Owl City discography

Owl City discography
Adam Young, of Owl City, performing at the Bowery Ballroom in 2009
Studio albums	5
Compilation albums	1
Music videos	18
EPs	4
Singles	21

The discography of American electronica project Owl City consists of five studio albums, four extended plays, twenty singles (including three as a featured artist), and twelve music videos. Owl City issued its debut release, the extended play Of June, in September 2007; it peaked at number 15 on the United States Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.^[1] His debut studio album Maybe I'm Dreaming followed in December 2008, peaking at number 13 on the Dance/Electronic Albums chart.^[1] Following the success of Of June and Maybe I'm Dreaming, Young signed to Universal Republic Records in late 2008.^[2] His second studio album and major-label debut, Ocean Eyes, was released in July 2009. "Fireflies", the album's lead single, became an international success, peaking at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 and becoming a top ten hit in several other countries.^[3][4] Fueled by success of "Fireflies", Ocean Eyes peaked at number eight on the US Billboard 200 and was later certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[5][6] An additional three singles were released from the album: "Vanilla Twilight", "Hello Seattle" and "Umbrella Beach".

Owl City's third studio album All Things Bright and Beautiful was released in June 2011, peaking at number six on the Billboard 200 and selling 143,000 copies.^[5][7] The album produced six singles, with "Alligator Sky" and "Lonely Lullaby" managing to chart on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.^[8] "Good Time", a collaboration with Canadian recording artist Carly Rae Jepsen, peaked at number eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a top ten chart hit in countries such as Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom.^{[3][9][10][11]} Owl City released his fourth studio album The Midsummer Station in August 2012; it peaked at number seven on the Billboard 200.^[5] On July 10, 2015, Owl City released his fifth album, titled Mobile Orchestra, spawning the singles "You're Not Alone", "Verge" and "Unbelievable".

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		US [5]	AUS [9]	AUT [12]	CAN [13]	GER [14]	IRL [15]	NLD [16]	NZ [17]	SWI [4]	UK [18]
Maybe I'm Dreaming[19]	Released: March 17, 2008 Label: Sky Harbor Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Ocean Eyes	Released: July 14, 2009 Label: Universal Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	8	14	14	18	7	16	42	16	29	7	US: 1,100,000[20]	RIAA: Platinum[6] ARIA: Platinum[21] BPI: Gold[22] MC: Gold[23]
All Things Bright and Beautiful	Released: June 14, 2011 Label: Universal Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	6	33	65	7	69	—	100	—	40	52	US: 150,000[7]
The Midsummer Station	Released: August 21, 2012 Label: Universal Republic Formats: CD, LP, digital download	7	29	—	1	44	—	36	24	61	34	US: 100,000[24]
Mobile Orchestra	Released: July 10, 2015[25] Label: Republic Formats: CD, digital download	11	33	—	5	—	—	83	—	—	98
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions
		US [5]	US Dance [1]
Of June	Released: September 8, 2007 Label: Sky Harbor Formats: CD, digital download	—	15
Shooting Star	Released: May 15, 2012 Label: Universal Republic Formats: CD, digital download	49	—
The Midsummer Station - Acoustic EP	Release date: July 30, 2013 Label: Republic Formats: Digital download	99	—
Ultraviolet	Released: June 27, 2014 Label: Republic Formats: CD, digital download	30	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, showing year released and album name

Title	Album details
The Best of Owl City	Released: July 9, 2014 Label: Universal Music Japan Formats: CD

