Megan Washington discography

Washington discography
Studio albums	4
EPs	9
Singles	34

Australian singer-songwriter Washington has released four studio albums, nine extended plays, and thirty-four singles (including two as a featured artist and two charity singles).

In 2006, in collaboration with jazz pianist, Sean Foran, Washington released her debut EP Nightlight.^[1] The EP won the 2008 Australian Jazz Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album.^[2] She released her second EP, Bennetts Lane, with pianist Paul Grabowsky in 2007. Her musical style moved away from jazz when she began backing a blues and roots musician, Old Man River, as the keyboardist and backing vocalist.^[3]

In July 2010, Washington released her debut album. I Believe You Liar. The album was a commercial and critical success, peaking at number 3 on the ARIA Charts, and was certified platinum.^[4][5]

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		AUS [4]
I Believe You Liar	Released: 30 July 2010 Label: Mercury (2744633) Formats: CD, digital download, LP	3	AUS: Platinum[5]
There There	Released: 12 September 2014 Label: Mercury (3784717) Formats: CD, digital download	5
Batflowers	Released: 28 August 2020 Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records (3504377) Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP	23 [6]
Hot Fuss	Released: 8 December 2022[7] Label: Batflowers Records Formats: digital download, streaming

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions

Title	EP details	Peak chart positions
		AUS [4]
Nightlight^[a] (Megan Washington and Sean Foran)	Released: 2006 Label: Newmarket (NEW3227.2) Formats: CD	53
Bennetts Lane^[a] (Megan Washington and Paul Grabowsky)	Released: 2007 Label: Independent Formats: CD	—
Clementine	Released: November 2008[8] Label: Washington (HUB001) Formats: CD, digital download	—
How to Tame Lions	Released: 14 September 2009[9] Label: Mercury/Universal Music Australia (2717430) Formats: CD, digital download	73
Rich Kids	Released: 7 May 2010[10] Label: Mercury/Universal Music Australia (2737298) Formats: CD, digital download	70
iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series '10	Released: 4 November 2010 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download	—
Insomnia	Released: 21 October 2011 Label: Mercury (2782609) Formats: CD, LP, digital download	24
Moon Tunes	Released: 23 April 2021[11] Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records Formats: Digital download, streaming	—
Switches	Released: 23 July 2021[12] Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records Formats: Digital download, streaming	—

Singles

As lead artist

List of singles, with selected details

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Certification	Album
		AUS [4]
"Clementine"[13]	2008	—		Clementine
"Cement"[14]	2009	—		How to Tame Lions
"How to Tame Lions"[15]		—^[b]
"Rich Kids"[16]	2010	—^[b]		Rich Kids
"Sunday Best"[17]		64	ARIA: Gold[18]	I Believe You Liar
"The Hardest Part"[19]		—
"Bed of Nails"^[a][20]	2011	—		non-album single
"Clementine"[21] (US re-release)		—		I Believe You Liar
"Holy Moses"[22]		—
"I Believe You Liar"		—
"Riders on the Storm"[23]	2012	—		non-album single
"Who Are You?"[24]	2014	—		There There
"Limitless"[25]		95
"My Heart is a Wheel"[26]		—
"Begin Again"[27]		—
"Saint Lo"[28]	2016	—		Moon Tunes
"Claws"[29]	2018	—		non-album singles
"American Spirit"[30]	2019	—
"Dirty Churches"[31]		—		Moon Tunes
"Dark Parts"[32]	2020	—		Batflowers
"Switches"[33]		—
"Kiss Me Like We're Gonna Die"[34]		—
"Achilles Heart"[35]		—
"Batflowers"[36]		—
"My Happiness"[37]	2021	—		non-album single
"Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"[38]	2022	—		Hot Fuss
"Eastcoaster"[39]	2023	—		TBA
"Catherine Wheel" (with Sydney Symphony Orchestra)[40]		—		TBA
"Honeysuckle Island"	2024	—		TBA
"The Hook"[41]		—		How to Make Gravy

As featured artist

List of featured singles, with selected details

Title	Year	Album
"King of the Rodeo" (The Bamboos featuring Megan Washington)[42]	2009	Side Stepper
"Heist"[43] (Gillieson featuring Megan Washington)	2020

Charity singles

List of charity singles

Title	Year	Peak chart positions	Notes
		AUS [4]
"I Touch Myself" (as part of the I Touch Myself Project)	2014	72	The I Touch Myself Project launched in 2014 with a mission to encourage young women to touch themselves regularly to find early signs of cancer.[44]
"Spirit of the Anzacs" (Lee Kernaghan featuring Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington)	2015	32	First single from Kernaghan's album Spirit of the Anzacs. The single was released to raise funds for Legacy and Soldier On.[45]

Other album appearances

List of other album appearances, with selected details

Title	Year	Album
"Beautiful Trash" (Lanu featuring Megan Washington)	2011	Her 12 Faces
"Fall" (Lanu featuring Megan Washington)
"Roosevelt Blues" (Lanu featuring Megan Washington)
"The Monkey Dance"		ReWiggled - A Tribute to the Wiggles
"The Wilhelm Scream" (The Bamboos featuring Megan Washington)	2012	Medicine Man
"What Goes On" (Megan Washington & G.Love)	2013	RockWiz Duets: With a Little Help from My Friends
"Ghost" (Kate Miller-Heidke featuring Megan Washington)	2014	O Vertigo!
"Idiot" (Paul Mac featuring Megan Washington)	2015	Holiday from Me
"Zanzibar" (Pat Davern featuring Megan Washington)		Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar
"What's Going On in the Forest" (Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"Alexander Can Run" (Pat Davern featuring Megan Washington)
"On the Count of Three" (Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"A Plan is Hatched" (Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"The Truck Is Beginning to Roll" (Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington)
"We Saved the Forest" (Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd, Connie Mitchell, Tom Williams & Megan Washington)
"Eliza" (The Bamboos featuring Washington)	2019	By Special Arrangement
"The Gnome Song" (Bluey featuring Washington)	2023	Dance Mode!

Notes

^ a Released under Washington's full name, Megan Washington. ^ b Sales of the single counted towards the EP.

References

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