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This article is about the solo discography of John Mayer. For his discography with the John Mayer Trio, see John Mayer Trio § Discography.
John Mayer discography
John Mayer performing at the Crossroads Guitar Festival 2007
Studio albums4
Live albums4
Video albums2
Music videos9
EPs2
Singles14
Featured singles2
Other appearances6

The discography of John Mayer, an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, consists of four studio albums, three live albums, two extended plays (EPs), twelve singles and two video albums. Even though it is not a solo album, it is worthy of mention that John Mayer collaborated with Pino Palladino and Steve Jordan on a Live album under the name of the John Mayer Trio. The album is called Try!.

A year after moving to Atlanta, Georgia and playing in local clubs, Mayer released the independent EP Inside Wants Out in 1999.[1] This album, as well as continued performances, gained Mayer attention from the independent promotional record label Aware Records.[2] Aware released his first full-length album, Room for Squares, in 2001, and when Columbia Records acquired Aware the following year, the album was repackaged and promoted as a major label release.[3] The major label "debut" went on to sell over 4 million units in the United States alone,[4] and more internationally. Mayer followed up by releasing a live album, Any Given Thursday, in both audio CD and DVD format, which featured many songs from Room for Squares, as well as covers and previously unreleased originals.

Mayer's second full-length studio album, Heavier Things, was released in 2003 and went on to sell over 2 million units in the United States.[4] Again, Mayer released a live album of songs culled from the album's promotional tour with the title As/Is. After a brief recording hiatus, during which Mayer ventured to form the blues group John Mayer Trio, he returned to the studio and released his third full-length studio album Continuum in 2006. Three months after Continuum's release, Mayer released an EP of demos from Continuum's early sessions entitled The Village Sessions, named after the studio it was recorded in, the Village Recorder in Los Angeles.[5] Mayer's fourth full-length studio album, Battle Studies, was released on November 17, 2009.

In addition to Mayer's solo work, he has worked extensively with other musicians and artists in genres ranging from R&B and hip-hop (with artists such as Common, Alicia Keys and Kanye West), country music (with the Dixie Chicks), blues (with Buddy Guy, Eric Clapton, B.B. King), and jazz (with Herbie Hancock, John Scofield, and Chris Botti). He was featured in "Beat It" by Fall Out Boy to play a guitar solo. He has sold over 10 million albums in the U.S. and 20 million albums worldwide.

Albums

Studio albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US

[6]

AUS

[7]

CAN

[6]

DEN

[8]

IRE

[9]

NED

[10]

NZ

[11]

UK

[12]

2001 Room for Squares
  • Released: September 18, 2001
  • Label: Sony (85293)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 8 5 9 — — — 6 —
2003 Heavier Things
  • Released: September 9, 2003
  • Label: Aware/Columbia (86185)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 4 3 5 72 19 15 74
2006 Continuum
  • Released: September 12, 2006
  • Label: Aware/Columbia (79019)
  • Formats: CD, LP
 2 12 2 24 — 12 9 46
2009 Battle Studies
  • Released: November 17, 2009
  • Label: Aware/Columbia
  • Formats: CD, LP
 1 3 4 7 48 1 11 35
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Live albums

Year Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
(sales thresholds)
US

[6]

AUS

[7]

CAN

[6]

DEN

[8]

NED

[10]

NZ

[11]

2003 Any Given Thursday
  • Released: February 11, 2003
  • Label: Aware/Columbia (87199)
  • Format: CD
 17 — — — 43 —
2004 As/Is
  • Released: October 19, 2004
  • Label: Aware/Columbia (93507)
  • Format: CD
 — — — — — —
2005 Try!
  • Recorded by John Mayer Trio
  • Released: November 22, 2005
  • Label: Aware/Columbia (95115)
  • Format: CD, LP
 34 — — — — —
2008 Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: Columbia (8869722665)
  • Formats: CD, LP, DL
 5 30 9 15 16 22
"—" denotes a release that did not chart.

