Canadian singer-songwriter Avril Lavigne has released seven studio albums, nine extended plays (EPs), 37 singles, and 40 music videos, and she has appeared on several movie soundtracks and charity albums. With worldwide sales of 50 million albums and 50 million singles, Lavigne is ranked as the third top-selling Canadian female artist in history. Billboard listed her as the eighth best-selling Canadian artists of the Nielsen Music Canada era. According to Recording Industry Association of America, Lavigne has sold 28.07 million albums and singles in the United States.
Lavigne's debut studio album Let Go was released in June 2002 and peaked at number two on the US Billboard 200 in the United States. It has sold over 16 million copies worldwide and is certified seven-times platinum in the United States. The album's lead single, "Complicated", peaked at number one in Australia and Canada and at number two in the United States, and it sold 3 million units in the US. Its subsequent single releases, "Sk8er Boi" and "I'm with You", became worldwide top ten hits. Lavigne released her second studio album Under My Skin in May 2004, and debuted at number one in Australia, Mexico, Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States. The album went on to sell more than 10 million copies worldwide. "My Happy Ending", the second and most successful single from the album, peaked at number nine on the US Billboard Hot 100 and sold 1.2 million copies in the United States.
In April 2007, her third studio album, The Best Damn Thing, was released. It was her second album to debut at number one on the US Billboard 200 chart, it sold 6 million copies worldwide, and has produced Lavigne's most successful single, "Girlfriend". The song became her first number one hit on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, and subsequently became her best-selling single in that region with 3.8 million copies sold. The song also peaked at number one on the other record charts of several nations, including Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. "Girlfriend" became a worldwide best-selling single, with 7.5 million copies sold. The album's second single, "When You're Gone", was a top-forty hit in the United States, and it reached the top ten in Australia, Canada, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. In March 2011, Lavigne released her fourth studio album, Goodbye Lullaby, it had sold 1.5 million copies worldwide. It was preceded by its lead single, "What the Hell", which peaked at number 11 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart and has sold 2.1 million copies in the United States. The album's second single, "Smile", was released in May 2011, and its third, "Wish You Were Here", was released later in September. In November 2013, Lavigne released her fifth studio album, Avril Lavigne. Its lead single, "Here's to Never Growing Up", had moderate success peaking inside the top 20 in Australia, Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and the United States, selling 1.3 million copies in the United States. The album spawned four more singles: "Rock n Roll", "Let Me Go", "Hello Kitty" and "Give You What You Like". In February 2019, Lavigne released her sixth studio album Head Above Water and debuted at number 13 on the US Billboard 200, and number five on the Canadian Albums, and number 10 on the UK Albums (OCC). The lead single of the album, also titled "Head Above Water", was released in September 2018, and peaked at number 64 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and number 37 on the Canadian Hot 100 and certified RIAA Platinum with 1 million units sold in the United States. The album spawned three more singles: "Tell Me It's Over", "Dumb Blonde", and "I Fell in Love with the Devil".
In February 2022, Lavigne released her seventh studio album Love Sux. The album debuted at number nine on the US Billboard 200 chart, while it debuted at number three in Australia, Austria, Canada, and in the UK. Overall, Love Sux debuted on the top ten in eleven countries. The album's lead single "Bite Me", was released in November 2021, it had moderate success debuting at number 63 in Canada, and 61 in the UK, and number 20 on the US Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles chart, the song was certified Gold in Brazil and Canada. The album's second single "Love It When You Hate Me" featuring American singer Blackbear was released in January 2022, it debuted at number 76 in Canada, and it charted moderately on the US component charts, and made an impact on US radios. The third single, "Bois Lie" featuring American singer Machine Gun Kelly was released in September 2022, And It debuted at number 85 in Canada, the song charted moderately on the component charts in the US.
Lavigne has written songs for several film soundtracks, including those of American Wedding and Sweet Home Alabama. Two songs that she originally wrote for films were included on subsequent studio albums. "Keep Holding On", written for Eragon, appeared on The Best Damn Thing, and "Alice", written for Alice in Wonderland, appeared on Goodbye Lullaby. She also has 15 VEVO-certified videos, including "Girlfriend", "Smile", "Complicated", and "Hot".
Albums Studio albums
+ List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications CAN AUS AUT GER ITA JPN NZ SWI UKPeak chart positions in the United Kingdom: All except noted: "Keep Holding On" and "Innocence": "Smile": US Let Go Released: June 4, 2002 Label: Arista Format: Cassette, CD, DataPlay, digital download, LP, streaming 1 1 2 2 6 6 1 2 1 2 World: 16,000,000 CAN: 1,000,000 AUS: ~ 500,000 JPN: 1,500,000 UK: 1,711,088 US: 6,900,000 MC: Diamond ARIA: 7× Platinum BPI: 6× Platinum BVMI: 3× Gold FIMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: 2× Platinum RIAA: 7× Platinum RIAJ: Million RMNZ: 5× Platinum Under My Skin Released: May 21, 2004 Label: Arista Format: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 1 1 1 3 1 7 2 1 1 World: 10,000,000 JPN: 924,000 UK: 670,000 US: 3,200,000 MC: 5× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum RIAJ: Million RMNZ: Gold The Best Damn Thing Released: April 17, 2007 Label: RCA Format: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 1 2 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 World: 6,000,000 JPN: 848,000 UK: 452,672 US: 1,700,000 MC: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum BVMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Platinum IFPI SWI: Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Million RMNZ: Platinum Goodbye Lullaby Released: March 2, 2011 Label: RCA Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 2 1 3 4 5 2 7 2 9 4 World: 1,500,000 JPN: 530,000 US: 394,000 MC: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold FIMI: Gold RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Avril Lavigne Released: November 1, 2013 Label: Epic Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 4 7 9 15 8 2 8 8 14 5 World: 650,000 US: 165,000 MC: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: Gold RIAJ: Gold Head Above Water Released: February 15, 2019 Label: BMG Format: CD, digital download, LP, streaming 5 9 2 3 6 7 21 4 10 13 JPN: 42,424 Love Sux Released: February 25, 2022 Label: Elektra, DTA Format: Cassette, CD, digital download, LP, streaming 3 3 3 6 22 7 19 7 3 9
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications (DVD) NotesGER ITAPORSWIMy WorldReleased: November 3, 2003 Label: Arista Format: CD+DVD, digital download, DVD 46 69 23 84 MC: 7× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAJ: Gold A CD/DVD set featuring her Try to Shut Me Up Tour at HSBCArena in Buffalo, New York. The audio-only EP edition wasindividually released on iTunes Store on November 10, 2003.
