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New Zealand-Australian singer Stan Walker has released seven studio albums, two compilation albums, two extended plays, forty-eight singles—including seven as a featured artist—and twenty-one music videos. In 2009, Walker won the seventh season of Australian Idol, and signed a recording contract with Sony Music Australia.[1] Walker's debut studio album Introducing Stan Walker, which contained selected songs he performed on Australian Idol, was released on 11 December 2009. The album debuted at number three on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart, and number two on the New Zealand Albums Chart. It was certified platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association, and triple platinum by the Recorded Music NZ. The album's lead single "Black Box" peaked at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart, and number one on the New Zealand Singles Chart, eventually being certified double platinum in both countries.
| Stan Walker discography | |
|---|---|
 Walker performing during his Galaxy Tour in 2012 | |
| Studio albums | 7 |
| EPs | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 3 |
| Singles | 48 |
| Music videos | 21 |
Walker's second studio album From the Inside Out, was released on 20 August 2010. The album debuted at number two on the ARIA Albums Chart, and number one on the New Zealand Albums Chart, eventually being certified platinum by the RMNZ. The album's lead single "Unbroken" peaked at number 23 on the ARIA Singles Chart, and number nine on the New Zealand Singles Chart, eventually being certified gold in both countries. "Choose You" and "Homesick" were released as the album's second and third singles, respectively, and each attained moderate chart success. Walker's third studio album Let the Music Play was released on 18 November 2011. Three singles were released from the album: "Loud", "Light It Up" and "Music Won't Break Your Heart". "Take It Easy" was released as a single from the Mt. Zion film soundtrack; it was packaged with Walker's first three studio albums in a box set titled The Complete Collection. His fourth studio album, Inventing Myself, includes the singles "Take It Easy", "Bulletproof", "Inventing Myself" and "Like It's Over". As of October 2013, Walker has sold over 200,000 singles and nearly 100,000 albums.[2]
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | ||||||||||
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| AUS [3] |
NZ [4] | ||||||||||||
| Introducing Stan Walker |
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3 | 2 | ||||||||||
| From the Inside Out |
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2 | 1 |
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| Let the Music Play |
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18 | 12 | ||||||||||
| Inventing Myself |
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— | 3 |
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| Truth & Soul |
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7 | 3 | ||||||||||
| Te Arohanui |
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— | 16 | ||||||||||
| All In |
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— | 3 |
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| "—" denotes items which failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
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| Title | Details |
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| Live with the Levites |
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| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications |
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| NZ [4] | |||
| The Complete Collection[A] | 12 | ||
| The Platinum Collection[B] | 16 | ||
| Impossible (Music by the Book) |
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9 |
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| NZ [4] | |||||||||||||
| Stan |
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17 | |||||||||||
| Faith Hope Love |
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| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. | |||||||||||||
As lead artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
NZ [4][17] |
NZ Artist [18] |
US World [19] | |||||||||||
| "Black Box" | 2009 | 2 | 1 | × | — | Introducing Stan Walker | ||||||||
| "Unbroken" | 2010 | 23 | 9 | — | From the Inside Out | |||||||||
| "Choose You" | 16 | 3 | — | |||||||||||
| "Homesick" (featuring Kayo) |
— | 21 | — |
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| "Loud" | 2011 | 9 | 8 | 14[C] | — | Let the Music Play | ||||||||
| "Light It Up" (featuring Static Revenger) |
45 | 23 | 5 | — | ||||||||||
| "Music Won't Break Your Heart" | 2012 | 25 | 32 | 3 | — |
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| "Take It Easy" | — | 5 | 1 | — |
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Mt. Zion and Inventing Myself | ||||||||
| "Bulletproof" | 2013 | — | 2 | 1 | — |
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Inventing Myself | |||||||
| "Inventing Myself" | — | 27 | 5 | — | ||||||||||
| "Like It's Over" (featuring Ria Hall) |
— | 19 | 4 | — |
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| "Holding You" (with Ginny Blackmore) |
2014 | 43 | 1 | 1 | — |
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Over the Moon | |||||||
| "Aotearoa" (featuring Ria Hall, Troy Kingi and Maisey Rika) |
— | 2 | 1 | — |
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Non-album single | ||||||||
| "Start Again"[31] (featuring Samantha Jade) |
2015 | — | — | 10 | — | Born to Dance OST | ||||||||
| "You Never Know" | 2016 | 86 | —[D] | 2 | — | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Messages" | 2017 | — | —[E] | 5 | — | |||||||||
