| Artist: | Jean-Michel Jarre |
| Studio: | 22 |
| Soundtrack: | 1 |
| Live: | 10 |
| Compilation: | 16 |
| Singles: | 47 |
| Video: | 19 |
| Music Videos: | 31 |
| Option: | 3 |
| Option Name: | Remix and cover albums |
| 1Option: | 11 |
| 1Option Name: | Books |
Jean-Michel André Jarre (born 24 August 1948) is a French composer, performer and music producer. He is a pioneer in the electronic, synthpop, ambient and new-age genres, and an organiser of outdoor spectacles of his music featuring lights, laser displays, and fireworks.
Jarre was raised in Lyon by his mother and grandparents, and trained on the piano. From an early age he was introduced to a variety of art forms, including those of street performers, jazz musicians, and the artist Pierre Soulages. He played guitar in a band, but his musical style was perhaps most heavily influenced by Pierre Schaeffer, a pioneer of musique concrète at the Groupe de Recherches Musicales.
His first mainstream success was the 1976 album Oxygène. Recorded in a makeshift studio at his home, the album sold an estimated 12 million copies. Oxygène was followed in 1978 by Équinoxe, and in 1979 Jarre performed to a record-breaking audience of more than a million people at the Place de la Concorde, a record he has since broken three times. More albums were to follow, but his 1979 concert served as a blueprint for his future performances around the world. Several of his albums have been released to coincide with large-scale outdoor events, and he is now perhaps as well known for these performances as his albums.
Jarre has sold an estimated 80 million albums and singles. He was the first Western musician to be allowed to perform in the People's Republic of China, and holds the world record for the largest-ever audience at an outdoor event.
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [1] | AUS [2] | AUT [3] | FIN [4] | GER [5] | NL [6] | NOR [7] | SWE [8] | SWI [9] | UK [10] | US [11] | NZ [12] | ||||
| 1973 | Deserted Palace
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1976 | Oxygène
| 1 | 29 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 85 | 2 | 78 | 3 | ||
| 1978 | Équinoxe
| 1 | 48 | 14 | — | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 11 | 126 | 36 | ||
| 1981 | Les Chants Magnétiques (Magnetic Fields)
| 1 | 76 | 4 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 20 | 22 | — | 6 | 98 | 22 |
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| 1983 | Musique pour Supermarché (Music for Supermarkets)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1984 | Zoolook
| — | 69 | 28 | — | 24 | 27 | — | 21 | 30 | 47 | — | 35 |
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| 1986 | Rendez-Vous
| 1 | 58 | 15 | 6 | 20 | 12 | — | 8 | 24 | 9 | 52 | 26 |
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| 1988 | Revolutions
| 6 | 91 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 17 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 2 | — | — |
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| 1990 | En attendant Cousteau (Waiting for Cousteau)
| 2 | — | 19 | 12 | 27 | 27 | 11 | 22 | 21 | 14 | — | — |
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| 1993 | Chronologie
| 2 | — | 32 | 10 | 50 | 56 | — | 25 | 21 | 11 | — | — | ||
| 1997 | Oxygène 7–13
| 6 | 89 | 2 | 11 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 11 | — | 20 | ||
| 2000 | Métamorphoses
| 7 | — | 28 | 7 | 17 | 42 | 19 | 30 | 32 | 37 | — | — | ||
| 2002 | Sessions 2000
| 140 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003 | Geometry of Love
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Téo & Téa
| 8 | — | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | 43 | 103 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | Oxygène: New Master Recording
| 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | ||
| 2015 |
| 3 | — | 12 | 30 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 20 | 2 | 8 | — | 37 | ||
| 2016 |
| 9 | — | 22 | 19 | 12 | 14 | 27 | 27 | 5 | 8 | — | — | ||
| 2016 | Oxygène 3
| 50 | — | 47 | 23 | 34 | 20 | — | 46 | 14 | 41 | — | — | ||
| 2018 | Equinoxe Infinity
| 29 | — | 31 | 17 | 11 | 26 | — | — | 15 | 33 | — | — | ||
| 2021 | Amazônia
| 34 [21] | — | 13 | — | 5 | 24 | — | — | 4 | 21 | — | — | ||
| 2022 | Oxymore
| 20 | — | 17 | — | 14 | 21 | — | — | 11 | 41 | — | — | ||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | AUS | AUT | FIN | GER | NL | SWE | SWI | UK | NZ | ||||
| 1982 | Les Concerts en Chine (The Concerts in China)
| 5 | 76 | — | — | 35 | 9 | — | — | 6 | 46 |
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| 1987 | En Concert Houston/Lyon (In Concert Houston/Lyon)
| 2 | 94 | 19 | — | 31 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 18 | — |
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| 1989 | Jarre Live
| 16 | — | — | 19 | — | 57 | 45 | — | 16 | — |
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| 1994 | Hong Kong
| 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998 | Paris Live "Electronic Night" Featuring Tetsuya "TK" Komuro
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | Jarre in China
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005 | Live from Gdańsk (Koncert w Stoczni)
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2006 | Live Printemps de Bourges 2002
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021 | Welcome to the Other Side: Concert from Virtual Notre-Dame
| 41 [24] | — | 73 | — | 8 | 39 | — | 33 | 63 | — | ||
| 2024 | Versailles 400 Live
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | AUS | AUT | FIN | GER | NL | SWI | UK | ||||
| 1982 | Synthesis
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1983 | Musik aus Zeit und Raum
| — | — | 5 | — | 3 | — | — | — | ||
The Essential Jean-Michel Jarre
| — | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | 14 |
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| 1985 | The Essential 1976–1986
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989 | Les Années Laser
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991 | Images – The Best of Jean-Michel Jarre
