John_Lennon_discography
John Lennon was a British singer-songwriter and peace activist, best known as the co-founder of the Beatles. After three experimental albums with Yoko Ono, using tape loops, interviews, musique concrète, and other avant-garde performance techniques, Lennon's solo career properly began with the 1969 single "Give Peace a Chance". Lennon then released two more singles, "Cold Turkey" (1969) and "Instant Karma!" (1970), and a live album, Live Peace in Toronto (1969),[1] before the official break-up of the Beatles.
Quick Facts Studio albums, Live albums ...
| John Lennon discography | |
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Lennon being interviewed by Tom Snyder in 1975 | |
| Studio albums | 11 |
| Live albums | 3 |
| Compilation albums | 15 |
| Video albums | 14 |
| Music videos | 64 |
| Singles | 23 |
| Box sets | 5 |
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Lennon's first solo album after the Beatles' break-up was Plastic Ono Band, released simultaneously with Ono's album of the same name. He released the album Imagine the following year, which became his most critical and commercial success. His 1972 political themed album Some Time in New York City received scathing reviews and performed poorly commercially. Lennon's next two albums, Mind Games (1973) and Walls and Bridges (1974) were better received and had more commercial success. In 1975, Lennon released his covers album Rock 'n' Roll before retiring from music to focus on raising his newborn son Sean. He returned to the music industry in 1980 with the album Double Fantasy, but was murdered three weeks after its release. Following his death, the 1984 album Milk and Honey was posthumously released.
In 2020, to celebrate what would have been Lennon's 80th birthday, Ono and his son Sean released the box set Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes, which contained newly remixed versions of 36 of Lennon's songs.[2] In 2018 and 2021, super deluxe box-sets of Imagine and John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band were released.
By 2012, Lennon's solo album sales in the US had exceeded 14 million units. He had 25 number-one singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart as a writer, co-writer or performer.
Studio albums
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ITA [8] |
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US [12] | |||
| 1968 | Unfinished Music No. 1: Two Virgins (with Yoko Ono)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 124 | |
| 1969 | Unfinished Music No. 2: Life with the Lions (with Yoko Ono)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 174 | |
| Wedding Album (with Yoko Ono)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 178 | ||
| 1970 | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
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8 | 3 | 2 | — | 7 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 [13] |
6 | |
| 1971 | Imagine
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1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1972 | Some Time in New York City (with Yoko Ono)
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11 | 10 | 77 | — | — | 6 | 15 | — | 2 | 48 | |
| 1973 | Mind Games
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13 | 8 | 28 | — | — | 14 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 9 | |
| 1974 | Walls and Bridges
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6 | 4 | 1 | — | 41 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 1 | |
| 1975 | Rock 'n' Roll
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6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 37 | 12 | 15 | — | 9 | 6 | |
| 1980 | Double Fantasy (with Yoko Ono)
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| 1984 | Milk and Honey (posthumous; with Yoko Ono)
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3 | 4 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
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Live albums
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| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
FRA [6] |
JPN [9] |
NOR [11] |
SWE [20] |
US [12] | |||
| 1969 | Live Peace in Toronto 1969 (with The Plastic Ono Band)
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— | 7 | — | — | 29 | 19 | — | 10 |
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| 1986 | Live in New York City
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55 | 66 | 33 | 33 | 13 | — | 12 | 41 |
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Compilation albums
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| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||||
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| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [22] |
CAN [5] |
GER [7] |
JPN [9] |
NLD [10] |
NOR [11] |
SWE [20] |
US [12] | |||||
| 1975 | Shaved Fish
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8 | 8 | 5 | 70 | 37 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 28 | 12 | |||
| 1982 | The John Lennon Collection
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1 | 1 | — | 29 | 62 | 8 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 33 | |||
| 1986 | Menlove Ave.