| "Tennessee Whiskey"[34] (with Parson James) |
— | — | 15 | — | ||||||||||
| "New Takeover"[35] | — | —[F] | 5 | — | ||||||||||
| "Find You (The Stolen)"[37] | — | — | —[G] | — | Stan | |||||||||
| "Thank You"[39] | 2018 | — | —[H] | 6 | — | |||||||||
| "Gimme Your Love"[41] | — | —[I] | —[J] | — | Non-album single | |||||||||
| "Give"[44] | 2019 | — | —[K] | 5 | — |
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Impossible (Music by the Book) | |||||||
| "Choose" (featuring Hamo Dell) |
— | —[L] | 11 | — |
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| "Cool Down" (with Seth Haapu)[49] |
— | — | —[M] | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "Mexico" (featuring Kings)[51] |
2020 | — | —[N] | —[O] | — | |||||||||
| "Slow Down" (featuring Kaylan)[54] |
— | — | —[P] | — | ||||||||||
| "I Don't Want the Fame"[56] | — | —[Q] | —[R] | — | ||||||||||
| "Bigger" (solo or with Parson James) |
— | 25 | 5 | — |
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All In (bonus disc) | ||||||||
| "Don't Worry Baby"[60] (with Celina Sharma) |
2021 | — | —[S] | 8 | — | All In | ||||||||
| "Tau Te Mārire / Take It Easy"[62] |
— | —[T] | 19 | — | Te Arohanui | |||||||||
| "Matemateāone" | — | —[U] | 14 | — | Te Arohanui / All In | |||||||||
| "Come Back Home"[65] | — | —[V] | 20 | — | All In | |||||||||
| "Human"[67] (featuring Vince Harder and Louis Baker) |
— | —[W] | — | — | ||||||||||
| "Feelings"[69] (featuring Kings) |
2022 | — | —[X] | 18 | — | |||||||||
| "The One You Want (60s Song)"[71] (featuring JessB) |
— | —[Y] | 20 | — | ||||||||||
| "Favourite Part About Christmas"[73] | — | — | — | — | Non-album singles | |||||||||
| "I Am" | 2023 | — | 19 | 2 | 6 | |||||||||
| "Māori ki te Ao"[74] | 2024 | — | —[Z] | 3 | — | TBA | ||||||||
| "Ki Taku Awa"[76] | — | —[AA] | 10 | — | ||||||||||
| "Back to the River" | — | —[AB] | — | — | ||||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | ||||||||||||||
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Certifications | Album | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [3] |
NZ [4] |
NZ Artist [18] | |||||||||||
| "Stuck in a Box" (Young Sid featuring Stan Walker) |
2010 | — | 15 | × | What Doesn't Kill Me... and From the Inside Out | ||||||||
| "Galaxy" (Jessica Mauboy featuring Stan Walker) |
2011 | 13 | 36 | 5 | Get 'Em Girls | ||||||||
| "Song for Everyone"[79] (All Star Cast) |
2014 | — | — | 5 | Non-album singles | ||||||||
| "Stay"[80] (Tūtahi featuring Stan Walker) |
2020 | — | —[AC] | 16 | |||||||||
| "Cold Nights"[82] (Pacific Heights featuring Stan Walker and Larissa Lambert) |
2022 | — | —[AD] | — | The Waters Between / All In | ||||||||
| "Pōuri"[84] (Pacific Heights featuring Stan Walker and Crete) |
— | —[AE] | — | TBA | |||||||||
| "Father's Eyes" (Kobie Dee featuring Stan Walker)[86] |
2023 | — | — | — | TBA | ||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||
Promotional singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [87] | |||||||||||||
| "Stand Up"[AF] | 2010 | × | Non-album singles | ||||||||||
| "Waltzing Matilda[broken anchor]"[AG] (with Jessica Mauboy) |
2012 | × | |||||||||||
| "Te Arohanui"[91] | 2021 | 20 | Te Arohanui | ||||||||||
| "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||
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| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NZ [4] |
NZ Artist [18] | ||||||||||||
| "Purple Rain" | 2009 | 33 | × | Introducing Stan Walker | |||||||||
| "Bully" (featuring Herbie Crichlow) |
2013 | — | 17 | Inventing Myself | |||||||||
| "I Can't Make You Love Me" (with Ginny Blackmore) |
2014 | 24 | 2 | "Holding You"[AH] | |||||||||
| "I Surrender" | 2018 | — | —[AI] | Stan | |||||||||
| "Whakamoemiti" | — | —[AJ] | |||||||||||
| "New Light" | 2019 | — | —[AK] | Faith Hope Love | |||||||||
| "Moemoeā" | — | —[AL] | |||||||||||
| "Ultralight Beam" | — | —[AM] | |||||||||||
| "Tēnā Rā Koe / Thank You"[95] | — | 8 | Waiata / Anthems | ||||||||||
| "Tua" (featuring Ibanez Maeva) |
2020 | — | —[AN] | "Bigger"[AO] / Te Arohanui | |||||||||
| "He Kākano Āhau" (featuring the Levites) |
— | —[AP] | Live with the Levites and Te Arohanui | ||||||||||
| "Poor Boy"[98] | 2021 | — | —[AQ] | True Colours, New Colours: The Songs of Split Enz | |||||||||
| "—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart. "×" denotes periods where charts did not exist or were not archived. | |||||||||||||
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| NZ Hot [100] | |||
| "Little Drummer Boy"[101] | 2010 | — | All I Want for Christmas |
| "What Happened to Us" (Remix) (with Jessica Mauboy)[102] |
2011 | — | Non-album song |
| "My Help (Psalm 121)"[103] | 2012 | — | Hope – Songs of Faith and Inspiration |
| "Dont Dream Its Over" (with Isaiah Firebrace)[104] |
2020 | — | Deadly Hearts: Walking Together |
| "Tāiri Te Aroha – End Title" | 2022 | 33 | The Lion King Reo Māori (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) |
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| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Black Box" | 2009 | Gemma Lee[105] |
| "Unbroken" | 2010 | Matthew Chuang[106] |
| "Stand Up"[A] | ||
| "Stuck in a Box" | Andrew Morton[107] | |
| "Choose You" | Marc Furmie | |
| "Homesick" | Robert Honti | |
| "Stand Up"[A] | ||
| "Loud"[108] | 2011 | |
| "Light It Up"[109] | ||
| "Galaxy" | Melvin J. Montalban[110] | |
| "Music Won't Break Your Heart" | 2012 | Benn Jae[111] |
| "Take It Easy" | ||
| "Bulletproof" | 2013 | Shae Sterling[112][113][114] |
| "Inventing Myself" | ||
| "Like It's Over" | ||
| "Holding You" | 2014 | Jessica Sanderson[115] |
| "Aotearoa" | Shae Sterling[116][117] | |
| "Start Again" | 2015 | |
