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Darren Hayes discography
Studio albums5
Compilation albums1
Video albums4
Music videos22
Singles25
Soundtrack albums1

The discography of Darren Hayes, an Australian pop singer, consists of five studio albums, one compilation album, twenty-five singles, twenty-two music videos, and four video albums. He released his first two studio albums via Columbia Records, and since 2007, has released music through his own record label, Powdered Sugar. Including his work with Savage Garden, Hayes has sold more than 39 million albums worldwide, of which five million have been sold during his solo career. His five studio albums include Spin (2002), The Tension and the Spark (2004), both of which were released by Columbia; Hayes left the label and went on to release four studio albums, This Delicate Thing We've Made (2007), Secret Codes and Battleships (2011), and his most recent studio album, Homosexual, which was released on 7 October 2022.

Albums

Studio albums

Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
AUS
[1] 		NZ
[2] 		SWE
[3] 		UK
[4] 		US
[5]
Spin 3 22 7 2 35
The Tension and the Spark 8 — 32 13 —
This Delicate Thing We've Made
  • Released: 20 August 2007
  • Label: Powdered Sugar
  • Format: CD, digital download
 19 — — 14 —
Secret Codes and Battleships
  • Released: 17 October 2011
  • Labels: Mercury, EMI, Powdered Sugar
  • Format: CD, digital download
 10 — — 29 —
Homosexual
  • Released: 7 October 2022
  • Labels: Powdered Sugar
  • Format: CD, digital download, streaming
 —[a] — — 82 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Collaboration albums

Title Details
We Are Smug
(with Robert Conley as "We Are Smug")
  • Released: 8 May 2009
  • Label: Powdered Sugar
  • Format: CD & Digital download iTunes & Amazon

Video albums

Title Details Peak chart positions
AUS
[1]
Too Close for Comfort: Tour Film
  • Released: 13 January 2006
  • Labels: Columbia
  • Format: DVD
 —
A Big Night in with Darren Hayes
  • Released: 13 August 2006
  • Labels: Columbia
  • Format: DVD
 —
The Time Machine Tour
  • Released: 21 July 2008
  • Label: Absolute
  • Format: DVD
 29
This Delicate Film We've Made
  • Released: 2 February 2009
  • Labels: Universal Music Operations
  • Format: DVD, digital download
 —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year Song Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds) 		Album
AUS
[1] 		NZ
[2] 		SWE
[3] 		UK
[4] 		US
Dance
[5] 		US
[10]
2002 "Insatiable" 3 1 8 8 11 77 Spin
"Strange Relationship" 16 44 25 15 — —
"I Miss You" 25 — 28 20 — —
2003 "Crush (1980 Me)" 19 — 55 19 — —
2004 "Pop!ular" 3 — 30 12 1 — The Tension and the Spark
"Darkness" 40 — — — — —
2005 "So Beautiful" 7 — 55 15 — — Truly Madly Completely
2007 "Step into the Light" — — — — 5 — This Delicate Thing We've Made
"On the Verge of Something Wonderful" 29 — — 20 — —
"Me, Myself and (I)" — — — 59 — —
"Who Would Have Thought" — — — — — —
2008 "Casey" — — — 108 — —
2011 "Talk Talk Talk" 79 — — — — — Secret Codes and Battleships
"Bloodstained Heart" 80 — — 181 — —
"Black Out the Sun" — — — 101 — —
2012 "Stupid Mistake" — — — — — —
2022 "Let's Try Being in Love" —[b] — — —[c] — — Homosexual
"Do You Remember?"[16] — — — — — —
"Poison Blood"[17] —[d] — — — — —
"All You Pretty Things"[19] — — — — — —
2023 "Feels Like It's Over"[20] — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name
Year Title Peak chart positions Album
AUS
[21] 		AUT
[21] 		GER
[21] 		NLD
[21] 		NZ
[21] 		SWI
[21] 		UK
[22] 		US
[23]
2001 "What's Going On"
(with Artists Against AIDS) 		38 51 35 26 18 16 6 27 Non-album singles
2014 "This Woman's Work"
(as part of Hope for Isla and Jude) 		79[24] — — — — — — —
2019 "I Never Cried So Much in My Whole Life"
(with Cub Sport) 		— — — — — — — —
2023 "I Want You"
(Peking Duk featuring Darren Hayes)[25] 		— — — — — — — —
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other appearances

Year Song Album
1999 "Last Christmas" (Rosie O'Donnell featuring Darren Hayes) A Rosie Christmas
2000 "O Sole Mio" (Pavarotti featuring Darren Hayes) Pavarotti & Friends
"All You Need Is Love" (along with Pavarotti and other artists)
2002 "Do You Believe ?" (Specificus featuring Darren Hayes) The Specificus EP
2003 "Lift Me Up" (Olivia Newton-John featuring Darren Hayes) 2 (Olivia Newton-John album)
2004 "Strange Magic" Ella Enchanted soundtrack
2008 "When You Say You Love Me" (Human Nature featuring Darren Hayes) A Symphony of Hits
2010 "Not Even Close" He Will Have His Way
2011 "Love Hangover" (Wayne G featuring Darren Hayes) Remixxer
2017 "I Wish U Heaven" I Wish U Heaven
2021 "Cold to Me" (Louis La Roche featuring Darren Hayes) We're Not So Different

