Lay Zhang discography

Chinese musician Lay Zhang (Zhang Yixing) has released four studio albums, four extended plays, seventeen singles and five soundtrack appearances. In May 2016, he released his first solo single called "Monodrama" for the Station project.^[1] Zhang made his official solo debut on 7 October 2016 with the release of the song "What U Need?".^[2][3][4] His first extended play, titled Lose Control, was released on 28 October of the same year.^[5][6][7] The EP was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart and placing seventh on the list of best-selling albums of 2016.^[8]

Lay Zhang discography
Zhang in 2017
Studio albums	4
EPs	4
Singles	23
Collaborations	3
Soundtrack appearances	5
Music videos	11

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Peak chart positions					Sales
		KOR [9]	FRA Dig. [10]	JPN [11]	US [12]	US World [13]
Lay 02 Sheep	Released: 7 October 2017 Labels: SM, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	10	—	7	—	2	CHN: 1,008,000 (dig.)[14] KOR: 22,768[15] JPN: 770[16]
Namanana	Released: 19 October 2018 Label: SM, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	—	161	—	21	1	CHN: 1,180,208 (dig.)[17] US: 24,000[18]
Lit	Lit Part. 1 Released: 1 June 2020 Label: SM, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—	CHN: 2,741,096 (dig.)[19]
	Lit Part. 2 Released: 21 July 2020 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—
Producer	Released: 5 February 2021 Label: SM, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	—
Step	Scheduled: June 14, 2024 Label: Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: Digital download, streaming	TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Single albums

List of single albums, with selected details and chart positions

Title	Details	Sales
Dawn to Dusk (with 24kGoldn)	Released: 22 February 2022 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: Digital download, streaming	CHN: 190,481 (dig.)[20]

Extended plays

List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales

Title	Details	Peak chart positions				Sales
		KOR [21]	JPN [22]	US Heat [23]	US World [24]
Lose Control	Released: 28 October 2016 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: CD, digital download, streaming	1	8	1	4	CHN: 1,197,813 (dig.)[25] KOR: 281,360[26] JPN: 89,432[27]
Winter Special Gift	Released: 22 December 2017 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	8	CHN: 911,110 (dig.)[28]
Honey	Released: 14 June 2019 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	11	CHN: 4,854,543 (dig.)[29]
East	Released: 15 October 2021 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—	CHN: 882,776 (dig.)[30]
West	Released: 24 September 2022 Label: Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name

Title	Year	Peak chart positions			Sales	Album
		CHN [31][upper-alpha 1]	KOR [32]	US World [33]
"Monodrama" (独角戏)	2016	—	155	1	—	S.M. Station Season 1
"What U Need?"			—[upper-alpha 2]	1	KOR: 4,242[35]	Lose Control
"Lose Control" (失控)			—[upper-alpha 3]	—	CHN: 36,300[37] KOR: 6,691[38]
"I Need U" (需要你)	2017		—	7	—	Lay 02 Sheep
"Sheep" (羊)			—	—
"Goodbye Christmas"			—	—		Winter Special Gift
"Sheep" (Alan Walker Relift)	2018	64	—[upper-alpha 4]	—	CHN: 35,400[40]	Non-album single
"Give Me a Chance" (爱到这)		7	—	—	CHN: 87,600[41]	Namanana
"Namanana" (梦不落雨林)		2	—	—	—
"When It's Christmas"		4	—	—		Non-album single
"Honey"	2019	4	—	—		Honey
"I'm Not Well" (我不好)		1	—	—		Non-album single
"Grandma" (外婆)		4	—	—
"Jade" (玉)	2020	1	—	—		Lit
"Lit" (莲)		1	—	11
"Gluttony" (饕餮)		3	—	—		Non-album single
"Joker"	2021	6	—	—		Producer
"Samadhi Real Fire" (三昧真火)		10	—	—		East
"Flying Apsaras" (飞天)		3	—	—
"Jiu" (酒)	2022	2	—	—		Non-album single
"Veil" (面纱)		3	—	—		West
"Nothing With Me" (沒什麼能給你)		5	—	—		Non-album single
"Right Back"	2023	51	—	—		D.N.A
"Run Back to You" (with Lauv)	2024	3	—	—		Step
"Psychic"		5	—[upper-alpha 5]	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles

Title	Year	Album
"I'm Coming"	2014	Non-album single
"Dream High" (夢想起飛)	2017	SPD Bank Theme Song

Collaborations

Title	Year	Peak chart positions				Sales	Album
		CHN [31]	KOR	NZ Hot. [43]	US World
"Let's Shut Up & Dance" (with Jason Derulo and NCT 127)	2019	35	—[upper-alpha 6]	34	—	CHN: 300,000[45][46] KOR: 3,952 (Phy.)[47]	Non-album singles
"No Man's Land" (无人之域) (with Anti-General and Jasmine Sokko)		—	—	—	—	—
"Lovebird" (with Far East Movement)		—	—	—	—
"Love You More"[48] (Steve Aoki featuring Lay and will.i.am)	2020		—	—	—		Neon Future IV
"Clear Sky Ballad" (晴空谣) (Panta Q featuring Lay)			—	—	—		Non-album single
"Break My Heart" (with Vinida Weng and Gali)	2023		—	—	—		D.N.A
"Racks on Me" (with Danko and Boogie)			—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Because of You"	2013	Non-album single
"I'm Lay"	2014	Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
"Youth Day" (theme song)	2018	Non-album single

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
		CHN [31]	KOR [49]
"Relax"	2016	—	—[upper-alpha 7]	KOR: 2,529[50]	Lose Control
"MYM"			—[upper-alpha 8]	KOR: 2,667[50]
"MYM" (acoustic ver.)			—	KOR: 2,457[50]
"Tonight"			—[upper-alpha 9]	KOR: 2,602[50]
"Mapo Tofu" (麻婆豆腐)	2018	6	—	—	Namanana
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Happy Youth" (with Coco Jiang Wen and Li Xiaolu)	2015	Oh My God OST
"Alone (One Person)"		Ex Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back OST
"A Man Thing" (with Royal Treasure cast)	2016	Royal Treasure OST
"Pray"	2017	Operation Love OST
"Everything Like You"	2018	I'm Around You OST

Music videos

Title	Year	Ref.
As lead artist
"Monodrama"	2016	[51]
"What U Need?"		[52]
"Lose Control"		[53]
"I Need U"	2017	[54]
"Sheep (羊)"		[55]
"Goodbye Christmas (聖誕又至)"		[56]
"Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)"	2018	[57]
"Give Me a Chance"		[58]
"Namanana"		[59]
"Honey"	2019	[60]
"Grandma (外婆)"		[61]
"Lit (莲)"	2020	[62]
"Veil"	2022	[63]
As Collaborating artist
"Let's Shut Up and Dance"	2019	[64]
Guest appearances
"Missing You" (remake; Fly to the Sky)	2014	[65]
"Youth Day" (theme song)	2018	[66]

See also

• Exo discography
• List of songs recorded by Exo

Notes

1. The Billboard China Top 100 operated from January to September 2019. The TME UNI Chart was launched in September 2018; chart positions for "Namanana" and later refer to the TME chart.
2. "What U Need?" charted at number 41 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.^[34]
3. "Lose Control" charted at number 52 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.^[36]
4. "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)" charted at number 11 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.^[39]
5. "Psychic" (Korean Ver.) did not enter the Circle Digital Chart, but peaked at number 110 on the Circle Download Chart.^[42]
6. "Let's Shut Up & Dance" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but its physical version appeared at number 32 on the Album Chart.^[44]
7. "Relax" charted at number 100 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.^[49]
8. "MYM" charted at number 94 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.^[49]
9. "Tonight" charted at number 96 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.^[49]

