The discography of Clay Aiken, an American pop music singer, consists of six studio albums, eighteen singles, one extended play, two Double A-side CDs (B-sides) and five music videos.
| Clay Aiken discography | |
|---|---|
 Clay Aiken during the Jukebox Tour in Merrillville, IN, August 23, 2005 | |
| Studio albums | 6 |
| EPs | 1 |
| Compilation albums | 2 |
| Singles | 18 |
| B-sides | 2 |
| Music videos | 5 |
| DVDs | 2 |
After his appearance on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003 he signed with RCA Records. His first solo album, Measure of a Man (2003), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With 613,000 copies sold in its first week, this was the highest-selling debut for a solo artist in 10 years,[1] and to date the highest debut of any Idol. The album received a double Platinum certification from the RIAA on November 17, 2003.
Aiken's second album was a holiday album titled Merry Christmas with Love (2004), which set a new record for fastest-selling holiday album in the Soundscan era (since 1991).[2] The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and tied Céline Dion's record for the highest debut by a holiday album in the history of Billboard magazine. Merry Christmas with Love sold over 1,000,000 copies retail in six weeks and was the best-selling holiday album of 2004, receiving RIAA Platinum certification on Jan. 6, 2005. This album was re-released in August 2009.
His third album A Thousand Different Ways (2006) debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and his fourth album On My Way Here (2008) debuted at number four. His first four studio albums debuted in the top five on the Billboard 200.
After the release of On My Way Here, Aiken and RCA parted ways and he signed with Universal Music's Decca Records. His first album with Decca, Tried and True, was released on June 1, 2010 and debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200.[3][4][5][6]
Albums
editStudio albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US Internet [7] |
US Digital | US Holiday | US Christian [7] |
CAN [7] |
NZ [8] | ||||
| 2003 | Measure of a Man [A][9]
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1 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 |
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| 2004 | Merry Christmas with Love
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4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
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| 2006 | A Thousand Different Ways
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2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — |
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| 2008 | On My Way Here
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4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 25 | — |
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| 2010 | Tried and True
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9 | — | 21 | — | — | 58[15] | — |
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| 2012 | Steadfast
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120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "—" denotes the album didn't chart. | ||||||||||
Compilation albums
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Sales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [17] |
US Internet | |||
| 2009 | Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken | 173 | 10 |
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| 2010 | X2: A Thousand Different Ways/Measure of a Man
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— | — | |
EPs
edit| Year | EP | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 |
All Is Well
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Singles
edit| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Album | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
US AC [7] |
US Christ |
CAN [7] |
NZ [8] | |||
| 2003 | "This Is the Night" | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
| "Bridge over Troubled Water" | 29 | — | |||||
| 2004 | "Invisible" | 37 | 8 | — | — | 47 | Measure of a Man |
| "The Way" | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | ||
| "Solitaire" | 27 | — | — | — | |||
| "I Will Carry You" | — | 25 | — | — | — | ||
| "Measure of a Man" | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "The First Noel" | — | 9 | — | — | — | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics | |
| "Silver Bells" (duet with Kimberley Locke) |
— | 16 | — | — | — | ||
| "Winter Wonderland" | — | 13 | — | — | — | Merry Christmas with Love | |
| 2005 | "O Holy Night" | — | 37 | — | — | — | |
| "Hark the Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful" |
— | 27 | — | — | — | ||
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | — | 32 | — | — | — | ||
| "Mary, Did You Know?" | — | 35 | 32 | — | — | ||
| 2006 | "Without You" | — | 28 | — | — | — | A Thousand Different Ways |
| 2007 | "A Thousand Days" | — | 28 | — | — | — | |
| 2008 | "On My Way Here"[B] | — | 26 | — | — | — | On My Way Here |
| 2011 | "Bring Back My Love" | — | 33 | — | — | — | Steadfast |
| 2024 | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Bells Are Ringing |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Double A-side CDs
edit| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US [7] |
CAN [7] |
NZ [8] | ||||
| 2003 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water"/"This Is the Night" | 1 | — | 1 |
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| 2004 | "The Way"/"Solitaire"
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4[20] | 1 | — |
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Single certifications
edit| Year | Title | US[22] | CAN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Platinum | 6× Platinum[23] |
