Mika discography
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The discography of Mika, a pop singer-songwriter, consists of seven studio albums, four live albums, two compilation albums, nine extended plays, thirty-six singles, thirty-three music videos, and four video albums. As of 2017, Mika has sold over 20 million records.[1]
| Mika discography | |
|---|---|
Mika in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 9 |
| Live albums | 4 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Video albums | 4 |
| Music videos | 33 |
Mika's debut single, "Relax, Take It Easy", was released in the United Kingdom in 2006. The Dodgy Holiday EP was also made available for download. His second single, "Grace Kelly", was released in January 2007 and debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, followed by his debut album, Life in Cartoon Motion, in February 2007. Other singles released were "Love Today", "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)", "Happy Ending", and "Lollipop". Prior to the release of his second album, Mika released a limited-edition EP entitled Songs for Sorrow in June 2009.
Mika's second album, The Boy Who Knew Too Much, followed in September 2009. The first single from the album, "We Are Golden", made its debut at number four in the UK. "Rain" and "Blame It on the Girls" were released as the second and third UK singles with both peaking at number seventy-two. Mika also recorded the title track from the official soundtrack for the 2010 film Kick-Ass.
The third album, The Origin of Love, first released in September 2012. There were five singles from the album. The first was "Elle me dit" (English: She Tells Me); followed by "Celebrate", featuring Pharrell Williams, then "Underwater", "Origin of Love", and "Popular Song". In the UK, the album peaked at number 24 on the UK Albums Chart.
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
BEL (FL) [6] |
CAN [7] |
FRA [8] |
GER [9] |
IRE [10] |
ITA [11] |
NLD [12] |
NOR [13] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | ||||
| Life in Cartoon Motion |
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1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 |
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| The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
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4 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 14[A] | 1 | 6 | 14 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 2 | 19 | ||
| The Origin of Love |
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24 | — | 31 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 43 | 61 | 12 | 15 | — | 15 | 47 | ||
| No Place in Heaven |
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19 | — | 74 | 3 | 9 | 6 | 2 | 70 | 84 | 3 | 20 | — | 4 | 117 |
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| My Name Is Michael Holbrook[35] |
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57 | — | — | 3 | 38 | 30 | 6 | — | — | 10 | — | — | 10 | 184 | ||
| Que ta tête fleurisse toujours |
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— | — | — | 3 | 73 | — | 5 [36] | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | — | ||
| Hyperlove |
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14 | — | — | 4 | 21 | — | 10 | — | — | 98 [37] | — | — | 15 | — | ||
Live albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (FL) [6] |
BEL (WA) [5] |
CAN [7] |
ITA [11] |
SWI [14] | ||
| Mika et l'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (with Montreal Symphony Orchestra) |
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— | — | 40 | — | — |
| Sinfonia Pop |
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118 | 23 | — | 46 | 80 |
| Live from Brooklyn Steel |
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— | — | — | — | — |
| À l'Opéra Royal de Versailles |
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— | — | — | — | — |
Compilation albums
Extended plays
| Title | EP details | UK [45] |
|---|---|---|
| Dodgy Holiday EP |
|
97 |
| Napster Live Session EP |
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| HMV Live |
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| Live in Cartoon Motion |
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| iTunes Festival: London 2007 |
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| Songs for Sorrow |
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| iTunes Live: London Festival '09 |
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| This Is the Sound of: Mika |
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| Pride |
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Singles
As lead artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [2] |
AUS [3] |
AUT [4] |
BEL (WA) [55] |
BEL (FL) [56] |
