Missy Higgins discography
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The discography of Australian singer-songwriter and musician Missy Higgins consists of five studio albums, two extended plays, thirty eight singles (including four as a featured artist) and one download-only live album. In 2001, Higgins won the national Unearthed radio competition for unsigned artists with her song "All for Believing" and shortly after signed a recording contract with Eleven.[1] The following year she signed an international contract with Warner Bros.[2] She released a self-titled EP in November 2003.[3] Her debut album, The Sound of White, was released 6 September 2004. It reached No. 1 on the Australian albums chart and was certified nine times platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). It contained the singles "Scar", "Ten Days", "The Special Two" and "The Sound of White".
Studio albums5
EPs2
Live albums1
Compilation albums2
| Missy Higgins discography | |
|---|---|
Higgins performing at the Live Earth concert, Sydney in 2007 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Live albums | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 38 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Miscellaneous | 6 |
Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night, was released 28 April 2007.[4] Like its predecessor, it reached No. 1 on the Australian albums chart and was certified three times platinum by ARIA. On a Clear Night produced three singles: "Steer", "Where I Stood" and "Peachy".
Higgins' sixth studio album, The Second Act was released in September 2024.[5]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] |
NZ [7] |
US [8] | |||
| The Sound of White |
|
1 | 19 | — | |
| On a Clear Night |
|
1 | 14 | 193 |
|
| The Ol' Razzle Dazzle |
|
1 | 24 | 83 |
|
| Oz |
|
3 | 39 | — |
|
| Solastalgia |
|
3 | —[A] | — | |
| The Second Act |
|
1 [12] | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||
Mini albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | ||
| Total Control |
|
3 [14] |
Live albums
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| Live & Acoustic (iTunes Exclusive) |
|
Compilations
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | |||
| The EP Collectibles |
|
— |
|
| The Special Ones |
|
7 [17] |
Video albums
| Title | Album details | Certifications |
|---|---|---|
| If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine |
|
|
Extended plays
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| AUS [6] | ||
| The Missy Higgins EP |
|
49 |
| All for Believing (US only release) |
|
N/a |
Singles
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [19] |
NZ [7] |
UK [20] |
US Adult Pop [21] | ||||
| "Scar" | 2004 | 1 | 20 | — | 34 | The Sound of White | |
| "Ten Days" | 12 | 39 | 133 | — |
| ||
| "The Special Two" | 2005 | 2 | — | — | — |
| |
| "The Sound of White" | 22 | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Steer" | 2007 | 1 | — | — | — |
|
On a Clear Night |
| "Where I Stood" | 10 | — | — | 19 | |||
| "Peachy" | — | — | — | — |
| ||
| "More Than This" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | Covered, A Revolution in Sound | |
| "Unashamed Desire" | 2012 | 58 | — | — | — | The Ol' Razzle Dazzle | |
| "Everyone's Waiting" | 11 | — | — | — |
| ||
| "Hello Hello" (US only) | N/a | — | |||||
| "Set Me on Fire"[26] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "We Ride"[27] | 2013 | — | — | — | — | Spark: A Burning Man Story | |
| "Shark Fin Blues" | 2014 | 71 | — | — | — | Oz | |
| "Oh Canada" | 2016 | 46 | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Better Be Home Soon/Fall at Your Feet/Distant Sun (Medley)" (with Bernard Fanning and Crowded House) |
53 | — | — | — | |||
| "Torchlight" | 2017 | —[B] | — | — | — | ||
| "Futon Couch" | 2018 | 100 | — | — | — |
|
Solastalgia |
| "Cemetery"[29] | —[C] | — | — | — | |||
| "Arrows"[32] | —[D] | — | — | — | The Special Ones | ||
| "Song for Sammy"[34] | 2019 | —[E] | — | — | — | Non-album single | |
| "Carry You"[36] | 2020 | —[F] | — | — | — | Upright (TV series) | |
| "When the Machine Starts"[38][39] | —[G] | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||
| "Edge of Something"[41] | 2021 | —[H] | — | — | — | Total Control | |
| "Total Control"[13] | 2022 | —[I] | — | — | — | ||
| "The Collector"[44][45] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Take It Back"[46][47] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Wide Open Road"[48] | 2023 | —[J] | — | — | — | Mushroom: Fifty Years of Making Noise (Reimagined) | |
| "You Should Run"[50] | 2024 | —[K] | — | — | — | The Second Act | |
