Hi-5 discography

Australian children's musical group Hi-5 have released fifteen studio albums, three compilation albums, two reissues, and three singles. Five of the group's albums have been certified by the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) as gold, platinum and double platinum. Four of their albums have reached the top 10 on the ARIA Albums Chart.

Hi-5 discography
The original members performing in Wellington, New Zealand in 2006 (L–R: Nathan Foley, Charli Robinson, Kellie Crawford, Kathleen de Leon Jones and Tim Harding)
Studio albums	15
Compilation albums	3
Singles	3
Reissues	2

The original line-up's debut studio album, Jump and Jive with Hi-5 (1999), charted at number 33 in Australia in December 1999, and was accredited as platinum in 2000.[1][2][3] The quintet's first single, "Santa Claus Is Coming" (1999), reached number 52 on the singles chart when it was re-released in 2000.[2] Their second studio album, It's a Party (2000) was the first release to reach the top ten, charting at number four in July 2000.[2] It was certified double platinum in 2001 and is their only release to date to do so.[4] Boom Boom Beat (2001), Hi-5's third studio album, peaked at number three in August 2001 and was certified as platinum.[2][4]

It's a Hi-5 Christmas (2001) reached number four on the ARIA albums chart in December 2001 and was accredited as platinum.[2][4] Hi-5 received a gold certification for their fifth studio album, Celebrate (2002). The band's first greatest hits compilation, Hi-5 Hits (2003), reached number ten in July 2003.[5][2] By 2004, the group had received five consecutive ARIA Music Awards in the same category, Best Children's Album, which was a record at the time.[6] It's a Hi-5 Christmas and Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5 (2004) returned to the charts in 2009, debuting on the ARIA Catalogue Albums Chart in November and December respectively.[7][8] The former peaked at number three in December 2012 and the latter reached number five in the same month.[7][8]

Albums

Studio albums

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications

Title	Album details	Peak chart position			Certifications	Sales
		AUS [2]	NZL [9]	UK [10]
Jump and Jive with Hi-5	Released: 24 September 1999[1] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	33	23	—	ARIA: Platinum[3]
It's a Party	Released: 14 July 2000[11] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	4	—	—	ARIA: 2× Platinum[4]
Boom Boom Beat	Released: 20 July 2001[12] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	3	27	92[lower-alpha 1]	ARIA: Platinum[4]	UK: 50,000[14]
It's a Hi-5 Christmas	Released: 23 November 2001[15] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	4[lower-alpha 2]	—	—	ARIA: Platinum[4]
Celebrate	Released: 10 October 2002[16] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	27	—	—	ARIA: Gold[5]
Hi-5 Holiday	Released: 19 September 2003[17] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	37[lower-alpha 3]	—	—
Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5	Released: 9 October 2004[18] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	55[lower-alpha 4]	—	—
Making Music	Released: 20 May 2005[19] Label: Sony Formats: CD	61	—	—
Wish Upon a Star	Released: 17 July 2006[20] Label: Sony Formats: CD	29	—	—
Wow!	Released: 30 June 2007[21] Label: Sony Formats: CD	30	—	—
Planet Earth	Released: 19 July 2008[22] Label: Sony Formats: CD	—	—	—
Spin Me Round	Released: 9 October 2009[23] Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Turn the Music Up!	Released: 1 October 2010[24] Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Sing It Loud	Released: 11 November 2011[25] Label: Sony Formats: CD, digital download	—	—	—
Hi-5 Hot Hits!	Released: 10 October 2014[26] Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—	—	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Compilation albums

List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart position AUS[2]
Hi-5 Hits	Released: 27 June 2003[27] Label: Sony Formats: CD, cassette	10
All the Best	Released: 4 October 2008[28] Label: Sony Formats: CD	—
Best of Hi-5	Released: 11 February 2015[29] Label: Sony Formats: Digital download	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Reissues

List of reissued albums, with selected chart positions

Title	Album details	Peak chart position AUS[2]
Hi-5 Holiday: Hear It, See It	Released: 5 April 2004[30] Label: Sony Formats: CD/DVD	26[lower-alpha 3]
Hi-5 House Party[lower-alpha 5]	Released: 21 May 2019[32] Label: Sony Format: Digital download	—

Singles

List of singles, with selected chart positions

Title	Single details	Peak chart position AUS[2]	Album
"Santa Claus Is Coming"	Released: 1999[33] Label: Sony Formats: CD	52[lower-alpha 6]	It's a Hi-5 Christmas
"Santa Claus Is Coming"	Released: 6 December 2013[34] Label: Myer Community Fund Formats: Digital download	—
"Santa Claus Is Coming!"	Released: 21 December 2016[35] Label: Hi-5 World Formats: Digital download	—
"—" denotes items which were not released in that country or failed to chart.