Compilation albums +List of compilations, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications CAN AUS AUT GER ITA JPN NZ SWI UK US 12" Masters: The Essential Mixes Released: September 17, 2010 Label: Sony, RCA Format: CD, digital download, streaming — — — — 74 33 — — — — Greatest Hits Released: June 21, 2024 Label: Legacy Format: CD, 2×LP 59 61 11 21 64 7 34 47 33 76 BPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with details Title Extended play details The Angus Drive Released: January 5, 2003 Label: Arista Format: CD Avril Lavigne: My World Released: November 10, 2003 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, streaming Avril Live – Try to Shut Me Up Released: July 15, 2003 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, streaming Avril Live Acoustic Released: July 1, 2004 Label: Arista Format: CD, digital download Walmart Soundcheck Released: January 30, 2007 Label: RCA Format: Digital download, streaming Nissan Live Sets on Yahoo! Music Released: May 1, 2007 Label: RCA Format: Digital download, streaming MTV.com Live: Avril Lavigne Released: March 25, 2008 Label: Arista Format: Digital download, streaming Control Room – Live EP Released: May 14, 2008 Label: RCA Format: Digital download, streaming Spotify Singles Released: June 24, 2022 Label: Elektra, DTA Format: Streaming
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album CANFor Canadian peaks: For singles from Let Go: For singles from Under My Skin except "My Happy Ending": For "My Happy Ending": For "Wavin' Flag": For others: AUS AUT GER ITAFor Italy's peaks: For all top 10 singles: For "What the Hell", "Here's to Never Growing Up" and "Rock n Roll": JPN NZ SWI UK US "Complicated" 2002 1 1 2 3 2 — 1 2 3 2 World: 6,000,000 UK: 663,000 US: 3,000,000 MC: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: 3× Platinum BVMI: Platinum FIMI: Platinum IFPI AUT: Gold IFPI SWI: Gold RIAA: 4× Platinum RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: 4× Platinum Let Go "Sk8er Boi" 29 3 7 18 8 — 2 17 8 10 UK: 503,000 US: 2,000,000 MC: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "I'm with You" 18 — 13 13 5 — 5 12 7 4 UK: 290,000 US: 1,000,000 MC: Platinum BPI: Platinum RIAA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Losing Grip" 2003 — 20 40 43 — — — 49 22 64 "Mobile" — — — — — — 26 — — — "Don't Tell Me" 2004 5 10 12 10 4 35 15 9 5 22 ARIA: Gold RIAA: Gold Under My Skin "My Happy Ending" 11 6 8 17 7 76 — 23 5 9 US: 1,200,000 MC: Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Nobody's Home" 4 24 20 29 — 128 — 35 24 41 MC: Gold RIAA: Gold "He Wasn't" 2005 75 25 35 29 — — 38 43 23 — "Fall to Pieces" — — — — — — — — — — "Keep Holding On"2006 14 — — — 21 — — — 141 17 US: 1,600,000 MC: Platinum RIAA: Platinum Eragon and The Best Damn Thing "Girlfriend" 2007 1 1 1 3 1 27 1 3 2 1 World: 7,300,000 UK: 535,000 US: 3,800,000 MC: 4× Platinum ARIA: 4× Platinum BPI: 2× Platinum BVMI: Gold IFPI AUT: Gold RIAA: 7× Platinum RIAJ: Million RMNZ: 2× Platinum The Best Damn Thing "When You're Gone" 8 4 10 17 4 83 26 14 3 24 UK: 352,000 US: 1,290,000 MC: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RIAJ: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Hot" 10 14 17 26 — 91 30 61 30 95 US: 446,000 ARIA: Gold "The Best Damn Thing" 2008 76 — 51 64 — — — — — — "Alice" 2010 51 39 19 27 25 — — 73 59 71 US: 373,000 RIAJ: Gold Almost Alice "What the Hell" 2011 8 6 20 21 15 15 5 18 16 11 US: 2,100,000 MC: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum FIMI: Gold RIAA: 4× Platinum RIAJ: 2× Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Goodbye Lullaby "Smile" 59 25 37 40 97 — 30 — 189 68 ARIA: Platinum RIAA: Platinum "Wish You Were Here" 64 — — — 59 — — — — 65 "Here's to Never Growing Up" 2013 17 15 49 60 19 — 24 — 14 20 US: 1,300,000 MC: 3× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold Avril Lavigne "Rock n Roll" 37 45 — — 46 48 — — 68 91 MC: Gold