Paul Simon discography

See also: Art Garfunkel discography and Simon & Garfunkel discography

Paul Simon is an American singer-songwriter who gained international recognition as a member of the folk rock duo Simon & Garfunkel, along with Art Garfunkel. Simon split from the duo in 1970.^[1] Since then, he has performed as a solo artist while also collaborating with other musicians, including Garfunkel.^[2][3]

Paul Simon discography
Simon live in concert in 2007
Studio albums	15
Live albums	4
Compilation albums	11
Singles	61
Video albums	15
Music videos	14
Box sets	2

Simon started recording music in the 1950s. Over the course of his career, he has released numerous singles, along with multiple studio, live, and compilation albums. According to Nielsen, Simon sold over 7 million albums in the U.S. from 1991 to 2016.^[4] His most recent album, Seven Psalms, was released on May 19, 2023.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [5]	AUS [6]	CAN [7]	GER [8]	NLD [9]	NZ [10]	NOR [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
1965	The Paul Simon Songbook Released: August 1965 Label: CBS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972	Paul Simon Released: January 24, 1972 Label: Columbia	4	5	2	37	2	—	1	1	—	1		RIAA: Platinum[15]
1973	There Goes Rhymin' Simon Released: May 5, 1973 Label: Columbia	2	7	3	—	—	—	6	1	—	4		RIAA: Platinum[16] BPI: Gold[17]
1975	Still Crazy After All These Years Released: October 6, 1975 Label: Columbia	1	39	8	—	11	24	8	9	—	6		RIAA: Gold[16] BPI: Gold[17] MC: Platinum[18]
1980	One-Trick Pony Released: August 12, 1980 Label: Warner Bros.	12	15	23	—	—	6	2	9	—	17		RIAA: Gold[16] BPI: Silver[17]
1983	Hearts and Bones Released: November 4, 1983 Label: Warner Bros.	35	99	50	51	14	—	3	11	25	34
1986	Graceland Released: August 25, 1986 Label: Warner Bros.	3	1	1	2	1	1	6	4	1	1	WW: 16,000,000[19]	RIAA: 5× Platinum[16] ARIA: 8× Platinum[20] BPI: 8× Platinum[17] BVMI: 3× Gold[21] NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum SNEP: Platinum[22]
1990	The Rhythm of the Saints Released: October 16, 1990 Label: Warner Bros.	4	3	1	11	2	6	6	8	3	1		RIAA: 2× Platinum[16] ARIA: Platinum[23] BPI: 2× Platinum[17] BVMI: Gold[21] IFPI SWI: Gold[24] MC: 2× Platinum[18] RMNZ: Platinum[25]
1997	Songs from The Capeman Released: November 18, 1997 Label: Warner Bros.	42	—	—	26	41	—	32	36	49	83
2000	You're the One Released: October 3, 2000 Label: Warner Bros.	19	—	8	17	41	—	9	24	40	20	US: 505,000[26]	RIAA: Gold[16] BPI: Silver[17]
2006	Surprise Released: May 9, 2006 Label: Warner Bros.	14	73	31	36	20	—	20	10	55	4	US: 296,000[27]	BPI: Gold[17]
2011	So Beautiful or So What Released: April 8, 2011 Label: Hear Music	4	41	7	20	6	23	2	4	21	6	US: 375,000[28]	BPI: Silver[17]
2016	Stranger to Stranger Released: June 3, 2016 Label: Concord	3	24	4	14	8	8	9	9	9	1	US: 143,000[28]	BPI: Silver[17]
2018	In the Blue Light Released: September 7, 2018 Label: Legacy	70	—	91	36	16	—	—	33	14	10
2023	Seven Psalms[29] Released: May 19, 2023 Label: Owl/Legacy	153	—	—	69	31	—	—	—	38	28
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions						Certifications
		US [5]	AUS [6]	GER [8]	NLD [9]	NOR [11]	UK [14]
1974	Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Released: March 1974 Label: Columbia	33	20	—	—	19	—	RIAA: Gold[16]
1991	Paul Simon's Concert in the Park Released: November 5, 1991 Label: Warner Bros.	74	91	—	25	—	60	BPI: Silver[17]
2012	Live in New York City Released: September 18, 2012 Label: Hear Music/Concord	95	—	—	—	—	150
2017	Paul Simon – The Concert in Hyde Park Released: June 9, 2017 Label: Sony Legacy	—	—	28	61	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilations

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		US [5]	AUS [6]	FIN [30]	GER [8]	NLD [9]	NZ [10]	NOR [11]	SWE [12]	SWI [13]	UK [14]
1977	Greatest Hits, Etc. Released: November 1977 Label: Columbia	18	22	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	6	RIAA: Platinum[16] BPI: Gold[17] MC: Platinum[18]
1988	Negotiations and Love Songs Released: October 18, 1988 Label: Warner Bros.	110	27	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	17	RIAA: Platinum[16] BPI: Platinum[17] RMNZ: Platinum[31]
1991	Born at the Right Time: The Best of Paul Simon Released: 1991 Label: Warner Bros.	—	20	—	—	—	47	—	—	—	—
1993	The Paul Simon Anthology Released: 1993 Label: Warner Bros.	—	14	—	—	—	6	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Platinum[32] BPI: Silver[17]
2000	Greatest Hits: Shining Like a National Guitar Released: May 8, 2000 Label: Warner Bros.	—	44	25	59	12	30	5	14	23	6	BPI: Gold[17] ARIA: Platinum[33] MC: Gold[18]
2002	The Paul Simon Collection: On My Way, Don't Know Where I'm Goin' Released: November 5, 2002 Label: Warner Bros.	57	—	—	71	—	—	—	22	—	—
2006	Recorded as Jerry Landis Released: July 20, 2006 Label: Laserlight	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2007	The Essential Paul Simon Released: June 26, 2007 Label: Warner Bros.	42	—	—	—	26	29	—	—	—	12	BPI: Gold[17]
2009	This Better Be Good Released: June 1, 2009 Label: Rhino Custom Products/ Starbucks Entertainment	60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2011	Songwriter Released: October 24, 2011 Label: Sony	141	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2013	Over the Bridge of Time: A Paul Simon Retrospective (1964–2011)[34] Released: October 15, 2013 Label: Legacy Recordings	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?	?
2015	The Ultimate Collection Released: April 12, 2015 Label: Sony	—	38	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	1	BPI: Platinum[17]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Box sets

List of box sets, with selected chart positions and certifications

Year	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		US [5]
1993	Paul Simon 1964/1993 Released: September 28, 1993 Label: Warner Bros.	173	RIAA: Gold[16]
2004	The Studio Recordings, 1972–2000 Released: June 29, 2004 Label: Rhino	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

• NB: This discography does not include singles released under the pseudonym "Tom & Jerry" with Art Garfunkel, or singles released by Simon & Garfunkel

Singles recorded under pseudonyms

Year	A-side / B-side	Chart positions	Ref(s)
		US [35]
1958	"True or False" / "Teenage Fool"[A]	—	[36]
1959	"Anna Belle" / "Loneliness"[B]	—	[36]
	"Don't Take the Stars" / "So Tenderly"[C]	—	[36]
1960	"Just a Boy" / "Shy"[B]	—	[36]
	"Just a Boy" / "I'd Like to Be"[B]	—	[36]
	"All Through the Night" / "(I Begin) To Think Again of You"[C]	—	[36]
	"Swanee" / "Toot, Toot, Tootsie, Goodbye"[B]	—	[36]
1961	"I Wish I Weren't in Love" / "I'm Lonely"[B]	—	[36]
	"Play Me a Sad Song" / "It Means a Lot to Them"[B]	—	[36]
	"Motorcycle" / "I Don't Believe Them"[D]	99	[36]
1962	"Express Train" / "Wildflower"[D]	—	[36]
	"Cry, Little Boy, Cry" / "Get Up and Do the Wobble"[D]	—	[36]
	"The Lone Teen Ranger" / "Lisa"[B]	97	[36]
	"Cards of Love" / "Noise"[D]	—	[36]
1963	"He Was My Brother" / "Carlos Dominguez"[E]	—	[37]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or was not released.

