Canadian singer and songwriter Grimes has released five studio albums, one remix album, one DJ mix, three extended plays (EPs), sixteen singles (including five as a featured artist), four promotional singles and twenty-two music videos. Born and raised in Vancouver, Grimes began recording experimental music while attending McGill University in Montréal, where she became involved with the underground music scene.

Grimes discography
Grimes in 2014
Studio albums5
EPs3
Singles16
Music videos22
Promotional singles4
Remix albums1
DJ mixes1

Grimes named herself after grime music after discovering the existence of the genre via Myspace.[1] In January 2010, she released her debut album, Geidi Primes on Arbutus Records, followed by Halfaxa, in September of that year. In late 2011, she announced that she had signed with 4AD, who partnered with Arbutus Records to release her third studio album, Visions, in January 2012. Visions met critical acclaim and was hailed by The New York Times as "one of the most impressive albums of the year so far".[2] Her fourth album, 2015's Art Angels, was her first to chart in top 40 in a number of countries.

Grimes' music has been noted by critics and journalists for its atypical combination of vocal elements, as well as a wide array of influences, ranging from electronica to pop, hip hop, R&B, noise rock, and even medieval music.

In 2013, Grimes was awarded the Webby Award for Artist of the Year[3] and a Juno Award for Electronic Album of the year.[4]

As of March 2021, Grimes's albums have earned 736,000 consumption units, of which 307,000 are album sales and 554 million on-demand song streams in the United States, according to MRC Data.[5]

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected details, selected chart positions, and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
CAN
[6]
AUS
[7]
BEL
(FL)

[8]
IRE
[9]
NL
[10]
NZ
[11]
SCO
[12]
SWI
[13]
UK
[14]
US
[15]
Geidi Primes
Halfaxa
  • Released: September 30, 2010
  • Label: Arbutus
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Visions
  • Released: January 31, 2012
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
[A] 46 65 94 67 98
Art Angels
  • Released: November 6, 2015
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette
16 30 82 31 84 28 40 31 36
Miss Anthropocene
  • Released: February 21, 2020
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
31 10 36 20 68 28 4 25 10 32
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Remix albums

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List of remix albums, with selected details
Title Details
Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition)
  • Released: January 1, 2021[21]
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

DJ mixes

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List of DJ mixes, with selected details
Title Details
This Story Is Dedicated to All Those Cyberpunks Who Fight Against Injustice and Corruption Every Day of Their Lives![22]
  • Released: December 11, 2020
  • Formats: streaming

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected details
Title Details
Lethe[23]
  • Released: December 18, 2007
  • Label: Self-released
  • Format: Digital download
Darkbloom
(with d'Eon)
  • Released: April 18, 2011
  • Label: Arbutus, Hippos in Tanks
  • Formats: CD, 12", digital download
Ambrosia[B]
  • Released: November 30, 2012
  • Label: 4AD
  • Formats: CD

Singles

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As lead artist

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List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and originating album
Title Year Peak chart positions Certfications Album
CAN
Rock

[25]
AUS
Hit.

[26]
BEL
(FL)
Tip

[8]
MEX
Air.

[27]
NZ
Hot

[28]
POR
[29]
SCO
[30]
UK
[31]
US
Electro

[32]
US
Rock

[33]
"Genesis" 2012 44 Visions
"Go"[35]
(featuring Blood Diamonds)
2014 10 190 22 Non-album singles
"Entropy"[36]
(with Bleachers)
2015
"Flesh Without Blood" 46 7 84 43 18 23 Art Angels
"Kill V. Maim"[37] 2016 [C]
"We Appreciate Power"
(featuring Hana)
2018 13 35 69 [D] 40 Miss Anthropocene
"Violence"
(with i_o)
2019 [E] 48 31 19
"So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth" 18
"My Name Is Dark" 22
"4ÆM" 18
"Delete Forever" 2020 14
"Player of Games" 2021 19 Non-album singles
"Shinigami Eyes" 2022 19 48 12 36
"Welcome to the Opera"
(with Anyma)
2023 35 Genesys
"I Wanna Be Software"
(with Illangelo)
Non-album singles
"Nothing Lasts Forever"
(with Sevdaliza)[39]
"Image" (Grimes Special)
(with Magdalena Bay)
2024
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
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List of singles and peak chart positions
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)