FRA [8] |
GER [57] |
IRE [10] |
ITA [58] |
NLD [59] |
SWI [14] |
US [15] | ||||
| "Relax, Take It Easy"[B] | 2006 | 18 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | Life in Cartoon Motion | |
| "Grace Kelly" | 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 82 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 57 | ||
| "Love Today"[B] | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | 13 | 5 | 25 | 46 | 92 | |||
| "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" | 9 | 23 | 8 | 10 | 5 | — | 19 | 9 | 47 | 4 | 29 | — | |||
| "Happy Ending" | 7 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 11 | — | 28 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 10 | — | |||
| "Lollipop" | 59 | — | 51 | 21 | 24 | — | 35 | — | — | 13 | 58 | — |
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| "We Are Golden" | 2009 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 29 | 14 | 3 | 20 | 11 | —[C] | The Boy Who Knew Too Much | |
| "Rain" | 72 | 90 | — | 3 | 5 | 5 | 56 | — | 4 | 24 | 28 | — |
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| "Blame It on the Girls" | 72 | — | — | 24 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[D] | |||
| "Kick Ass (We Are Young)" (Mika vs. RedOne) |
2010 | 84 | — | 54 | 5 | 8 | — | 54 | 7 | 5 | — | 56 | —[E] |
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Kick-Ass |
| "Elle me dit" | 2011 | — | — | — | 1 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | The Origin of Love | |
| "Celebrate" (featuring Pharrell Williams) |
2012 | — | — | — | 37 | [F] | 33 | — | — | 30 | 35 | — | — |
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| "Underwater" | — | — | 68 | 27 | [F] | 12 | 46 | — | 14 | — | 13 | — |
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| "Popular Song" (featuring Ariana Grande) |
183 | 71 | — | [F] | [F] | — | — | — | — | 92 | — | 87 | |||
| "Live Your Life" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Songbook Vol. 1 | |
| "Stardust" (featuring Chiara) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
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| "Boum Boum Boum" | 2014 | — | — | — | 10 | [F] | 10 | — | — | 43 | — | 62 | — | No Place in Heaven | |
| "Talk About You" | 2015 | — | — | — | 39 | [F] | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Staring at the Sun" | — | — | — | 39 | — | 154 | — | — | 42 | — | — | — |
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| "Beautiful Disaster" (with Fedez) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — |
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Pop-Hoolista | |
| "Hurts" (Remix) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | No Place in Heaven | |
| "Wonderful Christmastime" (with Kylie Minogue) |
— | — | — | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Kylie Christmas: Snow Queen Edition | ||
| "It's My House" | 2017 | — | — | — | 74 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | My Name Is Michael Holbrook | |
| "Sound of an Orchestra" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Ice Cream"[65] | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tiny Love"[66] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Sanremo"[67] | —[G] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Tomorrow"[69] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Dear Jealousy"[70] | 2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Le cœur Holiday" (featuring Soprano) |
— | — | — | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Bella d'estate"[71] (featuring Michele Bravi) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Me, Myself"[72] (with Danna Paola) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | K.O. | ||
| "Six heures d'avion nous séparent"[73] (with Pierre Lapointe) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Chansons hivernales | ||
| "It Must Have Been Love"[74] (with Danna Paola) |
2021 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |
| "Yo Yo"[75] |
2022 | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "C'est La Vie" | 2023 | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Que ta tête fleurisse toujours | |
| "Apocalypse Calypso" | |||||||||||||||
| "Jane Birkin" | 2024 | ||||||||||||||
| "Modern Times"[77] | 2025 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Hyperlove | |
| "Immortal Love"[78] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Excuses for Love" | 2026 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Spinning Out" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | |||||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BEL (WA) [55] |
BEL (FL) [56] |
FRA [8] |
ITA [58] |
SK int. [79] | ||||||||||||
| "Origin of Love" | 2012 | [F] | [F] | 136 | — | 20 | The Origin of Love | |||||||||
| "Good Guys" / "Happy Ending" (X Factor Finale Medley) |
