Owl City discography
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The discography of American electronica project Owl City consists of seven studio albums, eight extended plays, twenty-six singles, and twenty-five music videos. Owl City issued his debut release, the extended play Of June, in September 2007; it peaked at number 15 on the United States Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[1] His debut studio album Maybe I'm Dreaming followed in December 2008, peaking at number 13 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[1] Following the success of Of June and Maybe I'm Dreaming, Young signed to Universal Republic Records in late 2008.[2] His second studio album and major-label debut, Ocean Eyes, was released in July 2009. "Fireflies", the album's lead single, became an international success, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top ten hit in several other countries.[3][4] In correlation with the success of "Fireflies", Ocean Eyes peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).[5][6] An additional two singles were released from the album: "Vanilla Twilight" and "Umbrella Beach".
Studio albums7
EPs8
Compilation albums1
Singles26
| Owl City discography | |
|---|---|
Adam Young of Owl City, performing at the Bowery Ballroom in 2009 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 8 |
| Compilation albums | 1 |
| Singles | 26 |
| Music videos | 25 |
| Promotional singles | 12 |
Owl City's third studio album All Things Bright and Beautiful was released in June 2011, peaking at number six on the Billboard 200 and selling 143,000 copies.[5][7] The album produced four singles, with "Alligator Sky" and "Lonely Lullaby" managing to chart on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8] "Good Time", a collaboration with Canadian recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen, peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten chart hit in countries such as Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom.[3][9][10][11] Owl City released his fourth studio album The Midsummer Station in August 2012; it peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200.[5] On July 10, 2015, Owl City released his fifth album, titled Mobile Orchestra, spawning the singles "Verge", "My Everything" and "Unbelievable". Owl City's sixth studio album, Cinematic, was released on June 1, 2018. His seventh studio album, Coco Moon, was released on March 24, 2023. On March 22, 2024, he released the deluxe edition of Coco Moon, which contains 6 extra songs, including a cover of Augustana's "Boston".
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
AUS [9] |
CAN [12] |
GER [13] |
JPN [14] |
KOR [15] |
NLD [16] |
NZ [17] |
SWI [4] |
UK [18] | |||||
| Maybe I'm Dreaming | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | — | — | —[A] | ||||
| Ocean Eyes |
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8 | 14 | 18 | 7 | 43 | 67 | 42 | 16 | 29 | 7 | |||
| All Things Bright and Beautiful |
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6 | 33 | 7 | 69 | 31 | 49 | 100 | — | 40 | 52 |
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| The Midsummer Station |
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7 | 29 | 1 | 44 | 19 | 63 | 36 | 24 | 61 | 34 | |||
| Mobile Orchestra | 11 | 33 | 5 | — | 40 | 59 | 83 | — | — | 98 | ||||
| Cinematic |
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115 | —[B] | — | — | —[C] | — | — | —[D] | — | —[E] | |||
| Coco Moon |
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—[F] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[G] | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | ||||||||||||||
Compilation albums
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [14] | ||
| The Best of Owl City |
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118 |
Live albums
Extended plays
| Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [5] |
US Dance [1] |
KOR [44] | |||||||
| Of June |
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— | 15 | 38 | |||||
| Shooting Star |
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49 | — | — | |||||
| Spotify Sessions | — | — | — | ||||||
| The Midsummer Station – Acoustic |
|
99 | — | — | |||||
| Ultraviolet |
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30 | — | — |
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| Reel 1 |
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— | — | — | |||||
| Reel 2 |
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— | — | — | |||||
| Reel 3 |
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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 | Sales | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [3] |
AUS [9] |
BEL (Fl) [47] |
CAN [10] |
CZE [48] |
DEN [49] |
JPN [50] |
KOR [51] |
NZ [17] |
UK [11] | ||||||||
| "Fireflies" | 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 75 | 2 | 1 | Ocean Eyes | |||||
| "Vanilla Twilight" | 2010 | 72 | 44 | —[H] | 74 | 37 | 24 | — | — | 36 | 94 |
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| "Umbrella Beach" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 110 | |||||||
| "To the Sky" | —[I] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole | ||||||
| "Peppermint Winter" | —[J] | — | —[K] | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | ||||||
| "Alligator Sky" (featuring Shawn Chrystopher) |
2011 | —[L] | — | —[M] | — | — | —[N] | 32 | 40 | — | —[O] | All Things Bright and Beautiful | |||||
| "Galaxies" | —[P] | — | — | — | — | — | —[Q] | 199 | — | —[R] | |||||||
| "Lonely Lullaby" | —[S] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 136 | — | — | |||||||
| "Angels" | —[T] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[U] | |||||||
