| Artist: | Sting |
| Studio: | 15 |
| Live: | 6 |
| Compilation: | 7 |
| Ep: | 5 |
| Singles: | 51 |
| Option: | 1 |
| Option Name: | Guest appearances |
| Soundtrack: | 7 |
The discography of British singer Sting. Born Gordon Sumner in 1951, he was a member of the jazz group Last Exit, who released a cassette album in 1975. With the Police (1977–1986, occasional reunions thereafter), Sting sold over 100 million records and singles. As a solo performer, he has released 15 albums between 1985 and 2021, most of which have sold millions of copies worldwide.
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications (sales thresholds) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [1] | AUS [2] | AUT [3] | FRA [4] [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NOR [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | US [11] | ||||
| The Dream of the Blue Turtles |
| 3 | 1 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
2× Platinum[12] Platinum[13] 3× Platinum | |
| ...Nothing Like the Sun |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 9 |
2× Platinum[15]
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| The Soul Cages |
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Gold[17]
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| Ten Summoner's Tales |
| 2 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 3 | 2 |
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| Mercury Falling |
| 4 | 14 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
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| Brand New Day |
| 5 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Sacred Love |
| 3 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 |
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| Songs from the Labyrinth |
| 24 | — | 40 | 20 | 11 | 39 | — | 30 | 31 | 25 |
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| If on a Winter's Night... |
| 15 | 58 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 6 |
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| Symphonicities |
| 30 | 24 | 19 | 10 | 7 | 22 | — | 30 | 15 | 6 | ||
| The Last Ship |
| 14 | 39 | 8 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 13 | ||
| 57th & 9th |
| 15 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | — | 6 | 3 | 9 | ||
| My Songs |
| 27 | — | 7 | 2 | 4 | 39 | — | — | 5 | 145 |
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| The Bridge |
| 27 | 64 | 7 | 14 [21] | 5 | 27 | — | — | 5 | 101 | ||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | FRA | GER | NLD | NOR | NZL [22] | SWE | SWI | US | ||||
| Bring on the Night |
| 16 | 9 | 9 | — | 10 | 2 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 11 | — |
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| Acoustic Live in Newcastle |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| ...All This Time |
| 3 | 68 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 21 | 29 | 10 | 32 |
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| The Journey and the Labyrinth |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| Live in Berlin[24] |
| 180 [25] | — | 22 | 79 | 13 | 37 | 40 | 7 | — | 51 | — |
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| Live at the Olympia Paris |
| — | — | — | — | 77 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | AUT | GER | NLD | NOR | NZL | SWE | SWI | US | ||||
| 2 | 20 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 |
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| The Very Best of Sting & The Police |
| 11 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 17 | — | 5 | 26 | 17 | — |
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| The Very Best of Sting & The Police (updated) |
| 1 | — | — | — | — | 59 | 4 | 69 | 17 | 46 |
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| Songs of Love |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| 25 Years (3CD + 1DVD) |
| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| The Best of 25 Years |
| 27 | — | 29 | 32 | 16 | 4 | — | 13 | 50 | 104 | ||
| Duets |
| 17 | — | 5 | 2 | 9 | — | — | — | 7 | — | ||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or not released to that country | |||||||||||||
| Title | EP details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | SWI | US | |||
| Nada como el sol |
| — | — | 18 | — | |
| Demolition Man |
| 21 | 71 | — | 162 | |
| Five Live |
| — | — | — | — | |
| Live at TFI Friday EP |
| 53 | — | — | — | |
| Still Be Love in the World |
| — | — | — | — | |
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [31] | AUS | CAN [32] | FRA [33] | GER [34] | ITA [35] | IRE [36] | NLD [37] | SWI [38] | US [39] | |||||
