Idina Menzel discography

American actress and singer Idina Menzel has released seven studio albums, fifteen singles and two live albums. She is dubbed as the "Streisand of her generation" by various media outlets.[1] She became the first artist with both a Billboard Top 10 hit and a Tony Award for acting with her global smash hit "Let It Go". Her album "Holiday Wishes" remains her highest charting album on Billboard 200, peaking at #6[2] and also debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Holiday Albums Chart. Let It Go stormed the charts and became a pop culture phenomenon. It became the fifth biggest-selling song of 2014, selling 10.9 million worldwide via IFPI.[3] Menzel was Billboard's 48th top performing artist of 2014 and she also the 9th Top Hot 100 artist of the same year.[4] Let It Go is certified 8× Platinum in the US, according to RIAA and has sold a million units in South Korea and United Kingdom.

Idina Menzel discography
Studio albums7
Live albums2
Cast recordings5
Soundtracks3
Singles16

She produced and released her debut album, Still I Can't Be Still, in 1998. One single from the album "Minuet", made the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Tracks chart at number 48 in October 1998. Her second album, Here, was released independently in 2004. Her third solo album, I Stand, was released on January 29, 2008. The album debuted at number 58 in the Billboard 200, making it the first solo album by Menzel to make the charts. Menzel wrote many of the songs on her album. Menzel voiced the character of Queen Elsa in the Disney-animated film Frozen, which was released in November 2013. Her performance received praise from film critics, much of it focused on her performance of "Let It Go". Her fourth studio album, Holiday Wishes, was released in October 2014. Her latest album, Idina, was released in September 2016.

Albums

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Studio albums

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Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
US
[5]
AUS
[6]
UK
[7]
Still I Can't Be Still
Here
  • Release date: February 23, 2004
  • Label: Zel
  • Formats: CD
I Stand 58 54
Holiday Wishes
  • Release date: October 14, 2014
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
6 55 42
Idina
  • Release date: September 23, 2016
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download
29 86
Christmas: A Season of Love
  • Release date: October 18, 2019
  • Label: School Boy, Decca
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming
123
Drama Queen
  • Release date: August 18, 2023
  • Label: Walkman, BMG
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming

Live albums

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Title Details Peak chart
positions
US
[5]
Live: Barefoot at the Symphony
  • Release date: March 6, 2012
  • Label: Concord
  • Formats: CD, DVD, digital download
53
Idina: Live[11][12]
  • Release date: October 5, 2018
  • Label: Walkman, Arts Music
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Cast recordings

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Title Details Peak chart positions
US
[5]
Rent 19
The Wild Party (Lippa)
  • Release date: 2000
  • Label: RCA
Wicked
  • Release date: 2003
  • Label: Decca
66
See What I Wanna See
Chess in Concert
If/Then 19
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.

Soundtracks

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Title Album details Peak chart
positions
Certifications Sales
US
[5]
AUS
[13]
CAN
[14]
NZ
[15]
Rent
  • Release date: September 23, 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros.
Frozen 1 1 1 1
Frozen II 1 2 4 8
  • RIAA: 2× Platinum[21]
  • BPI: Platinum[22]
Disenchanted
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.
  • Defying Gravity, May 2007 (remix EP)
  • Defying Gravity (DJ version), May 2007 (remix EP)
  • Gorgeous, December 2007 (remix EP #1)
  • Gorgeous, January 2008 (remix EP #2)
  • Acoustic, August 2008 (acoustic version EP)
  • Idina Menzel, April 2010
  • Beaches (Soundtrack From The Lifetime Original Movie), January 13, 2017