| "Shooting Star" | 2012 | — | — | —[V] | —[W] | — | — | 49 | 21 | — | 176 | The Midsummer Station | |||||
| "Good Time"[X] (with Carly Rae Jepsen) |
8 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 2 | 9 | 1 | 5 | |||||||
| "Beautiful Times" (featuring Lindsey Stirling) |
2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | 48 | — | — | Ultraviolet | |||||
| "Tokyo"[Y] (featuring Sekai no Owari) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 97 | — | —[Z] | Mobile Orchestra | ||||||
| "Verge" (featuring Aloe Blacc) |
2015 | — | — | — | — | —[AA] | — | 44 | 93 | — | — | ||||||
| "My Everything" | —[AB] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 54 | — | — | |||||||
| "Unbelievable" (featuring Hanson) |
—[AC] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 47 | — | — | |||||||
| "Not All Heroes Wear Capes"[75] | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Cinematic | |||||
| "All My Friends"[76] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AD] | |||||||
| "Lucid Dream" | 2018 | —[AE] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AF] | ||||||
| "New York City"[80] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AG] | |||||||
| "Up to the Cloud"[81] | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||||
| "Kelly Time"[82] | 2023 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Coco Moon[AH] | |||||
| "Adam, Check Please"[84] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Vitamin Sea"[85] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "Boston"[86] | 2024 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Car Trouble"[87] | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Christ [63] |
BEL (FL) [88] |
CIS [89] |
MEX Ing. [90] |
NLD [91] |
UK Dance [18] |
UKR [92] | |||||
| "Middledistancerunner" (Chicane featuring Adam Young) |
2010 | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | — | Giants | ||
| "Youtopia" (Armin van Buuren featuring Adam Young) |
2011 | — | 137 | 107 | — | 68 | — | 36 | Mirage | ||
| "All About Us" (He Is We featuring Owl City) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Non-album single | ||
| "Eternity" (Paul Van Dyk featuring Adam Young) |
2012 | — | — | 175 | 39 | — | — | — | Evolution | ||
| "Cactus in the Valley"[93] (Lights featuring Owl City) |
2013 | — | — | — | — | — | —[AI] | — | Siberia Acoustic | ||
| "That's My Jam" (Relient K featuring Owl City) |
—[AJ] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Collapsible Lung | |||
| "Ready to Fly"[96] (Didrick featuring Adam Young) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | ||
| "Let the Light In"[97] (Joshua Micah featuring Owl City) |
2022 | —[AK] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
| "Forever & Always"[99] (Armin van Buuren and Gareth Emery featuring Owl City) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | Feel Again, Pt. 2 | |||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | Album | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Christ [63] |
US Christ Rock [78] |
US Dance /Elec |
KOR [100] |
UK [11] | ||||||
| "The Christmas Song"[101] | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
| "Hot Air Balloon"[102] | 2009 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — |
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Ocean Eyes | ||
| "Strawberry Avalanche"[104] | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| "Sunburn"[105] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Hello Seattle" | —[AL] | — | — | — | 200 | — |
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| "Deer in the Headlights"[106] | 2011 | — | — | — | — | 145 | — | All Things Bright and Beautiful | |||
| "Dreams Don't Turn to Dust"[107] | — | — | — | —[AM] | — | — | |||||
| "I'm Coming After You"[108] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | —[AN] | The Midsummer Station | |||
| "Metropolis"[110] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Wolf Bite"[111] | 2014 | — | — | 22 | —[AO] | — | — | Ultraviolet | |||
| "You're Not Alone"[112] (featuring Britt Nicole) |
— | 5 | — | — | —[AP] | —[AQ] | Mobile Orchestra | ||||
| "Kiss Me Babe, It's Christmas Time"[115] | — | — | — | — | — | —[AR] | Non-album single | ||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||
Other charted songs
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US | US Christ [63] |
US Christ Rock [78] |
US Dance /Elec |
CAN [10] |
JPN [50] |
KOR [117] |
UK [11] | ||||||
| "The Technicolor Phase" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 99 | — | Maybe I'm Dreaming | |||
| "Tidal Wave" | 2009 | — | — | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | Ocean Eyes | |||
| "The Real World" | 2011 | —[AS] | — | — | —[AT] | — | — | — | — | All Things Bright and Beautiful | |||
| "Kamikaze" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AU] | |||||
| "Honey and the Bee" (featuring Breanne Düren) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AV] | |||||
| "The First Noel" (TobyMac featuring Owl City) |
— | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas in Diverse City | ||||
| "Gold" | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 138 | — | The Midsummer Station | |||
| "Take It All Away" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 163 | — | |||||
| "Dementia" (featuring Mark Hoppus) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | 171 | — | |||||
| "Dreams and Disasters" | — | 43 | 29 | — | — | — | 156 | — | |||||
| "Speed of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AW] | |||||
| "When Can I See You Again?" | —[AX] | — | — | — | 78 | 100 | — | — | Wreck-It Ralph soundtrack | ||||
| "Shine Your Way" | 2013 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 93 | — | The Croods soundtrack | |||
| "Hey Anna" | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | The Midsummer Station - Acoustic | ||||
