English singer and songwriter La Roux has released three studio albums, one mix album, one mixtape, two extended plays, nine singles (including one as a featured artist), two promotional singles and nine music videos. La Roux was originally formed as a duo in 2006, consisting of Elly Jackson and Ben Langmaid. They first collaborated on the acoustic project Automan before opting to switch to a musical style similar to that of Prince, David Bowie and The Knife, naming their new project La Roux.[1]
La Roux discography | |
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![]() Lead singer Elly Jackson performing in September 2010 | |
Studio albums | 3 |
Music videos | 9 |
EPs | 2 |
Singles | 9 |
Promotional singles | 2 |
Mix albums | 1 |
Mixtapes | 1 |
The duo's eponymous debut studio album was released in June 2009, reaching number two on the UK Albums Chart and number seven on the Irish Albums Chart.[2][3] The album was eventually certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) and the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).[4][5] In 2011, La Roux won a Grammy Award for Best Electronic/Dance Album.[6] Four singles were released from the album: "Quicksand", "In for the Kill", "Bulletproof" and "I'm Not Your Toy". "Bulletproof" peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart and was certified gold by the BPI.[4][7] Following Langmaid's departure from La Roux, Jackson released La Roux's second studio album, Trouble in Paradise, in July 2014.
Albums
Studio albums
Title | Details | Peak chart positions | Sales | Certifications | |||||||||
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UK [2] |
AUS [8] |
AUT [9] |
BEL (FL) [10] |
CAN [11] |
GER [12] |
IRE [3] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
US [15] | ||||
La Roux |
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2 | 22 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 54 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 70 |
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Trouble in Paradise |
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6 | 28 | 50 | 19 | 13 | 33 | 15 | 38 | — | 20 | ||
Supervision |
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20 | — | — | — | — | 85 | — | — | — | —[A] | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Mix albums
Title | Details |
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Sidetracked |
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Mixtapes
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Extended plays
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Singles
As lead artist
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
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UK [7] |
AUS [25] |
AUT [9] |
BEL (FL) [10] |
GER [12] |
IRE [3] |
NOR [13] |
NZ [14] |
US [26] |
US Dance [27] | ||||
"Quicksand" | 2008 | 129 | — | — | —[B] | — | — | — | — | —[C] | —[D] | La Roux | |
"In for the Kill" | 2009 | 2 | 36 | 53 | 43 | 92 | 13 | 11 | — | —[E] | —[F] | ||
"Bulletproof" | 1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 18 | 7 | 8 | —[G] | |||
"I'm Not Your Toy" | 27 | 79 | — | —[H] | — | — | — | — | — | —[I] | |||
"Uptight Downtown" | 2014 | 63 | — | — | —[J] | — | — | — | — | — | 29 | Trouble in Paradise | |
"Kiss and Not Tell" | —[K] | — | — | —[L] | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"International Woman of Leisure" | 2019 | — | — | — | —[M] | — | — | — | — | — | — | Supervision | |
"Gullible Fool" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |||
"Automatic Driver" (original or Tyler, The Creator Remix) |
2020 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
As featured artist
Title | Year | Album |
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"The Best of It"[37] (Whyte Horses featuring La Roux) |
2018 | Empty Words |
"Too Far"[38] (Boulevards featuring La Roux) |
2020 | TBA |
Promotional singles
Title | Year | Peaks | Album | |
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UK [7] |
FRA [39] | |||
"Let Me Down Gently" | 2014 | 194 | — | Trouble in Paradise |
"Tropical Chancer" | — | 162 | ||
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |
Guest appearances
Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
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"Finally" | 2010 | Skream | Outside the Box[40] |
"Temptation" (live) | 2012 | Heaven 17 | This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live[41] |
Other credits
Title | Year | Artist | Album | Credit(s) |
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"All Of The Lights" | 2010 | Kanye West | My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy | Uncredited vocals |
"Plastic" | 2015 | New Order | Music Complete[42] | Backing vocals |
"Tutti Frutti" | Vocals | |||
"People on the High Line" | ||||
"Gone, Gone / Thank You" | 2019 | Tyler, the Creator | Igor | Uncredited vocals |
Music videos
Title | Year | Director(s) |
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"Quicksand" | 2008 | Kinga Burza[43][44] |
"In for the Kill" | 2009 | |
"Bulletproof" | The Holograms[45] | |
"I'm Not Your Toy" | AlexandLiane[46] | |
"In for the Kill" (US version) | 2010 | LEGS[47] |
"Let Me Down Gently" | 2014 | Oliver Hadlee Pearch[48] |
"Kiss and Not Tell" | Alexander Brown[49] | |
"International Woman of Leisure" | 2019 | Nova Dando[50] |
"Automatic Driver" | 2020 | Valentin Guiod[51] |
Notes
- ^ "Supervision" did not enter the Billboard 200, but peaked at 71 on the US Top Current Albums component chart.[18]
- ^ "Quicksand" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 19 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Quicksand" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number 18 on the Hot Singles Sales component chart.[28]
- ^ "Quicksand" did not enter the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at number eight on the US Dance Singles Sales chart.[29]
- ^ "In For the Kill" did not enter the US Billboard Hot 100 but did peak at number 27 on the Hot Singles Sales component chart.[28]
- ^ "In for the Kill" did not enter the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at number 10 on the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- ^ "Bulletproof" did not enter the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at number one on the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- ^ "I'm Not Your Toy" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 14 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "I'm Not Your Toy" did not enter the US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart, but peaked at number 33 on the US Dance/Electronic Digital Song Sales chart.[30]
