Enya discography

The discography of Enya, an Irish singer-songwriter, consists of eight studio albums, three compilation albums, twenty-one singles and a number of other appearances. Enya achieved a breakthrough in her career in 1988 with the album Watermark, containing the hit song "Orinoco Flow" which topped the charts in the United Kingdom and reached number 2 in Germany. Three years later, Shepherd Moons followed. In 1992, a re-mastered version of the 1987 Enya album was released as The Celts. Four years after Shepherd Moons, she released The Memory of Trees (1995), another top five success in both the UK and Germany, as well as her first top 10 album in the US. Singles released from the album were "Anywhere Is" and "On My Way Home". In 1997, Enya released her greatest hits collection, Paint the Sky with Stars: The Best of Enya, again a top five album in the UK and Germany, which featured two new songs: "Paint the Sky with Stars" and "Only If...". Following a five-year break, Enya released the album A Day Without Rain in 2000. The album is Enya's most successful to date, peaking at No. 2 on the US Billboard 200 albums chart. The first single, "Only Time", was used in the film Sweet November and peaked at No. 10 on the US Hot 100 and number 1 in Germany.

Enya discography
Studio albums8
Compilation albums3
Singles21

In 2001, Enya recorded "May It Be", which featured in the first installment of The Lord of the Rings film series, The Fellowship of the Ring, and was her second consecutive single to enter the German charts at number 1. In November 2005, a new album, entitled Amarantine, was released. It reached the Top 10 in both the UK and the US, and peaked at number 3 in Germany. In 2006, Enya released several Christmas-themed CDs with newly recorded material. On 10 October 2006, Sounds of the Season with Enya, containing six songs, was released only in the United States. In November 2008, And Winter Came... was released. The album is a Christmas- and Winter-themed album and was another sizable hit, reaching the top 10 in many countries, an unusual accomplishment for a seasonal album. Following the release of And Winter Came..., Enya released her second compilation, The Very Best of Enya in November 2009 and took an extended break from writing and recording. In 2012, she returned to the studio to record Dark Sky Island, and it was released in November 2015. The album received a mostly positive reception from critics and was a commercial success upon release, within the top ten in sixteen countries worldwide. She has sold over 26.5 million albums in the United States alone according to Nielsen Soundscan, making her one of the best-selling artists in the country.[1] She has won four Grammy Awards and placed five consecutive albums at top ten on the US Billboard 200.

Enya has achieved worldwide record sales of more than 80 million, making her one of the best-selling music artists of all time.[2]

Albums

Studio albums

Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
IRE
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NLD
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
UK
[12]
US
[13]
Enya
  • Released: 4 March 1987
  • Label: BBC (UK)
    Atlantic (US)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
826101569
  • Re-released as The Celts: 6 November 1992
  • Label: WEA (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP, DCC
1710702873910
Watermark
  • Released: 19 September 1988
  • Label: WEA (1988, Europe)
    Geffen (1989, US)
    Reprise
    (1991, US)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP, MD, DCC
18158613151525
Shepherd Moons
  • Released: 4 November 1991
  • Label: WEA (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP, MD, DCC
183172173513117
The Memory of Trees
  • Released: 5 December 1995
  • Label: WEA (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
11344131359
A Day Without Rain
  • Released: 21 November 2000
  • Label: WEA (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP, MD
74141254262
  • ARIA: 2× Platinum[33]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[34]
  • BVMI: 3× Platinum[19]
  • GLF: Platinum[35]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[29]
  • IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum[21]
  • MC: 8× Platinum[22]
  • NVPI: 3× Platinum[23]
  • RIAA: 7× Platinum[17]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[36]
Amarantine
  • Released: 22 November 2005
  • Label: Warner Bros. (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
15134435104386
And Winter Came...
  • Released: 10 November 2008
  • Label: Warner Bros. (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
137643294368
Dark Sky Island
  • Released: 20 November 2015
  • Label: Warner Bros. (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
786635822248
"—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released.

Compilation albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications
IRE
[3]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
CAN
[6]
GER
[7]
NLD
[8]
NZ
[9]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
UK
[12]
US
[13]
Paint the Sky with Stars
  • Released: 11 November 1997
  • Label: WEA (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, cassette
4810333510617430
  • ARIA: 3× Platinum[51]
  • BPI: 2× Platinum[18]
  • BVMI: Platinum[19]
  • GLF: 2× Platinum[52]
  • IFPI AUT: Platinum[53]
  • IFPI SWI: Platinum[54]
  • NVPI: Gold[23]
  • RIAA: 4× Platinum[17]
  • RMNZ: Platinum[55]
The Very Best of Enya
  • Release: 23 November 2009
  • Label: Warner Bros. (Europe)
    Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download, LP
22191823191162083255

Soundtrack albums

List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications
JPN
The Frog Prince[59]
Themes from Calmi Cuori Appassionati[60]
  • Released: 30 October 2001
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, cassette
2

Box sets

List of albums with chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
GER
[7]
NLD
[8]
The Enya Collection
  • Released: 30 November 1996
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, cassette
A Box of Dreams
  • Released: 1 December 1997
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Only Time: The Collection
  • Released: 11 November 2002
  • Label: WEA, Reprise (US)
  • Formats: CD, digital download
9337

