Wings discography
Wings discography | |
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Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney perform with Wings in 1976 | |
Studio albums | 7 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 1 |
Music videos | 19 |
Singles | 29 |
This article presents the discography of English American rock band Wings, also known as Paul McCartney & Wings. note: Wings albums have all been re-released with digital remastering, as part of the "Paul McCartney Archive Collection"
Albums
Studio albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
CAN [3] |
FRA [4][5] |
GER [6] |
ITA [7] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9][10] |
NOR [11][12] |
US [13] | |||
1971 | Wild Life
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11 | 3 | 5 | * | 47 | 25 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 10 | |
1973 | Red Rose Speedway (Paul McCartney & Wings)
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5 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | 2 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | |
Band on the Run (Paul McCartney & Wings)
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1 | 1 | 1 | * | 15 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | ||
1975 | Venus and Mars
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1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
1976 | Wings at the Speed of Sound
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2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
1978 | London Town
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4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
1979 | Back to the Egg
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8 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 6 | |
* indicates unknown chart positions. "—" denotes releases that did not chart. | ||||||||||||
Live albums
Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2] |
AUT [28] |
CAN [3] |
GER [6] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [29] |
US [13] | |||
1976 | Wings over America
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8 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1 | |
Compilation albums
Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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UK [1] |
AUS [2][31] |
CAN [3] |
GER [6] |
JPN [8] |
NLD [9] |
NOR [11] |
NZL [29] |
SWE [32] |
US [13] | ||||
1978 | Wings Greatest
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5 | 8 | 25 | 18 | 24 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 32 | 29 | ||
2001 | Wingspan: Hits and History (Paul McCartney)
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5 | 14 | 4 | 20 | 13 | 32 | 5 | 13 | 49 | 2 | ||
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Further information: All the Best!
Further information: Pure McCartney (Paul McCartney album) |
Singles
Year | Title | Peak chart positions | Album | Certifications (sales thresholds) | |||||||||
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UK | US | US AC |
CAN RPM 100/AC |
NLD | NOR | GER | NZ | AUS | JPN | ||||
1972 | "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" "Give Ireland Back to the Irish" (instrumental) |
16 | 21 | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 31 | non-album single | |
"Mary Had a Little Lamb" "Little Woman Love" |
9 | 28 | 29 | 41 | 13 | — | — | 13 | 17 | 41 | non-album single | ||
"Hi, Hi, Hi" "C Moon" |
5 | 10 | — | 5 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 29 | 26 | non-album single | ||
1973 | "My Love" "The Mess" (live) |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | — | 3 | 5 | 39 | Red Rose Speedway |
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"Live and Let Die" "I Lie Around" |
7 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 4 | — | 20 | 5 | 25 | Live and Let Die |
| |
"Helen Wheels" "Country Dreamer" |
12 | 10 | — | 4 | 23 | — | — | 14 | 17 | 56 | Band on the Run (US only) | ||
"Jet" "Let Me Roll It" (UK & 2nd pressings of US) "Mamunia" (US 1st pressings only) |
7 | 7 | — | 5 | 10 | 9 | — | 2 | — | 39 | Band on the Run |
| |
"Mrs Vandebilt" (Not a US/UK single) "Bluebird" |
— | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | 9 | 41 | — | |||
1974 | "Band on the Run" "Zoo Gang" (UK) "Nineteen Hundred and Eighty-Five" (US) |
3 | 1 | 22 | 1 | 7 | — | — | 1 | — | 58 | ||
"Junior's Farm" "Sally G" |
16 | 3 | — | 10 | — | 9 | — | 3 | 12 | 77 | non-album single | ||
"Walking in the Park with Eloise" "Bridge Over the River Suite" (both sides credited to The Country Hams) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
1975 | "Listen to What the Man Said" "Love in Song" |
6 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 3 | 42 | 7 | 14 | 46 | Venus and Mars |
|
"Letting Go" "You Gave Me the Answer" |
41 | 39 | — | 62 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 64 | |||
"Venus and Mars/Rock Show" "Magneto and Titanium Man" |
— | 12 | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | 34 | 99 | |||
1976 | "Silly Love Songs" "Cook of the House" |
2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 66 | Wings at the Speed of Sound | |
"Let 'Em In" "Beware My Love" |
2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 25 | — | 29 | 13 | 65 | — | |||
1977 | "Maybe I'm Amazed" (live) "Soily" (live) |
28 | 10 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | 61 | Wings over America | |
"Seaside Woman" "B Side to Seaside" (both sides credited to Suzy and the Red Stripes) |
— | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
"Mull of Kintyre" "Girls' School" |
1 | — 33 |
45 — |
44 34 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 69 | non-album single | ||
1978 | "With a Little Luck" "Backwards Traveller/Cuff Link" |
5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 14 | 11 | — | London Town |
|
"I've Had Enough" "Deliver Your Children" |
