Cat Stevens discography
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The discography of British singer and songwriter Cat Stevens (also known as Yusuf, Yusuf Islam, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens) consists of 17 studio albums, one soundtrack album, six live albums, 34 compilation albums, 57 singles, four video albums, and 21 music videos.
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Studio albums17
Soundtrack albums1
Live albums6
Compilation albums34
| Cat Stevens discography | |
|---|---|
Stevens in 1971 | |
| Studio albums | 17 |
| Soundtrack albums | 1 |
| Live albums | 6 |
| Compilation albums | 34 |
| Singles | 57 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 21 |
In March 1967, Cat Stevens's debut album Matthew & Son was released by Deram Records, followed by New Masters later that year. In 1968, Stevens contracted tuberculosis, putting a stop to his career. He would emerge with a new sound, beard, and a contract with Island. In the years following, he recorded several hit albums, including Mona Bone Jakon (1970), Tea for the Tillerman (1970), Teaser and the Firecat (1971), Catch Bull at Four (1972), Foreigner (1973), and Buddha and the Chocolate Box (1974). In June 1974, while in Australia, Cat Stevens was presented with a plaque representing the sale of 40 Gold Records, the largest number ever presented to an artist in Australia.[1] He also recorded the soundtrack for the film Harold and Maude during this time.
As the 1970s progressed, he continued to release albums (Numbers, Izitso, and Back to Earth) but these were not as well received as their predecessors. In December 1977, after a long quest for spiritual truth, Stevens converted to the religion of Islam. He would change his name to Yusuf Islam and disappear out of the public eye for years. In the late 1990s and early 2000s, he recorded some Islamic music, most of which would later be compiled into the compilation Footsteps in the Light (2006). In 2006, he returned to secular music with the album An Other Cup. Since then, he has continued to release new music.
Albums
As Cat Stevens
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [6] |
NOR [7] |
NZ [8] |
SPA [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | ||||||||||||
| Matthew & Son | * Released: 10 March 1967
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7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | ||||||||||
| New Masters |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||
| Mona Bone Jakon | * Released: 24 April 1970 | 63 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 164 | ||||||||||
| Tea for the Tillerman |
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20 | 2 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 25 | 20 | — | — | 8 | ||||||||||
| Teaser and the Firecat | * Released: 1 October 1971[16]
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2 | 1 | — | 2 | 23 | 2 | 25 | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||
| Catch Bull at Four | * Released: 27 September 1972
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2 | 1 | — | 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 2 | — | 1 |
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| Foreigner | * Released: 25 July 1973
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3 | 4 | — | 5 | 18 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3 | ||||||||||
| Buddha and the Chocolate Box | * Released: March 1974
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3 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 34 | 5 | — | 2 | — | 2 | ||||||||||
| Numbers | * Released: November 1975
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— | 85 | — | 4 | 20 | 14 | — | 12 | 9 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Izitso | * Released: 28 May 1977
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18 | 39 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 13 | 39 | 10 | 15 | 7 | ||||||||||
| Back to Earth | * Released: 3 December 1978
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— | 89 | — | 31 | 32 | 17 | — | 14 | — | 33 | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [11] | |||||||||
| 1974 | Saturnight
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| 2004 | Majikat
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| 2008 | Tea for the Tillerman: Live (DVD)
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [19][3] |
AUT [20] |
CAN [5][21] |
GER [6] |
NOR [22] |
NZ [8] |
SPA [9] |
SWE [10] |
US [11] | |||||||||||
| 1970 | The World of Cat Stevens
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1971 | Matthew & Son / New Masters
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | |||||||||
| 1971 | Very Young and Early Songs
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | |||||||||
| 1972 | The View from the Top[23][24]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1972 | Harold and Maude
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1972 | Cat Stevens's Early Songs
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1973 | The Best of Cat Stevens
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1973 | Cat Stevens
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1975 | Greatest Hits | 2 | 41 | — | 1 | — | 14 | — | 19 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1975 | 20 Super Hits by Cat Stevens
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1977 | Cat's Cradle
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1978 | The Best of Cat Stevens Volume 2
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| 1978 | Steve Adams Georgiou - Cat Stevens
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1981 | Morning Has Broken
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— | — | 12 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1981 | The First Cut is the Deepest
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1984 | Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
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— | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 165 | |||||||||
| 1985 | The Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1987 | Classics, Volume 24
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 1989 | First Cuts
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1990 | The Very Best of Cat Stevens
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— | 6 | 22 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1990 | Harmonic Expressions
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1993 | The Early Tapes
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1996 | Three - Numbers, Izitso, Back to Earth
