Lea Michele discography

American singer Lea Michele has released four studio albums, five singles, seven promotional singles, and three music videos. Michele came to prominence for her role as Rachel Berry on the television series Glee, where she established her musical career performing on the series' soundtrack albums. Prior to this, she was known for her Broadway soundtrack credits.

Lea Michele discography
Michele performing in March 2014
Studio albums	4
Singles	5
Music videos	3
Promotional singles	7

In 2012, Michele signed a record deal with Columbia.^[1] She began recording for her debut album on October 19, 2012.^[2] On November 27, 2013, Michele announced that the first single from her debut album, Louder, would be "Cannonball", which debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100,^[3][4] selling over 51,000 copies in its first week of sale.^[5] The accompanying music video was released on January 9, 2014.^[6] Four songs were also released as promotional singles in the lead-up to the album: "Battlefield",^[7] "Louder",^[8] "What Is Love?",^[9] and "You're Mine".^[10] The album, which was released on March 4, 2014, made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number 4, selling over 62,000 copies in its first week.^[11] Michele's second single, "On My Way", was released on May 4, 2014,^[12] with its music video premiering on May 19, 2014.^[13]

On March 3, 2017, Michele released "Love Is Alive" as the first single from her second studio album, Places.^[14] Three songs were also released as promotional singles in the lead-up to the album: "Anything's Possible",^[15] "Run to You",^[16] and "Getaway Car".^[17] The album, which was released on April 28, 2017, debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200, selling over 16,000 copies in its first week.^[18]

On October 25, 2019, Michele released her third studio album, Christmas in the City.^[19] The album is her first Christmas album.^[19]

Michele released her fourth studio album, Forever, on November 5, 2021.^[20]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions											Sales
		US [21]	AUS [22]	AUT [23]	CAN [24]	IRE [25]	ITA [26]	JPN [27]	FRA [28]	NZ [29]	SWI [30]	UK [31]
Louder	Release date: March 3, 2014 Label: Columbia Format: CD, digital download	4	4	25	4	11	8	29	15	6	18	16	US: 110,000[32]
Places	Release date: April 28, 2017 Label: Columbia Format: CD, digital download	28	25	—	21	82	34	124	148	—[A]	38	37	US: 16,000[18]
Christmas in the City	Released: October 25, 2019[19] Label: Sony Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming	—[B]	—[C]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Forever	Released: November 5, 2021[20] Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Soundtrack albums

See also: Glee discography

Title	Album details
Spring Awakening[37]	Release date: November 21, 2006 (US) Label: Universal Music, Polydor, Decca Format: Digital download, CD
Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return[38]	Release date: May 6, 2014 (US) Label: Columbia Format: Digital download
Funny Girl[39]	Release date: 18 November 2022 Label: Sony Music Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Album
		US [40]	AUS [22]	BEL [41]	CAN [42]	FRA [28][43]	IRE [25]	ITA [44]	JPN [45]	SPA [46]	UK [31]
"Cannonball"	2013	75	45	—[D]	49	48	80	27	82	32	56	Louder
"On My Way"	2014	—	—	—[E]	81	45	—	68	—	45	—
"Love Is Alive"	2017	—	—	—	—	150	—	—	—	—	—	Places
"It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year"	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Christmas in the City
"Christmas in New York"		—[F]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Dance [48]
"This Is for My Girls"[49] (among artists for "Let Girls Learn")	2016	5	Non-album single

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles as lead artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions							Album
		US [40]	CAN [42]	DEN [50]	FRA [28]	IRE [25]	ITA [51]	SPA [52]
"Battlefield"	2013	—	—	—	117	66	70	—	Louder
"Louder"	2014	—[G]	64	40	46	—	44	47
"What Is Love?"		—	99	—	55	—	59	45
"You're Mine"		—[H]	83	—	47	—	50	—
"Anything's Possible"[54]	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	Places
"Run to You"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Getaway Car"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs

List of other charted songs with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		US Holiday Digital [47]
"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"	2019	47	Christmas in the City
"I'll Be Home for Christmas" (featuring Jonathan Groff)		30
"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?"		33
"White Christmas" (featuring Darren Criss)		31
"Angels We Have Heard on High" (featuring Cynthia Erivo)		22
"O Holy Night"		19

Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Henry Ford"	1996	Peter Friedman	Songs from Ragtime[55]
"Gliding"		Peter Friedman, Marin Mazzie, Gordon Stanley, Alex Strange
"Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc."		Peter Friedman, Judy Kaye, Steven Sutcliffe
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker"	2004	Alfred Molina, Laura Michelle Kelly, Sally Murphy, Nancy Opel, Tricia Paoluccio	Fiddler on the Roof[56]
"The Leave-Taking"		Alfred Molina, John Cariani, Molly Ephraim, Randy Graff, Sally Murphy
"Can't Turn You Loose"	2011	Jon Bon Jovi	New Year's Eve[57]
"Auld Lang Syne"		—
"Love Me For an Hour"	2021	Burt Bacharach, Steven Sater, Jonathan Groff	Some Lovers (World Premiere Recording)[58]

Music videos

Song	Year	Director	Release date	Ref.
"Cannonball"	2013	Robert Hales	January 9, 2014	[59]
"On My Way"	2014	Hannah Lux Davis	May 19, 2014	[60]
"Christmas in New York"	2019		November 19, 2019

Notes

1. Places did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart.^[33]
2. Christmas in the City did not enter the US Billboard 200 but peaked at number nine on the Digital Albums chart and number 24 on the Top Album Sales chart.^[34][35]
3. Christmas in the City did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.^[36]
4. "Cannonball" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 7 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[41]
5. "On My Way" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 40 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.^[41]
6. "Christmas in New York" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 15 on the Holiday Digital Song Sales chart.^[47]
7. "Louder" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[53]
8. "You're Mine" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[53]