42 | 25 | — | 24 | 13 | — | — | — | 99 | — | |||
"London Town" "I'm Carrying" |
60 | 39 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1979 | "Goodnight Tonight" "Daytime Nighttime Suffering" |
5 | 5 | 30 | 2 | 24 | — | 34 | 6 | 6 | 77 | non-album single | |
"Old Siam, Sir" (UK/Europe single only) "Spin It On" |
35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Back to the Egg | ||
"Getting Closer" "Baby's Request" (UK) "Spin It On" (US) |
60 | 20 | — | 18 | 29 | — | — | — | 57 | — | |||
"Arrow Through Me" (US/Canada single only) "Old Siam, Sir" |
— | 29 | — | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
1980 | "Coming Up" (Paul McCartney) "Coming Up (Live at Glasgow)" (Paul McCartney & Wings) "Lunchbox/Odd Sox" (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
2 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 66 | McCartney II | |
1985 | "Spies Like Us" (Paul McCartney) "My Carnival" (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
13 | 7 | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | non-album single | |
1990 | "Put It There" (Paul McCartney) "Mama's Little Girl" "Same Time Next Year" (12" single only) (Paul McCartney & Wings) |
32 | — | 11 | 9 | 82 | — | 60 | — | — | — | Flowers in the Dirt | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
Other appearances
Year | Album | Artist | Comment |
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1973 | Live and Let Die | George Martin | The soundtrack album from the James Bond film includes the title song performed by Paul McCartney & Wings. |
1974 | McGear | Mike McGear | A Wings album featuring Paul McCartney's brother Michael (then known as Mike McGear of The Scaffold) on lead vocals and as principal lyricist. |
1975 | Sold Out | The Scaffold | Paul McCartney produced and Wings was the uncredited backing band on "Liverpool Lou" and the non-album B-side "Ten Years After on Strawberry Jam". |
1977 | Holly Days | Denny Laine | An album of Buddy Holly covers featuring the core Wings threesome (Paul & Linda McCartney and Laine), with Laine on lead vocals. |
1980 | Japanese Tears | Three songs on the album, "Send Me The Heart", "I Would Only Smile" and "Weep For Love", were performed by Wings, with Laine on lead vocals. | |
1981 | Concerts for the People of Kampuchea | Various Artists | A live album recorded at the Hammersmith Odeon, London in December 1979 to benefit Cambodian refugees, the album includes three songs performed by Wings and three songs performed by Rockestra. |
1982 | Standard Time | Laurence Juber | The song "Maisie" is performed by Wings. |
1998 | Wide Prairie | Linda McCartney | Eight of the tracks featured different versions of Wings, including two that were originally attributed to Suzy and the Red Stripes, "Seaside Woman" and "B-Side to Seaside". |
Videography
Video albums
Year | Title | Notes |
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1980 | Rockshow (Paul McCartney & Wings)
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Concert/Documentary of the 1976 "Wings Over America" tour. |
Music videos
Year | Title | Director |
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1972 | "Hi, Hi, Hi" | Steven Turner |
"C Moon" | ||
1973 | "My Love" | Mick Rock |
"Helen Wheels" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | |
1974 | "Mamunia" | Jim Quick |
"Band on the Run" | Michael Coulson | |
1976 | "Silly Love Songs" | Gordon Bennett |
1977 | "Mull of Kintyre" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg |
1978 | "With a Little Luck" | |
"I've Had Enough" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan | |
"London Town" | Michael Lindsay-Hogg | |
1979 | "Getting Closer" | Keith "Keef" MacMillan |
"Baby's Request" | ||
"Old Siam, Sir" | ||
"Winter Rose/Love Awake" | ||
"Spin It On" | ||
"Again and Again and Again" | ||
"Arrow Through Me" | ||
"Goodnight Tonight" | ||
Documentaries
Year | Title | Notes |
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1979 | Wings Over the World
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Documentary |
1980 | Concert for Kampuchea
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Concert film that covers the concerts in Hammersmith Odeon to raise money for Cambodia. |
1981 | Back to the Egg
|
TV special |
2001 | Wingspan - An Intimate Portrait
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Documentary about Paul McCartney's musical career. It covers the period after The Beatles' split up until the disbanding of Wings. |
See also
Notes
- 1 2 3 "Chart Stats - Wings". UK Albums Chart. Archived from the original on 2013-01-18. Retrieved 2007-07-26.
- 1 2 3 Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970-1992. St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- 1 2 3 "Wings Top Albums positions". RPM. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Paul McCartney". infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- ↑ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste > Choisir Un Artiste Dans la Liste : Wings" (PHP) (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2011-06-01.
- 1 2 3 "charts.de (Search: Wings)" (ASP) (in German). Media Control Charts. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
- ↑ "Hit Parade Italia - Top Annuali Album" (in Italian). hitparadeitalia.it. Retrieved 2012-02-03.
- 1 2 3 "Paul McCartney Japanese Album Chart listings". Original Confidence. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
- 1 2 3 "dutchcharts.nl - Discographie Wings" (ASP) (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-02-07.
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- 1 2 3 "norwegiancharts.com - Discography Wings" (ASP). Hung Medien. Retrieved 2012-02-10.
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- 1 2 3 Paul McCartney American Album Chart listings "Paul McCartney Billboard 200" Check
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