Mika discography
| Mika discography | |
|---|---|
 Mika in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 31 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Singles | 36 |
The discography of Mika, an English pop singer-songwriter, consists of five studio albums, four live albums, two compilation albums, eight extended plays, thirty-six singles, thirty-one music videos, and four video albums. As of 2017, Mika has sold over 20 million records.[1]
Mika's debut single, "Relax, Take It Easy", was released in the United Kingdom in 2006. The Dodgy Holiday EP was also made available for download. His second single, "Grace Kelly", was released in January 2007 and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, followed by his debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, in February 2007. Other singles released were; "Love Today", "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)", "Happy Ending", and "Lollipop". Prior to the release of his second album, Mika released a limited-edition EP entitled Songs for Sorrow in June 2009.
Mika's second album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, followed in September 2009. The first single from the album, "We Are Golden", made its debut at number four in the UK. "Rain" and "Blame It on the Girls" were released as the second and third UK singles with both peaking at number seventy-two. Mika also recorded the title track from the official soundtrack for the 2010 film Kick-Ass.
Albums[]
Studio albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
CAN [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
ITA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | ||||
| Life in Cartoon Motion |
|
1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
| |
| The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
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4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14[A] | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 19 | ||
| The Origin of Love |
|
24 | — | 31 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 61 | 12 | 15 | — | 15 | 47 | ||
| No Place in Heaven |
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19 | — | 74 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 84 | 3 | 20 | — | 4 | 117 |
| |
| My Name Is Michael Holbrook[35] |
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57 | — | — | 3 | 38 | 30 | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 184 | ||
Live albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [6] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
CAN [7] |
ITA [11] |
SWI [14] | ||
| Mika et l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (with Montreal Symphony Orchestra) |
|
— | — | 40 | — | — |
| Sinfonia Pop |
|
118 | 23 | — | 46 | 80 |
| Live from Brooklyn Steel |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| À l'Opéra Royal de Versailles |
|
— | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums[]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [8] |
ITA [11] | |||
| 2 for 1: Life in Cartoon Motion + The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
|
9 | — | |
| Songbook Vol. 1 |
|
— | 3 |
|
Extended plays[]
| Title | EP details | UK [43] |
|---|---|---|
| Dodgy Holiday EP |
|
97 |
| Napster Live Session EP |
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| HMV Live |
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| Live in Cartoon Motion |
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| iTunes Festival: London 2007 |
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| Songs for Sorrow |
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| iTunes Live: London Festival '09 |
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— |
| This Is the Sound of: Mika |
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— |
Singles[]
As lead artist[]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (WA) [52] |
BEL (FL) [53] |
FRA [8] |
GER [54] |
IRE [10] |
ITA [55] |
NLD [56] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | |||||
| "Relax, Take It Easy"[B] | 2006 | 18 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | Life in Cartoon Motion | ||
| "Grace Kelly" | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 57 | |||
| "Love Today"[B] | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 13 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 92 | ||||
| "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" | 9 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 47 | 4 | 29 | — |
| |||
| "Happy Ending" | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 66 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 10 | — | ||||
| "Lollipop" | 59 | — | 51 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 35 | — | — | 13 | 58 | — |
| |||
| "We Are Golden" | 2009 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 11 | — |
|
The Boy Who Knew Too Much | |
| "Rain" | 72 | 90 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 56 | — | 4 | 24 | 28 | — |
| |||
| "Blame It on the Girls" | 72 | — | — | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Kick Ass (We Are Young)" (Mika vs. RedOne) |
2010 | 84 | — | 54 | 5 | 8 | — | 54 | 7 | 5 | — | 56 | — |
|
Kick-Ass | |
| "Elle me dit" | 2011 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | The Origin of Love | ||
| "Celebrate" (featuring Pharrell Williams) |
2012 | — | — | — | 37 | [C] | 33 | — | — | 30 | 75 | — | — |
| ||
| "Underwater" | — | — | 68 | 27 | [C] | 12 | 46 | — | 14 | — | 13 | — |
| |||
| "Popular Song" (featuring Ariana Grande) |
183 | 71 | — | [C] | [C] | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | 87 | ||||
| "Live Your Life" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songbook Vol. 1 | ||
| "Stardust" (featuring Chiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| |||
| "Boum Boum Boum" | 2014 | — | — | — | 10 | [C] | 10 | — | — | 43 | — | 62 | — | No Place in Heaven | ||
| "Talk About You" | 2015 | — | — | — | 39 | [C] | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Staring at the Sun" | — | — | — | 39 | — | 154 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — |
| |||
| "Beautiful Disaster" (with Fedez) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
|
Pop-Hoolista | ||
| "Hurts" (Remix) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Place in Heaven | ||
| "Wonderful Christmastime" (with Kylie Minogue) |
— | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kylie Christmas: Snow Queen Edition | |||
| "It's My House" | 2017 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Name Is Michael Holbrook | ||
