Leonard Cohen discography
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| Leonard Cohen discography | |
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Leonard Cohen in 1988, around the release of I'm Your Man.
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| Studio albums | 13 |
| Live albums | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 5 |
| Singles | 44 |
Leonard Cohen is a Canadian singer-songwriter and poet active in music since 1967. Cohen has released 13 studio albums and 6 live albums during the course of a recording career lasting over 47 years, throughout which he has remained an active poet. His entire catalogue is available on Columbia Records. His 1967 debut Songs of Leonard Cohen earned an RIAA gold record; he followed up with three more highly acclaimed albums: Songs From A Room (1969), Songs of Love and Hate (1971) and New Skin For The Old Ceremony (1974), before allowing Phil Spector to produce Death of a Ladies' Man for Warner Bros. Records in 1977. Cohen returned to Columbia in 1979 for Recent Songs, but the label declined to release his next album, Various Positions (1984) in the US, leaving it to American shops to import it from CBS Canada. In 1988, Columbia got behind Cohen again and gave full support to I'm Your Man, which brought his career to new heights, and Cohen followed it with 1992's The Future. Cohen then took a nine-year hiatus, and returned with Ten New Songs in (2001), which he made with Sharon Robinson, following this with Dear Heather (2004). In 2008 Cohen began touring for the first time in 15 years and, as well as the release of several live albums, he released Old Ideas (2012) which peaked at #3 on the Billboard 200 Album Chart. This was the highest ranking ever for a Leonard Cohen album, and became his first to top the Canadian Albums Chart, a feat he repeated with his followup, Popular Problems, released in 2014. His live albums include Live Songs (1973), Cohen Live: Leonard Cohen in Concert (1994), Live in London (2009) and Songs from the Road, (2010) from his 2008–2009 world tour, and Live at the Isle of Wight 1970 (2009).
Studio albums
| Year | Album details | Base chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
US [1] |
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| 1967 | Songs of Leonard Cohen
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 83 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1969 | Songs from a Room
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10 [13] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 63 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1971 | Songs of Love and Hate
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63 [14] |
8 | — | — | 24 | — | 2 | 11 | — | 4 | 145 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1974 | New Skin for the Old Ceremony
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— | 86 | 2 | — | 17 | — | 18 | — | — | 24 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1977 | Death of a Ladies' Man
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— | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 15 | 35 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1979 | Recent Songs
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— | — | 24 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Various Positions
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60 [15] |
52 | 18 | 2 | 43 | 99 | — | 3 | 12 | 52 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1988 | I'm Your Man
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34 [17] |
— | 22 | 2 | 32 | 84 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 48 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1992 | The Future
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7 [17] |
— | 5 | 19 | 79 | — | 56 | 3 | 5 | 36 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Ten New Songs
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4 | 67 | 5 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 143 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2004 | Dear Heather
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5 | 98 | 13 | 22 | 19 | 5 | 34 | 2 | 8 | 34 | 131 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2012 | Old Ideas
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1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Popular Problems
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1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
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| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Live albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
US [1] |
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| 1973 | Live Songs
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— | — | 8 | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | 156 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1994 | Cohen Live: Leonard Cohen in Concert
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— | — | — | — | 97 | — | — | — | 25 | 35 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2001 | Field Commander Cohen: Tour of 1979
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 195 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Live in London
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7 | 26 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 19 | 76 | |||||||||||||||||
Live at the Isle of Wight 1970
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— | — | — | — | — | 73 | 56 | — | — | 169 | — | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Songs from the Road
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10 | — | 7 | 37 | 36 | — | 26 | 7 | 39 | 68 | 112 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Live in Dublin
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— | — | 33 | — | 53 | — | — | — | — | 84 | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Can't Forget: A Souvenir of the Grand Tour
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— | 39 | 17 | — | 23 | — | — | — | 39 | _ | — | |||||||||||||||||
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| CAN [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [5] |
IRE [6] |
NLD [7] |
NOR [8] |
SWE [9] |
SWI [28] |
UK [10] |
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| 1975 | The Best of Leonard Cohen / Greatest Hits
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— | — | — | — | 43 | — | 86 [A] |
— | — | — | 88 [A] |
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| 1980 | Liebesträume – Leonard Cohen singt seine schönsten Lieder
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— | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1989 | So Long, Marianne
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 1997 | More Best of Leonard Cohen
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90 [31] |
— | 41 | 19 | — | — | 69 | 7 | 22 | — | 82 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2002 | The Essential Leonard Cohen
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— | 9 [B] |
23 | 6 | 76 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 98 | 57 [C] |
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| 2008 | The Collection
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— | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| 2009 | Greatest Hits
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— | — | 28 | 34 | 51 | 6 | — | — | — | — | 29 | |||||||||||||||||
| 2011 | The Complete Studio Albums Collection
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— | — | — | — | — | — | 72 | 33 | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||||
| " — " denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
- A ^ The Best of Leonard Cohen, or Greatest Hits as it was released in Europe, didn't chart in Netherlands and UK when it was released in 1975, but the album did chart when re-issued on CD in 1988–1989. In UK it initially reached a peak at # 99 in 1988 and then at # 88 in 1995. In Netherlands it reached #86 in April 1989.
