Vanessa Hudgens discography
The discography of Vanessa Hudgens consists of two studio albums, five soundtrack albums, thirteen singles, and seven music videos. Hudgens has also recorded several other releases as her High School Musical character Gabriella Montez in the High School Musical film series' soundtracks. The songs she has recorded entered several international music charts and most of them were duets with the cast members of the High School Musical series. Hudgens' biggest hit song is the High School Musical duet "Breaking Free", which peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.[1]
Vanessa Hudgens discography | |
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Hudgens at the High School Musical: The Concert tour in January 2007. | |
Studio albums | 2 |
Music videos | 7 |
Singles | 13 |
Soundtrack albums | 5 |
Promotional singles | 2 |
In 2006, Hudgens signed a record deal with Hollywood Records. Her debut solo studio album, V, was released on September 26, 2006 in the United States. The album reached number twenty-four on the Billboard 200, selling over 34,000 copies in its first week.[2] In February 2007, the album was certified Gold for shipments of 500,000 copies to U.S. retailers.[3] The album has sold 570,000 copies in the United States as of April 2008 and was certified Platinum in Argentina for sales of 8,000 copies.[4][5] Hudgens' second solo studio album, Identified, was released on July 1, 2008 in North America and reached number twenty-three on the Billboard 200, selling 22,000 copies in its first week in the US.[6]
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [7] |
AUT [8] |
CAN [9] |
FRA [10] |
GER [11] |
IRE [12] |
ITA [13] |
NZ [14] |
SWI [15] |
UK [16] | ||||
V |
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24 | — | 91 | 59 | — | 27 | 42 | 35 | — | 86 |
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Identified |
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23 | 35 | 37 | — | 60 | 37 | — | — | 74 | 46 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Soundtrack albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [17] |
AUS [18] |
AUT [19] |
CAN [20] |
FRA [21] |
GER [22] |
ITA Comp. [23] |
NZ [24] |
SWI [25] |
UK Comp. [26] | |||
High School Musical |
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1 | 1 | 13 | 23 | 6 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 63 | 1 | |
High School Musical 2 |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
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2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | |
Gigi (New Broadway Cast Recording) |
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— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Grease: Live - Music from the Television Event |
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37 | 85 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"—" 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 | ||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
US [41] |
AUS [42] |
CAN [43] |
FRA [10] |
GER [44] |
IRE [45] |
ITA [46] |
NZ [47] |
SWI [48] |
UK [49] | |||||
"Breaking Free" (with Drew Seeley and Zac Efron) |
2006 | 4 | 13 | — | — | 46 | 17 | — | 4 | — | 9 | High School Musical | ||
"Come Back to Me" | 55 | 36 | — | 12 | 58 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 100 | V | |||
"Say OK" | 2007 | 61 | — | — | — | — | — | 39 | — | — | 124 | |||
"You Are the Music in Me" (with Zac Efron and Olesya Rulin) |
31 | 86 | 54 | — | 75 | 12 | — | — | 75 | 26 | High School Musical 2 | |||
"Gotta Go My Own Way" (with Zac Efron) |
34 | — | 67 | — | 67 | 36 | 39 | — | 59 | 40 | ||||
"Sneakernight" | 2008 | 88 | 94 | 95 | — | 98 | — | — | — | — | 164 | Identified | ||
"Right Here, Right Now" (with Zac Efron) |
—[upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | 92 | — | — | — | — | 137 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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US [41] |
AUS [42] |
CAN [43] |
IRE [45] |
ITA [46] |
NZ [47] |
SWI [48] |
UK [49] | ||||||
"We're All in This Together" (among High School Musical cast) |
2006 | 34 | 86 | — | 31 | 47 | 14 | — | 40 | High School Musical | |||
"What Time Is It?" (among High School Musical 2 cast) |
2007 | 6 | 20 | 66 | 10 | 45 | — | — | 20 | High School Musical 2 | |||
"Now or Never" (among High School Musical 3: Senior Year cast) |
2008 | 68 | 62 | 72 | 42 | 29 | — | 64 | 41 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | |||
"A Night to Remember" (among High School Musical 3: Senior Year cast) |
—[upper-alpha 3] | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | 94 | |||||
"Reminding Me" (Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens) |
2017 | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | — | — |
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My Side of Your Story | ||
"Lay with Me" (Phantoms featuring Vanessa Hudgens) |
2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | |||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||||||
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US Dance [55] | ||||||||||||||
"Let's Dance"[56] | 2007 | — | V | |||||||||||
"$$ex"[57] (with YLA) |
2013 | 11 | 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 | |||||||||
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US [41] |
AUS [42] |
GER [44] |
IRE [45] |
ITA [46] |
JAP [58] |
SWI [48] |
UK [49] | ||||||
"Start of Something New" (with Drew Seeley and Zac Efron) |
2006 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 90 |
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High School Musical | ||
"What I've Been Looking For (Reprise)" (with Drew Seeley and Zac Efron) |
67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||||
"When There Was Me and You" | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 184 | |||||
"Work This Out" (among High School Musical 2 cast) |
2007 | —[upper-alpha 4] | — | — | — | — | — | — | 78 | High School Musical 2 | |||
"Everyday" (with Zac Efron) |
65 | — | 67 | 47 | 48 | — | 81 | 59 | |||||
