In 1976, Simon released for sixth album, Another Passenger, to critical acclaim. It achieved Triple Platinum status in the United States and remains her best selling album to date. Later that year, Simon released her first greatest hits collection, The Best of Carly Simon. Its lead single, " Attitude Dancing", hit the Top 40, and the second second single, " Waterfall", shortly followed. Simon's fifth album, Playing Possum, appeared in 1975 and hit the Top 10. Simon's forth album Hotcakes, was released that same year and became an instant hit it went Gold and spawning the Top 10 singles " Mockingbird" (with James Taylor) and " Haven't Got Time for the Pain". No Secrets earned four Grammy nominations in 1974, including three for "You're So Vain". 1 worldwide hit " You're So Vain", which went Gold, and the Top 20 hit " The Right Thing to Do". 1 on the Billboard 200 for five weeks, was certified Platinum, and spawned the No. In 1972, Simon achieved international fame following the release of her third album, No Secrets it sat firmly at No. Anticipation earned Simon another Grammy nomination in 1973 and was later certified Gold by the RIAA. Her second album, Anticipation, followed later that year and yielded the successful singles " Anticipation" and " Legend in Your Own Time". 10), which earned her a Grammy Award nomination for Best Pop Vocal Performance, Female.
It won her the Grammy Award for Best New Artist, and spawned her first Top 10 single, " That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be" (No. She released her self-titled debut album in 1971.
Simon was signed by Jac Holzman to Elektra Records in 1970. Recording history Elektra years (1971-1979) "You're So Vain" was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI), while "Nobody Does It Better" was certified Silver. Four of her singles have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA): " You're So Vain", " Mockingbird" (with James Taylor), " Nobody Does It Better", and " Jesse". Simon also has amassed 24 Billboard Hot 100 singles, with 13 of them hitting the Top 40, and 28 Billboard Adult Contemporary chart singles, all charting in the Top 40. Two of her compilation albums have also charted in the Top 40. Billboard 200, with 12 charting in the Top 40, and five in the Top 10. All but three of her studio albums have charted on the U.S. In the United Kingdom, she has three Gold-certified albums and two Silver-certified albums. In the United States, Simon has five Platinum-certified albums and three Gold-certified albums. These lists include all live and studio albums, and the motion picture soundtracks list includes albums containing more than 50% of music by Simon. Records, Epic Records, Arista Records, Rhino Entertainment, Columbia Records, Hear Music, and Iris Records, with special releases on Qwest Records, Angel Records, Walt Disney Records, and Macmillan Audio. The discography of Carly Simon, an American singer-songwriter, musician, and children's author, consists of 23 studio albums, one live album, nine compilation albums, one Christmas album, four soundtrack albums, one audiobook, and 41 singles, on Elektra Records, Warner Bros.