[8]
BEL
(WA)

[40]
NZ
Hot

[28]
UK
[41]
US
R&B

[42]
US
Rock

[33]
"Phone Sex"[43]
(Blood Diamonds featuring Grimes)
2012 Non-album single
"Pynk"
(Janelle Monáe featuring Grimes)
2018 [F] [G] 21 Dirty Computer
"Love4eva"[44]
(Loona yyxy featuring Grimes)
Beauty & the Beat
"Nihilist Blues"
(Bring Me the Horizon featuring Grimes)
2019 29 77 45 Amo
"Cry"
(Ashnikko featuring Grimes)[45]
2020 37 Demidevil
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

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List of promotional singles, showing year released, chart positions, certifications, and originating album
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[9]
MEX
Air.

[27]
US
Electro

[32]
"Oblivion" 2012 92 39 Visions
"Realiti"[46] 2015 30 Art Angels
"Scream"
(featuring Aristophanes)
"Pretty Dark" 2019 Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

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List of other charted songs, showing year released, chart positions, and originating album
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
BEL
(FL)

[8]
NZ
Hot

[28]
US
Electro

[32]
US
Rock

[33]
"Medieval Warfare" 2016 24 Suicide Squad: The Album
"Darkseid"
(with 潘PAN)
2020 31 Miss Anthropocene
"New Gods" 34
"You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around" [H] 36 10
"Before the Fever" 41
"Idoru" 27
"Sheesh"[47]
(Benee featuring Grimes)
12 Hey U X
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart.

Guest appearances

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List of guest appearances, showing year released, and originating album
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Golden Calf" 2013 Doldrums Lesser Evil[48]
"Take Me Away" 2014 Bleachers Strange Desire
"Heaven" 2015 Troye Sivan, Betty Who Blue Neighbourhood
"Dark Come Soon" 2017 Hana Tegan and Sara Present The Con X: Covers[49]
"The Medicine Does Not Control Me" 2018 Jimmy Urine Euringer
"Play Destroy" Poppy Am I a Girl?
"Delicate Weapon" 2020 None Cyberpunk 2077: Radio, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack)[50]
"Last Day / Новый День" 2022 IC3PEAK Kiss of Death
"No Man's Land" Bella Poarch Dolls
"Fly to You" 2023 Caroline Polachek, Dido Desire, I Want to Turn Into You

Music videos

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List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released, and directors
Title Year Director(s) Ref.
"Vanessa" 2011 Grimes and John Londono [51]
"Crystal Ball" Tim Kelly [52]
"Oblivion" 2012 Emily Kai Bock and Grimes [53]
"Nightmusic" (featuring Majical Cloudz) John Londono [54]
"Genesis" Grimes [55]
"Go" (featuring Blood Diamonds) 2014 Roco-Prime (Grimes and Mac Boucher) [56]
"Realiti" 2015 Grimes [57]
"Flesh Without Blood/Life in the Vivid Dream" [58]
"Kill V. Maim" 2016 Grimes and Mac Boucher [59]
"California" [60]
"Butterfly" [61]
"World Princess Part II"
"Scream" (featuring Aristophanes)
"Belly of the Beat"
"Venus Fly" (featuring Janelle Monáe) 2017 Grimes [62]
"Violence" (featuring I_o) 2019 [63]
"Delete Forever" 2020
"Idoru"
"You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around" Mac Boucher [64]
"Player Of Games" 2021 Anton Tammi [65]
"Shinigami Eyes" 2022 BRTHR [66]
"New Gods" Grimes, Mac Boucher, Sevi Iko Dømochevsky [67]

Notes

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  1. ^ Visions did not enter the ARIA Top 100 Albums Chart, but peaked at seven on the Australian Hitseekers Albums chart.[16]
  2. ^ Ambrosia was released as a bonus EP with the Rough Trade exclusive edition of Visions.[24]
  3. ^ "Kill V. Maim" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[8]
  4. ^ "We Appreciate Power" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 94 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[38]
  5. ^ "Violence" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[8]
  6. ^ "Pynk" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[8]
  7. ^ "Pynk" did not enter the Wallonie Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[40]
  8. ^ "You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around" did not enter the Flanders Ultratop 50, but charted as an "extra tip" on the Ultratip chart.[8]

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