References

1. crystalcove. "Watch: EXO's Lay Sings Of Unrequited Love In Solo Track "Monodrama"". Soompi. Retrieved 26 May 2016.
2. https://sports.donga.com/3/all/20161006/80646422/1 ^{[bare URL]}
3. http://www.sportsq.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=206481 ^{[bare URL]}
4. https://www.xportsnews.com/article/772131 ^{[bare URL]}
5. "STARHOME > Discography > LAY The 1st Mini Album 'LOSE CONTROL'" (in Korean). SMEntertainment Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on 3 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
6. https://www.ajunews.com/view/20161027172744014 ^{[bare URL]}
7. https://sports.donga.com/3/all/20161027/81027351/2 ^{[bare URL]}
8. "엑소, 올해 누적 음반판매량 213만장 돌파..'역대급 기록'". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Naver Corporation. 28 December 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2016.
9. Charted albums on Gaon Music Chart:

   • "LAY 02 SHEEP". 15–21 October 2017.
10. Peak positions on France Digital Albums:

    • "Namanana". 26 October 2018.^{[permanent dead link]}
11. Charted albums on Oricon:

    • "LAY 02 SHEEP". 24 October 2017.
12. "Lay Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
13. "Lay Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
14. "Cumulative sales of SHEEP". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
15. Cumulative sales for Lay 02 Sheep:

    • "Gaon Album Chart - October, 2017". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart - December 2018". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 12 January 2019.
16. "Oricon Ranking Weekly - October Week 3". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc. 24 October 2017.
17. "Cumulative sales for Namanana". Retrieved 28 February 2022.
18. "Lay Makes His Solo Debut on the Billboard 200 With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
19. "Cumulative sales for Lit". Retrieved 28 February 2022.
20. "Cumulative sales for Dawn to Dusk". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
21. Gaon Weekly Album Chart

    • "Lose Control – 2016년 46주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
22. "Oricon Album Chart – October Week 5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
23. Billboard Heatseekers Albums

    • "Lose Control – Heatseekers Albums (November 19, 2016)". Billboard Charts. 2 January 2013.
24. Billboard World Albums

    • "Lose Control". Billboard. 19 November 2016.
    • "Winter Special Gift". Billboard. 6 January 2018.
    • "Honey". Billboard. 29 June 2019.
25. Cumulative sales for Lose Control:

    • "Lose Control on Xiami". h.xiami.com. Archived from the original on 2 May 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
    • "Lose Control on QQ Music". QQ Music. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
    • "Lose Control on Kuwo". Kuwo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
26. Cumulative sales for Lose Control:

    • "2016년 Album Chart (see #7)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
    • "Gaon 2017 Year End Album Chart". Gaon. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
    • "Gaon Album Chart - January 2018". Gaon. 8 February 2018. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
    • "Gaon Album Chart – February, 2018". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart – May, 2018". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart - June 2018". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 30 July 2018.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart - July 2018". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 21 November 2018.
27. "Oricon Album Chart – November Week 1". Oricon. 21 November 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
28. "Cumulative sales for Winter Special Gift". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
29. "Cumulative sales for Honey". Retrieved 23 April 2022.
30. "东 – Lay Zhang Digital Album Sales". Saoju (in Chinese). 15 October 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
31. Billboard China Top 100 chart positions:

    • "Give Me a Chance" and "Mapo Tofu": "China Music Singles Top 100 (2019年01月10日)". Billboard China (in Chinese). 10 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
    • "Sheep" and "Namanana": "China Music Singles Top 100 (2019年01月25日)". Billboard China (in Chinese). 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 29 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
    • "Let's Shut Up and Dance": "China Music Singles Top 100 (2019年03月08日)". Billboard China (in Chinese). 8 March 2019. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
    • "Honey": "China Music Singles Top 100 (2019年08月16日)". Billboard China (in Chinese). 16 August 2019. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.

    TME UNI Chart positions:

    • "TME UNI Chart – Lay Zhang Chart History" (in Chinese). Tencent Music. Retrieved 15 July 2024.
32. Charted songs on Gaon Digital Chart:

    • "Monodrama". 22–28 May 2016.
33. "Lay Zhang Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.

