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The [[discography]] of [[James Taylor]], an American singer-songwriter, consists of 17 studio albums, six [[compilation album]]s, at least five live albums, one [[tribute album]], nine video albums, one [[extended play]], and 40 [[Single (music)|singles]].
The [[discography]] of [[James Taylor]], an American singer-songwriter, consists of 20 studio albums, six [[compilation album]]s, at least five live albums, one [[tribute album]], nine video albums, one [[extended play]], and 42 [[Single (music)|singles]].


Taylor signed his first recording contract with [[Apple Records]], where he released his [[James Taylor (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1969. Prior to signing with Apple, Taylor released the single "[[Night Owl (James Taylor song)|Night Owl]]" with the group The Flying Machine. An album of their recordings, ''[[James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine]]'' was released in 1971 and reached No. 74 on the US pop charts. Taylor released his second studio album ''[[Sweet Baby James]]'' on [[Warner Bros. Records]] in 1970. Its lead single "[[Fire and Rain (song)|Fire and Rain]]" became a significant international hit and gained Taylor his first major exposure as an artist.<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5603/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=James Taylor > Biography|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> In April 1971, Taylor released his third studio album ''[[Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon]]'', which became his second album to certify multi-platinum in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] and featured his first number one single "[[You've Got a Friend]]".<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=James%20Taylor&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum searchable database – James Taylor albums |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=April 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> In 1972 and 1973, he released his fourth studio album, ''[[One Man Dog]]'' and his fifth, ''[[Walking Man]]''; both peaked within the Top 20 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums list.<ref name="JamesTaylorAHistory">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5603/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=James Taylor > album charts|website=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref>
Taylor signed his first recording contract with [[Apple Records]], where he released his [[James Taylor (album)|self-titled debut album]] in 1968. Prior to signing with Apple, Taylor released the single "[[Night Owl (James Taylor song)|Night Owl]]" with the group The Flying Machine. An album of their recordings, ''[[James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine]]'' was released in 1971 and reached No. 74 on the US pop charts. Taylor released his second studio album ''[[Sweet Baby James]]'' on [[Warner Bros. Records]] in 1970. Its lead single "[[Fire and Rain (song)|Fire and Rain]]" became a significant international hit and gained Taylor his first major exposure as an artist.<ref name="allmusicbio">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5603/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=James Ta> Biography|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=[[Allmusic]]|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> In April 1971, Taylor released his third studio album ''[[Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon]]'', which became his second album to certify multi-platinum in sales by the [[Recording Industry Association of America]] and featured his first number one single "[[You've Got a Friend]]".<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="riaa">{{cite web|url=http://riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1&table=SEARCH_RESULTS&action=&title=&artist=James%20Taylor&format=ALBUM&debutLP=&category=&sex=&releaseDate=&requestNo=&type=&level=&label=&company=&certificationDate=&awardDescription=&catalogNo=&aSex=&rec_id=&charField=&gold=&platinum=&multiPlat=&level2=&certDate=&album=&id=&after=&before=&startMonth=1&endMonth=1&startYear=1958&endYear=2010&sort=Artist&perPage=25 |title=RIAA Gold & Platinum searchable database – James Taylor albums |publisher=[[Recording Industry Association of America]] |access-date=April 25, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924151606/http://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?resultpage=1 |archive-date=September 24, 2015 }}</ref> In 1972 and 1973, he released his fourth studio album, ''[[One Man Dog]]'' and his fifth, ''[[Walking Man]]''; both peaked within the Top 20 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] albums list.<ref name="JamesTaylorAHistory">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p5603/charts-awards|pure_url=yes}}|title=James Taylor > album charts|website=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref>