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— | — | — | 92 | — | 32 | — | — | — | 127 | |||
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon
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64 | 14 | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| 1997 | Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
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4 | 37 | 5 | 86 | 11 | 46 | 85 | 39 | 28 | 65 | |||
| 1998 | Wonsaponatime
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76 | 83 | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2001 | Instant Karma: All-Time Greatest Hits
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2004 | Acoustic
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133 | — | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | 31 | |||
| 2005 | Peace, Love & Truth
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Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon
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11 | 53 | 22 | — | 44 | 39 | 52 | 13 | 17 | 135 | ||||
| 2006 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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| Remember (Starbucks-released compilation)
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 44 | ||||
| 2010 | Power to the People: The Hits
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15 | 10 | 16 | 7 | 33 | 25 | 64 | — | 33 | 24 | |||
| 2014 | Icon
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| 2020 | Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes
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3 | 61 | 4 | 50 | 6 | — | 22 | — | — | 40 |
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| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certification | |||||||||||
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| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
CAN [5] |
GER [7] |
ITA [8] |
JPN [9] |
NLD [10] |
NOR [11] |
SWE [20] |
US [12] | |||||
| 1990 | Lennon
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— | 39 | — | — | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | John Lennon Anthology | 62 | — | 86 | — | 42 | 30 | — | — | — | 99 |
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| 2010 | Gimme Some Truth
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— | — | — | — | — | 71 | — | — | — | 196 | |||
John Lennon Signature Box
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— | — | — | 27 | — | 21 | 16 | 23 | 40 | 148 | ||||
| 2015 | John Lennon Signature Box
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||||||||
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| UK [3] |
AUS [4] |
AUT [22] |
CAN [32] |
GER [33] |
JPN [34] |
NLD [10] |
NOR [11] |
SWI [35] |
US [36] | |||||||||||||
| 1969 | "Give Peace a Chance" b/w "Remember Love" (Plastic Ono Band) |
2 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 81 | 1 | 11 | 4 | 14 | non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Cold Turkey" b/w "Don't Worry Kyoko (Mummy's Only Looking for a Hand in the Snow)" (Plastic Ono Band) |
14 | 25 | — | 30 | — | 91 | 39 | — | — | 30 | ||||||||||||
| 1970 | "Instant Karma!" "Who Has Seen the Wind?" (Lennon/Ono with the Plastic Ono Band) |
5 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 58 | 7 | 9 | 31 | 3 |
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| "Mother"[upper-alpha 1] b/w "Why" (Yoko Ono) |
— | 57 | 9 | 12 | 26 | 30 | 10 | — | 3 | 43 | John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band | |||||||||||
| 1971 | "Power to the People" b/w "Open Your Box" (UK) (Yoko Ono) "Touch Me" (US) (Yoko Ono) (John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band) |
7 | 21 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 66 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Imagine" "It's So Hard" (US) "Working Class Hero" (UK) |
1[upper-alpha 2] | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | Imagine | |||||||||||
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir) b/w "Listen, the Snow Is Falling" (Yoko/Plastic Ono Band) |
2 | 6 | 6 | 24 | 6 | 30 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 38[upper-alpha 3] | non-album single | |||||||||||
| 1972 | "Woman Is the Nigger of the World" (John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band with Elephant's Memory and Invisible Strings) b/w "Sisters, O Sisters" (Yoko Ono) |
— | — | — | 73 | — | 38 | 21 | — | — | 57 | Some Time in New York City | ||||||||||
| 1973 | "Mind Games" b/w "Meat City" |
26 | 16 | — | 11 | 37 | 46 | 16 | — | — | 18 | Mind Games | ||||||||||
| 1974 | "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (John Lennon with the Plastic Ono Nuclear Band & Elton John) b/w "Beef Jerky" |
36 | 34 | — | 2 | 42 | 72 | 21 | — | — | 1 | Walls and Bridges | ||||||||||
| "#9 Dream" b/w "What You Got" |
23 | — | — | 35 | — | 97 | — | — | — | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1975 | "Stand by Me" b/w "Move Over Ms. L" |
