Melissa Etheridge discography | |
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Studio albums | 16 |
Live albums | 5 |
Compilation albums | 2 |
Video albums | 3 |
Music videos | 38 |
EPs | 3 |
Singles | 43 |
Soundtrack albums | 7 |
Miscellaneous | 11 |
This is a comprehensive listing of official releases by American singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge. She has released 16 studio albums, 43 singles and 38 music videos on Island Records, Universal Music Group, ME Records, and BMG. Over the course of her career, she has amassed five Platinum albums, three of which are multi-platinum, and two Gold albums. She also has 11 Billboard Hot 100 charting singles, with six of them hitting the Top 40, and 11 Billboard Adult Contemporary charting singles, all peaking in the Top 40. According to the Recording Industry Association of America, she has sold 13 million certified albums in the United States. [1]
Etheridge was signed to Island Records by Chris Blackwell and released her debut album, Melissa Etheridge , in 1988. Her second album, Brave and Crazy , appeared the following year. Etheridge released her third album, Never Enough , in 1992. The following year, she released what would become her mainstream breakthrough album: Yes I Am . Its tracks "I'm the Only One", "Come to My Window", and "If I Wanted To" all reached the Top 40 in the United States, while the album spent 138 weeks on the Billboard 200, peaking at No. 15, and earned a RIAA certification of 6× Platinum, her largest selling album to date. Her fifth album, Your Little Secret , was released in 1995 and peaked at No. 6 on the Billboard 200, her highest charting album to date. The album went 2× Platinum, and its tracks "I Want to Come Over" and "Nowhere to Go" both reached the Top 40. Her sixth album, Breakdown , was released in 1999 and reached No. 12 on the Billboard 200. The album went Gold, and its lead single, "Angels Would Fall", reached No. 51 in the United States.
Her seventh and eighth studio albums, Skin and Lucky , appeared in 2001 and 2004, respectively. Her first compilation album, Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled , was released in 2005 and became a great commercial success, going Gold, while it reached No. 14 on the Billboard 200. The Awakening was released in 2007, and her first Christmas album, A New Thought for Christmas , appeared the following year. Her last albums for Island Records, Fearless Love and 4th Street Feeling , appeared in 2010 and 2012, respectively. Etheridge formed her own record label, ME Records, and released her 13th album, This Is M.E. , in 2014. MEmphis Rock and Soul appeared in 2016, followed by The Medicine Show in 2019. Her most recent studio album is One Way Out.
Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||||||||
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US [2] | AUS [3] | AUT [4] | BEL [5] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [8] | SWE [9] | SWI [10] | UK [11] | |||
1988 | Melissa Etheridge | 22 | 3 | 16 | — | 36 | 9 | — | 48 | — | — | |
1989 | Brave and Crazy
| 22 | 9 | 14 | — | 7 | — | — | 40 | 7 | 63 | |
1992 | Never Enough
| 21 | 8 | 7 | — | 12 | 38 | — | — | 12 | 56 | |
1993 | Yes I Am
| 15 | 39 | 22 | — | 31 | 2 | 20 | — | 17 | — | |
1995 | Your Little Secret
| 6 | 17 | 30 | 33 | 26 | 10 | 22 | — | 23 | 85 | |
1999 | Breakdown
| 12 | 15 | 45 | — | 14 | 20 | — | — | 38 | — |
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2001 | Skin
| 9 | 30 | 35 | — | 10 | 30 | — | — | 65 | — | |
2004 | Lucky
| 15 | 91 | 40 | — | 18 | 29 | — | — | 51 | — | |
2007 | The Awakening
| 13 | — | 57 | — | 18 | 28 | — | — | 87 | — | |
2008 | A New Thought for Christmas
| 113 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2010 | Fearless Love
| 7 | — | 26 | — | 10 | 28 | — | — | 51 | — | |
2012 | 4th Street Feeling
| 18 | 78 | 50 | — | 25 | 31 | — | — | — | — | |
2014 | This Is M.E.
| 21 | 34 | 61 | — | 41 | — | — | — | 96 | — | |
2016 | MEmphis Rock and Soul
| 34 | 40 | 50 | 121 | 52 | 82 | — | — | 63 | — | |
2019 | The Medicine Show
| 95 [15] | — [upper-alpha 1] | 74 | 168 | 29 | 85 | — | — | 44 | — | |
2021 | One Way Out
| — [upper-alpha 2] | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | — | 31 | — | |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Year | Title | Chart positions | Certifications | |||
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US [2] | AUS [3] | GER [6] | NLD [7] | |||
2005 | Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled
| 14 | 94 | 61 | 73 | |
2011 | Icon
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Year | Title |
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1989 | Live at the Bottom Line
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2002 | Live and Alone |
2004 | Lucky Live
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2008 | Awakening Live
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2015 | A Little Bit of Me: Live in L.A.