After releasing more albums between 1974 and 1976, Taylor signed with [[Columbia Records]] and issued ''[[JT (album)|JT]]'' in 1977, which peaked in the Top 5 and sold over two million copies in the United States, certifying two times multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="riaa"/> In 1979 and 1981, Taylor released ''[[Flag (James Taylor album)|Flag]]'' and ''[[Dad Loves His Work]]'', respectively, which both certified platinum in the United States and produced Top 40 singles. Nearly four years later, Taylor's next studio album ''[[That's Why I'm Here]]'' was released and spawned a cover of [[Buddy Holly]]'s "[[Everyday (Buddy Holly song)|Everyday]]", which became a minor hit in the United States. This was followed by ''[[Never Die Young]]'' three years later and then by ''[[New Moon Shine]]'' in 1991, both of which sold over one million copies. After recording a two-disc [[Live (James Taylor album)|live album]] in 1993, Taylor returned in 1997 with a fourteenth studio album titled ''[[Hourglass (James Taylor album)|Hourglass]]''. The album not only peaked at No. 9 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], but also received a [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Album]] the following year.<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="JamesTaylorAHistory"/> His fifteenth studio release ''[[October Road (album)|October Road]]'' was issued on August 13, 2002, on [[Sony BMG]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r602238|pure_url=yes}}|title=''October Road'' > Overview|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> and certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.<ref name="riaa"/> After recording a limited release [[James Taylor: A Christmas Album|holiday album]] in 2004, Taylor released his first major-release holiday album, ''[[James Taylor at Christmas]]'' on October 10, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r860096|pure_url=yes}}|title=''James Taylor at Christmas'' > Overview|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=Allmusic|access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref>
After releasing more albums between 1974 and 1976, Taylor signed with [[Columbia Records]] and issued ''[[JT (album)|JT]]'' in 1977, which peaked in the Top 5 and sold over two million copies in the United States, certifying two times multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="riaa"/> In 1979 and 1981, Taylor released ''[[Flag (James Taylor album)|Flag]]'' and ''[[Dad Loves His Work]]'', respectively, which both certified platinum in the United States and produced Top 40 singles. Nearly four years later, Taylor's next studio album ''[[That's Why I'm Here]]'' was released and spawned a cover of [[Buddy Holly]]'s "[[Everyday (Buddy Holly song)|Everyday]]", which became a minor hit in the United States. This was followed by ''[[Never Die Young]]'' three years later and then by ''[[New Moon Shine]]'' in 1991, both of which sold over one million copies. After recording a two-disc [[Live (James Taylor album)|live album]] in 1993, Taylor returned in 1997 with a fourteenth studio album titled ''[[Hourglass (James Taylor album)|Hourglass]]''. The album not only peaked at No. 9 on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]], but also received a [[Grammy Award for Best Pop Album]] the following year.<ref name="allmusicbio"/><ref name="JamesTaylorAHistory"/> His fifteenth studio release ''[[October Road (album)|October Road]]'' was issued on August 13, 2002, on [[Sony BMG]]<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r602238|pure_url=yes}}|title=''October Road'' > Overview|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=Allmusic|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref> and certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.<ref name="riaa"/> After recording a limited release [[James Taylor: A Christmas Album|holiday album]] in 2004, Taylor released his first major-release holiday album, ''[[James Taylor at Christmas]]'' on October 10, 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r860096|pure_url=yes}}|title=''James Taylor at Christmas'' > Overview|last=Ruhlmann|first=William|website=Allmusic|access-date=April 26, 2010}}</ref>
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* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: 3× Platinum<ref name=RIAA>{{Cite certification|region=United States|artist=James Taylor|access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref>
* [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]]: 3× Platinum<ref name=RIAA>{{Cite certification|region=United States|artist=James Taylor|access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Sweet Baby James|artist=James Taylor}}
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Silver<ref name=BPI>{{Cite certification|region=United Kingdom|artist=James Taylor|access-date=September 11, 2022}}</ref>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon|Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon]]''
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* Release date: March 16, 1971
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Dad Loves His Work|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[That's Why I'm Here]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[That's Why I'm Here]]''
