Van Morrison discography

This is the discography of Northern Irish singer Van Morrison.

Van Morrison discography
Morrison performing in 2007
Studio albums	45
Live albums	7
Compilation albums	9
Singles	82
Video albums	6
Remix albums	1

Morrison made his first recording playing saxophone on "Boozoo Hully Gully" with the International Monarchs in 1962.^[1] His first recording session as lead singer/songwriter with Them was produced by Dick Rowe at Decca's studio. "Don't Start Crying Now" was the first single released and the garage rock classic, "Gloria" was also recorded at this session.^[2] "Baby, Please Don't Go" (recorded October 1964) was released November 1964 with "Gloria" as the B-side and was a Top Ten hit in the UK Singles Chart.^[3] "Here Comes the Night" was Them's second hit in 1965, charting at No. 2 in the UK and No. 24 in the US.^[4]

Morrison had his first recording session as a solo artist for Bang Records in New York City for Bert Berns on 28 March 1967. One of the songs was "Brown Eyed Girl", which charted at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100.^[5] By April 2008, he had been on the Billboard album chart a total of 787 weeks.^[6]

Studio albums

1960s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions					Certifications
		UK [7]	IRE [8]	ITA [9]	NED [10]	US [11]
Blowin' Your Mind!	Released: September 1967 Label: Bang (#B218) Formats: LP, CS	—	—	—	—	182
Astral Weeks	Released: 29 November 1968 Label: Warner (#WS1768) Formats: LP, CS	55 [A]	26 [B]	67 [C]	59 [D]	— [E]	BPI: Platinum[12] RIAA: Gold [13]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1970s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions								Certifications
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	CAN [15]	GER [16]	NED [10]	NOR [17]	NZ [18]	US [11]
Moondance	Released: 27 January 1970 Label: Warner (#WS1835) Formats: LP, CS	32	20	46	56 [F]	9	19	36 [G]	29	BPI: Platinum[12] RIAA: 3× Platinum[13]
His Band and the Street Choir	Released: 15 November 1970 Label: Warner (#WS1884) Formats: LP, CS	18	32	39	—	—	—	—	32
Tupelo Honey	Released: 15 October 1971 Label: Warner (#WS1950) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track	—	33	32	—	—	—		27	RIAA: Gold[13]
Saint Dominic's Preview	Released: July 1972 Label: Warner (#BS2633) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track	—	15	14	—	10	—		15
Hard Nose the Highway	Released: August 1973 Label: Warner (#BS2712) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track	22	42	18	—	—	—		27
Veedon Fleece	Released: 5 October 1974 Label: Warner (#BS2805) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track	41	59	80	—	—	—		53	BPI: Silver[12]
A Period of Transition	Released: April 1977 Label: Warner (#BS2987) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track	23	31	—	—	—	—	—	43
Wavelength	Released: September 1978 Label: Warner (#BSK3212) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track	27	16	31	—	50	—	9	28	BPI: Silver[12]
Into the Music	Released: August 1979 Label: Mercury (#9102 852) Formats: LP, CS, 8-track	21	10	20	—	33	16	13	43	BPI: Silver[12]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "N/A" indicates chart not yet published.

