| Melanie Safka discography | |
|---|---|
| Studio albums | 28 |
| Live albums | 13 |
| Compilation albums | 14 |
| Singles | 59 |
| Soundtrack albums | 2 |
This is the discography of American singer-songwriter Melanie Safka, mainly known mononymously as Melanie.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4] |
GER [5] |
NL [6] |
NOR [7] |
SWE [8] |
UK [9] | |||
| Born to Be | — | — | — | 5 | — | 8 | — | — | — | ||
| Melanie |
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196 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | |
| Candles in the Rain |
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17 | 2 | 5 | — | 33 | 4 | 20 | — | 5 | |
| The Good Book |
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80 | 29 | 26 | — | 29 | — | 20 | 17 | 9 | |
| Gather Me |
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15 | 9 | 14 | — | — | — | 25 | — | 14 |
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| Garden in the City |
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115 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | |
| Stoneground Words |
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70 | 69 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Madrugada |
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192 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| As I See It Now |
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208 [11] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Sunset and Other Beginnings |
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| Photograph |
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— | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Phonogenic – Not Just Another Pretty Face |
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| Ballroom Streets |
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207 [12] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Arabesque |
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| Seventh Wave |
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| Am I Real or What |
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| Melanie | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Cowabonga – Never Turn Your Back on a Wave |
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| Silence Is King |
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| Silver Anniversary |
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| Old Bitch Warrior |
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| Lowcountry |
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| Antlers – A Christmas or True Believers |
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| Beautiful People |
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| Moments from My Life |
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| Victim of the Moon |
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| Paled by Dimmer Light |
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| Ever Since You Never Heard of Me |
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| The First Farewell Tour |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
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| US [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
GER [5] |
UK [9] | ||
| Leftover Wine |
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33 | 8 | 22 | — | 22 |
| Melanie at Carnegie Hall |
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109 | — | — | 31 | — |
| In Concert – Live at Montreux |
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| Recorded Live @ Borders |
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| These Nights |
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| Olga's Birthday Party |
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| Live at Meltdown 2007 |
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| Live in Morecambe UK 2008 |
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| 1984 |
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| Center Stage at Central Park |
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| Somewhere Under the Rainbow |
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| Live at Woodstock |
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| Melanie Live at Drury Lane 1974 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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| US [1] | ||
| R. P. M. |
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148 |
| All the Right Noises |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US [1] |
UK [9] | ||
| Please Love Me |
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| Four Sides of Melanie |
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103 | 23 |
| The Very Best of Melanie |
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| The Best Of |
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| Spotlight on Melanie |
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| The Best of Melanie |
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| The Best of Melanie |
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| The Best of the Rest of Melanie |
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| The Encore Collection |
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| Acoustic Blue – The Very Best of Melanie |
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| Beautiful People: The Greatest Hits of Melanie |
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| The Best of Melanie |
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| The Greatest Hits Legacy |
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| Working Legend: All Her Hits And More |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | |||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
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| US [13][14] |
US AC [15] |
AUS [2] |
BEL (WA) [16] |
CAN [17] |
GER [5] |
IRE [18] |
NL [19] |
NZ [20] |
UK [9] | |||||
| "Beautiful People" | 1967 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Garden in the City" | 1968 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Christopher Robin" (UK-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Born to Be | |||
| "Bo Bo's Party" (UK and France-only release) | 1969 | — | — | — | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I'm Back in Town" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Melanie | ||
| "Uptown Down" (France and Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tuning My Guitar" (UK-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Beautiful People" (re-recording) | —[A] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | — | ||||
| "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)" (with the Edwin Hawkins Singers) | 1970 | 6 | — | 2 | 49 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | Candles in the Rain | ||
| "Peace Will Come (According to Plan)" | 32 | — | 43 | — | 15 | 46 | — | 6 | — | — | Leftover Wine | |||
| "Stop! I Don't Wanna Hear It Anymore" | 112 | — | — | — | — | 43 | — | 8 | — | — | R.P.M. | |||
| "Ruby Tuesday" | 52 | — | 70 | 14 | 25 | 6 | 12 | — | 7 | 9 | Candles in the Rain | |||
| "What Have They Done to My Song Ma" | — | — | — | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | ||||
| "The Good Book" | 1971 | —[B] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Good Book | ||
| "Nickel Song" | 35 | 30 | 74[C] | — | 27 | 43 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Please Love Me" (Austria and Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Please Love Me | |||
| "Brand New Key" | 1 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 23 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 4 |
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Gather Me | ||
| "Alexander Beetle" (UK and Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Candles in the Rain | |||
| "Ring the Living Bell" | 1972 | 31 | 18 | 74[C] | — | 24 | 41 | — | — | — | — | Gather Me | ||
| "Someday I'll Be a Farmer" | 106 | — | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54[23] | ||||
| "Together Alone" | 86 | — | — | — | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | Stoneground Words | |||
| "Do You Believe" | 115 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Bitter Bad" | 1973 | 36 | 12 | 49 | — | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | Melanie at Carnegie Hall | ||
| "Seeds" | —[D] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | 82 | 42 | 93 | — | 90 | — | — | — | — | 37 | Madrugada | |||
| "Love to Lose Again" | 1974 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lover's Cross" | 109 | — | — | — | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You're Not a Bad Ghost, Just an Old Song" | 1975 | —[E] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | As I See It Now | ||
| "Sweet Misery" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" (UK-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You Can't Hurry Love/Mama Said" (medley; UK and Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Sunset and Other Beginnings | |||
| "Almost Like Being in Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Cyclone" | 1977 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Photograph | ||
| "I'd Rather Leave While I'm in Love" | 1978 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Phonogenic – Not Just Another Pretty Face | ||
| "Knock on Wood" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Oh Boy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Running After Love" | —[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ballroom Streets | |||
| "One More Try" | 1981 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Detroit or Buffalo" | — | — | — | — | —[G] | — | — | — | — | — | Arabesque | |||
| "Any Way That You Want Me" (Netherlands-only release) | 1982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Foolin' Yourself" (Germany-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Every Breath of the Way" (UK and Europe-only release) | 1983 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 70 | Seventh Wave | ||
| "Didn't You Ever Love Somebody" (UK and Australia-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dance to the Music" (Germany-only release) | 1984 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed" | 1985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Am I Real or What | ||
| "Rag Doll" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "To Be a Star" (Netherlands and Australia-only release) | 1987 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Melanie | ||
| "Ruby Tuesday" (Special Mix '89; UK and Germany-only release) | 1989 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cowabonga – Never Turn Your Back on a Wave | ||
| "Silence Is King" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Silence Is King | ||
| "Beautiful People" (with Pop in Wonderland; Europe-only release) | 1995 | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Old Bitch Warrior | ||
| "Rock in the Road" (Europe-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "You Don't Know Me" (Belgium-only release) | 1996 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dust in the Wind" (Netherlands-only release) | 2002 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Moments from My Life | ||
| "As Tears Go By" (Netherlands-only release) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Jammin' Alone" (Benelux-only release) | 2003 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paled by Dimmer Light | ||
| "Working Legend (My Tribute to Johnny Cash)" (Australia-only release) | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ever Since You Never Heard of Me | ||
| "People in the Front Row" (alternate 1968 version) | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[H] | Non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||