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=That's Why I'm Here|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Never Die Young]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Never Die Young]]''
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Never Die Young|artist=James Taylor}}
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=New Moon Shine|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Hourglass (James Taylor album)|Hourglass]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Hourglass (James Taylor album)|Hourglass]]''
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Hourglass|artist=James Taylor}}
* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
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| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=October Road|artist=James Taylor}}
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! rowspan="2" scope="row"|''[[A Christmas Album (James Taylor album)|A Christmas Album]]''
! rowspan="2" scope="row"|''[[A Christmas Album (James Taylor album)|A Christmas Album]]''
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=A Christmas Album|artist=James Taylor}}
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* RIAA: Gold<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=James Taylor at Christmas|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Covers (James Taylor album)|Covers]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Covers (James Taylor album)|Covers]]''
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* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
* BPI: Silver{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Sweet Baby James|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Before This World]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Before This World]]''
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* RIAA: 2× Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Live|artist=James Taylor}}
* RIAA: 2× Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Live (James Taylor album)|Best Live]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Live (James Taylor album)|Best Live]]''
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* RIAA: Gold<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=One Man Band|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Amchitka (album)|Amchitka]]''<br><small>(with [[Joni Mitchell]] and [[Phil Ochs]])</small>
! scope="row"| ''[[Amchitka (album)|Amchitka]]''<br><small>(with [[Joni Mitchell]] and [[Phil Ochs]])</small>
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* RIAA: Gold<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Live at the Troubadour|artist=James Taylor}}
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| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
| colspan="10" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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* RIAA: 11× Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: 11× Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Greatest Hits|artist=James Taylor}}
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 3× Platinum<ref name=ARIACert96>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=James Taylor|title=Greatest Hits|type=album|certyear=1996|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]]: 3× Platinum<ref name=ARIACert96>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=James Taylor|title=Greatest Hits|type=album|certyear=1996|access-date=November 27, 2021}}</ref>
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Sweet Baby James|artist=James Taylor}}
* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Platinum<ref name=BPI/>
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! scope="row"| ''[[Classic Songs (James Taylor album)|Classic Songs]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Classic Songs (James Taylor album)|Classic Songs]]''
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* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
* BPI: Silver{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Sweet Baby James|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[Greatest Hits Volume 2 (James Taylor album)|Greatest Hits Volume 2]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[Greatest Hits Volume 2 (James Taylor album)|Greatest Hits Volume 2]]''
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* RIAA: Gold<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=Greatest Hits 2|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''[[The Best of James Taylor]]''
! scope="row"| ''[[The Best of James Taylor]]''
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* RIAA: Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* RIAA: Platinum{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|type=album|title=The Best of James Taylor|artist=James Taylor}}
* ARIA: Platinum<ref name="Ryan"/>
* ARIA: Platinum<ref name="Ryan"/>
* BPI: Gold<ref name=BPI/>
* BPI: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Sweet Baby James|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''The Essential James Taylor''
! scope="row"| ''The Essential James Taylor''
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* [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]]: Gold{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United Kingdom|type=album|title=Sweet Baby James|artist=James Taylor}}
