Since her debut album in 1968, Canadian musician Joni Mitchell has released 19 studio albums, most recently 2007's Shine. Her most commercially successful period was the early-mid 1970s, which included 1970's Ladies of the Canyon, 1971's Blue and 1974's Court and Spark, all three of which reached Platinum status in the US.
Joni Mitchell discography | |
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Mitchell performing in concert in 1983
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Studio albums | 19 |
Live albums | 6 |
Compilation albums | 15 |
Video albums | 8 |
Music videos | 28 |
EPs | 1 |
Singles | 33 |
Tribute albums | 2 |
In the United States alone, Mitchell has accrued record sales of 7 million certified by the RIAA. In the UK, she has certified sales in excess of 1.3 million copies.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
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CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
NOR [3] |
NZ [4] |
SWE [5] |
UK [6] |
US [7] | ||||
Song to a Seagull |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | ||
Clouds |
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22 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||
Ladies of the Canyon |
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16 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | ||
Blue |
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9 | — | 24 | — | — | 3 | 15 | ||
For the Roses |
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5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
Court and Spark |
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1 | 34 | 18 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
The Hissing of Summer Lawns |
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7 | 62 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
Hejira |
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22 | 38 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | ||
Don Juan's Reckless Daughter |
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28 | 39 | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | ||
Mingus |
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37 | 44 | — | 27 | 48 | 24 | 17 |
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Wild Things Run Fast |
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33 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 32 | 25 | ||
Dog Eat Dog |
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44 | 86 | — | 30 | 27 | 57 | 63 | ||
Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm |
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23 | 44 | — | 18 | 37 | 26 | 45 | ||
Night Ride Home |
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30 | 55 | — | 40 | 43 | 25 | 41 | ||
Turbulent Indigo |
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24 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 47 |
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Taming the Tiger |
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86 | — | 25 | — | — | 57 | 75 | ||
Both Sides Now |
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19 | — | 20 | — | — | 50 | 66 |
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Travelogue |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
Shine |
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13 | 71 | 10 | — | 25 | 36 | 14 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
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CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
NOR [3] |
NZ [4] |
UK [6] |
US [7] | |||
Miles of Aisles |
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13 | 46 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
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Shadows and Light |
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73 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 63 | 38 | |
Amchitka – October 16, 1970 (with James Taylor and Phil Ochs) |
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Live at Canterbury House – 1967 |
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‘’Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969 |
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Joni Mitchell at Newport |
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— | — | — | — | 52 | 167 | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
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UK [6] |
US [7] | |||
Hits |
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— | 161 | |
Misses |
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The Complete Geffen Recordings |
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The Beginning of Survival |
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Dreamland |
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43 | 177 | |
Starbucks Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell |
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Songs of a Prairie Girl |
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Studio Albums 1968–1979 |
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Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced |
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Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967) |
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Early Joni – 1963 |
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Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967): Highlights |
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The Reprise Albums (1968–1971) |
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42 | — | |
Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) |
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Blue Highlights – Demos/ Outtakes / Live |
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— | 150 | |
The Asylum Albums (1972–1975) |
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Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975) |
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"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Title | EP details |
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Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) |
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Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
