Brooke Fraser discography

Brooke Fraser discography

Fraser touring in California in 2008
Studio albums 4
Music videos 11
Singles 11

The discography of Brooke Fraser, a singer-songwriter from New Zealand, consists of four studio albums, nine singles, and nine music videos. The eldest daughter of All Black Bernie Fraser, she was musically active throughout her childhood, and was signed to Sony BMG in 2002.[1] Her first single was "Better", which peaked at number three on the New Zealand Singles Chart. "Better" was included on her first album, What to Do with Daylight, which was released in 2003. Debuting at number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart, the album was eventually certified seven times platinum in New Zealand. As well as "Better", What to Do with Daylight spawned the singles "Lifeline", "Saving the World", "Arithmetic" and "Without You", all of which reached the top 20 of the New Zealand Singles Chart. "Lifeline" also appeared on the Australian Singles Chart, peaking at number fifty-six.

Fraser's second studio effort, Albertine, was released in 2006, and was influenced by and named after a girl she met while on a World Vision visit to Rwanda.[2] It also entered the New Zealand Albums Chart at the top position. It also appeared on the Australian Albums Chart at a high point of number twenty-six, and on the United States' Billboard 200 at number ninety. Albertine was certified four-times platinum in New Zealand, and gold in Australia, and sold over 60,000 copies in North America.[3] Its first two singles, "Deciphering Me" and "Shadowfeet" peaked at number four and thirteen on the New Zealand Singles Chart, respectively. "Shadowfeet" hit number nine on the R&R magazine Christian CHR chart in September 2008, a chart for plays on American Christian music radio stations.[4] The third single, the title track, did not achieve any chart success, however it won her the prestigious APRA Silver Scroll, a songwriting award.[5]

In October 2010, Fraser released her third creation, Flags, which again saw her move to the top of the New Zealand chart. The most successful of her three albums, Flags peaked at number three in Australia, number eighty in Canada, and number fifty-nine in the US. In its first week of release, the album received a gold certification in New Zealand. Flags contained Fraser's first number-one single, "Something in the Water", which proceeded to the top of the New Zealand chart on 18 October 2010, which was the same week that Flags topped the albums chart. This was the first time that a New Zealand artist had a number-one album and single simultaneously since June 2004.[6]

Studio albums

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
NZ
[7]		 AUS
[8]		 CAN
[9]		 SUI
[10]		 US
[11]		 US Christ
[12]		 US Indie
[13]
2003 What to Do with Daylight 1 85 — — — — —
  • NZ: 7× Platinum[14]
2006 Albertine 1 29 — — 90 3 9
2010 Flags 1 3 80 9 59 — 14
2014 Brutal Romantic 6 23 — — — — —

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)		 Album
NZ
[7]		 AUS
[8][17]		 GER
[18]		 UK
[19]
2003 "Better" 3 — — — What to Do with Daylight
"Lifeline" 7 56 — —
2004 "Saving the World" 15 — — —
"Arithmetic" 8 — — —
2005 "Without You" 16 — — —
2006 "Deciphering Me" 4 — — — Albertine
2007 "Shadowfeet" 13 — — —
"Albertine" — — — —
2010 "Something in the Water" 1 29 8 193 Flags
"Betty" 30 — — —
2011 "Coachella" — — — —
2012 "Feel Inside (And Stuff Like That)"
(Flight of the Conchords)		 1 — — —
  • NZ: Platinum
 Non-album single
2014 "Psychosocial" — — — — Brutal Romantic
"Kings & Queens" 20 — — —
"Je Suis Prêt" — — — —
2015 "Team, Ball, Player, Thing"
(#KiwisCureBatten featuring Lorde, Kimbra, Brooke Fraser, et al.)		 2 — — — Non-album single

Music videos

Year Title Director
2003 "Better"
"Lifeline"
2004 "Saving the World"
"Arithmetic"
2005 "Without You"
2006 "Deciphering Me"
2007 "Shadowfeet"
"Albertine"
2010 "Something in the Water" Joe Kefali & Campbell Hooper for Special Problems[22]
"Betty" Joe Kefali & Campbell Hooper for Special Problems
2011 "Coachella" Shae Sterling for Moonlight Sounds
2014 "Psychosocial"
"Kings & Queens"

References

  1. ↑ Hobbs, Rick (October–November 2003). "Fast Tracking Brooke Fraser" 11 (2). NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 20 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2010.
  2. ↑ Te Koha, Nui (2 April 2007). "Brooke's worldly vision". Sunday Herald Sun. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Brooke Fraser > Flags" (PDF). Fontana North (Fontana Distribution). October 2010. p. 5. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  4. ↑ "R&R Christian CHR chart Top 22". Weekend 22. 13 September 2008. Retrieved 13 September 2008. R&R Christian CHR chart
  5. ↑ New Zealand Press Association. "Fraser takes Silver Scroll with Albertine". Fairfax New Zealand. Archived from the original on 17 July 2010. Retrieved 17 July 2010.
  6. ↑ "Chartbitz: by Andrew Miller". Recording Industry Association of New Zealand. 20 October 2010. Archived from the original on 21 October 2010.
  7. 1 2 "Brooke Fraser in New Zealand charts". Hung Medien. charts.org.nz. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  8. 1 2 "Brooke Fraser in Australian charts". Hung Medien. australian-charts.com. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  9. ↑ "ALBUMS : Top 100". Jam! (Canadian Online Explorer). 21 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  10. ↑ "Brooke Fraser: Flags". Hung Medien). 6 November 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2011.
  11. ↑ "Brooke Fraser". Billboard. e5 Global Media. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  12. ↑ "Brooke Fraser". Billboard. e5 Global Media. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  13. ↑ "Brooke Fraser". Billboard. e5 Global Media. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  14. 1 2 3 "Gold and platinum New Zealand albums to 2013". Te Ara. Encyclopedia of NZ. Retrieved 19 July 2015.
  15. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  16. ↑ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2008 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 19 July 2010.
  17. ↑ "Chartifacts - Week Commencing: 25th October 2010". ARIA Charts. 25 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  18. ↑ Steffen Hung. "Deutsche Charts - Singles Top 10 10.06.2011". germancharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  19. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 21.05.2011 (wk19)". Retrieved 2012-07-11.
  20. ↑ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Retrieved 9 November 2010.
  21. ↑ "Bundesverband Musikindustrie: Gold-/Platin-Datenbank". Musikindustrie.de. Retrieved 2012-02-08.
  22. ↑ "Brooke Fraser". Hip Video Promo. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
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