Music videos

Year Music video Director(s) Notes
2002 "Insatiable" Alek Keshishian[26]
"Strange Relationship" Tommy O'Haver
"I Miss You" Grant Marshall[27] The video features Australian actress Rose Byrne.
2003 "Crush (1980 Me)"
2004 "Pop!ular" Evan Bernard[28] The crew were threatened with arrest for not having the proper permits to film on Oxford Street in London.[28]
"Darkness" Tim Royes / Lance Bangs[29]
2005 "So Beautiful" Meiert Avis[30]
2007 "Step into the Light" Damian Hale
"Who Would Have Thought" Richard Cullen
"On the Verge of Something Wonderful" The Saline Project[31] Shot in Los Angeles, the video features supermodel Janice Dickinson.[31]
"Me, Myself and (I)" Darren Hayes, Richard Cullen
2008 "Casey" Damian Hale
"Neverland"[32] Darren Hayes, Richard Cullen
2011 "Talk Talk Talk" Richard Cullen
"Black Out the Sun" Grant Marshall[27] Shot on a sound stage at Village Roadshow Studios in Queensland using vintage anamorphic lenses from the 1970s and featuring choreography by director Grant's sister Claire Marshall.[27]
"Bloodstained Heart" Chris Cottam[33] Filmed in the United Kingdom.[33]
2012 "Stupid Mistake" Richard Cullen
2022 "Let's Try Being in Love" Andrew Putschoegl
"Do You Remember?" Darren Hayes & Madeleine Coghlan [34]
"Poison Blood" Alex Hyner [35]
"All You Pretty Things" Darren Hayes [36]
2023 "Feels Like It's Over" Andrew Huebscher [20]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Homosexual did not enter the ARIA Albums Chart, but peaked at number 6 on the ARIA Digital Album Chart.[9]
  2. ^ "Let's Try Being in Love" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but debuted at number 9 on the Australian Independent Singles Chart.[13]
  3. ^ "Let's Try Being in Love" debuted at number 96 on the Official UK Singles Download Chart Top 100 and at number 98 on the Official UK Singles Sales Chart Top 100, both after 24 hours of release.[14][15]
  4. ^ "Poison Blood" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but debuted at number 15 on the Australian Independent Singles Chart.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Australian chart positions". Australian Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  2. ^ a b "New Zealand chart positions". New Zealand Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  3. ^ a b "Swedish chart positions". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Darren Hayes | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Spin peak positions". Billboard. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Spin ARIA certification". ARIA. Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  7. ^ "Spin BPI certification". BPI. Archived from the original on 20 February 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  8. ^ "Spin ARIA certification". ARIA. Archived from the original on 7 August 2008. Retrieved 10 May 2008.
  9. ^ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 October 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1702. Australian Recording Industry Association. 17 October 2022. p. 10.
  10. ^ "Darren Hayes Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  11. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations (2002)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  12. ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations (2004)". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 11 January 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2008.
  13. ^ "Independent Label Singles – 07 Feb 2022". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  14. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100 - 28 January 2022 - 03 February 2022". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  15. ^ "Official Singles Sales Chart Top 100 - 28 January 2022 - 03 February 2022". Official Charts. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
  16. ^ "Darren Hayes Drops Alluring New Single "Do You Remember"". Celeb Mix. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  17. ^ "Darren Hayes - Poison Blood". Apple Music. 6 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
  18. ^ "Independent Label Singles – 13 June 2022". Australian Independent Record Labels Association. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
  19. ^ "Darren Hayes releases All You Pretty Things". The Sydney Morning Herald. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  20. ^ a b "Darren Hayes shares poignant Feels Like It's Over music video". Retropop. 2 May 2023. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  21. ^ a b c d e f "All Star Tribute – What's Going On". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  22. ^ "Official Singles Chart on 11/11/2001". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  23. ^ "Billboard Hot 100: Week of October 13, 2001". Billboard. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  24. ^ Ryan, Gavin (13 December 2014). "ARIA Singles: Mark Ronson And Bruno Mars Are no. 1". Noise11. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  25. ^ Alex Gallagher (10 February 2023). "Peking Duk and Darren Hayes reimagine Savage Garden's 'I Want You'". NME. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  26. ^ Robertson, Dustin (August 2012). "Darren Hayes "Insatiable"". Vimeo. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  27. ^ a b c "Darren Hayes Black Out The Sun UK Single – Watch The New Video Now". Facebook. 27 August 2011. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  28. ^ a b "mvdbase.com – Darren Hayes – "Popular"". The Music Video Database. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  29. ^ "mvdbase.com – Darren Hayes – "Darkness"". The Music Video Database. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  30. ^ "Meiert Avis – Other works". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  31. ^ a b Hayes, Darren (4 July 2007). "On the Verge of Something Wonderful". YouTube. Archived from the original on 14 December 2021. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  32. ^ "Darren Hayes - Neverland (Official video)". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
  33. ^ a b Rivera, A (23 September 2011). "Your One on One Experience: Darren Hayes' Music Video for "Bloodstained Heart"". Artists on Demand. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2013.
  34. ^ "Exclusive: Darren Hayes enjoys a big gay night out in raucous 'Do You Remember?' video". Attitude.co.uk. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2022.
  35. ^ "DARREN HAYES ANNOUNCES A UK TOUR FOR 2023". TotalIntertainment. 27 June 2022. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  36. ^ "Darren Hayes - All You Pretty Things (Official Music Video) WARNING: CONTAINS BRIGHT FLASHING LIGHTS". YouTube.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darren_Hayes_discography

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