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		US [3]	AUS [9]	AUT [12]	CAN [10]	IRL [15]	JPN [26]	NLD [27]	NZ [17]	SWI [4]	UK [11]
"Fireflies"	2009	1	1	2	2	1	3	1	2	4	1	RIAA: 7× Platinum[6] ARIA: 6× Platinum[28] BPI: Platinum[22] IFPI SWI: Gold[29] RMNZ: Platinum[30]	Ocean Eyes
"Vanilla Twilight"	2010	72	44	—	74	—	—	20	36	—	94	RIAA: Gold[6]
"Hello Seattle"		—^[A]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RIAA: Gold[6]
"Umbrella Beach"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	110
"To the Sky"		—^[B]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole
"Peppermint Winter"		—^[C]	—	—	65	—	—	—	—	—	—		N/A
"Alligator Sky" (featuring Shawn Chrystopher)	2011	—^[D]	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—		All Things Bright and Beautiful
"Galaxies"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Lonely Lullaby"		—^[E]	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Shooting Star"	2012	—	—	—	—	—	49	—	—	—	176		The Midsummer Station
"Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen)		8	5	9	1	6	2	7	1	4	5	RIAA: 2× Platinum[6] ARIA: 4× Platinum[28] BPI: Silver[22] BVMI: Gold[31] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[32]
"When Can I See You Again?"		—^[F]	—	—	78	—	100	—	—	—	—		Wreck-It Ralph soundtrack
"Metropolis"	2013	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		The Midsummer Station
"Beautiful Times" (featuring Lindsey Stirling)	2014	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Ultraviolet
"Tokyo" (featuring Sekai no Owari)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Mobile Orchestra (Japanese Edition)
"Verge" (featuring Aloe Blacc)	2015	—	—	—	—	—	44	—	—	—	—		Mobile Orchestra
"My Everything"		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Album
		BEL (FL) [33]	NLD [27]
"Youtopia" (Armin van Buuren featuring Adam Young)	2011	137	68	Mirage
"All About Us"[34] (He Is We featuring Owl City)		—	—	Skip to the Good Part
"Eternity" (Paul Van Dyk featuring Adam Young)	2012	—	—	Evolution
"Cactus in the Valley"[35] (Lights featuring Owl City)	2013	—	—	Siberia Acoustic
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

List of promotional singles, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Album
"Hot Air Balloon"[36]	2009	Ocean Eyes
"Strawberry Avalanche"[37]
"Sunburn"[38]

Other charted songs

List of songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Album
		US	US Christ [39]	US Christ Rock [40]	US Dance/Elec Songs
"Tidal Wave"	2009	—	—	28	—	Ocean Eyes
"The Real World"	2011	—^[G]	—	—	—	All Things Bright and Beautiful
"The First Noel" (TobyMac featuring Owl City)		—	30	—	—	Christmas in Diverse City
"Dreams and Disasters"	2012	—	—	29	—	The Midsummer Station
"Light of Christmas" (featuring TobyMac)	2013	—	2	—	—	VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the True Light of Christmas
"Wolf Bite"[41]	2014	—	—	—	48	Ultraviolet
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Guest appearances

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

Title	Year	Other artist(s)	Album
"Enchanted"[42]	2011	N/A	N/A
"The First Noel"[43]		TobyMac	Christmas in Diverse City
"Alive" [44]	2012	Schiller	Sonne
"When Can I See You Again?"[45]		N/A	Wreck-It Ralph soundtrack
"Shine Your Way"[46]	2013	Yuna	The Croods soundtrack
"Live It Up"		N/A	The Smurfs 2 soundtrack
"Light of Christmas"		TobyMac	"VeggieTales: Merry Larry and the Light of Christmas"
"In the Air"[47]		Ørjan Nilsen	No Saint Out of Me
"Listen to What the Man Said"[48]	2014	N/A	The Art of McCartney

Music videos

As lead artist

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Early Birdie"	2008	Andy Johnson[49]
"Fireflies"	2009	Steve Hoover[50][51]
"Vanilla Twilight"	2010
"Umbrella Beach"		Alexander Brown[52]
"To the Sky" (from The Original Motion Picture Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole)		Danny Yourd[53]
"Alligator Sky" (featuring Shawn Chrystopher)	2011	Steve Hoover[54][55]
"Deer in the Headlights"
"Good Time" (with Carly Rae Jepsen)	2012	Declan Whitebloom[56]
"Shooting Star"		Ethan Lader[57]
"When Can I See You Again?" (from Wreck-It Ralph Soundtrack)		Matt Stawski[58]
"Shine Your Way" (from The Croods)[59] (featuring Yuna)	2013
"Metropolis"		Daniel Cummings[60]
"Beautiful Times" (featuring Lindsey Stirling)	2014	Everdream
"Wolf Bite" (Official Visualiser)
"Up All Night" (Official Visualiser)
"This Isn't the End" (Official Visualiser)
"Verge"	2015	Matt Stawski
"My Everything"
"Unbelievable"(featuring Hanson)
"Tokyo" (Featuring SEKAI NO OWARI) (Official Visualiser)

Notes

A ^ "Hello Seattle" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number six on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8] B ^ "To the Sky" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 25 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8] C ^ "Peppermint Winter" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number eight on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8] D ^ "Alligator Sky" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8]

E ^ "Lonely Lullaby" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 12 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8] F ^ "The Real World" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number nine on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8] G ^ "When Can I See You Again?" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 11 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[8]

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External links

• Official website
• Owl City at AllMusic
• Owl City discography at Discogs
• Owl City discography at MusicBrainz