Lights discography
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Canadian singer and songwriter Lights has released six studio albums, three acoustic albums, eight extended plays, 39 singles (including 10 as a featured artist and two as part of a supergroup), and 30 music videos. Lights began her career as a songwriter, penning songs for the television series Instant Star.[1] She released a self-titled EP in 2008 on the independent record label Underground Operations. Two singles, "Drive My Soul" and "February Air", were released from the EP: "Drive My Soul" reached number 18 on the Canadian singles chart and was certified gold by Music Canada (MC).[2]
| Lights discography | |
|---|---|
Lights performing at the Canadian National Exhibition in Toronto in 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Singles | 39 |
| Music videos | 30 |
| Acoustic albums | 3 |
Lights' debut studio album, The Listening, was released in September 2009. It reached number seven on the Canadian albums chart and was certified gold by MC.[3] Three singles were released from the album: "Saviour", "Ice" and "Second Go". In early 2010, Lights collaborated with various Canadian musicians on the charity single "Wavin' Flag" which reached number one in Canada and was certified triple platinum by MC.[4][5]
Siberia, her second studio album, was released in October 2011. Featuring collaborations with Holy Fuck and Shad, it peaked at number three in Canada and was certified gold by MC.[3] The album produced three singles, "Everybody Breaks a Glass", "Toes" and "Where the Fence Is Low". An acoustic album, Siberia Acoustic, followed in April 2013. Preceded by the single "Cactus in the Valley" with Owl City, the album reached number seven in Canada.[3]
Her third studio album, Little Machines, was released in September 2014, and debuted at number five in Canada. It has spawned two official singles, the top-40 peaking lead single "Up We Go" and "Running with the Boys", as well as two promotional singles "Portal" and "Same Sea". In 2017, Lights released her fourth studio album, Skin & Earth, which debuted at number three on the Canadian albums chart. Its lead single, "Giants", became the first song of Lights' career to chart in the United States, peaking in the top 20 of the Adult Pop Songs airplay chart.[6]
On June 11, 2020, she released a seven track instrumental synthwave album on Bandcamp titled How to Sleep When You're on Fire. Proceeds from this album would be donated to the Black Lives Matter Vancouver branch.[7]
Pep, her fifth studio album, was released on April 1, 2022.[8] Breaking her usual pattern of releasing an acoustic version of the album, Lights released the lofi album Ded on April 7, 2023. Ded featured lofi versions of Pep's tracks, presenting them in reverse order.[9]
A6, her sixth studio album, was released on May 2, 2025.[10] The title is a shorter version of "Album 6" and serves as her album of reflection and rediscovery of her music.[11] An extended edition of A6, A6Extended was released on January 30, 2026.[12]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3] |
GRC [13] |
US [14] |
US Sales [A][15] | ||||
| The Listening | 7 | 34 | 129 | 129 | |||
| Siberia | 3 | — | 47 | 47 |
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| Little Machines |
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5 | — | 34 | 34 |
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| Skin & Earth |
|
3 | — | 95 | 33 | ||
| Pep |
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32 | — | —[B] | 25 | ||
| A6 |
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— | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Acoustic and re-imagined albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3] |
US [14] | |||||
| Siberia Acoustic |
|
7 | 86 | |||
| Skin & Earth Acoustic |
|
— | — | |||
| Ded |
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— | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Other albums
Extended plays
| Title | Extended play details | Peak chart positions | |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [3] |
US [14] | ||
| Lights |
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— | — |
| Acoustic |
|
7 | 122 |
| Siberia (Remixed) |
|
— | — |
| iTunes Session |
|
52 | — |
| Midnight Machines |
|
9 | 104 |
| AM 444 (with i_o) |
|
— | — |
| How to Sleep When You're on Fire |
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— | — |