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! scope="row"| ''The Warner Bros Albums 1970–1976''
! scope="row"| ''The Warner Bros Albums 1970–1976''
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| align=left| "Carolina in My Mind" <small>(re-release)</small>
| align=left| "Carolina in My Mind" <small>(re-release)</small>
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* RIAA: Gold<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=james+taylor#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum – RIAA|work=RIAA|access-date=November 5, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>
* BPI: Silver<ref name=BPI/>
| align=left rowspan=2| ''[[Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon]]''
| align=left rowspan=2| ''[[Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon]]''
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| rowspan=2| 1974
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| rowspan=2| 1976
| align=left| "[[Shower the People]]"
| align=left| "[[Shower the People]]"
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| align=left rowspan=2| ''[[In the Pocket (James Taylor album)|In the Pocket]]''
| align=left rowspan=3| ''[[In the Pocket (James Taylor album)|In the Pocket]]''
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| align=left| "Everybody Has the Blues"
| align=left| "Everybody Has the Blues"
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| align=left| ''Gorilla''
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| rowspan=3| 1977
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| align=left| "[[Handy Man (song)|Handy Man]]"
| align=left| "[[Handy Man (song)|Handy Man]]" /<br /> "[[Bartender's Blues (song)|Bartender's Blues]]"
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| align=left rowspan=3| ''[[JT (album)|JT]]''
| align=left rowspan=3| ''[[JT (album)|JT]]''
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| align=left| "[[Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)#1970s: Carly Simon and James Taylor|Mockingbird]]"
| align=left| "[[Mockingbird (Inez & Charlie Foxx song)#Carly Simon and James Taylor version|Mockingbird]]"
| [[Carly Simon]]
| [[Carly Simon]]
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* RIAA: Gold<ref name=RIAA/>
| align=left| ''[[Hotcakes (album)|Hotcakes]]''
| align=left| ''[[Hotcakes (album)|Hotcakes]]''
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|"Payday"
|"Payday"
|''Quiet About It: A Tribute to Jesse Winchester''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Corey|date=August 17, 2012|title=James Taylor covers Jesse Winchester’s "Payday" for tribute album|url=https://troubadourtribune.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/james-taylor-covers-jesse-winchesters-payday-for-tribute-album/|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=The Troubadour Tribune|language=en}}</ref>
|''Quiet About It: A Tribute to Jesse Winchester''<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Corey|date=August 17, 2012|title=James Taylor covers Jesse Winchester’s "Payday" for tribute album|url=https://troubadourtribune.wordpress.com/2012/08/17/james-taylor-covers-jesse-winchesters-payday-for-tribute-album/|access-date=October 31, 2021|website=The Troubadour Tribune|language=en}}</ref>
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|"Coming Back to You"
|''Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen''<ref>{{Citation |title=Leonard Cohen - Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/here-it-is-a-tribute-to-leonard-cohen-mw0003776518 |language=en |access-date=2022-12-23}}</ref>
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|[[Marc Cohn]]
|[[Marc Cohn]]
|Vocals on "Perfect Love"
|Vocals on "Perfect Love"
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|1992
|''[[Harvest Moon (album)|Harvest Moon]]''
|[[Neil Young]]
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|1994
|1994
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|2001
|2001
|''[[Nearness of You: The Ballad Book]]
|''[[Nearness of You: The Ballad Book]]''
|[[Michael Brecker]]
|[[Michael Brecker]]
|Vocals on "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight"
|Vocals on "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and "The Nearness of you"
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|2006
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* RIAA: 6× Platinum<ref name=RIAA/>
* ARIA: Gold<ref name="Ryan"/><ref name=ARIADVDCert2010>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Carole King|type=video|certyear=2010|access-date=December 16, 2021}}</ref>
* ARIA: Gold<ref name=ARIADVDCert2010>{{cite certification|region=Australia|artist=Carole King|type=video|certyear=2010|access-date=December 16, 2021}}</ref>
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! Director(s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Taylor&first=James|title=James Taylor Music Videos|publisher=MVD Base|access-date=April 25, 2010}}</ref>
! Director(s)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Taylor&first=James|title=James Taylor Music Videos|publisher=MVD Base|access-date=April 25, 2010|archive-date=June 5, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605181845/http://www.mvdbase.com/artist.php?last=Taylor&first=James|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Latest revision as of 06:43, 29 March 2024