| "The Second Act"[5] | —[L] | — | — | — | |||
| "A Complicated Truth"[53] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Craters"[54] | — | — | — | — | |||
| "One of Your Girls" (Triple J Like a Version)[55] |
— | — | — | — | Non-album single[M] | ||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||
Notes
- Solastalgia did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart.[11]
- "Torchlight " did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 8 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[28]
- "Cemetery" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Digital Tracks Chart.[30] and number 4 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart[31]
- "Arrows" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 1 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[33]
- "Song for Sammy" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 8 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[35]
- "Carry You" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 4 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[37]
- "When the Machine Starts" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 6 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[40]
- "Edge of Something" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 6 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[42]
- "Total Control" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 5 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[43]
- "Wide Open Road" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 17 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart following the release of the album.[49]
- "You Should Run" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 1 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[51]
- "The Second Act" did not enter the top 100 ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 9 on the Australian Independent Label Singles chart.[52]
- Later included on the 2025 compilation Triple J's Best Australian Like A Version
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Beds Are Burning" (Amanda Palmer featuring Missy Higgins, Brian Viglione and Jherek Bischoff)[56][57] |
2020 | Forty-Five Degrees - A Bushfire Charity Flash Record |
| "Legacy Part 2" (Birdz featuring Missy Higgins)[58] |
2021 | Legacy |
| "The Whole World Is Dreaming [Live]" (Mark Seymour and the Undertow featuring Missy Higgins)[59] |
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| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" (Ben Abraham featuring Missy Higgins)[60] |
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Artist | Album | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | "Stuff and Nonsense" | Various artists | She Will Have Her Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn | Lead vocals[61] |
| "Ghost Songs" and "Paperboy" | Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union | Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs | Performer[62] | |
| "Moses" | Triple J | Like a Version: Volume One | Lead vocals[63] | |
| 2007 | "Droving Woman" | Various artists | Cannot Buy My Soul | Vocals[64] |
| "Moses" | Various artists | Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project | Lead vocals[65] | |
| 2009 | "(I'm) In Love Again" | Various artists | Best Is Yet to Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman | Lead vocals[66] |
| 2009 | "More Than This" (Roxy Music cover) | Various artists | Covered, A Revolution in Sound | Lead vocals |
| 2010 | "Feel Like Going Back Home" (with Ernie Dingo) | Various artists | Bran Nue Dae | Lead vocals |
| 2010 | "Afterglow" | Various artists | Bran Nue Dae | Lead vocals |
| 2011 | "Simon Smith and the Amazing Dancing Bear" | Various artists | The Muppets – The Green Album | Lead vocals[67] |
| 2013 | "This Morning" (with Matt Corby) | Various artists | Crucible - The Songs of Hunters & Collectors | Lead vocals [68] |
| 2013 | "Stuff and Nonesence" (with Tim Finn) | Various artists | At Last – A Timeless Collection of Beautiful Songs | Lead vocals [69] |
| 2015 | "Favours" (with Darren Middleton) | Darren Middleton | Splinters | Vocals |
| 2015 | "Hidden Ones" | Various artists | Say Yes to Love (Volume 2) | Lead vocals [70] |
| 2016 | "Three Little Fishes" | Various artists | Famous Friends – 50 Years of Play School | Lead vocals [71] |
| 2020 | "Carry You" | Various artists | Music from the Home Front | with Tim Minchin |
| 2022 | "Song for Sammy" (with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra) | Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra | Hush: Nightlife | Vocals |