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2023 | Beautiful Day (Live Foxboro 93)
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Year | Title | Chart positions | Album | |||||||||
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US Hot 100 [19] | US Main Rock [20] | US AC [21] | US Adult [22] | AUS [3] | CAN | GER [6] | NLD [7] | NZ [8] | UK [11] | |||
1988 | "Bring Me Some Water" | — | 10 | — | — | 9 | 34 | — | — | 17 | 100 | Melissa Etheridge |
"Don't You Need" (UK only) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Like the Way I Do" | 42 [upper-alpha 3] | 28 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 16 | 17 | — | ||
"Similar Features" | 94 | 6 | — | — | 34 | 93 | — | — | — | — | ||
1989 | "Chrome Plated Heart" (US only) | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"No Souvenirs" | 95 | 9 | — | — | 30 | 4 | — | 71 | — | — | Brave and Crazy | |
"Let Me Go" | — | 13 | — | — | 70 | 27 | — | — | — | — | ||
"The Angels" | — | 34 | — | — | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990 | "You Can Sleep While I Drive" | — | — | — | — | 105 | — | — | 56 | — | — | |
1992 | "Ain't It Heavy" | — | 10 | — | — | 44 | 9 | — | — | — | — | Never Enough |
"2001" | — | — | — | — | 71 | 21 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Dance Without Sleeping" | — | — | 24 | — | — | 46 | — | — | — | — | ||
"Like the Way I Do" (live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | Melissa Etheridge Live (EP) | |
1993 | "Must Be Crazy for Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 30 | — | — | Never Enough |
"I'm the Only One" | 8 | 10 | 1 | 9 | 58 | 12 | — | 26 | — | — | Yes I Am | |
1994 | "Come to My Window" | 25 | 22 | 4 | 27 | — | 13 | — | — | — | — | |
"All American Girl" | — | 24 | — | — | — | 24 | — | — | — | — | ||
"I Will Never Be the Same" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)"/ "Give Peace a Chance" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | single only | |
1995 | "If I Wanted To" | 16 | — | 17 | — | 47 | 19 | — | — | — | — | Yes I Am |
"Your Little Secret" | — | 4 | — | 40 | 40 | 6 | 99 | 25 | — | — | Your Little Secret | |
1996 | "I Want to Come Over" | 22 | 22 | 17 | 9 | 29 | 1 | 83 | — | 29 | 100 | |
"Nowhere to Go" | 40 | — | 24 | 9 | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | ||
1999 | "Angels Would Fall" | 51 | — | — | 9 | 59 | 6 | 88 | 61 | 48 | — | Breakdown |
"Scarecrow" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000 | "Enough of Me" | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
"Stronger Than Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2001 | "I Want to Be in Love" | — | — | — | 20 | 79 | — | — | 80 | — | — | Skin |
2004 | "Breathe" | — [upper-alpha 4] | — | 22 | 9 | — | — | — | 96 | — | — | Lucky |
"This Moment" | — | — | — | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2005 | "Cry Baby"/ "Piece of My Heart" (with Joss Stone) | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Download-only single |
"Refugee" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled | |
"I Run for Life" | — [upper-alpha 5] | — | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2006 | "I Need to Wake Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Greatest Hits: The Road Less Traveled (enhanced version) |
2007 | "Message to Myself" | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | 52 | — | — | — | The Awakening |
2008 | "Just Stand Up!" (with 14 other artists) | 11 | — | 17 | 35 | 39 | 10 | — | — | 19 | 26 | Download-only single |
2010 | "Fearless Love" | — | — | 18 | 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | Fearless Love |
"The Wanting of You" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2012 | "Falling Up" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4th Street Feeling |
2014 | "Uprising of Love" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Download-only single |
"Take My Number" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | This Is M.E. | |
2015 | "Monster" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2016 | "Pulse" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Download-only single |
"Respect Yourself" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Memphis Rock and Soul | |
2019 | "Faded by Design" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Medicine Show |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released. |
Year | Song | Film |
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1990 | "Don't Look at Me" | Welcome Home Roxy Carmichael |
"In Roxy's Eyes (I Will Never Be the Same)" | ||
1995 | "I Take You with Me" | Boys on the Side |
1997 | "This War Is Over" | The Devil's Own |
2006 | "Welcome to This Day" | Brother Bear 2 |
"Feels Like Home" (with Josh Kelley) | ||
"It Will Be Me" | ||
"Welcome to This Day (Reprise)" (with Josh Kelley) |
These songs have not appeared on a studio album released by Etheridge.
