# Clay Aiken discography

The discography of Clay Aiken, an American pop music singer, consists of seven studio albums, eighteen singles, one extended play, two Double A-side CDs (B-sides) and five music videos.
After his appearance on the second season of the television program American Idol in 2003 he signed with RCA Records. His first solo album, Measure of a Man (2003), debuted at number one on the Billboard 200. With 613,000 copies sold in its first week, this was the highest-selling debut for a solo artist in 10 years, and to date the highest debut of any Idol. The album received a double Platinum certification from the RIAA on November 17, 2003.
Aiken's second album was a holiday album titled Merry Christmas with Love (2004), which set a new record for fastest-selling holiday album in the Soundscan era (since 1991). The album debuted at number four on the Billboard 200 and tied Céline Dion's record for the highest debut by a holiday album in the history of Billboard magazine. Merry Christmas with Love sold over 1,000,000 copies retail in six weeks and was the best-selling holiday album of 2004, receiving RIAA Platinum certification on Jan. 6, 2005. This album was re-released in August 2009.
His third album A Thousand Different Ways (2006) debuted at number two on the Billboard 200 and his fourth album On My Way Here (2008) debuted at number four. His first four studio albums debuted in the top five on the Billboard 200.
After the release of On My Way Here, Aiken and RCA parted ways and he signed with Universal Music's Decca Records. His first album with Decca, Tried and True, was released on June 1, 2010 and debuted at number nine on the Billboard 200.

## Albums
### Studio albums

| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales |
| Year | Album | US | US Internet | US Digital | US Holiday | US Christian | CAN | NZ | Certifications | Sales |
| 2003 | Measure of a Man Released: October 14, 2003 Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download | 1 | 11 | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | US: 2× Platinum CAN: Platinum | US: 2,800,000 |
| 2004 | Merry Christmas with Love Released: November 16, 2004 Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download | 4 | 4 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | US: Platinum CAN: Gold | US: 1,416,000 |
| 2006 | A Thousand Different Ways Released: September 19, 2006 Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 6 | — | US: Gold CAN: Gold | US: 530,000 |
| 2008 | On My Way Here Released: May 6, 2008 Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 25 | — | | US: 163,000 |
| 2010 | Tried and True Released: June 1, 2010 Label: Decca Format: CD, digital download | 9 | — | 21 | — | — | 58 | — | | US: 56,000 |
| 2012 | Steadfast Released: March 27, 2012 Label: Decca Format: CD, digital download | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| 2024 | Christmas Bells Are Ringing Released: November 22, 2024 Label: Alvis, Inc. Format: CD, digital download | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | |
| "—" denotes the album didn't chart. |||||||||||

### Compilation albums

| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Year | Album | US | US Internet | Sales |
| 2009 | Playlist: The Very Best of Clay Aiken Released: March 31, 2009 Label: Legacy (#8869747028) Format: ECD Note: liner notes, artwork included | 173 | 10 | US: 10,000 (as of January 2010) |
| 2010 | X2: A Thousand Different Ways/Measure of a Man Released: September 28, 2010 Label: Legacy (#768404) Format: CD | — | — | |

## EPs

| Year | EP | Sales |
| 2006 | All Is Well Released: November 28, 2006 (2006-11-28) Label: RCA (#02699) | US: 53,000 |

