Idina Menzel discography

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Idina Menzel discography
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Studio albums7
Live albums2
Cast recordings5
Soundtracks3
Singles16

American actress and singer Idina Menzel has released seven studio albums, fifteen singles and two live albums. She is dubbed as the "Streisand of her generation" by various media outlets. [1] She became the first artist with both a Billboard Top 10 hit and a Tony Award for acting with her global smash hit "Let It Go". Her album "Holiday Wishes" remains her highest charting album on Billboard 200, peaking at #6 [2] and also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Holiday Albums Chart. Let It Go stormed the charts and became a pop culture phenomenon. It became the fifth biggest-selling song of 2014, selling 10.9 million worldwide via IFPI. [3] Menzel was Billboard's 48th top performing artist of 2014 and she also the 9th Top Hot 100 artist of the same year. [4] Let It Go is certified 8× Platinum in the US, according to RIAA and has sold a million units in South Korea and United Kingdom.

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She produced and released her debut album, Still I Can't Be Still , in 1998. One single from the album "Minuet", made the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Tracks chart at number 48 in October 1998. Her second album, Here , was released independently in 2004. Her third solo album, I Stand , was released on January 29, 2008. The album debuted at number 58 in the Billboard 200, making it the first solo album by Menzel to make the charts. Menzel wrote many of the songs on her album. Menzel voiced the character of Queen Elsa in the Disney-animated film Frozen , which was released in November 2013. Her performance received praise from film critics, much of it focused on her performance of "Let It Go". Her fourth studio album, Holiday Wishes , was released in October 2014. Her latest album, Idina , was released in September 2016.

Albums

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart positionsSalesCertifications
US
[5]
AUS
[6]
UK
[7]
Still I Can't Be Still
  • US: 18,000 [8]
Here
  • Release date: February 23, 2004
  • Label: Zel
  • Formats: CD
I Stand 5854
  • US: 80,000 [8]
Holiday Wishes
  • Release date: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
65542
  • US: 370,000 [9]
Idina
  • Release date: September 23, 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
2986
  • US: 20,000 [8]
Christmas: A Season of Love
  • Release date: October 18, 2019
  • Label: School Boy, Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
123
  • US: 34,900 [8]
Drama Queen
  • Release date: August 18, 2023
  • Label: Walkman, BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Live albums

TitleDetailsPeak chart
positions
US
[5]
Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
  • Release date: March 6, 2012
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD, DVD, digital download
53
Idina: Live [11] [12]
  • Release date: October 5, 2018
  • Label: Walkman, Arts Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Cast recordings

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
US
[5]
Rent 19
The Wild Party (Lippa)
  • Release date: 2000
  • Label: RCA
Wicked
  • Release date: 2003
  • Label: Decca
66
See What I Wanna See
Chess in Concert
If/Then 19
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Soundtracks

TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
CertificationsSales
US
[5]
AUS
[13]
CAN
[14]
NZ
[15]
Rent
  • Release date: September 23, 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros.
Frozen 1111
Frozen II 1248
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [21]
  • BPI: Platinum [22]
Disenchanted
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

EPs

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[23]
US AC
[24]
US Dance
[25]
AUS
[26]
AUT
[27]
CAN
[28]
IRE
[29]
JPN
[30]
NZ
[30]
UK
[31]
"Minuet"1998Still I Can't Be Still
"Take Me or Leave Me"
(with Tracie Thoms)
200632 Rent
"Defying Gravity"200757260 [32] I Stand
"Brave"19
"Gorgeous"3
"Hope"2008
"You Learn to Live Without"2013 If/Then
"Let It Go"2014591167418743411 Frozen
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
(duet with Michael Bublé)
781585871
[36]
39 Holiday Wishes
"Making Today a Perfect Day" [37]
(with Kristen Bell and the cast of Frozen Fever )
20158094
"Queen of Swords"201624 Idina
"Small World"201727
"Into the Unknown"
(with Aurora)
201946 [upper-alpha 1] 3931
[39]
[upper-alpha 2] 19
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum [35]
  • BPI: Platinum [33]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum [34]
Frozen II
"The Loud Mouse Song"2022
"Love Power" [upper-alpha 3] Disenchanted
"Move" [42] 2023Drama Queen
"Dramatic" [43]
"Beast" [44]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US
[23]
AUS
[26]
CAN
[28]
IRE
[29]
UK
[7]
"Funny Girl"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
2010Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One
"I Dreamed a Dream"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
31453636 Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
"Poker Face"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
2025261627
"Somewhere"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
201175110 Glee: The Music, Volume 7
"Yoü and I" / "You and I"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
69174Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three
"Constant Craving"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
89 Glee: The Music, Volume 7
"Next to Me"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
2013Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Four
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[23]
US AC
[24]
AUS
[26]
CAN
[28]
IRE
[29]
JPN
[30]
NZ Hot
[40]
UK
[7]
"For the First Time in Forever"
(with Kristen Bell)
2014576270541438Frozen
"Some Things Never Change"
(credited to Bell/Menzel/Gad/Groff)
201973Frozen II
"Show Yourself"
(with Evan Rachel Wood)
707384
[47]
862
  • BPI: Platinum [33]
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum [34]
"Caroling, Caroling"12Christmas: A Season of Love
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
(featuring Aaron Lohr)
24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

TitleOther artist(s)YearAlbum
"Follow If You Lead"1998 The Other Sister
"Silence" Corey Glover Hymns
"How Shall I See You Through My Tears"2003Camp
"The Want of a Nail"
"I Saw Three Ships"Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5
"Damsel In Distress"2005 Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives
"I Will Be There" Ray Charles Genius & Friends
"A Hero Comes Home"2007 Beowulf
"What If" Rhydian Roberts 2008 Rhydian
"Take a Bow" Elaine Paige 2010 Elaine Paige and Friends
"When I Fall in Love" George Benson 2013 Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
"Little Drummer Boy" Jennifer Nettles 2016 To Celebrate Christmas
"Wind Beneath My Wings"2017 Beaches
"Rhythm Nation / You Gotta Be" Camila Cabello 2021 Cinderella
"Material Girl"
"Am I Wrong" Camila Cabello and Nicholas Galitzine
"Dream Girl"
"Let's Get Loud" Camila Cabello and Nicholas Galitzine

Notes

  1. "Into the Unknown" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart. [38]
  2. "Into the Unknown" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Hot Singles Chart. [40]
  3. "Love Power" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart. [41]

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