Singles

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As lead artist

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[23]
US AC
[24]
US Dance
[25]
AUS
[26]
AUT
[27]
CAN
[28]
IRE
[29]
JPN
[30]
NZ
[30]
UK
[31]
"Minuet" 1998 Still I Can't Be Still
"Take Me or Leave Me"
(with Tracie Thoms)
2006 32 Rent
"Defying Gravity" 2007 5 72 60[32] I Stand
"Brave" 19
"Gorgeous" 3
"Hope" 2008
"You Learn to Live Without" 2013 If/Then
"Let It Go" 2014 5 9 1 16 74 18 7 4 34 11 Frozen
"Baby, It's Cold Outside"
(duet with Michael Bublé)
78 1 58 58 71
[36]
39 Holiday Wishes
"Making Today a Perfect Day"[37]
(with Kristen Bell and the cast of Frozen Fever)
2015 80 94
"Queen of Swords" 2016 24 Idina
"Small World" 2017 27
"Into the Unknown"
(with Aurora)
2019 46 [A] 39 31
[39]
[B] 19
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[35]
  • BPI: Platinum[33]
  • RIAA: 3× Platinum[34]
Frozen II
"The Loud Mouse Song" 2022
"Love Power" [C] Disenchanted
"Move"[42] 2023 Drama Queen
"Dramatic"[43]
"Beast"[44]
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
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Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US
[23]
AUS
[26]
CAN
[28]
IRE
[29]
UK
[7]
"Funny Girl"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
2010 Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One
"I Dreamed a Dream"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
31 45 36 36 Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers
"Poker Face"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
20 25 26 16 27
"Somewhere"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
2011 75 110 Glee: The Music, Volume 7
"Yoü and I" / "You and I"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
69 174 Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three
"Constant Craving"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
89 Glee: The Music, Volume 7
"Next to Me"
(Glee cast featuring Idina Menzel)
2013 Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Four
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.

Other charted songs

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Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
US
[23]
US AC
[24]
AUS
[26]
CAN
[28]
IRE
[29]
JPN
[30]
NZ Hot
[40]
UK
[7]
"For the First Time in Forever"
(with Kristen Bell)
2014 57 62 70 54 14 38 Frozen
"Some Things Never Change"
(credited to Bell/Menzel/Gad/Groff)
2019 73 Frozen II
"Show Yourself"
(with Evan Rachel Wood)
70 73 84
[47]
8 62
"Caroling, Caroling" 12 Christmas: A Season of Love
"I'll Be Home for Christmas"
(featuring Aaron Lohr)
24
"—" denotes releases that did not chart

Other appearances

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Title Other artist(s) Year Album
"Follow If You Lead" 1998 The Other Sister
"Silence" Corey Glover Hymns
"How Shall I See You Through My Tears" 2003 Camp
"The Want of a Nail"
"I Saw Three Ships" Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5
"Damsel In Distress" 2005 Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives
"I Will Be There" Ray Charles Genius & Friends
"A Hero Comes Home" 2007 Beowulf
"What If" Rhydian Roberts 2008 Rhydian
"Take a Bow" Elaine Paige 2010 Elaine Paige and Friends
"When I Fall in Love" George Benson 2013 Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole
"Little Drummer Boy" Jennifer Nettles 2016 To Celebrate Christmas
"Wind Beneath My Wings" 2017 Beaches
"Rhythm Nation / You Gotta Be" Camila Cabello 2021 Cinderella
"Material Girl"
"Am I Wrong" Camila Cabello and Nicholas Galitzine
"Dream Girl"
"Let's Get Loud" Camila Cabello and Nicholas Galitzine

Notes

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  1. ^ "Into the Unknown" did not enter the ARIA Singles Chart, but peaked at number 32 on the ARIA Digital Track Chart.[38]
  2. ^ "Into the Unknown" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[40]
  3. ^ "Love Power" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 96 on the UK Singles Downloads Chart.[41]

