Album artist 40 - Paul McCartney

This page lists the album chart runs of Paul McCartney. A list of songs by Paul McCartney can be found here. The albums are listed with the most widely successful first.

Having been a member of The Beatles and Wings (with his wife Linda McCartney) and with his own solo career it is not surprising that the Guiness Book of Records at one time listed him as the most successful individual artist of all time.

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Paul McCartney	Tug Of War	1982	UK 1 - May 1982 (26 weeks), Billboard 1 - May 1982 (30 weeks) (3 weeks at number 1) (9 weeks in top 10), US num 1 for 3 weeks - May 1982, Canada 1 for 4 weeks - 1982, ODK Germany 1 - May 1982 (25 weeks) (2 weeks at number 1) (13 weeks in top 10), Germany 1 for 2 weeks - Jul 1982, Germany 1 - May 1982 (16 weeks), Norway 1 - May 1982 (25 weeks), Sweden 1 - May 1982 (23 weeks), Japan 1 for 1 week - Apr 1982, Austria 2 - May 1982 (7 months), Grammy in 1982 (Nominated), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jun 1982), UK Gold (certified by BPI in May 1982), Australia (Kent) 7 of 1982 (peak 2), France (InfoDisc) 12 of 1982 (peak 2, 68 weeks), Italy 13 of 1982, US CashBox 14 of 1982, US BB 19 of 1982, UK Albums 2013-23 peak 47 - Oct 2015 (1 week), Holland free40 48 of 1982, US Albums 2014-23 peak 56 - Oct 2015 (1 week), RYM 95 of 1982, Xgau rating B (1982)
2	Paul McCartney	McCartney	1970	Billboard 1 - May 1970 (49 weeks) (3 weeks at number 1) (13 weeks in top 10), US num 1 for 3 weeks - May 1970, Canada 1 for 1 week - 1970, Australia Goset 1 - Jun 1970 (13 weeks), US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Dec 1991), UK 2 - May 1970 (33 weeks), US 70s 2 - May 1970 (3 months), Norway 2 - May 1970 (21 weeks), Dutch 70s 6 - May 1970 (10 weeks), US CashBox 9 of 1970, US BB 11 of 1970, France (InfoDisc) 11 of 1970 (peak 4, 52 weeks), Italy 15 of 1970, Australia (Kent) 17 of 1970 (peak 3), ODK Germany 81 - Jun 2011 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 151 - Oct 2020 (1 week), WXPN 883 (1970), RYM 106 of 1970, Xgau rating B (1970)
3	Paul McCartney	Ram	1971	UK 1 - Jun 1971 (24 weeks), Canada 1 for 2 weeks - 1971, Norway 1 - Jun 1971 (30 weeks), Billboard 2 - Jun 1971 (42 weeks) (24 weeks in top 10), Dutch 70s 2 - Jun 1971 (22 weeks), Australia Goset 2 - Jul 1971 (36 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1992), US 70s 3 - Jun 1971 (5 months), US BB 5 of 1971, Australia (Kent) 6 of 1971 (peak 3), US CashBox 9 of 1971, France (InfoDisc) 10 of 1971 (peak 8, 32 weeks), Italy 17 of 1971, ODK Germany 29 - Jun 2012 (1 week), Radio Caroline 230 (1971), WXPN 715 (1971), Acclaimed 1410 (1971), RYM 39 of 1971, Xgau rating C+ (1971)
4	Paul McCartney	Flowers In The Dirt	1989	UK 1 - Jun 1989 (20 weeks), Norway 1 - Jun 1989 (21 weeks), Sweden 2 - Jun 1989 (22 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jan 1990), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1989), Germany Gold (certified by BMieV in 1990), ODK Germany 9 - Jun 1989 (36 weeks) (2 weeks in top 10), Germany 9 - Jul 1989 (18 weeks), Switzerland 13 - Jul 1989 (9 weeks), Italy 19 of 1989, Billboard 21 - Jun 1989 (49 weeks), Austria 28 - Jul 1989 (2 months), US Albums 2014-23 peak 33 - Apr 2017 (1 week), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 41 - Apr 2017 (1 week), France (InfoDisc) 49 of 1989 (peak 8, 24 weeks), RYM 150 of 1989
