Ruel discography

Ruel discography
Studio albums	1
EPs	4
Singles	35

British-born Australian singer Ruel has released one studio album, four extended plays and thirty-five singles (including four as a featured artist).

Albums

List of albums, with selected details

Title	Details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [1]	NZ [2]
4th Wall	Released: 3 March 2023 [3] Format: CD, digital, LP Label: RCA, Sony	3	10 [4]

Extended plays

List of EPs, with release date, selected chart positions, and label shown

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		AUS [5]	NZ [2]
Ready	Released: 15 June 2018 Formats: Digital download, streaming Label: RCA, Sony Music Australia	76	— [A]
Free Time	Released: 13 September 2019 [7] Label: RCA, Sony Music Australia Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	3	18	KMCA: 3× Platinum [8]
Bright Lights, Red Eyes	Released: 23 October 2020 Label: RCA, Sony Music Australia Formats: Digital download, streaming	—	40
Adaptations	Released: 2 August 2024 [9] Label: Giant Music Formats: Cassette, digital download, streaming	—	—

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and album name shown

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Certifications	Album
		AUS [5]	NZ Heat. [10]	NZ Hot [11]
"Golden Years" (with M-Phazes)	2017	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Don't Tell Me"		86	—	—	ARIA: Platinum [12]	Ready
"Dazed & Confused"	2018	53	7	—	ARIA: 2× Platinum [12] RIAA: Gold [13]
"Younger"		76	—	—	ARIA: 2× Platinum [12]
"Not Thinkin' Bout You" (solo or remix featuring GoldLink)		—	—	—	ARIA: Gold [12]
"Say" (acoustic version featuring Jake Meadows) [14]	2019	—	—	—	ARIA: Gold [12]
"Painkiller" (solo or featuring Denzel Curry)		35	—	6	ARIA: 3× Platinum [15] RIAA: Gold [13]	Free Time
"Face to Face"		73	—	8	ARIA: Gold [12]
"Real Thing"		73	—	18	ARIA: Gold [12]
"Down for You" (with Cosmo's Midnight) [16]	2020	—	—	9		Yesteryear
"Empty Love" (with Gracey) [17]		—	—	21		TBA
"As Long as You Care" [18]		— [B]	—	8	ARIA: Gold [15]	Bright Lights, Red Eyes
"Say It Over" (featuring Cautious Clay) [20]		—	—	33
"Distance" [21]	2021	—	—	14
"Too Many Feelings" [22]		— [C]	—	15		Non-album singles
"Notice Me" (with Dylan J) [24]		—	—	—
"Growing Up Is..." [25]		68	—	11	ARIA: Gold [15]	4th Wall
"Let the Grass Grow" [26]	2022	—	—	18
"You Against Yourself" [27]		—	—	27
"Someone Else's Problem" [28]		—	—	15
"Must Be Nice" [3]	2023	—	—	—
"I Don't Wanna Be Like You" [29]		—	—	22
"What a Life" (with DMA's) [30]	2024	—	—	—		TBA
"We're a Pair of Diamonds" (with DMA's) [31]		—	—	—
"Kiss Me" [9]		—	—	—		Adaptations
"Call Out My Name" [32]		—	—	—
"Cats on the Ceiling" [33]		—	—	39		TBA
"Santa Doesn't Know You Like I Do" [34]		—	—	—		Non-album single
"Made It Awkward" [35]		—	—	—		TBA
"Dandelion" (with Grentperez) [36]	2025	—	—	38		Backflips in a Restaurant
"Melodramatic Fanatic" (with Lime Cordiale) [37]		—	—	34		TBA

As featured artist

List of singles, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		NZ Hot [38]
"Human" (Tom Thum featuring Ruel) [39]	2017	—	Non-album singles
"Weathered" (M-Phazes featuring Ruel; Triple J Like a Version ) [40]		—
"Flames" (SG Lewis featuring Ruel) [41]	2019	35	Dawn
"Dream No More" (Billy Davis featuring Genesis Owusu and Ruel) [42]	2021	—	This Is What's Important

Other charted songs

List of non-single chart appearances, with year released and album name shown

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certifications	Album
		NZ Hot [43]
"Don't Cry"	2019	29		Free Time
"Hard Sometimes"		28	ARIA: Gold [12]
"Unsaid"		33
"Free Time"		47	ARIA: Gold [12]
"Courage"	2020	26		Bright Lights, Red Eyes
"Up to Something"		31

Other appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Artist(s)	Album
"Fire & Grace"	2019	Hilltop Hoods	The Great Expanse
"Want U Around"	2020	Omar Apollo	Apolonio
"Golden Hour" (Ruel remix)	2022	Jvke	Non-album single

