Question: Who is the most prolific rock musician when it comes to releasing albums - whether studio or live?
Is it Neil Young?
Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
CAN AUS NZ
[1] US UK
[2] SWE
[3]
1969 Neil Young
Released: January 22, 1969
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
— — — — — —
1969 Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere[A]
Released: May 14, 1969
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
32 — — 34 — — US: Platinum[4]
1970 After the Gold Rush
Released: August 31, 1970
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
5 13 — 8 7 14 UK: 2× Platinum[5]
US: 2× Platinum[4]
1972 Harvest
Released: February 14, 1972
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track, DVD-Audio
1 1 48 1 1 6 UK: 3× Platinum[5]
US: 4× Platinum[4]
FRA: Diamond [6]
GER: 3x Gold
1974 On the Beach
Released: July 19, 1974
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track, DVD-Audio
13 34 — 16 42 — UK: Silver[5]
US: Gold[4]
1975 Tonight's the Night
Released: June 20, 1975
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
61 42 — 25 48 — UK: Silver[5]
AUS: Gold[7]
Zuma[A]
Released: November 10, 1975
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
69 44 35 25 44 — UK: Silver[5]
US: Gold[4]
1976 Long May You Run[B]
Released: September 10, 1976
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
35 — 17 26 12 — US: Gold[8]
1977 American Stars 'n Bars
Released: May 27, 1977
Label: Warner Bros.
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track, DVD-Audio
16 21 35 21 17 16 UK: Silver[5]
US: Gold[4]
1978 Comes a Time
Released: October 21, 1978
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
4 6 6 7 42 — UK: Gold[5]
US: Gold[4]
FRA: Double Gold [6]
1979 Rust Never Sleeps[A]
Released: June 22, 1979
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track
28 8 7 8 13 9 UK: Silver[5]
US: Platinum[4]
1980 Hawks & Doves
Released: October 29, 1980
Label: Warner Bros.
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track, DVD-Audio
50 10 4 30 34 22
1981 Re-ac-tor[A]
Released: October 28, 1981
Label: Warner Bros.
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8 track, DVD-Audio
20 27 4 27 69 32
1982 Trans
Released: December 29, 1982
Label: Geffen
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track (RCV)
10 23 8 19 29 6
1983 Everybody's Rockin'[C]
Released: July 27, 1983
Label: Geffen
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track (RCV)
22 30 21 46 50 15
1985 Old Ways[D]
Released: August 12, 1985
Label: Geffen
Format: LP, CD, cassette, 8-track (RCV)
31 30 29 75 39 13
1986 Landing on Water
Released: July 21, 1986
Label: Geffen
Format: LP, CD, cassette
40 43 — 46 52 15
1987 Life[A]
Released: June 30, 1987
Label: Geffen
Format: LP, CD, cassette
42 — — 75 71 9
1988 This Note's for You[E]
Released: April 12, 1988
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette
26 45 36 61 56 22
1989 Eldorado[F]
Released: April 21, 1989
Label: Warner Bros.
Format: EP, CD, cassette
— — — — — —
Freedom
Released: October 2, 1989
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette
16 — — 35 17 21 CAN: Gold[9]
UK: Silver[5]
US: Gold[4]
1990 Ragged Glory[A]
Released: September 9, 1990
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette
20 — 22 31 15 25 CAN: Gold[9]
UK: Silver[5]
1992 Harvest Moon
Released: November 2, 1992
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette
4 40 7 16 9 13 AUS: Gold[7]
CAN: 5× Platinum[9]
UK: Gold[5]
US: 2× Platinum[4]
1994 Sleeps with Angels[A]
Released: August 6, 1994
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette
7 23 17 9 2 2 US: Gold
1995 Mirror Ball[G]
Released: August 7, 1995
Label: Warner Bros
Format: LP, CD, cassette
6 4 10 5 4 3 UK: Silver[5]
US: Gold[4]
1996 Broken Arrow[A]
Released: July 2, 1996
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette
26 43 27 31 17 14
2000 Silver & Gold
Released: April 25, 2000
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, cassette
5 30 49 22 10 9
2002 Are You Passionate?[H]
Released: April 9, 2002
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD
17 41 25 10 24 4
2003 Greendale[A]
Released: August 19, 2003
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, CD+DVD, DVD-Audio
18 48 41 22 24 5
2005 Prairie Wind
Released: September 27, 2005
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, CD, DVD
3 — 29 11 22 3 UK: Silver[5]
US: Gold[4]
2006 Living with War
Released: May 2, 2006
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD
7 41 31 15 14 11
Living with War: "In the Beginning"
Released: December 19, 2006
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, CD, DVD
— — — — — —
2007 Chrome Dreams II
Released: October 16, 2007
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, CD, DVD
8 38 — 11 14 13
2009 Fork in the Road
Released: April 7, 2009
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, DVD
15 37 28 19 22 11
2010 Le Noise
Released: September 28, 2010
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, DVD, Blu-ray
2 41 30 14 18 2 CAN: Gold[9]
2012 Americana[A]
Released: June 5, 2012
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, Blu-ray
2 34 26 4 16 11
Psychedelic Pill[A]
Released: October 30, 2012[10]
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, DVD, Blu-ray
7 28 20 8 14 7
2014 A Letter Home
Released: April 18, 2014
Label: Third Man Records
Format: LP, CD
17 46 37 13 17 52
Storytone[11]
Released: November 4, 2014
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD
— 55 — 33 20 —
2015 The Monsanto Years [I]
Released: June 29, 2015
Label: Reprise
Format: LP, CD, DVD
— 23 — 21 24 —