Leonard Cohen discography
| Leonard Cohen discography | |
|---|---|
 Leonard Cohen in 1988, around the release of I'm Your Man. | |
| Studio albums | 14 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 44 |
Leonard Cohen was a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet who was active in music from 1967 until his death in 2016. Cohen released 14 studio albums and eight live albums during the course of a recording career lasting almost 50 years, throughout which he remained an active poet. His entire catalogue is available on Columbia Records. His 1967 debut Songs of Leonard Cohen earned an RIAA gold record; he followed up with three more highly acclaimed albums: Songs from a Room (1969), Songs of Love and Hate (1971) and New Skin for the Old Ceremony (1974), before allowing Phil Spector to produce Death of a Ladies' Man for Warner Bros. Records in 1977. Cohen returned to Columbia in 1979 for Recent Songs, but the label declined to release his next album, Various Positions (1984) in the US, leaving it to American shops to import it from CBS Canada. In 1988, Columbia got behind Cohen again and gave full support to I'm Your Man, which brought his career to new heights, and Cohen followed it with 1992's The Future. Cohen then took a nine-year hiatus, and returned with Ten New Songs in 2001, which he made with Sharon Robinson, following this with Dear Heather (2004). In 2008 Cohen began touring for the first time in 15 years and, as well as the release of several live albums, he released Old Ideas (2012), which peaked at number three on the Billboard 200 albums chart. This was the highest ranking ever for a Leonard Cohen album, and it became his first to top the Canadian Albums Chart, a feat he repeated with his followup, Popular Problems, released in 2014. His live albums included Live Songs (1973), Cohen Live: Leonard Cohen in Concert (1994), Live in London (2009), Songs from the Road (2010), from his 2008–2009 world tour, and Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009).
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
US [11] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | Songs of Leonard Cohen
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 13 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Songs from a Room
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10 [14] |
— | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | 2 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Songs of Love and Hate
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63 [15] |
8 | — | — | 24 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 4 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | New Skin for the Old Ceremony
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— | 86 | 2 | — | 17 | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Death of a Ladies' Man
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— | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 35 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Recent Songs
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— | — | 24 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Various Positions
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60 [16] |
52 | 18 | 2 | 43 | 99 | — | 3 | 12 | 52 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | I'm Your Man
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34 [18] |
— | 22 | 2 | 32 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 48 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | The Future
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7 [22] |
— | 5 | 19 | 79 | — | 56 | 3 | 5 | 36 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Ten New Songs
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4 | 67 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 143 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Dear Heather
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5 | 98 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 131 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Old Ideas
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Popular Problems
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1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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| 2016 | You Want It Darker
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1 [28] |
6 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
US [1] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1973 | Live Songs
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— | — | 8 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Cohen Live: Leonard Cohen in Concert
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 35 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Live in London
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7 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
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— | — | — | — | — | 73 | 56 | — | — | 169 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Songs from the Road
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10 | — | 7 | 37 | 36 | — | 26 | 7 | 39 | 68 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Live in Dublin
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— | — | 33 | — | 53 | 19 | 19 | — | — | 84 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour
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8 | 39 | 17 | — | 23 | 5 | 4 | — | 39 | 18 | 100 | |||||||||||||||||
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [31] |
UK [10] | |||||||||||||||||||
| 1975 | The Best of Leonard Cohen / Greatest Hits
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— | — | — | — | 43 | — | 86 [A] |
— | — | — | 88 [A] |
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| 1980 | Liebesträume – Leonard Cohen singt seine schönsten Lieder
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— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | So Long, Marianne
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | More Best of Leonard Cohen
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90 [34] |
— | 41 | 19 | — | — | 69 | 7 | 22 | — | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | The Essential Leonard Cohen
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— | 9 [B] |
23 | 6 | 76 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 57 [C] |
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| 2008 | The Collection
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— | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Greatest Hits
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— | — | 28 | 34 | 51 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | The Complete Studio Albums Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 33 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
- A ^ The Best of Leonard Cohen, or Greatest Hits as it was released in Europe, didn't chart in Netherlands and UK when it was released in 1975, but the album did chart when re-issued on CD in 1988–1989. In UK it initially reached a peak at # 99 in 1988 and then at # 88 in 1995. In Netherlands it reached #86 in April 1989.