Notes

• A ^ as True Taylor
• B ^ as Jerry Landis
• C ^ as a member of The Mystics
• D ^ as a member of Tico & The Triumphs
• E ^ as Paul Kane

Solo singles

Year	Title 'A' / Title 'B'	Chart positions										Album
		US Hot 100 [35]	US Cashbox [38]	US AC [35]	US Main [35]	UK [39]	CAN	AUS [40][41]	FRA [42]	NLD [43]	NOR [44]
1965	"I Am a Rock" / "Leaves That Are Green" [A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Paul Simon Songbook
1972	"Mother and Child Reunion" / "Paranoia Blues"	4	4	4	—	5	4	5	—	6	3	Paul Simon
	"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard" / "Congratulations"	22	7	6	—	15	6	40	—	26	—
	"Duncan" / "Run That Body Down"	52	58	30	—	—	—	86[B]	—	—	—
1973	"Kodachrome" / "Tenderness"	2	2	2	—	—	2	31	8	15	—	There Goes Rhymin' Simon
	"Loves Me Like a Rock" / "Learn How to Fall" [C]	2	1	1	—	39	5	30	—	27	—
	"American Tune" / "One Man's Ceiling Is Another Man's Floor"	35	27	8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"Take Me to the Mardi Gras" / "Something So Right"	—	—	—	—	7	—	—	—	—	—
	"Something So Right"	—	—	—	—	—	—	10	10	—	—
	"St. Judy's Comet"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
1974	"The Sound of Silence" / "Mother and Child Reunion"	—	97	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin'
1975	"Gone at Last" with Phoebe Snow and The Jessy Dixon Singers / "Tenderness"	23	20	9	—	—	—	95	—	—	—	Still Crazy After All These Years
	"50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" / "Some Folks' Lives Roll Easy"	1	1	1	—	23	1	35	2	—	—
1976	"Still Crazy After All These Years" / "I Do It for Your Love"	40	45	5	—	—	—	10	10	—	—
	"Have a Good Time"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—
1977	"Slip Slidin' Away" / "Something So Right" [D]	5	6	4	—	36	2	35	10	—	—	Greatest Hits, Etc.
1978	"Wonderful World" (with Art Garfunkel and James Taylor) / "Wooden Planes" (Art Garfunkel solo)	17	15	1	—	—	5	47	—	—	—	Watermark
	"Stranded in a Limousine" / "Have a Good Time"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Greatest Hits, Etc.
1980	"Late in the Evening" / "How The Heart Approaches What It Yearns"	6	9	7	—	58	19	34	—	11	—	One-Trick Pony
	"One-Trick Pony" / "Long, Long Day"	40	52	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1981	"Oh, Marion" / "God Bless the Absentee"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	"The Blues" (with Randy Newman) / "Same Girl" (Randy Newman solo)	51	—	36	—	—	—	100	—	48	—	Trouble in Paradise
	"Allergies" / "Think Too Much (B)"	44	48	26	—	—	—	—	—	47	—	Hearts and Bones
1984	"Think Too Much (A)" / "Song About the Moon"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1986	"You Can Call Me Al" / "Gumboots"	23	26	15	42	4	11	2	16	5	—	Graceland
	"Graceland" / "Hearts and Bones"	81	69	34	38	98	71	62	—	79	—
1987	"The Boy in the Bubble" / "Crazy Love, Vol. II"	86	—	—	15	26	—	46	—	16	—
	"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes" / "All Around the World or the Myth of Fingerprints"	—	—	—	—	77	—	69	—	85	—
"Under African Skies" / "I Know What I Know"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1988	"Mother and Child Reunion" / Train in The Distance"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Negotiations and Love Songs
1990	"The Obvious Child" [E] "The Rhythm of The Saints"	92	–	–	21	15	28	42	–	12	–	The Rhythm of the Saints
	"Proof" / "The Cool, Cool River"	—	—	—	—	89	—	134	—	—	—
	"Born at the Right Time" / "Further to Fly"	—	—	—	—	107	—	—	—	—	—
1991	"Still Crazy After All These Years" (live) / The Sound of Silence (live)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Paul Simon's Concert in the Park
1995	"Something So Right" (with Annie Lennox)	—	—	—	—	44	—	—	—	—	—	Medusa
2000	"Old"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	You're the One
	"You're the One"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
2002	"Father and Daughter" / "Father and Daughter (Instrumental)"	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	The Wild Thornberrys Movie
2006	"Father and Daughter" / "Another Galaxy"	—	—	—	—	31	—	—	—	—	—	Surprise
	"That's Me"	—	—	—	—	156	—	—	—	—	—
	"Outrageous"	—	—	—	—	194	—	—	—	—	—
2010	"Getting Ready for Christmas Day"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	So Beautiful or So What
2011	"The Afterlife"[F]	—	—	—	50	—	—	—	—	—	—
2012	"The Boxer" (with Jerry Douglas feat. Mumford & Sons)	—	—	—	—	97	—	—	—	—	—	Babel
2016	"Wristband"[45][G]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Stranger to Stranger
	"Cool Papa Bell"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"The Werewolf"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