| "Light of Christmas" (featuring TobyMac) |
— | 2 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas | ||||
| "Up All Night" | 2014 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 91 | — | Ultraviolet | |||
| "Listen to What the Man Said" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AY] | The Art of McCartney | ||||
| "Mobile Orchestra" | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | 67 | — | — | Mobile Orchestra | |||
| "Thunderstruck" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[AZ] | |||||
| "This Isn't the End" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[BA] | |||||
| "Can't Live Without You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[BB] | |||||
| "Cloud Nine" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[BC] | Cinematic | |||
| "House Wren" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —[BD] | |||||
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||||||||||||
Guest appearances
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| "Enchanted"[125] | 2011 | Taylor Swift (Original Version) | N/a |
| "The First Noel"[126] | TobyMac | Christmas in Diverse City | |
| "Blinding Light – Adam Young of Owl City Remix" | 2012 | Switchfoot | Vice Re-Verses |
| "Alive"[127] | Schiller | Sonne | |
| "When Can I See You Again?"[128] | N/a | Wreck-It Ralph soundtrack | |
| "Shine Your Way"[129] | 2013 | Yuna | The Croods soundtrack |
| "Live It Up" | N/a | The Smurfs 2 soundtrack | |
| "Light of Christmas" | TobyMac | VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the Light of Christmas | |
| "In the Air"[130] | Ørjan Nilsen | No Saint Out of Me | |
| "That's My Jam"[131] | Relient K | Collapsible Lung | |
| "Listen to What the Man Said" | 2014 | N/a | The Art of McCartney |
| "Snow Snow Snow" | 2015 | Band of Merrymakers | Welcome to Our Christmas Party |
| "Waving Through a Window" | 2017 | N/a | N/a |
| "Clap Your Hands"[132] | N/a | Featured in Everybody's Golf (video game) | |
| "All Star"[133] (Owl City Remix) | 2022 | Smash Mouth | N/a |
| "Let the Light In"[134] | Joshua Micah | N/a | |
| "Gone"[135] | 2023 | Switchfoot | The Beautiful Letdown (Our Version) |
Music videos
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Early Birdie" | 2008 | Andy Johnson[136] |
| "Fireflies" | 2009 | Steve Hoover[137][138] |
| "Vanilla Twilight" | 2010 | |
| "Umbrella Beach" | Alexander Brown[139] | |
| "To the Sky" (from The Original Motion Picture Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole) | Danny Yourd[140] | |
| "Alligator Sky" (featuring Shawn Chrystopher) |
2011 | Steve Hoover[141][142] |
| "Deer in the Headlights" | ||
| "Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen) |
2012 | Declan Whitebloom[143] |
| "Shooting Star" | Ethan Lader[144] | |
| "When Can I See You Again?" (from Wreck-It Ralph Soundtrack) | Matt Stawski[145] | |
| "Shine Your Way" (from The Croods)[146] (with Yuna) |
2013 | — |
| "Metropolis" | Daniel Cummings[147] | |
| "Beautiful Times" (featuring Lindsey Stirling) |
2014 | Everdream |
| "Wolf Bite" (Official Visualiser) | ||
| "Up All Night" (Official Visualiser) | ||
| "This Isn't the End" (Official Visualiser) | ||
| "Tokyo" (featuring Sekai no Owari) (Official Visualiser Video) |
Masahiro Tsuruoka | |
| "Verge" | 2015 | Matt Stawski |
| "My Everything" | Eric Ulbrich, Kylie Eaton | |
| "Unbelievable" (featuring Hanson) |
Ryan Maloney | |
| "Not All Heroes Wear Capes (Acoustic)" | 2017 | Max Haben |
| "All My Friends" | ||
| "Lucid Dream" | 2018 | |
| "New York City" | ||
| "Vitamin Sea" | 2023 | Rudy Kovasckitz |
Notes
- Maybe I'm Dreaming did not enter the UK Albums Chart, but peaked at number 60 on the UK Album Downloads Chart.[19]
- Cinematic did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[34]
- Cinematic did not enter the Oricon Albums Chart, but peaked at number 46 on the Billboard Japan Hot Albums chart.[35]
- Cinematic did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart.[36]
- Coco Moon did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at number 94 on the US Billboard Top Current Albums Sales component chart.[39]
- "Vanilla Twilight" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 2 on the Ultratip chart.[47]
- "To the Sky" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8]
- "Alligator Sky" did not enter the Danish Singles Chart, but peaked at number ten on the Danish Airplay chart.[61]
- "Alligator Sky" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 49 on the UK Airplay chart.[62]
- "Galaxies" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 39 on the US Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart.[63]
- "Galaxies" did not enter the Japan Hot 100, but peaked at number 92 on the Japan Adult Contemporary Airplay chart.[64]
- "Galaxies" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the UK Cross Rhythms chart.[65]
- "Angels" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 43 on the US Billboard Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[66]
- "Shooting Star" did not enter the Canadian Hot 100, but peaked at number two on the Canadian Singles Sales chart.[68]
- Only appears on the Japanese edition of Mobile Orchestra.
- "Lucid Dream" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the US Billboard Christian Rock chart.[78]
- "Cactus in the Valley" did not enter the UK Dance Chart, but peaked at number nine on the UK Cross Rhythms chart.[94]
- "Let the Light In" did not enter the US Billboard Hot Christian Songs chart, but peaked at number 48 on the US Christian Airplay chart.[98]
- "Dreams Don't Turn to Dust" did not enter the Billboard Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at number 26 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs component chart.[66]