30 | 61 | 19 | 13 | 22 | 74 | — | — | — | 20 | Rock 'n' Roll | ||||||||||
| "Ya Ya" b/w "Be-Bop-A-Lula" |
— | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||
| 1980 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" b/w "Kiss Kiss Kiss" (Yoko Ono) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 37 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | Double Fantasy | ||||||||||
| 1981 | "Woman" b/w "Beautiful Boys" (Yoko Ono) |
1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | — | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||
| "Watching the Wheels" b/w "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" (US Reissue) "Yes, I'm Your Angel" (Yoko Ono) (UK/US) |
30 | 45 | 12 | 3 | 46 | — | — | — | 6 | 10 | ||||||||||||
| "I Saw Her Standing There" b/w "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" (live) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (live) (Elton John with John Lennon and the Muscle Shoals Horns) |
40 | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | 28 November 1974 | |||||||||||
| 1982 | "Love" b/w "Gimme Some Truth" |
41 | 94 | — | — | — | 58 | — | — | — | — |
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| 1984 | "Nobody Told Me" b/w "O' Sanity" (Yoko Ono) "I'm Stepping Out" (1990) |
6 | 6 | — | 4 | 55 | — | 13 | 7 | — | 5 | Milk and Honey | ||||||||||
| "Borrowed Time" b/w "Your Hands" (Yoko Ono) |
32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 108 | ||||||||||||
| "I'm Stepping Out" b/w "Sleepless Night" (Yoko Ono) |
88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 55 | ||||||||||||
| "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" b/w "It's Alright" (Sean Lennon) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Every Man Has a Woman | |||||||||||
| 1985 | "Jealous Guy" b/w "Going Down on Love" (UK) "Give Peace a Chance" (US) |
65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 80 |
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Home videos
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| 1971 | Sweet Toronto
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Concert film of the Toronto Rock'N'Roll Revival Festival 1969. |
| 1972 | John Lennon and Yoko Ono Present the One-to-One Concert (TV)
Live in New York City (video title)
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Television special benefit concert for the Willowbrook Institution for Retarded Children in New York. Filmed 30 August 1972 at Madison Square Garden by Jake Films. |
| 1972 | Imagine: The Film
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Music film television special. |
| 1988 | Imagine: John Lennon
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"The Definitive Film Portrait" documentary. |
| 1992 | The John Lennon Video Collection
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Music video collection. |
| 2000 | Gimme Some Truth: The Making of John Lennon's Imagine Album
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Documentary video with bonus footage. |
| 2000 | John & Yoko's Year of Peace
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Documentary on the "Bed-In" for peace. |
| 2003 | Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon
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Remastered music video collection. |
| 2005 | The Dick Cavett Show – John & Yoko Collection
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Three episodes (9/11/71, 9/24/71, 5/12/72) of their appearances on the show with special features. |
| 2006 | The U.S. vs. John Lennon
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Documentary on the U.S. government's attempt to deport Lennon. |
| 2006 | John & Yoko: Give Peace a Song
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Documentary on the "Bed-In" for peace. |
| 2008 | Classic Albums: John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
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The making of the classic album. |
| 2010 | LennoNYC
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Documentary on Lennon's life in New York City. |
| 2018 | John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
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Documentary on their relationship during the making of the Imagine album. |
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Music videos
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| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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| 1969 | "Give Peace a Chance" | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Version 1 has been presented in color, black & white and an extended cut in color |
| "Cold Turkey" | Version 1 | ||
| "Cold Turkey" (Live) | D. A. Pennebaker | Live version from 1971 film Sweet Toronto | |
| 1970 | "Instant Karma!" (Live) | Brian Whitehouse | Filmed for Top of the Pops on 11 February, 2 versions aired: "Cue Cards" & "Knitting" |
