in the United Kingdom. The album was supported by its lead single, "Don't Tell Me That It's Over", along with an additional four singles – "Spark", "This Pretty Face", "Love Love" and "Your Time Will Come". Her third album, Life in a Beautiful Light, was released in June 2012, debuting at number one on the Scottish Albums Charts and at number two on the UK Albums Chart.[2] It also reached number one in Germany and Austria.[3][4] It spawned the singles "Slow It Down", "Pride" and "4th of July".
Her fourth album, Under Stars, was released in February 2017, peaking at number two on both the Scottish and UK Albums Chart, whilst reaching number one in Switzerland.[5] The album includes the singles "Dream On", "Automatic" and "Down by the Water". Her fifth studio album, The Human Demands, was released in October 2020, and spawned the singles "The Hudson", "Crazy Shade of Blue" and "Fire". In 2021, she represented Scotland at the Free European Song Contest 2021 with the song "Statues", finishing in fourth place with 77 points.[6]
She released her first compilation album in 2017, Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018), and in 2022, released her first extended play, Don't Tell Me That It's Over. Her sixth studio album, Is This What You've Been Waiting For?, was released on 11 July 2025.[7] As of 2018, her estimated total record sales stood at over 12 million worldwide.[8]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Sales | |||||||||||||||
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| SCO [9] |
UK [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL [12] |
DEN [13] |
GER [14] |
IRE [15] |
NL [16] |
SWE [17] |
SWI [18] | ||||||||||
| This Is the Life |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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| A Curious Thing |
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2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
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| Life in a Beautiful Light |
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1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 34 | 2 |
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| Under Stars |
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2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | — | 2 | 75 | 18 | — | 1 | ||||||||
| The Human Demands |
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2 | 10 | 7 | 44 | — | 4 | — | 42 | — | 2 | ||||||||
| Is This What You've Been Waiting For? |
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1 | 8 | 3 | 17 | — | 4 | — | 56 | — | 3 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
Live albums
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||
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| SWI [18] | |||||||||||||||||||
| Live from Glasgow |
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| iTunes Festival: London 2010 |
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| Love Love UK & European Arena Tour LIVE 2010 |
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| Under Stars (Live in Berlin) |
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| "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | Details |
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| Don't Tell Me That It's Over |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) |
Album | |||||||||||||||||
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| SCO [30] |
UK [10] |
AUT [11] |
BEL [12] |
DEN [13] |
GER [14] |
NL [16] |
NOR [31] |
SWE [17] |
SWI [18] | ||||||||||||
| "Poison Prince" | 2007 | 20 | 141 | — | — | — | 66 | — | — | — | 58 | This Is the Life | |||||||||
| "Mr Rock & Roll" | 1 | 12 | 19 | 4 | — | 21 | 7 | 20 | 59 | 3 | |||||||||||
| "L.A." | 5 | 48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "This Is the Life" | 17 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||
| "Run" | 2008 | 16 | 75 | — | 64 | — | 36 | 96 | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" | 2010 | 21 | 48 | 10 | 7 | — | 6 | 29 | — | — | 4 |
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A Curious Thing | ||||||||
| "Spark" | — | — | 74 | 44 | — | 56 | — | — | — | 62 | |||||||||||
| "This Pretty Face" | 92 | 138 | 56 | 64 | — | 49 | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Love Love" | — | 183 | — | 63 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Your Time Will Come" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Slow It Down" | 2012 | 16 | 45 | 43 | 65 | — | 38 | — | — | — | 24 |
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Life in a Beautiful Light | ||||||||
| "Pride" | 87 | 187 | — | 89 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "4th of July" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Dream On" | 2017 | 28 | —[A] | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | Under Stars | |||||||||
| "Automatic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Down by the Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "This Christmas Day" | 57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Woman of the World" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Woman of the World (The Best of 2007–2018) | |||||||||
| "This Time's Everything" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "The Hudson" | 2020 | 12 | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Human Demands | |||||||||
| "Crazy Shade of Blue" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Fire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Statues"[38] | 2021 | — | —[C] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Bridges"[40] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?"[41] | 2025 | — | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Is This What You've Been Waiting For? | |||||||||
| "Forward" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Can You Hear Me?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||||||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Tread Lightly" | 2013 | A Concert for Kirsty MacColl[43] |
| "Fairytale of New York" (with Dave Duffy) | ||
| "Oh My Love" (Rea Garvey feat. Amy MacDonald) |
2014 | Pride |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Poison Prince" | 2007 | |
| "Mr Rock & Roll" | Philip Clyde-Smith | |
| "L.A." | Dani Jacobs | |
| "This Is the Life" | Lindy Heyman | |
| "Run" | 2008 | |
| "Poison Prince" (2008 version) |
Philip Clyde-Smith | |
| "Don't Tell Me That It's Over" | 2010 | |
| "Spark" | ||
| "This Pretty Face" | ||
| "Love Love" | ||
| "Your Time Will Come" | Philip Clyde-Smith | |
| "Slow It Down" | 2012 | Pip |
| "Pride" | ||
| "4th of July" | 2013 | |
| "Dream On" | 2017 | |
| "Automatic" | ||
| "Down by the Water" | Chris Turner | |
| "This Christmas Day" | ||
| "Woman of the World" | 2018 | |
| "The Hudson" | 2020 | Rubber |
| "Crazy Shade of Blue" | Jackson Ducasse | |
| "Fire" | ||
| "Statues" | 2021 | |
| "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" | 2025 | |
| "Can You Hear Me?" | Chris Turner | |
| "I’m Done (Games That You Play)" |
Notes
- "Dream On" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 62 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[36]
- "The Hudson" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 55 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[37]
- "Statues" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 58 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[39]
- "Is This What You've Been Waiting For?" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[42]