Missy Higgins discography
The discography of Australian singer-songwriter and musician Missy Higgins consists of five studio albums, seven extended plays, twenty-five singles (including one 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".
Missy Higgins discography | |
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Higgins performing at the Live Earth concert, Sydney in 2007 | |
Studio albums | 5 |
Live albums | 1 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 2 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 25 |
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".
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||
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AUS [5] |
NZ [6] |
US [7] | |||
The Sound of White |
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1 | 19 | — | |
On a Clear Night |
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1 | 14 | 103 |
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The Ol' Razzle Dazzle |
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1 | 24 | 83 |
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Oz |
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3 | 39 | — | |
Solastalgia |
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3 | —[upper-alpha 1] | — | |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Live albums
Title | Album details |
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Live & Acoustic (iTunes Exclusive) |
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Compilations
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [5] | ||
The EP Collectibles |
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— |
The Special Ones |
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7 [13] |
Extended plays
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
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AUS [5] | ||
The Missy Higgins EP |
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49 |
All for Believing (US only release) |
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— |
Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||
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AUS [14] |
NZ [6] |
UK [15] | |||||
"Greed for Your Love" | 2003 | — | — | — | The Missy Higgins EP | ||
"Scar" | 2004 | 1 | 20 | 246 |
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The Sound of White | |
"Ten Days" | 12 | 39 | 133 |
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"The Special Two" | 2005 | 2 | — | — |
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"The Sound of White" | 22 | — | — | ||||
"Steer" | 2007 | 1 | — | — |
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On a Clear Night | |
"Where I Stood" | 10 | — | — | ||||
"Peachy" | — | — | — | ||||
"More Than This" | 2009 | — | — | — | N/A | ||
"Unashamed Desire" | 2012 | 58 | — | — | The Ol' Razzle Dazzle | ||
"Everyone's Waiting" | 11 | — | — |
| |||
"Hello Hello" (US only) | — | — | — | ||||
"Set Me on Fire"[20] | — | — | — | ||||
"We Ride"[21] | 2013 | — | — | — | Spark: A Burning Man Story | ||
"Shark Fin Blues" | 2014 | 71 | — | — | Oz | ||
"Oh Canada" | 2016 | 46 | — | — | N/A | ||
"Better Be Home Soon/Fall at Your Feet/Distant Sun (Medley)" (with Bernard Fanning and Crowded House) |
53 | — | — | N/A | |||
"Torchlight" | 2017 | — | — | — | N/A | ||
"Futon Couch" | 2018 | 100 | — | — | Solastalgia | ||
"Cemetery"[22] | —[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | ||||
"Arrows"[24] | — | — | — | The Special Ones | |||
"Song for Sammy"[25] | 2019 | — | — | — | N/A | ||
"Carry You"[26] | 2020 | — | — | — | Upright | ||
"When the Machine Starts"[27][28] | — | — | — | N/A | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
- Solastalgia did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart.[11]
- "Cemetery" did not enter the ARIA Singles Charts, but peaked at number 49 on the ARIA Digital Tracks Chart.[23]
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"Beds Are Burning" (Amanda Palmer featuring Missy Higgins, Brian Viglione and Jherek Bischoff)[29][30] |
2020 | Forty-Five Degrees - A Bushfire Charity Flash Record |
Notes
DVDs
Year | DVD details |
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2005 | If You Tell Me Yours, I'll Tell You Mine
AUS #1 (1 week) |
2007 | On A Clear Night Limited CD & DVD Tour Edition |
Other appearances
Year | Title | Artist | Album | Role |
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2005 | "Stuff and Nonsense" | Various artists | She Will Have Her Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn | Lead vocals[31] |
"Ghost Songs" and "Paperboy" | Tim Rogers and the Temperance Union | Dirty Ron/Ghost Songs | Performer[32] | |
"Moses" | Triple J | Like a Version: Volume One | Lead vocals[33] | |
2007 | "Droving Woman" | Various artists | Cannot Buy My Soul | Vocals[34] |
"Moses" | Various artists | Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project | Lead vocals[35] | |
