American singer Amy Grant has released 20 studio albums (including 5 Christmas albums), 11 compilation albums, 5 live albums, and 84 singles. Considered one of the pioneers in the contemporary Christian music genre,[1] Grant was also the first major Christian artist to successfully cross over into the mainstream.[2]
| Amy Grant discography | |
|---|---|
 Grant performing in 2008 on the 20th anniversary of Lead Me On | |
| Studio albums | 20 |
| Live albums | 5 |
| Compilation albums | 11 |
| Singles | 84 |
Amy Grant has sold over 30 million albums worldwide throughout her career, making her the Best Selling Contemporary Christian artist of all time.[3][4] She has 17 No. 1 albums on Billboard's Top Christian Albums, more than any other artists in history.[5] She is also known as the "Queen of Christian Pop"[6] and the "Queen of Christmas Music" by various media outlets.[7][8] According to RIAA, she has sold 17 million certified albums in the United States while Billboard listed her as the 46th Top Christian Artist of the 2010s.[9] Capitol Christian Music Group honored Grant with a special award in honor of one billion career global streams.[10]
At the age of 15, Grant signed a record deal with Myrrh Records. A year later in 1977, she released her self-titled debut album, which sold over 50,000 copies in its first year, a high total at the time for a Christian artist.[11] Her follow-up albums My Father's Eyes (1978) and Never Alone (1980) reached the No. 1 spot on the Christian Albums chart, and 1982's Age to Age became the first Christian album recorded by a solo artist to receive gold and platinum certifications from the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[12] The album spent a record 85 weeks atop the Christian Albums chart and was the only No. 1 album for the entire year of 1983.[13]
Grant first experienced mainstream success with 1985's Unguarded, which became the first Christian album to yield a top 40 single on the Billboard Hot 100;[14] the album was certified platinum by the RIAA. In 1986, Grant recorded her first No. 1 single on the Hot 100 with "The Next Time I Fall", a duet with Peter Cetera. Her 1988 album Lead Me On shipped with a gold certification, a first for a Christian album, but did not sell as well as Unguarded. However, it received substantial acclaim and is frequently cited by critics as the best Christian album of all time.[15]
Grant's 1991 album Heart in Motion became the best-selling Christian album of all time, selling over six million copies.[16] Its single "Baby Baby" marked Grant's second No. 1 single on the Hot 100, and it also charted in the top ten in Australia, Canada, Europe, and the UK. The album had five singles chart in the top 20 in the United States and Canada and was certified 5× platinum by the RIAA; it was also certified platinum in Australia, Canada, and Taiwan. Her 1994 album House of Love yielded two top 40 singles in the United States and three in Canada; it has been certified 2× platinum by the RIAA and platinum in Canada. Her albums Behind the Eyes (1997) and Legacy... Hymns and Faith (2002) have both been certified gold. Grant's most recent studio album, 2013's How Mercy Looks from Here, debuted at No. 12 on the Billboard 200 and was her sixteenth No. 1 album on the Christian Albums chart.[17]
Grant is also known for her Christmas albums;[18] her first, A Christmas Album, was released in 1983 as her fifth major release and has been certified platinum by the RIAA and gold in Canada. 1992's Home for Christmas, her eleventh major release and second Christmas album, peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200, Grant's highest-charting album on the chart, and has been certified 3× platinum by the RIAA and gold in Canada. With over 2.5 million copies sold in the United States as of December 2014, it ranks as one of the best-selling Christmas albums since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking album sales in 1991.[19]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] | US Christ [21] | AUS [22][23] | CAN [24] | NOR [23] | SWE [23] | SWI [23][25] | UK [26] | |||||
| Amy Grant | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| My Father's Eyes |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Never Alone |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Age to Age |
| — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Straight Ahead |