1980s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	CAN [19]	GER [20]	IRE [21]	NED [10]	NOR [17]	NZ [18]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	US [11]
Common One	Released: August 1980 Label: Mercury (#6302021) Formats: LP, CS	53	40	—	—	—	—	22	23	—	—	73
Beautiful Vision	Released: 16 February 1982 Label: Mercury (#6302122) Formats: LP, CS, CD	31	20	22	—	—	25	9	13	36	—	44	ARIA: Gold[24]
Inarticulate Speech of the Heart	Released: March 1983 Label: Mercury (#MERL16) Formats: LP, CS, CD	24	21	69	—	—	14	17	4	—	—	116	RMNZ: Platinum[25]
A Sense of Wonder	Released: December 1984 Label: Mercury (#MERH54) Formats: LP, CS, CD	25	34	27	53	—	30	—	19	43	30	61
No Guru, No Method, No Teacher	Released: July 1986 Label: Mercury (#MERH94) Formats: LP, CS, CD	27	32	57	46	—	30	—	20	9	—	70
Poetic Champions Compose	Released: September 1987 Label: Mercury (#MERH110) Formats: LP, CS, CD	26	25	23	53	—	13	—	21	19	—	90	CAN: Gold[26]
Irish Heartbeat (with The Chieftains)	Released: June 1988 Label: Mercury (#MERH124) Formats: LP, CS, CD	18	29	29	62	—	35	15	23	26	27	102
Avalon Sunset	Released: 19 May 1989 Label: Polydor (#8392621) Formats: LP, CS, CD	13	30	28	35	1	8	11	18	10	—	91	BPI: Gold[12] CAN: Gold[26] NVPI: Gold[27] RIAA: Gold[13]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	CAN [28]	GER [29]	IRE [30]	NED [10]	NOR [17]	NZ [18]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	US [11]
Enlightenment	Released: October 1990 Label: Polydor (#8471001) Formats: LP, CS, CD	5	39	19	43	1	33	—	14	7	—	62	BPI: Gold[12] MC: Gold[26]
Cuchulainn[31]	Released: 1991 Label: Moles Records Formats: CS	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Hymns to the Silence	Released: September 1991 Label: Polydor (#8490261) Formats: LP, CS, CD	5	31	28	27	3	34	12	12	10	34	99	BPI: Silver[12] MC: Platinum[26] RIAA: Gold[13]
Too Long in Exile	Released: 8 June 1993 Label: Exile (#5192192) Formats: LP, CS, CD	4	4	6	47	5	21	2	3	9	17	29	BPI: Silver[12] AUS: Gold[32] MC: Gold[26] RMNZ: Platinum[33] NOR: Gold[34]
Days Like This	Released: 5 June 1995 Label: Exile (#5273072) Formats: LP, CS, CD	5	16	15	49	1	33	7	8	8	39	33	BPI: Gold[12] IRE: Platinum[35] RMNZ: Gold[36] RIAA: Gold[13]
How Long Has This Been Going On (with Georgie Fame & friends)	Released: December 1995 Label: Verve (#5291362) Formats: LP, CS, CD	76	100	58	83	—	81	—	—	47	—	55
Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison (Georgie Fame, Mose Allison and Ben Sidran)	Released: 8 October 1996 Label: Verve (#5332032) Formats: LP, CS, CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	— [H]
The Healing Game	Released: 4 March 1997 Label: Exile (#5371012) Formats: LP, CS, CD	10	17	59	12	5	29	8	6	13	43	32	BPI: Silver[12] RMNZ: Gold[38]
Back on Top	Released: 9 March 1999 Label: Virgin/Pointblank (#VPBCD50) Formats: LP, CS, CD	11	13	21	20	7	21	1	5	5	42	28	BPI: Gold[12] MC: Gold[26] RMNZ: Platinum[39] NOR: Gold[34] RIAA: Gold[13]
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2000s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	CAN [40]	GER [41]	IRE [8]	NED [10]	NOR [17]	NZ [18]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	US [11]
You Win Again (with Linda Gail Lewis)	Released: 3 October 2000 Label: Virgin/Pointblank (#VPBCD54) Formats: LP, CS, CD, MD	34	—	—	47	23	94	32	36	21	—	161
Down the Road	Released: 14 May 2002 Label: Exile (#5891772) Formats: LP, CS, CD	6	7	—	10	6	13	5	8	10	36	25	BPI: Silver[12] AUS: Gold[42]
What's Wrong with This Picture?	Released: 21 October 2003 Label: Blue Note (#5901672) Formats: CS, CD	43	37	—	13	19	13	10	17	18	65	32
Magic Time	Released: 17 May 2005 Label: Exile (#9870945) Formats: LP, CS, CD	3	15	—	12	14	10	6	21	6	45	25	BPI: Gold[12]
Pay the Devil	Released: 6 March 2006 Label: Exile (#9876290) Formats: LP, CD, Download	8	54	—	21	22	31	10	—	16	55	26	BPI: Silver[12]
Keep It Simple	Released: 17 March 2008 Label: Exile (#1762683) Formats: LP, CD	10	43	10	12	12	12	7	15	11	55	10
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2010s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	CAN [40]	GER [43]	IRE [8]	NED [10]	NOR [17]	NZ [18]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	US [11]
Born to Sing: No Plan B	Released: 2 October 2012 Label: Blue Note (#6234912) Formats: CD	15	—	15	15	9	20	14	12	7	33	10
Duets: Re-working the Catalogue	Released: 13 March 2015 Label: RCA (#88875068442) Formats: LP, CD, download	5	10	13	11	7	3	8	2	33	14	23	BPI: Silver[12]
Keep Me Singing	Released: 30 September 2016 Label: Caroline/Exile (#5703574) Formats: LP, CD, download	4	11	18	6	14	7	20	5	19	12	9
Roll with the Punches	Released: 22 September 2017 Label: Exile (#5771851) Formats: LP, CD, download	4	11	26	5	7	13	30	9	40	9	23
Versatile	Released: 1 December 2017 Label: Exile (#6705335) Formats: LP, CD, download	38	31	—	35	28	28	—	37	50	80	119
You're Driving Me Crazy (with Joey DeFrancesco)	Released: 27 April 2018 Label: Legacy (#19075820032) Formats: LP, CD, download	20	—	100	10	39	29	—	—	—	41	76
The Prophet Speaks	Released: 7 December 2018 Label: Exile (#7707186) Formats: LP, CD, download	40	49	98	22	50	29	—	34	—	34	110
Three Chords & the Truth	Released: 25 October 2019 Label: Exile (#801663) Formats: LP, CD, download	13	11	—	11	15	18	—	20	34	15	57
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