| 2 | — | — | 15 | 20 | 85 | 23 | 14 |
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| 1997 | Complete Oxygene
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004 | The Essential
| 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AERO
| 2 | — | 60 | — | 37 | 33 | 61 | 14 |
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| 2006 | Sublime Mix
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007 | The Complete Oxygene
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011 | Essentials & Rarities
| 70 | — | — | — | — | 89 | — | — | ||
Rarities
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2015 | Essential Recollection
| 137 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016 | Oxygene Trilogy
| — | — | 68 | — | 25 | 58 | 34 | 78 | ||
| 2018 |
| 39 | — | 22 | 45 | 5 | 23 | 11 | 21 | ||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA | NL | UK | |||
| 1994 | Chronologie Part 6 (Remixes)
| — | — | 60 | |
| 1995 | Jarremix
| 24 | — | — | |
| 1998 | Odyssey Through O2
| 10 | 92 | 50 | |
| 2015 | Remix EP (I)
| — | — | — | |
| 2023 | Oxymoreworks
| — | — | — | |
In addition to the catalogue of songs featured on his studio albums, Jarre has also recorded (or recordings exist of) over 30 songs not included on the original editions of the studio albums. These include new songs featured on compilation albums, soundtracks, live albums, single B-sides, stand-alone singles, songs featured on special edition releases of studio albums and songs performed live on TV. The songs featured in the table below have either been released officially, and/or have high quality recordings (video or audio) of them accessible on public access sites such as YouTube.
This list does not include downloads or promotional singles.
| Year | Song | Chart positions | Album | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FRA [28] | AUS [29] | BEL [30] | NL [31] | SPA [32] | UK [33] | NZ | US Dance [34] | ||||
| 1971 | "La Cage" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1973 | "La Chanson Des Granges Brûlées" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Les Granges Brûlées | |
| 1977 | "Oxygène 4" | 3 | 26 | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 6 | — | Oxygène | |
| "Oxygène 2" | — | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1978 | "Equinoxe 5" | 5 | — | 16 | 10 | — | 45 | — | — | Équinoxe | |
| 1979 | "Equinoxe 4" (single remix) | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1980 | "Equinoxe 7" (At the Concorde - live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1981 | "Magnetic Fields 2" | 2 | — | 40 | 33 | — | — | — | — | Les Chants Magnétiques | |
| "Magnetic Fields 4" (single remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "The Last Rumba" [N] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1982 | "Orient Express" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Les Concerts en Chine | |
| "Souvenir De Chine" | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1984 | "Zoolook" | 60 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Zoolook | |
| 1985 | "Zoolookologie" (single remix) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1986 | "Rendez-Vous 4" | 13 | 79 | — | — | — | 65 | — | 41 | Rendez-Vous | |
| 1987 | "Rendez-Vous 2" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | En Concert Houston/Lyon | |
| "Rendez-Vous 4" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1988 | "Revolutions" | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | Revolutions | |
| "London Kid" | — | — | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | |||
| 1989 | "Oxygène 4" (remix) | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | — | — | non-album single | |
| 1990 | "Calypso" | 34 | 149 | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | En attendant Cousteau | |
| 1993 | "Chronologie 4" | 10 | — | — | — | — | 55 | — | 45 | Chronologie | |
| "Chronologie 6" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Chronologie 2" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Chronologie 8" [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1994 | "Chronologie 6" (live) [F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hong Kong | |
| 1997 | "Oxygène 8" | — | — | — | 53 | — | 17 | — | 17 | Oxygène 7–13 | |
| "Oxygène 10" | 42 | — | — | 76 | — | 21 | — | — | |||
| "Oxygène 7" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | "Rendez-Vous 98" (with Apollo 440) | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | ||
| "Together Now" (with Tetsuya Komuro) [J] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 1999 | "C'est la vie" (with Natacha Atlas) | 95 | — | — | 60 | 4 | 40 | — | — | Métamorphoses | |
| 2000 | "Tout est bleu" | — | — | — | — | — | 79 | — | — | ||
| 2007 | "Téo & Téa" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Téo & Téa | |
| 2015 | "Conquistador" (with Gesaffelstein) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Glory" (with M83) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Zero Gravity" (with Tangerine Dream) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Watching You" (with 3D) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Stardust" (with Armin van Buuren) | 180 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If..!" (with Little Boots) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| 2016 | "The Heart of Noise" (with Rone) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "What You Want" (with Peaches) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "As One" (with Primal Scream) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Oxygène 17" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxygène 3 | ||
| 2018 | "Infinity (Movement 6)" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Equinoxe Infinity | |
| 2022 | "Brutalism" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Oxymore | |
| 2024 | "Epica Oxygène" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Versailles 400 Live | |
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