Extended plays

List of extended plays
Title EP details Sales
6 Tracks
  • Released: 1989
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, cassette
3 Tracks
  • Released: 1990
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, cassette
The Christmas EP
  • Released: 4 November 1994
  • Label: WEA
  • Formats: CD, cassette
Sounds of the Season: The Enya Collection
  • Released: 10 October 2006
  • Label: NBCUniversal
  • Formats: CD, digital download
Christmas Secrets
  • Released: 28 November 2006
  • Label: Warner Bros.
  • Formats: CD, digital download

Singles

Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[62]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
FRA
[63]
GER
[7]
ITA
[64]
NLD
[8]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
UK
[12][65]
US
[66]
1987 "I Want Tomorrow" 1 100 3 Enya / The Celts
1988 "Orinoco Flow" 1 6 8 15 2 20 1 2 1 1 24 Watermark
"Evening Falls..." 3 104 32 20
1989 "Storms in Africa (Part II)" 12 4 41
"Oíche Chiún (Silent Night)" 12 48 6 6 Tracks EP / And Winter Came...
1991 "Exile" Watermark
"Caribbean Blue" 8 74 50 37 28 32 13 79 Shepherd Moons
"How Can I Keep from Singing?" 19 47 2 29 32
1992 "Book of Days" 12 111 34 10
"The Celts" 97 29 The Celts
1994 "Marble Halls" Shepherd Moons
1995 "Anywhere Is" 8 34 8 44 19 33 7 The Memory of Trees
1996 "On My Way Home" 151 26
1997 "Only If..." 94 68 78 43 88 Paint the Sky with Stars
2000 "Only Time" 58 69 2 48 1 17 44 30 1 32 10 A Day Without Rain
2001 "Wild Child" 72
2002 "May It Be" 30 12 40 1 12 60 16 24 50 The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
2005 "Amarantine" 50 31 13 47 39 53 Amarantine
2006 "It's in the Rain" 7 195
2008 "Trains and Winter Rains" 15 And Winter Came...
2015 "Echoes in Rain" 189 Dark Sky Island
"—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released.
Year Single Peak chart positions Certifications Album
IRE
[62]
AUS
[4]
AUT
[5]
FRA
[63]
GER
[7]
ITA
[64]
NLD
[8]
SWE
[10]
SWI
[11]
UK
[12]
US
[66]
2004 "I Don't Wanna Know"
(Mario Winans featuring Enya and P. Diddy)
2 2 6 3 1 5 2 11 2 1 2 Hurt No More
"You Should Really Know"
(The Pirates featuring Shola Ama, Naila Boss, Ishani and Enya)
25 41 45 8 Non-album singles
2016 "Dive"
(Salvatore featuring Enya and Alex Aris)

Promotional singles

Year Single Album
1995 "China Roses" The Memory of Trees
2006 "Someone Said Goodbye" Amarantine
"If I Could Be Where You Are"
"The Magic of the Night" Christmas Secrets
2008 "White Is in the Winter Night" And Winter Came...
2009 "My! My! Time Flies!"
"Dreams Are More Precious"
2015 "So I Could Find My Way" Dark Sky Island
"The Humming..."
"Even in the Shadows"

Other charted songs

Year Single Peak chart positions Album
SWI
[11]
US
[66]
2008 "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" 123 And Winter Came...
"And Winter Came..." 51

Video albums

Music videos

  • "I Want Tomorrow" (1987, directed by David Richardson)
  • "Aldebaran" (1987, directed by David Richardson)
  • "Boadicea" (1987)
  • "Na Laetha Geal M'óige" (1988)
  • "On Your Shore" (1988)
  • "Orinoco Flow" (1988, directed by Michael Geoghegan)
  • "Evening Falls..." (1988, directed by Michael Geoghegan)
  • "Storms in Africa I" (1989)
  • "Storms in Africa II" (1989, directed by Michael Geoghegan)
  • "Oíche Chiúin" (Silent Night) (1989)
  • "Exile" (1991, directed by Michael Geoghegan)
  • "Caribbean Blue" (1991, directed by Michael Geoghegan)
  • "How Can I Keep From Singing?" (1991, produced by Entertainment Production)
  • "Marble Halls" (1992)
  • "Book of Days" (1992, directed by Michael Geoghegan)
  • "The Celts" (1992, directed by Michael Geoghegan)
  • "Anywhere Is" (1995, directed by David Scheinmann)
  • "On My Way Home" (1996, directed by Rob Dickins)
  • "Only If..." (1997, directed by Dan Nathan)
  • "Only Time" (2000, directed by Graham Fink)
  • "Wild Child" (2001, directed by Graham Fink)
  • "May It Be" (2002, directed by Peter Nydrle)
  • "Amarantine" (2005, directed by Tim Royes)
  • "It's In The Rain (2006, directed by Tim Royes)
  • "Trains and Winter Rains" (2008, directed by Rob O'Connor)
  • "So I Could Find My Way" (2015, directed by K. Nakagawa)
  • "Echoes in Rain" (2015, directed by K. Nakagawa)

Lyric videos

  • "Echoes in Rain" (2015)
  • "So I Could Find My Way" (2015)
  • "The Humming..." (2015)
  • "Even in the Shadows" (2016)

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