2020s

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	GER [44]	IRE [8]	NED [10]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	US [11]
Latest Record Project, Volume 1	Released: 7 May 2021 Label: BMG (#4050538667905) Formats: LP, CD, download	5	41	3	48	4	29	6	182
What's It Gonna Take?	Released: 20 May 2022[45] Label: Exile, Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download	62	94	8	—	14	—	7	—
Moving On Skiffle	Released: 10 March 2023[46] Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download	16	—	11	32	19	—	18	—
Accentuate the Positive	Released: 3 November 2023 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download	39	—	21	—	42	—	22	—
New Arrangements and Duets	Released: 27 September 2024 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download	—	—	26	—	—	—	—	—
Remembering Now	Released: 13 June 2025 Label: Virgin Formats: LP, CD, download	11	—	6	81 [47]	11	49 [48]	8	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	CAN [49]	GER [50]	IRE [8]	NED [10]	NOR [17]	NZ [18]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	US [11]
It's Too Late to Stop Now	Released: 1 February 1974 Label: Warner (#2BS2760) Formats: LP, 8-Track	167 [I]	23	41	28 [J]	79 [K]	35 [L]	—	—	—	—	53	UK: Silver[12]
Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast	Released: February 1984 Label: Mercury (#MERL36) Formats: LP, CS, CD	47	70	—	56	—	50	—	24	—	—	—
A Night in San Francisco	Released: 17 May 1994 Label: Polydor (#5212902) Formats: CS, CD	8	12	31	73	—	39	—	9	23	—	125
The Skiffle Sessions – Live in Belfast (with Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber)	Released: 18 January 2000 Label: Venture (#CDVE945) Formats: LP, CS, CD, Download	14	—	—	80	13	99	33	14	51	—	—
Live at Austin City Limits Festival	Released: November 2006 Label: Exile (#EXILECD1) Formats: CD	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl	Released: 9 February 2009 Label: EMI (#6934232) Formats: LP, CD, Download	61	67	—	45	36	31	36	15	17	—	33
..It's Too Late To Stop Now: Volumes II, III, IV & DVD	Released: 10 June 2016 Label: Legacy (#88875134742) Formats: CD, Download, DVD	47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	59	118
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. "N/A" indicates chart not yet published.