- B ^ The Essential Leonard Cohen was re-released in 2008 as The Essential Leonard Cohen 3.0, a 3-Disc Edition which charted in Australia in February 2009
- C ^ The Essential Leonard Cohen initially peaked at #70 in 2003. The album re-entered the charts in 2008 when it reached its chart peak #57
Singles
| Year | Title[36] | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [37] |
CAN AC [38] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [39] |
NLD [7] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] | ||||||||||||||||
| 1967 | "Suzanne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | "So Long, Marianne" / "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1969 | "Bird on the Wire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from a Room | |||||||||||||
| "The Partisan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1971 | "Joan of Arc" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Love and Hate | |||||||||||||
| "Diamonds in the Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Dress Rehearsal Rag" / "Avalanche" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "The Stranger Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen / McCabe & Mrs. Miller | ||||||||||||||
| "Winter Lady" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "So Long, Marianne" / "Bird on the Wire" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen / Songs from a Room | ||||||||||||||
| 1973 | "Passing Through" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live Songs | |||||||||||||
| 1974 | "Lover Lover Lover" | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | New Skin for the Old Ceremony | |||||||||||||
| 1975 | "Tonight Will Be Fine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from a Room | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | "Suzanne" [re-issue] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||||||||||||
| "Do I Have to Dance All Night" (Live) / "The Butcher" (Live) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | "Memories" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death of a Ladies' Man | |||||||||||||
| "True Love Leaves No Traces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | "Suzanne" / "Bird on the Wire" [re-issue] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen/ Songs from a Room | |||||||||||||
| 1979 | "The Guests" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recent Songs | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | "Dance Me to the End of Love" | — | 29 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Various Positions | |||||||||||||
| "Hallelujah" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | "Take This Waltz" | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | Poets in New York | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | "First We Take Manhattan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Your Man | |||||||||||||
| "I'm Your Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Ain't No Cure for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Everybody Knows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | "I Can't Forget" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Solid Gold EP: "First We Take Manhattan" / "Suzanne" / "So Long, Marianne" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Your Man / Greatest Hits | |||||||||||||
| 1991 Juno Hall of Fame Award Commemorative Sampler: "Hallelujah" / "Ain't No Cure for Love" / "Everybody Knows" / "Tower of Song" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Various Positions / I'm Your Man | ||||||||||||||
| 1992 | "Closing Time" | 71 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Future | |||||||||||||
| "Democracy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | "The Future" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Be for Real" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Dance Me to the End of Love" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cohen Live: Leonard Cohen in Concert | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | "Never Any Good" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | More Best of Leonard Cohen | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | "In My Secret Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ten New Songs | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | "Boogie Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "The Letters" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dear Heather | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | "So Long, Marianne" / "Bird on the Wire" [re-issue] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen / Songs from a Room | |||||||||||||
| "Hallelujah" [re-issue] | — | — | 67 | — | — | 27 | 16 [D] |
36 [E] |
The Essential Leonard Cohen | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | "The Future" (Live) / "Suzanne" (Live) [F] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live in London | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Show Me the Place" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Old Ideas | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | "Darkness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2016 | "You Want It Darker" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | You Want It Darker | |||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
- D ^ Leonard Cohen's 1984 track "Hallelujah" charted in Sweden in December 2007 due to download sales. At the same time Jeff Buckley's version also entered the charts, and the week of 13 December 2007 Buckley's version peaked at #5 with Cohen's original reaching its peak position #16 the same week.[40]
- E ^ Although not explicitly released as a single, Cohen's heavily covered 1984 track "Hallelujah" charted in the United Kingdom in December 2008 at position number 36.[10] This was due to downloads of the track as a result of the publicity created by Alexandra Burke's cover version, which charted at #1 at the same time, and a campaign to get Jeff Buckley's version into the charts (which it did, peaking at #2 simultaneous to Burke's cover).
- F ^ Record Store Day 2009 (April 18, 2009) exclusive release.
Contributions
- Poets in New York (Federico García Lorca tribute album, 1986, CBS) - "Take This Waltz"
- Are You Okay? (1990, Fontana) – "Elvis' Rolls Royce" (Vocals with Was (Not Was))
- The "Priest" They Called Him (1993) - Cohen on vocals and Kurt Cobain on guitar
- Hear Music Volume 7: Waking (2002, Hear Music) – "Boogie Street"
- Blue Alert – Anjani (2006) Cohen produced, arranged and provided lyrics
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Soundtrack (2006, Verve Forecast) – "Tower of Song" (with U2)
- Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins (2008, Wildflower) – "Since You've Asked" (Dialogue)
- Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest (2008, Hear Music) – "Anthem"
References
- ^ a b c d "Leonard Cohen > Charts & Awards". Allmusic. Archived from the original on 2015-03-06. Retrieved 2009-12-02.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c Leonard Cohen in the Australian charts:
- Top 100 (Kent Music Report) peaks to June 19, 1988: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 68. ISBN 0-646-11917-6. N.B. The Kent Report chart was licensed by ARIA between mid-1983 and June 19, 1988.