2009 | "(I'm) In Love Again" | Various artists | Best Is Yet to Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman | Lead vocals[36] |
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[37] |
2013 | "This Morning" (with Matt Corby) | Various artists | Crucible - The Songs of Hunters & Collectors | Lead vocals [38] |
2013 | "Stuff and Nonesence" (with Tim Finn) | Various artists | At Last – A Timeless Collection of Beautiful Songs | Lead vocals [39] |
2015 | "Hidden Ones" | Various artists | Say Yes to Love (Volume 2) | Lead vocals [40] |
2016 | "Three Little Fishes" | Various artists | Famous Friends – 50 Years of Play School | Lead vocals [41] |
2020 | "Carry You" | Various artists | Music from the Home Front | with Tim Minchin |
References
- Zuel, Bernard (11 September 2004), "School Of Rock", The Sydney Morning Herald, archived from the original on 23 June 2010, retrieved 16 January 2010
- Missy Higgins Guest Programs, Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), 18 December 2004, archived from the original on 10 July 2010, retrieved 7 June 2010
- Discography, Official Missy Higgins website, retrieved 3 March 2010
- Te Koha, Nui (31 March 2007), "Missy Ready For Return", Sunday Mail, retrieved 28 April 2010
- "Discography Missy Higgins". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "Discography Missy Higgins". New Zealand charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
- "Missy Higgins Album & Song Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2006 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 May 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
- "Special Ones, The - Best Of Missy Higgins". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 1 December 2018.
- Peak positions for singles in Australia:
- All except noted: "Discography Missy Higgins". Australian charts portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "Shark Fin Blues": "The ARIA Report – Issue #1277" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "Better Be Home Soon/Fall at Your Feet/Distant Sun" (Medley): "ARIA Chart Watch #397". auspOp. 3 December 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
- "Futon Couch": "ARIA Chart Watch #460". auspOp. 17 February 2018. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- Zywietz, Tobias, "H & Claire — Hysterix", Chart Log UK, archived from the original on 10 July 2010, retrieved 5 January 2010
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2007 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
- "Set Me on Fire Missy Higgins". September 2012. Retrieved 1 October 2012.
- "We Right (from film Spark Burning)". iTunes AUS. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- "MISSY HIGGINS 'CEMETERY'". Mushroom Music. 13 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
- "ARIA Report: Issue #1469" (PDF). Pandora Archive. ARIA. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "The Special Ones". Missy Higgins. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Song for Sammy - single". Apple Music Australia. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- "Carry You - single". Apple Music Australia. 24 January 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- [When the Machine Starts "When the Machine Starts - single"] Check
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value (help). Apple Music Australia. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020. - "Sigles to Radio w/c 6 November 2020". 6 November 2020. Retrieved 6 November 2020.
- "Amanda Palmer Announces Australian Charity Record; Releases Midnight Oil Cover". broadwayworld. 20 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- "Beds Are Burning - single". Apple Music Australia. 18 February 2020. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- "She Will Have Her Way: The Songs of Tim & Neil Finn", Allmusic, retrieved 5 January 2010
- Mathewson, Catriona (30 November 2007), "Missy Higgins and Tim Rogers Talk About Their Infamous Hug", Herald Sun, archived from the original on 10 July 2010, retrieved 5 January 2010
- "JJJ: Like A Version", Allmusic, retrieved 5 January 2010
- Dwyer, Michael (17 March 2007), "Stars Sing Out In Praise Of The King Of Soulful Protest", The Age, archived from the original on 10 July 2010, retrieved 5 January 2010
- "Sounds Eclectic: The Covers Project > Overview", Allmusic, retrieved 5 January 2010
- "Best Is Yet to Come: The Songs of Cy Coleman", Allmusic, retrieved 5 August 2011
- "The Muppets – The Green Album". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Crucible - The Songs of Hunters & Collectors". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "At Last". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Say Yes to Love (Volume 2". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Famous Friends – 50 Years of Play School". iTunes Australia. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
External links
- Official website
- Missy Higgins at AllMusic
- Missy Higgins discography at Discogs