| Artist | Joni Mitchell |
|---|---|
| Studio | 19 |
| Live | 6 |
| Compilation | 19 |
| Video | 8 |
| Tribute | 2 |
| Singles | 33 |
| Ep | 1 |
| Music videos | 30 |
Since her debut album in 1968, Canadian musician Joni Mitchell has released 19 studio albums, most recently 2007's Shine. Her most commercially successful period was the early-mid 1970s, which included 1970's Ladies of the Canyon, 1971's Blue and 1974's Court and Spark, all three of which reached Platinum status in the US.
In the United States alone, Mitchell has accrued record sales of 7 million certified by the RIAA. In the UK, she has certified sales in excess of 1.3 million copies.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] | AUS [2] | NOR [3] | NZ [4] | SWE [5] | UK [6] | US [7] | ||||
| Song to a Seagull |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | 189 | ||
| Clouds |
| 22 | — | — | — | — | — | 31 | ||
| Ladies of the Canyon |
| 16 | 32 | — | — | — | 8 | 27 | ||
| Blue |
| 9 | — | 24 | — | — | 3 | 15 | ||
| For the Roses |
| 5 | 19 | — | — | — | — | 11 | ||
| Court and Spark |
| 1 | 34 | 18 | — | — | 14 | 2 | ||
| The Hissing of Summer Lawns |
| 7 | 62 | — | — | — | 14 | 4 | ||
| Hejira |
| 22 | 38 | — | — | — | 11 | 13 | ||
| Don Juan's Reckless Daughter |
| 28 | 39 | — | — | — | 20 | 25 | ||
| Mingus |
| 37 | 44 | — | 27 | 48 | 24 | 17 |
| |
| Wild Things Run Fast |
| 33 | 51 | 14 | 10 | 50 | 32 | 25 | ||
| Dog Eat Dog |
| 44 | 86 | — | 30 | 27 | 57 | 63 | ||
| Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm |
| 23 | 44 | — | 18 | 37 | 26 | 45 | ||
| Night Ride Home |
| 30 | 55 | — | 40 | 43 | 25 | 41 | ||
| Turbulent Indigo |
| 24 | — | — | — | — | 53 | 47 |
| |
| Taming the Tiger |
| 86 | — | 25 | — | — | 57 | 75 | ||
| Both Sides Now |
| 19 | — | 20 | — | — | 50 | 66 |
| |
| Travelogue |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Shine |
| 13 | 71 | 10 | — | 25 | 36 | 14 | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [1] | AUS [2] | NOR [3] | NZ [4] | UK [6] | US [7] | |||
| Miles of Aisles |
| 13 | 46 | — | — | 34 | 2 |
|
| Shadows and Light |
| 73 | 70 | 45 | 20 | 63 | 38 | |
| Amchitka – October 16, 1970 (with James Taylor and Phil Ochs) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Canterbury House – 1967 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Live at Carnegie Hall – 1969 |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Joni Mitchell at Newport |
| — | — | — | — | 52 | 167 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [6] | US [7] | |||
| Hits |
| — | 161 | |
| Misses |
| — | — | |
| The Complete Geffen Recordings |
| — | — | |
| The Beginning of Survival |
| — | — | |
| Dreamland |
| 43 | 177 | |
| Starbucks Artist's Choice: Joni Mitchell |
| — | — | |
| Songs of a Prairie Girl |
| — | — | |
| Studio Albums 1968–1979 |
| — | — | |
| Love Has Many Faces: A Quartet, a Ballet, Waiting to Be Danced |
| — | — | |
| Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 1: The Early Years (1963–1967) |
| — | — | |
| Early Joni – 1963 |
| — | — | |
| Archives – Volume 1: The Early Years (1963–1967): Highlights |
| — | — | |
| The Reprise Albums (1968–1971) |
| 42 | — | |
| Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 2: The Reprise Years (1968–1971) |
| — | — | |
| Blue Highlights – Demos/ Outtakes / Live |
| — | 150 | |
| The Asylum Albums (1972–1975) |
| — | — | |
| Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 3: The Asylum Years (1972–1975) |
| — | — | |
| Court and Spark Demos |
| — | — | |
| The Asylum Albums (1976–1980) |
| — | — | |
| Joni Mitchell Archives – Vol. 4: The Asylum Years (1976–1980) |
| — | — | |
| Joni's Jazz |
| — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||
Tribute albums
- Various Artists – A Tribute to Joni Mitchell (2007)
- Herbie Hancock – River: The Joni Letters (2007)
Extended plays
| Title | EP details |
|---|---|
| Blue 50 (Demos & Outtakes) |
|
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [14] | CAN AC [15] | AUS [2] | UK [6] | US [16] | US AC [17] | US Main [18] | ||||
| "Night in the City" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Song to a Seagull | |
| "Chelsea Morning" | 1969 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clouds | |
| "Big Yellow Taxi"[A] | 1970 | 14 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 67 | 33 | — | Ladies of the Canyon | |
| "Carey" | 1971 | 27 | 35 | — | — | 93 | — | — | Blue | |
| "California" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "You Turn Me On, I'm a Radio" | 1972 | 10 | 3 | 37 | — | 25 | 13 | — | For the Roses | |
| "Cold Blue Steel and Sweet Fire" | 1973 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Raised on Robbery" | 51 | 27 | — | — | 65 | 40 | — | Court and Spark | ||
| "Help Me" | 1974 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 7 | 1 | — | ||
| "Free Man in Paris" | 16 | 10 | — | — | 22 | 2 | — | |||
| "Big Yellow Taxi" (live) | 54 | — | — | — | 24 | 27 | — | Miles of Aisles | ||
| "Carey" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "In France They Kiss on Main Street" | 1976 | 19 | 33 | — | — | 66 | 32 | — | The Hissing of Summer Lawns | |