"All for One" (among High School Musical 2 cast) |
92 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 87 | |||||
"Identified" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | — | 98 | — | — | Identified | |||
"Can I Have This Dance?" (with Zac Efron) |
98 | 84 | — | — | — | — | 80 | 81 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | ||||
"Just Wanna Be with You" (with Zac Efron, Lucas Grabeel and Olesya Rulin) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 153 | |||||
"High School Musical" (among High School Musical 3: Senior Year cast) |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 105 | |||||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Other appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
---|---|---|---|
"Colors of the Wind" | 2007 | N/A | Disneymania 5 |
"Still There for Me" | Corbin Bleu | Another Side | |
"Everything I Own" | 2009 | I Can't Go On, I'll Go On | Bandslam |
"Winter Wonderland" | N/A | A Very Special Christmas 7 | |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director |
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As lead artist | ||
"Come Back to Me" | 2006 | Chris Applebaum[60] |
"Say OK" (first version) |
2007 | |
"Say OK" (second version) |
Darren Grant[61] | |
"Sneakernight" | 2008 | R. Malcolm Jones[62] |
"$$$ex" (with YLA) |
2013 | YLA[63] |
As featured artist | ||
"Reminding Me" (Shawn Hook featuring Vanessa Hudgens) |
2017 | Aya Tanimura[64] |
"Lay with Me" (Phantoms featuring Vanessa Hudgens) |
2018 | The Dads[65] |
Guest appearances | ||
"Where's the Love?" (The Black Eyed Peas featuring The World) |
2016 | Michael Jurkovac |
Notes
- United States sales figures for V as of April 2008.[4]
- "Right Here, Right Now" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 19 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[51]
- "A Night to Remember" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 8 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[53]
- "Work This Out" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[51]
Citations
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- Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- For V: "Albums: Top 100 (For The Week Ending 19 October, 2006)". Jam!. Sun Media. October 15, 2006. Archived from the original on October 25, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2013.
- For Identified: "Coldplay's 'Viva' still at No. 1". Jam!. Sun Media. July 9, 2008. Archived from the original on September 28, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2017.
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- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in the United States:
- For High School Musical: "Billboard 200: Week of March 11, 2006". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- For High School Musical 2: "Billboard 200: Week of September 1, 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- For High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Billboard 200: Week of November 8, 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- For Grease: Live: "Billboard 200: Week of February 20, 2016". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in Australia:
- For High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Search for: High School Musical". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For Grease: Live: Ryan, Gavin (February 13, 2016). "ARIA Albums: Molly Is No 1". Noise11. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in Austria:
- For High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Einfache Suche: High School Musical". austriancharts.at (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in Canada:
- For High School Musical: "Albums: Top 100 (For The Week Ending 8 June, 2006)". Jam!. Sun Media. June 4, 2006. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- For High School Musical 2: "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of September 1, 2007". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Billboard Canadian Albums: Week of November 8, 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in France:
- For High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Recherche pour: High School Musical". lescharts.com (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in Germany:
- For High School Musical: "Soundtrack - High School Musical". offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- For High School Musical 2: "Soundtrack - High School Musical 2". offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- For High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Soundtrack - High School Musical 3: Senior Year". offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in Italy:
- For High School Musical: "Ricerca per: High School Musical (Ost)". fimi.it (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- For High School Musical 2: "Ricerca per: High School Musical 2 (Ost)". fimi.it (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- For High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Ricerca per: High School Musical 3: Senior Year (Ost)". fimi.it (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in New Zealand:
- For High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Search for: High School Musical". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in Switzerland:
- For High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year: "Search for: High School Musical". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- Peak chart positions for soundtracks in the United Kingdom:
- For High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3: Senior Year: Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: Various Artists (Compilations)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Gold & Platinum: High School Musical". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
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- "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards 2008". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved November 16, 2012.