Music videos

List of music videos, with year released and director shown

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Human" (Tom Thum featuring Ruel) [44]	2017	Tom Wilson
"Golden Years" [45]	2018	Marcus Flack
"Don't Tell Me"		—
"Dazed & Confused" [46]		Grey Ghost
"Younger" [47]
"Not Thinkin' 'Bout You" [48]
"Painkiller"	2019
"Flames" (SG Lewis featuring Ruel)
"Face to Face"
"Real Thing"
"Down for You" (with Cosmo's Midnight)	2020
"Empty Love" (with Gracey)
"As Long as You Care"		Grey Ghost
"Say It Over" (visualizer) (feat Cautious Clay)		Grey Ghost
"Distance"	2021	Grey Ghost
"Growing Up Is" (Official live video)		Grey Ghost
"Let the Grass Grow" (acoustic)	2022	Joel Chamaa
"You Against Yourself"		Grey Ghost
"I Don't Wanna Be Like You"	2023
"Kiss Me"	2024
"Hollywood"
"Cats On the Ceiling"
"Dandelion" (with grentperez)	2025

Notes

1. Ready did not enter the NZ Top 40 Albums Chart, but peaked at number 3 on the Heatseeker Albums Chart. ^[6]
2. "As Long as You Care" did not reach the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number fourteen on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Artist Singles Chart. ^[19]
3. "Too Many Feelings" did not reach the ARIA Top 100 Singles Chart, but peaked at number fourteen on the ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles Chart. ^[23]