- ^ "Uptight Downtown" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number four on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "Kiss and Not Tell" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 53 on the UK Physical Singles Chart.[36]
- ^ "Kiss and Not Tell" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 26 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
- ^ "International Woman of Leisure" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 35 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[10]
References
- ^ Phares, Heather. "La Roux | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ a b "La Roux" (select "Albums" tab). Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ a b c "Discography La Roux". irish-charts.com. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e "British certifications – La Roux". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 1 April 2013. Type La Roux in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
- ^ a b "The Irish Charts - 2009 Certification Awards - Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. 2009. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ Kennedy, Gerrick D. (13 February 2011). "Grammy Awards: La Roux wins official Grammy for electronic/dance album – and unofficially for most rad hairstyle". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom:
- All except noted: "La Roux". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- "Quicksand": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart Log UK: 1994–2010 (DJ Steve L. – LZ Love)". Zobbel. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- "Let Me Down Gently": Zywietz, Tobias. "Chart: CLUK Update 24.05.2014 (wk20)". Zobbel. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Discography La Roux". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Discographie La Roux". austriancharts.at (in German). Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Discografie La Roux" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Canada:
- La Roux: "Top 100 Albums in Canada". Jam!. 14 August 2009. Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
- Trouble in Paradise: "La Roux Chart History: Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Discographie von La Roux" (in German). Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Discography La Roux". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ a b "Discography La Roux". charts.nz. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "La Roux Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Jones, Alan (28 July 2014). "Official Charts Analysis: Sheeran's X sells 33k copies to spend fifth week at No.1". Music Week. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Top Current Albums: February 22, 2020". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Sidetracked: La Roux". Amazon. United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (26 May 2010). "Download the Major Lazer/La Roux Mixtape Lazerproof Right Now". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "Lazerproof – La Roux / Major Lazer". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "Lazerproof Continuous Mix". SoundCloud. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ a b "iTunes Festival: London 2009 – EP by La Roux". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ "The Gold – EP by La Roux". iTunes Store. United States. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Australia:
- All except noted: "Discography La Roux". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- "I'm Not Your Toy": "ARIA Top 100 Singles – Week Commencing 5th April 2010" (PDF). The ARIA Report (1049): 4. 5 April 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 13 February 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "La Roux Chart History: Hot 100". Billboard. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "La Roux Chart History: Hot Dance/Electronic Songs". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b "La Roux Chart History (Hot Singles Sales)". Billboard. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ^ "La Roux Chart History: Dance Singles Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b c "La Roux Chart History: Dance/Electronic Song Sales". Billboard. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2009 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (La Roux)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "Canadian certifications – La Roux". Music Canada. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "American certifications – La Roux". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum Singles". RadioScope. Archived from the original on 2 June 2010. Retrieved 25 September 2010.
- ^ "Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. 2 November 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
- ^ "The Best of It (feat. La Roux) – Single by Whyte Horses". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "Too Far / Boulevard". Tidal. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
- ^ "Discographie La Roux". lescharts.com (in French). Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ Anderson, Rick. "Outside the Box – Skream". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ^ "This Is BBC Radio 6 Music Live by Various Artists". iTunes Store. United Kingdom. Retrieved 3 June 2013.
- ^ Music Complete (liner notes). New Order. Mute Records. 2015. CDSTUMM390.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ Knight, David (3 December 2008). "La Roux's Quicksand by Kinga Burza". Promonews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Knight, David (9 February 2009). "La Roux's In For The Kill by Kinga Burza". Promonews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Knight, David (18 May 2009). "La Roux's Bulletproof by The Holograms". Promonews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Knight, David (9 September 2009). "La Roux's I'm Not Your Toy by AlexandLiane". Promonews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Brown, Jimmy (15 October 2010). "La Roux's In For The Kill by LEGS". Promonews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Beauchemin, Molly (21 May 2014). "La Roux Shares Video For "Let Me Down Gently"". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 May 2014.
- ^ Walker, John (8 September 2014). "We Called La Roux's Faux Phone-Sex Hotline". MTV News. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "La Roux 'International Woman Of Leisure' by Nova Dando". Promonews. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ Ulitski, Rob (29 January 2020). "La Roux 'Automatic Driver' by Valentin Guiod". Promonews. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
- Official website
- La Roux at AllMusic
- La Roux discography at Discogs
- La Roux discography at MusicBrainz