James Taylor discography
James Taylor in concert in 2008.
Studio albums20
Live albums4
Compilation albums7
Video albums7
Music videos15
EPs1
Singles42
Tribute albums1
No. 1 singles6
Other charted songs4

The discography of James Taylor, an American singer-songwriter, consists of 20 studio albums, six compilation albums, at least five live albums, one tribute album, nine video albums, one extended play, and 42 singles.

Taylor signed his first recording contract with Apple Records, where he released his self-titled debut album in 1968. Prior to signing with Apple, Taylor released the single "Night Owl" with the group The Flying Machine. An album of their recordings, James Taylor and the Original Flying Machine was released in 1971 and reached No. 74 on the US pop charts. Taylor released his second studio album Sweet Baby James on Warner Bros. Records in 1970. Its lead single "Fire and Rain" became a significant international hit and gained Taylor his first major exposure as an artist.[1] In April 1971, Taylor released his third studio album Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon, which became his second album to certify multi-platinum in sales by the Recording Industry Association of America and featured his first number one single "You've Got a Friend".[1][2] In 1972 and 1973, he released his fourth studio album, One Man Dog and his fifth, Walking Man; both peaked within the Top 20 on the Billboard 200 albums list.[3]

After releasing more albums between 1974 and 1976, Taylor signed with Columbia Records and issued JT in 1977, which peaked in the Top 5 and sold over two million copies in the United States, certifying two times multi-platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[1][2] In 1979 and 1981, Taylor released Flag and Dad Loves His Work, respectively, which both certified platinum in the United States and produced Top 40 singles. Nearly four years later, Taylor's next studio album That's Why I'm Here was released and spawned a cover of Buddy Holly's "Everyday", which became a minor hit in the United States. This was followed by Never Die Young three years later and then by New Moon Shine in 1991, both of which sold over one million copies. After recording a two-disc live album in 1993, Taylor returned in 1997 with a fourteenth studio album titled Hourglass. The album not only peaked at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, but also received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Album the following year.[1][3] His fifteenth studio release October Road was issued on August 13, 2002, on Sony BMG[4] and certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America.[2] After recording a limited release holiday album in 2004, Taylor released his first major-release holiday album, James Taylor at Christmas on October 10, 2006.[5]

One Man Band was released in 2007 and certified gold in the United States.[2] This was followed by Taylor's first cover album in 2008 on the Hear Music label. There was also an extended play sequel, Other Covers in 2009.[1] In 2015, Taylor released another live album, Georgia on My Mind: Live in Atlanta, 1981, and another studio album, Before This World, which became the first Taylor's album to peak at No.1 in the United States.

Studio albums[edit]

1960s[edit]

Title Album details Peak positions
US
[6] 		AUS
[7]
James Taylor 62 12

1970s[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[6] 		AUS
[7] 		CAN
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		NZ
[11] 		UK
[12]
Sweet Baby James
  • Release date: February 1970
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 3 7 3 — — — 6
Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
  • Release date: March 16, 1971
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 2 12 4 17 — — 4
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[13]
One Man Dog
  • Release date: November 1, 1972
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 4 13 7 — — — 27
Walking Man
  • Release date: June 1, 1974
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 13 50 11 — — — —
Gorilla
  • Release date: May 1, 1975
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 6 60 — — — — —
In the Pocket
  • Release date: June 1976
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 16 65 17 14 — — —
JT
  • Release date: June 1977
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 4 10 2 — — 31 —
Flag
  • Release date: May 1979
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 10 18 9 17 17 50 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1980s[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[6] 		AUS
[7] 		CAN
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		NZ
[11] 		UK
[12]
Dad Loves His Work
  • Release date: March 1981
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, 8-track
 10 23 40 20 20 29 —
That's Why I'm Here
  • Release date: October 1985
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 34 24 — — — — —
Never Die Young
  • Release date: January 1988
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 25 26 37 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

1990s[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[6] 		AUS
[16] 		CAN
[8] 		NOR
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		UK
[12]
New Moon Shine
  • Release date: September 24, 1991
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 37 — — — — —
Hourglass
  • Release date: May 20, 1997
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette, SACD
 9 68 52 38 38 52
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