5	Paul McCartney	Flaming Pie	1997	UK 2 - May 1997 (15 weeks), Billboard 2 - Jun 1997 (20 weeks) (2 weeks in top 10), Grammy in 1997 (Nominated), Norway 3 - May 1997 (16 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Aug 1997), UK Gold (certified by BPI in May 1997), ODK Germany 6 - May 1997 (15 weeks) (3 weeks in top 10), Germany 6 - May 1997 (4 weeks), Austria 10 - Jun 1997 (2 months), Switzerland 10 - May 1997 (7 weeks), Sweden 11 - May 1997 (7 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 14 - Aug 2020 (1 week), Holland free40 18 of 1997, US BB 52 of 1997, Italy 71 of 1997, US Albums 2014-23 peak 74 - Aug 2020 (1 week), RYM 135 of 1997
6	Paul McCartney	Pipes Of Peace	1983	Norway 1 - Nov 1983 (18 weeks), US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Feb 1984), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Jan 1984), UK 4 - Nov 1983 (23 weeks), Sweden 4 - Nov 1983 (16 weeks), Switzerland 12 - Nov 1983 (10 weeks), Billboard 15 - Nov 1983 (25 weeks), Austria 18 - Dec 1983 (2 months), ODK Germany 20 - Nov 1983 (19 weeks), Italy 33 of 1983, France (InfoDisc) 43 of 1983 (peak 13, 46 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 56 - Oct 2015 (1 week), US CashBox 63 of 1984, US Albums 2014-23 peak 70 - Oct 2015 (1 week), Xgau rating B- (1983)
7	Paul McCartney	McCartney II	1980	UK 1 - May 1980 (18 weeks), Billboard 3 - Jun 1980 (21 weeks) (7 weeks in top 10), Austria 4 - Jul 1980 (3 months), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Jul 1980), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Jun 1980), Norway 5 - Jun 1980 (14 weeks), Sweden 5 - Jun 1980 (10 weeks), France (InfoDisc) 17 of 1980 (peak 2, 66 weeks), ODK Germany 19 - Jun 1980 (16 weeks), US BB 35 of 1980, US CashBox 36 of 1980, Italy 39 of 1980, Holland free40 44 of 1980, US Albums 2014-23 peak 94 - Dec 2018 (14 weeks), Xgau rating C (1980)
8	Paul McCartney	Chaos & Creation In The Backyard	2005	Grammy in 2005 (Nominated), Sweden 3 - Sep 2005 (5 weeks), ODK Germany 4 - Oct 2005 (5 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 4 - Sep 2005 (2 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Oct 2005), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 2005), France Gold (certified by SNEP Dec 2005), Canada Gold (certified by CRIA in Oct 2005), Billboard 6 - Oct 2005 (21 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Norway 8 - Sep 2005 (4 weeks), Switzerland 9 - Sep 2005 (3 weeks), UK 10 - Sep 2005 (3 weeks), Austria 39 - Oct 2005 (1 month), US BB 125 of 2005, RYM 94 of 2005
9	Paul McCartney	Off The Ground	1993	ODK Germany 2 - Feb 1993 (37 weeks) (14 weeks in top 10), Germany 2 - Feb 1993 (17 weeks), Norway 2 - Feb 1993 (8 weeks), Germany Platinum (certified by BMieV in 1995), Austria 4 - Feb 1993 (4 months), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 1993), UK 5 - Feb 1993 (4 weeks), Switzerland 5 - Feb 1993 (16 weeks), Sweden 10 - Feb 1993 (8 weeks), Billboard 17 - Feb 1993 (20 weeks), Italy 34 of 1993, France (InfoDisc) 68 of 1993 (peak 15, 12 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Feb 1993)