- Top 50 (ARIA Chart) peaks from June 26, 1988: "australian-charts.com - Discography Leonard Cohen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2016-10-31.
- Top 100 (ARIA Chart) peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ a b c d "Austrian Charts > Leonard Cohen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ a b c d Leonard Cohen in Finnish Charts:
- Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 117. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- "finnishcharts.com – Discography Leonard Cohen". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- ^ a b c "Leonard Cohen in German Charts > Albums". German charts (in German). Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ a b c "Irish Album Chart". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ a b c d "Leonard Cohen". Dutch charts portal (in Dutch). Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ a b c "Leonard Cohen discography". Norwegian charts. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ a b c d "Leonard Cohen discography". Swedish charts. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
- ^ a b c d e Leonard Cohen in UK charts:
- Top 100 peaks: "Official Charts > Leonard Cohen". The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2016-11-11. N.B. This site displays compressed chart (exclusion rules applied) peaks for positions 76–100.
- Top 200 peaks from November 1994 to December 2010: "Chart Log UK 1994–2010 > Chris C. – CZR". zobbel.de. Retrieved 2016-11-11. N.B. This site displays uncompressed chart (no exclusion rules applied) peaks for positions 76–200 between November 1994 and May 2001.
- ^ "Leonard Cohen – Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2016-11-01.
- ^ a b "RIAA Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Certified Awards". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 2014-10-04.
- ^ "Songs from the Room – Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Songs of Love and Hate – Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ "Various Positions – Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c "IFPI Certifications (Musiikkituottajat – Tilastot – Kulta- ja platinalevyt) > Leonard Cohen". Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "I'm Your Man – Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c "CRIA Certifications". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b c d "Salgstrofeer". IFPI. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b "IFPI Sweden – Gold & Platinum 1987–1998" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "The Future – Canadian Album Chart". RPM. Retrieved 2008-12-15.
- ^ a b "IFPI Sweden – Gold & Platinum 2002" (PDF). IFPI. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "Old Ideas – The Official Leonard Cohen Site". Sony Music Entertainment. Retrieved 2011-12-08.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Leonard Cohen – Old Ideas". Music Canada.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan (search: Leonard Cohen)". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Leonard Cohen – Popular Problems". Music Canada.
- ^ "On the Charts". FYI Music Canada. October 31, 2016. Retrieved October 31, 2016.
- ^ "Canadian album certifications – Leonard Cohen – Live in London". Music Canada.
- ^ "The Irish Charts: 2009 Certification Awards – Gold". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "Swiss Album Chart". Die Offizielle Schweizer Hitparade. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Leonard+Cohen)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 2008-03-07.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ "RPM Volume 66 No. 8, October 27, 1997 – RPM". RPM. Retrieved 2009-12-03.
- ^ "Accreditations - 2011 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 2014-10-05.
- ^ Leonard Cohen Singles Discography:
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: Vinyl Singles from 60's and 70's". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: Vinyl Singles from 80's and 90's". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: 12" Maxi Singles and Promos 1980's". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: CD Singles and Promos 1988–1991". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: CD Singles and Promos 1992–1993". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: CD Singles and Promos 1994–1997". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: CD Singles and Promos 2001–2003". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- "The Leonard Cohen Gallery: CD Singles and Promos 2004–2011". The Leonard Cohen Files. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
- ^ Leonard Cohen in Canadian Singles Chart:
- Closing Time "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada > Top Singles – Volume 57, No. 4, February 06 1993". RPM. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ Leonard Cohen in Canadian Adult Contemporary Chart:
- Passing Through "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada > Adult Contemporary – Volume 19, No. 25, August 04 1973". RPM. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- Dance Me to the End of Love "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada > Adult Contemporary – Volume 42, No. 12, June 01 1985". RPM. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- Closing Time "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada > Adult Contemporary – Volume 57, No. 15, April 24, 1993". RPM. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- The Future "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada > Adult Contemporary – Volume 58, No. 3, July 31, 1993". RPM. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- Never Any Good "Results – RPM – Library and Archives Canada > Adult Contemporary – Volume 66, No. 11, November 17, 1997". RPM. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts > Suchen nach "Leonard Cohen" (single) (from offiziellecharts.de)" (in German). Imgur.com (original source published by GfK Entertainment). Retrieved 2016-11-11.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com – Swedish Charts – Singles Top 60 2007-12-13". Hung Medien. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
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