Singles

1960s

Year	Title	B-side	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
			UK [7]	CAN [51]	NED [10]	US [11]
1967	"Brown Eyed Girl"	"Goodbye Baby"	60 [M]	13	12	10	BPI: 4× Platinum[12] RIAA: Platinum[13] RMNZ: 7× Platinum[52]	Blowin' Your Mind
	"Ro Ro Rosey"	"Chick-A-Boom"	—	—	—	—
	"Spanish Rose"	"Midnight Special"	—	—	18	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1970s

Year	Title	B-side	Peak chart positions				Certifications	Album
			UK [7]	CAN [53]	NED [10]	US [11]
1970	"Come Running"	"Crazy Love"	—	21	—	39	RMNZ: Platinum[52] (for "Crazy Love")	Moondance
	"Domino"	"Sweet Jannie"	—	8	22	9		His Band and the Street Choir
1971	"Blue Money"	"Call Me Up in Dreamland"	—	13	—	23
	"Call Me Up in Dreamland"	"When That Evening Sun Goes Down"	—	—	—	95
	"Wild Night"	"Street Choir"	—	20	24	28		Tupelo Honey
	"Tupelo Honey"	"Starting a New Life"	—	35	—	47
1972	"(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball"	"Old Old Woodstock"	—	—	—	— [N]
	"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"	"You've Got the Power"	—	65	—	61		Saint Dominic's Preview
	"Redwood Tree"	"Saint Dominic's Preview"	—	—	—	98
1973	"Gypsy"	"Saint Dominic's Preview"	—	76	—	— [O]
	"Warm Love"	"I Will Be There"	—	66	—	—		Hard Nose the Highway
	"Bein' Green"	"Wild Children"	—	—	—	—
1974	"Ain't Nothing You Can Do"	"Wild Children"	—	—	—	—		It's Too Late to Stop Now
	"Bulbs"	"Who Was That Masked Man"	—	—	—	—		Veedon Fleece
	"Caldonia" (with The Caledonia Soul Express)	"What's Up Crazy Pup?"	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
	"Gloria" (live)	"Warm Love"	—	—	—	—	RMNZ: Gold[52]	It's Too Late to Stop Now
1977	"The Eternal Kansas City"	"Joyous Sound"	—	—	—	—		A Period of Transition
	"Joyous Sound"	"Mechanical Bliss"	—	—	—	—
	"Moondance"	"Cold Wind in August"	—	—	—	92	BPI: Gold[12] RMNZ: Platinum[52]	Moondance
1978	"Wavelength"	"Checkin' It Out"	—	63	—	42		Wavelength
1979	"Natalia"	"Lifetimes"	—	—	—	—
	"Kingdom Hall"	"Checkin' it Out"	—	—	—	—
	"Bright Side of the Road"	"Rolling Hills"	63	—	48	— [P]	BPI: Silver[12] RMNZ: Gold[52]	Into the Music
	"Full Force Gale"	"Bright Side of the Road"	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1980s

Year	Title	B-side	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
			UK [7]	AUS [14]	BEL [57]	CAN [58]	IRE [59]	NED [10]	NZ [18]	US Under [11]	US Adult [60]	US Rock [61]
1980	"You Make Me Feel So Free"	"Full Force Gale"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Into the Music
1982	"Cleaning Windows"	"It's All in the Game"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Beautiful Vision
	"Scandinavia"	"Dweller on the Threshold"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1983	"Cry For Home"	"Summertime in England"	98	—	—	—	—	—	40	—	—	—		Inarticulate Speech of the Heart
	"Celtic Swing"	"Mr. Thomas"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1984	"Dweller on the Threshold"	"Northern Muse (Solid Ground)"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Live at the Grand Opera House Belfast
	"A Sense of Wonder"	"Haunts of Ancient Peace"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		A Sense of Wonder
1985	"Tore Down a la Rimbaud"	"Haunts of Ancient Peace"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	19
1986	"Ivory Tower"	"A New Kind of Man"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	21		No Guru, No Method, No Teacher
	"Got to Go Back"	"In the Garden"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1987	"Did Ye Get Healed?"	"Allow Me"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Poetic Champions Compose
	"Someone like You"	"Celtic Excavation"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	28	—
1988	"Queen of the Slipstream"	"Spanish Steps"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
	"I'll Tell Me Ma" (with The Chieftains)	"Tà Mo Chleamhnas Déanta"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Irish Heartbeat
1989	"Have I Told You Lately"	"Contacting My Angel"	74	93	14	—	12	14	—	—	12	—	BPI: Silver[12] RMNZ: Platinum[52]	Avalon Sunset
	"Whenever God Shines His Light" (with Cliff Richard)	"I'd Love to Write Another Song"	20	—	—	89	3	—	—	—	—	—
	"Orangefield"	"These Are the Days"	—	—	—	—	—	70	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