| 1971 | "Imagine" (Version 1) | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Filmed for the 1972 musical TV film Imagine |
| "Crippled Inside" (Version 1 & 2) | |||
| "Jealous Guy" (Version 1) | |||
| "It's So Hard" | |||
| "I Don't Wanna Be a Soldier Mama" | |||
| "Power to the People" (Version 1) | |||
| "Gimme Some Truth" | |||
| "Oh My Love" | |||
| "How Do You Sleep?" | |||
| "How?" | |||
| "Oh Yoko!" | |||
| Yoko Ono: "Don't Count the Waves" | Lennon co-produced the music and appears in the videos with Ono | ||
| Yoko Ono: "Mrs. Lennon" | |||
| 1973 | "Mind Games" | John Lennon | Version 1, John dancing with a man impersonating Her Majesty the Queen |
| 1974 | "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" | John Lennon | Version 1, with Elton John (voice only), original live action with Lennon in Manhattan |
| 1975 | "Stand by Me" (Live, Version 1) | Tom Corcoran | Filmed at The Hit Factory in New York on 18 March 1975 |
| "Slippin' and Slidin'" (Live) | |||
| "Imagine" (Live) | Dave Wilson | Filmed at the "Salute to Lew Grade" concert on 18 April 1975 | |
| 1980 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | John Lennon & Yoko Ono | Version 1, first released in 1992 with The John Lennon Video Collection |
| 1981 | "Woman" | Restored in 2003 for Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon video | |
| 1984 | "Nobody Told Me" (Version 1) | Archive footage | |
| "Borrowed Time" (Version 1) | |||
| "I'm Stepping Out" | |||
| "Grow Old with Me" | |||
| "Every Man Has a Woman Who Loves Him" | Roger H. Lyons | Original video made for MTV about two people meeting on a boardwalk | |
| 1985 | "Jealous Guy" | Yoko Ono | Version 2 created for the single release |
| 1986 | "Come Together" (Live) | Carol Dysinger & Steve Gebhardt | Used to promote the 1972 Madison Square Garden concert video Live in New York City |
| 1987 | "Imagine" (Version 2) | Zbigniew Rybczyński | Created for the Imagine: John Lennon documentary |
| 1988 | "Jealous Guy" (Version 3) | Steve Purcell & Andrew Solt | |
| 1992 | "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (Version 1) | Yoko Ono & Gerald Meola | Created for The John Lennon Video Collection |
| "Power to the People" (Version 2) | |||
| "Mind Games" (Version 2) | |||
| "#9 Dream" (Version 1) | |||
| "Whatever Gets You thru the Night" (Version 2) | John Canemaker | with Elton John, animation created for The John Lennon Video Collection, extended version restored in 1994 | |
| 1997 | "Working Class Hero" (Version 1) | Brian Vosko & Bruce Westcott | Created to promote the John Lennon Anthology |
| 1998 | "I'm Losing You" (w/ Cheap Trick) | Dean Karr | |
| 2000 | "(Just Like) Starting Over" | Joe Pytka | Version 2 |
| 2003 | "Cold Turkey" (Version 2) | Simon Hilton, Gebhardt, Lennon & Ono | Created for the 2003 Lennon Legend: The Very Best of John Lennon DVD with archival footage |
| "Power to the People" (Extended Version 2) | Yoko Ono & Simon Hilton | ||
| "Love" | |||
| "Mind Games" (Version 3) | John Lennon & Simon Hilton | ||
| "Mother" | Simon Hilton | ||
| "Working Class Hero" (Version 2) | |||
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" (Version 2) | |||
| "Jealous Guy" (Version 4) | Lennon, Ono & Hilton (editor) | ||
| "#9 Dream" (Version 2) | |||
| "Stand by Me" (Version 2) | |||
| "Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy)" | |||
| "Watching the Wheels" | |||
| "Nobody Told Me" (Version 2) | |||
| "Borrowed Time" (Version 2) | |||
| "Give Peace a Chance" (Version 2) | |||
| 2018 | "How Do You Sleep? (Takes 5&6, Raw Mix Outtake)" | Created to promote Imagine: The Ultimate Collection Box Set | |
| "Jealous Guy (Raw Outtake)" | |||
| "How? (Raw Outtake)" | |||
| "Gimme Some Truth (Raw Outtake)" | |||
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over) (New Alt Acoustic Mix)" | Yoko Ono | ||
| 2019 | "Oh My Love (Raw Studio Mix)" | ||
| "Oh Yoko! (Bahamas 1969)" | Nic Knowland | Filmed at the Sheraton Oceanus Hotel, Freeport, Bahamas, 25 May 1969 | |
| 2020 | "The Luck of the Irish" (Live w/ Yoko Ono) | John Reilly | Filmed at John & Yoko's apartment, 105 Bank Street, New York, 12 November 1971 |
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| Title | Year | Album |
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| "Imagine" (John Lennon & Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Choir) |
2012 | A Symphony of British Music |
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See also: Lennon-McCartney § Non-Beatles songs
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| Year | Album/single | Collaborator | Comment |
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| 1962 | B-side: "I've Just Fallen for Someone" | Johnny Gentle | uncredited co-writer (middle eight)[50] |
| 1965 | "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" | The Silkie | producer |
| 1967 | "We Love You" | The Rolling Stones | backing vocals, tambourine, handclaps |
| 1970 | "Down in the Alley" | Ronnie Hawkins | spoken introduction |
