Paul McCartney discography

The discography of British musician Paul McCartney consists of 26 studio albums, four compilation albums, nine live albums, 37 video albums, two extended plays, 111 singles, seven classical albums, five electronica albums, 17 box sets, and 79 music videos. Before his career as a solo artist, McCartney enjoyed success as a member of the rock band the Beatles.

After the Beatles disbanded, he debuted as a solo artist with the 1970 album McCartney and went on to form the band Wings with his first wife, Linda, and Denny Laine. Under McCartney's leadership, Wings became one of the most successful bands of the 1970s. He wrote or co-wrote their US or UK number-one hits, such as "My Love", "Band on the Run", "Listen to What the Man Said", "Silly Love Songs", and "Mull of Kintyre". He resumed his solo career in 1980 and has been touring as a solo artist since 1989. Apart from Wings, his UK or US number-one hits include "Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey" (with Linda), "Coming Up", "Pipes of Peace", "Ebony and Ivory" (with Stevie Wonder), and "Say Say Say" (with Michael Jackson).

In 2012, McCartney was ranked eleventh best selling singles artist in United Kingdom with 10.2 million singles sold.

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Documentary appearances

 * 1968 All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music by Tony Palmer
 * 2011 The Love We Make by Albert Maysles - cinéma vérité documentary that showing film chronicles Paul McCartney's experiences in New York City after the 11 September attacks of 2001, following him as he prepared The Concert for New York City October 2001 benefit event.