Taio Cruz discography

English singer Taio Cruz has released three studio albums, one compilation album, one live album, one extended play, twenty singles (including six as a featured artist) and twenty-three music videos. After signing a publishing deal at the age of 19,^[1] Cruz released his debut studio album, Departure in 2006; it reached number 17 on the UK Albums Chart and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[2] The album contained five singles, all of which reached the top 30 of the UK Singles Chart: "Come On Girl", which peaked at number five, was the most successful of these singles.^[3]

Taio Cruz discography
Taio Cruz performing at the music festival Supafest in Australia, April 2011
Studio albums	3
EPs	1
Live albums	1
Compilation albums	1
Singles	23
Music videos	23

Cruz released his second album, Rokstarr, on 12 October 2009,^[4] preceded by the commercially successful single "Break Your Heart". It became his first single to top the UK Singles Chart,^[3] whilst a remixed version featuring vocals from American rapper Ludacris topped the Canadian and Swiss singles charts as well as the US Billboard Hot 100.^[5][6][7] Rokstarr also featured the singles "No Other One", "Dirty Picture", "Dynamite", "Higher" and "Falling in Love". "Dynamite" topped the British and American singles charts, and was later certified sextuple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[3][7]

In 2011, Cruz collaborated with French house musician David Guetta and Ludacris on the single "Little Bad Girl": it reached number four in the United Kingdom and number five in Austria and Germany.^[8][9] Cruz's third album, TY.O was also released in 2011, from which five singles were released: "Hangover", "Troublemaker", "There She Goes", "World in Our Hands" and "Fast Car". "Hangover" reached number one in Austria and Switzerland,^[6][8] and "Troublemaker" charted at number three in the United Kingdom.^[3]

Albums

Studio albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions										Sales	Certifications
		UK [3]	AUS [10]	AUT [8]	CAN [11]	FRA [12]	GER [9]	IRE [13]	NL [14]	SWI [6]	US [15]
Departure	Released: 17 March 2008 (UK)[16] Label: Mercury/IDJMG Formats: CD, digital download	17	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		BPI: Gold[2]
Rokstarr	Released: 12 October 2009 (UK)[4] Label: Mercury / IDJMG Formats: CD, digital download	14	14	36	3	20	31	24	95	37	8	US: 289,000[17]	ARIA: Gold[18] BPI: Gold[2] BVMI: Gold[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[20] MC: Gold[21]
TY.O	Released: 2 December 2011 (GER)[22] Label: Mercury / IDJMG Formats: CD, digital download	—	95	36	—	—	28	—	100	15	—		BVMI: Gold[19]
"—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released or was not released in that territory.

Compilation albums

Title	Details	Peak chart positions	Certifications
		UK [3]
The Rokstarr Collection	Released: 20 September 2010 (UK)[23] Label: Mercury / IDJMG Formats: CD, digital download	16	BPI: Silver[2]

Live albums

Title	Details
iTunes Session	Released: 4 January 2011 (US)[24] Label: Mercury / IDJMG Format: Digital download

Extended plays

Title	Details
The Fast Hits	Released: 13 December 2012 (UK)[25] Label: Mercury / IDJMG Format: Digital download

Singles

As lead artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [3]	AUS [10]	AUT [8]	CAN [5]	GER [9]	IRE [13]	NL [14]	NZ [26]	SWI [6]	US [7]
"I Just Wanna Know"	2006	29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Departure
"Moving On"	2007	26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Come On Girl" (featuring Luciana)	2008	5	—	—	—	—	19	—	—	—	—
"I Can Be"		18	—	—	—	—	23	—	—	—	—
"She's like a Star"		20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[2]
"Break Your Heart"[A] (solo or featuring Ludacris)	2009	1	2	10	1	5	2	21	17	1	1	BPI: 2× Platinum[2] ARIA: 2× Platinum[27] BVMI: 2× Platinum[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[20] IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[28] MC: 3× Platinum[21] RIAA: 3× Platinum[29] RMNZ: Platinum[30]	Rokstarr
"No Other One"		42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Dirty Picture" (featuring Kesha or Paulina Rubio)	2010	6	16	—	49	—	10	72	11	—	96	BPI: Silver[2] ARIA: Gold[27] RMNZ: Gold[31]
"Dynamite" (featuring Jennifer Lopez)		1	1	2	1	3	1	4	1	3	2	BPI: 3× Platinum[2] ARIA: 7× Platinum[32] BVMI: 5× Gold[19] IFPI AUT: Platinum[20] IFPI SWI: Platinum[28] MC: 5× Platinum[21] RIAA: 8× Platinum[29] RMNZ: 4× Platinum[30]
"Higher"[B] (featuring Kylie Minogue or Kimberly Wyatt)		8	25	3	13	3	7	15	5	4	24	BPI: Gold[2] ARIA: Gold[33] BVMI: Platinum[19] IFPI AUT: Platinum[20] IFPI SWI: Platinum[28] MC: Platinum[21] RIAA: Platinum[29] RMNZ: Gold[31]
"Telling the World"	2011	108	—	21	—	35	—	96	—	—	—		Rio soundtrack
"Falling in Love"[34]		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Rokstarr
"Hangover" (featuring Flo Rida)		27	3	1	13	2	22	12	10	1	62	BPI: Silver[2] ARIA: 4× Platinum[32] BVMI: 3× Platinum[19] IFPI AUT: 2× Platinum[20] IFPI SWI: 3× Platinum[28] RMNZ: Gold[35]	TY.O
"Troublemaker"		3	10	12	—	6	18	50	—	7	—	ARIA: Platinum[32] BVMI: Gold[19] IFPI SWI: Platinum[28]
"There She Goes"[C] (featuring Pitbull)	2012	12	—	8	65	5	40	67	—	2	—	BVMI: 3× Gold[19] IFPI SWI: Gold[28]
"World in Our Hands"		—	—	5	—	4	—	—	—	40	—	BVMI: Gold[19]
"Fast Car"	180	28	34	—	39	—	—	—	—	—
"Do What You Like"	2015	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album singles
"Booty Bounce" (with Tujamo)	2016	—	—	—	—	83	—	77	—	—	—
"Row the Body" (featuring French Montana)	2017	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Signs" (with Hugel)	2018	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Me on You"[36] (with Nicky Romero)		—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"Time for You"[37] (featuring Wonder Stereo)	2019	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist

Title	Year	Peak chart positions										Certifications	Album
		UK [3]	AUS [10]	AUT [8]	CAN [5]	GER [9]	IRE [13]	NL [14]	NZ [26]	SWI [6]	US [7]
"Rainfall"[38] (Nitin Sawhney featuring Taio Cruz)	2003	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Human
"Take Me Back" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)	2009	3	—	—	—	—	16	—	—	—	—	BPI: Silver[2]	Catch 22
"Second Chance" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)	2010	22	—	—	—	—	35	—	—	—	—		Third Strike
"Shine a Light" (McFly featuring Taio Cruz)		4	—	—	—	—	13	—	—	—	—	BPI: Platinum[2]	Above the Noise
"Cryin' Over You"[39] (Nightcrawlers featuring Taio Cruz)	2011	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—		Non-album single
"Little Bad Girl" (David Guetta featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris)		4	15	5	14	5	8	39	19	7	70	BPI: Gold[2] ARIA: Platinum[33] BVMI: Gold[19] IFPI AUT: Gold[20] IFPI SWI: Gold[28]	Nothing but the Beat
"—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released or was not released in that territory.

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"Written in the Stars" (The Arcade Southside Remix) (Tinie Tempah featuring Taio Cruz)	2010	Disc-Overy
"Dirty Picture, Pt. 2" (Kesha featuring Taio Cruz)		Animal

Music videos

Title	Year	Director(s)
As lead artist
"I Just Wanna Know"	2006	Andy Hylton[40]
"Moving On"	2007	Shane Stirling[40]
"Come on Girl" (featuring Luciana)	2008	Alex Herron[40]
"I Can Be"
"She's like a Star"
"Break Your Heart"	2009
"No Other One"
"Break Your Heart" (featuring Ludacris)		Alex Herron, Taj[40]
"Dirty Picture" (featuring Kesha)	2010	Alex Herron[40]
"Dynamite"
"Higher" (featuring Kylie Minogue)
"Higher" (featuring Travie McCoy)
"Falling in Love"	2011	Phil Heyes[40]
"Telling the World"		Alex Herron[40]
"Hangover" (featuring Flo Rida)	2012	Martin Weisz[40]
"Troublemaker"
"There She Goes"		Alex Herron[40]
"Fast Car"		Colin Tilley[40]
"Do What You Like"	2015	Ray Kay
"Booty Bounce" (with Tujamo)		Ryan Staake[40]
As featured artist
"Take Me Back" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)	2009	Emil Nava[40]
"Second Chance" (Tinchy Stryder featuring Taio Cruz)	2010
"Shine a Light" (McFly featuring Taio Cruz)		Phil Griffin[40]
"Cryin' Over You" (Nightcrawlers featuring Taio Cruz)	2011	Alex Herron[40]
"Little Bad Girl" (David Guetta featuring Taio Cruz and Ludacris)		Dave Meyers[41]

Notes

• A ^ The single version of "Break Your Heart" released in the United Kingdom does not feature Ludacris.^[42]
• B ^ Three single versions of "Higher" were released: the first features Kylie Minogue, the second features Travie McCoy and the third features them both.^[43][44][45]
• C ^ The single version of "There She Goes" released in the United Kingdom does not feature Pitbull.^[46]