1990s

Year	Title	B-side	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
			UK [7]	AUS [14][62]	CAN [63]	IRE [64]	NED [10]	NZ [18]	SCO [65]	US AAA [66]	US Adult [60]	US Rock [61]
1990	"Coney Island"	"Have I Told You Lately"	76	—	—	30	—	—	—	—	—	—		Avalon Sunset
	"Gloria"	"Rave on, John Donne"	—	—	—	—	—	—			—	—		The Best of Van Morrison
	"Real Real Gone"	"Start All Over Again"	79	117	28	—	—	—			34	18		Enlightenment
	"In the Days Before Rock 'n' Roll"	"I'd Love to Write Another Song"	94	—	—	—	—	—			—	—
1991	"Enlightenment"	"Avalon of the Heart"	—	—	—	—	—	—			—	—
	"I Can't Stop Loving You" (with The Chieftains)	"All Saints Day"	76	—	—	—	—	—			—	—		Hymns to the Silence
	"Why Must I Always Explain?"	"So Complicated"	101	—	69	—	—	—			—	43
1993	"Gloria" (with John Lee Hooker)	"Have I Told You Lately"	31	22	36	17	37	46	—		36	—		Too Long in Exile
1995	"Have I Told You Lately" (with The Chieftains)	"Love is a Teasin'"	71	—	—	—	—	—	53		—	—		The Long Black Veil
	"Days Like This"	"That Old Black Magic"	65	—	23	—	—	—	53		—	—	RMNZ: Platinum[52]	Days Like This
	"Perfect Fit"	"Raincheck"/"Cleaning Windows"	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		—	—
	"No Religion"	"Whenever God Shines His Light"/ "Have I Told You Lately"/"Gloria"	54	—	—	—	—	—	51	—	—
1996	"That's Life" (with Georgie Fame)	"Moondance"	92	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		How Long Has This Been Going On
1997	"The Healing Game"	"Full Force Gale '96"/"Look What the Good People Done"	46	—	—	—	—	—	35	15	—	—		The Healing Game
	"Rough God Goes Riding"	"At the End of the Day"	168	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1999	"Precious Time"	"Jackie Wilson Said (I'm in Heaven When You Smile)"/ "Call Me Up in Dreamland"	36	—	49	—	96	—	34	2	—	—		Back on Top
	"Back on Top"	"John Brown's Body"/"I'm Ready"	69	—	—	—	—	—	69	4	—	—
	"Philosopher's Stone"	"These Dreams of You"/"Raincheck"	171	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory. Gray background indicates chart not yet published.

