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Van Morrison discography

Van Morrison discography

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This is the discography of Northern Irish singer Van Morrison.

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Morrison made his first recording playing saxophone on "Boozoo Hully Gully" with the International Monarchs in 1962.[1] His first recording session as lead singer/songwriter with Them was produced by Dick Rowe at Decca's studio. "Don't Start Crying Now" was the first single released and the garage rock classic, "Gloria" was also recorded at this session.[2] "Baby, Please Don't Go" (recorded October 1964) was released November 1964 with "Gloria" as the B-side and was a Top Ten hit in the UK Singles Chart.[3] "Here Comes the Night" was Them's second hit in 1965, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in the US.[4]

Morrison had his first recording session as a solo artist for Bang Records in New York City for Bert Berns on 28 March 1967. One of the songs was "Brown Eyed Girl", which charted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.[5] By April 2008, he had been on the Billboard album chart a total of 787 weeks.[6]

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1960s

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1980s

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1990s

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2000s

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2010s

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2020s

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Singles

1960s

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1970s

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1980s

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1990s

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2000–present

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Other appearances

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Compilations

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Session work

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Other documented performances

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Footnotes

  1. Astral Weeks peaked at #55 in The UK in 2015.
  2. Astral Weeks peaked at #26 in Ireland in 2000.
  3. Astral Weeks peaked at #67 in Italy in 2015.
  4. Astral Weeks peaked at #59 in The Netherlands in 2015.
  5. Astral Weeks has sold over 500k copies in The US without entering the Billboard 200 albums chart.
  6. Moondance peaked at #56 in Germany in 2013.
  7. Moondance peaked at #36 in New Zealand in 2013.
  8. Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison reached #1 on the US Top Jazz Albums.[37]
  9. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #167 in The UK in 2008.
  10. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #28 in Germany in 2016.
  11. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #79 in Ireland in 2016.
  12. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #35 in Ireland in 2016.
  13. "Brown Eyed Girl" did not chart in the UK until 2007 eventually reaching its peak position in 2013.
  14. "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[51]
  15. "Gypsy" peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[52]
  16. "Bright Side of the Road" peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.[53]
  17. The Authorized Bang Collection peaked at #142 on the Belgian album charts in 2017.[81]

References

  1. Turner 1993, p. 43
  2. Turner 1993, p. 48
  3. Turner 1993, p. 51
  4. Turner 1993, p. 53
  5. Turner 1993, pp. 76–77
  6. Fred Bronson (8 April 2008). "Van Arrives". Billboard. Archived from the original on 15 June 2008. Retrieved 16 August 2008.
  7. UK chart peaks:
  8. "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  9. "Italian chart peaks". italiancharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  10. "Dutch chart peaks". dutchcharts.nl (Hung Medien). Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  11. "US chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  12. "British certifications – Van Morrison". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 7 July 2023. Type Van Morrison in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  13. Australian chart peaks:
    • Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 208. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
    • Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 194.
    • "Australian Charts". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 3 October 2020.
    • What's It Gonna Take?: "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30 May 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1682. Australian Recording Industry Association. 30 May 2022. p. 6.
  14. Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  15. German studio albums chart peaks:
    • "Moondance". offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  16. "Norwegian chart peaks". norwegiancharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  17. "New Zealand chart peaks". charts.nz (Hung Medien). Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  18. Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  19. German studio albums chart peaks:
  20. Irish studio albums chart peaks:
  21. "Swedish chart peaks". swedishcharts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  22. "Swiss chart peaks". hitparade.ch (Hung Medien). Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  23. "Australian Certification - Beautiful Vision". Billboard. 25 December 1982. p. TIA-57. Retrieved 28 October 2020 via Google Books.
  24. "Canada certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 2 December 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Van Morrison" in the "Searchable Database" field and press Enter.
  25. "Netherlands certified Awards Search". Retrieved on 2 December 2020. Note: User needs to enter "Van Morrison" in the "Artiest of titel" field and press Enter.
  26. Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  27. German studio albums chart peaks:
  28. Irish studio albums chart peaks:
  29. "IFPI Norsk Platebransje". IFPI Norway (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 25 July 2012. Retrieved 6 April 2013.
  30. "Irish Certification - Days Like This". Billboard. 27 January 1996. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  31. German studio albums chart peaks:
  32. "Australian Certification - Down the Road". ARIA. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  33. German studio albums chart peaks:
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  35. "New album: What's It Gonna Take?". vanmorrison.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
  36. "New Album: Moving on Skiffle". Van Morrison. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  37. Canadian live albums chart peaks:
  38. German live albums chart peaks:
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  40. Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  41. "Bubbling Under the Hot 100 - "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball"" (PDF). Billboard. 8 April 1972. p. 55. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  42. "Bubbling Under the Hot 100 - "Gypsy"" (PDF). Billboard. 27 January 1973. p. 114. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  43. Whitburn, Joel (2015). The Comparison Book. Menonomee Falls, Wisconsin: Record Research Inc. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-89820-213-7.
  44. "Belgian (Flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be/nl (Hung Medien). Retrieved 8 December 2010.
  45. Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  46. Irish singles chart peaks:
    • "Irish singles chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 8 December 2020. Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter Van Morrison into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search".
    • "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  47. "US Mainstream Rock chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  48. "Bubbling Down Under". bubblingdownunder. 22 October 2021. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  49. Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  50. Irish singles chart peaks:
    • "Irish singles chart peaks". irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 9 December 2020. Note: User needs to click on the "Search Charts" tab. Then enter Van Morrison into the "Search Artists" field and press "Search".
    • "Irish chart peaks". irish-charts.com (Hung Medien). Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  51. Scottish singles chart peaks:
  52. "US Triple A chart peaks". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  53. Scottish singles chart peaks:
  54. "Various - A Week Or Two In The Real World". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  55. Canadian compilation albums chart peaks:
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  57. Irish compilation albums chart peaks:
  58. "Australian Certification - Still on Top – The Greatest Hits". ARIA. Archived from the original on 28 July 2020. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  59. "Belgian (flanders) chart peaks". ultratop.be/nl (Hung Medien). Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  60. "Van Morrison - This Is Where I Came In". Discogs. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  61. UK music video and DVD chart peaks:
  62. Australian music video and DVD chart peaks:
  63. Austrian music video and DVD chart peaks:
    • "In Concert". austriancharts.at (Hung Medien). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  64. Belgian (flanders) music video and DVD chart peaks:
  65. Canadian studio albums chart peaks:
  66. German music video and DVD chart peaks:
    • "In Concert". hitparade.ch (Hung Medien). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  67. Irish music video and DVD chart peaks:
    • Select DVD chart, 23-2-2018 "In Concert". irma.ie. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  68. Dutch music video and DVD chart peaks:
  69. Spanish music video and DVD chart peaks:
    • "In Concert". promusicae.es. Retrieved 7 December 2020. In previous charts field, select DVD chart, 2018 and semana 8 to load pdf.
  70. "Australian Certification - Live at Montreux 1980/1974". ARIA. Archived from the original on 31 July 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  71. "One Irish Rover:Hill of the Muses". freelib.org. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
  72. "Episodes:Van Morrison (2006)". PBS. Retrieved 17 August 2008.

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