Basia discography
| Basia discography | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio albums | 5 |
| Live albums | 2 |
| Compilation albums | 7 |
| Video albums | 1 |
| Music videos | 16 |
| Singles | 32 |
The discography of Polish-born singer-songwriter Basia consists of five solo studio albums, two live albums, seven compilations, and thirty-one singles. The artist has also released one video album and numerous music videos. Commercially, Basia's most successful period were the years 1987–1994 when she was signed to Epic Records. Her best-selling single reportedly is 1990's "Cruising for Bruising" from London Warsaw New York which in turn is her most successful album. The singer has enjoyed biggest commercial success in the US, Japan, France, and her native Poland.
For Basia's discography with Matt Bianco see Matt Bianco discography.
Albums[edit]
Studio albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | Certifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
CAN [2] |
FRA [3] |
JPN [4] |
NLD [5] |
POL [6] |
UK [7] |
USA [8] | |||
| Time and Tide | 50 | — | 16 | — | — | — | 61 | 36 | ||
| London Warsaw New York |
|
114 | 56 | 28 | 33 | 60 | — | 68 | 20 | |
| The Sweetest Illusion |
|
214 | — | 39 | 6 | — | — | — | 27 | |
| It's That Girl Again |
|
— | — | — | 148 | — | 4 | — | — | |
| Butterflies |
|
— | — | — | 279 | — | 15 | — | — | |
Live albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [4] | ||
| Basia on Broadway |
|
84 |
| From Newport to London: Greatest Hits Live ... and More |
|
— |
Compilation albums[edit]
| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions |
|---|---|---|
| JPN [4] | ||
| The Best Remixes | 66 | |
| Brave New Hope | — | |
| The Best Remixes II |
|
— |
| Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia |
|
50 |
| Simple Pleasures |
|
— |
| Superhits |
|
— |
| Playlist: The Very Best of Basia |
|
— |
Singles[edit]
As lead artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS [1] |
CAN [13] |
FRA [14] |
GER [15] |
NLD [5] |
UK [7] |
USA [16] |
USA AC [17] | |||
| "Prime Time TV" | 1986 | — | — | — | 68 | — | 88 | — | — | Time and Tide |
| "Run for Cover" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Promises" | 1987 | — | 78 | — | — | — | 48 | — | 8 | |
| "Freeze Thaw" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "New Day for You" | 69 | — | — | — | 74 | — | 53 | 5 | ||
| "Time and Tide" | 158 | 94 | — | — | — | 61 | 26 | 19 | ||
| "Baby You're Mine" | 1990 | 161 | 57 | 45 | — | — | 84 | — | 18 | London Warsaw New York |
| "Cruising for Bruising" | 161 | 21 | 46 | — | 51 | 86 | 29 | 5 | ||
| "Copernicus" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Until You Come Back to Me" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33 | ||
| "Brave New Hope" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Brave New Hope | |
| "More Fire Than Flame" | 1993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | The Sweetest Illusion |
| "Yearning" | 1994 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Drunk on Love" | 247 | — | — | — | — | 41 | — | — | ||
| "Third Time Lucky" | — | — | — | — | — | 77 | — | — | ||
| "Half a Minute" (Live) | 1995 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Basia on Broadway |
| "Time and Tide" (Live) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "Angels Blush" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Clear Horizon – The Best of Basia | |
| "Clear Horizon" | 1998 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Go for You" | 1999 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "A Gift" | 2009 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | It's That Girl Again |
| "Blame It on the Summer" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "I Must" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| "If Not Now Then When" | 2010 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "From Newport to London" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | From Newport to London: Greatest Hits Live ... and More |
| "Wandering" (with Mietek Szcześniak)[18] | 2012 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| "Matteo" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Butterflies |
| "Bubble" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
As featured artist[edit]
| Title | Year | Album |
|---|---|---|
| "Just Another Day" (Peter White featuring Basia) | 1996 | Caravan of Dreams |
| "So Nice (Summer Samba)" (Taro Hakase featuring Basia) | 1999 | Duets |
| "Save the Best for Last" (Mietek Szcześniak featuring Basia)[19] | 2012 | Signs |
| "Fire & Ice" (The Clarisse Sisters featuring Basia)[20] | 2021 | Fire & Ice |
Other appearances[edit]
- 1984: Matt Bianco – Whose Side Are You On?
