Paul McCartney discography
Recordings by English musician
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The discography of Paul McCartney consists of 27 studio albums, 5 compilation albums, 10 live albums, 4 extended plays, 132 singles, 2 remix albums, 7 classical albums, 4 electronica albums, 6 box sets, 13 archival box bets and 15 limited release albums. Before his career as a solo artist, McCartney, a founding member of the Beatles, enjoyed unprecedented success.
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Studio albums27
EPs4
Live albums10
Compilation albums5
| Paul McCartney discography | |
|---|---|
McCartney in 1969 | |
| Studio albums | 27 |
| EPs | 4 |
| Live albums | 10 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Remix albums | 2 |
| Singles | 132 |
| Classical albums | 7 |
| Electronica albums | 4 |
| Box sets | 6 |
| Archival box sets | 13 |
| Limited release albums | 15 |
After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and went on to form the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. Under McCartney's leadership, Wings became one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote their US or UK number-one hits, such as "My Love", "Band on the Run", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Silly Love Songs", and "Mull of Kintyre". He resumed his solo career in 1980 and has been touring as a solo artist since 1989. Apart from Wings, his UK or US number-one hits include "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (with Linda), "Coming Up", "Pipes of Peace", "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder), and "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson). McCartney is the first artist to hit number one on the Billboard charts under five different names: the Beatles, Paul & Linda McCartney, Paul McCartney & Wings, Wings, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson.
In 2012, McCartney was ranked eleventh best-selling singles artist in the United Kingdom with 10.2 million singles sold.[1]
In 2010, McCartney started releasing archival album box sets in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection. As of 2020, there have been 14 multi-disc sets released for 13 of his best albums, mostly the first half of his solo career and Wings. These deluxe edition coffee table books include visual materials on DVD, Blu-ray, streaming and limited theatrical engagements.
Albums
Solo and Wings studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3][4] |
BEL [5][6] |
GER [7] |
NLD [8][9] |
NOR [10] |
NZ [11] |
SWE [12] |
SWI [13][14] |
US [15] | |||
| McCartney |
|
2 | 3 | — | 15 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Ram (Paul and Linda McCartney) |
|
1 | 3 | 75 [nb 1] |
22 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | |
| Wild Life (Wings) |
|
11 | 3 | 117 [nb 1] |
47 | 6 | 4 | — | 3 | 88 [nb 1] |
10 | |
| Red Rose Speedway (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
|
5 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 4 | — | 2 | 89 [nb 1] |
1 | |
| Band on the Run (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
|
1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 23 | 5 | 22 | 1 | |
| Venus and Mars (Wings) |
|
1 | 2 | 84 [nb 1] |
11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | |
| Wings at the Speed of Sound (Wings) |
|
2 | 2 | 72 [nb 1] |
32 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | — | 1 | |
| London Town (Wings) |
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4 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | — | 2 | |
| Back to the Egg (Wings) |
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6 | 3 | — | 16 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 5 | — | 8 | |
| McCartney II |
|
1 | 6 | — | 18 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 5 | — | 3 | |
| Tug of War |
|
1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | |
| Pipes of Peace |
|
4 | 9 | 63 [nb 1] |
20 | 11 | 1 | 38 | 4 | 12 | 15 | |
| Give My Regards to Broad Street (soundtrack album) |
|
1 | 10 | — | 25 | 24 | 4 | 25 | 9 | — | 21 | |
| Press to Play |
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8 | 22 | — | 30 | 21 | 8 | — | 17 | 28 | 30 |
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| Снова в СССР (covers album) |
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63 | — | — | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 109 | |
| Flowers in the Dirt |
|
1 | 18 | 54 [nb 1] |
9 | 15 | 1 | — | 2 | 13 | 21 | |
| Off the Ground |
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5 | 8 | — | 2 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 5 | 17 | |
| Flaming Pie |
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2 | 9 | 19 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 11 | 8 | 2 | |
| Run Devil Run (majority covers album) |
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12 | 99 | 44 | 21 | 53 | 12 | — | 23 | 36 | 27 |
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| Driving Rain |
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46 | — | — | 23 | 76 | 18 | — | 19 | — | 26 | |
| Chaos and Creation in the Backyard |
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10 | 33 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 8 | — | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
| Memory Almost Full |
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5 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 3 | 20 | 3 | |
| Kisses on the Bottom (majority covers album) |
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3 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 8 | 12 | 5 |
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| New |
|
3 | 22 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 27 | 9 | 12 | 3 | |
| Egypt Station |
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3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | |
| McCartney III |
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1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| The Boys of Dungeon Lane |
|
1 | 5 [39] |
1 | 2 | 1 | 7 [40] |
9 [41] |
3 [42] |
2 | 5 [43] |
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Classical studio albums
| Title | Album details | UK [2] |
US [15] |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio (with Carl Davis) |
|
— | 177 |
| Standing Stone |
|
— | 194 |
| Working Classical |
|
— | — |
| Ecce Cor Meum |
|
141 | — |
| Ocean's Kingdom |
|
— | 143 |
Other studio albums
| Title | Album | Peak chart positions | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
BEL [44] |
FRA [45][46] |
JPN [47][48] |
NLD [49] |
SPA [50] |
SWI [51] |
US [15] | ||
| The Family Way (by the George Martin Orchestra) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thrillington (Percy "Thrills" Thrillington) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — |
| Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest (The Fireman) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rushes (The Fireman) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Liverpool Sound Collage (Sound collage album, also credited to the Beatles, Super Furry Animals and Youth) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Twin Freaks (with The Freelance Hellraiser) |
|
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Electric Arguments (The Fireman) |
|
79 | 78 | — | — | 66 | — | 88 | 67 |
| McCartney III Imagined (Paul McCartney & various artists) |
23 July 2021 (physical)
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13 | — | 104 | 28 | — | 46 | — | 19 |
Solo and Wings live albums
| Title | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| UK [2] |
BEL [5][6] |
GER [52] |
JPN [47][48] |
NLD [8][9] |
NOR [53][10] |
NZ [54][11] |
SWE [55][12] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wings over America (Wings) |
|
8 | 68 [nb 1] |
9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 33 | — | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tripping the Live Fantastic |
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17 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 |
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| Tripping the Live Fantastic: Highlights! |
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— | — | 28 | — | 35 | 18 | 21 | 27 | 27 | 141 |
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| Unplugged (The Official Bootleg) |
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7 | — | — | 24 | 42 | 13 | — | 20 | 39 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Paul Is Live |
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34 | — | 44 | 16 | 60 | — | — | 23 | — | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Back in the U.S. |
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— | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Back in the World Live |
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5 | 4 | 10 | 196 | 16 | — | — | 12 | 68 | — |
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| Good Evening New York City |
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28 | 76 | 54 | 18 | 21 | 8 | — | 29 | — | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Amoeba Gig |