| "Spread a Little Happiness" | 1982 | 16 | 80 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack | ||
| "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free" | 1985 | 26 | 18 | 5 | 23 | — | 7 | 15 | 38 | — | 3 | The Dream of the Blue Turtles | ||
| "Love Is the Seventh Wave" | 41 | 57 | 38 | 30 | — | — | 25 | 10 | — | 17 | ||||
| "Fortress Around Your Heart" | 49 | 72 | 20 | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | 8 | ||||
| "Russians" | 12 | 11 | 35 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 16 | ||||
| "Moon over Bourbon Street" | 1986 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Work the Black Seam" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "We'll Be Together" | 1987 | 41 | 13 | 9 | 46 | — | 5 | 14 | 33 | — | 7 | ...Nothing Like the Sun | ||
| "Be Still My Beating Heart" | 1988 | — | 94 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |||
| "Englishman in New York" | 51 | — | 60 | 30 | — | — | 12 | 13 | — | 84 |
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| "Fragile" | 70 | — | — | 39 | — | 29 | — | 12 | — | — | ||||
| "They Dance Alone" | 94 | — | — | — | 66 | 24 | — | 27 | — | — | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | CAN | FRA | GER | ITA | IRE | NLD | SWI | US | |||||
| "Englishman in New York" (The Ben Liebrand Mix) | 1990 | 15 | 156 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 60 | — | — | |||
| "All This Time" | 22 | 26 | 1 | 21 | 23 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 18 | 5 | The Soul Cages | |||
| "Mad About You" | 1991 | 56 | 109 | 71 | — | 59 | 13 | — | 44 | — | — | |||
| "The Soul Cages" | 57 | 135 | 47 | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | ||||
| "Why Should I Cry for You" | — | — | 46 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "It's Probably Me" (with Eric Clapton) | 1992 | 30 | 23 | 12 | 4 | 22 | 1 | 17 | 7 | 16 | — | Lethal Weapon 3 soundtrack | ||
| "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" | 1993 | 14 | 41 | 1 | 39 | 31 | 1 | 28 | 30 | 16 | 17 | Ten Summoner's Tales | ||
| "Seven Days" | 25 | 119 | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "She's Too Good for Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Fields of Gold" | 16 | 85 | 2 | — | 52 | — | 22 | 44 | 25 | 23 |
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| "Shape of My Heart" | 57 | — | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Love Is Stronger Than Justice" | — | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "Nothing 'Bout Me" | 32 | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | 57 | ||||
| "All for Love" (with Bryan Adams & Rod Stewart) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| The Three Musketeers soundtrack | ||
| "When We Dance" | 1994 | 9 | 110 | 10 | — | 51 | 13 | 9 | 32 | 42 | 38 | |||
| "This Cowboy Song" | 1995 | 15 | 88 | 34 | — | 51 | — | 19 | 48 | — | — | |||
| "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" | 1996 | 15 | 65 | 7 | — | 58 | 20 | — | 43 | — | 86 | Mercury Falling | ||
| "You Still Touch Me" | 27 | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 60 | ||||
| "I Was Brought to My Senses" | 31 | 133 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" | 54 | 133 | 27 | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | 94 | ||||
| "Roxanne '97" (Sting & The Police) | 1997 | 17 | — | — | — | — | 15 | — | 69 | — | 59 | The Very Best of Sting & The Police | ||
| "Brand New Day" | 1999 | 13 | – | 31 | 73 | 54 | 10 | — | 46 | 35 | — | Brand New Day | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | BEL (WA) [41] | FRA | GER | ITA | IRE | NLD | SWI | US | ||||
| "Desert Rose" (with Cheb Mami) | 2000 | 15 | 67 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 29 | 3 | 17 | Brand New Day | |
| "After the Rain Has Fallen" | 31 | — | — | 89 | 64 | 18 | 46 | — | — | — | |||
| "My Funny Friend and Me" [European-only release][42] | — | — | — | — | — | 48 | — | — | 91 | — | The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack | ||
| "Fragile (2001)" | 2001 | — | — | — | — | 92 | 28 | — | 75 | 64 | — | ...All This Time | |
| "Send Your Love" (featuring Vicente Amigo) | 2003 | 30 | 44 | 53 | — | 24 | 8 | — | 43 | 37 | — | Sacred Love | |
| "Whenever I Say Your Name" (with Mary J. Blige) | 60 | — | 56 | — | — | — | — | 60 | 50 | — | |||
| "Stolen Car (Take Me Dancing)" | 2004 | 60 | — | — | — | 54 | 56 | — | — | 81 | — | ||
| "Soul Cake" (Radio Edit) | 2009 | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | If on a Winter's Night... | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (WA) | FRA | US AAA [43] | ||||