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 1999 | Remember Cat Stevens – The Ultimate Collection
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31 | 10 | 12 | — | 20 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 11 | — | |||||||||
| 2000 | The Very Best of Cat Stevens
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6 | 6 | 44 | — | 89 | — | 7 | 19 | 2 | 58 | |||||||||
| 2001 | Cat Stevens (box set)
aka In Search of the Centre of the Universe and On the Road to Find Out
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| 2005 | Gold
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| 2005 | Chronicles
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2007 | 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection – The Best of Cat Stevens
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— | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| 2007 | Harold and Maude Soundtrack by Cat Stevens
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 [28] |
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| 2010 | 4 Original Albums
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | — | |||||||||
| 2011 | Icon
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||||||||
As Yusuf Islam
Studio albums
- 1995: The Life of the Last Prophet
- 1999: Prayers of the Last Prophet
- 2000: A Is for Allah
- 2001: Bismillah
- 2002: In Praise of the Last Prophet
- 2003: I Look I See
- 2008: I Look, I See 2
- 2014: The Story of Adam and Creation
Live albums
- 2004: Night of Remembrance (Live at the Royal Albert Hall)
Compilation albums
- 2000: I Have No Cannons That Roar
- 2006: Footsteps in the Light
- 2008: Various Artists, Songs for Survival (contributed one track—"Edge of Existence")
Singles
- 2003: Peace Train '03 / Angel of War
- 2005: Indian Ocean
As Yusuf
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [19] |
AUT [20] |
GER [6] |
FRA [29] |
NLD [30] |
NOR [22] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [31] |
US [11] | |||||||||||
| 2006 | An Other Cup | 20 | — | 2 | 2 | 81 | 69 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 52 | |||||||||
| 2009 | Roadsinger | 10 | 35 | 10 | 9 | 88 | 71 | — | 41 | 43 | 41 |
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| 2014 | Tell 'Em I'm Gone
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22 | 24 | 15 | 26 | 90 | — | — | — | 39 | 24 | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
As Yusuf / Cat Stevens
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [35] |
AUT [20] |
GER [6] |
FRA [29] |
SPA [36] |
SWI [31] |
US [11] | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | The Laughing Apple
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23 | 59 | 26 | 4 | 139 | 79 | 33 | 114 | ||||||||||||
| 2020 | Tea for the Tillerman 2
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4 | 50 | — | — | 161 | — | 45 | 85 | ||||||||||||
| 2023 | King of a Land
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49 | — | 32 [38] |
10 | — | — | 32 | — | ||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
Singles
As Cat Stevens
| Year | Single / B-side | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN [5] |
CAN AC [5] |
GER [6] |
NLD [30] |
NZ [39] |
SPA [9] |
US [40] |
US AC [41] | |||||
| 1966 | "I Love My Dog"
b/w "Portobello Road" |
28 | — | 47 | — | — | 21 | — | — | 118 | — | Matthew and Son | ||
| "Matthew and Son"
b/w "Granny" |
2 | 11 | 84 | — | 25 | — | 1 | 20 | 115 | — | ||||
| 1967 | "I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun"
b/w "School is Out" |
6 | 54 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "A Bad Night"
b/w "The Laughing Apple" |
20 | 87 | — | — | — | 30 | 15 | — | — | — | ||||
| "Kitty"[A]b/w "Blackness of the Night" | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | New Masters | |||
| 1968 | "Lovely City (When Do You Laugh?)"
b/w "Image of Hell" |
— | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Here Comes My Wife"
b/w "It's a Super (Dupa) Life" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | "Where Are You"
b/w "The View from the Top" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1970 | "Lady D'Arbanville"
b/w "I Wish, I Wish" |
8 | 20 | 69 | — | 23 | 2 | 16 | 11 | — | — | Mona Bone Jakon | ||
| "Father and Son"
b/w "Moonshadow" |
52[B] | 18 | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | Tea for the Tillerman | |||
| 1971 | "Wild World"
b/w "Miles from Nowhere" |
52[C] | — | 14 | 32 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | |||
| "Moonshadow"
b/w "Father and Son" |
22 | — | 26 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 10 | Teaser and the Firecat | |||
| "Ruby Love"
b/w "Miles from Nowhere" (FR, GR) "Longer Boats" (DE, ES, Benelux) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tuesday's Dead"
b/w "Miles from Nowhere" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sad Lisa"
b/w "Wild World" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Peace Train"
b/w "Where Do the Children Play?" (US, CA, Europe) "Tuesday's Dead" (UK) |
— | 3 | 3 | 22 | — | 7 | 2 | — | 7 | 1 | ||||
| 1972 | "Morning Has Broken"
b/w "I Want to Live in a Wigwam" |
9 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 1 | |||
| "Sitting"
b/w "Crab Dance" |
— | 34 | 14 | 38 | — | — | 4 | — | 16 | 17 | Catch Bull at Four | |||
| 1973 | "Can't Keep It In"
b/w "Crab Dance" |
13 | 82 | — | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Hurt"
b/w "Silent Sunlight" |
— | 30 | 25 | 27 | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | 38 | Foreigner | |||
| 1974 | "Oh Very Young"
b/w "100 I Dream" |
— | 19 | 9 | 6 | 47 | — | 10 | — | 10 | 2 | Buddha and the Chocolate Box | ||
| "Another Saturday Night"
b/w "Home in the Sky" |
19 | 15 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 27 | 10 | — | 6 | 12 | Non-album single | |||
| 1975 | "Ready"
b/w "I Think I See the Light" |
— | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | Buddha and the Chocolate Box | ||
| "Two Fine People"
b/w "A Bad Penny" |
— | 76 | 34 | 23 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 39 | Greatest Hits | |||
| 1976 | "Banapple Gas"
b/w "Ghost Town" |
— | 59 | 65 | — | 37 | 7 | — | — | 41 | — | Numbers | ||
| 1977 | "(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard"
b/w "The Doves" |
44 | 18 | 27 | 14 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 28 | Izitso | ||
| "(I Never Wanted) To Be a Star"
b/w "The Doves" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sweet Jamaica" | — | — | 98 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1978 | "Was Dog a Doughnut?"
