The discography of Judy Collins, an American singer-songwriter and musician, consists of 36 studio albums, nine live albums, numerous compilation albums, four holiday albums, and 21 singles. She has two Platinum-certified albums, which includes a greatest hits collection, and four Gold-certified albums. Eleven of her singles have charted on the Billboard Hot 100, with five of them hitting the Top 40, and twelve have charted on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart, with eleven hitting the Top 40.

Collins's debut album, A Maid of Constant Sorrow, was released in 1961 and consisted of traditional folk songs. She had her first charting single with "Hard Lovin' Loser" (No. 97) from her 1966 album In My Life, but it was the lead single from her 1967 album Wildflowers, Joni Mitchell's "Both Sides, Now", that gave Collins international prominence. The single reached No. 8 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart and won Collins her first Grammy Award for Best Folk Performance, while Wildflowers went Gold. Collins experienced the biggest success of her career with her recording of Stephen Sondheim's "Send in the Clowns" from her 1975 album Judith. The single peaked at No. 36 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in 1975 and then again in 1977 at No. 19, spending 27 non-consecutive weeks on the chart and earning Collins a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female, as well as a Grammy Award for Sondheim for Song of the Year. Judith would also become Collins' best-selling studio album, eventually going Platinum.

In 2017, Collins's rendition of the song "Amazing Grace" was selected for preservation in the National Recording Registry by the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant". In 2019 at the age of 80, Collins scored her first No. 1 album on an American Billboard Chart with Winter Stories, a duet album with Jonas Fjeld featuring the Chatham County Line.

Her 2022 release, Spellbound, was her first album to feature all original material. Spellbound was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Folk Album, her first since Silver Skies Blue with Ari Hest in 2016.

Albums

Studio albums Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications US AUS CANRPM Top Albums/CDs chart positions:

Wildflowers: Who Knows Where the Times Goes: Recollections: Whales & Nightingales: Living: Colors of the Day: True Stories and Other Dreams: Judith: So Early in the Spring: Hard Times for Lovers: UK A Maid of Constant Sorrow 1961 ——— — Golden Apples of the Sun 1962 ——— — Judy Collins 3 1963 126—— — Fifth Album 1965 69—— — In My Life 1966 46—— — RIAA: Gold Wildflowers 1967 5—5 — RIAA: Gold Who Knows Where the Time Goes 1968 29—12 — RIAA: Gold Whales & Nightingales 1970 15 2614 16 RIAA: Gold True Stories and Other Dreams 1973 27 —9 — Judith 1975 17 1919 7 RIAA: Platinum Bread and Roses 1976 25 96— — Hard Times for Lovers 1979 54 —56 — Running for My Life 1980 142 —— — Times of Our Lives 1982 190 —— — Home Again 1984 — —— — Amazing Grace 1985 — 85 — 34 Trust Your Heart 1987 — —— — Fires of Eden1990 — —— — Baby's Bedtime — —— — Baby's Morningtime — —— — Judy Sings Dylan... Just Like a Woman 1993 — —— — Shameless1995 — —— — Voices — —— — Both Sides Now 1998 — —— — Classic Broadway 1999 — —— — Judy Collins Sings Leonard Cohen: Democracy 2004 — —— — Portrait of an American Girl 2005 — —— — Judy Collins Sings Lennon and McCartney 2007 — —— — Paradise 2010 — —— — Bohemian 2011 — —— — Strangers Again 2015 77 —— — Silver Skies Blue 2016 — —— — A Love Letter to Stephen Sondheim2017 — —— — Everybody Knows 195 —— — Winter Stories 2019 — —— — Spellbound 2022 — —— —

Live albums AlbumYear Peak chart positions US CAN The Judy Collins Concert 1964—— Living 1971 64 49Sanity and Grace 1989——Live at Newport (1959–1966) 1996—— Judy Collins Live at Wolf Trap 2000—— Live at the Metropolitan Museum of Art 2012—— Live in Ireland 2014—— Winter Stories: Live From The Oslo Opera House 2020—— Live at the Town Hall, NYC, 2020 2021——