| 2004 | "Invisible" | Gold |
DVDs
edit| Year | Video details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Live – A Clay Aiken Christmas |
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| 2010 | Tried and True Live |
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Music videos
edit| Year | Video | Album | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "This Is the Night" (Never released) |
Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is the Night | Matthew Rolston[27] |
| 2004 | "Invisible" "The Way" |
Measure of a Man | Diane Martel |
| 2005 | "Proud of Your Boy" | Aladdin | Disney |
| 2007 | "A Thousand Days" | A Thousand Different Ways | — |
| 2008 | "On My Way Here" (Internet release) |
On My Way Here |
Other recordings
edit| Year | Single | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "What the World Needs Now" (with Season 2 Finalists) |
American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs
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| "On the Wings of Love" | ||
| "God Bless the U.S.A. (Proud to Be an American)" (with Season 2 Finalists) | ||
| "The First Noel" | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics
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| "O Come All Ye Faithful" | ||
| "Silver Bells" (duet with Kimberley Locke) | ||
| "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Season 2 Finalists) | ||
| 2004 | "Without You" [C] (duet with Kimberley Locke) |
One Love
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| 2005 | "Proud of Your Boy" [D] | Disneymania, Vol. 3
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| 2007 | "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" | Crooner's Christmas
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| 2010 | "I Believe We Can" [E] (duet with Chaka Khan) |
Phineas and Ferb – Summer Belongs to You
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See also
editReferences
editNotes
- A ^ RCA announced that Measure of a Man was certified 3× Platinum but it does not show on the RIAA list.[9]
- B ^ "On My Way Here" was released on the Super Hero (2008) album presented by MBA Sports, commemorating the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- C ^ "Without You" is a different song to Badfinger's "Without You".
- D ^ "Proud of Your Boy" was recorded for Disney's DVD Aladdin Special Edition (2004). Video of Aiken singing with the orchestra is on the DVD.
- E ^ "I Believe We Can" was recorded for Disney's Phineas and Ferb special "Summer Belongs to You".[28]
Footnotes
- ^ Aiken CD Highest-Selling Debut Album Since 1993 wral.com. November 6, 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-08
- ^ Rogers, Steve. Clay Aiken's "Merry Christmas With Love" holiday album debuts to record sales realitytvworld.com. November 29, 2004. Retrieved 2009-08-08
- ^ Decca Records – Clay Aiken Retrieved 2010-04-08
- ^ Clay Aiken Leaves His Record Label People. by David Caplan. February 20, 2009. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian. Clay Aiken's 'Tried and True' track listing USA Today, Idol Chatter. April 5, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-05
- ^ 'Tried and True' Clay Aiken debuts in the Top 10 USA Today. June 9, 2010. Retrieved 2010-06-09
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Clay Aiken | Awards". AllMusic. Archived from the original on March 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c "charts.nz – Discography Clay Aiken". Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ a b RCA Press Release, certified triple platinum, retrieved 2006-08-24
- ^ a b c d RIAA Clay Aiken albums Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ a b c d e CRIA – Clay Aiken albums[permanent dead link] Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ Clay: Another wobbly sales week content.usatoday.com. October 11, 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-10
- ^ Idol Chatter 12-22-2010
- ^ a b c Mansfield, Brian. Bonus sales numbers contentusatoday.com. July 23, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 26, 2004. Retrieved 2014-12-16.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Mansfield, Brian. 'Idol' album sales: Fantasia sells best; Chris Sligh, Josiah Leming debut USA Today. September 23, 2010. Retrieved 2010-09-23
- ^ "Clay Aiken – Chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 14, 2017.
- ^ Mansfield, Brian. The best-selling Idol albums from 2009 USA Today Idol Chatter. January 15, 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-17
- ^ How the American Idol coronation singles stack up, part 1 usatoday.com. June 4, 2009.
- ^ "Clay Aiken chart history". Billboard. Retrieved 17 January 2015.
- ^ DOWN THE STRETCH... billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-10
- ^ "RIAA – Clay Aiken single". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Gold & Platinum Certification – July 2003". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 2010-10-19. Retrieved 2010-08-20.
- ^ A Clay Aiken Christmas (2004) (TV) |The Internet Movie Database, Retrieved 2010-05-22
- ^ RIAA Clay Aiken video longform Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ Ehlers, Matt A classic move Archived 2010-03-17 at the Wayback Machine Newsobserver. March 12, 2010. Retrieved 2010-03-13
- ^ Moss, Corey.Clay Aiken's 'Night' Video Says 'This Is The Soul' mtv.com. July 14, 2003. Retrieved 2009-08-09
- ^ "Phineas And Ferb "Summer Belongs To You" And "Nerds Of A Feather"". Disney Dreaming. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on July 18, 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-18.
External links
edit- Clay Aiken at AllMusic
- Clay Aiken discography discography at Discogs