The discography of Clannad, an Irish musical group, consists of thirteen studio albums, four live albums, three soundtrack albums, seventeen compilation albums, thirty-one singles and a number of other appearances.

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Clannad discography
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Clannad at the 2007 Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow, United Kingdom.
Studio albums13
EPs1
Soundtrack albums3
Live albums4
Compilation albums18
Singles33
Video albums2
Music videos13
Box sets3
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Clannad achieved a breakthrough in their career in 1983 with the song "Theme from Harry's Game", which peaked at number five in the United Kingdom and won an Ivor Novello award. Clannad won a BAFTA for their 1984 Legend, the soundtrack for the Robin of Sherwood series. In 1998, Clannad were awarded a Grammy award for their studio album Landmarks.

Albums

Studio albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
IRE
[1]
AUS
[2][3]
BEL (FLA)
[4]
CAN
[5]
GER
[6]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
US
[10]
US World
[10]
Clannad
Clannad 2
  • Released: 1974
  • Label: Gael-Linn
  • Formats: LP, MC
Dúlamán
  • Released: 1976
  • Label: Gael-Linn
  • Formats: LP, MC
Crann Úll
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: Tara
  • Formats: LP, MC
79[upper-alpha 1]
Fuaim
  • Released: March 1982
  • Label: Tara
  • Formats: LP, MC
Magical Ring
  • Released: 21 March 1983
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: LP, MC
66 20 26 10[upper-alpha 2]
Macalla
  • Released: 14 October 1985
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
59 12 29 33 131
Sirius
  • Released: 26 October 1987
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
76 84 45 34 183
Anam
  • Released: 8 October 1990
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
59 37 14 46[upper-alpha 3] 3[upper-alpha 3]
Banba
  • Released: 3 May 1993
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
27 53 66 11 47 5 110 1
Lore
  • Released: 27 February 1996
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD, MC
10 45 16 17 14 195 1
Landmarks
  • Released: 3 March 1998
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
20 92 13 34 6
Nádúr 24 172 100 58 100 2
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Live albums

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Title Album details
Clannad in Concert
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Ogham
  • Formats: LP, MC
  • Recorded in Switzerland, 1978
Clannad: Live in Concert
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: MDM, Koch
  • Formats: CD
  • Recorded in Europe, 1996
Clannad: Christ Church Cathedral
  • Released: February 2013
  • Label: ARC Music
  • Formats: CD
  • Recorded in Dublin, January 2011
Turas 1980
  • Released: 1 June 2018
  • Label: MIG
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
  • Recorded in Bremen, January 1980
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Soundtrack albums

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Title Album details Peak chart positions
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
US World
[10]
Legend
  • Released: April 1984
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Soundtrack to the television series Robin of Sherwood
9 15 15[upper-alpha 4]
Atlantic Realm
  • Released: January 1989
  • Label: BBC
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Soundtrack to the television series The Natural World: Atlantic Realm
41
The Angel and the Soldier Boy
  • Released: 11 December 1989
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
  • Soundtrack to the film of the same name
41
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Compilation albums

More information Title, Album details ...
Title Album details Peak chart positions
IRE
[1]
AUS
[3]
GER
[6]
NL
[7]
NOR
[11]
NZ
[8]
UK
[9]
US World
[10]
The Collection
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: K-tel
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
94[upper-alpha 5]
Pastpresent
  • Released: 24 April 1989
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, LP, MC
29 4 1 5
Themes
  • Released: September 1992
  • Label: K-tel
  • Formats: CD
4[upper-alpha 6]
Rogha: The Best of Clannad
  • Released: 28 January 1997
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
4
The Ultimate Collection
  • Released: 19 May 1997
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
  • Deluxe edition released as In a Lifetime – The Ultimate Collection
17 21 46
The Celtic Voice
  • Released: 1997
  • Label: Celtic Collections, K-tel
  • Formats: CD
  • Reissued in 2001 as The Essential Clannad
An Díolaim
  • Released: 15 June 1998
  • Label: Music Club
  • Formats: CD, MC
Magic Elements – The Best of Clannad
  • Released: October 1998
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD
45
Celtic Collection
  • Released: August 1999
  • Label: Camden
  • Formats: CD, MC
Greatest Hits
  • Released: January 2000
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, MC
A Magical Gathering: The Clannad Anthology
  • Released: 16 April 2002
  • Label: Rhino
  • Formats: 2xCD
The Best of Clannad: In a Lifetime
  • Released: 6 October 2003
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: CD, 2xCD
30 79 23 5
The Only Clannad Album You'll Ever Need
  • Released: March 2005
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: CD
Celtic Themes: The Very Best of Clannad
  • Released: 10 March 2008
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD
7 20
Beginnings: The Best of the Early Years
The Essential Clannad
  • Released: 24 August 2012
  • Label: RCA/Sony Music
  • Formats: 2xCD
In a Lifetime
  • Released: 13 March 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: 2xCD, 2xLP, digital download
64 38 74
Rarities
  • Released: 16 September 2020
  • Label: BMG
  • Formats: digital download
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Box sets