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82 | 149 | 28 | 24 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| One Hand Clapping (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
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10 | — | 4 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | 11 | 74 [56] |
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Compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3][4] |
AUT [57] |
BEL [6] |
GER [52] |
JPN [47] |
NLD [8][9] |
NOR [53][10] |
NZ [54][11] |
SWE [55][12] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | |||
| Wings Greatest (Wings) |
|
5 | 8 | — | — | 18 | 24 | 8 | 20 | 16 | 32 | — | 29 | |
| All the Best! |
|
2 | 8 | 23 | — | 9 | 11 | 10 | 39 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 62 | |
| Wingspan: Hits and History |
|
5 | 14 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 49 | — | 2 | |
| Pure McCartney |
|
3 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 15 | 50 | 25 | 15 |
|
| Man on the Run (Music from the Motion Picture Soundtrack) | 35[nb 2] | — | 18 | 19 | 19 | 39 | 38 | — | — | 16 | 33 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||||
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Home |
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| Holidays |
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| Family |
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| Love |
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Promotional and limited release albums
| Year | Album | Notes | US [15] |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | The McCartney Interview | Commercially released interview album containing McCartney's interview with Musician magazine. | 158 |
| 1987 | Paul Talks (Paul McCartney In Conversation) | Commercially released interview album containing McCartney's interview with John Lennon's half-sister Julianne Baird. | — |
| 1990 | Paul McCartney Rocks | A US promotional-only compilation released by Capitol Records in 1990 during McCartney's American tour for Flowers in the Dirt which was designed to promote the uptempo songs in McCartney's solo catalog. Includes the UK B-sides "I Wanna Cry" and "Party Party" as well as the 7" remix of "Figure of Eight". | — |
| 1993 | The New World Sampler | Two disc set, contains All the Best! and the new compilation, New World Sampler. | — |
| 1997 | Oobu Joobu – Ecology | Tracks from program No. 5 of McCartney's radio series, included as a bonus disc with Flaming Pie only at Best Buy retail stores. | — |
| 2004 | Paul McCartney's Glastonbury Groove | A compilation of McCartney's favorite songs. | — |
| 2005 | Never Stop Doing What You Love | A compilation available through Fidelity Investments. | — |
| Paul: The US Tour Presented by Lexus | Two disc set, contains Chaos and Creation in the Backyard and the compilation Motor of Love. (While most of the tracks on Motor of Love have been previously released, the collection did include two new live recordings, "Drive My Car" recorded live at Super Bowl XXXIX and "The Long and Winding Road" recorded live in Anaheim, California in 2002.) The compilation was available through Lexus automobile dealerships. | — | |
| Chaos and Creation in the Backyard Interview Disc | Interview disc available through the Chaos and Creation in the Backyard (Special Edition) album. | — | |
| 2007 | iTunes Festival: London | Live EP released exclusively for the iTunes Store on 21 August 2007, featuring live performances from McCartney's 5 July 2007 London appearance. | 190 |
| Amoeba's Secret | Live EP that features tracks recorded during a secret performance at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California, on 27 June 2007. The EP was first released in November 2007 in a limited vinyl edition, and in January 2009 on CD and download formats. | 119 | |
| 2010 | Live in Los Angeles | British and Irish album released exclusively for The Mail on Sunday newspaper on 10 January 2010, featuring live performances from McCartney's concert at Amoeba Music in Hollywood, California, on 27 June 2007. The album includes the four tracks previously available on the Amoeba's Secret EP ("Only Mama Knows", "C Moon", "That Was Me" and "I Saw Her Standing There") as well as eight other tracks ("Drive My Car", "Dance Tonight", "Black Bird", "Here Today", "Back in the U.S.S.R.", "Get Back", "Hey Jude" and "Lady Madonna"). | — |
| 2012 | iTunes Live from Capitol Studios | Released exclusively for the iTunes Store on 16 March 2012. Recorded on 10 February live (with video streamed to iTunes) from Capitol Studios in promotion of Kisses on the Bottom, on the day McCartney received his own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. | — |
| Kisses on the Bottom – Complete Kisses | Released exclusively for the iTunes Store on 26 November 2012. | — | |
| 2014 | The Art of McCartney | A tribute compilation by various artists performing a selection of McCartney's songs. | — |
Notes
Box sets
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GER [52] |
US [15] | ||||||||||||
| Paul McCartney: The CD Collection |
|
— | — | ||||||||||
| The Paul McCartney Collection |
|
— | — | ||||||||||
| Wings 1971–73 (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
|
— | — | ||||||||||
| McCartney I II III |
|
19 | — | ||||||||||
| The 7" Singles Box |
|
— | 126 [61] | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||
Singles
1970s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
BEL [62][63] |
CAN [64][65] |
GER [52] |
IRE [66] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [67] |
NOR [68] |
US [69] | |||||
| 1971 | "Another Day" b/w "Oh Woman, Oh Why" |
2 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 5 | non-album single | ||
| "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey"[nb 3] b/w "Too Many People" (with Linda McCartney) |
— | 5 | — | 1 | 30 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
|
Ram | ||
| "The Back Seat of My Car"[nb 4] b/w "Heart of the Country" (with Linda McCartney) |
39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Eat at Home"[nb 5] b/w "Smile Away" (with Linda McCartney) |
— | 21 | 13 | — | 28 | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | — | ||||
| 1972 | "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" b/w "Give Ireland Back to the Irish (instrumental version)" (Wings) |
16 | 18 | — | 46 | — | 1 | — | — | — | 21 | non-album single | ||
| "Mary Had a Little Lamb" b/w "Little Woman Love" (Wings) |
9 | 17 | — | 41 | — | — | 13 | — | — | 28 | ||||
| "Hi, Hi, Hi" "C Moon" (Wings) |
5 | 29 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 18 | 6 | — | 3 | 10 | ||||
| 1973 | "My Love" b/w "The Mess" (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
9 | 4 | 17 | 2 | 43 | — | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
|
Red Rose Speedway | |
| "Live and Let Die" b/w "I Lie Around" (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
9 [nb 6] |
5 | 32 | 2 | 31 | 20 | 29 | — | 2 | 2 | Live and Let Die | |||
| "Helen Wheels" b/w "Country Dreamer" (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
12 | 17 | 36 | 4 | 33 | — | 23 | — | 3 | 10 | non-album single (UK & Europe) Band on the Run (US) | |||
| "Jet" b/w "Let Me Roll It" "Mamunia" (1st US pressings only) (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
7 | — | 26 43 |
5 | 6 | — | 10 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
|
Band on the Run | ||
| "Mrs. Vandebilt"[nb 7] b/w "Bluebird" (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
— | 41 | 19 35 |
— | 33 | — | 7 | 9 | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | "Band on the Run" b/w "Zoo Gang" (UK) "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
3 | — | 21 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | 1 | |||
| "Junior's Farm" b/w "Sally G" (Paul McCartney and Wings) |
16 | 12 | — | 10 61 |
— | — | — | — | 9 | 3 17 |
non-album single | |||
| "Walking in the Park with Eloise" b/w "Bridge On the River Suite" (The Country Hams) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | "Listen to What the Man Said" b/w "Love in Song" (Wings) |
6 | 14 | 25 | 1 | 42 | 4 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 1 |
|
Venus and Mars | |
| "Letting Go" b/w "You Gave Me the Answer" (Wings) |
41 | 34 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | ||||
| "Venus and Mars/Rock Show" b/w "Magneto and Titanium Man" (Wings) |
— | 34 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | ||||
| 1976 | "Silly Love Songs" b/w "Cook of the House" (Wings) |
2 | 20 | — | 1 | 14 | 1 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 1 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | ||
| "Let 'Em In" b/w "Beware My Love" (Wings) |
2 | 65 | — | 3 | 29 | 2 | 25 | 13 | — | 3 | ||||
| 1977 | "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) b/w "Soily" (Wings) |
28 | — | — | 9 | — | — | 40 | — | — | 10 |
|
Wings over America | |
| "Seaside Woman" b/w "B-side to Seaside" (Suzy And The Red Stripes) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 59 | non-album single | |||
