Studio albums 10 Compilation albums 4 Music videos 48 | Live albums 6 Video albums 11 Singles 56 | |
The discography of Mylène Farmer, a French pop singer-songwriter, consists of ten studio albums, four compilation albums two of which are remixes ones, six live albums, fifty six singles and seventeen home videos. Throughout her singing career, Farmer has broken several records in terms of chart performance and sales in France, and has also had success in Francophone Belgium, Switzerland and Eastern Europe.
Her debut album, Cendres de lune, was first released in April 1986. It was re-issued in 1987, and has sold approximately 367,500 copies in France. It peaked at No.39 in France, and contained the singles "Libertine" (Farmer's first chart hit), and "Tristana".
In April 1988, Farmer released her second album, Ainsi soit je..., which was more successful. It reached the top of the French album chart and contained Farmer's first number one single, "Pourvu qu'elles soient douces", as well as three more Top 20 hits on the SNEP chart. The album has sold approximately 1,500,000 units to date in France. This was followed by Farmer's first live album and video, En concert, which was released in 1989 and became a top ten hit.
Farmer's third studio album, L'Autre..., was released on 9 April 1991, led by Farmer's best-selling single, "Désenchantée", which topped the French singles chart for nine weeks and also charted in various countries outside France. The album spawned three other top ten hits, "Regrets", "Je t'aime mélancolie", and "Beyond My Control". With twenty weeks atop of the French chart and approximately 1,800,000 copies sold, L'Autre... is Farmer's most successful album to date.
Farmer's fourth studio album, Anamorphosée, was released on 17 October 1995, and included the number-one hit "XXL" and the top ten singles "L'Instant X", "California" and "Rêver". The album was also a number one and has sold approximately 1,363,300 copies. To promote the album, Farmer embarked on a tour in 1996, which was recorded and released as the live album and video/DVD Live à Bercy. Farmer's fifth studio album, Innamoramento, was released on 7 April 1999. Although it narrowly missed reaching the top spot (stalling at No.2) it has sold 1,140,000 copies and achieved diamond status. The album provided five top ten hits, including "L'Âme-stram-gram", "Souviens-toi du jour" and the title track - all of which made the Top 5. Her next live album, Mylenium Tour, was released in 2000 and was also a success, topping the chart and has sold 657,000 copies.
On 26 November 2001, Farmer released her first greatest hits compilation album entitled Les Mots. It became one of the best-selling compilation album of all time in France with approximately 1,582,600 copies sold. The album also contained some new material including the songs "Les Mots" (a duet with the British singer Seal), "C'est une belle journée" and "Pardonne-moi", both of which became top ten hits.
Farmer's sixth and seventh studio albums, Avant que l'ombre... and Point de suture were released respectively on 4 April 2005 and on 25 August 2008. They both won the NRJ Music Awards in the category "Francophone album of the year." Point de suture gave Farmer five number-one singles. In addition, the two DVD of Farmer's 2006 and 2009 tours, Avant que l'ombre... à Bercy and N°5 on Tour, had huge sales in their first weeks of release.
Farmer's eighth studio album, Bleu noir, was released in 2010, and in its first week of release achieved a record number of downloads on the French digital chart. The lead single of the album, "Oui mais... non", topped the French singles chart for three weeks. The next two singles, "Bleu noir" and "Lonely Lisa", also reached number one. A compilation titled 2001.2011, which contained all the singer's singles from the Avant que l'ombre... album and two new songs including the top four single "Du temps", was released in the late 2011 and debuted at number three on the French Album Chart.
In November 2012, Farmer released her ninth studio album, Monkey Me, which started at number one on the French chart, selling a then record of over 147,000 units. The album was certified 3× Platinum by the SNEP and spawned three singles: "À l'ombre", which reached number one, "Je te dis tout" and "Monkey Me", which both peaked at number three. The album was supported by the Timeless tour, a series of 39 shows performed from September to November 2013 in five countries, which led to the recording of the live album, DVD and Blu-ray Timeless 2013; it held the record of sales for a live album in France in its first week of release.
In November 2015, Farmer's tenth album studio Interstellaires was released, with "Stolen Car", a duet with Sting, as lead single. Both debuted at number one on the French charts, the album performing which was then the highest weekly sales of 2015 in France, with 109,971 sales.
As of 2016, Farmer holds the record for the most number one singles (15) and for the most top ten hits (46) in France.