| Dead End (with Myth) |
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— | — |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [40] |
CAN AC [41] |
CAN Alt. [42] |
CAN CHR [43] |
CAN HAC [44] |
NLD [45] |
US Adult [6] | ||||
| "Drive My Soul" | 2008 | 18 | 4 | — | 11 | 8 | — | — |
|
Lights and The Listening |
| "February Air" | 90 | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Saviour" | 2009 | 38 | 48 | — | 34 | 15 | — | — |
|
The Listening |
| "Ice" | 65 | — | — | 29 | 39 | — | — | |||
| "Second Go" | 2010 | 54 | — | — | 28 | 12 | — | — | ||
| "My Boots" | 56 | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Everybody Breaks a Glass" (featuring Holy Fuck and Shad) |
2011 | 79 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Siberia | |
| "Toes" | 62 | 49 | — | — | — | —[C] | — | |||
| "Where the Fence Is Low"[47] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Banner" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Timing Is Everything" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Cactus in the Valley" (acoustic)[48] (featuring Owl City) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Siberia Acoustic | |
| "Up We Go" | 2014 | 31 | 5 | — | 9 | 7 | — | — |
|
Little Machines |
| "Running with the Boys" | 2015 | —[D] | 36 | — | 47 | 35 | — | — | ||
| "Giants" | 2017 | — | 18 | — | — | 14 | — | 18 | Skin & Earth | |
| "We Were Here" | 2018 | — | — | — | 21 | 37 | — | — | ||
| "Love Me" (with Felix Cartal) |
2019 | 38 | 16 | — | 6 | 5 | — | — |
|
Expensive Sounds for Nice People |
| "Lost Girls" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Skin & Earth Acoustic | ||
| "Long Live" (featuring Travis Barker) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Annihilation" (with i_o) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | AM 444 | |
| "Dead End" (with Myth) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Dead End | ||
| "Batshit" (with Myth) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "When the Summer Dies"[52] (with Deadmau5) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Prodigal Daughter" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Pep | ||
| "Real Thing" (featuring Elohim) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Salt and Vinegar" | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "In My Head" (featuring Josh Dun) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Someone to Forget" (with ARMNHMR) |
2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Together as One | |
| "Feel Less"[53] (with Felix Cartal) |
2024 | — | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | I, Sabotage | |
| "The Blob" (with Pvris) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | F.I.L.T.H. | ||
| "Damage" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | A6 | ||
| "Alive Again" | 2025 | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Surface Tension" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "White Paper Palm Trees" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Clingy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Education" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Learning to Let Go" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAN [4] |
TWN [54] |
US Dance [55] | ||||
| "Every Day"[56] (Ten Second Epic featuring Lights) |
2009 | — | — | — | Hometown | |
| "Wavin' Flag" (as part of Young Artists for Haiti) |
2010 | 1 | — | — |
|
Non-album singles |
| "True Colors" (as part of Artists Against Bullying) |
2012 | 10 | — | — | ||
| "No One Knows Who We Are"[57] (Kaskade and Swanky Tunes featuring Lights) |
2013 | — | — | 34 | Atmosphere | |
| "Zero Gravity"[58] (Borgeous featuring Lights) |
2015 | — | — | —[E] | Non-album single | |
| "Falling Away"[60] (Seven Lions featuring Lights) |
— | — | 49 | Creation | ||
| "Warrior"[61] (Steve James featuring Lights) |
2017 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Drama Free"[62] (Deadmau5 featuring Lights) |
2018 | — | — | 46 | Mau5ville: Level 2 | |
| "Amateurs"[63] (Sleepy Tom featuring Lights) |
2019 | — | — | — | Amateurs | |
| "Hearts on Fire" (Illenium and Dabin featuring Lights) |
2020 | — | 32 | 11 | Fallen Embers | |
| "Last Summer" (Tokyo Machine and Weird Genius featuring Lights) |
2021 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Dusk"[64] (Manila Killa featuring Lights) |
2022 | — | — | — | Dusk | |
