Mika (musician) / discography
Mika at the Glastonbury Festival 2007
This discography is an overview of the musical works of the British pop - singer Mika . According to sources, he has sold over twenty million records in his career. Mika’s most successful release is Life in Cartoon Motion, with nearly 5.6 million copies sold.
Albums
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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| 2007 | Life in Cartoon Motion |
DE6th  (62 weeks)DE |
AT6th (48 weeks)AT |
CH1 × 2
(85 weeks)CH |
UK1 × 5
(94 weeks)UK |
US29 (26 weeks) US |
First published: February 5, 2007
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| 2009 | The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
DE6 (6 weeks) DE |
AT9 (7 weeks) AT |
CH2  (25 weeks)CH |
UK4th (19 weeks)UK |
US19 (5 weeks) US |
First published: September 18, 2009
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| 2012 | The Origin of Love |
DE43 (1 week) DE |
AT31 (1 week) AT |
CH15 (9 weeks) CH |
UK24 (2 weeks) UK |
US47 (1 week) US |
First published: September 16, 2012
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| 2015 | No place in heaven |
DE70 (1 week) DE |
AT74 (1 week) AT |
CH4 (16 weeks) CH |
UK19 (3 weeks) UK |
US117 (1 week) US |
First published: June 12, 2015
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| 2019 | My name is Michael Holbrook | - | - |
CH10 (9 weeks) CH |
UK57 (1 week) UK |
US184 (1 week) US |
First published: October 4, 2019
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EPs
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 2006 | Dodgy Holiday | - | - | - |
UK97 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: November 20, 2006
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More EPs
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Napster Live Session | First published: December 18, 2006 |
| 2007 | iTunes Festival: London | First published: August 28, 2007 |
| 2009 | Songs for Sorrow | First published: June 8, 2009 |
| iTunes Live: London Festival '09 | First published: August 11, 2009 |
Live albums
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Mika et l ' Orchester symphonique de Montréal | First published: November 13, 2015 |
| 2016 | Sinfonia Pop | First published: May 27, 2016 |
Compilations
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Life in Cartoon Motion + The Boy Who Knew Too Much | First published: October 31, 2011 part of the “2 for 1” series |
| 2013 | Songbook Vol. 1 | First published: November 12, 2013 |
Singles
Chart placements
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
Remarks | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 2006 | Relax, Take It Easy Life in Cartoon Motion |
DE4th (30 weeks)DE |
AT3 (25 weeks) AT |
CH2 (75 weeks) CH |
UK18th  (21 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: June 8, 2006
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| 2007 | Grace Kelly Life in Cartoon Motion |
DE4th (23 weeks)DE |
AT3 (37 weeks) AT |
CH2 (39 weeks)CH |
UK1 (49 weeks)UK |
US57 (14 weeks)US |
First published: January 8, 2007
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| Love Today Life in Cartoon Motion |
- | - |
CH46 (22 weeks) CH |
UK6th (23 weeks)UK |
US92 (1 week) US |
First published: April 23, 2007
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| Big Girl (You Are Beautiful) Life in Cartoon Motion |
DE19 (14 weeks) DE |
AT8 (22 weeks) AT |
CH29 (19 weeks) CH |
UK9 (22 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: July 23, 2007
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| Happy Ending Life in Cartoon Motion |
DE28 (9 weeks) DE |
AT29 (8 weeks) AT |
CH10 (29 weeks) CH |
UK7th (25 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: October 15, 2007
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| Lollipop Life in Cartoon Motion |
DE35 (9 weeks) DE |
AT51 (6 weeks) AT |
CH58 (11 weeks) CH |
UK59 (22 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: December 31, 2007
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| 2009 | We Are Golden The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
DE29 (9 weeks) DE |
AT17 (10 weeks) AT |
CH11 (13 weeks) CH |
UK4 (7 weeks) UK |
- |
First published: September 6, 2009
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| Blame It on the Girls The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
- | - | - |
UK72 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: October 5, 2009
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| Rain The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