b/w "Sweet Jamaica" |
— | — | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | — | |||
| "Child for a Day"
b/w "Kypros" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1979 | "New York Times"
b/w "Nascimento" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | Back to Earth | ||
| "Bad Brakes"
b/w "Nascimento" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 83 | — | ||||
| "Randy"
b/w "Nascimento" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1980 | "Last Love Song"
b/w "Nascimento" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out"
b/w "I Want to Live in a Wigwam" (US) "Daytime" (ES) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 | ||
| 2019 | "Toy Heart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to Earth (Super Deluxe Box Set) | ||
| 2020 | "Butterfly" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||||
As Yusuf / Cat Stevens
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUT [20] |
GER [6] |
IRE [43] |
NLD [30] |
SWE [10] |
SWI [31] | |||||
| 2003 | "Peace Train"
b/w "Angel of War" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Single | ||
| 2004 | "Father and Son" (with Ronan Keating) |
2 | 41 | 27 | 16 | 84 | 37 | 41 | Ronan Keating's album 10 Years of Hits | ||
| 2005 | "Indian Ocean" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold | ||
| 2006 | "Heaven / Where True Love Goes" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | An Other Cup | ||
| "Midday (Avoid City After Dark)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | "Maybe There's a World" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2009 | "Roadsinger" / "Boots and Sand" (featuring Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Roadsinger | ||
| "Thinking 'Bout You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "The Day the World Gets 'Round" (with Klaus Voormann) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | A Sideman's Journey | |||
| 2011 | "My People" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| 2014 | "Dying to Live" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tell 'Em I'm Gone | ||
| 2016 | "I Love My Dog" / "Matthew and Son" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| 2016 | "He Was Alone" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2017 | "See What Love Did to Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Laughing Apple | ||
| "Blackness of the Night" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Northern Wind (Death of Billy the Kid)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You Can Do (Whatever)!" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Mary and the Little Lamb" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2020 | "Where Do the Children Play?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Tea for the Tillerman² | ||
| "On the Road to Find Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Father and Son" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2023 | "Here Comes the Sun" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Take The World Apart" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | King of a Land | |||
| "King of a Land" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "All Nights, All Days" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
Music videos
As Cat Stevens
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Lady D'Arbanville" | Mona Bone Jakon |
| "Father and Son" | Tea for the Tillerman | |
| 1972 | "Moonshadow" (animated short film) | Teaser and the Firecat |
| 1976 | "Banapple Gas" | Numbers |
| 1977 | "(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard" | Izitso |
As Yusuf / Cat Stevens
| Year | Title | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Midday (Avoid City After Dark)" | An Other Cup |
| 2009 | "Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night)" | Roadsinger |
| "Thinking 'Bout You" | ||
| "Boots and Sand" (with only the voices of Paul McCartney and Dolly Parton) | ||
| 2011 | "My People" | non-album |
| 2014 | "You Are My Sunshine" | Tell 'Em I'm Gone |
| "Gold Digger" | ||
| 2017 | "Mary Had a Little Lamb" (animated) | The Laughing Apple |
| 2020 | "Where Do the Children Play?" (re-recorded) (animated) | Tea for the Tillerman² |
| "Wild World" (re-recorded) | ||
| "On the Road to Find Out" (re-recorded) | ||
| "Tea for the Tillerman" (re-recorded) (animated) | ||
| 2023 | "Take the World Apart" (lyric video) | King of a Land |
| "King of a Land" (animated) | ||
| "All Nights, All Days" (animated) | ||
| "Another Night in the Rain" (animated) |
Notes
- Kitty did not enter the RPM Top 100, but peaked at number 26 on the CHUM Chart, 4 March 1968[42]
- Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List".
- Chart entry in 2007.