- "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope. Archived from the original on July 24, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2012.
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- Peak chart positions for songs in the United States:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens – Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Now or Never": "Hot 100: Week of November 8, 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for songs in Australia:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Breaking Free": "Cast Of High School Musical discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "We're All in This Together": "The ARIA Report: Issue 869 (Week Commencing 30 October 2006)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "What Time Is It?": "Cast Of High School Musical 2 discography". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "You Are the Music in Me": "The ARIA Report: Issue 927 (Week Commencing 10 December 2007)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Now or Never", "Can I Have This Dance?" and "A Night to Remember": "The ARIA Report: Issue 981 (Week Commencing 15 December 2008)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Sneakernight": "The ARIA Report: Issue 986 (Week Commencing 19 January 2009)" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. p. 4. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for songs in Canada:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens – Chart History: Billboard Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Now or Never": "Canadian Hot 100: Week of September 20, 2008". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for songs in Germany:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens discography". offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- For "Breaking Free" and "Everyday": "High School Musical discography". offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- For "You Are the Music in Me" and "Gotta Go My Own Way": "Troy and Gabriella discography". offiziellecharts.de (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
- Peak chart positions for songs in Ireland:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens discography". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Breaking Free", "We're All in This Together", "What Time Is It?", "Everyday" and "Now or Never": "High School Musical discography". irish-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for songs in Italy:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens discography". italiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "We're All in This Together" and "Now or Never": "Ricerca per: High School Musical Cast". fimi.it (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- For "Say OK": "Ricerca per: Vanessa Hudgens". fimi.it (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- For "What Time Is It?" and "Everyday": "Ricerca per: The Cast of High School Music". fimi.it (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- For "Gotta Go My Own Way": "Ricerca per: Gabriella & Troy". fimi.it (in Italian). Federazione Industria Musicale Italiana. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- Peak chart positions for songs in New Zealand:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens discography". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Breaking Free" and "We're All in This Together": "High School Musical discography". charts.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- Peak chart positions for songs in Switzerland:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens discography". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- For "Everyday" and "Now or Never": "High School Musical discography". swisscharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- Peak chart positions for songs in the United Kingdom:
- For all except noted: "Vanessa Hudgens discography". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Breaking Free" and "We're All in This Together": "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2006". UK Singles Chart. zobbel.de. Retrieved 1 August 2019.
- For "Start of Something New", "When There Was Me and You", "Say OK", "What Time Is It?", "Work This Out", "You Are the Music in Me", "Gotta Go My Own Way", "Everyday" and "All for One": "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2007". UK Singles Chart. zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Now or Never", "Right Here, Right Now", "Can I Have This Dance?", "A Night to Remember", "Just Wanna Be with You" and "High School Musical": "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2008". UK Singles Chart. zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- For "Sneakernight": "Chart Log UK – Chart Coverage and Record Sales 2009". UK Singles Chart. zobbel.de. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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- "$$$EX (WITH YLA) - Single". iTunes. Retrieved 2011-09-21.
- Peak chart positions for songs in Japan:
- For "Identified": "Billboard Japan Hot 100: Week of July 7, 2008" (in Japanese). Japan Hot 100. Archived from the original on 18 November 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
- "Gold & Platinum: Soundtrack - Start of Something New". Recording Industry Association of America. 21 June 2006. Retrieved 22 October 2018.
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- "Vanessa Hudgens - Say OK". Muchmusic.com. Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
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