2000s–2020s[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[6] 		AUS
[17] 		CAN
[18] 		NOR
[9] 		NLD
[10] 		UK
[12]
October Road
  • Release date: August 13, 2002
  • Label: Sony BMG
  • Formats: CD, LP
 4 48 — 33 40 39
A Christmas Album
  • Release date: November 1, 2004
  • Label: Hallmark
  • Formats: CD, music download
 122 — — — — —
16 — — — — —
Covers 4 — 21 — 85 23
Before This World
  • Release date: June 16, 2015
  • Label: Concord Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 1 12 10 16 13 4
American Standard 4 23 1 — 55 11

Live albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart
positions 		Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[6] 		CAN
[8]
Live
  • Release date: August 10, 1993
  • Label: Columbia Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, cassette
 20 71
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[13]
Best Live — —
One Man Band
  • Release date: November 13, 2007
  • Label: Hear Music
  • Formats: CD, LP, music download
 17 —
Amchitka
(with Joni Mitchell and Phil Ochs)
  • Release date: November 2009
  • Label: Greenpeace
  • Formats: CD, music download
 — —
Live at the Troubadour
(with Carole King)
  • Release date: May 4, 2010
  • Label: Concord Records
  • Formats: CD, music download
 4 21
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Compilation albums[edit]

Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales threshold)
US
[6] 		AUS
[16][7] 		CAN
[8] 		UK
[12]
Greatest Hits
  • Release date: November 1, 1976
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, 8-track
 15 67 27 —
Classic Songs
  • Release date: April 1987
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: LP, cassette
 — 48 — 53
Greatest Hits Volume 2
  • Release date: November 7, 2000
  • Label: Columbia
  • Formats: CD, cassette
 97 — — —
The Best of James Taylor
  • Release date: April 8, 2003
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD
 11 54 — 4
The Essential James Taylor
  • Release date: October 29, 2013
  • Label: Columbia/Sony Music Legacy
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — 50
The Warner Bros Albums 1970–1976
  • Release date: July 19, 2019
  • Label: Warner Bros./Rhino
  • Formats: CD, digital download
 — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Extended plays[edit]

Title Album details Peak positions
US
[6]
Other Covers
  • Release date: April 7, 2009
  • Label: Hear Music
  • Formats: CD, music download
 122
Over the Rainbow: The American Standard EP[20]
  • Release date: November 20, 2020
  • Label: Fantasy
  • Formats: CD, music download
 —

Singles[edit]

