Stan Walker discography

Stan Walker discography
Walker performing during his Galaxy Tour in 2012
Studio albums	5
Compilation albums	2
Music videos	17
Singles	19

New Zealand-Australian recording artist Stan Walker has released five studio albums, two compilation albums, nineteen singles—including three as a featured artist—and seventeen music videos. In 2009, Walker won the seventh season of Australian Idol, and signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.^[1] Walker's debut studio album Introducing Stan Walker, which contained selected songs he performed on Australian Idol, was released on 11 December 2009. The album debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, and number two on the New Zealand Albums Chart. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, and triple platinum by the Recorded Music NZ. The album's lead single "Black Box" peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart, and number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart, eventually being certified double platinum in both countries.

Walker's second studio album From the Inside Out, was released on 20 August 2010. The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart, and number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart, eventually being certified platinum by the RMNZ. The album's lead single "Unbroken" peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and number nine on the New Zealand Singles Chart, eventually being certified gold in both countries. "Choose You" and "Homesick" were released as the album's second and third singles, respectively, and each attained moderate chart success. Walker's third studio album Let the Music Play was released on 18 November 2011. Three singles were released from the album: "Loud", "Light It Up" and "Music Won't Break Your Heart". "Take It Easy" was released as a single from the Mt. Zion film soundtrack; it was packaged with Walker's first three studio albums in a box set titled The Complete Collection. His fourth studio album, Inventing Myself, includes the singles "Take It Easy", "Bulletproof", "Inventing Myself" and "Like It's Over". As of October 2013, Walker has sold over 200,000 singles and nearly 100,000 albums.^[2]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Certifications
		AUS [3]	NZ [4]
Introducing Stan Walker	Released: 11 December 2009 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	3	2	ARIA: Platinum[5] RMNZ: 3× Platinum[6]
From the Inside Out	Released: 20 August 2010 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	2	1	RMNZ: Platinum[6]
Let the Music Play	Released: 18 November 2011 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	18	12
Inventing Myself	Released: 25 October 2013 Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	—	3	RMNZ: Gold[7]
Truth & Soul	Released: 17 April 2015[8] Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	7	3

Compilation albums

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions		Notes
		AUS [3]	NZ [4]
The Complete Collection	Released: 3 May 2013[9] Label: Sony Format: box set	—	12	Comprises four CDs: Introducing Stan Walker, From the Inside Out, Let the Music Play and "Take It Easy"
The Platinum Collection	Released: 27 March 2015[10][11] Label: Sony Format: box set	—	16	Comprises four CDs: Introducing Stan Walker, From the Inside Out, Let the Music Play and Inventing Myself

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		AUS [3]	NZ [4][12]
"Black Box"	2009	2	1	ARIA: 2× Platinum[13] RMNZ: 2× Platinum[14]	Introducing Stan Walker
"Unbroken"	2010	23	9	ARIA: Gold[13] RMNZ: Gold[14]	From the Inside Out
"Stand Up"[upper-alpha 1]		—	—		N/A
"Choose You"		16	3	ARIA: Platinum[16] RMNZ: Platinum[14]	From the Inside Out
"Homesick" (featuring Kayo)		—	21	RMNZ: Gold[14]
"Loud"	2011	9	8	ARIA: Platinum[16] RMNZ: Gold[14]	Let the Music Play
"Light It Up" (featuring Static Revenger)		45	23	ARIA: Gold[17] RMNZ: Gold[18]
"Music Won't Break Your Heart"	2012	25	32	ARIA: Gold[17]
"Waltzing Matilda"[upper-alpha 2] (with Jessica Mauboy)		—	—		N/A
"Take It Easy"		—	5	RMNZ: 2× Platinum[21]	Mt. Zion and Inventing Myself
"Bulletproof"	2013	—	2	RMNZ: Platinum[22]	Inventing Myself
"Inventing Myself"		—	27
"Like It's Over" (featuring Ria Hall)		—	19	RMNZ: Gold[23]
"Holding You" (with Ginny Blackmore)	2014	43	1	RMNZ: Platinum[24]	N/A
"Aotearoa" (featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika)		—	2	RMNZ: Gold[25]
"Start Again"[26] (featuring Samantha Jade)	2015	—	—		Born to Dance[27]
"You Never Know"	2016	86	—[upper-alpha 3]
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Certifications	Album
		AUS [3]	NZ [4]
"Stuck in a Box" (Young Sid featuring Stan Walker)[upper-alpha 4]	2010	—	15		What Doesn't Kill Me...
"Galaxy" (Jessica Mauboy featuring Stan Walker)	2011	13	36	ARIA: Platinum[17] RMNZ: Gold[29]	Get 'Em Girls
"Song for Everyone"[30] (All Star Cast)	2014	—	5		N/A
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Album
		NZ [4]
"Purple Rain"	2009	33	Introducing Stan Walker
"I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Ginny Blackmore)	2014	24	"Holding You"[upper-alpha 5]

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album	Notes
"Little Drummer Boy"	2010	All I Want For Christmas	Vocalist[31]
"What Happened to Us" (Remix) (Jessica Mauboy featuring Stan Walker)	2011	N/A	Featured vocalist[32]
"My Help (Psalm 121)"	2012	Hope – Songs of Faith and Inspiration	Vocalist[33]

