Paul McCartney's one-man-band solo debut, rough, homemade, and home to Maybe I'm Amazed. A loose, intimate first step out of The Beatles.

Paul and Linda McCartney's loose, homespun 1971 record, once panned, now beloved. Uncle Albert, Too Many People, and pure melodic charm.

Wings' rushed, ramshackle debut, cut fast and long underrated. Paul McCartney's loose, scrappy first swing with the new band.

Wings' uneven but charming 1973 LP, carried by the chart-topping ballad My Love. The calm right before Band on the Run.

Wings' masterpiece and Paul McCartney's post-Beatles high point. Band on the Run, Jet, and the record that silenced every doubter.

Wings riding high after Band on the Run, slick and cosmic, led by Listen to What the Man Said. The band at full commercial power.

Wings become a real band, spreading the vocals around, on a hit-packed 1976 set. Silly Love Songs, Let 'Em In, and easy charm.

Wings' triumphant live triple album from the 1976 tour. Paul McCartney reclaiming the stage, a few Beatles classics included.

Wings' soft, breezy late-70s LP, carried by the gorgeous With a Little Luck. A mellow, underrated record as the band began winding down.

Wings' final album, a scrappier, new-wave-tinged last stand. Messy and energetic, the end of the road for the band.

Paul McCartney's homemade synth-pop experiment, saved only by Coming Up.

Paul McCartney's polished, George Martin-produced 1982 high point, home to Ebony and Ivory and the Lennon tribute Here Today. A solo peak.

Paul McCartney's Tug of War follow-up, carried by the Michael Jackson duet Say Say Say. Softer and more uneven, but with real highlights.

Paul McCartney's film soundtrack of re-recorded classics, redeemed by No More Lonely Nights. Ambitious, divisive, and famously uneven.

Paul McCartney's glossy, synth-heavy 1986 experiment, better than its reputation and led by Stranglehold.

Paul McCartney's rock 'n' roll covers record, first released only in the USSR. A loose, joyful, back-to-basics oddity in the catalog.

Paul McCartney's late-80s comeback, sharpened by Elvis Costello co-writes like My Brave Face. A real, hard-earned return to form.

Paul McCartney's loose, acoustic MTV Unplugged set, the very first official Unplugged release. Old rock 'n' roll and easy charm.

Paul McCartney's live-band follow-up to Flowers in the Dirt, led by Hope of Deliverance. Warm and well-meaning, if a touch uneven.

Paul McCartney loose and inspired after the Beatles Anthology, home to Young Boy and The Song We Were Singing. A latter-day high point.