Manu Chao discography

Manu Chao is a French-Spanish singer and guitarist. This is a list of official releases by Chao as a solo artist with his backing band Radio Bemba Sound System.

Manu Chao discography
Manu Chao at the 2007 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival
Studio albums	4
Live albums	2
Singles	6

Studio albums

List of albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		FRA [1]	BEL (Fl) [2]	BEL (Wa) [3]	GER [4]	ITA [5]	MEX [6]	SPA [7]	SWI [8]	UK [9]	US [10]
Clandestino	Released: 6 October 1998 Label: Virgin Format: CD	1	20	20	14	2	—	80	9	—	—	FRA: 1,500,000[11] ITA: 300,000[12] WW: 3,000,000[13]	SNEP: Diamond[14] BEA: 2× Platinum[15] BPI: Silver[16] BVMI: Gold[17] FIMI: Platinum[18] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[19] PROMUSICAE: Platinum[20]
Próxima Estación: Esperanza	Released: 5 June 2001 Label: Virgin Format: CD	1	3	1	4	1	—	1	1	—	—[a]	WW: 3,000,000[22]	SNEP: 3× Platinum[23] BEA: Platinum[24] BPI: Silver[16] IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[19] PROMUSICAE: 2× Platinum[20] RIAA: Platinum (Latin)[25]
Sibérie m'était contéee	Released: 2004 Label: Virgin Format: CD	32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
La Radiolina	Released: 4 September 2007 Label: Nacional/Because Music Format: CD	2	1	2	5	2	10	1	1	41	71	US: 111,000[26] FRA: 400,000[27] WW: 1,000,000[28]	BEA: Gold[15] IFPI SWI: Platinum[19] RIAA: Gold (Latin)[25]
Viva Tu	Released: 20 September 2024 Label: Because Music Format: CD	4	36	8	29	54 [29]	—	—	6	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Live albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions									Sales	Certifications
		FRA [1]	BEL (Fl) [2]	BEL (Wa) [3]	GER [4]	ITA [5]	MEX [6]	SPA [7]	SWI [8]	US World [21]
Radio Bemba Sound System	Released: 17 September 2002 Label: Virgin Format: CD	3	10	1	32	13	66	—	2	3		SNEP: 2× Gold[23] BEA: Gold[30] IFPI SWI: Gold[19] PROMUSICAE: Gold[20]
Baionarena	Released: 2009 Label: Virgin Format: CD	5	17	12	36	63	99	36	17	11	Europe: 150,000[31]
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		FRA [1]	AUT	BEL (Fl) [2]	BEL (Wa) [3]	GER [4]	ITA [5]	NLD [32]	SPA [7]	SWE [33]	SWI [8]
"Bongo Bong" (feat. Anouk Khelifa)	1999/ 2000	40	4	—	—	7	5	42	—	45	15	FIMI: Platinum[18]	Clandestino
"Clandestino"	2000	196	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	FIMI: Gold[18]
"Merry Blues"	2001	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	90		Próxima Estación: Esperanza
"Me Gustas Tú"	2001	2	29	11	8	—	1	35	1	51	11	SNEP: Gold[23] BEA: Gold[34] FIMI: Platinum[18]
"Mr. Bobby"	2002	86	—	—	—	—	16	—	15	—	60
"Rainin In Paradize"	2007	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	39		La Radiolina
"La Vida Tómbola"	2008	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	72
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Album
		FRA [1]	BEL (Wa) [3]	ITA [35]
"Sénégal Fast Food" (Amadou & Mariam featuring Manu Chao)	2005	28	30	—	Dimanche à Bamako
"Leave Me Alone" (Calypso Rose featuring Manu Chao)	2016	163	—	—	Far from Home
"A me mi piace" (Alfa featuring Manu Chao)	2025	—	—	1	Non so chi ha creato il mondo ma so che era innamorato
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Notes

1. Próxima Estación: Esperanza did not enter the Billboard 200, but it peaked at number 8 on Billboard Top Latin Albums and number 10 on Billboard's World Albums chart.^[21]