Notes

• A ^ Released only in the UK as CBS 201797
• B ^ Only the B-Side 'Run That Body Down' charted in Australia.
• C ^ A-side with the Dixie Hummingbirds
• D ^ A-side with the Oak Ridge Boys
• E ^ Also charted at No. 24 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.
• F ^ Charted at No. 4 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart.
• G ^ Charted at No. 14 on the Adult Alternative Songs chart.

Other appearances

Studio

Year	Song	Album	Notes
1997	"Ten Years"	Carnival![46]	Originally recorded for The Oprah Winfrey Show[47]
2010	"Biko"	And I'll Scratch Yours	Released as a single in 2010, then featured on I'll Scratch Yours in 2013

Live

Year	Song	Album
1994	"Graceland" (live version)	The Unplugged Collection, Volume One[48]
2010	"You Can Call Me Al"	The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts[49]
	"The Wanderer" (with Dion DiMucci)
	"Here Comes the Sun" (with David Crosby and Graham Nash)

Guest

Year	Song	Album
1989	"Written on the Subway Wall"/"Little Star"[50] (with Dion)	Yo Frankie
1996	"Rockabilly Music" and "A Mile Out of Memphis" (with Carl Perkins)	Go Cat Go[51]
2007	"Fast Car"	Carnival Vol. II: Memoirs of an Immigrant
2012	"The Boxer" (with Jerry Douglas and Mumford & Sons)	Traveler[52] and Babel
2015	"New York Is My Home"[53] (with Dion)	New York Is My Home
2020	"Song for Sam Cooke (Here in America)"[54] (with Dion)	Blues with Friends
2024	"Um vento passou"	Milton + Esperanza[55]

Videography

Source:^[56]

• 1977 The Paul Simon Special (TV, bootleg DVD)
• 1981 Paul Simon in Concert (VHS, Laserdisc; DVD 2003, 2008)
• 1987 Graceland: The African Concert (VHS, Laserdisc; DVD 1999)
• 1987 The All-Star Gospel Session (VHS, bootleg DVD)
• 1991 Paul Simon's Concert in the Park (VHS, Laserdisc; DVD 2018)
• 2000 You're the One—In Concert (DVD)
• 2009 Paul Simon and Friends: The Library of Congress Gershwin Prize for Popular Song (DVD, Blu-ray)
• 2011 So Beautiful or So What (Deluxe Limited Edition) (CD/DVD)
• 2012 Live in New York City (DVD, Blu-ray)
• 2017 The Concert in Hyde Park (DVD, Blu-ray)

Music videos

Year	Title	Album
1980	"Late in the Evening"	One-Trick Pony
1984	"René and Georgette Magritte with Their Dog after the War"	Hearts and Bones
	"Think Too Much (a)"
1986	"You Can Call Me Al" (2 versions)	Graceland
	"The Boy in the Bubble"
1987	"Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes"
1988	"Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard"	Negotiations and Love Songs
1990	"The Obvious Child"	The Rhythm of the Saints
	"Proof"
1993	"Thelma"	Paul Simon 1964/1993
2002	"Father and Daughter"	The Wild Thornberrys Movie Soundtrack and Surprise
2006	"Outrageous"	Surprise
2010	"Getting Ready for Christmas Day" (2 versions)	So Beautiful or So What
2016	"Wristband"	Stranger to Stranger