| "You Never Know"[118] | 2016 | Shae Sterling |
| "Messages" | 2017 | |
| "Tennessee Whiskey"[119] | Shae Sterling | |
| "New Takeover"[120] | Shae Sterling | |
| "Find You (The Stolen)"[121] | ||
| "Thank You"[122] | 2018 | |
| "Gimme Your Love"[123] | ||
| "Give"[124] | 2019 | |
| "Choose"[125] | ||
| "Cool Down"[126] | Shae Sterling | |
| "Bigger"[127] | 2020 | |
| "Don't Worry Baby" | 2021 | |
| "Matemateāone" | ||
| "Come Back Home" | ||
| "Human" | ||
| "The One You Want (60s Song)" | 2022 | |
| "I Am" | 2023 | |
| "Māori ki te ao" | 2024 | Stan Walker, Shae Sterling |
- Charted after the October 2011 establishment of the chart, five months after the single had peaked on the main New Zealand singles chart. In the week of the song's peak at number 8 on the main chart, it was the highest performing single by a New Zealand artist.[23]
- "You Never Know" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[32]
- "Messages" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[33]
- "New Takeover" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[36]
- "Find You (The Stolen)" did not enter the NZ Artists Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 1 on the NZ Artists Singles Heatseekers Chart.[38]
- "Thank You" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number seven on the NZ Heatseeker Singles Chart.[40]
- "Gimme Your Love" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 18 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[42]
- "Gimme Your Love" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 4 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[43]
- "Give" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number four on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[45]
- "Choose" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number six on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[47]
- "Cool Down" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 9 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[50]
- "Mexico" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 28 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[52]
- "Mexico" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[53]
- "Slow Down" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[55]
- "I Don't Want the Fame" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 40 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[57]
- "I Don't Want the Fame" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 4 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[58]
- "Don't Worry Baby" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[61]
- "Tau Te Mārire / Take It Easy" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 14 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[63]
- "Matemateāone" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[64]
- "Come Back Home" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number eight on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[66]
- "Human" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number nine on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[68]
- "Feelings" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 12 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[70]
- "The One You Want (60s Song)" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[72]
- "Māori ki te Ao" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number one on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[75]
- "Ki Taku Awa" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 11 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[77]
- "Back to the River" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[78]
- "Stay" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 10 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[81]
- "Cold Nights" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number five on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[83]
- "Pōuri" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Hot Singles Chart.[85]
- Walker has recorded two songs titled "Stand Up". The first is a cover of The Feelers' song, and was released in New Zealand only as the official supporter song of the All Whites' campaign for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[88] The second is an original track from From the Inside Out; a music video was filmed to promote The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader soundtrack.
- "Waltzing Matilda" is a cover that was released to promote the 2012 Summer Olympics in Australia.[89][90]
- "You Never Know" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number two on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[92]
- "Whakamoemiti" did not enter the NZ Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number three on the NZ Heatseekers Singles Chart.[92]
- "New Light" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 7 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[93]
- "Moemoeā" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 15 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[93]
- "Ultralight Beam" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 16 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[94]
- "Tua" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 2 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[96]
- "Tua" is the Māori language version of "Bigger", and features as the B-side to the "Bigger" single.
- "He Kākano Āhau" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 13 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[97]
- "Poor Boy" did not enter the NZ Artist Top 40 Singles Chart, but peaked at number 2 on the NZ Artists Hot 20 Singles Chart.[99]
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