| Yoko Ono/Plastic Ono Band | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar | |
| 1971 | "God Save Oz" / "Do the Oz" | Bill Elliot and the Elastic Oz Band | writer of both songs, lead vocals on "Do the Oz" |
| Fly | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar, piano, organ | |
| 1972 | The Pope Smokes Dope | David Peel and The Lower East Side | producer |
| Elephant's Memory | Elephant's Memory | producer, guitar, backing vocals | |
| 1973 | Approximately Infinite Universe | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar, backing vocals |
| Ringo | Ringo Starr | writer, piano and harmony vocals on "I'm the Greatest" | |
| Feeling the Space | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar on "She Hits Back" and "Woman Power" | |
| "Too Many Cooks (Spoil the Soup)" | Mick Jagger | producer[51] | |
| 1974 | Pussy Cats | Harry Nilsson | producer, co-writer of "Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga" |
| Caribou | Elton John | Tambourine on "The Bitch Is Back"[52] | |
| Goodnight Vienna | Ringo Starr | writer/vocals/piano on title song, guitar on "All by Myself" and "Only You (And You Alone)" | |
| "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" / "One Day (At a Time)" | Elton John | guitar, backing vocals | |
| John Dawson Winter III | Johnny Winter | writer of "Rock and Roll People" | |
| 1975 | Two Sides of the Moon | Keith Moon | writer of "Move Over Ms. L" |
| Young Americans | David Bowie | vocals, guitar, backing vocals on "Across the Universe" and "Fame" (also co-writer) | |
| 1976 | Ringo's Rotogravure | Ringo Starr | writer/piano on "Cookin' (In the Kitchen of Love)" |
| 1980 | John Lennon for President | David Peel and the Lower East Side | producer[53] |
| 1981 | "Walking on Thin Ice" | Yoko Ono | producer, guitar |
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Footnotes
- "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" did not chart until December 2018.[39]
Citations
- Live Peace in Toronto, 1969; "Give Peace a Chance", 1969; "Cold Turkey", 1969; "Instant Karma!", 1970.
- Grow, Kory (26 August 2020). "John Lennon's Solo Work Gets Upgraded for New Box Set". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 12 October 2020. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
- "John Lennon". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
- Peak chart positions for albums and singles in Australia:
- All releases between 1970 and 1989: Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- Releases from 1989 onwards: "John Lennon discography". Hung Meiden. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- Releases pre-1969: Kent, David (2005). Australian Chart Book (1940–1969). Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book, 2005. ISBN 0-646-44439-5.
- Working Class Hero: The Definitive Lennon: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 164.
- Gimme Some Truth. The Ultimate Mixes: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 19 October 2020". The ARIA Report. No. 1598. Australian Recording Industry Association. 19 October 2020. p. 6.
- Peak positions for albums in Canada.
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 14, No. 22". RPM. 16 January 1971. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Imagine: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 16, No. 12". RPM. 6 November 1971. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Mind Games: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 20, No. 24, January 26, 1974". RPM. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Walls and Bridges: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 22, No. 15". RPM. 30 November 1974. Archived from the original on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Rock 'n' Roll: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 23, No. 8, April 19, 1975". RPM. Archived from the original on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Double Fantasy: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 34, No. 7, January 24, 1981". RPM. Archived from the original on 7 June 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Milk and Honey: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 39, No. 24". RPM. 18 February 1984. Archived from the original on 28 August 2011. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Live in New York City: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 44, No. 1". RPM. 29 March 1986. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Menlove Ave.: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 45, No. 10". RPM. 29 November 1986. Archived from the original on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2011.
- Lennon Legend: "Top Albums/CDs – Volume 66, No. 15". RPM. 15 December 1997. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
- All releases from 2000 onwards "John Lennon Album & Song Chart History – Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 7 May 2012.