| "Mull of Kintyre" "Girls' School" (Wings) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 44 34 |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — 33 |
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| 1978 | "With a Little Luck" b/w "Backwards Traveler/Cuff-Link" (Wings) |
5 | 11 | 21 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
|
London Town | |
| "I've Had Enough" b/w "Deliver Your Children" (Wings) |
42 | 99 | 27 | 24 | — | 11 | 13 9 |
— | — | 25 | ||||
| "London Town" b/w "I'm Carrying" (Wings) |
60 | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | ||||
| 1979 | "Goodnight Tonight" b/w "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" (Wings) |
5 | 6 | 24 | 2 | 34 | 9 | 24 | 6 | 9 | 5 | non-album single | ||
| "Old Siam, Sir"[nb 8] b/w "Spin It On" (Wings) |
35 | — | — | — | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | Back to the Egg | |||
| "Getting Closer" "Baby's Request" b/w "Spin It On" (US) (Wings) |
60 | 57 | 25 | 18 | — | 24 | 29 | — | — | 20 | ||||
| "Arrow Through Me"[nb 9] b/w "Old Siam, Sir" (Wings) |
— | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | ||||
| "Rockestra Theme"[nb 10] b/w "Old Siam, Sir" (Wings) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Wonderful Christmastime" b/w "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reggae" |
6 [nb 11] |
23 [78] |
26 | — | 7 | 8 | 10 | 20 [79] |
7 | 26 [nb 12] |
non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
1980s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3][81] |
BEL [63] |
CAN [64] |
GER [52] |
IRE [66] |
NLD [9] |
NZ [67] |
NOR [68] |
US [69] | |||||
| 1980 | "Coming Up" "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (Wings) b/w "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" |
2 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 11 | 3 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 1 | McCartney II | ||
| "Waterfalls" b/w "Check My Machine" |
9 | 31 | — | — | 55 | 4 | — | 15 | 9 | 106 | ||||
| "Temporary Secretary" b/w "Secret Friend" |
76 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1982 | "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder) b/w "Rainclouds" "Ebony and Ivory (solo version)" |
1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Tug of War | ||
| "Take It Away" b/w "I'll Give You a Ring" "Dress Me Up as a Robber" |
15 | 18 | 28 | 17 | 46 | 26 | 43 | 30 | 7 | 10 | ||||
| "Tug of War" b/w "Get It" (with Carl Perkins) |
53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 53 | ||||
| "The Girl Is Mine" (with Michael Jackson) b/w "Can't Get Outta the Rain" |
8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 53 | 4 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | Thriller | |||
| 1983 | "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson) b/w "Ode to a Koala Bear" |
2 [nb 13] |
4 | 16 | 1 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 1 | Pipes of Peace | ||
| "Pipes of Peace"[nb 14] "So Bad" |
1 | 36 | 36 | 18 | 43 | 1 | 34 | — | — | 23 |
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| 1984 | "No More Lonely Nights" b/w "Silly Love Songs" (remake) "No More Lonely Nights" (playout version) |
2 | 9 | 28 | 10 | 30 | 2 | 33 | 19 | — | 6 |
|
Give My Regards to Broad Street | |
| "We All Stand Together" b/w "We All Stand Together (humming version)" (with The Frog Chorus) |
3 [nb 15] |
— | 12 | — | 30 | 3 | 7 | — | — | — |
|
non-album single | ||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid) (spoken message on B-side) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 13 | ||||
| 1985 | "Spies Like Us" b/w "My Carnival" (Wings) "Spies Like Us (alternative mix)" (with Art of Noise) |
13 | 55 | 26 | 15 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 7 | |||
| 1986 | "Press" b/w "It's Not True" "Hanglide" |
25 | 47 | 17 | 28 | 53 | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | Press to Play | ||
| "Pretty Little Head" b/w "Write Away" "Angry" |
76 | — | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Stranglehold"[nb 16] b/w "Angry" |
— | — | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 81 | ||||
| "Only Love Remains" b/w "Tough on a Tightrope" "Talk More Talk" |
34 | — | — | 95 | — | 20 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 1987 | "Let It Be" b/w "Let It Be (the gospel jam mix)" "Let It Be (mega message mix)" (as part of Ferry Aid) |
1 | 28 | 3 | — | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — |
|
non-album single | |
| "Once Upon a Long Ago"[nb 17] b/w "Back on My Feet" "Midnight Special" "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" "Lawdy Miss Clawdy" "Kansas City" |
10 | 58 | 4 | 68 | 13 | 4 | 11 | — | — | — | All the Best! (UK/Canada pressings) | |||
| 1989 | "Ferry Cross the Mersey" (with the Christians, Holly Johnson, Gerry Marsden and Stock Aitken Waterman) b/w "Abide with Me" |
1 | 45 | 28 | — | 5 | 1 | 21 | — | 4 | — | non-album single | ||
| "My Brave Face" b/w "Flying to My Home" "I'm Gonna Be a Wheel Someday" "Ain't That a Shame" |
18 | 30 | 16 | 18 | 29 | 6 | 15 | — | 4 | 25 | Flowers in the Dirt | |||
| "This One" b/w "The First Stone" "I Wanna Cry" "I'm In Love Again" "Good Sign" |
18 | 113 | 30 | 60 | 40 | 27 | 31 | — | — | 94 | ||||
| "Figure of Eight" b/w "Où Est le Soleil?" "Loveliest Thing" "Rough Ride" "The Long and Winding Road (remake)" |
42 | — | — | 75 | — | 25 | 42 | — | — | 92 | ||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
1990s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [4][91] |
CAN [64] |
GER [52] |
IRE [66] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [68] |
POL [92] |
SWE [12] |
US [69] | |||||||
| 1990 | "Put It There" b/w "Mama's Little Girl" (Wings) "Same Time Next Year" |
32 | — | 28 | 60 | 17 | 82 | — | — | — | — | Flowers in the Dirt | ||||
| "Birthday" (live) b/w "Good Day Sunshine" (live) "P.S. Love Me Do" (live) "Let 'Em In" (live) |
29 | 102 | 89 | — | 22 | 68 | — | — | — | — | Tripping the Live Fantastic | |||||
| "The Long and Winding Road" (live) b/w "C Moon" (live) "Mull of Kintyre" (live) "Put It There" (live) |
— | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "All My Trials" (live)[nb 18] b/w "C Moon" (live) |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1992 | "Hope of Deliverance" b/w "Big Boys Bickering" "Long Leather Coat" "Kicked Around No More" |
18 | 29 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 26 | 83 |
|
Off the Ground | |||
| 1993 | "C'Mon People" b/w "I Can't Imagine" "Keep Coming Back to Love" "Down to the River" "Deliverance" |
41 | 132[93] | 80 | 41 | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | |||||
| "Off the Ground" b/w "Cosmically Conscious" "Style Style" "Sweet Sweet Memories" "Soggy Noodle" |
— | 66 | 37 | 54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Biker Like an Icon" b/w "Midnight Special" (live) "Things We Said Today" (live) |
— | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1995 | "A Leaf" (featuring Anya Alexeyev) |
156 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Working Classical | ||||
| "Come Together (War Child)" (as part of the Smokin' Mojo Filters) |
19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Help | |||||
| 1997 | "Young Boy"[nb 19] b/w "Looking for You" "Broomstick" "Oobu Joobu (Parts 1 & 2)" |
19 | 60 | 28 | 55 | — | 53 | 19 | 28 | 41 | — | Flaming Pie | ||||
| "The World Tonight" b/w "Used to Be Bad" "Really Love You" "Oobu Joobu (Parts 3 & 4)" |
23 | — | 14 | — | — | 68 | — | 40 | — | 64 | ||||||
| "Beautiful Night"[nb 20] b/w "Love Come Tumbling Down" "Same Love" "Oobu Joobu (Parts 5 & 6)" |
25 | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1999 | "No Other Baby" "Brown Eyed Handsome Man" b/w "Fabulous" |
42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Run Devil Run | ||||
| "Vo!ce" (with Heather Mills) |
87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||
2000s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
BEL [63] |
CAN [94] |
GER [52] |
ITA [95] |
JPN [96] |
NLD [9] |
SPA [97] |
SWE [12] |
US [69] | |||||
| 2001 | "From a Lover to a Friend" b/w "Riding into Jaipur" |
45 | — | 6 | — | — | 92 | 71 | — | — | — | Driving Rain | ||
| "Freedom" b/w "From a Lover to a Friend" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 97 | ||||
| 2004 | "Tropic Island Hum" "We All Stand Together" (with The Frog Chorus) |
21 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (as part of Band Aid 20) b/w "Do They Know It's Christmas?" (1984) "Do They Know It's Christmas? (Live Aid)" |
1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| |||
| 2005 | "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (live)[99] (with U2) b/w "The Long and Winding Road" |
— [nb 21] |
— | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | 48 | Live 8 | ||
| "Fine Line" b/w "Comfort of Love" "Growing Up Falling Down" |
20 | — | — | 70 | 23 | 112 | 28 | 20 | 46 | — | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard | |||
| "Jenny Wren" b/w "Summer of '59" "I Want You to Fly" "This Loving Game" |
22 | — | — | — | — | — | 58 | — | 40 | — | ||||
