La Oreja de Van Gogh discography

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La Oreja de Van Gogh discography
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Studio albums8
EPs1
Live albums3
Compilation albums2
Singles35
Music videos26
Box sets1

The discography of Spanish pop rock band La Oreja de Van Gogh consists of eight studio albums, three live albums, two compilation albums, one extended play, one box set, thirty five singles and twenty six music videos. The band have sold over 8 million records worldwide, [1] [2] making them the best selling pop band in Spain and the country's most influential pop group since Mecano. [3] La Oreja de Van Gogh released their debut studio album Dile Al Sol on May 18, 1998. It was a commercial success in Spain, eventually peaking at number 1 and being certified 7 times Platinum in the country. [4] The band's second studio album, El viaje de Copperpot , was released on September 11, 2000. It is the band's most successful album in Spain; selling more than 1,200,000 copies there, becoming Sony's Spain second highest selling album in history. [3] It also catapulted the band's fame and success in Latin America. The first three singles reached number 1 in Spain, Mexico and most Latin American countries.

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La Oreja de Van Gogh's third album was released on April 28, 2003. Internationally, it is the most successful album of the band and it is said to be their consolidation album in the music industry. Like their previous work, its first three singles; "Puedes contar conmigo", "20 de Enero" and "Rosas" peaked #1 in Spain and most latinamerican charts. [5] After three years, the band released a box set celebrating their first ten years of music (LOVG 1996-2006) alongside their fourth album, Guapa and the extended play Más guapa , the last to feature Amaia Montero. The first single "Muñeca de Trapo" manage to reach #1 position on the Spanish and Mexican charts and while the rest of the singles reached high positions in Spain, they had modest impact in latinamerica. After the separation of former vocalist Amaia Montero, they released their first compilation album LOVG: Grandes éxitos.

Their fifth studio album A las cinco en el Astoria featured a new vocalist: Leire Martínez. Four singles were released from the album. The first, "El Último Vals", had average success in Spain and latinamerica. The next year the band recorded a symphonic version of their greatest hits with the new vocalist, and released it under the name Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo . On September 13, 2011 the band released Cometas por el cielo . The two first singles, "La Niña que Llora en tus Fiestas" and "Cometas por el Cielo", reached the top 20 in Spain and Latin America. [6] [7] Two live albums would be released in the five-year gap that followed before the next studio album: Cometas Por el Cielo: En Directo Desde America (2011) and Primera Fila (2013). Then in 2016 the band would release El planeta imaginario , which again topped the Spanish charts [7] and reached number 2 in Mexico. [6] Singles such as "Verano", "Diciembre", and "Estoy Contigo" were released to promote it. In 2020, the band released their eight studio album and Spanish chart-topper [7] Un susurro en la tormenta , marking a milestone for vocalist Leire Martinez, who by then had reached the same number of studio albums released with the group as Amaia Montero, and had surpassed her in years as active part of the band. Martínez later left the band in October 2024, after serving as the band's vocalist for over sixteen years.

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications Sales
SPA
[8]
MEX
[6]
US
Latin

[9]
Dile Al Sol
  • Released: May 18, 1998
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD, cassette
56
  • SPA: 7× Platinum [4]
  • SPA: 800,000 [3]
  • USA: 40,000 [3]
El viaje de Copperpot
  • Released: September 11, 2000
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
64
  • SPA: 11× Platinum [10]
  • MEX: 2× Platinum [11]
  • US: Platinum (Latin) [12]
  • WW: 2,500,000 [13]
  • SPA: 1,200,000 [3]
  • MEX: 400,000 [3]
  • USA: 100,000 [3]
Lo Que te Conté Mientras te Hacías la Dormida
  • Released: April 28, 2003
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, cassette
19
  • SPA: 6× Platinum [14]
  • MEX: Platinum+Gold [11]
  • US: 2× Platinum (Latin) [12]
Guapa/Más guapa
  • Released: April 25, 2006
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital
15
  • SPA: 7× Platinum [20]
  • MEX: Platinum [11]
A las cinco en el Astoria
  • Released: September 2, 2008
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital
12021
  • SPA: 2× Platinum [24]
  • MEX: Platinum [11]
Nuestra Casa A La Izquierda del Tiempo
  • Released: 20 October 2009
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital
  • SPA: 2× Platinum [24]
  • MEX: Platinum [11]
  • SPA: 150,000 [25] |-
Cometas por el cielo
  • Released: September 13, 2011
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital
12164
El planeta imaginario
  • Released: November 4, 2016
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital
19
Un susurro en la tormenta
  • Released: September 18, 2020
  • Label: Sony Music
  • Format: CD, digital, vinyl
1