    • "Monodrama". Billboard. 18 June 2016.
    • "What U Need?". Billboard. 29 October 2016.
    • "Lose Control". Billboard. 19 November 2016.
    • "Lit". Billboard. 13 June 2020.
34. "what U need? – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
35. Cumulative sales for "What U Need?":

    • "2016년 41주차 Download Chart (see #39)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
36. "Lose Control – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
37. Lose Control sales in QQ Music:

    • "巅峰榜·MV (2017.7.17-7.23)" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2017.7.24)" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
38. Cumulative sales for "Lose Control":

    • "2016년 44주차 Download Chart (see #50)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
    • "2016년 45주차 Download Chart (see #66)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
39. "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
40. Sheep (Alan Walker Relift) sales in QQ Music:

    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.8.27-9.02) - see #01" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.9.10-9.16) - see #01" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.9.17-9.23) - see #02" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.9.24-9.30) - see #14" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.10.01-10.07) - see #11" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
41. Give Me a Chance sales in QQ Music:

    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.10.01-10.07) - see #5" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.10.08-10.14) - see #1" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 11 October 2018.
42. "Psychic". Circle Chart. 14–20 April 2024. Retrieved 25 April 2024.
43. • "Let's Shut Up and Dance". 4 March 2019.
44. "Let's Shut Up & Dance". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
45. Let's Shut Up & Dance sales/downloads from QQ Music:

    • "巅峰榜·MV , 2.18-24" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
    • "Let's Shut Up & Dance - QQ" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 19 February 2019.
    • "巅峰榜·MV , 2.25-3.03" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
46. Kugou sales:

    • "Let's Shut Up & Dance - Kugou" (in Chinese). Kugou Weibo. Retrieved 17 March 2019.
47. Cumulative sales of Let's Shut Up and Dance:

    • "2019년 03월 Album Chart. See #55". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
48. "Steve Aoki teams up with Exo's Lay Zhang & will.i.am on 'Love You More': Premiere". Billboard. 19 March 2020. Archived from the original on 21 March 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
49. "MYM, Tonight, Relax – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
50. "2015년 04주차 Download Chart (see #76, #81, #86, #93)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
51. SMTOWN (26 May 2016). "[STATION] LAY 레이_ 独角戏 (Monodrama)_Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
52. SMTOWN (6 October 2016). "LAY 레이_what U need?_Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
53. SMTOWN (27 October 2016). "LAY 레이_LOSE CONTROL (失控)_Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
54. SMTOWN (6 October 2016). "LAY 레이_I NEED U (需要你)_Music Video". YouTube. Retrieved 25 September 2017.
55. SMTOWN (6 October 2017). "LAY 레이 'SHEEP (羊)' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 8 October 2017.
56. "张艺兴再书冬日音乐情书 《圣诞又至》MV上线". Sina Entertainment (in Chinese). 22 December 2017.
57. Alan Walker (31 August 2018). "Lay - Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)". YouTube. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
58. SMTOWN (6 October 2018). "LAY 레이 'Give Me A Chance' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
59. SMTOWN (19 October 2018). "LAY 레이 'NAMANANA' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
60. LAY (14 June 2019). "LAY 'Honey (和你)' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
61. LAY (15 December 2019). "LAY '外婆' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
62. LAY (31 May 2020). "LAY '莲 (Lit)' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
63. LAY (20 September 2022). "'Veil' MV". YouTube. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
64. Jason Derulo (21 February 2019), Jason Derulo, LAY, NCT 127 - Let's Shut Up & Dance [Official Music Video], retrieved 15 March 2019
65. Mnet K-POP (12 September 2014). "Mnet [EXO 902014] 엑소 레이가 재해석한 'Fly To The Sky-Missing You' 뮤비 / EXO LAY's "Missing You" M/V Remake". YouTube. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
66. "《强国一代有我在》：一支"刷屏MV"的诞生". People's Daily (in Chinese). 7 May 2018.