| 2007 | "Ever Present Past" b/w "House of Wax" "Only Mama Knows" "That Was Me" |
85 | — | — | — | — | 42 | — | — | — | 110 | Memory Almost Full | ||
| "Dance Tonight" b/w "Nod Your Head" |
26 [nb 22] |
24 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 69 | ||||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
2010s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [4] |
BEL [63] |
CZE | FRA [101] |
IRE [66] |
MEX [102] |
NLD [9] |
POL [92] |
US [69] | |||||
| 2011 | "My Valentine" | — | — | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 93 | 10 | — | Kisses on the Bottom | ||
| 2012 | "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" (as part of The Justice Collective) |
1 | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 36 | — | — |
|
non-album single | |
| 2013 | "Out of Sight" (with The Bloody Beetroots & Youth) |
— | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | — | — | Hide | ||
| "New" | — | — | 12 | — | 134 | — | 25 | — | 32 | — | New | |||
| "Queenie Eye" | — | — | 55 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 32 | — | ||||
| 2014 | "Hope for the Future" | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | 49 | — | non-album single | ||
| "Only One" (with Kanye West) |
28 | 8 | 18 | 34 | 30 | 43 | 27 | 82 | — | 35 |
| |||
| 2015 | "FourFiveSeconds" (with Rihanna and Kanye West) |
3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 4 | |||
| "All Day" (with Kanye West, Theophilus London and Allan Kingdom) |
18 | 42 | 37 | 100 | 28 | 52 | — | 93 | — | 15 | ||||
| 2018 | "I Don't Know" "Come On to Me" |
— [nb 23] |
— | 108 18 |
1 | 107 147 |
— | 42 | — | 32 | — | Egypt Station | ||
| "Fuh You" | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | "Get Enough" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Egypt Station – Explorer's Edition | ||
| "Home Tonight" "In a Hurry" |
— | — | 27 | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
2020s
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Digital [111] |
UK Sales [112] |
BEL [113] |
JPN Hot [114] |
NZ Hot [115] |
TWN [116] |
US AC [117] |
US AAA [118] |
US Rock Digital [119] | |||
| 2020 | "Find My Way" | — | — | 37 | — | 15 | 7 | — | 31 | — | McCartney III |
| 2021 | "The Kiss of Venus" (with Dominic Fike) |
— | — | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | — | McCartney III Imagined |
| 2023 | "Say Say Say" (with Kygo and Michael Jackson) |
— | — | 33 | 17 | 38 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single |
| "Let It Be" (with Dolly Parton and Ringo Starr) |
— | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rockstar | |
| 2025 | "My Valentine" (with Barbra Streisand) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two |
| 2026 | "Days We Left Behind" | 17 | 18 | — | 8 | — | — | 22 | — | 7 | The Boys of Dungeon Lane |
| "Home to Us" (with Ringo Starr) |
— | 45 | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Promotional and limited release singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK Air. [120] |
BEL [63] |
JPN [96] |
MEX [102] |
POL |
RUS |
US AC [121] |
US AAA [118] |
US Dance [122] |
US Main. Rock | |||
| 1971 | "Bip Bop" (Wings) |
— | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Wild Life |
| 1989 | "Ou est le Soleil?" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | — | Flowers in the Dirt |
| 1990 | "We Got Married" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | |
| 1991 | "The World You're Coming into" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paul McCartney's Liverpool Oratorio |
| "Save the Child" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993 | "Transpiritual Stomp" (The Fireman) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Strawberries Oceans Ships Forest |
| 1998 | "Rushes" (The Fireman) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Rushes |
| "Fluid (Nitin Sawhney Remixes)" (The Fireman) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1999 | "Run Devil Run" | — | — | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Run Devil Run |
| 2002 | "Your Loving Flame" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | Driving Rain |
| "Lonely Road" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "This Never Happened Before" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 27 | — | — | — | Chaos and Creation in the Backyard |
| 2008 | "Sing the Changes" (The Fireman) |
— | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | Electric Arguments |
| "Heal the Pain" (with George Michael) |
— | — | — | — | 50 | — | — | — | — | — | Twenty Five | |
| 2010 | "(I Want to) Come Home" | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2014 | "Save Us" | — | — | 84 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | New |
| "Appreciate" | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Early Days" | — | — | 75 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | "1985" (remix) (Wings with Timo Maas and DJ James Teej) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2018 | "Who Cares" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Egypt Station |
| "Back in Brazil" | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Caesar Rock" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | ||
| 2019 | "Nothing for Free" (remix) (with DJ Chris Holmes) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 2021 | "Slidin'" (remix) (with EOB) |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | McCartney III Imagined |
| "Pretty Boys" (remix) (with Khruangbin) |
— | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Women and Wives" (remix) (with St. Vincent) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Deep Down" (remix) (with Blood Orange) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Seize the Day" (with Phoebe Bridgers) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Long Tailed Winter Bird" (remix) (with Damon Albarn) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lavatory Lil" (with Josh Homme) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "When Winter Comes" (remix) (with Anderson .Paak) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Deep Deep Feeling" (remix) (with 3D RDN) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Long Tailed Winter Bird" (remix) (with Idris Elba) |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Year | Song | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
UK Sales [2] |
FRA [101] |
JPN [96] |
POL |
US [69] |
US AC |
US Digital |
US Jazz |
US Main. Rock | |||
| 1982 | "Ballroom Dancing" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | Tug of War |
| "Here Today" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 46 | ||
| "The Pound Is Sinking" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | ||
| 1986 | "Angry" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | Press to Play |
| 1988 | "Children in Need" (with Spirit of Play) |
72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 1990 | "Hey Jude" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | Knebworth – The Album |
| 2001 | "Vanilla Sky" | — | — | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Music from Vanilla Sky |
| "Driving Rain" | — | — | — | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Driving Rain | |
| 2002 | "Hello, Goodbye" (live) | — | — | — | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back in the U.S. |
| 2003 | "While My Guitar Gently Weeps" (live) (with Eric Clapton) |
— | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | Concert for George |
| 2005 | "Really Love You" (remix) b/w "Lalula" |
157 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Twin Freaks |
| "The Long and Winding Road" (live) | — | 5 | — | — | — | 112 | — | 64 | — | — | Live 8 | |
| 2009 | "Wonderful Christmastime" (with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| 2012 | "Cut Me Some Slack" (with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear) |
— | — | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Sound City: Real to Reel |
| "The Christmas Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | Kisses on the Bottom | |
| "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | ||
| "Get Yourself Another Fool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | ||
| "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| "Always" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | — | ||
| "The Glory of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | ||
| 2013 | "Everybody Out There" | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | New |
| "Wonderful Christmastime" (with Straight No Chaser) |
— | — | — | 20 | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 2015 | "Say Say Say" (remix) (with Michael Jackson) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | Pure McCartney |
| "Love Song to the Earth" (as part of Friends of the Earth) |
— | 96 | 64 | — | — | — | — | 36 | — | — | non-album single | |
| "—" denotes a title that did not chart, or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||
Parlophone (UK / IE) vinyl singles catalogue
All Parlophone vinyl singles released in the UK and IE by McCartney — as a member of Wings and as a solo artist. Original releases only.