| 133 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Unguarded | 35 | 1 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Lead Me On | 71 | 1 | — | 82 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Heart in Motion |
| 10 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 25 | |||
| House of Love |
| 13 | 1 | — | 33 | — | — | 43 | — | |||
| Behind the Eyes |
| 8 | 2 | — | 79 | — | — | — | — |
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| Legacy... Hymns and Faith |
| 21 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| Simple Things |
| 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith | 42 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Somewhere Down the Road | 41 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| How Mercy Looks from Here |
| 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
Christmas studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] | US Christ [38] | US Holiday [39] | ||||||||||
| A Christmas Album | — | 9 | 5 | |||||||||
| The Animals' Christmas (w/ Art Garfunkel) | — | — | — | |||||||||
| Home for Christmas | 2 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| A Christmas to Remember |
| 36 | 1 | 3 |
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| Tennessee Christmas |
| 31 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] | US Christ [38] | US Dance [42] | US Holiday [39] | |||||||||
| The Collection | 66 | 1 | — | — |
| |||||||
| Her Greatest Inspirational Songs |
| — | 37 | — | — | |||||||
| Greatest Hits 1986–2004 | 48 | 3 | — | — | ||||||||
| Greatest Hits | 196 | 8 | — | — | ||||||||
| The Christmas Collection | 41 | 2 | — | 5 | ||||||||
| Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas |
| 199 | 20 | — | 15 | |||||||
| Christmas Memories |
| 174 | 15 | — | 49 | |||||||
| The Women of Faith Collection |
| — | 39 | — | — | |||||||
| Icon Christmas |
| —[A] | 8 | — | — | |||||||
| In Motion: The Remixes | 110 | 8 | 5 | — | ||||||||
| Be Still and Know... Hymns & Faith |
| — | 7 | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] | US Christ [38] | |||||||||||
| In Concert | — | — | ||||||||||
| In Concert Volume Two |
| — | — | |||||||||
| A Moment in Time EP (w/ Gary Chapman and Michael W. Smith) | — | 4 | ||||||||||
| Time Again... Amy Grant Live |
| 87 | 6 | |||||||||
| Lead Me On Live 1989 |
| — | — | |||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | ||||||||||||
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Video [59] | |||||||||
| In Concert: Age to Age Tour | — | ||||||||
| The Heart in Motion Video Collection | 6 | ||||||||
| Amy Grant's Old-Fashioned Christmas |
| 27 |
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| Building the House of Love |
| 31 | |||||||
| Greatest Video Hits | 21 | ||||||||
| Time Again... Amy Grant Live | 31 | ||||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Singles
1970s–1980s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [63] | US AC [64] | US Christ AC [65] | US Christ CHR [66] | AUS[22] | CAN AC [67] | ||||||
| "Old Man's Rubble" | 1978 | — | — | 2 | — | — | Amy Grant | ||||
| "What a Difference You've Made" | — | — | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| "Beautiful Music" | — | — | 10 | — | — | ||||||
| "Faith Walkin' People" | 1979 | — | — | 10 | — | — | My Father's Eyes | ||||
| "Father's Eyes" | — | — | 3 | — | — | ||||||
| "Look What Has Happened to Me" | 1980 | — | — | 3 | — | — | Never Alone | ||||
| "Singing a Love Song" | 1981 | — | — | 13 | 5 | — | — | In Concert | |||
| "I'm Gonna Fly" | 1982 | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | — | In Concert Volume Two | |||
| "Sing Your Praise to the Lord" | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | Age to Age | ||||
| "El Shaddai" | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| "In a Little While" | — | — | 5 | — | — | ||||||
| "Ageless Medley" | 1983 | — | — | 10 | — | — | non-album single | ||||
| "Emmanuel" | 1984 | — | — | 20 | — | — | A Christmas Album | ||||
| "Angels" | — | — | 1 | — | — | Straight Ahead | |||||
| "Thy Word" | — | — | 4 | — | — | ||||||
| "Jehovah" | — | — | 2 | — | — | ||||||
| "The Now and the Not Yet" | — | — | 20 | — | — | ||||||
| "Find a Way" | 1985 | 29 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 98 | 1 | Unguarded | |||
| "Wise Up" | 66 | 34 | 19 | 2 | — | — | |||||