| "Sound of an Orchestra" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Ice Cream"[61] | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tiny Love"[62] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Sanremo"[63] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Tomorrow"[64] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Dear Jealousy"[65] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Le cœur Holiday" (featuring Soprano) |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |||
| "Bella d'estate"[66] (featuring Michele Bravi) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Me, Myself"[67] (with Danna Paola) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | K.O. | |||
| "Six heures d'avion nous séparent"[68] (with Pierre Lapointe) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chansons hivernales | |||
| "It Must Have Been Love"[69] (with Danna Paola) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | ||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||||
Promotional singles[]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (WA) [52] |
BEL (FL) [53] |
FRA [8] |
ITA [55] | |||||||||||||
| "Origin of Love" | 2012 | [C] | [C] | 136 | — | The Origin of Love | ||||||||||
| "Good Guys" / "Happy Ending" (X Factor Finale Medley) |
2014 | — | — | — | 8 | non-album single | ||||||||||
| "Last Party" | 2015 | — | — | 126 | — | No Place in Heaven | ||||||||||
| "Good Guys" | — | — | 101 | 42 |
| |||||||||||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||||
As featured artist[]
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [70] |
AUS [71] |
AUT [71] |
GER [72] |
IRE [73] |
SWI [71] | ||||
| "Everybody Hurts" (as part of Helping Haiti) |
2010 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 16 | 1 | 16 |
|
Charity release |
| "Youth and Love"[75] (Jack Savoretti featuring Mika) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singing to Strangers: Special Edition | |
| "Danser entre hommes"[76] ( featuring Philippe Katerine and Mika) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | Portraits | ||
Other charted songs[]
| Song | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [77] |
CAN AC [78] |
FRA [8][79] |
US [15] | |||
| "Stuck in the Middle" | 2007 | 174 | — | — | — | Life in Cartoon Motion |
| "J'ai pas envie" | 2015 | — | 36 | — | — | No Place in Heaven |
| "Over My Shoulder" | 2017 | — | — | 22 | — | Life in Cartoon Motion |
| "Love You When I'm Drunk" | 2018 | — | — | — | —[D] | The Origin of Love |
Video albums[]
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Live in Cartoon Motion |
|
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| Live Parc des Princes Paris |
|
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| Sinfonia Pop |
|
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| Mika Love Paris |
|
Music videos[]
| Year | Title | Director |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Relax, Take It Easy" (version one) | Airside[82] |
| 2007 | "Grace Kelly" | Sophie Muller[83][84] |
| "Love Today" | ||
| "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" | Patrick Daughters | |
| "Happy Ending" | [85] | |
| "Relax, Take It Easy" (version two) | Matt Askem[86] | |
| "Lollipop" | Bonzom[87] | |
| 2009 | "We Are Golden" | Jonas Åkerlund[88] |
| "Blame It on the Girls" | Nez Khammal[89] | |
| "Rain" | ||
| 2010 | "Everybody Hurts" (as part of Helping Haiti) |
Joseph Kahn[citation needed] |
| "Kick Ass (We Are Young)" (with RedOne) |
Jim Canty[90] | |
| 2011 | "Elle me dit" | Kinga Burza |
| 2012 | "Make You Happy" | Iouri Philippe Paillé[91] |
| "Celebrate" (featuring Pharrell Williams) |
BBGun | |
| "Origin of Love" | Cristián Jiménez | |
| "Underwater" | Alex Southam[92] | |
| 2013 | "Popular Song" (featuring Ariana Grande) |
Chris Marrs Piliero[93] |
| 2014 | "Boum Boum Boum" | Jonathan Lia[94] |
| 2015 | "Last Party" | Peter Lindbergh[95] |
| "Talk About You" | KT Auleta[96] | |
| "Good Guys" | ||
| "Staring at the Sun" | Andreas Dermanis and MIKA[97] | |
| "Je chante" | ||
| 2016 | "Hurts" | Ivan Cotroneo |
| 2019 | "Ice Cream" | Francesco Calabrese[98] |
| "Tiny Love" | W.I.Z.[99][100] | |
| "Sanremo" | ||
| "Tomorrow" | Charles Todd[101][102] | |
| "Dear Jealousy" | ||
| 2020 | "Le cœur Holiday" (featuring Soprano) |
Giorgio Scorza and Erika De Nicola[103] |
Notes[]
- ^ In Canada, the deluxe version of The Boy Who Knew Too Much charted separately from the original version, at number 19 on the Canadian Albums Chart. Both versions debuted on the chart dated 10 October 2009, as published by Billboard.[27]
- ^ Jump up to: a b In the United Kingdom, "Relax, Take It Easy" was first released in October 2006 and peaked at number seventy-eight, but was re-released in December 2007 as a double A-side with "Lollipop" peaking at number eighteen. "Lollipop" was released as a download only and peaked separately at number fifty-nine.[2]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Positions pertain to the Belgian Ultratip chart.
- ^ "Love You When I'm Drunk" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Hot 100 Singles Recurrents chart.[80]
References[]
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- ^ "Napster Live Session EP". Qobuz. Retrieved 5 November 2018.
- ^ "HMV Live - EP by MIKA on Apple Music". iTunes Store. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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- ^ Jump up to: a b
Peak positions on the Italian Singles Chart:
- For "Underwater": "Archivio - Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 26 (dal 24-06-2013 al 30-06-2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
- For "Stardust": "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 45 (dal 04-11-2013 al 10-11-2013)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- For "Boum Boum Boum": "Top Digital Download - Classifica settimanale WK 24 (dal 2014-06-09 al 2014-06-15)" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
- For "Staring at the Sun": "Top Digital - Classifica settimanale WK 44 (dal 2015-10-30 al 2015-11-05)". Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 7 November 2015.
- For all the other singles: "Italian Charts - Mika". Italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 November 2013.
- ^ "Dutch Top 40 > Mika" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "Italian single certifications – Mika" (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 19 February 2021. Select "Tutti gli anni" in the "Anno" drop-down menu. Select "Mika" in the "Filtra" field. Select "Singoli" under "Sezione".
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- ^ Jump up to: a b c "ARIA Charts > Accreditations > 2008 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 17 August 2008.
- ^ "