| Artist: | Lea Michele |
| Studio: | 4 |
| Music Videos: | 3 |
| Singles: | 5 |
| 1Option: | 7 |
| 1Option Name: | Promotional singles |
American singer Lea Michele has released four studio albums, five singles, seven promotional singles, and three music videos. Michele came to prominence for her role as Rachel Berry on the television series Glee, where she established her musical career performing on the series' soundtrack albums. Prior to this, she was known for her Broadway soundtrack credits.
In 2012, Michele signed a record deal with Columbia.[1] She began recording for her debut album on October 19, 2012.[2] On November 27, 2013, Michele announced that the first single from her debut album, Louder, would be "Cannonball", which debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100,[3] [4] selling over 51,000 copies in its first week of sale.[5] The accompanying music video was released on January 9, 2014.[6] Four songs were also released as promotional singles in the lead-up to the album: "Battlefield",[7] "Louder",[8] "What Is Love?",[9] and "You're Mine".[10] The album, which was released on March 4, 2014, made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number 4, selling over 62,000 copies in its first week.[11] Michele's second single, "On My Way", was released on May 4, 2014,[12] with its music video premiering on May 19, 2014.[13]
On March 3, 2017, Michele released "Love Is Alive" as the first single from her second studio album, Places.[14] Three songs were also released as promotional singles in the lead-up to the album: "Anything's Possible",[15] "Run to You",[16] and "Getaway Car".[17] The album, which was released on April 28, 2017, debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200, selling over 16,000 copies in its first week.
On October 25, 2019, Michele released her third studio album, Christmas in the City.[18] The album is her first Christmas album.
Michele released her fourth studio album, Forever, on November 5, 2021.[19]
| Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [20] | AUS [21] | AUT [22] | CAN [23] | IRE [24] | ITA [25] | JPN [26] | FRA [27] | NZ [28] | SWI [29] | UK [30] | ||||
| Louder |
| 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 16 | ||
| Places |
| 28 | 25 | — | 21 | 82 | 34 | 124 | 148 | — | 38 | 37 |
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| Christmas in the City | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| Forever |
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| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
See also: Glee discography.
| Title | Album details | |
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| Spring Awakening[33] |
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| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return[34] |
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| Funny Girl[35] |
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| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [36] | AUS | BEL [37] | CAN [38] | FRA [39] | IRE | ITA [40] | JPN [41] | SPA [42] | UK | |||||||||
| "Cannonball" | 2013 | 75 | 45 | — | 49 | 48 | 80 | 27 | 82 | 32 | 56 | Louder | ||||||
| "On My Way" | 2014 | — | — | — | 81 | 45 | — | 68 | — | 45 | — | |||||||
| "Love Is Alive" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | Places | ||||||
| "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas in the City | ||||||
| "Christmas in New York" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [43] | ||||
| "This Is for My Girls"[44] (among artists for "Let Girls Learn") | 2016 | 5 |
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||||||||
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| US | CAN | DEN [45] | FRA | IRE | ITA [46] | SPA [47] | ||||||||||||
| "Battlefield" | 2013 | — | — | — | 117 | 66 | 70 | — | Louder | |||||||||
| "Louder" | 2014 | — | 64 | 40 | 46 | — | 44 | 47 | ||||||||||
| "What Is Love?" | — | 99 | — | 55 | — | 59 | 45 | |||||||||||
| "You're Mine" | — | 83 | — | 47 | — | 50 | — | |||||||||||
| "Anything's Possible"[48] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Places | |||||||||
| "Run to You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "Getaway Car" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| US Holiday Digital [49] | |||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 2019 | 47 | Christmas in the City |
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (featuring Jonathan Groff) | 30 | ||
| "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" | 33 | ||
| "White Christmas" (featuring Darren Criss) | 31 | ||
| "Angels We Have Heard on High" (featuring Cynthia Erivo) | 22 | ||
| "O Holy Night" | 19 |
| Year | Other artist(s) | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Henry Ford" | 1996 | Peter Friedman | Songs from Ragtime[50] | |
| "Gliding" | Peter Friedman, Marin Mazzie, Gordon Stanley, Alex Strange | |||
| "Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc." | Peter Friedman, Judy Kaye, Steven Sutcliffe | |||
| "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" | 2004 | Alfred Molina, Laura Michelle Kelly, Sally Murphy, Nancy Opel, Tricia Paoluccio | Fiddler on the Roof[51] | |
| "The Leave-Taking" | Alfred Molina, John Cariani, Molly Ephraim, Randy Graff, Sally Murphy | |||
| "Can't Turn You Loose" | 2011 | Jon Bon Jovi | New Year's Eve[52] | |
| "Auld Lang Syne" | ||||
| "Love Me For an Hour" | 2021 | Burt Bacharach, Steven Sater, Jonathan Groff | Some Lovers (World Premiere Recording)[53] |
| Song | Year | Director | Release date | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Cannonball" | 2013 | Robert Hales | January 9, 2014 | [54] |
| "On My Way" | 2014 | Hannah Lux Davis | May 19, 2014 | [55] |
| "Christmas in New York" | 2019 | November 19, 2019 | ||