Originally by ReferenceList RulesVote for your favorite Paul McCartney studio album.
Here are the best Paul McCartney albums of all time, ranked from best to worst by the Ranker community. This list includes Paul McCartney's solo albums as well as with Wings and with his experimental electronic music duo The Fireman.
Although Paul McCartney is best known for being in the English rock band The Beatles, the multi-talented musician has also achieved critical and commercial success as a solo artist, the frontman for the rock band Wings, and half of the experimental electronic music duo The Fireman. The two-time inductee into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has won over 20 Grammy Awards, while also bring recognized as one of the greatest composers and performers in music history.
This Paul McCartney discography is ranked from best to worst, so the top Paul McCartney albums can be found at the top of the list. To make it easy for you, we haven't included Paul McCartney singles, live albums, EPs, or compilations, so everything you see here should only be studio albums. If you think the greatest Paul McCartney album isn't high enough on the list, then be sure to vote for it so it receives the credit it deserves. Make sure you don't just vote for critically acclaimed albums; if you have a favorite Paul McCartney album, then vote it up, even if it's not necessarily the most popular.
The list includes McCartney's Venus and Mars (1975), Ram (1971) and more. This list of popular Paul McCartney CDs has been voted on by music fans around the world, so the order of this list isn't just one person's opinion.
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1971Artist: Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
Tracks: Ram On, Ram On, Long Haired Lady
Length (mins): 00:43:14
Genres (Music): Rock music
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Producer: Nigel Godrich
Tracks: Jenny Wren, This Never Happened Before, How Kind of You
Genres (Music): Rock music, Psychedelic pop
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1997Artist: Paul McCartney
Producer: George Martin, Jeff Lynne
Tracks: Somedays, Used to Be Bad, Beautiful Night
Length (mins): 00:53:46
Genres (Music): Rock music, Rock and roll
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richerb added1975Artist: Wings
Tracks: Venus and Mars (reprise), Treat Her Gently / Lonely Old People, Call Me Back Again
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Blues-rock, Pop rock, Soul music
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1982Artist: Paul McCartney
Producer: George Martin
Tracks: Here Today, Be What You See (Link), Ballroom Dancing
Length (mins): 00:41:12
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Soft rock, Pop rock
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1970Artist: Paul McCartney
Producer: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Singalong Junk, Teddy Boy, Valentine Day
Length (mins): 00:35:10
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Soft rock, Experimental music
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Rough Ride, Put It There, This One
Genres (Music): Rock music
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: You Tell Me, Only Mama Knows, Vintage Clothes
Label: Mercury Records
Genres (Music): Rock music
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richerb added1978Artist: Wings
Tracks: Backwards Traveller, Cafe on the Left Bank, London Town
Length (mins): 00:56:12
Genres (Music): Rock music, Rock and roll, Soft rock, Country rock
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richerb added1979Artist: Wings
Tracks: Getting Closer, The Broadcast, Arrow Through Me
Label: Columbia
Genres (Music): Rock music
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richerb added1976Artist: Wings
Tracks: Must Do Something About It, San Ferry Anne, Cook of the House
Genres (Music): Soft rock, Pop rock
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2013Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: I Can Bet, Everybody Out There, New
Genres (Music): Folk rock, Art rock
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ryan-barker added1971Artist: Wings
Tracks: Dear Friend, Tomorrow, Bip Bop
Label: Capitol Records
Genres (Music): Rock music
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ryan-barker added2008Artist: The Fireman
Tracks: Travelling Light, Sun Is Shining, Highway (electro dynamo lemon sherbet sunrise dubstep remix)
Genres (Music): Electronica, Psychedelic rock, Rock music, Pop music, Ambient music
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1980Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Nobody Knows, Waterfalls, Summer’s Day Song
Genres (Music): Electronica, Rock music, New Wave, Hard rock, Soft rock
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1983Artist: Paul McCartney
Producer: George Martin
Tracks: Hey Hey, The Other Me, Through Our Love
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Soft rock, Pop rock
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1999Artist: Paul McCartney
Producer: Paul McCartney, Chris Thomas
Tracks: Lonesome Town, What It Is, I Got Stung
Length (mins): 00:40:48
Genres (Music): Rock music, Hard rock, Rock and roll
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1986Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Tough on a Tightrope, Footprints, Move Over Busker
Genres (Music): Rock music, Pop music, Soft rock, Synthpop
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1993Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Looking for Changes, Biker Like an Icon, C'mon People
Label: Capitol Records
Genres (Music): Rock music
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2001Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Magic, Rinse the Raindrops, Heather
Genres (Music): Rock music
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Warm and Beautiful, The Lovely Linda, Tuesday
Length (mins): 01:01:37
Genres (Music): Classical music
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: Always, My Valentine, Baby’s Request
Genres (Music): Pop music, Jazz, Traditional pop music
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Artist: Paul McCartney
Tracks: IV. Ecce Cor Meum, II. Gratia, III. Musica
Genres (Music): Classical music
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