Year Single Peak chart positions Certification Album
US
[21] 		US AC
[22] 		US Country
[23] 		AUS
[24] 		CAN
[25] 		CAN AC
[25] 		NLD
[26] 		NZ
[27] 		UK
[28]
1969 "Carolina in My Mind" 118 — — — — — — — — James Taylor
"Knocking 'Round the Zoo" — — — — — — — — —
1970 "Sweet Baby James" — — — — — — — — — Sweet Baby James
"Fire and Rain" 3 7 — 6 2 — 18 — 42
"Carolina in My Mind" (re-release) 67 — — — 64 — — — — James Taylor
1971 "Country Road" 37 9 — 95 19 3 — — — Sweet Baby James
"You've Got a Friend" 1 1 — 25 2 12 14 — 4 Mud Slide Slim and the Blue Horizon
"Long Ago and Far Away" 31 4 — — 12 — — — —
1972 "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" 14 3 — — 18 7 — — — One Man Dog
1973 "One Man Parade" 67 — — — — 55 — — —
"Hymn" — — — — — — — — —
1974 "Let It All Fall Down" — — — — — — — — — Walking Man
"Walking Man" — 26 — — — — — — —
1975 "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" 5 1 — 35 1 1 — 30 — Gorilla
"Mexico" 49 5 — — 83 8 — — —
1976 "Shower the People" 22 1 — — 54 1 — — — In the Pocket
"Everybody Has the Blues" — — — — — — — — —
1977 "Woman's Gotta Have It" — 20 — — — 11 — — —
"Handy Man" /
"Bartender's Blues" 		4
— 		1
— 		—
88 		13
— 		1
— 		4
— 		—
— 		24
— 		—
— 		JT
"Your Smiling Face" 20 6 — — 11 4 — — —
1978 "Honey Don't Leave L.A." 61 — — — 63 — — — —
1979 "Up on the Roof" 28 7 — 70 36 — — — — Flag
1981 "Her Town Too" (with J.D. Souther) 11 5 — 54 19 5 — 29 — Dad Loves His Work
"Hard Times" 72 23 — — — — — — —
"Summer's Here" — 25 — — — 12 — — —
1985 "Everyday"[A] 61 3 26 — 93 1 — — — That's Why I'm Here
1986 "Only One" — 6 80 62 — 3 — — —
"That's Why I'm Here" — 8 — — — 3 — — —
1988 "Never Die Young" 80 3 — 79 80 — — — — Never Die Young
"Baby Boom Baby" — 16 — — 24 16 — — —
1991 "Copperline" — 13 — — 43 10 — — — New Moon Shine
1992 "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That" — 28 — — 71 19 — — —
"Everybody Loves to Cha Cha Cha" — 19 — — 70 — — — —
"Like Everyone She Knows" — 31 — — — — — — —
1997 "Little More Time with You" — 3 — — 68 13 — — — Hourglass
2002 "On the 4th of July" — 16 — — — — — — — October Road
"Whenever You're Ready" — 21 — — — — — — —
2003 "September Grass" — 25 — — — — — — —
2008 "It's Growing" — 11 — — — — — — — Covers
2015 "Today Today Today" — — — — — — — — — Before This World
"Angels of Fenway" — — — — — — — — —
"Montana" — — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart
  • A^ "Everyday" also peaked at No. 21 on the Canadian RPM Country Tracks chart.

Guest singles[edit]

Year Single Artist Chart positions Certification Album
US
[21] 		US AC
[22] 		US Country
[23] 		US Christian
[29] 		AUS
[24] 		CAN
[25] 		CAN AC
[25] 		CAN Country
[25] 		UK
[28]
1974 "Mockingbird" Carly Simon 5 10 — — 8 3 — — 34 Hotcakes
1978 "(What a) Wonderful World" Art Garfunkel
(with Paul Simon) 		17 1 — — — 13 1 — — Watermark
"Bartender's Blues" (re-recording) George Jones — — 6 — — — — 8 — Bartender's Blues
"Devoted to You" Carly Simon 36 2 33 — — 50 2 39 — Boys in the Trees
1986 "Back in the High Life Again" Steve Winwood 13 1 — — — — — — 53 Back in the High Life
1994 "Crying in the Rain" Art Garfunkel — — — — — 61 25 — — Up 'til Now
2001 "Sailing to Philadelphia" Mark Knopfler — — — — — — — — — Sailing to Philadelphia
2012 "Soul Companion" Mary Chapin Carpenter — — — — — — — — — Ashes and Roses
2013 "Don't Try So Hard" Amy Grant — — — 24 — — — — — How Mercy Looks from Here
2018 "Change" Charlie Puth — — — — — — — — — Voicenotes
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other charted songs[edit]

Year Single Peak positions Album
US AC
[22]
2001 "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" 4 October Road
2004 "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" 12 James Taylor: A Christmas Album
"Deck the Halls" 5
"Winter Wonderland" 8
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances[edit]

Year Song Album
1980 "Jelly Man Kelly" In Harmony
1988 "Second Star to the Right" Stay Awake
1991 "Getting to Know You" For Our Children[30]
1992 "It's Only a Paper Moon" and "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" A League of Their Own[31]
2003 "How's the World Treating You" (with Alison Krauss) Livin', Lovin', Losin': Songs of the Louvin Brothers
2006 "Our Town" Cars
2012 "Payday" Quiet About It: A Tribute to Jesse Winchester[32]
2022 "Coming Back to You" Here It Is: A Tribute to Leonard Cohen[33]

