Harry Chapin discography | |
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Studio albums | 9 |
Live albums | 2 |
Compilation albums | 14 |
Singles | 13 |
Sales | 16,750,000 + |
This page is a discography for the singer and songwriter Harry Chapin. Chapin was a popular singer in the 1970s and 1980s. He achieved international success with a string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s. Chapin's career was cut short at its peak, when he was killed in a car accident in 1981. Shortly after his career debut in 1972, he became one of the highest paid artists in the world. All of his single releases managed to chart on at least one international chart.
Harry Chapin was featured on many TV shows throughout his career. Most notably on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. He was on the show a total of 14 times. He made history as the first performer to be called back the next night to perform on the show. This was due to performance of Taxi.
He became friends with fellow songwriter, John Denver, often appearing on TV with him. Denver hosted the pilot episode of The Midnight Special in which Harry was one of the first performers on the show.
− The following are all the currently known TV shows and movies Harry Chapin was on or has songwriting credits on: [1]
Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN | ||||
1972 |
Heads & Tales
|
60 | 36 | 57 |
|
1,100,000 |
1972 |
Sniper and Other Love Songs
|
160 | — | — | 350,000 | |
1973 |
Short Stories
|
61 | 46 | 39 | 1,100,000 | |
1974 |
Verities & Balderdash
|
4 | 15 | 4 |
|
2,700,000 |
1975 |
Portrait Gallery
|
53 | 88 | — | 350,000 | |
1976 |
On the Road to Kingdom Come
|
87 | 95 | 66 | 350,000 | |
1977 |
Dance Band on the Titanic
|
58 | — | 91 |
|
500,000 |
1978 |
Living Room Suite
|
133 | — | — | 350,000 | |
1980 |
Sequel
|
58 | 42 | 72 | 500,000 | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
AUS [3] |
CAN | ||||
1976 |
Greatest Stories Live
|
48 | — | 71 |
|
2,100,000 |
1979 |
Legends of the Lost and Found
|
163 | 72 | 64 | 250,000 |
Year | Album | Chart positions | Certifications | Sales |
---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] | ||||
1985 | Anthology of Harry Chapin
|
— | 250,000 | |
1987 |
Remember When the Music
|
— | 250,000 | |
1988 |
The Gold Medal Collection
|
— | Platinum (US) | 1,000,000 |
1988 |
The Last Protest Singer
|
— | 250,000 | |
1990 |
Harry Chapin Tribute
|
— | N/A | |
1998 |
The Bottom Line Encore Collection
|
— | N/A | |
1999 |
Story of a Life
|
— | N/A | |
1999 | Storyteller
|
— | N/A | |
2000 | Onwards and Upwards
|
— | N/A | |
2001 | VH1 Behind the Music: The Harry Chapin Collection
|
— | N/A | |
2002 |
The Essentials
|
— | N/A | |
2003 | Classics
|
— | N/A | |
2006 | Introducing... Harry Chapin
|
— | N/A | |
2015 | Bottom Line Archive Series: Live 1981
|
— | N/A | |
2019 | The Singles A's & B's
|
— | N/A | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart. |
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [2] |
US Cash |
US AC [2] |
CAN |
CAN AC |
NZ |
AUS [3] |
UK [5] |
IRE | ||||
1972 | " Taxi" | 24 | 20 | — | 5 | — | 19 | 30 | — | — | N/A | N/A |
" Could You Put Your Light On, Please" | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
" Sunday Morning Sunshine" | 75 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
" Better Place to Be" | — | — | — | — | 51 | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
1973 | " W.O.L.D." | 36 | 26 | — | 14 | 9 | 16 | 21 | 34 | — | N/A | N/A |
1974 | " Cat's in the Cradle" | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 53 [A] | — | Platinum | 1,500,000 |
" I Wanna Learn a Love Song" | 44 | 40 | 7 | — | 36 | — | — | — | — | N/A | 100,000* | |
" What Made America Famous?" | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 50,000* | |
1975 | " Dreams Go By" | — | — | — | — | 31 | — | 81 | — | — | N/A | 100,000* |
1976 | " A Better Place to Be" (live) | 86 | 76 | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 200,000* |
1977 | " Dance Band on the Titanic" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | N/A | 50,000* |
1978 | " Flowers Are Red" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | N/A | 50,000* |
1980 | " Sequel" | 23 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Platinum | 1,000,000 |
" Remember When The Music" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 100,000 | |
" Story of a Life" | 105 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | N/A | 100,000* | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. |