Shading denotes B-side, non-inclusion of chart activity, and Beatles releases.
Soundtracks and other appearances
| Year | Album | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Live and Let Die | The soundtrack album from the James Bond film includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney and Wings, also released as a single. |
| 1981 | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | A live album recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in December 1979 to benefit Cambodian refugees, the album includes three songs performed by Wings and three songs performed by Rockestra. |
| 1985 | Twice in a Lifetime | McCartney composed and performed the theme song to this film, "Twice in a Lifetime". |
| 1986 | It's a Live-In World | British various artists album to benefit "The Anti-Heroin Project". McCartney composed and performed "Simple as That". |
| 1987 | Let It Be | A charity single. McCartney sampled his co-lead vocals from the original "Let It Be" sessions and appeared in the official music video, as part of the Ferry Aid collective. |
| 1987 | The Prince's Trust 10th Anniversary Birthday Party | A live album of a various-artists concert recorded to benefit The Prince's Trust. McCartney's contribution to the album was a live version of "Get Back". British copies of the album also contained a bonus single with a live version of McCartney performing "Long Tall Sally" and "I Saw Her Standing There". |
| 1988 | Children in Need | A charity CD single which contains two versions of the song. McCartney co-produced and played bass on Version 1; as part of Spirit Of Play. |
| 1989 | Ferry Cross the Mersey | A charity CD single for the victims of the Hillsborough disaster. McCartney sang co-lead vocals along with various other Liverpool artists. |
| 1990 | Knebworth: The Album | McCartney performed two songs, "Coming Up" and "Hey Jude" on the live album recorded at Knebworth in 1990.[129] |
| 1990 | The Last Temptation of Elvis | McCartney performed "It's Now or Never" on this British album of popular artists recording songs from Elvis Presley movies. |
| 1991 | For Our Children | A various artists' album of children's songs released by Disney to benefit the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation includes Wings' "Mary Had a Little Lamb", originally released in 1972. |
| 1992 | Earthrise: The Rainforest Album | A various artists' album to draw attention to then environment includes McCartney's song, "How Many People", originally from Flowers in the Dirt. |
| 1992 | Daumier's Law | A short film produced by McCartney; for which he also wrote, performed and produced the soundtrack. |
| 1994 | Recording Artists Against Drunk Driving | R.A.D.D. performed "Drive My Car" to promote a new drinking drive campaign. McCartney sang co-lead vocals and appeared in the official music video. |
| 1994 | The Unplugged Collection, Volume One | A various artists' album that includes McCartney performing the Beatles song, "We Can Work It Out". |
| 1995 | Hiroshima Sky Is Always Blue | An avant-garde collaboration between Yoko Ono (vocals), McCartney (double bass), Sean Lennon (guitar), Linda McCartney (celesta), and McCartney's children playing various percussions. The piece was broadcast on Japanese public television in memory of the 50th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.[130] |
| 1995 | The Help Album | A benefit album for the War Child charity. Contains "Come Together", performed by McCartney on guitar and electric piano; as part of the Smokin' Mojo Filters. |
| 1997 | Music for Montserrat | Music for Montserrat was released as a video album, featuring McCartney performing "Yesterday", "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End", "Hey Jude" and "Kansas City". European and Japanese VHS edition included a CD single with the song "Hey Jude". |
| 1997 | Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute | A various artists' tribute album for Princess Diana includes McCartney's "Little Willow", a song McCartney had originally written for Ringo Starr's children upon the death of their mother Maureen Starkey and released on Flaming Pie. |
| 1998 | Twentieth-Century Blues: The Songs of Noël Coward | A tribute album to Noël Coward, McCartney performs lead vocals on "A Room with a View". |
| 1999 | (Available from Linda McCartney Racing Team website) | McCartney wrote and performed the song "Clean Machine" to promote the Linda McCartney Racing Team website. |
| 2000 | A Garland for Linda | A tribute album to his late wife Linda McCartney, for which Paul composed the song "Nova". |
| 2000 | Maybe Baby | McCartney performed and co-produced a version of the Buddy Holly song "Maybe Baby", the track leads off the soundtrack album. |
| 2001 | Good Rockin' Tonight | A tribute album to Elvis Presley's Sun Records sessions includes McCartney's contribution "That's All Right", a new recording that differs from his version on CHOBA B CCCP. |
| 2001 | Brand New Boots and Panties: A Tribute to Ian Dury | A tribute album to Ian Dury, it contains McCartney performing lead vocals "I'm Partial to Your Abracadabra". |
| 2001 | Music from Vanilla Sky | McCartney writes and performs the Oscar-nominated title song on the soundtrack to the film, Vanilla Sky. |
| 2001 | The Concert for New York City | McCartney arranged the benefit concert and performed several songs, four of which were released on a live album: "I'm Down", "Yesterday", "Let It Be" and "Freedom". |
| 2002 | A Tribute to the King | A tribute album to Elvis Presley, it contains McCartney performing "All Shook Up", originally from Run Devil Run |
| 2002 | Party at the Palace | A live album of the concert recorded for Queen Elizabeth's Golden Jubilee. The album features McCartney on the songs "All You Need Is Love" and "Hey Jude". |
| 2003 | Music from the Motion Picture The In-Laws | The soundtrack to the 2003 re-make of the film, The In-Laws includes the previously unreleased McCartney song, "A Love for You", an alternate version of "Live and Let Die", and "I'm Carrying" from London Town. |
| 2003 | Concert for George | McCartney performed four songs ("For You Blue", "Something", "All Things Must Pass" and "While My Guitar Gently Weeps") on the live album from the concert honoring George Harrison. |
| 2004 | Do They Know It's Christmas? | McCartney played bass on the re-recording of "Do They Know It's Christmas?", as part of the Band Aid 20. |
| 2005 | 46664: 1 Year On | A various artists EP featuring tracks specially written for Nelson Mandela's Global 46664 initiative. It contains "Whole Life", which McCartney co-wrote and performed with David A. Stewart. |
| 2007 | Goin' Home: A Tribute to Fats Domino | McCartney performed lead vocals on "I Want to Walk You Home", with Allen Toussaint on piano, on the tribute album to Fats Domino. |
| 2009 | (Download from Meat Free Monday website) | McCartney wrote and performed "Meat Free Monday" for support Meat Free Monday project. |