Notes

1. Boom Boom Beat was released in the UK in 2004.[13]
2. It's a Hi-5 Christmas also debuted on the Catalogue Albums Chart in November 2009, and peaked at number three in December 2012.[7]
3. Hi-5 Holiday peaked at number 37 in October 2003. The re-issued album peaked at number 26 in April 2004.[31]
4. Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5 also debuted on the Catalogue Albums Chart in December 2009, and peaked at number five in December 2012.[8]
5. Hi-5 House Party was released as a reissue of Hi-5 Hot Hits! under a new title with additional tracks.
6. "Santa Claus Is Coming" was re-released in 2000; it peaked at number 52 and remained in the top 100 for seven weeks.[2]

References

1. "Jump and Jive with Hi-5 by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
2. • For releases appearing in the Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA) Charts top 50: "Discography Hi-5". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 25 February 2016.
   • For Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5: "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (774/775). ARIA. 3 January 2005: 6, 9, 25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2004. Retrieved 26 February 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
   • For Making Music: "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (800). ARIA. 3 January 2005: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 July 2005. Retrieved 26 February 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
   • For "Santa Claus Is Coming": "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (566). ARIA. 1 January 2001: 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 February 2002. Retrieved 26 February 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
3. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2000 Albums". Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
4. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2001 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
5. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2002 Albums". ARIA. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
6. "Hi-5 Make It 5 ARIAs". Girl.com.au. Trellian. 2004. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
7. It's a Hi-5 Christmas
   • For November 2009 chart debut: "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (1031). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 30 November 2009: 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
   • For December 2012 peak position: "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (1189). ARIA. 10 December 2012: 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
8. Jingle Jangle Jingle with Hi-5
   • For December 2009 chart debut: "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (1032). Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). 17 December 2009: 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 5 December 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
   • For December 2012 peak position: "The ARIA Report" (PDF) (1190). ARIA. 17 December 2012: 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2016. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
9. "Discography Hi-5". New Zealand Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 26 February 2016.
10. "Hi-5 – Full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
11. "It's a Party by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
12. "Boom Boom Beat by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
13. "Boom Boom Beat [Bonus Tracks] - Hi-5". Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
14. "Hi-5 is a unique UK success story". The Retail Bulletin. 20 October 2004. Archived from the original on 14 December 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2019.
15. "It's a Hi-5 Christmas by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
16. "Celebrate by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
17. "Hi-5 Holiday by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
18. "Jingle Jangle Jingle With Hi-5 by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
19. "Making Music by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
20. "Wish Upon a Star by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
21. "Wow! by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
22. "Planet Earth by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
23. "Spin Me Round by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
24. "Buy Turn The Music Up Hi-5, Childrens, CD". Sanity. 2010. Archived from the original on 20 September 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
25. "Buy Sing It Loud Hi-5, Childrens, CD". Sanity. 2011. Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
26. "Hi-5 Hot Hits! by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
27. "Hi-5 Hits by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
28. "All the Best by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
29. "Best of Hi-5". Spotify. Archived from the original on 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
30. "Holiday: Limited Edition". HMV. 2004. Archived from the original on 20 December 2004. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
31. "Hi-5 Holiday". Australian Charts Portal. Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 December 2016.
32. "Hi-5 House Party". Amazon. 2019. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2019.
33. "Jump and jive with Hi-5 [sound recording]". Trove. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
34. "Santa Claus Is Coming – Single by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 4 December 2016.
35. "Santa Claus Is Coming! – Single by Hi-5". iTunes Store. Retrieved 22 December 2016.

External links

• Official website