10	Paul McCartney	All The Best	1988	US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jul 2001), UK 3 x Platinum (certified by BPI in Feb 1988), UK 2 - Nov 1987 (26 weeks), Sweden 7 - Sep 1995 (4 weeks), ODK Germany 9 - Dec 1987 (22 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 9 - Jan 1988 (11 weeks), Switzerland 11 - Jan 1988 (9 weeks), Italy 18 of 1988, Austria 23 - Feb 1988 (2 months), Norway 39 - May 2008 (1 week), Billboard 62 - Dec 1987 (17 weeks), Xgau rating C+ (1987)
11	Paul McCartney	Memory Almost Full	2007	Billboard 3 - Jun 2007 (15 weeks) (4 weeks in top 10), Sweden 3 - Jun 2007 (9 weeks), Norway 4 - Jun 2007 (6 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Mar 2008), Canada Gold (certified by CRIA in Aug 2007), UK 5 - Jun 2007 (6 weeks), Austria 17 - Jun 2007 (1 month), ODK Germany 18 - Jun 2007 (6 weeks), Switzerland 20 - Jun 2007 (5 weeks), US BB 42 of 2007
12	Paul McCartney	Give My Regards To Broad Street	1984	UK 1 - Nov 1984 (21 weeks), UK Platinum (certified by BPI in Dec 1984), Norway 4 - Nov 1984 (16 weeks), US Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 1984), Sweden 9 - Nov 1984 (15 weeks), Billboard 21 - Nov 1984 (17 weeks), ODK Germany 25 - Nov 1984 (10 weeks), US CashBox 60 of 1984, Italy 75 of 1984
13	Paul McCartney	Tripping The Live Fantastic	1990	US Platinum (certified by RIAA in Aug 1991), UK Gold (certified by BPI in Nov 1990), UK 17 - Nov 1990 (11 weeks), Norway 18 - Nov 1990 (2 weeks), Italy 22 of 1990, Billboard 26 - Nov 1990 (16 weeks), Switzerland 27 - Dec 1990 (5 weeks), Sweden 27 - Nov 1990 (8 weeks), RYM 184 of 1990
14	Paul McCartney	Good Evening New York City	2009	US (Sup) Gold (certified by RIAA in Dec 2009), Billboard 16 - Dec 2009 (10 weeks), UK 28 - Dec 2009 (4 weeks), Sweden 38 - Dec 2009 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 54 - Dec 2009 (5 weeks), US BB 133 of 2010, RYM 6 of 2009
15	Paul McCartney	Back in the USA	2002	US 2 X Platinum (certified by RIAA in Jan 2003), Canada 2 X Platinum (certified by CRIA in Jan 2003), Billboard 8 - Dec 2002 (15 weeks) (1 week in top 10), ODK Germany 39 - Apr 2003 (11 weeks), US BB 110 of 2002, RYM 79 of 2002
16	Paul McCartney	Press To Play	1986	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Sep 1986), UK 8 - Sep 1986 (6 weeks), Norway 8 - Sep 1986 (5 weeks), Sweden 17 - Sep 1986 (6 weeks), Switzerland 28 - Oct 1986 (1 week), Billboard 30 - Sep 1986 (22 weeks), ODK Germany 30 - Sep 1986 (7 weeks), Italy 52 of 1986
17	Paul McCartney	Unplugged - The Official Bootleg	1991	UK 7 - Jun 1991 (3 weeks), Norway 13 - Jun 1991 (2 weeks), Billboard 14 - Jun 1991 (8 weeks), Sweden 20 - Jun 1991 (4 weeks), Switzerland 39 - Jun 1991 (1 week), US BB 59 of 1991, Italy 86 of 1991, RYM 144 of 1991
18	Paul McCartney	Run Devil Run	1999	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Dec 1999), UK 12 - Oct 1999 (2 weeks), Norway 12 - Oct 1999 (3 weeks), Austria 18 - Oct 1999 (1 month), ODK Germany 21 - Oct 1999 (12 weeks), Sweden 23 - Oct 1999 (1 week), Billboard 27 - Oct 1999 (6 weeks), Switzerland 36 - Oct 1999 (1 week)
19	Paul McCartney	Driving Rain	2001	US Gold (certified by RIAA in Apr 2002), Norway 18 - Nov 2001 (1 week), Sweden 19 - Nov 2001 (1 week), ODK Germany 23 - Dec 2001 (5 weeks), Billboard 26 - Dec 2001 (10 weeks), UK Silver (certified by BPI in Dec 2001)