| 2009 | Funny People Soundtrack | The soundtrack album for the Adam Sandler film Funny People features the previously released song "Great Day", originally from Flaming Pie. |
| 2009 | (Download from Everybody's Fine Soundtrack) | McCartney wrote and performed the Golden Globe-nominated "(I Want to) Come Home" in the Robert De Niro film Everybody's Fine. The song is only available as a download. |
| 2011 | Rare Bird Alert | McCartney performed lead vocals on "Best Love", by Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers. |
| 2011 | Rave On Buddy Holly | McCartney performed two versions of the Buddy Holly song "It's So Easy". |
| 2012 | 12-12-12: The Concert for Sandy Relief | McCartney performed "Helter Skelter". |
| 2012 | Holidays Rule | McCartney performed lead vocals on "The Christmas Song" on this album of popular artists recording Christmas songs. |
| 2012 | He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother | McCartney performed co-lead vocals and lead guitar on the song, as part of The Justice Collective. |
| 2013 | Sound City: Real to Reel | McCartney wrote and performed "Cut Me Some Slack" with Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic, and Pat Smear. |
| 2013 | L'Ecume Des Jours: Original Soundtrack | McCartney performed bass on "Mais, Aime La" and "Courses Cloches". |
| 2014 | Mood Indigo – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | McCartney performed bass on "Etienne Charry – Bells Race" |
| 2015 | Love Song to the Earth | McCartney performs co-lead and backing vocals on the song, as part of the Friends of the Earth collective. |
| 2016 | Love Mojis | McCartney wrote and performed the backing music for the love emoticons by Skype. |
| 2016 | Ethel & Ernest: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack | McCartney wrote and performed "In the Blink of an Eye" on the soundtrack of the film, Ethel & Ernest. |
| 2017 | BBC Radio 2 The Piano Room | McCartney performed "Lady Madonna" from his 2005 BBC appearance on Sold On Song. |
| 2017 | Holidays Rule Vol.2 | McCartney performed an acapella version of "Wonderful Christmastime", with Jimmy Fallon and The Roots. |
| 2019 | Live 8 | A live album aasembled from the 2005 concerts features McCartney's performances of "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" (with U2), "Get Back", "Drive My Car" (with George Michael), "Helter Skelter", "The Long and Winding Road" and an ending of "Hey Jude" |
| 2019 | Ballywonderland | A tribute album to guitarist Henry McCullough. McCartney played bass on "Long Live Rock & Roll", as part of the Henry McCullough's Fusiliers. |
| 2020 | One World: Together at Home | McCartney performed "Lady Madonna" on electric piano, supporting the world during the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Round Midnight Preserves | McCartney performed "When the Saints Go Marching In" on trumpet, backed by the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. |
| 2021 | Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson (Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack) | The soundtrack of the documentary series Watch the Sound with Mark Ronson, which features McCartney on two episodes. It contains "I Know the Time (Is Calling)", featuring McCartney and Gary Numan. McCartney co-composed the song. |
| 2021 | Macca To Mecca! Live at the Cavern Club, Liverpool | Live album by Steve Van Zandt, McCartney performed "I Saw Her Standing There" with him. |
| 2025 | Is This What We Want? | Silent album by various artists protesting the use of unlicensed copyrighted work to train artificial intelligence. McCartney contributed with a silent track called "Bonus Track", only present in the vinyl version of the album. |
Collaborations
| Year | Album | Collaborator | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Thriller | Michael Jackson | Contains "The Girl Is Mine", a duet by Jackson and McCartney. |
| 1988 | Water from the Wells of Home | Johnny Cash | Contains "New Moon over Jamaica", a duet by Cash and McCartney. McCartney played bass, co-composed and produced the song. |
| 1996 | Go Cat Go! | Carl Perkins | Contains "My Old Friend", a duet by Perkins and McCartney; McCartney produced the track and played guitar, bass, piano and drums. |
| 1998 | Little Children | Peter Kirtley Band | A charity CD single by Peter Kirtley Band featuring Paul McCartney. McCartney sang co-lead vocals and performed spoken words on Version 2 of the song. |
| 1999 | Vo!ce | Heather Mills | A charity CD single by Heater Mills featuring Paul McCartney. McCartney co-composed the song, played guitar and sang backing vocals. |
| 2001 | Love & Faith & Inspiration | Lindsay Pagano | Contains a version of the McCartney composed "So Bad" by Pagano, with co-lead vocals by McCartney. |
| 2002 | Together | Lulu | Contains "Inside Thing (Let 'Em In)", a duet by Lulu and McCartney. McCartney's vocals were sampled from the song "Let 'Em In". |
| 2004 | Gettin' in Over My Head | Brian Wilson | Contains "A Friend Like You", a duet by Wilson and McCartney who also played acoustic guitar. |
| 2006 | Duets: An American Classic | Tony Bennett | Contains "The Very Thought of You", a duet by Bennett and McCartney. |
| 2006 | Givin' It Up | George Benson and Al Jarreau | Contains "Bring It On Home to Me" with lead vocals by McCartney, George Benson and Al Jarreau. |
| 2006 | Twenty Five | George Michael | Contains "Heal the Pain", a duet by Michael and McCartney. |
| 2008 | London Undersound | Nitin Sawhney | Contains "My Soul", co-composed by McCartney; with McCartney on lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar and bass. |
| 2009 | A Sideman's Journey | Klaus Voormann | McCartney sang lead vocals, played acoustic and electric guitar, piano, organ and drums on "I'm in Love Again". |
| 2010 | Y Not | Ringo Starr | Contains "Walk With You" and "Peace Dream". McCartney played bass on both tracks and sang backing vocals on "Walk With You". |
| 2011 | Live at Shea Stadium | Billy Joel | Guest appearance by McCartney, who sang "I Saw Her Standing There" and "Let It Be" with Billy Joel, and appeared in Joel's documentary film The Last Play At Shea. |
| 2012 | Blow Your Pants Off | Jimmy Fallon | Guest appearance by McCartney, who sang "Scrambled Eggs" with Jimmy Fallon to the tune of "Yesterday". |
| 2013 | Old Sock | Eric Clapton | McCartney sang co-lead vocals and played double bass on the song "All of Me". |
| 2013 | Hide | The Bloody Beetroots | McCartney sang lead vocals on "Out of Sight" (a cover of McCartney's "Nothing Too Much Just Out Of Sight") and appeared in the official music video. |
| 2013 | Under the Influence | Straight No Chaser | The "Holiday Edition" of the album contains an a cappella version of "Wonderful Christmastime", sung by McCartney and Straight No Chaser. McCartney's vocals were sampled from the original recording. |
| 2014 | "Only One" | Kanye West | A song by Kanye West featuring Paul McCartney. McCartney sang backing vocals and played electric piano. |
