Cat Stevens discography

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This article lists the discography of British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens. It also includes the albums he has released since he converted to Islam and adopted the name Yusuf Islam.

Contents

[edit] Albums

[edit] As Cat Stevens

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions[1][2] Certifications
(sales threshold)
US CAN UK NOR AUT SWE NZ
1967 Matthew & Son 173 — 7 — — — —
New Masters
  • Released: December 1967
  • Label: Decca Records
 — — — — — — —
1970 Mona Bone Jakon 164 — — — — — —
Tea for the Tillerman 8 11 20 25 — — 20
  • US: 3× Platinum[4]
1971 Teaser and the Firecat
  • Released: October, 1971 [3]
  • Label: A&M/Island Records
 2 2 2 2 — — 25
1972 Catch Bull at Four
  • Released: September 27, 1972
  • Label: A&M/Island Records
 1 1 2 3 — — —
  • US: Platinum[4]
1973 Foreigner
  • Released: July 25, 1973
  • Label: A&M Records
 3 5 3 1 — — —
1974 Buddha and the Chocolate Box
  • Released: March 1974
  • Label: Island Records
 2 3 3 5 3 — —
1975 Numbers
  • Released: November 1975
  • Label: A&M Records
 13 4 — 14 — 9 —
1977 Izitso
  • Released: May 28, 1977
  • Label: A&M/Island Records
 7 2 18 13 12 15 39
1978 Back to Earth
  • Released: December 3, 1978
  • Label: A&M/Island Records
 33 31 — 17 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Live albums

Year Album details Peak positions[1]
US
1974 Saturnight 33
2004 Majikat —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Compilation albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions[1][2] Certifications[4][7]
(sales threshold)
US CAN UK NOR AUT SWE NZ AUS SWI
1975 Greatest Hits 6 1 2 14 10 5 — — —
  • US: 4× Multi-Platinum
1984 Footsteps in the Dark: Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
  • Released: 1984
  • Label: A&M Records
 165 — — — — — — — —
  • US: Gold
1987 Classics, Volume 24
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: A&M Records
 — — — — — — — — —
  • US: Gold
1989 The Best of Cat Stevens
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: A&M Records
 — — — — — — — — —
1999 Remember Cat Stevens - The Ultimate Collection — — 31 5 12 11 5 10 25
  • Aus: 5× Platinum
2000 The Very Best of Cat Stevens
  • Released: 2000
  • Label: A&M Records
 58 — 6 — 22 2 7 — 86
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
2001 Cat Stevens - The Box Set
  • Released: 2001
  • Label: A&M Records
 — — — — — — — — —
2005 Gold
  • Released: November 15, 2003
  • Label: Island/Universal Music
 — — — — — — — — —
2007 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection - The Best of Cat Stevens
  • Released: May 1, 2007
 — — — — — — — — —
2007 Harold and Maude Soundtrack by Cat Stevens
  • Released: December 28, 2007
  • Label: Vinyl Films
 — — — — — — — — —
2010 4 Original Albums
  • Released: December 20, 2010
  • Label: Island/Universal Music
 — — — — — 60 — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] As Yusuf Islam

[edit] Studio albums

[edit] Compilations

[edit] As Yusuf

[edit] Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions[8] Certifications
(sales threshold)
US CAN UK AUS SWE NL FRA AUT SWI NOR
2006 An Other Cup 52 — 20 — 16 69 — 2 14 17
  • UK: Gold
  • GER: Platinum
2009 Roadsinger 41 61 10 35 41 71 88 10 43 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] Singles

[edit] As Cat Stevens

Year Single / B-Side Peak chart positions[9][2] Album
US US AC US R&B CAN CAN AC UK NL AUT NOR
1966 "I Love My Dog" / "Portobello Road" 118 — — 47 — 28 21 — — Matthew and Son
1967 "Matthew and Son" / "Granny" 115 — — — — 2 — 21 —
"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" / "School is Out" — — — — — 6 — 26 —
"A Bad Night" / ? — — — — — 20 30 — — New Masters
"Kitty" / ? — — — — — 47 — — —
1970 "Lady D'Arbanville" / "Fill My Eyes" — — — 69 — 8 2 — — Mona Bone Jakon
"Father and Son" / ? — — — — — — 28 — — Tea for the Tillerman
1971 "Wild World" / "Miles from Nowhere" (USA) / "Sad Lisa" 11 21 — 14 32 — — — —
"Moonshadow" / "Father and Son" (UK) / "I Think I See the Light" (USA) 30 10 — 26 20 22 — — — Teaser and the Firecat
"Peace Train" / Where Do the Children Play?" (USA) / "Tuesday's Dead" 7 1 — 3 22 — — — —
1972 "Morning Has Broken" / ? 6 1 — 4 11 9 5 — 4
"Can't Keep It In" / ? — — — — — 13 — — 5 Catch Bull at Four
1973 "Sitting" / ? 16 17 — 14 38 — — — —
"The Hurt" / ? 31 38 — 25 27 — — — — Foreigner
1974 "Oh Very Young" / ? 10 2 — 9 6 — — — — Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Another Saturday Night" {single version recorded by Sam Cooke} / ? 6 12 — 1 16 9 27 — — Greatest Hits
1975 "Ready" / ? 26 — — 20 — — — — — Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Two Fine People" / ? 33 39 — 34 23 — — — — Greatest Hits
1976 "Banapple Gas" / ? 41 — — 65 — — 7 16 — Numbers
1977 "(Remember the Days of the) Old School Yard"
(with Elkie Brooks, vocals) / ?		 33 28 — 27 14 44 — — — Izitso
"Sweet Jamaica" / ? — — — 98 35 — — — —
1978 "Was Dog a Doughnut?" / ? 70 — 53 79 — — — — —
1979 "Bad Brakes" / ? 83 — — — — — — — — Back to Earth
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] As Yusuf

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
UK Ire AUT GER NL SWE SWI
2004 "Father and Son"
Ronan Keating with Yusuf Islam
 2 16 41 27 84 37 41 Ronan Keating's album
10 Years of Hits
2006 "Heaven/Where True Love Goes" — — — — — — — An Other Cup
2009 "Thinking 'Bout You" — — — — — — — Roadsinger
"Roadsinger (To Warm You Through the Night)" — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c allmusic ((( Cat Stevens > Charts & Awards > Billboard Albums)))
  2. ^ a b c http://www.everyhit.co.uk/
  3. ^ a b Bogdanov, Vladimir, et.al (2002). All music guide to rock: the definitive guide to rock, pop, and soul. Hal Leonard Corporation. pp. 1076–7. ISBN 0-87930-653-X. 
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i RIAA Gold and Platinum Search for albums by Cat Stevens
  5. ^ a b c d "Certified Awards Search". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved on 2011-10-16. Note: User needs to enter "Cat Stevens" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  6. ^ a b "Certified Awards Search". Music Canada. Retrieved on 2011-10-16. Note: User needs to enter "Cat Stevens" in the "Search" field, "Artist" in the "Search by" field and click the "Go" button. Select "More info" next to the relevant entry to see full certification history.
  7. ^ http://www.cria.ca/cert_db_search.php
  8. ^ Yusuf - Music Charts
  9. ^ allmusic ((( Cat Stevens > Charts & Awards > Billboard Singles)))
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