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of American singer

Don McLean Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known for his 1971 hit song " American Pie", an eight-and-a-half-minute folk rock "cultural touchstone" about the loss of innocence of the early ...

consists of 20 studio albums, four live albums, 11 compilation albums, and 16 singles.

Studio albums

*^A''Tapestry'' did not chart in Australia or the UK until 1972 after the success of ''American Pie''. *^B''Chain Lightning'' also peaked at #3 on the ''

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'' Country Albums chart in Canada.

Live albums

Compilation albums

Singles

;Notes *^A The original version of "Castles in the Air" was included on the ''Tapestry'' album. In February 1971, it was released as the first single from the album and reached No. 40 on the ''Billboard'' Easy Listening / Adult Contemporary chart. After the success of the "American Pie" single, "Castles in the Air" was included as the B-side to its follow-up, "Vincent", and received enough radio airplay to reach the Hot 100 chart as a "flip". McLean's 1981 version of the song, a slower ballad version of the more mid- to up-tempo original, first appeared on his album ''Believers'', and later replaced the original version on some copies of ''Tapestry''. *^B Chart position is from the official UK "Breakers List". *^C "La La Love You" reached No. 111 on the Cashbox singles chart.

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