Studio albums 23 Compilation albums 9 Singles 41 | Live albums 1 Video albums 4 Soundtrack albums 4 | |
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The discography of Carly Simon, an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author, consists of 23 studio albums, 1 live album, 9 compilation albums, 2 holiday albums, 4 soundtrack albums, and 41 singles, on Elektra Records, Warner Bros. Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Rhino Entertainment, Columbia Records, Hear Music, and Iris Records, with special releases on Qwest Records, Angel Records, and Walt Disney Records. This list includes all live and studio albums, and the motion picture soundtracks list includes albums containing more than 50% of Simon's music.
Simon has 5 Platinum certified albums, which includes a live album and a multi-platinum greatest hits collection, and 3 Gold certified albums. All but 3 of her studio albums have charted on the Billboard 200, with 12 charting in the Top 40, and 5 in the Top 10. Two of her compilation albums have also charted in the Top 40. Apart from her album success, she also has amassed 24 Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, with 13 of them hitting the Top 40, and 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart charting singles, all charting in the Top 40. Four of her singles have been certified Gold by the RIAA; You're So Vain, Mockingbird (with James Taylor), Nobody Does It Better, and Jesse.
Simon has recorded four concert films. Live from Martha's Vineyard was recorded in 1987, and broadcast as an HBO special. Carly in Concert – My Romance followed in 1990, also an HBO special. Live at Grand Central was an unannounced concert recorded for Lifetime in 1995. A Moonlight Serenade on the Queen Mary 2 was recorded in the fall of 2005, and was broadcast on various PBS stations that December. See "Video albums" section below for home video release information.