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3 Originals
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 3xCD
Original Album Classics
  • Released: 24 January 2011
  • Label: Sony Music/Legacy/RCA
  • Formats: 3xCD
The Real... Clannad
  • Released: 9 November 2018
  • Label: Sony Music/Legacy/BMG
  • Formats: 3xCD
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Video albums

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Title Album details
Pastpresent
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: RCA/BMG Video
  • Formats: VHS, LD
Christ Church Cathedral
  • Released: 11 January 2013
  • Label: ARC Music
  • Formats: DVD
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EPs

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Title EP details Peak chart positions
UK
[9]
Robin (The Hooded Man)
  • Released: 20 April 1986
  • Label: RCA
  • Formats: 7"
80
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Singles

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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
IRE
[12]
AUS
[2][13]
BEL (FLA)
[4]
CAN
[14]
FIN
[15]
NL
[7]
NZ
[8]
SWE
[16]
UK
[9][17]
"Dhéanainn Súgradh" 1974 Clannad 2
"An Bealach Seo 'tá Romhainn" 1975 Non-album single
"Down by the Sally Gardens" / "An Giobog" 1978 Clannad in Concert
"Mhorag's Na Horo Gheallaidh" 1981 Fuaim
"Theme from Harry's Game" 1982 2 18 16 5 Magical Ring
"I See Red" 1983 19 81
"Newgrange" 30 65
"Robin (The Hooded Man)" 1984 19 36 42 Legend (soundtrack)
"Now Is Here" 119
"Scarlet Inside" 1985 108
"Closer to Your Heart" 110 Macalla
"Almost Seems (Too Late to Turn)" 80
"In a Lifetime" (featuring Bono) 1986 5 72 32 21 14 32 20
"Something to Believe In" (featuring Bruce Hornsby) 1987 117 Sirius
"Live and Learn" (Canada and Germany-only release) 1988
"White Fool"
"The Hunter" 1989 91 Pastpresent [upper-alpha 7]
"In a Lifetime" (reissue) 25 32 17
"Hourglass" / "Theme from Harry's Game" 91
"A Dream in the Night" The Angel and the Soldier Boy (soundtrack)
"In Fortune's Hand" 1990 65 80 Anam
"Why Worry?" 1991
"Both Sides Now" (with Paul Young) 3 158 64 41 74 Switch (soundtrack)
"Theme from Harry's Game" (reissue) [upper-alpha 8] 1992 42 8 Patriot Games (soundtrack)
"Mystery Game" 1993 Banba
"Seanchas" 1996 Lore
"Christmas Angels" 1997 Non-album single
"An Gleann" 1998 Landmarks
"I Will Find You" (2002 remix; Antillas featuring Clannad) 2002 Non-album single
"Brave Enough" (featuring Duke Special) 2014 Nádúr
"Who Knows (Where the Time Goes)" 2020 In a Lifetime
"In a Lifetime" (featuring Denise Chaila) 2021 Non-album singles
"White Fool" (featuring Steve Perry) 2022
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
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Notes

  1. Chart peak in 1994.
  2. Chart peak in 1994.
  3. Chart peak upon release in the US in 1993.
  4. Chart peak in 1995.
  5. Chart peak in 1994.
  6. Chart peak upon release in the US in 1995.
  7. "Hourglass" was released to promote Pastpresent, but it does not actually feature on the album.
  8. "Theme from Harry's Game" was reissued in 1992 after its use in the film Patriot Games. However, it became a hit in the Netherlands in 1993 after it was reissued there following it use in an advert for Jameson Irish Whiskey.

References

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