- 1985: David Cassidy – Romance (song "Romance (Let Your Heart Go)")
- 1993: Perfect – Historie nieznane 1971–1991 (song "Obłęd w podmiejskiej dyskotece")
- 1999: Spyro Gyra – Got the Magic (song "Springtime Laughter")
- 2004: Matt Bianco – Matt's Mood
- 2009: Peter White – Good Day (song "Love Will Find You")
- 2014: Monika Lidke – If I Was to Describe You (song "Tum Tum Song")[21]
- 2015: Pectus – Kobiety (song "Ostatnia z niedziel")
Videography[edit]
Video albums[edit]
| Title | Album details |
|---|---|
| A New Day |
Music videos[edit]
| Title | Year | Director |
|---|---|---|
| "Prime Time TV" (Version 1) | 1987 | — |
| "Run for Cover" | ||
| "New Day for You" (Version 1) | ||
| "Promises" (Version 1) | 1988 | |
| "Time and Tide" | Nick Morris[22][23] | |
| "New Day for You" (Version 2) | 1989 | Jon Small[23] |
| "Prime Time TV" (Version 2) | Crescenzo G.P. Notarile[23][24] | |
| "Promises" (Version 2) | ||
| "Baby You're Mine" | 1990 | Nick Morris[22][25] |
| "Cruising for Bruising" | ||
| "Until You Come Back to Me" | ||
| "Yearning" | 1994 | Howard Greenhalgh[25] |
| "Drunk on Love" | Nick Morris[22] | |
| "Third Time Lucky" | ||
| "So Nice (Summer Samba)" (with Taro Hakase) | 1999 | — |
| "Matteo" (Lyric Video) | 2018 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b Australian (ARIA) chart peaks:
- Top 50 peaks: "Discography Basia". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- "New Day for You": Scott, Gavin. "This Week In 1989: May 14, 1989". chartbeats.com.au. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-06-15.
- Top 100 peaks from January 1990 to December 2010: Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdf ed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 25.
- All ARIA chart peaks to 18 June 2019: "Basia chart history, received from ARIA on 18 June 2019". Imgur.com. Retrieved 2019-06-22. N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column indicates the release's peak on the national chart.
- ^ "Item: 954 - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-27.
- ^ "InfoDisc : Tous les Albums classés par Artiste" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2018-09-21. (Select "BASIA" from the drop-down menu.)
- ^ a b c Peak chart positions for albums in Japan:
- For all except for Butterflies: "バーシアのCDアルバムランキング、バーシアのプロフィールならオリコン芸能人事典-ORICON STYLE" (in Japanese). www.oricon.co.jp. Archived from the original on 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- For Butterflies: "バタフライズ | バーシア | ORICON NEWS" (in Japanese). www.oricon.co.jp. Retrieved 2018-06-13.
- ^ a b "Discografie Basia" (in Dutch). dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ Peak chart positions for albums in Poland:
- For It's That Girl Again: "OLiS – sales for the period 25.05.2009 – 31.05.2009". ZPAV. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- For Butterflies: "OLiS – sales for the period 18.05.2018 – 24.05.2018". ZPAV. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ^ a b "BASIA | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ "Basia Chart History (Billboard 200)". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-09-21.
- ^ a b "InfoDisc : Les Certifications Officielles des Formats Longs ((33 T. / CD / Albums / Téléchargements depuis 1973" (in French). infodisc.fr. Retrieved 2010-06-22. (Select "BASIA" from the drop-down menu.)
- ^ a b c "Basia Trzetrzelewska gościem programu Cała Muzyka! - Radio Złote Przeboje" (in Polish). tuba.pl. 2018-05-17. Event occurs at 9:37. Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- ^ a b c "Gold & Platinum - RIAA". www.riaa.com. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "ZPAV :: Bestsellery i wyróżnienia - Wyróżnienia - Platynowe płyty CD - Archiwum" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ Peak chart positions for singles in Canada:
- For "Promises": "Item: 4426 - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-08.
- For "Time and Tide": "Item: 5579 - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- For "Baby You're Mine": "Item: 1001 - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-09-05.
- For "Cruising for Brusing": "Item: 955 - Library and Archives Canada". RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
- ^ "Discographie Basia" (in French). lescharts.com. Retrieved 2009-11-21.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts" (in German). www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Basia Chart History (Hot 100)". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Basia Chart History (Adult Contemporary)". www.billboard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-08-30. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Nowości singlowe – tydzień 3" (in Polish). www.polskieradionyc.com. 2012-01-19. Retrieved 2018-09-23.
- ^ "Mietek Szcześniak i Basia Trzetrzelewska w duecie" (in Polish). www.bosko.pl. 2012-12-14. Retrieved 2018-09-22.
- ^ "Fire & Ice featuring Basia Single | THE CLARISSE SISTERS". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2023-04-20.
- ^ Ewa Litwin (2014-03-16). "Piosenka tygodnia (17-23.03.2014): Monika Lidke feat. Basia - Tum Tum Song - Polskie Radio PiK" (in Polish). www.radiopik.pl. Retrieved 2018-10-05.
- ^ a b c Trzetrzelewska, Basia (2009). It's That Girl Again (Media notes). Magic Records. 272 247 3.
- ^ a b c A New Day (VHS). CBS. 1990.
- ^ Rehbach, Simon (2018). Medienreflexion im Musikvideo: Das Fernsehen als Gegenstand intermedialer Beobachtung (in German). transcript Verlag. pp. 137–138. ISBN 9783839439876. Retrieved 2018-10-01.
- ^ a b "Basia". MVDBase.com (person). ASG. 1998–2017. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
External links[edit]
- Official website
- Basia at AllMusic
- Basia discography at Discogs