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

Albums [edit]

As Cat Stevens [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

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
1970 Mona Bone Jakon 164
Tea for the Tillerman 8 11 20 25 20
  • US: 3× Platinum[4]
1971 Teaser and the Firecat 2 2 2 2 25
1972 Catch Bull at Four 1 1 2 3
  • US: Platinum[4]
1973 Foreigner 3 5 3 1
1974 Buddha and the Chocolate Box 2 3 3 5 3
1975 Numbers 13 4 14 9
1977 Izitso 7 2 18 13 12 15 39
1978 Back to Earth 33 31 17
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Live albums [edit]

Year Album details Peak positions[1]
US
1974 Saturnight
  • Released: November 8, 1974
  • Label: A&M Records (Japan)
33
2004 Majikat
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums [edit]

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. 2 165
  • US: Gold
1987 Classics, Volume 24
  • Released: 1987
  • Label: A&M Records
  • US: Gold
1989 The Best of Cat Stevens
1999 Remember Cat Stevens - The Ultimate Collection 31 5 12 11 5 10 25
  • Aus: 5× Platinum
2000 The Very Best of Cat Stevens 58 6 22 2 7 86
  • US: Gold
  • CAN: Platinum
2001 Cat Stevens - The Box Set
2005 Gold
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 60
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

As Yusuf Islam [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

Compilation albums [edit]

As Yusuf [edit]

Studio albums [edit]

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

Singles [edit]

As Cat Stevens [edit]

Year Single / B-Side Peak chart positions[9][2] Album
US US AC US R&B CA CA AC UK NL AT NOR AU
1966 "I Love My Dog" 118 47 28 21 Matthew and Son
1967 "Matthew and Son" 115 84 2 21 11
"I'm Gonna Get Me a Gun" 6 26 54
"A Bad Night" 20 30 87 New Masters
"Kitty" 47
1968 "Lovely City (When Do You Laugh)" 100
1970 "Lady D'Arbanville" 69 8 2 20 Mona Bone Jakon
"Father and Son" 28 18 Tea for the Tillerman
1971 "Wild World" 11 21 14 32
"Moonshadow" 30 10 26 20 22 18 Teaser and the Firecat
"Peace Train" 7 1 3 22 3
"Tuesday's Dead"
(AU & UK B-Side of "Peace Train")
3
1972 "Morning Has Broken" 6 1 4 11 9 5 4 4
"I Want To Live In a Wigwam"
(B-Side of "Morning Has Broken")
4 (non-album release)
"Can't Keep It In" 13 5 82 Catch Bull at Four
1973 "Sitting" 16 17 14 38 34
"The Hurt" 31 38 25 27 30 Foreigner
1974 "Oh Very Young" 10 2 9 6 19 Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Another Saturday Night" 6 12 1 16 9 27 15 Greatest Hits
1975 "Ready" 26 20 Buddha and the Chocolate Box
"Two Fine People" 33 39 34 23 76 Greatest Hits
1976 "Banapple Gas" 41 65 7 16 59 Numbers
1977 "(Remember The Days of the) Old School Yard" 33 28 27 14 44 18 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

As Yusuf [edit]

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

References [edit]

  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)))