References

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  1. ^ "Idina Menzel at Red Rocks: If you can't feel the love … you're dead". The Denver Post. 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  2. ^ "Idina Menzel". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  3. ^ "Frozen soundtrack was the biggest-selling album of 2014". BBC News. 2015-04-15. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  4. ^ "Hot 100 Artists - Female - Year-End". Billboard. Retrieved 2021-09-19.
  5. ^ a b c d "Idina Menzel Chart History - Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  6. ^ Ryan, Gavin (December 13, 2014). "Michael Bublé Christmas Creates ARIA Chart Record". Noise11. Retrieved December 13, 2014.
  7. ^ a b c "Artist Chart History – Idina Menzel". Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  8. ^ a b c d e "Idina Menzel's Fairy Tale Journey: From Broadway to 'Frozen' and a 'Gorgeous' Note From John Travolta (Cover Story)". Billboard Magazine. 24 March 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
  9. ^ Caulfield, Keith (January 2, 2015). "Billboard 200 Chart Moves: Pentatonix Earns 2014's Top Selling Christmas Album". Billboard. Retrieved January 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "RIAA: Gold & Platinum". RIAA. November 29, 2017. Retrieved December 25, 2018.
  11. ^ "Idina Menzel - Official Site | 'Christmas: A Season of Love' out now!".
  12. ^ "Idina: Live". Amazon.
  13. ^ "SOUNDTRACK - FROZEN". ARIA Charts. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "Canadian Albums : March 8, 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved March 2, 2014.
  15. ^ "Soundtrack - Frozen". acharts.us.
  16. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Frozen". Recording Industry Association of America.
  17. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 50 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. January 19, 2015. Archived from the original on January 16, 2015. Retrieved January 17, 2015.
  18. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Frozen". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
  19. ^ Keith Caulfield (November 4, 2014). "Official: Taylor Swift's '1989' Debuts With 1.287 Million Sold In First Week". Billboard.
  20. ^ Cross, Alan (November 26, 2014). "Weekly Music Sales Report and Analysis: 26 November 2014". A Journal of Musical Things. Retrieved November 28, 2014.
  21. ^ "American album certifications – Soundtrack – Frozen 2". Recording Industry Association of America.
  22. ^ "British album certifications – Original Soundtrack – Frozen 2". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved March 25, 2023.
  23. ^ a b c "Idina Menzel Chart History - Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 10, 2019.
  24. ^ a b "Idina Menzel Chart History - Adult Contemporary". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  25. ^ "Idina Menzel Chart History - Dance/Club Play Songs". Billboard. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  26. ^ a b c "Idina Menzel discography". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 18, 2014.
  27. ^ "austriancharts.at - Austria Top 40". Hung Medien. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
  28. ^ a b c "Idina Menzel Chart History: Canadian Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  29. ^ a b c "Idina Menzel - Let It Go". acharts. acharts.us. Retrieved January 7, 2014.
  30. ^ a b c "Billboard Japan Hot 100 Chart". billboard. billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2014.
  31. ^ UK chart peaks:
  32. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100, 25 May 2008 - 31 May 2008". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 25, 2019. (Artist name mistakenly listed as "Kristen")
  33. ^ a b c d e f "British certifications – Idina Menzel". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved June 2, 2024. Type Idina Menzel in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  34. ^ a b c d e "Idina Menzel Certifications". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved April 9, 2014.
  35. ^ a b c "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2024 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved April 18, 2024.
  36. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved December 16, 2017.
  37. ^ "iTunes - Music - Making Today a Perfect Day (From "Frozen Fever") - Single by Idina Menzel, Kristin Bell & The Cast of Frozen Fever". Apple Inc. 12 March 2015. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
  38. ^ "ARIA Australian Top 40 Digital Tracks" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. January 13, 2020. Retrieved January 11, 2020.
  39. ^ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. January 3, 2020. Retrieved January 4, 2020.
  40. ^ a b "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. December 9, 2019. Retrieved December 7, 2019.
  41. ^ "Official Singles Downloads Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
  42. ^ "Idina Menzel launches new era and sound with single 'Move' and announces new album 'Drama Queen'". Women in Pop. May 12, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  43. ^ "Idina Menzel drops latest single Dramatic ahead of upcoming album Drama Queen". Retropop Magazine. June 10, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  44. ^ "Idina Menzel Shares Latest Single Beast". Retropop Magazine. July 22, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  45. ^ Ryan, Gavin (11 October 2014). "The Veronicas Spend Third Week On Top Of ARIA Singles Chart". Noise11. Noise Network. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  46. ^ "British certifications – Bell/Menzel/Gad/Groff – Some Things Never Change". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  47. ^ "IRMA – Irish Charts". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 4 January 2020.