2000–present

Year	Title	B-side	Peak chart positions					Certifications	Album
			UK [7]	IRE [8]	NED [10]	SCO [67]	US AAA [66]
2000	"I Wanna Go Home" (with Lonnie Donegan and Chris Barber)	"New Burying Ground"/ "Midnight Special"	95	—	—	—	—		The Skiffle Sessions - Live in Belfast 1998
	"Let's Talk About Us" (with Linda Gail Lewis)	"Singing the Blues"/ "The Ballad of Jesse James"	85	—	—	99	—		You Win Again
2002	"Hey Mr. DJ"	"Someone like You"/ "Bright Side of the Road"	58	41	91	54	19		Down the Road
	"Meet Me in the Indian Summer"	"In the Afternoon/Raincheck" (Live)/ "In The Midnight" (Live)	116	—	—	—	—
2003	"Once in a Blue Moon"	"Walkin' My Baby Back Home"	—	—	—	—	16		What's Wrong with This Picture?
2004	"Crazy Love" (with Ray Charles)	No B-side	—	—	—	—	12		Non-album single
	"Evening in June"		—	—	—	—	20		What's Wrong with This Picture?
2005	"Celtic New Year"		—	—	—	—	—		Magic Time
2006	"Playhouse"		—	—	—	—	—		Pay the Devil
	"And It Stoned Me" (Live)		—	—	—	—	—	RMNZ: Gold[52]	Live at Montreux 1980/1974
	"Cry for Home" (with Tom Jones)		—	—	—	—	—		The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3
2007	"Blue and Green"		—	—	—	—	—
2008	"Soul" (Live)	"Soul"	—	—	—	—	—		Keep It Simple
	"That's Entrainment"	No B-side	—	—	—	—	12
2012	"Open the Door (To Your Heart)"		—	—	—	—	25		Born to Sing: No Plan B
2016	"Every Time I See a River"	"Every Time I See a River" (album)	—	—	—	—	—		Keep Me Singing
2018	"Close Enough for Jazz" (with Joey DeFrancesco)	"The Things I Used to Do" (with Joey DeFrancesco)	—	—	—	—	—		You're Driving Me Crazy
	"Ain't Gonna Moan No More"	No B-side	—	—	—	—	—		The Prophet Speaks
2025	"Down to Joy"		—	—	—	—	—		Remembering Now
	"Cutting Corners"		—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Other certified songs

Year	Song	Certification	Album
1968	"Sweet Thing"	RMNZ: Gold[52]	Astral Weeks
1970	"Into the Mystic"	RMNZ: 2× Platinum[52]	Moondance

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album	Notes
1983	"Wonderful Remark"	The King of Comedy	original song
2001	"Sittin' on Top of the World"	Good Rockin' Tonight: The Legacy of Sun Records[68]	with Carl Perkins
2005	"Blue and Green"	Hurricane Relief: Come Together Now	original song

Compilations

Selected charted discography

Year	Title	Peak chart positions											Certifications
		UK [7]	AUS [14]	CAN [69]	GER [70]	IRE [71]	NED [10]	NOR [17]	NZ [18]	SWE [22]	SWI [23]	US [11]
1990	The Best of Van Morrison	4	1	18	—	1	13	6	3	9	—	41	BPI: 2× Platinum[12] AUS: 5× Platinum[72] CAN: 2× Platinum[26] NZ: 5× Platinum[73] NOR: Platinum[34] RIAA: 4× Platinum[13]
1993	The Best of Van Morrison Volume Two	31	28	45	—	—	38	—	6	—	—	176	BPI: Silver[12]
1996	The Best of Van Morrison Vol 1 & 2	—	21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1998	The Philosopher's Stone	20	28	91	52	—	80	11	17	14	—	87
2000	The Great Van Morrison	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold[74]
2007	Van Morrison at the Movies – Soundtrack Hits	17	29	28	63	9	16	8	10	12	98	35	BPI: Silver[12] IRE: Gold[75] NZ: Gold[76]
	The Best of Van Morrison Volume 3	23	—	—	—	80	89	—	—	47	—	149
	Still on Top – The Greatest Hits	2	15	—	—	3	25	3	14	1	96	48	BPI: Platinum[12] AUS: Gold[77] IRE: Platinum[78] NZ: Gold[79]
2015	The Essential Van Morrison	33	23	86	—	18	88	—	6	—	—	101	BPI: Gold[12] AUS: Gold[80]
2017	The Authorized Bang Collection [Q]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Remix albums

Title	Album details	Notes
The Alternative Moondance	Released: 21 April 2018 Label: Warner (#R1 566244) Format: LP	Album composed of alternative mixes of Moondance. Released exclusively for Record Store Day.

