Megan Washington discography

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Washington discography
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Studio albums4
EPs9
Singles33

Australian singer-songwriter Washington has released four studio albums, nine extended plays, and thirty-three singles (including two as a featured artist and two charity singles).

Contents

In 2006, in collaboration with jazz pianist, Sean Foran, Washington released her debut EP Nightlight . [1] The EP won the 2008 Australian Jazz Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album. [2] She released her second EP, Bennetts Lane, with pianist Paul Grabowsky in 2007. Her musical style moved away from jazz when she began backing a blues and roots musician, Old Man River, as the keyboardist and backing vocalist. [3]

In July 2010, Washington released her debut album. I Believe You Liar . The album was a commercial and critical success, peaking at number 3 on the ARIA Charts, and was certified platinum. [4] [5]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
TitleAlbum detailsPeak chart
positions
Certifications
AUS
[4]
I Believe You Liar
  • Released: 30 July 2010
  • Label: Mercury (2744633)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
3
There There
  • Released: 12 September 2014
  • Label: Mercury (3784717)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
5
Batflowers
  • Released: 28 August 2020
  • Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records (3504377)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP
23
[6]
Hot Fuss
  • Released: 8 December 2022 [7]
  • Label: Batflowers Records
  • Formats: digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions
TitleEP detailsPeak chart
positions
AUS
[4]
Nightlight [a]
(Megan Washington and Sean Foran)
  • Released: 2006
  • Label: Newmarket (NEW3227.2)
  • Formats: CD
53
Bennetts Lane [a]
(Megan Washington and Paul Grabowsky)
  • Released: 2007
  • Label: Independent
  • Formats: CD
Clementine
  • Released: November 2008 [8]
  • Label: Washington (HUB001)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
How to Tame Lions 73
Rich Kids
  • Released: 7 May 2010 [10]
  • Label: Mercury/Universal Music Australia (2737298)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
70
iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series '10
  • Released: 4 November 2010
  • Label: Mercury
  • Formats: Digital download
Insomnia
  • Released: 21 October 2011
  • Label: Mercury (2782609)
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
24
Moon Tunes
  • Released: 23 April 2021 [11]
  • Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming
Switches
  • Released: 23 July 2021 [12]
  • Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records
  • Formats: Digital download, streaming

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected details
TitleYearPeak chart
positions
CertificationAlbum
AUS
[4]
"Clementine" [13] 2008Clementine
"Cement" [14] 2009How to Tame Lions
"How to Tame Lions" [15] [b]
"Rich Kids" [16] 2010 [b] Rich Kids
"Sunday Best" [17] 64I Believe You Liar
"The Hardest Part" [19]
"Bed of Nails" [a] [20] 2011non-album single
"Clementine" [21]
(US re-release)
I Believe You Liar
"Holy Moses" [22]
"I Believe You Liar"
"Riders on the Storm" [23] 2012non-album single
"Who Are You?" [24] 2014There There
"Limitless" [25] 95
"My Heart is a Wheel" [26]
"Begin Again" [27]
"Saint Lo" [28] 2016Moon Tunes
"Claws" [29] 2018non-album singles
"American Spirit" [30] 2019
"Dirty Churches" [31] Moon Tunes
"Dark Parts" [32] 2020Batflowers
"Switches" [33]
"Kiss Me Like We're Gonna Die" [34]
"Achilles Heart" [35]
"Batflowers" [36]
"My Happiness" [37] 2021non-album single
"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine" [38] 2022Hot Fuss
"Eastcoaster" [39] 2023TBA
"Catherine Wheel"
(with Sydney Symphony Orchestra) [40]
TBA
"Honeysuckle Island"2024TBA
List of featured singles, with selected details
TitleYearAlbum
"King of the Rodeo"
(The Bamboos featuring Megan Washington) [41]
2009Side Stepper
"Heist" [42]
(Gillieson featuring Megan Washington)
2020

Charity singles

List of charity singles
TitleYearPeak chart positionsNotes
AUS
[4]
"I Touch Myself"
(as part of the I Touch Myself Project)
201472The I Touch Myself Project launched in 2014 with a mission to encourage young women to touch themselves regularly to find early signs of cancer. [43]
"Spirit of the Anzacs"
(Lee Kernaghan featuring Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington)
201532First single from Kernaghan's album Spirit of the Anzacs . The single was released to raise funds for Legacy and Soldier On. [44]

Other album appearances

List of other album appearances, with selected details
TitleYearAlbum
"Beautiful Trash"
(Lanu featuring Megan Washington)
2011Her 12 Faces
"Fall"
(Lanu featuring Megan Washington)
"Roosevelt Blues"
(Lanu featuring Megan Washington)
"The Monkey Dance" ReWiggled - A Tribute to the Wiggles
"The Wilhelm Scream"
(The Bamboos featuring Megan Washington)
2012Medicine Man
"What Goes On"
(Megan Washington & G.Love)
2013RockWiz Duets: With a Little Help from My Friends
"Ghost"
(Kate Miller-Heidke featuring Megan Washington)
2014 O Vertigo!
"Idiot"
(Paul Mac featuring Megan Washington)
2015 Holiday from Me
"Zanzibar"
(Pat Davern featuring Megan Washington)
Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar
"What's Going On in the Forest"
(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"Alexander Can Run"
(Pat Davern featuring Megan Washington)
"On the Count of Three"
(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"A Plan is Hatched"
(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"The Truck Is Beginning to Roll"
(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"We Saved the Forest"
(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd, Connie Mitchell, Tom Williams & Megan Washington)
"Eliza"
(The Bamboos featuring Washington)
2019By Special Arrangement
"The Gnome Song"
(Bluey featuring Washington)
2023 Dance Mode!

Notes

^ a Released under Washington's full name, Megan Washington. ^ b Sales of the single counted towards the EP.

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