Guy Sebastian discography

Guy Sebastian discography
Sebastian at the ESC2015 Eurovision Village, Vienna, 20 May 2015
Studio albums9
Live albums1
Compilation albums1
Music videos30
EPs3
Singles54

The discography of Guy Sebastian, an Australian singer, consists of nine studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, three EPs and 55 singles, including six as a featured artist and four charity singles. Sebastian won the first series of Australian Idol in 2003, and gained a record deal with Sony BMG. He has released ten albums which peaked in the top six of the ARIA Charts, including three which reached number one.[1] The first seven achieved either platinum or multi-platinum certification.[2] He has also released twenty three top twenty singles in Australia, with fourteen reaching the top ten, including six number ones.[1] Sebastian is the only Australian male artist in Australian chart history to achieve six number-one singles, and is third overall for all Australian acts with only Kylie Minogue and Delta Goodrem having achieved more.[3] He has also reached the top ten of the New Zealand charts with an album and six singles, including two number ones.[4] Sebastian has sixty-nine platinum and seven gold certifications in Australia, the highest number for an Australian Idol contestant.[2][5][6] "Battle Scars", a collaboration with Lupe Fiasco, spent 20 weeks in the Billboard Hot 100 chart, peaking at number 71 and achieving platinum certification.[7][8] It also reached number 2 in Norway.[9]

Sebastian's debut single "Angels Brought Me Here" and album Just as I Am both reached number one on the ARIA charts.[1] "Angels Brought Me Here" was the highest selling song in Australia last decade.[10] The first week sales of 163,711 for Just as I Am were at the time the highest one-week sales ever achieved in Australia, and have since only been surpassed by Susan Boyle's debut album in 2009.[11][12] With eventual sales of 480,000, just short of 7× platinum, Just as I Am is the highest selling album ever released by an Australian Idol contestant.[10][13][14][15] The second single "All I Need Is You" also reached number one.[1] Sebastian's next two albums were certified platinum.[16][17] Beautiful Life showcased a stronger contemporary R&B sound and reached number two with a number-one lead single, "Out with My Baby", and two other top twenty singles.[1] Closer to the Sun was a mix of genres, including pop rock, soul, and jazz. It peaked at number four and produced a top ten and top twenty single.[1][18]

The Memphis Album was a cover album of soul classics recorded in Memphis with Steve Cropper and other members of American soul band the MGs. It peaked at number three and gained a double platinum certification.[1][19] Like It Like That, which showed the influences of Sebastian's Memphis soul period, reached number six and platinum certification.[1][20] The title track "Like It Like That" peaked at number one and was the highest selling Australian artist song of 2009.[1][21][22] "Art of Love", featuring Jordin Sparks, peaked in the top ten.[1] Twenty Ten was a retrospective album with songs from Sebastian's previous albums, two new songs and ten acoustic tracks. It peaked at number four and was certified double platinum.[23][24] The album's only single "Who's That Girl", featuring US rapper Eve, reached number one.[1]

Sebastian's seventh and eighth albums were mixtures of soul, R&B and pop.[25] Armageddon peaked at number one and was certified double platinum.[26] The album was the second highest selling album by an Australian artist in 2012.[27] Four top ten singles were released from the album, including "Battle Scars" which reached number one and was the highest selling Australian artist single of 2012.[1][28] Sebastian's eighth album Madness reached number six and has been certified gold.[1] The album produced a top ten and three top twenty singles.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Guy Sebastian – ARIA peak positions Archived 19 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine. ARIA Chart archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 9 December 2011
  2. ^ a b Album and Single Accreditations 1997–2012 Archived 4 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (19 August 2012). Guy Sebastian Equals Abba For Number 1 Hits In Australia. Noise11. Noise Network. Archived from the original on 19 August 2012.
  4. ^ Guy Sebastian – RIANZ peak positions Archived 15 December 2018 at the Wayback Machine. RIANZ Charts archives. Hung Medien. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ Adams, Cameron (16 November 2012). "Winners and losers in tv fame game". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 17 December 2014.
  6. ^ ARIA Accreditations – 2019 Singles Archived 10 January 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 30 March 2019.
  7. ^ Guy Sebastian and Lupe Fiasco – Battle Scars Archived 7 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine. aCharts.US. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
  8. ^ Gold Platinum searchable database Archived 20 December 2016 at the Wayback Machine. Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 6 November 2016
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference NOR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b ARIA's End Of Decade Charts* (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. 7 January 2010. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  11. ^ Cashmere, Paul (27 December 2006). Damien Leith Has Biggest Seller Of The Year. Undercover.com.au. Archived from the original Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine on 21 January 2012.
  12. ^ Adams, Cameron (29 December 2009). Susan Boyle's album smashes sales records. Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  13. ^ ARIA Accreditations – 2003 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 24 January 2012.
  14. ^ Quinn, Karl (21 November 2004). Everyone's A Winner. The Age. Archived from the original on 21 January 2012.
  15. ^ Sams, Christine. (8 November 2010). How I beat bullies of rock'n'roll. The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  16. ^ ARIA Charts Accreditations – 2004 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  17. ^ ARIA Accreditations – 2006 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  18. ^ ARIA Accreditations – 2007 Singles. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  19. ^ ARIA Accreditations – 2008 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  20. ^ ARIA Accreditations – 2010 Albums. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Archived from the original on 25 January 2012.
  21. ^ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2014 Singles Archived 29 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 14 March 2014
  22. ^ ARIA Charts Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2009. Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 23 January 2012.
  23. ^ Twenty Ten in the Australian Charts. australian-charts.com. Archived from the original on 29 January 2012.
  24. ^ ARIA Album Certifications 2014 Archived 22 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 31 October 2014
  25. ^ Quilligan, Rachel (1 December 2014) Mad for Guy. bmag.com.au. Archived from the original on 2 December 2014.
  26. ^ ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Albums Archived 15 January 2016 at archive.today. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 27 January 2013
  27. ^ ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Albums 2012 Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 December 2014
  28. ^ ARIA Charts – End Of Year Charts – Top 50 Australian Artist Singles 2012 Archived 9 April 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 18 December 2014