Extended plays

Year Album details
1999 Inside Wants Out
  • Released: September 24, 1999
  • Label: Self-released (86861)
  • Format: CD
2006 The Village Sessions
  • Released: December 12, 2006
  • Label: Aware/Columbia (03771)
  • Format: CD
2008 On His Own
  • Released: 2007
  • Format: Download

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US

[24]

US
AC

[25]

US Adult

[26]

AUS

[7]

CAN

[27]

NED

[10]

NZ

[11]

UK

[12]

2002 "No Such Thing" 13 11 5 28 — 97 14 42 Room for Squares
"Your Body Is a Wonderland" 18 17 3 23 — — 9 —
2003 "Why Georgia" 102 — 8 81 — — 23 —
"Bigger Than My Body" 33 27 4 38 — — 21 72 Heavier Things
2004 "Clarity" 125 — 13 — — 80 45 —
"Daughters" 19 2 1 53 — 29 — —
2005 "Who Did You Think I Was" 92 — — — — — — — Try!
2006 "Waiting on the World to Change" 14 1 2 — 22 55 36 — Continuum
2007 "Gravity" 71 — 10 — — 66 — —
"Belief"[a] — — — — — — — —
"Dreaming with a Broken Heart" 99 13 8 — 69 96 — —
"Say" 12 3 6 47 27 — — —
2008 "Free Fallin'" 51 — 33 52 14 — — — Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
2009 "Who Says" 17 — 19 31 — 13 — — Battle Studies
"Heartbreak Warfare" 34 11 3 31 62 6 34 —
2010 "Half of My Heart" (featuring Taylor Swift) 25 7 2 71 53 40 — —
"Perfectly Lonely" — — — — — 52 — —
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.
Year Single Peak chart positions Album
US

[28][29]

US
Pop

[29]

US
R&B

[28]

US
Rap

[28]

AUS

[30]

AUT

[31]

CAN

[29]

IRE

[32]

NED

[33]

NZ

[34]

UK

[35]

2005 "Go!" (Common feat. John Mayer and Kanye West) 79 — 31 21 — — — — — — — Be
2008 "Beat It" (Fall Out Boy feat. John Mayer) 19 21 — — 13 75 8 21 98 14 21 ****: Live in Phoenix
"—" denotes a release that did not chart or was not issued in that region.

Video albums

Year Video details Certifications
(sales thresholds)
2003 Any Given Thursday
  • Released: February 25, 2003
  • Label: Sony (55315)
  • Formats: VHS, DVD
2008 Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles
  • Released: July 1, 2008
  • Label: Columbia (722727)
  • Formats: DVD, BD
  • AUS: 1x Platinum[23]

Music videos

Year Title Director
2002 "No Such Thing" Sam Erickson[36]
"Your Body Is a Wonderland" Jim Gable[37]
2003 "Why Georgia" Sam Erickson[37]
"Bigger Than My Body" Nigel Dick[38]
2004 "Clarity" Little X[37]
"Daughters" Mario Sorrenti[39]
2006 "Waiting on the World to Change" Philip Andelman[40]
"In Repair: One Song, One Day" Aware Records
2007 "Say" Vem[41]
2009 "Who Says" Anthony Mandler[42]
"Heartbreak Warfare" Studio B Films[43]
2010 "Half of My Heart" P. R. Brown

Other appearances

Year Song Title
2001 "Your Body Is a Wonderland" Live in the X Lounge IV
2002 "No Such Thing" Live in the X Lounge V
2003 "Not Myself" How to Deal
2005 "I've Got Dreams to Remember" (Buddy Guy and John Mayer) Bring 'Em In
2006 "(Get Your Kicks On) Route 66" Cars
"Waiting on the World to Change" Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture Evan Almighty
2007 "Say" The Bucket List
"Bittersweet Poetry" (Kanye West and John Mayer) Graduation
"Lesson Learned" (Alicia Keys and John Mayer) As I Am
2009 "Glad to Be Unhappy" (Chris Botti featuring John Mayer) Chris Botti in Boston
2010 "Gone" (Bishop Lamont and John Mayer) The Reformation
"Letter" (Wale featuring John Mayer) Throwback Thursdays' series

Notes

^ a: "Belief" was released in South Africa and the United States (as a radio single) only.

References

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