The American singer-songwriter and guitarist John Mayer has released eight studio albums, seven live albums, three compilation albums, two video albums, four extended plays, twenty-five singles and seventeen music videos. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer moved to Atlanta, Georgia and began playing in local clubs in 1998. He released the extended play Inside Wants Out in September of the following year. Inside Wants Out, as well as continued performances, brought Mayer to the attention of independent record label Aware Records. Aware later signed Mayer and released his full-length debut studio album, Room for Squares, in June 2001. When Columbia Records acquired Aware, the album was re-released in September and promoted as a major label release. Following its re-release, Room for Squares peaked at number eight on the United States Billboard 200. The album has since sold over five million copies in the United States, and was certified five times platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Three singles were released from Room for Squares, two of which became top 40 hits on the US Billboard Hot 100: "No Such Thing" and "Your Body Is a Wonderland". Heavier Things, Mayer's second studio album, was released in September 2003. It topped the Billboard 200 and attained a double platinum certification from the RIAA. Heavier Things produced three singles: "Bigger than My Body", "Clarity" and "Daughters". "Daughters" later won the award for Song of the Year at the 47th Grammy Awards.
After a brief recording hiatus, during which he ventured to form the blues group John Mayer Trio, Mayer resumed his solo career and released his third studio album Continuum in September 2006. Continuum reached a peak of number two on the Billboard 200. "Waiting on the World to Change", the album's first single, peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot 100 and garnered commercial success in countries such as Australia and Canada. Battle Studies followed in November 2009, topping the Billboard 200 and being certified platinum by the RIAA. The album featured the singles "Who Says", "Heartbreak Warfare" and "Half of My Heart", all of which reached the top 40 in the United States. Mayer released his fifth studio album Born and Raised in May 2012; it became his third number-one album on the Billboard 200. His sixth studio album Paradise Valley was released on August 20, 2013, bringing forth 3 singles: "Paper Doll", "Wildfire" and "Who You Love" featuring Katy Perry. Mayer's seventh studio album, The Search for Everything, was released in April 2017.
Mayer has sold 16 million albums in the United States as of January 2015.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US USRock AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: All except Any Given Thursday: Any Given Thursday: CAN DEN GER IRL NLD NZ UKPeak chart positions for albums in the United Kingdom:
All except Room for Squares and Where the Light Is: Room for Squares and Where the Light Is: Room for Squares Released: September 18, 2001 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, SACD, DualDisc, Cassette, digital download 8 — 5 9 — 55 — — 6 128 US: 4,484,000 RIAA: 5× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: 3× Platinum MC: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Heavier Things Released: September 9, 2003 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, SACD, DualDisc, Cassette, digital download 1 — 4 3 5 60 72 19 15 74 US: 2,700,000 RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold Continuum Released: September 12, 2006 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, digital download 2 1 12 2 24 39 — 12 9 46 US: 2,426,000 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: 4× Platinum MC: 3× Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: 2× Platinum Battle Studies Released: November 17, 2009 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, digital download 1 1 3 4 7 39 48 1 11 35 US: 1,100,000 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Born and Raised Released: May 22, 2012 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, digital download 1 1 1 1 1 17 14 1 1 4 US: 514,000 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Platinum NVPI: Gold RMNZ: Gold Paradise Valley Released: August 20, 2013 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, digital download 2 1 1 1 1 17 7 1 6 4 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold The Search for Everything Released: April 14, 2017 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, digital download 2 1 5 2 7 44 30 4 10 16 CAN: 30,000 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Sob Rock Released: July 16, 2021 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: LP, CD, cassette, digital download 2 1 3 4 4 5 14 1 4 4 RIAA: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Gold RMNZ: Gold "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications US USRock AUS CAN DEN GER NLD NZ UK Any Given Thursday Released: February 11, 2003 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Formats: CD 17 — 63 — — — — 43 — RIAA: Platinum As/Is: Volume Two (Live @ Mountain View, CA – 7/16/04) Released: August 10, 2004 