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M.I.A. discography

M.I.A. discography

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British rapper and singer M.I.A. has released six studio albums, two extended plays, three mixtapes, forty singles (including eight as a featured artist) and twenty-nine music videos. Born Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, M.I.A. began her career as a visual artist and film-maker, and moved into making music after filming a documentary on the band Elastica in 2001.[1] The band's lead singer, Justine Frischmann, lent her a Roland MC-505 sequencer/drum machine which she used to make a demo tape that secured her a contract with British label XL Recordings.[2][3]

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M.I.A.'s debut studio album, Arular, was initially scheduled to be released in September 2004, but the release was delayed by six months due to problems with the clearance of samples used in the songs.[4][5] She released two singles and a mixtape in the interim.[6][7] Although the album had limited commercial success, it was highly regarded by music critics for its blending of genres such as grime, hip hop, ragga and Brazilian baile funk, and for its politicised lyrics.[8][9][10] Music magazines in the United States and Europe included it in lists of the best albums of the year, and it was nominated for the Mercury Prize in the United Kingdom.[11]

Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007 along with the single "Boyz" and was also praised by critics, drawing more extensively from African, Tamil and Caribbean music. It proved much more commercially successful than her debut, reaching number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and number 21 on the UK Albums Chart.[12][13] "Paper Planes", the album's fourth and final single, became M.I.A.'s breakthrough hit and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards.[14] The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire along with "O... Saya", a song written specifically for the film by M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman. The song, which appears on the film's soundtrack album, was released on M.I.A.'s own label N.E.E.T. and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards.[15]

Her third album, Maya, was released in 2010 and reached the top 10 in numerous countries, remaining her highest-charting album both in the UK and the US. Her fourth album, Matangi, was released in 2013, charting moderately in music markets, despite receiving strong feedback from both public and critics. Her fifth album, AIM, was released on 9 September 2016. In 2020, she was featured along with Young Thug on Travis Scott's single "Franchise", which debuted atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Hot 100 number-one single.[16]

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Notes

  1. "Galang" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 11 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.[42]
  2. "Boyz" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 7 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[44]
  3. "Boyz" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 3 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.[42]
  4. "Jimmy" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 28 on the Dance Club Songs chart.[45]
  5. "Paper Planes" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number one on the Dance Singles Sales chart.[42]
  6. "XXXO" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number seven on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[18]
  7. "XXXO" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 12 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[47]
  8. "Steppin Up" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 36 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[47]
  9. "Teqkilla" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 11 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[47]
  10. "Internet Connection" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 17 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[44]
  11. "Internet Connection" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 7 on the Dance Singles Sales chart.[42]
  12. "Bad Girls" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 38 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[18]
  13. "Bad Girls" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number five on the Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart.[53]
  14. "Bad Girls" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 10 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[47]
  15. "Double Bubble Trouble" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 58 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[18]
  16. "Bang" did not enter the Billboard Hot 100, but peaked at number 39 on the Hot Singles Sales chart.[44]
  17. "Franchise" did not enter the Ultratop 50, but peaked at number 15 on the Flemish Ultratip chart.[18]
  18. "Space" did not enter the Canadian Singles Chart, but peaked at number 67 on the Canadian Digital Songs chart.[75]
  19. "Space" did not enter the Billboard Dance/Electronic Songs, but peaked at number 9 on the Dance/Electronic Digital Songs chart.[47]

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