Year | Song | Album |
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1992 | "The Green Grass Grew All Around" | For Our Children – The Concert |
1994 | "Burning Love" | It's Now or Never: The Tribute to Elvis |
"Bring Me Some Water" (live version) | Grammy's Greatest Moments Volume IV [24] | |
1995 | "The Weakness in Me" | Ain't Nuthin' but a She Thing |
1996 | "Be My Baby" | The Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
"Love Child" | ||
"Leader of the Pack" | ||
1997 | "Sin tener a donde ir" | Red Hot + Latin: Silencio = Muerte |
1998 | "Apartment #9" | Tammy Wynette Remembered |
2001 | "The Angels" (Earl Scruggs with Melissa Etheridge) | Earl Scruggs and Friends |
"Born to Run" | The Concert for New York City | |
2023 | "Tried to Rock and Roll Me" (Dolly Parton featuring Melissa Etheridge) | Rockstar |
Year | Title | Certifications |
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2001 | Live... and Alone (DVD/2DVD) | |
2004 | Lucky Live (DVD/DVD+CD) | |
2005 | The Road Less Travelled (CD+DVD) | |
2007 | The Awakening Live (DVD+CD) |
Year | Song | Director(s) |
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1988 | "Bring Me Some Water" | Tony van den Ende Julie Cypher [25] |
"Similar Features" | Meiert Avis [26] | |
"Like the Way I Do" | Tony van den Ende | |
1989 | "No Souvenirs" | |
"The Angels" | Julie Cypher [27] [28] [29] | |
1990 | "Let Me Go" | |
"You Can Sleep While I Drive" | ||
1992 | "Ain't It Heavy" | |
"2001" | Julie Cypher [30] | |
"Dance Without Sleeping" | ||
1993 | "I'm the Only One" | David Hogan [31] |
"Come to My Window" | Samuel Bayer [32] | |
1994 | "All American Girl" | Tim Royes [33] |
"If I Wanted To" | Samuel Bayer [34] | |
"Happy Xmas (War Is Over)" | Matt Mahurin [35] | |
1995 | "I'm the Only One" (live) | |
"Your Little Secret" | David Hogan [36] | |
"The Weakness in Me" | Maria Maggenti [37] | |
1996 | "I Want to Come Over" | Pam Thomas [38] |
"Nowhere to Go" | Julie Cypher [39] | |
1999 | "Angels Would Fall" | Melissa Etheridge [40] |
2000 | "Enough of Me" | Julie Cypher [41] |
2001 | "I Want to Be in Love" | David Hogan [42] |
2004 | "Breathe" | Philip Andelman [43] |
2005 | "Refugee" | James Frost [44] |
2006 | "I Run for Life" | Randee St. Nicholas |
"I Need to Wake Up" | Fredrik Bond | |
2007 | "Message to Myself" | Danny Clinch |
"California" (only available on The Awakening Live DVD) | ||
"Heroes and Friends" (only available on The Awakening Live DVD) | ||
"Threesome" (only available on The Awakening Live DVD) | ||
"Map of the Stars" (only available on The Awakening Live DVD) | ||
2010 | "Fearless Love" | Jay Martin [45] |
"Nervous" | ||
2012 | "Falling Up" | Linda Wallem |
2014 | "Uprising of Love" | |
"Take My Number" | Dale Resteghini | |
2015 | "Monster" | Dale Resteghini Niv Gat |
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