References

1. "ARIA Top 50 Albums Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
2. "Discography Ruel". charts.nz. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
3. Lochrie, Conner (25 January 2023). "Ruel announces long-awaited debut album, '4th Wall'". Tone Deaf. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
4. "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
5. Peak chart positions in Australia:
   • All except noted: "Discography Ruel". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
   • For "Don't Tell Me": "ARIA Chart Watch 434". auspOp. 19 August 2017. Archived from the original on 19 August 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
   • For "Dazed & Confused": Auspop (16 June 2018). "ARIA Chart Watch #477". auspOp. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
   • For Ready: Auspop (23 June 2018). "ARIA Chart Watch #478". auspOp. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2018.
   • For "Younger": Auspop (14 July 2018). "ARIA Chart Watch #481". auspOp. Archived from the original on 16 November 2018. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
   • For "Face to Face": Auspop (17 August 2019). "ARIA Chart Watch #538". auspOp. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
   • For "Real Thing": Auspop (21 September 2019). "ARIA Chart Watch #543". auspOp. Archived from the original on 21 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
   • For "Growing Up Is...": "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 24 January 2022". The ARIA Report. No. 1664. Australian Recording Industry Association. 24 January 2022. p. 4.
6. "NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 25 June 2018. Archived from the original on 22 June 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
7. "Ruel announces new EP and all ages Free Time tour". ABC (Triple J). 31 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 December 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
8. "thank u sth korea xx". Twitter. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 30 November 2020.
9. "Ruel Covers Sixpence None the Richer's "Kiss Me"". PM Studio. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
10. "NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2018.
11. "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 10 May 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
    • "Face to Face": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 19 August 2019. Archived from the original on 17 August 2019. Retrieved 17 August 2019.
    • "Real Thing": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 9 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 September 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
    • For "Down for You": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
    • "Empty Love": "NZ Hot Singles Chart for week of 31 May 2020". Recorded Music NZ. 31 May 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
    • "As Long as You Care": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
    • "Say It's Over": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
    • "Too Many Feelings": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
    • "Growing Up Is...": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
    • "Let the Grass Grow": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2022.
    • "You Against Yourself": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 29 August 2022. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
    • "Someone Else's Problem": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
    • "I Don't Wanna Be Like You": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
    • "Cats on the Ceiling": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 28 October 2024. Retrieved 25 October 2024.
    • "Dandelion": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 24 January 2025. Retrieved 24 January 2025.
    • "Melodramatic Fanatic": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 18 April 2025. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
12. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 3 February 2022.
13. "American certifications – Ruel". Recording Industry Association of America . Retrieved 18 February 2021.
14. "Say (Acoustic Version) – Single by Ruel on Apple Music". Apple Music AU. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
15. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2022 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association . Retrieved 1 August 2022.
16. "Down for You – Single by Cosmo's Midnight on Apple Music". Apple Music. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 May 2020. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
17. "Empty Love – Single by Gracey & Ruel on Apple Music". Apple Music. 22 May 2020. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
18. Brereton, Greta (10 September 2020). "Ruel drops smooth new single "As Long As You Care"". NME Australia . Retrieved 10 September 2020.
19. "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 21 September 2020". Australian Recording Industry Association . No. 1594. 21 September 2020.
20. Langford, Jackson (1 October 2020). "Ruel announces new single with Cautious Clay, "Say It Over"". NME Australia . Retrieved 2 October 2020.
21. Barcelata, Diana (17 January 2021). "Ruel Drops 'Distance' Music Video". musicdaily. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
22. Bruce, Jasper (12 February 2021). "Ruel drops "Too Many Feelings", his first new song of 2021". NME Australia . Retrieved 21 February 2021.
23. "ARIA Top 20 Australian Hip Hop/R&B Singles for week of 22 February 2021". Australian Recording Industry Association. 22 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
24. Doria, Matt (27 August 2021). "Dylan J and Ruel team up for smoky new single "Notice Me"". NME Australia . Retrieved 27 August 2021.
25. Rose, Anna (2 December 2021). "Ruel teases a new single titled "Growing Up Is..."". NME Australia . Retrieved 17 December 2021.
26. "New Aus Music Playlist ADDITIONS – 11/03/22". Music Feeds. 11 March 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
27. "Ruel Urges You To Overcome Self-Sabotage On New Single "You Against Yourself"". MusicFeeds . 18 August 2022. Retrieved 18 August 2022.
28. "SOMEONE ELSE'S PROBLEM out everywhere this friday, 28th of october!!". twitter. 24 October 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
29. "Surprise ! Ruel a sorti un nouveau single intitulé "I don't wanna be like you", extrait de son album "4TH WALL" qui sortira ce vendredi !". Twitter. 1 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
30. "Ruel & DMA'S Team Up To Release Two New Singles". The Music. 27 March 2024. Retrieved 28 March 2024.
31. "Ruel and DMA's Unveil Second Collab Track". Mushroom Group. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
32. "Ruel Covers The Weeknd's "Call Out My Name"". PM Studio. 22 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
33. "Ruel embraces acceptance on single 'Cats On The Ceiling'". Celeb Mix. 18 October 2024. Retrieved 19 October 2024.
34. "Apple Music Carols Covered: Christmas songs from Rachel Chinouriri, Lizzy McAlpine, Pheelz and more". Official Charts Company . 6 November 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2024.
35. "Ruel Just "Made it Awkward"". Spin. 22 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
36. "grentperez Drops New Single 'Dandelion' with Ruel, Announces Debut Album". Rolling Stone Australia . 16 January 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2025.
37. "Lime Cordiale Join Forces with Ruel for Irresistibly Catchy New Single "Melodramatic Fanatic"". AAA Backstage. 11 April 2025. Retrieved 11 April 2025.
38. Peaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart:
    • For "Flames": "NZ Hot Singles Chart for the chart dated 19 May 2019". Recorded Music NZ. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
39. "Human (feat. Ruel) – Single by Tom Thum on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved 27 May 2020.
40. "Weathered (triple j Like a Version) [feat. Ruel] – Single by M-Phazes on Apple Music". Apple Music . Retrieved 27 May 2020.
41. Bein, Kat (10 May 2019). "SG Lewis & Ruel ride dark synth waves toward dawn on 'Flames': Listen". Billboard . Retrieved 26 February 2021.
42. Brereton, Greta (25 February 2021). "Listen to Billy Davis, Ruel and Genesis Owusu team up on new single "Dream No More"". NME Australia . Retrieved 26 February 2021.
43. Peak chart positions in New Zealand:
    • For "Don't Cry", "Hard Sometimes", "Unsaid" and "Free Time": "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 September 2019. Archived from the original on 20 September 2019. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
    • For "Distance", "Courage", and "Up to Something": "Hot Singles Chart – Issue #4962". Recorded Music NZ. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
44. "Tom Thum - Human ft. Ruel (Rag n Bone Man cover)". 7 December 2017. Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 27 June 2018– via YouTube.
45. "Ruel - Golden Years (M-Phazes Remix (Official Video)))". YouTube. 16 March 2018. Archived from the original on 27 June 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
46. "Ruel - Dazed & Confused (Official Video)". 30 May 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018– via YouTube.
47. "Ruel - Younger (Official Video)". YouTube. 2 August 2018. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
48. "Ruel - Not Thinkin' Bout You (Official Video)". 30 October 2018. Archived from the original on 12 December 2018. Retrieved 9 November 2018– via YouTube.