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CAN [14] |
CAN AC [15] |
AUS [2] |
UK [6] |
US [16] |
US AC [17] |
US Main [18] | ||||
"Night in the City" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Song to a Seagull | |
"Chelsea Morning" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clouds | |
"Big Yellow Taxi"[A] | 1970 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 33 | — | Ladies of the Canyon | |
"Carey" | 1971 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 93 | — | — | Blue | |
"California" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" | 1972 | 10 | 3 | 37 | — | 25 | 13 | — | For the Roses | |
"Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Raised on Robbery" | 51 | 27 | — | — | 65 | 40 | — | Court and Spark | ||
"Help Me" | 1974 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | ||
"Free Man in Paris" | 16 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 2 | — | |||
"Big Yellow Taxi" (live) | 54 | — | — | — | 24 | 27 | — | Miles of Aisles | ||
"Carey" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"In France They Kiss on Main Street" | 1976 | 19 | 33 | — | — | 66 | 32 | — | The Hissing of Summer Lawns | |
"Coyote" | 1977 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hejira | |
"Off Night Backstreet" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don Juan's Reckless Daughter | |
"Jericho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mingus | |
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (live) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | Shadows and Light | |
"(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | Wild Things Run Fast | |
"Chinese Café (Unchained Melody)" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Underneath The Streetlight" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Good Friends" | 1985 | — | 12 | — | — | 85 | — | 28 | Dog Eat Dog | |
"Shiny Toys" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"My Secret Place" | 1988 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | |
"Snakes and Ladders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
"Cool Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Night Ride Home" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night Ride Home | |
"Come in from the Cold" | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"How Do You Stop" | 1994 | 56 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | Turbulent Indigo | |
"Sex Kills" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Sunny Sunday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"The Crazy Cries of Love" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Taming the Tiger | |
"Both Sides, Now" | 2000 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Both Sides Now | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart |
Notes
Year | Title | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
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CAN [14] |
AUS [21] |
FRA [22] |
GER [23] |
NLD [20] |
NZ [24] |
UK [6] |
US Dance [25] | |||||
1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" | Janet Jackson (with Q-Tip) | 19 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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The Velvet Rope |
Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
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CAN Dig. [26] |
US Dig. [27] |
US Rock Dig. [28] | |||
2022 | "Both Sides, Now" | 32 | 20 | 4 | Clouds |
Title | Album details |
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Shadows and Light |
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Refuge of the Roads |
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Come In From The Cold |
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Painting with Words and Music |
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Woman of Heart and Mind (A Life Story) |
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The Fiddle and the Drum |
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Both Sides Now (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970) |
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Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
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Year | Title | Album | Director |
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1970 | "Woodstock" (Live) | Message to Love (1995) | Murray Lerner[29] |
"Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | |||
1971 | "Both Sides, Now" | Clouds | John D. Wilson[30][31] |
1972 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | Ladies of the Canyon | |
1974 | "Help Me" (Live) | Court and Spark | Colin Strong[32] |
1976 | "Hejira" | Hejira | Unknown[33] |
1983 | "Chinese Cafe" | Refuge of the Roads | Joni Mitchell[34] |
1985 | "Dog Eat Dog" (Live at Farm Aid) | Dog Eat Dog | Unknown[35] |
"Good Friends" | Jim Blashfield[36] | ||
1986 | "Shiny Toys" | Unknown[37] | |
1988 | "My Secret Place" (with Peter Gabriel) | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | Anton Corbijn[38] |
"Dancin' Clown" | Unknown[39] | ||
"The Beat of Black Wings" | Jim Shea & Joni Mitchell[40] | ||
"Lakota" | Unknown[41] | ||
1989 | "Spirit of the Forest" (Gentlemen Without Weapons) | Non-album charity single | Storm Thorgerson[42] |
1991 | "Night Ride Home" | Night Ride Home | Rocky Schenck[43][44][45][46][47][48] |
"Come in from the Cold" | |||
"Nothing Can Be Done" | |||
"Two Grey Rooms" | |||
"Passion Play (When All the Slaves Are Free)" | |||
1995 | "How Do You Stop?" (with Seal) | Turbulent Indigo | |
1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" (Janet Jackson) | The Velvet Rope | Mark Romanek[49] |
1998 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | Painting with Words and Music | Joan Tosoni[50][51] |
2000 | "Both Sides, Now" (Live) | An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (TV Special) | Louis J. Horvitz[52] |
2008 | "River" (Live with Herbie Hancock) | River: The Joni Letters | Jon Hill[53] |
2018 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyric Video) | Ladies of the Canyon | Paul Gardner[54] |
"Both Sides, Now" (Live) | Both Sides Now (Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970) | Murray Lerner[55][56] | |
2021 | "California" (Live) |