Ranking: Paul McCartney's albums (excluding his classical works)
by davidhuret 
- Chart updated: 08/06/2025 07:15
- (Created: 03/13/2014 13:26).
- Chart size: 31 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.
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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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6,350
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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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971
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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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1,113
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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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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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586
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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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624
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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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507
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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!
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A slick, meticulously produced and arranged (with George Martin) array of adult pop. The best of its kind.
[First added to this chart: 03/28/2014]
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1982
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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 | 32% | |
| 1980s | 7 | 23% | |
| 1990s | 5 | 16% | |
| 2000s | 5 | 16% | |
| 2010s | 3 | 10% | |
| 2020s | 1 | 3% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Paul McCartney | 19 | 61% | |
| Wings (UK) | 5 | 16% | |
| The Fireman | 3 | 10% | |
| Paul McCartney & Wings | 2 | 6% | |
| Paul & Linda McCartney | 1 | 3% | |
| Percy Thrillington | 1 | 3% |
Ranking: Paul McCartney's albums (excluding his classical works) chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
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| Up 1 from 9th to 8thMcCartney II by Paul McCartney |
| Up 1 from 8th to 7thVenus And Mars by Wings (UK) |
| Up 1 from 7th to 6thFlaming Pie by Paul McCartney |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 3 from 6th to 9thEgypt Station by Paul McCartney |
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| ! | 03/06/2018 23:19 |  Sandrof1969 | 9 | 72/100 |
| ! | 11/13/2016 15:12 | vancevisuals | 207 | 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 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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