| "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" (London '10 Version) | 2010 | — | — | — | Symphonicities | |
| "Deep in the Meadow (Lullaby)"[44] | 2012 | — | — | — | [45] | |
| "Practical Arrangement"[46] | 2013 | 92 | — | — | The Last Ship | |
| "And Yet"[47] [48] | — | — | — | |||
| "I Can't Stop Thinking About You" | 2016 | 60 | 52 | 2 | 57th & 9th | |
| "One Fine Day" | — | — | 21 | |||
| "Don't Make Me Wait" | 2018 | — | — | 29 | 44/876 | |
| "Gotta Get Back My Baby"[49] | — | — | — | |||
| "Just One Lifetime"[50] | 2019 | — | — | — | ||
| "Silent Night (Christmas Is Coming)"[51] (with Shaggy) | — | — | — | |||
| "2 In a Million" [52] | — | — | — | Neon Future IV | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US AAA | BEL (WA) [53] | CAN [54] | GER | NLD | UK [55] | ||||
| "My Funny Valentine" [56] | 2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Duets | |
| "Englishman/African in New York" [57] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "If It's Love"[58] | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Bridge | ||
| "Rushing Water" | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "What Could Have Been" [59] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Arcane (Soundtrack) | ||
| "Redlight" [60] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Paradise Again | |
| "Dreaming" | 2023 | — | 22 | 64 | 93 | 50 | 99 | Trustfall: Tour Deluxe Edition | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK | AUS | FRA | GER | IRE | NLD | SWI | US | ||||
| "Fragile" (Julio Iglesias featuring Sting) | 1994 | 53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Crazy | |
| "Spirits in the Material World" (Pato Banton featuring Sting) | 1996 | 36 | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | Ace Ventura | |
| "On Silent Wings" (Tina Turner featuring Sting) | 13 | — | — | 55 | — | 37 | — | — | Wildest Dreams | ||
| "I'm So Happy I Can't Stop Crying" (Toby Keith featuring Sting) | 1997 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | Dream Walkin' | |
| "Invisible Sun" (Sting & Aswad) [German-only release][61] | 1998 | — | — | — | 75 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Terre d'oru (Fields of Gold)" (I Muvrini featuring Sting) [France-only release][62] | — | — | 36 | — | — | 93 | — | — | |||
| "Rise & Fall" (Craig David featuring Sting) | 2003 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 11 | — | Slicker Than Your Average | |
| "Lullaby to an Anxious Child" (Gregg Kofi Brown featuring Sting) | 2005 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Together as One | |
| "Always on Your Side" (Sheryl Crow featuring Sting) | 2006 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | Wildflower | |
| "Stolen Car" (Mylène Farmer featuring Sting) | 2015 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 55 | — | Interstellaires | |
| "Reste" (Gims featuring Sting) | 2019 | — | — | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ceinture noire |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
| Title | Year | Album | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple tracks | 1982 | Brimstone & Treacle soundtrack[64] | |
| "Adventures in Success" (co-writer) | 1983 | Will Powers's Dancing For Mental Health | |
| "Money for Nothing" (backing vocals) | 1985 | Dire Straits' Brothers in Arms | |
| "The Promise" (backing vocals) | Arcadia's So Red the Rose | ||
| "Long Long Way To Go" "Take Me Home" (backing vocals) | Phil Collins' No Jacket Required | ||
| "One Phone Call" (French policeman's voice) | Miles Davis' You're Under Arrest | ||
| Multiple tracks | 1986 | Eberhard Schoener's "Music From 'Video Magic' & 'Flashback'" | |
| "I Been Down So Long" | Live! For Life (limited-release charity album) | ||
| "Someone to Watch Over Me" | 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me soundtrack | |
| "Gabriel's Message" | A Very Special Christmas | ||
| The Soldier's Tale (Igor Stravinsky) - The Soldier | 1988 | The Soldier's Tale - Histoire Du Soldat - Geschichte Vom Soldaten (with Ian McKellen and Vanessa Redgrave)[65] | |
| "Murder by Numbers" | 1989 | Broadway the Hard Way by Frank Zappa | |
| "Charming Snakes"(bass) | 1990 | Charming Snakes by Andy Summers | |
| "Cushie Butterfield" | 1991 | Disney compilation album For Our Children | |
| "Come Down in Time" | |||
| "Muoio per te" "It's Probably Me" "Panus Angelicus" | 1992 | Luciano Pavarotti's Pavarotti & Friends | |
| Prokofiev Peter and the Wolf (narration) | Claudio Abbado and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe's Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf and other works | ||
| "Sister Moon" (backing vocals) | 1994 | Vanessa Williams' The Sweetest Days | |