DE56 (3 weeks) DE |
- |
CH28 (19 weeks) CH |
UK72 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: November 23, 2009
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| 2010 | Kick Ass (We Are Young) The Boy Who Knew Too Much |
DE54 (3 weeks) DE |
AT54 (1 week) AT |
CH56 (2 weeks) CH |
UK84 (1 week) UK |
- |
First published: May 2, 2010
vs. RedOne |
| 2011 | Elle me dit The Origin of Love |
- | - |
CH16 (20 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: July 11, 2011
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| 2012 | Underwater The Origin of Love |
DE46 (2 weeks) DE |
AT68 (2 weeks) AT |
CH13 (21 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: November 23, 2012
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| Popular song The Origin of Love |
- | - | - | - |
US87 (2 weeks)US |
First published: December 21, 2012
feat. Ariana Grande |
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| 2014 | Boum Boum Boum No Place in Heaven |
- | - |
CH62 (2 weeks) CH |
- | - |
First published: June 11, 2014
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More singles
- 2012: Celebrate (feat. Pharrell Williams )
- 2013: Live Your Life
- 2013: Stardust (feat. Chiara )
- 2015: Talk About You
- 2015: Staring at the Sun
- 2015: Beautiful Disaster (with Fedez )
- 2016: Hurts
- 2016: Wonderful Christmastime (with Kylie Minogue )
- 2017: It's My House
- 2019: Sound of an Orchestra
- 2019: Ice Cream
As a guest musician
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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DE
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AT
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CH
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UK
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US
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| 2010 | Everybody hurts |
DE16 (7 weeks) DE |
AT23 (7 weeks) AT |
CH16 (2 weeks) CH |
UK1 (6 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: February 7, 2010
with Helping Haiti |
Further guest contributions
- 2019: Youth & Love (Jack Savoretti feat. Mika)
Video albums
| year | title | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Live in cartoon motion | First published: November 12, 2007 (UK: gold)
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| 2008 | Live Parc des Princes Paris | First published: November 10, 2008 |
Awards for music sales
| Country / Region |
silver |
gold |
platinum |
 diamond
|
Sales | swell |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Awards for music sales (country / region, awards, sales, sources) |
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 Australia (ARIA)
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- |
2 × gold2
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4 × platinum4th
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- | 350,000 | aria.com.au |
 Belgium (BEA)
|
- |
3 × gold3
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8 × platinum8th
|
- | 435,000 | ultratop.be |
 Denmark (IFPI)
|
- | - |
4 × platinum4th
|
- | 70,000 | ifpi.dk |
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Germany (BVMI)
|
- |
2 × gold2
|
platinum1
|
- | 500,000 | musikindustrie.de |
 Europe (IFPI)
|
- | - |
4 × platinum4th
|
- | (4,000,000) | ifpi.org |
 France (SNEP)
|
- | - |
5 × platinum5
|
diamond1
|
1,250,000 | infodisc.fr snepmusique.com |
 Ireland (IRMA)
|
- | - |
3 × platinum3
|
- | 45,000 | irishcharts.ie |
 Italy (FIMI)
|
- |
9 × gold9
|
13 × platinum13
|
- | 705,000 | fimi.it |
 Canada (MC)
|
- |
gold1
|
2 × platinum2
|
- | 240,000 | musiccanada.com |
 New Zealand (RMNZ)
|
- |
gold1
|
- | - | 7,500 | nztop40.co.nz |
 Netherlands (NVPI)
|
- | - |
platinum1
|
- | 60,000 | nvpi.nl |
|
Austria (IFPI)
|
- | - |
platinum1
|
- | 20,000 | ifpi.at |
 Poland (ZPAV)
|
- |
gold1
|
- | - | 10,000 | bestsellery.zpav.pl |
 Portugal (AFP)
|
- | - |
platinum1
|
- | 20,000 | Individual evidence |
 Sweden (IFPI)
|
- |
gold1
|
platinum1
|
- | 50,000 | sverigetopplistan.se |
|
Switzerland (IFPI)
|
- |
2 × gold2
|
2 × platinum2
|
- | 90,000 | hitparade.ch |
 Hungary (MAHASZ)
|
- |
gold1
|
- | - | 3,000 | slagerlistak.hu |
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United States (RIAA)
|
- |
2 × gold2
|
- | - | 1,000,000 | riaa.com |
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United Kingdom (BPI)
|
5 × silver5
|
2 × gold2
|
7 × platinum7th
|
- | 3,825,000 | bpi.co.uk |
| All in all |
5 × silver5
|
27 × gold27
|
57 × platinum57
|
diamond1
|
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