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
"Black Box"	2009	Gemma Lee[34]
"Unbroken"	2010	Matthew Chuang[35]
"Stand Up"^[A]
"Stuck in a Box"		Andrew Morton[36]
"Choose You"		Marc Furmie
"Homesick"		Robert Honti
"Stand Up"^[A]
"Loud"[37]	2011
"Light It Up"[38]
"Galaxy"		Melvin J. Montalban[39]
"Music Won't Break Your Heart"	2012	Benn Jae[40]
"Take It Easy"
"Bulletproof"	2013	Shae Sterling[41][42][43]
"Inventing Myself"
"Like It's Over"
"Holding You"	2014	Jessica Sanderson[44]
"Aotearoa"		Shae Sterling[45][46]
"Start Again"	2015

Notes

1. Walker has recorded two songs titled "Stand Up". The first is a cover of The Feelers' song, and was released in New Zealand only as the official supporter song of the All Whites' campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[15] The second is an original track from From the Inside Out; a music video was filmed to promote The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader soundtrack.
2. "Waltzing Matilda" is a cover that was released to promote the 2012 Summer Olympics in Australia.^[19][20]
3. "You Never Know" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.^[28]
4. "Stuck in a Box" was originally recorded for Young Sid's album, What Doesn't Kill Me..., but also appears on From the Inside Out.
5. "I Can't Make You Love Me" is the B-side to "Holding You".

References

1. "Soul singer Stan Walker wins Idol". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Digital. 23 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
2. "Stan Walker Joins VNZMAs As Co-Host". New Zealand Music Awards. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013.
3. Peaks in Australia:
   • All except noted: "Discography Stan Walker". australian-charts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
   • "You Never Know": "CHART WATCH #384". auspOp. 3 September 2016. Retrieved 3 September 2016.
4. "Discography Stan Walker". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 31 December 2009. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
6. "Latest Gold / Platinum Albums". RadioScope New Zealand. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
7. "The Official New Zealand Music Charts". Recorded Music NZ. 3 February 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
8. "Truth & Soul by Stan Walker". iTunes Store (Australia). Retrieved 26 March 2015.
9. "Complete Collection Stan Walker 4CD". JB Hi-Fi. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
10. "The Platinum Collection – Stan Walker". Marbecks. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
11. "The Platinum Collection". Mighty Ape. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
12. "Stan Walker feat. Ria Hall – Like It's Over". charts.org.nz. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 October 2013.
13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2010 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 30 June 2010. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
14. "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope New Zealand. Archived from the original on 24 July 2011.
15. "All Whites supporters song: Stand Up". Television New Zealand. 21 April 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
16. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 31 December 2011. Retrieved 24 April 2012.
17. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2012 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 31 April 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012. Check date values in: |date= (help)
18. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 3 April 2012.
19. "Stan Walker and Jessica Mauboy to Release New Collaboration Together For The Olympics". Take 40 Australia. MCM Entertainment. 20 July 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
20. "iTunes – Music – Waltzing Matilda – Single by Jessica Mauboy & Stan Walker". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
21. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 21 October 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2013.
22. "The Official New Zealand Music Charts". Recorded Music NZ. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 3 September 2013.
23. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
24. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
25. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 27 July 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
26. "Start Again (feat. Samantha Jade) – Single by Stan Walker". iTunes (New Zealand). Retrieved 14 July 2015.
27. "Stan Walker to release new single". The New Zealand Herald. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
28. "NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
29. "Top 20 New Zealand Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012.
30. "iTunes – Music – Song for Everyone – Single by All Star Cast". iTunes Store (New Zealand). Apple. Retrieved 6 March 2015.
31. "All I Want For Christmas". JB Hi-Fi. Retrieved 14 December 2010.
32. "iTunes – Music – What Happened to Us (feat. Stan Walker) – Single by Jessica Mauboy". iTunes Store (Australia). Apple. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
33. "Hope – Songs of Faith and Inspiration". Shop.abc.net.au. Retrieved 14 April 2012.
34. Stan Walker – Black Box [Official Video] (YouTube). 29 November 2009. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
35. "Music Videos". Sceneon.com.au. Archived from the original on 25 April 2012.
36. Young Sid – Stuck In A Box feat. Stan Walker (YouTube). 12 June 2010. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
37. Stan Walker – Loud (YouTube). 10 May 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
38. Stan Walker – Light It Up ft. Static Revenger (YouTube). 16 September 2011. Retrieved 25 April 2012.
39. "Sony Music 'Galaxy'". Theprecinct.net.au. Archived from the original on 26 February 2012.
40. Stan Walker – Music Won't Break Your Heart – Video (YouTube). 6 March 2012. Retrieved 17 April 2012.
41. "Stan Walker 'Bulletproof' Music Video". More FM. 3 July 2013. Archived from the original on 27 September 2013.
42. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ehxhdQQdMOo
43. "Video premiere: Stan Walker: Like It's Over". Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax New Zealand). 7 November 2013. Archived from the original on 7 November 2013.
44. "Video premiere: Ginny Blackmore and Stan Walker". Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax New Zealand). 10 April 2014. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014.
45. "Video premiere: Stan Walker feat. Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika.". The Hits (The Radio Network). 21 July 2014. Archived from the original on 21 July 2014.
46. Stan Walker - Start Again ft. Samantha Jade (YouTube). 16 July 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2016.

External links

• Official website
• Stan Walker at Allmusic.com