Unauthorised compilations

• T.B. Sheets (1973)
• This Is Where I Came In (1982)^[82]
• Bang Masters (1991)
• Payin' Dues (1994)
• The Complete New York Sessions '67 (1997)
• Super Hits (1999)
• The Complete Bang Sessions (2002)

Video albums

Title	Video details	Peak chart positions										Certifications
		UK [83]	AUS [84]	AUT [85]	BEL [86]	CAN [87]	GER [88]	IRE [89]	NED [90]	SPA [91]	US [92]
Van Morrison in Ireland	Released: 1980 Label: Angle Films	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Van Morrison: The Concert	Released: 1990 Label: Polygram Music Video	—	—	—	—	2	—	—	—	—	12
Live at Montreux 1980/1974	Released: 16 October 2006 Label: Eagle Vision	1	4	—	9	—	—	—	6	—	18	AUS: Platinum[93] CAN: Platinum[26] IRE: Platinum[94] RIAA: Platinum[13]
Astral Weeks Live at the Hollywood Bowl: The Concert Film	Released: 19 May 2009 Label: Listen To The Lion Records	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Live in Austin, Texas 2006	Released: 1 December 2014 Label: Immortal	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
In Concert	Released: 16 February 2018 Label: Eagle Rock Entertainment	2	—	2	3	—	51	2	1	6	2
"—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released in that territory.

Session work

Performance

Year	Release	Song	Artist
1971	Cahoots	"4% Pantomime"	The Band
1972	Never Get Out of These Blues Alive	"Never Get Out of These Blues Alive"	John Lee Hooker
1991	Mr. Lucky	"I Cover the Waterfront"
1995	Chill Out	"Medley: Serves Me Right to Suffer / Syndicator"
1999	Reload	"Sometimes We Cry"	Tom Jones
2000	Sailing to Philadelphia	"The Last Laugh"	Mark Knopfler
2002	Jools Holland's Big Band Rhythm & Blues[95]	"Back o' Town Blues"	Jools Holland
2004	Genius Loves Company	"Crazy Love"	Ray Charles
2019	Sinematic	"I Hear You Paint Houses"	Robbie Robertson
2020	Blues with Friends	"I Got Nothin'"	Dion

Production

Year	Release
1976	"Sweet Sixteen"[96]	Jackie DeShannon
1994	No Prima Donna: The Songs of Van Morrison	various
1997	Don't Look Back	John Lee Hooker

Other documented performances

• The Last Waltz (1978)
• The Wall – Live in Berlin (1990)
• One Irish Rover BBC2 Arena TV (1991)^[97]
• Austin City Limits: Van Morrison PBS-TV episode (2006)^[98]

See also

Them discography

Footnotes

1. Astral Weeks peaked at #55 in The UK in 2015.
2. Astral Weeks peaked at #26 in Ireland in 2000.
3. Astral Weeks peaked at #67 in Italy in 2015.
4. Astral Weeks peaked at #59 in The Netherlands in 2015.
5. Astral Weeks has sold over 500k copies in The US without entering the Billboard 200 albums chart.
6. Moondance peaked at #56 in Germany in 2013.
7. Moondance peaked at #36 in New Zealand in 2013.
8. Tell Me Something: The Songs of Mose Allison reached #1 on the US Top Jazz Albums.^[37]
9. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #167 in The UK in 2008.
10. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #28 in Germany in 2016.
11. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #79 in Ireland in 2016.
12. It's Too Late to Stop Now peaked at #35 in Ireland in 2016.
13. "Brown Eyed Girl" did not chart in the UK until 2007 eventually reaching its peak position in 2013.
14. "(Straight to Your Heart) Like a Cannonball" peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[54]
15. "Gypsy" peaked at number one on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[55]
16. "Bright Side of the Road" peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 chart.^[56]
17. The Authorized Bang Collection peaked at #142 on the Belgian album charts in 2017.^[81]