| 2015 | "FourFiveSeconds" | Rihanna and Kanye West | A song by Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney. McCartney co-composed, co-produced and played acoustic guitar on the track. |
| 2015 | "All Day" | Kanye West, Theophilus London and Allan Kingdom | A song by Kanye West featuring Theophilus London, Allan Kingdom and Paul McCartney. The song sampled the then-unreleased McCartney song "When the Wind is Blowing" and McCartney sang co-lead vocals. |
| 2015 | Hollywood Vampires | Hollywood Vampires | Contains a version of the McCartney composed "Come and Get It". McCartney sang lead vocals, played bass and piano. |
| 2023 | Rockstar | Dolly Parton | Contains a version of the McCartney composed "Let It Be" by Parton; featuring him and Ringo Starr. McCartney sang co-lead vocals and played piano. Ringo Starr played drums. |
| 2025 | The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two | Barbra Streisand | Contains a cover of McCartney's song "My Valentine", recorded as a duet.[131] |
| 2025 | The End Continues | Spinal Tap | Contains a version of "Cups and Cakes" with McCartney on lead vocals. |
As composer, invited musician or producer
| Year | Subject | Collaborator | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | "I'll Be on My Way" | Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas | Composer |
| 1963 | "Tip of My Tongue" | Tommy Quickly | Composer |
| 1963 | "Love of the Loved" | Cilla Black | Composer |
| 1963 | "I'll Keep You Satisfied" | Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas | Composer |
| 1964 | "From a Window" | Billy J. Kramer and the Dakotas | Composer and backing vocals |
| 1964 | "It's for You" | Cilla Black | Composer and piano |
| 1964 | "I Knew Right Away" | Alma Cogan | Tambourine (uncredited) |
| 1964 | "A World Without Love" | Peter and Gordon | Composer |
| 1964 | "One and One Is Two" | The Strangers with Mike Shannon | Composer |
| 1964 | "Nobody I Know" | Peter and Gordon | Composer |
| 1964 | "Like Dreamers Do" | The Applejacks | Composer |
| 1964 | "I Don't Want to See You Again" | Peter and Gordon | Composer |
| 1965 | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | The Silkie | Guitar |
| 1965 | "That Means a Lot" | P.J. Proby | Composer |
| 1966 | "Woman" | Peter and Gordon | Composer (credited as Bernard Webb) |
| 1966 | "Got to Get You into My Life" | Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers | Producer and composer |
| 1966 | "Mellow Yellow" | Donovan | McCartney can be heard as a party reveler (uncredited) |
| 1966 | "From Head to Toe" | The Escorts | Tambourine |
| 1967 | Smiley Smile | The Beach Boys | Celery on "Vegetables" |
| 1967 | "We Love You" | The Rolling Stones | Backing vocals |
| 1967 | "Catcall" | Chris Barber | Composer |
| 1968 | "And the Sun Will Shine"/"The Dog Presides" | Paul Jones | Drums |
| 1968 | "Step Inside Love" | Cilla Black | Composer |
| 1968 | Tadpoles | Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band | Co-producer on "I'm the Urban Spaceman". The song was produced by McCartney and Gus Dudgeon (collectively credited as Apollo C. Vermouth). |
| 1968 | "Thingumybob"/"Yellow Submarine" | Black Dyke Mills Band | Producer and composer |
| 1968 | "Those Were the Days" | Mary Hopkin | Producer |
| 1968 | McGough & McGear | Roger McGough and Mike McGear | An album by McCartney's brother Michael and Roger McGough. McCartney co-produced the album and backing vocals on "So Much". |
| 1968 | James Taylor | James Taylor | Bass on "Carolina in My Mind" |
| 1969 | Post Card | Mary Hopkin | Producer on the whole album. Acoustic guitar on "Lord of the Reedy River" and "Voyage of the Moon". Bass on "Happiness Runs (Pebble and the Man)". |
| 1969 | "Penina" | Jotta Herre | Composer |
| 1969 | "Rosetta" | The Fourmost | Producer and piano |
| 1969 | "Lontano Dagli Occhi"/"The Game" | Mary Hopkin | Producer |
| 1969 | "Goodbye"/"Sparrow" | Mary Hopkin | Producer, composer, acoustic guitar, ukulele, bass, piano, drums and percussion on "Goodbye". Maracas on "Sparrow". |
| 1969 | "Thumbin' A Ride" | Jackie Lomax | Co-producer and drums |
| 1969 | Is This What You Want? | Jackie Lomax | Bass on "Sour Milk Sea" and "New Day". Co-producer on "Going Back to Liverpool", released as a bonus track in 1991. |
| 1969 | Brave New World | Steve Miller Band | Bass, drums and backing vocals on "My Dark Hour". Backing vocals on "Celebration Song" (credited as Paul Ramon). |
| 1970 | Magic Christian Music | Badfinger | Producer, composer and tambourine on "Come and Get It". Co-producer and piano on "Rock of All Ages". Producer on "Carry On Till Tomorrow". |
| 1970 | Sentimental Journey | Ringo Starr | Arranger on "Stardust" |
| 1970 | "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)"/"Fields of St. Etienne" | Mary Hopkin | Producer on "Que Sera, Sera (Whatever Will Be, Will Be)", bass and acoustic guitar on "Fields of St. Etienne". |
| 1972 | Woman | Mike McGear | An album by McCartney's brother Michael. McCartney co-composed "Bored as Butterscotch" (credited as Friend). |
| 1972 | No Secrets | Carly Simon | Backing vocals on "Night Owl" |
| 1973 | Ringo | Ringo Starr | Composer, arranger, piano, synthesizer and backing vocals on "Six O'Clock". Kazoo (credited as "mouth sax") on "You're Sixteen". |
| 1974 | Pass On This Side | Thornton, Fradkin & Unger And Big Band | Bass and backing vocals on "God Bless California" |
| 1974 | "Liverpool Lou"/"Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam" | The Scaffold | A single by McCartney's brother Michael and his band. McCartney produced "Liverpool Lou" and produced, composed, played bass and keyboards on "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam". Both tracks were performed by an uncredited Wings. |
| 1974 | Walking Man | James Taylor | Backing vocals on "Rock 'n' Roll Is Music Now" |
| 1974 | "4th of July" | John Christie | Composer |
| 1974 | I Survive | Adam Faith | Synthesizer on "Change", "Goodbye" and "Never Say Goodbye". Backing vocals on "Star Song". |
| 1974 | "Sweet Baby" | Mike McGear | A single by McCartney's brother Michael. McCartney produced and co-composed the song. |
| 1974 | McGear | Mike McGear | An album by McCartney's brother Michael, with Wings as his backing band. McCartney produced the album, composed or co-composed most of the tracks, played guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, synthesizers and sang backing vocals (uncredited as musician). The album was reissued in 2019 with some bonus tracks including "Blowin' in the Bay" and "Let's Turn the Radio On", both with McCartney on drums. |
| 1974 | Let's Love | Peggy Lee | Producer and composer on the title track "Let's Love" |
| 1974 | Smiler | Rod Stewart | Composer and backing vocals on "Mine For Me" |
| 1975 | "Dance the Do" | Mike McGear | A single by McCartney's brother Michael. McCartney produced and co-composed the song. |
| 1976 | Ringo's Rotogravure | Ringo Starr | Composer and backing vocals on "Pure Gold" |
| 1977 | Bullinamingvase | Roy Harper | Backing vocals on "One of Those Days in England" |