Compilation albums Album Year Peak chart positions Certifications US CAN Recollections 1969 29 17 Colors of the Day 1972 3726 RIAA: Platinum So Early in the Spring... The First 15 Years 1977 4259 Wind Beneath My Wings 1992—— Sanity & Grace 1995—— Forever: An Anthology 1997—— The Very Best of Judy Collins 2001—— 36 Greatest Hits! 2002—— Classic Songs 2003—— The Essential Judy Collins 2004—— Introducing... Judy Collins2006—— Golden Legends: Judy Collins—— 20 Classic Songs 2008—— Send in the Clowns: The Collection 2012—— Original Album Series 2013—— Both Sides Now: The Very Best Of 2014—— Drop the Needle On the Hits: Best of Judy Collins 2018—— The Elektra Albums, Vol. 1 (1961–1968)2019—— The Elektra Albums, Vol. 2 (1970–1984)—— White Bird: Anthology of Favorites——

Other albums AlbumYear Innervoices 1989 Come Rejoice: A Judy Collins Christmas1994 Christmas at the Biltmore Estate1997 All on a Wintery Night2000 Christmas with Judy Collins2013

Singles Title Year Peak chart positions Album US AUS CANRPM Top Singles chart positions:

"Both Sides Now": "Someday Soon": "Chelsea Morning": "Turn! Turn! Turn!": "Amazing Grace": "Cook With Honey": "Send In the Clowns": "Hard Times for Lovers": IRL NZNZ Top 40 Singles Chart positions:

"Send In the Clowns": UK"Turn! Turn! Turn!" (b/w "Farewell")1963Judy Collins #3"I'll Keep It with Mine" (b/w "Thirsty Boots" from the Fifth Album)1965——————"Hard Lovin' Loser" (b/w "I Think It's Going To Rain Today")196697—————In My Life"Both Sides, Now" (b/w "Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye")1967Wildflowers"Both Sides, Now" (b/w "Who Knows Where The Time Goes")19688376——14Wildflowers"Someday Soon" (b/w "My Father")196955—37———Who Knows Where the Time Goes"Chelsea Morning" (b/w "Pretty Polly" from Who Knows...)78—72———"Turn! Turn! Turn!" (b/w "Pack Up Your Sorrows")69—44———Recollections"Amazing Grace" (b/w "Nightingale I")197015101412—5Whales & Nightingales"Time Passes Slowly" (b/w 'Nightingale")1970Whales & Nightingales"Open The Door (Song For Judith)" (b/w "Innisfree")197190—————Living"In My Life" (b/w "Sunny Goodge Street")1972Colors of the Day: The Best of ..."Cook With Honey" (b/w "So Begin The Task")197332—36———True Stories and Other Dreams"Secret Gardens" (b/w "The Hostage")1973True Stories and Other Dreams"Send In the Clowns" (b/w "Houses")19751913153226Judith"Angel Spread Your Wings" (b/w "Moon is a Harsh Mistress")1975Judith"Everything Must Change" (b/w "Special Delivery")1976——————Bread and Roses"Bread and Roses" (b/w "Out of Control")1976Bread and Roses"Hard Times For Lovers" (b/w Happy End)197966—76———Hard Times For Lovers"Where or When" (b/w "Dorothy")1979Hard Times For Lovers"Almost Free" (b/w "Bright Morning Star")1980Running for My Life"The Rainbow Connection" (b/w "Running For My Life")1980Running for My Life"Memory" (b/w "The Life You Dream")1982Times of Our Lives"Drink a Round to Ireland"1982Times of Our Lives"Home Again" (b/w "Dream On")1984——————Home Again"Fires of Eden"1990——————Fires of Eden"The Colorado Song (The Blizzard)"(single edit and album version)1990Fires of Eden"Pacing the Cage", "Sally Go 'Round The Roses"2005Portrait Of An American Girl"When Your Eyes Close" (with Puressence)2015Strangers Again (Deluxe Edition)"Helpless" (duet with Rachael Sage)2014

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