| "Coyote" | 1977 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hejira | |
| "Off Night Backstreet" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Don Juan's Reckless Daughter | |
| "Jericho" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Dry Cleaner from Des Moines" | 1979 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Mingus | |
| "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" (live) | 1980 | — | — | — | — | 102 | — | — | Shadows and Light | |
| "(You're So Square) Baby I Don't Care" | 1982 | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | Wild Things Run Fast | |
| "Chinese Café (Unchained Melody)" | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Underneath The Streetlight" | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Good Friends" | 1985 | — | 12 | — | — | 85 | — | 28 | Dog Eat Dog | |
| "Shiny Toys" | 1986 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "My Secret Place" | 1988 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | |
| "Snakes and Ladders" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | |||
| "Cool Water" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Night Ride Home" | 1991 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Night Ride Home | |
| "Come in from the Cold" | 27 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "How Do You Stop" | 1994 | 56 | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | Turbulent Indigo | |
| "Sex Kills" | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sunny Sunday" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Crazy Cries of Love" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Taming the Tiger | |
| "Both Sides, Now" | 2000 | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | Both Sides Now | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||
Notes
- A^ "Big Yellow Taxi" also peaked at #19 on the Dutch Singles Chart.[20]
Guest singles
| Year | Title | Artist(s) | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [14] | AUS [21] | FRA [22] | GER [23] | NLD [20] | NZ [24] | UK [6] | US Dance [25] | |||||
| 1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" | Janet Jackson (with Q-Tip) | 19 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| The Velvet Rope |
Other charted songs
| Year | Single | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Dig. [26] | US Dig. [27] | US Rock Dig. [28] | |||
| 2022 | "Both Sides, Now" | 32 | 20 | 4 | Clouds |
Videography
Video albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Shadows and Light |
|
| Refuge of the Roads |
|
| Come In From The Cold |
|
| Painting with Words and Music |
|
| Woman of Heart and Mind (A Life Story) |
|
| The Fiddle and the Drum |
|
| Both Sides Now (Live at the Isle of Wight Festival 1970) |
|
| Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration |
|
Music videos
| Year | Title | Album | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | "Woodstock" (Live) | Message to Love (1995) | align="left" rowspan=2" |Murray Lerner[29] |
| "Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | |||
| 1971 | "Both Sides, Now" | Clouds | John D. Wilson[30][31] |
| 1972 | "Big Yellow Taxi" | Ladies of the Canyon | |
| 1974 | "Help Me" (Live) | Court and Spark | Colin Strong[32] |
| 1976 | "Hejira" | Hejira | Unknown[33] |
| 1983 | "Chinese Cafe" | Refuge of the Roads | Joni Mitchell[34] |
| 1985 | "Dog Eat Dog" (Live at Farm Aid) | Dog Eat Dog | Unknown[35] |
| "Good Friends" | Jim Blashfield[36] | ||
| 1986 | "Shiny Toys" | Unknown[37] | |
| 1988 | "My Secret Place" (with Peter Gabriel) | Chalk Mark in a Rain Storm | Anton Corbijn[38] |
| "Dancin' Clown" | Unknown[39] | ||
| "The Beat of Black Wings" | Jim Shea & Joni Mitchell[40] | ||
| "Lakota" | Unknown[41] | ||
| 1989 | "Spirit of the Forest" (Gentlemen Without Weapons) | Non-album charity single | Storm Thorgerson[42] |
| 1991 | "Night Ride Home" | Night Ride Home | Rocky Schenck[43][44][45][46][47][48] |
| "Come in from the Cold" | |||
| "Nothing Can Be Done" | |||
| "Two Grey Rooms" | |||
| "Passion Play (When All the Slaves Are Free)" | |||
| 1995 | "How Do You Stop?" (with Seal) | Turbulent Indigo | |
| 1997 | "Got 'til It's Gone" (Janet Jackson) | The Velvet Rope | Mark Romanek[49] |
| 1998 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Live) | Painting with Words and Music | Joan Tosoni[50][51] |
| 2000 | "Both Sides, Now" (Live) | An All-Star Tribute to Joni Mitchell (TV Special) | Louis J. Horvitz[52] |
| 2008 | "River" (Live with Herbie Hancock) | River: The Joni Letters | Jon Hill[53] |
| 2018 | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Lyric Video) | Ladies of the Canyon | Paul Gardner[54] |
| "Both Sides, Now" (Live) | Both Sides Now (Live at The Isle of Wight Festival 1970) | Murray Lerner[55][56] | |
| 2021 | "California" (Live) | ||
| "River" | Blue | Matvey Rezanov[57] | |
| 2023 | "Lead Balloon" (Lyric Video) | Taming the Tiger | align="left" rowspan=2" |Unknown[58] |
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