20	Paul McCartney	Back In The World	2003	UK Gold (certified by BPI in Mar 2003), UK 5 - Mar 2003 (9 weeks), ODK Germany 10 - Apr 2003 (12 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 10 - Mar 2003 (1 week), Sweden 12 - Mar 2003 (6 weeks), Austria 33 - Apr 2003 (1 month)
21	Paul McCartney	New	2013	Billboard 3 - Nov 2013 (14 weeks) (1 week in top 10), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Oct 2013 (7 weeks), ODK Germany 6 - Oct 2013 (6 weeks) (1 week in top 10), US Albums 2014-23 peak 60 - Jan 2014 (6 weeks)
22	Paul McCartney	Paul Is Live	1993	Sweden 23 - Nov 1993 (1 week), UK 34 - Nov 1993 (2 weeks), ODK Germany 44 - Dec 1993 (10 weeks), Billboard 78 - Dec 1993 (4 weeks)
23	Paul McCartney	Pure McCartney	2016	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Jun 2016 (10 weeks), ODK Germany 7 - Jun 2016 (9 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Billboard 15 - Jul 2016 (4 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 15 - Jul 2016 (4 weeks)
24	Paul McCartney	Kisses On The Bottom	2012	Billboard 5 - Feb 2012 (15 weeks) (2 weeks in top 10), ODK Germany 9 - Feb 2012 (7 weeks) (1 week in top 10), Germany 9 - Feb 2012 (1 week)
25	Paul McCartney	Egypt Station	2018	US num 1 for 1 week - Sep 2018, US Albums 2014-23 peak 1 - Sep 2018 (8 weeks), UK Albums 2013-23 peak 3 - Sep 2018 (5 weeks)
26	Paul McCartney	Choba B CCCP	1991	UK 63 - Oct 1991 (1 week), Billboard 109 - Nov 1991 (3 weeks)
27	Paul McCartney	The McCartney Interview	1981	UK 34 - Mar 1981 (4 weeks), Billboard 158 - Jan 1981 (3 weeks)
28	Paul McCartney	Tripping The Live Fantastic Highlights	1990	ODK Germany 28 - Dec 1990 (12 weeks), Billboard 141 - Dec 1990 (9 weeks)
29	Paul McCartney	McCartney III	2020	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 1 - Dec 2020 (3 weeks), US Albums 2014-23 peak 2 - Jan 2021 (4 weeks)
30	Paul McCartney	Amoeba's Secret (EP)	2009	Billboard 119 - Feb 2009 (1 week)
31	Paul McCartney	iTunes Live From Capitol Studios	2012	Billboard 190 - Mar 2012 (1 week)
32	Paul McCartney	McCartney III Imagined	2021	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 13 - Jul 2021 (1 week), US Albums 2014-23 peak 19 - Aug 2021 (1 week)
33	Paul McCartney	The McCartney Years	2007	ODK Germany 95 - Nov 2007 (1 week)
34	Paul McCartney	The 7' Singles Box	2022	US Albums 2014-23 peak 126 - Dec 2022 (2 weeks)
35	Paul McCartney	Amoeba Gig	2019	UK Albums 2013-23 peak 82 - Jul 2019 (1 week)

In addition to the above listed albums Paul McCartney also contributed to the following entries:

#	Artist	Album Title	Year	Chart Entries
1	Paul McCartney & Carl Davis	Liverpool Oratorio	1991	Billboard 177 - Nov 1991 (6 weeks)

Comments

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22 Mar 2018

Double Listing - Back In the World

#20 & #30 are the same.

Data fixed, thanks

24 Sep 2016

Double Listing - Back In the USA

#18 & #27 are the same.

We think we fixed that last time you pointed it out (but you wouldn't have seen that until now)

Thanks

8 Jul 2015

(2) Double Listings

#22 (Back To the Egg) should be transferred to the "Wings" page and combined with album #7. #26 (Band On the Run) should also be transferred to the "Wings" page and combined with album #1.

Data fixed, thanks