| 1977 | Holly Days | Denny Laine | Produced by McCartney, who also played most of the instruments and sang backing vocals on the album. |
| 1977 | One of the Boys | Roger Daltrey | Composer on "Giddy" |
| 1978 | Live on the Queen Mary | Professor Longhair | Live album by Professor Longhair backed by The Meters, produced by McCartney. |
| 1978 | Freddie Starr | Freddie Starr | Backing vocals on "You've Lost that Lovin' Feelin'" |
| 1979 | Freeze Frame | Godley & Creme | Backing vocals on "Get Well Soon" |
| 1980 | Japanese Tears | Denny Laine | "Send Me the Heart" and "Weep for Love" were performed by Wings, with McCartney on bass. McCartney also co-composed and sang backing vocals on "Send Me the Heart". |
| 1981 | Somewhere in England | George Harrison | Backing vocals on "All Those Years Ago" |
| 1981 | Stop and Smell the Roses | Ringo Starr | Producer, bass, piano and backing vocals on "Private Property", "Attention" and "Sure To Fall". Composer on "Private Property" and "Attention". The album was reissued in 1994 with some bonus tracks including "You Can't Fight Lightning"; McCartney produced the track and played drums. |
| 1982 | Standard Time | Laurence Juber | "Maisie" was performed by Wings, with McCartney on bass. |
| 1983 | The Honorary Consul | John Williams (guitarist) | The main theme of this film was composed by McCartney |
| 1984 | Print Out | Ivory | Composer on "Runaway" and "Freedom Land" |
| 1984 | EB 84 | The Everly Brothers | Composer and guitar on "On the Wings of a Nightingale" |
| 1988 | "T-Shirt" | The Crickets | Producer, piano and backing vocals |
| 1989 | Spike | Elvis Costello | Co-composer on "Veronica" and "Pads, Paws, and Claws". Bass on "Veronica" and "...This Town...". |
| 1991 | Mighty Like A Rose | Elvis Costello | Co-composer on "So Like Candy" and "Playboy to a Man" |
| 1992 | ...Meanwhile | 10cc | Co-composer on "Don't Break the Promises" |
| 1993 | Love's Alright | Eddie Murphy | Backing vocals on "Yeah" |
| 1995 | Mirror, Mirror | 10cc | Co-composer and electric guitar on "Yvonne's the One". Strings, electric piano, frogs, crickets and percussion on "Code of Silence". |
| 1996 | "The Ballad of the Skeletons" | Allen Ginsberg | Co-composer, electric guitar, organ, drums and maracas. |
| 1996 | All This Useless Beauty | Elvis Costello | Co-composer on "Shallow Grave". The album was re-released in 2001 with a bonus disc which contains "That Day Is Done" (with The Fairfield Four), also co-composed by McCartney. |
| 1998 | Wide Prairie | Linda McCartney | An album by McCartney's wife Linda. McCartney co-composed, produced (or co-produced) nearly all the tracks. McCartney also played many instruments on the album and some tracks were performed by Wings. |
| 1998 | Vertical Man | Ringo Starr | Bass and backing vocals on "La De Da", "I Was Walking" and "What in the... World". McCartney also appeared in the official music video of "La De Da". |
| 2000 | Godzology | Les Fradkin | Bass and backing vocals on "Black Gipsy" |
| 2001 | Rings Around the World | Super Furry Animals | Celery on "Receptacle for the Respectable"[132] |
| 2005 | Undressing Underwater | Rusty Anderson | Electric guitar, bass and backing vocals on "Hurt Myself". |
| 2005 | A Time to Love | Stevie Wonder | Acoustic and electric guitar on the title track "A Time to Love" |
| 2009 | Roadsinger | Yusuf Islam | Backing vocals on "Boots and Sand" |
| 2010 | Wreckorder | Fran Healy | Bass on "As It Comes" |
| 2010 | Y Not | Ringo Starr | Bass on "Peace Dream" and backing vocals on "Walk With You" |
| 2010 | Available Light | James McCartney | An E.P. by McCartney's son James. McCartney co-produced the E.P. |
| 2011 | Close at Hand | James McCartney | An E.P. by McCartney's son James. McCartney co-produced the E.P. |
| 2013 | Me | James McCartney | An album by McCartney's son James. McCartney played guitar, piano, drums and sang backing vocals. |
| 2014 | Destiny | Michael Salvatori C. Paul Johnson Martin O'Donnell |
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| 2015 | Wallflower | Diana Krall | Composer on "If I Take You Home Tonight" |
| 2015 | Strange Time | Chip Z'Nuff | Co-composer on "The Pain Is All on You" |
| 2016 | Blonde | Frank Ocean | Co-composer on "White Ferrari", as the song contains musical elements of "Here, There and Everywhere". |
| 2016 | Yesterday's Sunshine | Grapefruit | Co-producer on "Lullaby" |
| 2017 | Give More Love | Ringo Starr | Backing vocals on "We're on the Road Again" and bass on "Show Me the Way" |
| 2017 | Concrete and Gold | Foo Fighters | Drums on "Sunday Rain"[133] |
| 2017 | Rest | Charlotte Gainsbourg | Composer, electric guitar, piano and additional drums on "Songbird in a Cage". |
| 2019 | Better In Blak | Thelma Plum | Co-composer on "Made For You" |
| 2019 | What's My Name | Ringo Starr | Backing vocals and bass on "Grow Old With Me" |
| 2020 | Zoom In | Ringo Starr | Backing vocals on "Here's to the Nights" |
| 2022 | Higher | Michael Bublé | Producer and composer on "My Valentine" |
| 2022 | Home | The Umoza Music Project | Bass on the title track "Home" |
| 2022 | "Ever the Optimist" | Exploring Birdsong | Co-composer (uncredited) |
| 2023 | Rewind Forward | Ringo Starr | Producer, composer, electric guitars, bass, keyboards, zither and backing vocals on "Feeling the Sunlight". |
| 2023 | Hackney Diamonds | The Rolling Stones | Bass on "Bite My Head Off" |
| 2023 | Equal Strain on All Parts | Jimmy Buffett | Bass on "My Gummie Just Kicked In" |
| 2024 | Cowboy Carter | Beyoncé | Co-producer, acoustic guitar and foot tapping on "Blackbiird". |
| 2024 | Beautiful Nothing | James McCartney | An album by McCartney's son James. McCartney co-produced "Intro", "Beautiful" and co-composed "Primrose Hill". He played bass on "I'm Yours", guitar, harmonium and shaker on "Primrose Hill", spinet on "Nothing", harmonica and ukulele on "Circle Game", recorder on "Old Man". McCartney also sang backing vocals on "Old Man". |
| 2026 | Foreign Tongues | The Rolling Stones | Bass on "Covered In You" |
See also
Notes
- Charted upon reissue as part of Paul McCartney Archive Collection.
- Not released in the UK.
- Released in the UK only.
- Not released in the UK or the US.
- The single re-entered the chart in November 2008, peaking at number 172. The single again re-entered the chart in June 2012, peaking at number 181.
- Not released in the UK or the US.
- Released in the UK only
- Released in the US only.
- Released in France only
- The single re-entered the chart in December 2018, peaking at number 20.
- The single did not appear on the Hot 100 until December 2018.
- The single re-entered the chart in July 2009, peaking at number 124.
- In the US, "Pipes of Peace" was issued as the B-side, and its British B-side, "So Bad", was issued as the A-side.
- The single re-entered the chart in December 1985, peaking at number 32.
- Released in North America and Japan only.
- Not released in the US.
- Released in the UK only.
- Not released in the US.
- Not released in the US.
- The single re-entered the chart in March 2008, peaking at number 151.