Sebastian performing at a private charity function |
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| ↙Studio albums | 5 | |
| ↙Compilation albums | 1 | |
| ↙Singles | 14 | |
| ↙Music videos | 14 | |
The discography of Guy Sebastian, an Australian singer-songwriter, consists of four studio albums, one compilation album, one cover album and 14 singles, as of November 2010. Sebastian won the first series of Australian Idol in 2003, and gained a record deal with Sony BMG Australia as a result. His six albums have all charted in the top 10 of the ARIA Album Charts and reached either platinum or multi platinum accreditation.[1][2] Eight of his singles have reached the top 10 of the ARIA Singles Charts, including five No. 1s, and he has had three other top 15 singles. Sebastian is the only Australian male artist to achieve five No. 1 singles in Australian music history, and is in equal third place with Olivia Newton John for all Australian acts.[3] He has also reached the top 10 of the New Zealand singles chart with an album and four singles, including two No. 1s.[4] Sebastian has 27 platinum and two gold certifications in Australia and four platinum and two gold certifications in New Zealand.
Sebastian's winner's single "Angels Brought Me Here", and debut album Just as I Am were both ARIA No. 1 multi-platinum sellers.[2][5][6] "Angels Brought Me Here" was the first Australian artist single to reach 4× platinum certification in Australian chart history, and in January 2010 ARIA announced it was the highest selling song of the previous decade.[7] The second single "All I Need Is You" also debuted at No. 1 and reached platinum accreditation.[2][8] In 2004 Sebastian released his second album Beautiful Life, which showcased a stronger contemporary R&B sound. The lead single "Out with My Baby" became his third consecutive ARIA number one single.[2] The album debuted at No. 2 and gained platinum certification and eventually sold over 100,000 units[9] Sebastian's third album Closer to the Sun, released in 2006, was a mix of a number of genres, including pop-rock, soul, and jazz. It debuted at No. 4 and was also a platinum seller, producing two gold singles.[10]
The Memphis Album , a cover album of soul classics, recorded in Memphis with Steve Cropper and other members of American soul band the MGs was released in 2007. It reaching No.3 and gaining double platinum certification.[11] In 2009 Sebastian released his fifth studio album Like It Like That, an original soul album which showed the influences of his Memphis soul period. The album debuted at No. 6 and gained platinum accreditation.[2][12] The title track was released as the first single and reached No. 1 and triple platinum accreditation and was the highest selling song by an Australian artist in 2009.[13][14] The second single "Art of Love" peaked at No. 8 and achieved platinum accreditation.[13] Sebastian was nominated for six ARIA Music Awards for this album, including Best Pop Release and Best Male Artist.[15] Sebastian's sixth album Twenty Ten, a retrospective album with songs from his previous albums, two new songs and ten acoustic tracks was released in November 2010. It reached a peak of No. 4 on the ARIA album chart and was certified platinum.[12] The lead single "Who's That Girl", which features US rapper Eve, reached No. 1, and became the fourth Australian artist single in Australian chart history to reach 4 x platinum certification.[16][2][17] Sebastian received ARIA nominations for Single of the Year, Best Pop Release and Most Popular Australian Artist in 2011, and won the Highest Selling Single ARIA for "Who's That Girl.[18][19]
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| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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NZ [4] |
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| 2003 | Just as I Am
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1 | 3 | |
| 2004 | Beautiful Life
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2 | — |
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| 2006 | Closer to the Sun
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4 | — |
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| 2007 | The Memphis Album
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3 | — |
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| 2009 | Like it Like That
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6 | 28 |
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| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||
| Year | Album details | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (sales thresholds) |
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| AUS [2] |
NZ [4] |
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| 2010 | Twenty Ten
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4 | 24 |
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| Year | EP details |
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| 2007 | Your Song
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| 2009 | Guy Sebastian EP
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Certifications (thresholds) |
Album | |
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| AUS [2] [24] |
NZ [4] |
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| 2003 | "Angels Brought Me Here" | 1 | 1 | Just as I Am | |
| 2004 | "All I Need Is You" | 1 | 5 |
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| "Out with My Baby" | 1 | — |
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Beautiful Life | |
| "Kryptonite" | 15 | — | |||
| 2005 | "Oh Oh" | 11 | — | ||
| 2006 | "Taller, Stronger, Better" | 3 | — |
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Closer to the Sun |
| "Elevator Love" | 11 | — |
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| 2007 | "Cover on My Heart" | 32 | — | ||
| 2009 | "Like it Like That" | 1 | 30 | Like It Like That | |
| "Art of Love" (featuring Jordin Sparks) |
8 | 7 | |||
| 2010 | "All to Myself" | 51 | — | ||
| "Never Hold You Down" | — | — | |||
| "Who's That Girl" (featuring Eve) |
1 | 1 | Twenty Ten | ||
| 2011 | "Don't Worry Be Happy" | 5 | — |
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TBA |
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| Year | Title | Peak chart positions |
Certifications | Album | |
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| AUS [2] |
NZ [4] |
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| 2003 | "Rise Up" (with Australian Idol Top 12) |
1 | — |
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Australian Idol: The Final 12 |
| 2011 | "All Night Long" (Lionel Richie featuring Guy Sebastian) |
26 | 12 | Non-album single | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||
In January 2010 ARIA published the lists of the highest selling albums and singles released in Australia during the decade 2000/2009. Sebastian had three entries, including "Angels Brought Me Here", named the highest selling song of the decade. He was one of only two Australian artists with more than one entry in the top 100 singles of the last decade.[7]
| Title | Year | Overall rank
on decade chart |
Australian
artist rank |
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| "Angels Brought Me Here" | 2003 | 1 | 1 |
| Just As I Am | 2003 | 28 | 9 |
| "Like it Like That" | 2009 | 29 | 6 |
The following songs do not feature on an album released by Sebastian.
| Year | Song | Album |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | "What a Wonderful World" | Australian Idol: The Final 12 |
| 2004 | "Guilty" (backing vocals for Human Nature) | Walk the Tightrope |
| "The Christmas Song" | The Spirit of Christmas 2004 | |
| 2006 | "We Both Know" (with Amy Pearson) | Home: Songs of Hope & Journey |
| "A Christmas Lullaby" | The Spirit of Christmas 2006 | |
| 2007 | "Receive the Power" (with Paulini) | Non album song. Released as the official anthem of World Youth Day 2008 |
| "All I Want For Christmas Is You" | The Spirit of Christmas 2007 | |
| 2009 | "The Christmas Song" | Stars of Christmas[27] |
| "Little Drummer Boy" | The Spirit of Christmas 2009[28] | |
| 2010 | "All for One" (with Ronan Keating) | Duet |
| "The Christmas Song" | All I Want For Christmas[29] | |
| "The Christmas Song" | So Fresh: Songs for Christmas 2010[30] |
| Year | Album | Peak chart positions |
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| AUS [31] |
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| 2008 | The Memphis Tour
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