Live albums

List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart positions Certifications
SPA
[28]
MEX
La Oreja de Van Gogh - Gira 2003
  • Released: April 19, 2004
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD
12
Cometas por el cielo en directo desde América
  • Released: September 18, 2012
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD/DVD, digital
Primera Fila
  • Released: 2013
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD/DVD, digital
6

Box sets

List of box sets
TitleAlbum details
LOVG 1996-2006
  • Released: April 4, 2006
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: 5 CD + 1 DVD

Remix albums

List of remix albums
TitleAlbum details
Cometas por el Cielo (Remixes)
  • Released: June 5, 2012
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: Digital

Extended plays

List of extended plays
TitleDetails
París (French edition)
  • Released: May 10, 2004
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: CD

Singles

As lead artist

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
SPA
[30] [31]
MEX
[6]
Latin Pop Airplay
[32]
"El 28"1998431Dile al Sol
"Soñaré"13322
"Cuéntame al Oído"122
"Pesadilla"199916
"Dile al Sol"19
"Qué puedo pedir"9
"El Libro"18
"La estrella y la Luna"34
"Cuídate"20001127El Viaje de Copperpot
"París"11
"La Playa"20011118
"Pop"8
"Soledad"6
"Mariposa"13
"Tu Pelo"
"La chica del gorro azul"200216
"Puedes Contar Conmigo"2003113Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida
"20 de Enero"12
"Rosas"114
"Deseos de cosas imposibles"2004910
"Vestido azul"
"Geografía"5
"Historia de un Sueño"
"Bonustrack/Nana Nara"2005
"Muñeca de Trapo"2006113Guapa/Más Guapa
"Dulce Locura"11622
"Perdida"1736
"En mi lado del sofá"111
"El Último Vals"20081817A las cinco en el Astoria
"Inmortal"1014
"Jueves"141534
"Europa VII"200943
"Cuéntame al oído"Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo
"Puedes contar conmigo"2010
"La niña que llora en tus fiestas"2011811Cometas por el Cielo
"Cometas por el Cielo"2011
"La luz que nace en ti"43Non-album single
"Día cero"2012Cometas por el Cielo
"Otra vez me has sacado a bailar"22Non-album single
"El primer día del resto de mi vida"20136"Primera Fila"
"Maria"
(featuring Natalia Lafourcade)
26
"Verano"20165El planeta imaginario
"Diciembre"2017
"La chica del espejo"201811
[33]
TBA
TitleYearPeak chart positions Certifications Album
SPA
[30]
MEX
[6]
Latin Pop Airplay
[32]
"Ay Haiti"
(Various Artists featuring La Oreja de Van Gogh)
20101 Charity single

Videography

Video albums

YearTitleProduction detailsNotes
1999Dile al Sol
  • Released: 1999
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: VHS
  • Contains the "Dile al Sol Tour" shot live from Spain.
2002La Oreja de Van Gogh (Video)
  • Released: 2002
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: DVD, VHS
  • First homonym DVD of the band. Contains 12 music videos, 3 live performances and special features from the group at that point.
2003La Oreja de Van Gogh en Directo Gira 2003
  • Released: 2003
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: DVD
  • Contains the "Tour Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida" shot live from several Spanish cities such as San Sebastián, Burgos, Valencia, Sevilla and Málaga. Was certified gold in Spain and México, and Platinum in Argentina.
2010Un viaje al Mar Muerto
  • Released: 2010
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: DVD
  • Their first full-length feature film, which was filmed in Israel in collaboration with other artists. Included as a bonus disc in the special edition of Nuestra casa a la izquierda del tiempo.
2012Cometas por el cielo en directo desde Argentina
  • Released: 2012
  • Label: Epic
  • Format: DVD
  • Contains the "Tour Cometas por el cielo" shot live from Buenos Aires, Argentina.

See also

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