- "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Archived from the original on 3 November 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2011.
- "Discographie von John Lennon". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 23 January 2024. Select "Album" in the "Tipo" field, type "John Lennon" in the "Titolo" field and press "cerca".
- Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
- All releases except as noted below: Okamoto, Satoshi (2006). Album Chart Book: Complete Edition 1970–2005. Roppongi, Tokyo: Oricon Entertainment. ISBN 978-4-87131-077-2.
- Imagine: John Lennon, Lennon, Lennon Legend, John Lennon Anthology, Wonsaponatime, Acoustic, Working Class Hero, Gimme Some Truth, Power to the People, Signature Box: "ジョン・レノンのCDアルバムランキング" [John Lennon: Highest position and charting weeks on the albums chart]. oricon.co.jp (in Japanese). Oricon Style. Retrieved 8 May 2012.
- "dutchcharts.nl John Lennon discography" (in Dutch). MegaCharts/Hung Medien. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
- "norwegiancharts.com John Lennon discography". VG-lista. Retrieved 4 May 2012.
- "John Lennon Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- "norwegiancharts.com – Norwegian harts portal". VG-lista. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 17 September 2011.NOTE: Reference mistakenly indicates "Some Time in New York City" was placed at number-four on the chart, but it was not recorded as of 1971
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- "British certifications – John Lennon". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 April 2023. Type John Lennon in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
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- "Cold Turkey": "Top Singles – Volume 12, No. 19". RPM. 27 December 1969. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 October 2012. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Instant Karma!": "Top Singles – Volume 13, No. 6". RPM. 28 March 1970. Archived from the original (PHP) on 11 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Mother": "Top Singles – Volume 14, No. 26". RPM. 13 February 1971. Archived from the original (PHP) on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Power to the People": "Top Singles – Volume 15, No. 13". RPM. 15 May 1971. Archived from the original (PHP) on 15 March 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Imagine": "Top Singles – Volume 16, No. 16". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. 4 December 1971. Archived from the original (PHP) on 24 October 2017. Retrieved 1 May 2012.
- "Happy Xmas": "Top Singles – Volume 16, No. 20". RPM. 8 January 1972. Archived from the original (PHP) on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Woman Is the Nigger of the World": "Top Singles – Volume 17, No. 20". RPM. 1 July 1972. Archived from the original (PHP) on 17 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Mind Games": "Top Singles – Volume 20, No. 20". RPM. 29 December 1973. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Whatever Gets You thru the Night": "Top Singles – Volume 22, No. 14". RPM. 23 November 1974. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "No 9. Dream": "Top Singles – Volume 23, No. 1". RPM. 1 March 1975. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Stand by Me": "Top Singles – Volume 23, No. 10". RPM. 3 May 1975. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "(Just Like) Starting Over": "Top Singles – Volume 34, No. 7". RPM. 24 January 1981. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Woman": "Top Singles – Volume 34, No. 15". RPM. 21 March 1981. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Watching the Wheels": "Top Singles – Volume 35, No. 2". RPM. 20 June 1981. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Nobody Told Me": "Top Singles – Volume 39, No. 25". RPM. 25 February 1984. Archived from the original (PHP) on 21 April 2014. Retrieved 3 May 2013.
- "Discographie John Lennon". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
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- "Japanese digital single certifications – ジョン・レノン – ハッピー、クリスマス（戦争は終った）" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 October 2022. Select 2017年11月 on the drop-down menu
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- "Japanese single certifications – ジョン・レノン – ラヴ" (in Japanese). Recording Industry Association of Japan. Retrieved 29 October 2022. Select 1998年11月 on the drop-down menu
- "John Lennon". IMDb. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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- Aeppli, Felix (2003). The Rolling Stones 1962–2002: The Ultimate Guide to the First Forty Years. Paul Pelletier Publishing. ISBN 978-0907872306.
- Blaney, John (2005). "1973 to 1975: The Lost Weekend Starts Here". John Lennon: Listen to This Book (illustrated ed.). [S.l.]: Paper Jukebox. p. 139. ISBN 978-0-9544528-1-0.
- John Lennon discography at Discogs