Ranking: Paul McCartney's albums (excluding his classical works)
by davidhuret 
- Chart updated: 06/01/2026 12:15
- (Created: 03/13/2014 13:26).
- Chart size: 32 albums.
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After his utterly charming homemade solo debut, and the major artistic statements of George and John, Beatle Paul had yet everything to prove as a solo artist by then. He did it with this pop extravaganza of an album, ragged yet sophisticated, tight and loose, carefully crafted but retaining a spontaneous feel. A marvellous, highly melodic and energetic musical achievement (those vocal harmonies!). The miracle is that he keeps on making (often) brilliant music to this day.
[First added to this chart: 03/26/2014]
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1971
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Macca's most commercially successful album... and one of the very best released by a former Beatle. Most of the backing tracks were recorded in Lagos, Nigeria, under trying circumstances. Catchy, uplifting, and bearing repeated listening exceptionnally well.
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1973
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6,196
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A wonderful piece of work, unusually serious in tone- with lighter moments- mostly performed solo (a multi-instrumentalist at the top of his game), with Nigel Godrich overseeing the proceedings.
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2005
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976
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The largely home-recorded (+ a couple of studio sessions), truly solo debut, recorded as a one-man-band in the midst of the acrimonious Break-Up. The album retains an endearing homemade feel, with lots of brilliant, if half-finished, ideas; lo-fi 25 years before the term was coined. Oh, and there's "Maybe I'm amazed" on it.
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1970
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1,100
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An adventurous album by a super famous musician in disguise, who plays everything on it; 13 tracks recorded in 13 days over a 12-month period, with Youth (ex-Killing Joke) producing.
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A welcoming world of an album, full of reminiscences, memories, nods and hope. McCartney is still around and, spoiler alert, he is as creative a craftsman/ artist as he ever was, aged voice and all. Each track would deserve an analysis but that last one, "Momma gets by", is evidence his genius at creating musical magic is very much alive. Oh, and barring a couple of exceptions (notably a catchy duet with Ringo, no less!), he plays most everything himself. Album of the year material as far as I'm concerned.
[First added to this chart: 06/01/2026]
Working on the Beatles' Anthology, Paul McCartney was reminded of the impossibly high standards of his former band. Recorded sporadically over a period of four years, "Flaming Pie" was a timely reminder of why we loved him in the first place. A real gem of an album, in which even the "lesser" moments contribute to its overall charm.
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1997
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588
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A super pop/ rock production, imaginative, energetic and melodic. A case of form over substance perhaps, but when the form is as enticing as it is here, does it matter?
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1975
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686
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10 years after "McCartney" and in the midst of another breaking-up band (Wings), Paul goes totally solo again, this time with a very different electronic, synth-heavy vibe. If you like McCartney when he is a hard-hitting singer, a piano ballad man or a meticulous pop craftsman, you'll feel short-changed here. If you enjoy his experimental, goofy side, his "mad scientist" persona still coming up (pun intended) with catchy melodies and quirky hooks, you'll love this album, as I do. For the record, this is music that snapped John Lennon out of his 5-year retreat from music-making.
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1980
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505
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A thrilling musical journey. Yes, the voice is an old singer's now, but this is very creative pop music by anybody's standard. When you start thinking a 76-old multi-instrumentalist is behind it, well it's mind-blowing. Rock on Sir Paul!
[First added to this chart: 09/09/2018]
Total albums: 32. Page 1 of 4
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Ranking: Paul McCartney's albums (excluding his classical works) composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1970s | 10 | 31% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 22% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 9% | |
| 2020s | 2 | 6% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Paul McCartney | 20 | 63% | |
| Wings | 5 | 16% | |
| The Fireman | 3 | 9% | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings | 2 | 6% | |
| Paul & Linda McCartney | 1 | 3% | |
| Percy Thrillington | 1 | 3% |
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| 03/06/2018 23:19 |  Sandrof1969 | 9 | 72/100 | |
| 11/13/2016 15:12 | vancevisuals | 206 | 85/100 | |
| 05/27/2015 13:38 |  ribeiro85 | 104 | 91/100 | |
| 09/02/2014 19:20 | Nickie | 489 | 79/100 |
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From vancevisuals 11/13/2016 15:13 | #178367
McCartney is my favorite
like Driving Rain much more than you but great list
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From davidhuret 07/02/2015 21:04 | #145012
Same numbers 1 and 2. I don't dislike any of his albums, and love quite a few...
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From ribeiro85 05/27/2015 13:46 | #142486
ribeiro85 05/27/2015 13:46 | #142486
My top 15:
1 - Ram
2 - Band on the run
3 - McCartney II
4 - Back to the egg
5 - Venus and Mars
6 - Tug of War
7 - McCartney
8 - Wild life
9 - Memory almost full
10 - Red Rose Speedway
11 - London Town
12 - Wings at speed of sound
13 - Chaos and creation in the backyard
14 - flaming pie
15 - Driving Rain
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