Guest and session appearances[edit]

Year Album Artist Role
1970 Writer Carole King Acoustic guitar; backing vocals on "Goin' Back"
1971 Tapestry Carole King Acoustic guitar, backing vocals
1971 Music Carole King Acoustic guitar on "Some Kind of Wonderful", "Song of Long Ago" and "Too Much Rain", backing vocals refrain on "Some Kind of Wonderful"
1971 Blue Joni Mitchell Guitar on various tracks
1972 Harvest Neil Young Banjo and backing vocals on various tracks
1978 Kate Taylor Kate Taylor Guitar, horn, backing vocals, and arrangements on various tracks
Bartender's Blues George Jones Backing vocals on "Bartender 's Blues"
1979 Restless Nights Karla Bonoff Backing vocals (with JD Souther) on "The Water is Wide"
1986 Back in the High Life Steve Winwood Backing vocals on "Back in the High Life Again"
1988 Life Is Good[34] Livingston Taylor Duet partner on "City Lights"
1991 Marc Cohn Marc Cohn Vocals on "Perfect Love"
1992 Harvest Moon Neil Young Background vocals on various tracks
1994 Angelus Milton Nascimento Vocals on "Only a Dream in Rio"
1995 Faust Randy Newman Role of "Lord"
1996 Eat the Phikis Elio e le Storie Tese Vocals on "First Me, Second Me"
1999 The Prayer Cycle Jonathan Elias Vocals on "Grace"
1999 Brand New Day Sting Featured artist on "Fill Her Up"
2000 Sailing to Philadelphia Mark Knopfler Featured artist on "Sailing to Philadelphia"
2001 Nearness of You: The Ballad Book Michael Brecker Vocals on "Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight" and "The Nearness of you"
2006 Duets: An American Classic Tony Bennett Duet partner on "Put on a Happy Face"
2007 Shine Joni Mitchell Guitar on "Shine"
2008 Songs of Joy & Peace Yo-Yo Ma Featured artist on "Here Comes the Sun"
2010 The 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Concerts[35] Crosby, Stills & Nash Featured artist on "Love the One You're With"
2018 Voicenotes[36] Charlie Puth Featured artist on "Change"
Honey Don't Leave L.A.[37] Danny Kortchmar and Immediate Family Guitar and backing vocals on "Machine Gun Kelly"

Video albums[edit]

Year Video details Certifications
(sales threshold)
1979 James Taylor: In Concert
  • Released: 1979
  • Label: Sony Music Distribution
1986 James Taylor Live in Rio
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: Columbia
1988 James Taylor in Concert in Boston
  • Released: 1988
  • Label: Sony
1993 Squibnocket
  • Released: 1993
  • Label: Sony
1998 Live at the Beacon Theatre
  • Released: October 7, 1998
  • Label: Columbia
2002 Pull Over
  • Released: November 19, 2002
  • Label: Sony
2006 A Musicares Person of the Year Tribute
  • Released: September 12, 2006
  • Label: Rhino
2010 Live at the Troubadour

Music videos[edit]

Year Song Director(s)[39]
1981 "Her Town Too"
1985 "Everyday" Stuart Orme
1986 "Only a Dream in Rio"
"Only One"
1988 "Baby Boom Baby"
"Never Die Young"
1991 "(I've Got To) Stop Thinkin' 'Bout That"
"Shed a Little Light"
1992 "Copperline"
1994 "Secret of Life"
1997 "A Little More Time"
"Enough to Be on Your Way" David Mirkin
"Johnny Has Gone for a Soldier" (with Mark O'Connor)
2003 "How's the World Treating You" (with Alison Krauss) Lawrence Draper
2015 "Angels of Fenway"

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