Clay Aiken discography
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The discography of Clay Aiken, an American pop music singer, consists of seven studio albums, eighteen singles, one extended play, two Double A-side CDs (B-sides) and five music videos.
| Clay Aiken discography | |
|---|---|
Clay Aiken during the Jukebox Tour in Merrillville, IN, August 23, 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 18 |
| B-sides | 2 |
| Music videos | 5 |
| DVDs | 2 |
After his appearance on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003 he signed with RCA Records. His first solo album, Measure of a Man (2003), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With 613,000 copies sold in its first week, this was the highest-selling debut for a solo artist in 10 years,[1] and to date the highest debut of any Idol. The album received a double Platinum certification from the RIAA on November 17, 2003.
Aiken's second album was a holiday album titled Merry Christmas with Love (2004), which set a new record for fastest-selling holiday album in the Soundscan era (since 1991).[2] The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and tied Céline Dion's record for the highest debut by a holiday album in the history of Billboard magazine. Merry Christmas with Love sold over 1,000,000 copies retail in six weeks and was the best-selling holiday album of 2004, receiving RIAA Platinum certification on Jan. 6, 2005. This album was re-released in August 2009.
His third album A Thousand Different Ways (2006) debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and his fourth album On My Way Here (2008) debuted at number four. His first four studio albums debuted in the top five on the Billboard 200.
After the release of On My Way Here, Aiken and RCA parted ways and he signed with Universal Music's Decca Records. His first album with Decca, Tried and True, was released on June 1, 2010 and debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200.[3][4][5][6]
Albums
Studio albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Internet [7] |
US Digital | US Holiday | US Christian [7] |
CAN [7] |
NZ [8] | ||||
| 2003 | Measure of a Man[A][9]
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1 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
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| 2004 | Merry Christmas with Love
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4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
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| 2006 | A Thousand Different Ways
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2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — |
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| 2008 | On My Way Here
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4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 25 | — |
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| 2010 | Tried and True
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9 | — | 21 | — | — | 58[15] | — |
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| 2012 | Steadfast
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120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2024 | Christmas Bells Are Ringing[citation needed]
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the album didn't chart. | ||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
US Internet | |||
| 2009 | Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken | 173 | 10 |
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| 2010 | X2: A Thousand Different Ways/Measure of a Man
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EPs
Singles
| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US AC [7] |
US Christ |
CAN [7] |
NZ [8] | |||
| 2003 | "This Is the Night" | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "Bridge over Troubled Water" | 29 | — | |||||
| 2004 | "Invisible" | 37 | 8 | — | — | 47 | Measure of a Man |
| "The Way" | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| "Solitaire" | 27 | — | — | — | |||
| "I Will Carry You" | — | 25 | — | — | — | ||
| "Measure of a Man" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The First Noel" | — | 9 | — | — | — | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics | |
| "Silver Bells" (duet with Kimberley Locke) |
— | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| "Winter Wonderland" | — | 13 | — | — | — | Merry Christmas with Love | |
| 2005 | "O Holy Night" | — | 37 | — | — | — | |
| "Hark the Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful" |
— | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | — | 32 | — | — | — | ||
| "Mary, Did You Know?" | — | 35 | 32 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Without You" | — | 28 | — | — | — | A Thousand Different Ways |
| 2007 | "A Thousand Days" | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "On My Way Here"[B] | — | 26 | — | — | — | On My Way Here |
| 2011 | "Bring Back My Love" | — | 33 | — | — | — | Steadfast |
| 2024 | "Do You Hear What I Hear?"[citation needed] | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Bells Are Ringing |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Double A-side CDs
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Single certifications
DVDs
| Year | Video details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Live – A Clay Aiken Christmas |
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| 2010 | Tried and True Live |
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Music videos
| Year | Video | Album | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "This Is the Night" (Never released) |
Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is the Night | Matthew Rolston[27] |
| 2004 | "Invisible" "The Way" |
Measure of a Man | Diane Martel |
| 2005 | "Proud of Your Boy" | Aladdin | Disney |
| 2007 | "A Thousand Days" | A Thousand Different Ways | N/a |
| 2008 | "On My Way Here" (Internet release) |
On My Way Here |
Other recordings
| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "What the World Needs Now" (with Season 2 Finalists) |
American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs
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| "On the Wings of Love" | ||
| "God Bless the U.S.A. (Proud to Be an American)" (with Season 2 Finalists) | ||
| "The First Noel" | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics
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| "O Come All Ye Faithful" | ||
| "Silver Bells" (duet with Kimberley Locke) | ||
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Season 2 Finalists) | ||
| 2004 | "Without You" [C] (duet with Kimberley Locke) |
One Love
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| 2005 | "Proud of Your Boy" [D] | Disneymania, Vol. 3
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| 2007 | "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" | Crooner's Christmas
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| 2010 | "I Believe We Can" [E] (duet with Chaka Khan) |
Phineas and Ferb – Summer Belongs to You
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