| "Everywhere I Go" | — | 28 | 2 | 4 | — | — | |||||
| "Sharayah" | 1986 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | ||||
| "The Prodigal" | — | — | 31 | — | — | — | |||||
| "Love of Another Kind" | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | |||||
| "Stay for Awhile" | — | 18 | 2 | 1 | — | 25 | The Collection | ||||
| "Love Can Do" | — | — | 6 | 6 | — | — | |||||
| "Saved by Love" | 1988 | — | 32 | 1 | 1 | — | — | Lead Me On | |||
| "Lead Me On" | 96 | 34 | 5 | 1 | — | — | |||||
| "1974" | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | |||||
| "What About the Love" | 1989 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | ||||
| "Say Once More" | — | — | 8 | 2 | — | — | |||||
| "'Tis So Sweet to Trust in Jesus" | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | Our Hymns | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||
1990s
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [63] | US AC [64] | US Christ AC [65] | US Christ CHR [66] | AUS [68] | CAN [69] | GER [70] | NZ [71] | SWE [71] | UK [26] | ||||
| "Faithless Heart" | 1990 | — | — | 12 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Lead Me On | |
| "That's What Love Is For" | 1991 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 7 | 78 | — | — | 60 | Heart in Motion | |
| "Baby Baby" | 1 | 1 | — | 13 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 2 | |||
| "Every Heartbeat" | 2 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 17 | 7 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 25 | |||
| "Good For Me" | 8 | 4 | — | — | 65 | 5 | 52 | — | — | 60 | |||
| "Hope Set High" | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ask Me" | 1992 | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Will Remember You" | 20 | 2 | 17 | 4 | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Home for Christmas | ||
| "We Believe In God" | 1993 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songs From the Loft | |
| "Hey Now" | 1994 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Lucky One" | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | 4 | 56 | — | — | 60 | House of Love | ||
| "Children of the World" | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "House of Love" (w/ Vince Gill) | 37 | 5 | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | 46 | |||
| "Say You'll Be Mine" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 41 | |||
| "Big Yellow Taxi" | 1995 | 67 | 18 | — | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 20 | ||
| "Love Has a Hold on Me" | — | — | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Helping Hand" | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Lover of My Soul" | — | — | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Utmost For His Highest | ||
| "Oh How the Years Go By" | — | — | 12 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | House of Love | ||
| "The Things We Do for Love" | 1996 | — | 24 | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | — | — | Mr. Wrong | |
| "Takes a Little Time" | 1997 | —[B] | 4 | 9 | 9 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | Behind the Eyes | |
| "Somewhere Down the Road" | — | — | 2 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Turn this World Around" | 1998 | — | — | 13 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Like I Love You" | — | 10 | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | — | — | |||
| "I Will Be Your Friend" | — | 27 | 10 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Nothing Is Beyond You" (w/ A Ragamuffin Band) | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Jesus Record | ||
| "Shine All Your Light" | 1999 | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Touched by an Angel: The Album | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||||||
2000s–present
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AC [64] | US Christ. [74] | US Christ. Airplay [75] | US Christ. AC [76] | ||||||
| "The River's Gonna Keep on Rolling" | 2002 | — | —[C] | — | Legacy... Hymns and Faith | ||||
| "This is My Father's World" | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Simple Things" | 2003 | 23 | 7 | 6 | Simple Things | ||||
| "Out in the Open" | — | 24 | 21 | ||||||
| "The Water" | 2004 | — | 32 | 28 | Greatest Hits 1986–2004 | ||||
| "Come Be With Me" (w/ Keb' Mo') | 32 | — | — | ||||||
