# Lea Michele discography

American singer Lea Michele has released four studio albums, five singles, seven promotional singles, and three music videos. Michele came to prominence for her role as Rachel Berry on the television series Glee, where she established her musical career performing on the series' soundtrack albums. Prior to this, she was known for her Broadway soundtrack credits.
In 2012, Michele signed a record deal with Columbia. She began recording for her debut album on October 19, 2012. On November 27, 2013, Michele announced that the first single from her debut album, Louder, would be "Cannonball", which debuted at number 75 on the Billboard Hot 100, selling over 51,000 copies in its first week of sale. The accompanying music video was released on January 9, 2014. Four songs were also released as promotional singles in the lead-up to the album: "Battlefield", "Louder", "What Is Love?", and "You're Mine". The album, which was released on March 4, 2014, made its debut on the Billboard 200 at number 4, selling over 62,000 copies in its first week. Michele's second single, "On My Way", was released on May 4, 2014, with its music video premiering on May 19, 2014.
On March 3, 2017, Michele released "Love Is Alive" as the first single from her second studio album, Places. Three songs were also released as promotional singles in the lead-up to the album: "Anything's Possible", "Run to You", and "Getaway Car". The album, which was released on April 28, 2017, debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200, selling over 16,000 copies in its first week.
On October 25, 2019, Michele released her third studio album, Christmas in the City. The album is her first Christmas album.
Michele released her fourth studio album, Forever, on November 5, 2021.

## Albums
### Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details, chart positions, sales, and certifications :
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Sales |
| Title | Album details | US | AUS | AUT | CAN | IRE | ITA | JPN | FRA | NZ | SWI | UK | Sales |
| Louder | Release date: March 3, 2014 Label: Columbia Format: CD, digital download | 4 | 4 | 25 | 4 | 11 | 8 | 29 | 15 | 6 | 18 | 16 | US: 110,000 |
| Places | Release date: April 28, 2017 Label: Columbia Format: CD, digital download | 28 | 25 | — | 21 | 82 | 34 | 124 | 148 | — | 38 | 37 | US: 16,000 |
| Christmas in the City | Released: October 25, 2019 Label: Sony Format: CD, LP, digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Forever | Released: November 5, 2021 Label: Self-released Format: digital download, streaming | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||||||

### Soundtrack albums

| Title | Album details |
| Spring Awakening | Release date: November 21, 2006 (US) Label: Universal Music, Polydor, Decca Format: Digital download, CD |
| Legends of Oz: Dorothy's Return | Release date: May 6, 2014 (US) Label: Columbia Format: Digital download |
| Funny Girl | Release date: 18 November 2022 Label: Sony Music Format: Digital download |

## Singles
### As lead artist

List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | AUS | BEL | CAN | FRA | IRE | ITA | JPN | SPA | UK | Album |
| "Cannonball" | 2013 | 75 | 45 | — | 49 | 48 | 80 | 27 | 82 | 32 | 56 | Louder |
| "On My Way" | 2014 | — | — | — | 81 | 45 | — | 68 | — | 45 | — | Louder |
| "Love Is Alive" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | 150 | — | — | — | — | — | Places |
| "It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas in the City |
| "Christmas in New York" | 2019 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Christmas in the City |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. |||||||||||||

### As featured artist

List of singles as lead artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Dance | Album |
| "This Is for My Girls" (among artists for "Let Girls Learn") | 2016 | 5 | Non-album single |

### Promotional singles

List of promotional singles as lead artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US | CAN | DEN | FRA | IRE | ITA | SPA | Album |
| "Battlefield" | 2013 | — | — | — | 117 | 66 | 70 | — | Louder |
| "Louder" | 2014 | — | 64 | 40 | 46 | — | 44 | 47 | Louder |
| "What Is Love?" | 2014 | — | 99 | — | 55 | — | 59 | 45 | Louder |
| "You're Mine" | 2014 | — | 83 | — | 47 | — | 50 | — | Louder |
| "Anything's Possible" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Places |
| "Run to You" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Places |
| "Getaway Car" | 2017 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Places |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. ||||||||||

### Other charted songs

List of promotional singles as lead artist with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
| Title | Year | US Holiday Digital | Album |
| "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" | 2019 | 47 | Christmas in the City |
| "I'll Be Home for Christmas" (featuring Jonathan Groff) | 2019 | 30 | Christmas in the City |
| "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" | 2019 | 33 | Christmas in the City |
| "White Christmas" (featuring Darren Criss) | 2019 | 31 | Christmas in the City |
| "Angels We Have Heard on High" (featuring Cynthia Erivo) | 2019 | 22 | Christmas in the City |
| "O Holy Night" | 2019 | 19 | Christmas in the City |

## Guest appearances

List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name :
| Title | Year | Other artist(s) | Album |
| "Henry Ford" | 1996 | Peter Friedman | Songs from Ragtime |
| "Gliding" | 1996 | Peter Friedman, Marin Mazzie, Gordon Stanley, Alex Strange | Songs from Ragtime |
| "Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc." | 1996 | Peter Friedman, Judy Kaye, Steven Sutcliffe | Songs from Ragtime |
| "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" | 2004 | Alfred Molina, Laura Michelle Kelly, Sally Murphy, Nancy Opel, Tricia Paoluccio | Fiddler on the Roof |
| "The Leave-Taking" | 2004 | Alfred Molina, John Cariani, Molly Ephraim, Randy Graff, Sally Murphy | Fiddler on the Roof |
| "Can't Turn You Loose" | 2011 | Jon Bon Jovi | New Year's Eve |
| "Auld Lang Syne" | 2011 | — | New Year's Eve |
| "Love Me For an Hour" | 2021 | Burt Bacharach, Steven Sater, Jonathan Groff | Some Lovers (World Premiere Recording) |

## Music videos

| Song | Year | Director | Release date |
| "Cannonball" | 2013 | Robert Hales | January 9, 2014 |
| "On My Way" | 2014 | Hannah Lux Davis | May 19, 2014 |
| "Christmas in New York" | 2019 | | November 19, 2019 |