Carly Simon discography: History and Key Facts

The discography of Carly Simon, an American singer and songwriter, consists of 24 studio albums (which includes one Christmas album), two live albums, 10 compilation albums, four soundtrack albums, two audiobooks, and 50 singles, on Elektra Records, Warner Bros. Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Rhino Entertainment, Columbia Records, Hear Music, and Iris Records, with special releases on Qwest Records, Angel Records, Walt Disney Records, and Macmillan Audio. These lists include all live and studio albums, and the motion picture soundtracks list includes albums containing more than 50% of music by Simon.

In the United States, Simon has five Platinum albums and three Gold albums. In the United Kingdom, she has three Gold albums and two Silver albums. All but one of her studio albums have charted on the U.S. Billboard 200, with 12 charting in the Top 40, and five in the Top 10. Two of her compilation albums have also charted in the Top 40. Simon also has amassed 24 Billboard Hot 100 singles, with 13 of them hitting the Top 40, and 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart singles, all charting in the Top 40. Four of her singles have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA): "You're So Vain", "Mockingbird" (with James Taylor), "Nobody Does It Better", and "Jesse". "You're So Vain" was certified Platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), while "Nobody Does It Better" and "Coming Around Again" were certified Silver.

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