## Singles

| Year | Single | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Peak chart position | Album |
| Year | Single | US | US AC | US Christ | CAN | NZ | Album |
| 2003 | "This Is the Night" | 1 | 13 | — | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
| 2003 | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | 1 | 29 | — | 1 | 1 | Non-album single |
| 2004 | "Invisible" | 37 | 8 | — | — | 47 | Measure of a Man |
| 2004 | "The Way" | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | Measure of a Man |
| 2004 | "Solitaire" | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | Measure of a Man |
| 2004 | "I Will Carry You" | — | 25 | — | — | — | Measure of a Man |
| 2004 | "Measure of a Man" | — | — | — | — | — | Measure of a Man |
| 2004 | "The First Noel" | — | 9 | — | — | — | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics |
| 2004 | "Silver Bells" (duet with Kimberley Locke) | — | 16 | — | — | — | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics |
| 2004 | "Winter Wonderland" | — | 13 | — | — | — | Merry Christmas with Love |
| 2005 | "O Holy Night" | — | 37 | — | — | — | Merry Christmas with Love |
| 2005 | "Hark the Herald Angels Sing / O Come All Ye Faithful" | — | 27 | — | — | — | Merry Christmas with Love |
| 2005 | "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | — | 32 | — | — | — | Merry Christmas with Love |
| 2005 | "Mary, Did You Know?" | — | 35 | 32 | — | — | Merry Christmas with Love |
| 2006 | "Without You" | — | 28 | — | — | — | A Thousand Different Ways |
| 2007 | "A Thousand Days" | — | 28 | — | — | — | A Thousand Different Ways |
| 2008 | "On My Way Here" | — | 26 | — | — | — | On My Way Here |
| 2011 | "Bring Back My Love" | — | 33 | — | — | — | Steadfast |
| 2024 | "Do You Hear What I Hear?" | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas Bells Are Ringing |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Double A-side CDs

| Year | Album | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Sales |
| Year | Album | US | CAN | NZ | Certifications | Sales |
| 2003 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water"/"This Is the Night" Released: June 3, 2003 (2003-06-03) Label: RCA (#51785) Format: CD | 1 | — | 1 | US: Platinum CAN: 6× Platinum | US: 996,000 |
| 2004 | "The Way"/"Solitaire" Released: March 16, 2004 (2004-03-16) Label: RCA (#60199) Format: CD | 4 | 1 | — | CAN: Platinum | US: 322,000 |
"—" denotes releases that did not chart.

### Single certifications

| Year | Title | US | CAN |
| 2003 | "Bridge Over Troubled Water" | Platinum | 6× Platinum |
| 2004 | "Invisible" | Gold | |

## DVDs

| Year | Video details | Notes |
| 2004 | Live – A Clay Aiken Christmas Released: December 10, 2004 Studio: RCA/BMG (#66261) Format: DVD | Contains A Clay Aiken Christmas taped live at Centerstaging, Burbank, California, 2004 for the televised special. Includes performances by Barry Manilow, Yolanda Adams and Quiana Parler. Behind the scenes footage included. Was certified gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for shipment of 50,000 units in the United States. |
| 2010 | Tried and True Live Released: July 27, 2010 Studio: Decca (B001432209) Format: DVD | Live debut performance from Raleigh Memorial Auditorium in Raleigh, North Carolina concert on March 12, 2010 in support of his Tried and True album. Also includes the songs "Eso Beso", "Who's Sorry Now", "I'll Take Romance", "Breaking Up Is Hard To Do" and "In My Life". |

## Music videos

| Year | Video | Album | Director(s) |
| 2003 | "This Is the Night" (Never released) | Bridge Over Troubled Water/This Is the Night | Matthew Rolston |
| 2004 | "Invisible" "The Way" | Measure of a Man | Diane Martel |
| 2005 | "Proud of Your Boy" | Aladdin | Disney |
| 2007 | "A Thousand Days" | A Thousand Different Ways | — |
| 2008 | "On My Way Here" (Internet release) | On My Way Here | — |

## Other recordings

| Year | Single | Album |
| 2003 | "What the World Needs Now" (with Season 2 Finalists) | American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs Label: RCA |
| 2003 | "On the Wings of Love" | American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs Label: RCA |
| 2003 | "God Bless the U.S.A. (Proud to Be an American)" (with Season 2 Finalists) | American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs Label: RCA |
| 2003 | "The First Noel" | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics Label: RCA |
| 2003 | "O Come All Ye Faithful" | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics Label: RCA |
| 2003 | "Silver Bells" (duet with Kimberley Locke) | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics Label: RCA |
| 2003 | "Santa Claus Is Coming to Town" (with Season 2 Finalists) | American Idol: The Great Holiday Classics Label: RCA |
| 2004 | "Without You" (duet with Kimberley Locke) | One Love Label: Curb |
| 2005 | "Proud of Your Boy" | Disneymania, Vol. 3 Label: Walt Disney |
| 2007 | "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?" | Crooner's Christmas Label: SonyBMG Special Markets |
| 2010 | "I Believe We Can" (duet with Chaka Khan) | Phineas and Ferb – Summer Belongs to You Label: Walt Disney |