The discography for Canadian rock singer Bruce Cockburn consists of 26 studio albums, 5 live albums, 9 compilation albums, and over 30 singles.

Cockburn was signed to True North Records in 1970, becoming the first artist signed to the label. That same year, he released his self-titled album, which peaked at No. 65 on the RPM Canadian album chart. Cockburn's albums were released under several labels in the United States, with his first album being carried by Epic Records in 1971. He then switched to Island Records for the US release of In the Falling Dark before Millennium Records agreed to handle the release of his records in the United States.

Following "Up the Hillside", which reached the Canadian adult contemporary chart, Cockburn experienced a seven-year dry spell on the singles charts until "Wondering Where the Lions Are", his first song to appear on the national singles charts in the United States. It became his highest charting single on the US Billboard Hot 100 and his second song to reach the RPM Top Singles chart after "One Day I Walk", which had entered that listing nearly eight years prior. Cockburn sustained a series of charting singles throughout the 1980s and 1990s in Canada, with several of them reaching the top 50. His highest charting song in his home country was "If a Tree Falls", which peaked at No. 8 in 1989.

Several of Cockburn's albums have received certifications from Music Canada, with his Christmas album being certified 6x platinum.

Albums

Studio albums TitleRelease dateBruce Cockburn 1970High Winds, White Sky 1971Sunwheel Dance 1972Night Vision 1973Salt, Sun and Time 1974Joy Will Find a Way 1975In the Falling Dark 1976Further Adventures Of 1978Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws 1979Humans 1980Inner City Front 1981The Trouble with Normal 1983Stealing Fire 1984World of Wonders 1986Big Circumstance 1989Nothing but a Burning Light 1991Christmas 1993Dart to the Heart 1994The Charity of Night 1997Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu 1999You've Never Seen Everything 2003Life Short Call Now 2006Small Source of Comfort 2011Bone On Bone 2017Crowing Ignites 2019O Sun O Moon2023The Blood of Others2026

Live albums Title Release date Circles in the Stream 1977 Bruce Cockburn Live 1990 You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance 1997 Bruce Cockburn—Live on World Cafe 2002bonus disc from Borders Books and Music Slice O Life—Solo Live 2009

Compilations

+ All releases contained one or more newly recorded tracks. Title Release date Resume 1981US only Mummy Dust 1981originally released in Canada only Rumours of Glory 1985Germany only Waiting for a Miracle: Singles 1970–1987 1987Canadian version is two discs, US version is one If a Tree Falls 1990Australia only Anything Anytime Anywhere: Singles 1979–2002 2002Speechless 2005instrumental compilation; includes 3 new recordingsGreatest Hits 1970-20202021Rarities2022Collection of unreleased tracks and remastered tracks

Videos TitleRelease dateMediaPublisherBruce Cockburn Live - Rumours of Glory1984VHS, BetaCineplex Corp. Bruce Cockburn Full House 1986 Hamburg TV show 2005DVD Bruce Cockburn Pacing the Cage: The Feature Documentary 2013DVDTrue North Records

Other releases "Ribbon of Darkness", a track on Beautiful: A Tribute to Gordon Lightfoot "Strong Hand of Love", a track on the Mark Heard tribute albums Strong Hand of Love (1994) and Orphans of God (1996) "Lord of the Starfields" (with Rob Wasserman), "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" (with Rob Wasserman), and "Cry of a Tiny Babe" (with Lou Reed, Rosanne Cash, and Rob Wasserman), all on The Best of the Columbia Records Radio Hour, Volume 1 (1995) "Last Night of the World" on the WXPN compilation album, Live at the World Café – Volume 9 (1999) "If I Had a Rocket Launcher", a track on the acoustic sessions album "2 Meter Sessies Volume 1" (1991). "Wise Users", a track on the 1996 album, Honor: A Benefit for the Honor The Earth Campaign

Chart singles Year Single Peak chart positions Album CAN CANAC AUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. US USRock 1970 "Going to the Country" — 4 — — — Bruce Cockburn "Musical Friends" — 26 — — — 1971 "One Day I Walk" 64 — — — — High Winds, White Sky 1972 "It's Going Down Slow" — 12 — — — Sunwheel Dance "Up on the Hillside" — 21 — — — 1973 "Mama Just Wants to Barrelhouse All Night Long" — — — — —Night Vision 1975 "Burn" — — — — —Joy Will Find a Way 1977 "I'm Gonna Fly Someday" — — — — —In the Falling Dark 1978 "Laughter" — — — — —Further Adventures Of 1979 "Wondering Where the Lions Are" 39 7 92 21 — Dancing in the Dragon's Jaws 1980 "Tokyo" 44 36 — — — Humans 1981 "Rumours of Glory" — 36 — 104 — "Fascist Architecture (I'm Okay)" — 1 — — — "Coldest Night of the Year" 42 — — — — Mummy Dust 1982 "You Pay Your Money and You Take Your Chance" — 21 — — — Inner City Front 1984 "Lovers in a Dangerous Time" 24 8 — — 56 Stealing Fire "Making Contact" 80 — — — — "If I Had a Rocket Launcher" 49 — — 88 16 1985 "Peggy's Kitchen Wall" 88 — — — — 1986 "People See Through You" 37 4 — — — World of Wonders "Call It Democracy" — — — — — "See How I Miss You" 81 — — — — 1987 "Waiting for a Miracle" 50 12 — — — Waiting for a Miracle 1989 "If A Tree Falls" 8 — 41 — 20 Big Circumstance "Don't Feel Your Touch" 43 — — — — "Shipwrecked at the Stable Door" 92 22 — — — 1991 "A Dream Like Mine" 16 5 175 — 22 Nothing but a Burning Light 1992 "Great Big Love" 27 12 — — — "Mighty Trucks of Midnight" 67 12 — — — "Somebody Touched Me" 49 8 — — — 1994 "Listen for the Laugh" 18 9 — — — Dart to the Heart "Scanning These Crowds" 42 21 — — — 1995 "Someone I Used to Love" — 36 — — — 1997 "Night Train" 25 10 — — — The Charity of Night 1999 "Last Night of the World" — 28 — — — Breakfast in New Orleans, Dinner in Timbuktu

Notes 1 ^ "Going to the Country" peaked at No. 4 on the RPM Adult Contemporary (A/C) chart in November 1970. However, at the time, and for the Adult Contemporary chart only, RPM only charted A/C songs that qualified as Canadian Content. This policy was changed mid-way through the song's chart run, and all A/C records regardless of national origin were eligible for the chart. Under these new criteria, "Going to the Country" peaked at No. 11 in December 1970. 2 ^ The song "Fascist Architecture" was released to radio under the title "I'm Okay". It peaked at No. 1 on the RPM Adult Contemporary (A/C) chart in March 1981. However, at the time, and for the Adult Contemporary chart only, RPM once only charted A/C songs that qualified as Canadian Content. This short-lived policy was abandoned later in 1981.

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