2014 | — | — | — | 8 | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Last Party" | 2015 | — | — | 126 | — | — | No Place in Heaven | |||||||||
| "Good Guys" | — | — | 101 | 42 | — |
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| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released | ||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Single | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UK [80] |
AUS [81] |
AUT [81] |
BEL (WA) [55] |
GER [82] |
IRE [83] |
ITA [58] |
SWI [81] | ||||
| "Everybody Hurts" (as part of Helping Haiti) |
2010 | 1 | 28 | 23 | 41 | 16 | 1 | 14 | 16 |
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Charity release |
| "Youth and Love"[85] (Jack Savoretti featuring Mika) |
2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Singing to Strangers: Special Edition | |
| "Danser entre hommes"[86] (Doriand featuring Philippe Katerine and Mika) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Portraits | ||
| "Bolero" (Baby K featuring Mika) |
2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 [87] | — |
|
Donna sulla luna |
| "Keep It Simple" (Vianney featuring Mika) |
2023 | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
Other charted songs
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| Live in Cartoon Motion |
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| Live Parc des Princes Paris |
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| Sinfonia Pop |
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| Mika Love Paris |
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Music videos
| Year | Title | Other performer(s) credited | Director |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | "Relax, Take It Easy" (version one) | Airside[93] | |
| 2007 | "Grace Kelly" | Sophie Muller[94][95] | |
| "Love Today" | |||
| "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)" | Patrick Daughters | ||
| "Happy Ending" | AlexandLiane[96] | ||
| "Relax, Take It Easy" (version two) | Matt Askem[97] | ||
| "Lollipop" | Bonzom[98] | ||
| 2009 | "We Are Golden" | Jonas Åkerlund[99] | |
| "Blame It on the Girls" | Nez Khammal[100] | ||
| "Rain" | |||
| 2010 | "Everybody Hurts" (as part of Helping Haiti) |
Joseph Kahn[citation needed] | |
| "Kick Ass (We Are Young)" (with RedOne) |
Jim Canty[101] | ||
| 2011 | "Elle me dit" | Kinga Burza | |
| 2012 | "Make You Happy" | Iouri Philippe Paillé[102] | |
| "Celebrate" (featuring Pharrell Williams) |
BBGun | ||
| "Origin of Love" | Cristián Jiménez | ||
| "Underwater" | Alex Southam[103] | ||
| 2013 | "Popular Song" (featuring Ariana Grande) |
Chris Marrs Piliero[104] | |
| 2013 | "Live Your Life" | ||
| 2014 | "Boum Boum Boum" | Jonathan Lia[105] | |
| 2015 | "Last Party" | Peter Lindbergh[106] | |
| "Talk About You" | KT Auleta[107] | ||
| "Good Guys" | |||
| "Staring at the Sun" | Andreas Dermanis and MIKA[108] | ||
| "Tant que j’ai le soleil" | Andreas Dermanis and MIKA | ||
| "Beautiful Disaster" | Fedez | ||
| "Je chante" | |||
| 2016 | "Hurts" (Remix) | Ivan Cotroneo | |
| 2019 | "Ice Cream" | Francesco Calabrese[109] | |
| "Tiny Love" | W.I.Z.[110][111] | ||
| "Danser entre hommes" | Doriand & Katerine | ||
| "Sanremo" | |||
| "Tomorrow" | Charles Todd[112][113] | ||
| "Dear Jealousy" | |||
| 2020 | "Le cœur Holiday" (featuring Soprano) |
Giorgio Scorza and Erika De Nicola[114] | |
| 2022 | "Yo-Yo" | MIKA[115] | |
| "Bolero" (with Baby K) |
Marc Lucas[116] | ||
| 2023 | "C'est La Vie" | The Key Designer | |
| 2025 | "Modern Times" | N/a | Rupert Höller[117] |
| "Immortal Love" | N/a | Nick Barfleet[118] | |
Notes
- In Canada, the deluxe version of The Boy Who Knew Too Much charted separately from the original version, at number 19 on the Canadian Albums Chart. Both versions debuted on the chart dated 10 October 2009, as published by Billboard.[27]
- In the United Kingdom, "Relax, Take It Easy" was first released in October 2006 and peaked at number seventy-eight, but was re-released in December 2007 as a double A-side with "Lollipop" peaking at number eighteen. "Lollipop" was released as a download only and peaked separately at number fifty-nine.[2]
- "We Are Golden" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 5 on the US Dance Club Play Songs Chart.
- "Blame It on the Girls" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 36 on the US Heatseekers Songs Chart.[64]
- "Kiss Ass (We Are Young)" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100, but peakes at number 13 on the US Dance Club Songs Chart.
- "Yo Yo" did not chart on the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 21 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[76]
- "Love You When I'm Drunk" did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Hot 100 Singles Recurrents chart.[91]