| "Russians" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume I[66] | ||
| "Someone to Watch Over Me" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV[67] | ||
| "Moonlight" | 1995 | Sabrina soundtrack[68] | |
| "Angel Eyes" "My One And Only Love" "It's A Lonesome Old Town" | Leaving Las Vegas soundtrack[69] | ||
| "Mo Ghile Mear" (Our Hero) | The Chieftains's album The Long Black Veil | ||
| "Sisters of Mercy" (with The Chieftains) | Tower of Song: The Songs of Leonard Cohen | ||
| "This Was Never Meant to Be" | Gentlemen Don't Eat Poets soundtrack[70] | ||
| "It Ain't Necessarily So" | 1997 | Joe Henderson's Porgy & Bess | |
| "I Saw Three Ships" | A Very Special Christmas 3 | ||
| "Windmills of Your Mind" | 1999 | The Thomas Crown Affair soundtrack | |
| "Ain't No Sunshine" | David Sanborn's Inside | ||
| "Another Pyramid" | Elton John and Tim Rice's Aida | ||
| "'Round Midnight" | Andy Summers' Green Chimneys: The Music Of Thelonious Monk | ||
| "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" | Chris Botti's Slowing Down the World | ||
| "Don't Walk Away" | 2000 | Youssou N'Dour's Joko – From Village To Town | |
| "My Funny Friend and Me" | The Emperor's New Groove soundtrack | ||
| "Searching for the Holy Grail" (backing vocals) | Danny Paradise's River of the Soul | ||
| "She Walks This Earth (Soberana Rosa)" | Various Artists' A Love Affair: Music of Ivan Lins | ||
| "Seventh Son" | 2001 | Jools Holland's Small World Big Band | |
| "Until..." | Kate & Leopold soundtrack | ||
| "Fragile" (live version) | |||
| "Le Rai C'est Chic" | Cheb Mami's Dellali | ||
| "Fill Her Up" | Earl Scruggs' Earl Scruggs And Friends | ||
| "Mad About You" | George Dalaras' The Running Roads | ||
| "People" | 2002 | Jimmy Cliff's Fantastic Plastic People | |
| "Sail On, Sailor" | Lulu's Together | ||
| "Shape of My Heart" "Ave Maria" | 2003 | Dominic Miller's Shapes | |
| "You Will Be My Ain True Love" (with Alison Krauss) | Cold Mountain soundtrack | ||
| "Shape" (backing vocals) | Sugababes' Angels with Dirty Faces | ||
| "The Wind Cries Mary" | 2004 | ||
| "We'll Be Together" (with Annie Lennox) | Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason soundtrack | ||
| "La Belle Dame Sans Regrets" (with Dominic Miller) | Chris Botti's When I Fall in Love | ||
| "People" | Jimmy Cliff's Black Magic | ||
| "Gonna Be Some Changes Made" "Halcyon Days" | Bruce Hornsby's Halcyon Days | ||
| "A Thousand Years" (with Mariza) | Unity: The Official Athens 2004 Olympic Games Album | ||
| "Muoio Per Te" | Zucchero's Zu & Co. | ||
| "Taking the Inside Rail" | 2005 | Racing Stripes soundtrack | |
| "Sister Moon" | Herbie Hancock's Possibilities | ||
| "Moon Over Bourbon Street" (live version with Chris Botti) | |||
| "Union" | The Black Eyed Peas' Monkey Business | ||
| "Love Sneakin' Up On You" (with Joss Stone) | Les Paul & Friends' American Made World Played | ||
| "Until..." | Brodsky Quartet's Moodswings | ||
| "Friend or Foe" | t.A.T.u.'s Dangerous and Moving | ||
| "The Boulevard of Broken Dreams" | 2006 | Tony Bennett's | |
| "None of Us Are Free" (with Sheila E.) | Sam Moore's Overnight Sensational | ||
| "Prologue of Dionysos" "Unfailing Welcome to the Voice" "To Be Is Strong" "The Desire of Dionysos"" "Distanciation" "The Unlikely Duet" | 2007 | Steve Nieve and Muriel Teodori: Welcome to the Voice (with Barbara Bonney, Robert Wyatt, Elvis Costello, Brodsky Quartet) | |
| "Sea Dreamer" | Anoushka Shankar/Karsh Kale's Breathing Under Water | ||
| "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" | 2008 | Chris Botti's | |
| "L'amour c'est comme un jour" "Love Is New Everyday" | 2009 | Charles Aznavour's Duos | |
| "Come Again" | Joshua Bell's At Home with Friends | ||
| "Seven Days" (live version) "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" (live version) "Shape of My Heart" (live version) | Chris Botti in Boston | ||
| "Alone with My Thoughts This Evening" | Edin Karamazov's The Lute is a Song | ||
| "Higher Ground/Roxanne" (with Stevie Wonder) "People Get Ready" (with Jeff Beck) | 2009 | Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 25th Anniversary Concert album[71] | |
| "Power's Out" | 2011 | Nicole Scherzinger's Killer Love | |
| "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" | Matthew Morrison's self-titled album | ||
| "Catch Tomorrow" | 2014 | Afrojack's Forget the World | |
| "Lonesome Day" | A MusiCares Tribute to Bruce Springsteen (DVD) | ||
| "Killing You" | 2015 | Ivy Levan's No Good | |
| "Simple" | 2020 | Ricky Martin's Pausa | |
| "Little Something" | 2020 | Melody Gardot's Sunset in the Blue[72] | |
| "Every Breath You Take" | 2023 | Dolly Parton's Rockstar |