- B ^ The Essential Leonard Cohen was re-released in 2008 as The Essential Leonard Cohen 3.0, a 3-Disc Edition which charted in Australia in February 2009
- C ^ The Essential Leonard Cohen initially peaked at #70 in 2003. The album re-entered the charts in 2008 when it reached its chart peak #57
Singles
| Year | Title[33] | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| CAN [34] |
CAN AC [35] |
AUT [3] |
FIN [4] |
GER [36] |
NLD [7] |
SWE [9] |
UK [10] |
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| 1967 | "Suzanne" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen | |||||||||||||
| 1968 | "So Long, Marianne" / "Hey, That's No Way to Say Goodbye" |
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| 1969 | "Bird on the Wire" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from a Room | |||||||||||||
| "The Partisan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1971 | "Joan of Arc" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Love and Hate | |||||||||||||
| "Diamonds in the Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Dress Rehearsal Rag" / "Avalanche" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "The Stranger Song" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen / McCabe & Mrs. Miller |
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| "Winter Lady" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "So Long, Marianne" / "Bird on the Wire" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen / Songs from a Room |
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| 1973 | "Passing Through" | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live Songs | |||||||||||||
| 1974 | "Lover Lover Lover" | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | New Skin for the Old Ceremony | |||||||||||||
| 1975 | "Tonight Will Be Fine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs from a Room | |||||||||||||
| 1976 | "Suzanne" [re-issue] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits | |||||||||||||
| "Do I Have to Dance All Night" (Live) / "The Butcher" (Live) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||||||||||||||
| 1977 | "Memories" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Death of a Ladies' Man | |||||||||||||
| "True Love Leaves No Traces" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1978 | "Suzanne" / "Bird on the Wire" [re-issue] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen/ Songs from a Room |
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| 1979 | "The Guests" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Recent Songs | |||||||||||||
| 1984 | "Dance Me to the End of Love" | — | 29 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | Various Positions | |||||||||||||
| "Hallelujah" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1986 | "Take This Waltz" | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | Poets in New York | |||||||||||||
| 1988 | "First We Take Manhattan" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Your Man | |||||||||||||
| "I'm Your Man" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Ain't No Cure for Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| "Everybody Knows" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1989 | "I Can't Forget" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 1991 | Solid Gold EP: "First We Take Manhattan" / "Suzanne" / "So Long, Marianne" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | I'm Your Man / Greatest Hits |
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| 1991 Juno Hall of Fame Award Commemorative Sampler: "Hallelujah" / "Ain't No Cure for Love" / "Everybody Knows" / "Tower of Song" |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Various Positions / I'm Your Man |
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| 1992 | "Closing Time" | 71 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Future | |||||||||||||
| "Democracy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1993 | "The Future" | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "Be for Real" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||||||
| 1994 | "Dance Me to the End of Love" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cohen Live: Leonard Cohen in Concert | |||||||||||||
| 1997 | "Never Any Good" | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | More Best of Leonard Cohen | |||||||||||||
| 2001 | "In My Secret Life" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Ten New Songs | |||||||||||||
| 2002 | "Boogie Street" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| 2004 | "The Letters" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dear Heather | |||||||||||||
| 2007 | "So Long, Marianne" / "Bird on the Wire" [re-issue] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs of Leonard Cohen / Songs from a Room |
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| "Hallelujah" [re-issue] | — | — | 67 | — | — | 27 | 16 [D] |
36 [E] |
The Essential Leonard Cohen | ||||||||||||||
| 2009 | "The Future" (Live) / "Suzanne" (Live) [F] |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Live in London | |||||||||||||
| 2011 | "Show Me the Place" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Old Ideas | |||||||||||||
| 2012 | "Darkness" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
- Notes
- D ^ Leonard Cohen's 1984 track "Hallelujah" charted in Sweden in December 2007 due to download sales. At the same time Jeff Buckley's version also entered the charts, and the week of 13 December 2007 Buckley's version peaked at #5 with Cohen's original reaching its peak position #16 the same week.[37]
- E ^ Although not explicitly released as a single, Cohen's heavily covered 1984 track "Hallelujah" charted in the United Kingdom in December 2008 at position number 36.[10] This was due to downloads of the track as a result of the publicity created by Alexandra Burke's cover version, which charted at #1 at the same time, and a campaign to get Jeff Buckley's version into the charts (which it did, peaking at #2 simultaneous to Burke's cover). Yet another version of Cohen's song by US-singer Kate Voegele charted in the UK at #53 short time before Christmas of 2008. This, as a result, became the first occasion since the early days of the UK Singles Chart that four versions of the same song were in the charts simultaneous to each other at the same period.
- F ^ Record Store Day 2009 (April 18, 2009) exclusive release.
Contributions
- Poets in New York (Federico García Lorca tribute album, 1986, CBS) - "Take This Waltz"
- Are You Okay? (1990, Fontana) – "Elvis' Rolls Royce" (Vocals with Was (Not Was))
- Hear Music Volume 7: Waking (2002, Hear Music) – "Boogie Street"
- Blue Alert – Anjani (2006) Cohen produced, arranged and provided lyrics
- Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man Soundtrack (2006, Verve Forecast) – "Tower of Song" (with U2)
- Born to the Breed: A Tribute to Judy Collins (2008, Wildflower) – "Since You've Asked" (Dialogue)
- Northern Songs: Canada's Best and Brightest (2008, Hear Music) – "Anthem"
References
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