| "God Is With Us" | — | 3 | 2 | Gloria | |||||
| "Carry You" | 2005 | — | — | 39 | Rock of Ages... Hymns and Faith | ||||
| "I Need a Silent Night" | 2008 | 29 | 12 | 7 | The Christmas Collection | ||||
| "She Colors My Day" | 2009 | — | 36 | — | She Colors My Day EP | ||||
| "Better Than a Hallelujah" | 2010 | — | 8 | 15 | Somewhere Down the Road | ||||
| "Don't Try So Hard" (w/ James Taylor) | 2013 | — | 24 | 25 | How Mercy Looks from Here | ||||
| "If I Could See (What the Angels See)" | — | 35 | — | ||||||
| "Welcome Yourself" | 2014 | — | —[D] | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "To Be Together" | 2016 | — | 32 | — | 9 | Tennessee Christmas | |||
| "Say It With a Kiss" | 2018[79] | — | — | — | non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [63] | US AC [64] | US Christ. [74] | US Christ. Airplay [75] | US Christ. AC [76] | CAN [80] | CAN AC [81] | |||
| "Nobody Loves Me" (with DeGarmo and Key) | 1981 | — | — | —[E] | — | — | — | This Ain't Hollywood | |
| "Friends" (with Michael W. Smith) | 1983 | — | — | —[F] | — | — | — | Michael W. Smith Project | |
| "I Could Never Say Goodbye" (with Randy Stonehill) | 1985 | — | — | —[G] | — | — | — | Love Beyond Reason | |
| "The Next Time I Fall" (with Peter Cetera) | 1986 | 1 | 1 | —[H] | — | 1 | 1 | Solitude/Solitaire | |
| "Emmanuel" (with Michael W. Smith) | 1996 | — | — | —[I] | — | — | — | Emmanuel: A Musical Celebration of the Life of Christ | |
| "Friends 2003" (with Anointed, Avalon, Steven Curtis Chapman, Point Of Grace, Mac Powell, Michael Tait, and CeCe Winans) | 2003 | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | The Second Decade (1993-2003) | |
| "Silent Night" (with MercyMe) | 2005 | — | 6 | 30 | — | — | — | The Christmas Sessions | |
| "Give This Christmas Away" (with Matthew West) | 2009 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | The Heart of Christmas | |
| "I'm With You (Ruth and Naomi)" (with Nichole Nordeman) | 2011 | — | — | 28 | 29 | — | — | Music Inspired by The Story | |
| "Almost There" (with Michael W. Smith) | 2014 | — | — | 27 | 35 | — | — | — | The Spirit of Christmas |
| "I Belong" (with Tim Timmons) | 2018 | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "Silver Bells" (with Marc Martel & Michael W. Smith) | 2019 | — | — | 22 | 7 | 1 | — | — | The Christmas Collection |
| "The Christmas Waltz" (with Marc Martel) | 2020 | — | — | 40 | 17 | 10 | — | — | Thank God It's Christmas |
| "Hello Christmas" (with Dion)[84][85] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Other charting songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ. [74] | US Dance [86] | US Club [87] | US Holiday [88] | US Holiday Airplay [89] | |||||
| "Baby Baby (7" Heart In Motion Mix)" | 1991 | — | — | 23 | — | — | non-album release | ||
| "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | 2002 | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | Home for Christmas | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | — | — | — | — | 6 | ||||
| "Winter Wonderland" | — | — | — | 39 | 7 | ||||
| "Grown-Up Christmas List" | —[J] | — | — | 52 | 8 | ||||
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" | — | — | — | — | 9 | ||||
| "Sleigh Ride" | — | — | — | 29 | 12 | A Christmas Album | |||
| "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" | — | — | — | — | 14 | ||||
| "A Mighty Fortress/Angels We Have Heard on High" | — | — | — | — | 15 | ||||
| "Breath of Heaven (Mary's Song)" | 2015 | —[K] | — | — | 40 | — | Home for Christmas | ||
| "Baby Baby (Radio Edit)" (w/ Dave Audé) | 2014 | — | 28 | 3 | — | — | In Motion: The Remixes | ||
| "Every Heartbeat (Radio Edit)" (w/ Moto Blanco) | — | 44 | 13 | — | — | ||||
| "Baby Baby" (w/ Tori Kelly) | 2016 | 8 | — | — | — | — | non-album release | ||
| "Tennessee Christmas" | 49 | — | — | — | — | Tennessee Christmas | |||
| "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | 47 | Home for Christmas | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart | |||||||||
Notes
General references
- Powell, Mark Allan (March 2003). The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music. Hendrickson Publishers. p. 161. ISBN 1-56563-679-1.
- Brothers, Jeffery Lee (2003). Hot Hits: Adult Contemporary Charts 1978-2001. CCM Magazine. pp. 58–59. ISBN 1-4107-3294-0.
References
External links
- Amy Grant at AllMusic
- Amy Grant discography at Discogs
- Official website