| "Human Being"[65] (Arkells featuring Lights) |
— | — | — | Blink Twice | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAN Digi. [66] | |||
| "Portal"[67] | 2014 | — | Little Machines |
| "Same Sea" (K.Flay Remix)[68] | 2015 | — | |
| "Meteorites"[69] | 2016 | — | Midnight Machines |
| "Skydiving"[70] | 2017 | — | Skin & Earth |
| "Savage"[71] | 31 | ||
| "Fight Club"[72] | — | ||
| "New Fears"[73] | — | ||
| "Giants" (Acoustic)[74] | — | ||
| "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"[75] | 2019 | — | Non-album single |
| "Beside Myself" | 2021 | — | Pep |
| "—" denotes a recording that failed to chart. | |||
Other charted songs
Other appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Perfect"[a][76] | 2006 | None | Songs from Instant Star 4 |
| "Meant for Each Other"[77] | 2007 | The Februarys | All the Time in the World |
| "Home is Where the Heartache Is" | |||
| "I Was Always Thinking of You" | |||
| "You Got the Girl"[78] | 2009 | The Tremulance | Polaroids |
| "The End"[79] | Silverstein | A Shipwreck in the Sand | |
| "Crucify Me"[80] | 2010 | Bring Me the Horizon | There Is a Hell Believe Me I've Seen It. There Is a Heaven Let's Keep It a Secret. |
| "Don't Go" | |||
| "Used to Be Sweet" | The Secret Handshake | Night & Day | |
| "The Yacht Club"[81] | 2011 | Owl City | All Things Bright and Beautiful |
| "Just to Feel Alive" [82] | 2012 | Anthony Green | Beautiful Things |
| "Living in Another World" [83] | None | Spirit of Talk Talk | |
| "Book Club" (Acoustic)[84] | Arkells | Non-album single | |
| "Desire"[85] | 2013 | Maestro Fresh-Wes | Orchestrated Noise |
| "Open Water"[86] | blessthefall | Hollow Bodies | |
| "Remember to Remember"[87] | Shad | Flying Colours | |
| "Just Here with My Friends" (remix)[88] | 2018 | The Darcys, Leah Fay | Non-album single |
| "Last One to Know"[89] | 2020 | Steve Aoki, Mike Shinoda | Neon Future IV |
| "That's It, That's All"[90] | 2022 | Dear Rouge | Spirit |
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Drive My Soul" | 2008 | Sean Michael Turrell | [91] |
| "February Air" | [92] | ||
| "Saviour" | 2009 | Roboshobo | [93] |
| "Every Day" (Ten Second Epic featuring Lights) |
Sean Michael Turrell | [94] | |
| "Ice" (version one) | Unknown | [95] | |
| "Ice" (version two) | Roboshobo | [96] | |
| "Wavin' Flag" (as part of Young Artists for Haiti) |
2010 | Unknown | [97] |
| "Second Go" | Sean Michael Turrell | [98] | |
| "Deer In the Headlights"[F] | 2011 | Unknown | [99] |
| "Toes" | Sean Michael Turrell | [100] | |
| "Banner" | 2012 | [101] | |
| "Timing Is Everything" | Ken Galloway | [102] | |
| "True Colors" (as part of Artist Against Bullying) |
Unknown | [103] | |
| "Cactus in the Valley" (acoustic) (featuring Owl City) |
2013 | Lights | [104] |
| "Portal" | 2014 | Iota Creative | [105][106] |
| "Up We Go" | Alon Isocianu | [107] | |
| "Running with the Boys" | 2015 | Amit Dabrai | [108] |
| "Same Sea" | [109] | ||
| "Meteorites" | 2016 | Unknown | [110] |
| "Giants" | 2017 | Jeremy Schaulin-Rioux | [111] |
| "Skydiving" | [112] | ||
| "Savage" | [113] | ||
| "New Fears" | [114] | ||
| "We Were Here" | 2018 | [115] | |
| "Lost Girls" | 2019 | Beau Bokan | [116] |
| "Dead End" (with MYTH) |
2020 | [117] | |
| "Batshit" (with MYTH) |
[118] | ||
| "Prodigal Daughter" | 2021 | Matt Barnes | [119] |
| "Real Thing" (featuring Elohim) |
Lindsey Blane | [120] | |
| "Salt and Vinegar" | 2022 | [121] | |
| "In My Head" (featuring Josh Dun) |
[122] | ||
| "Damage" | 2024 | Lights | [123] |
| "Alive Again" | 2025 | [124] | |
| "Surface Tension" | [125] | ||
| "White Paper Palm Trees" | [126] |
Notes
- In 2014, the Billboard 200 was changed from a ranking albums by pure sales to also include streaming. Top Album Sales was created at that time to preserve the original methodology.
- "Pep" did not enter the Billboard 200 chart, but peaked at number 25 on the Top Album Sales chart.[26]
- "Toes" did not enter the Dutch Top 40, but peaked at number 11 on the Dutch Tipparade chart, which acts as an extension to the Dutch Top 40.[45]
- "Running with the Boys" did not enter the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, but did reach number 64 on the Hot Canadian Digital Songs component chart.[50]
- "Zero Gravity" did not enter the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but did peak at number 16 on the Dance/Mix Show Airplay component chart.[59]
- Guest appearance by Lights