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — As/Is: Volume Three (Live @ Houston, TX – 7/24/04) Released: August 17, 2004 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — As/Is: Volume Four (Cleveland / Cincinnati, OH – 8/03/04–8/04/04) Released: August 24, 2004 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — As/Is: Volume Five (Live @ Philadelphia, PA & Hartford, CT – 8/14/04–8/15/04) Released: August 31, 2004 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Formats: Digital download — — — — — — — — — As/Is Released: October 19, 2004 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Formats: CD, digital download — — — — — — — — — Where the Light Is: John Mayer Live in Los Angeles Released: July 1, 2008 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 5 2 30 9 15 81 16 22 125 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum (DVD) IFPI DEN: 2× Platinum "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums + List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions Title Album details Peak chart positions NLD 2CD: Room for Squares / Heavier Things Released: September 17, 2007 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: CD box set — 3CD: Room for Squares / Heavier Things / Continuum Released: April 13, 2009 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: CD box set 77 The Collection: John Mayer (5 Complete Albums) Released: December 13, 2011 (US) Label: Aware, Sony BMG Formats: Digital download — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Video albums + List of video albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Certifications USVideoPeak chart positions for video albums on the Top Music Video chart in the United States:
Any Given Thursday: Where the Light Is: AUSDVDPeak chart positions for video albums on the Top 40 DVD chart in Australia:
Any Given Thursday: Where the Light Is: Any Given Thursday Released: February 11, 2003 (US) Label: Sony BMG Formats: DVD 2 4 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum Where the Light Is Released: July 1, 2008 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: DVD, Blu-ray 1 2 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title Details Peak chart positions US USRock CAN DEN Inside Wants Out Released: September 24, 1999 (US) Label: Mayer Format: CD 22 — — — As/Is: Volume One Released: December 1, 2003 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Format: Digital download — — — — The Village Sessions Released: December 12, 2006 (US) Label: Aware, Columbia Format: CD — — 77 — The Complete 2012 Performances Collection Released: August 3, 2012 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: CD, LP, digital download 17 3 — 15 The Search for Everything: Wave One Released: January 20, 2017 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download 2 1 2 8 The Search for Everything: Wave Two Released: February 24, 2017 (US) Label: Columbia Formats: Digital download 13 1 13 — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles
As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US USAAA USAdult USRock AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: All except noted: "Why Georgia": "Daughters": "Free Fallin'": "Half of My Heart": "Who You Love": "XO": "Love on the Weekend": CAN DEN NLD NZ UKPeak chart positions for singles in the United Kingdom: "No Such Thing" and "Bigger than My Body": "Waiting on the World to Change": "Free Fallin'": "Paper Doll": "XO": "No Such Thing" 2002 13 1 5 — 28 — — 97 14 42 RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum Room for Squares "Your Body Is a Wonderland" 18 1 3 — 23 — — — 9 — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Why Georgia" 2003 — 2 8 — 81 — — — 23 — RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold "Bigger than My Body" 33 1 4 — 38 — — — 21 72 Heavier Things "Clarity" 2004 — 1 13 — — — — 80 45 — "Daughters" 19 6 1 — 53 — — 29 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Waiting on the World to Change" 2006 14 1 2 — — 22 — 55 36 115 RIAA: 4× Platinum ARIA: 3× Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum Continuum "Gravity" 2007 71 18 10 — — — — 66 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum "Belief" — 9 — — — — — — — — "Dreaming with a Broken Heart" 99 — 8 — — 69 — 96 — — RIAA: Platinum "Say" 12 17 6 — 47 27 — — — — RIAA: 3× Platinum ARIA: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Free Fallin'" 2008 51 22 33 — 52 14 — — — 147 RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Where the Light Is "Who Says" 2009 17 1 19 34 31 24 8 13 — — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: Gold Battle Studies "Heartbreak Warfare" 34 3 3 39 31 62 29 6 34 — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Platinum IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Half of My Heart"(featuring Taylor Swift) 2010 25 2 2 44 71 53 — 40 — — RIAA: Platinum ARIA: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Perfectly Lonely" — — — — — — — 52 — — "Shadow Days" 2012 42 2 12 38 — 49 39 23 — — Born and Raised "Queen of California" — 2 40 38 — — — — — — "Something Like Olivia" — — — — — — — — — — "Paper Doll" 2013 77 10 — 10 — 95 37 58 — 126 Paradise Valley "Wildfire" 85 19 — 13 — 94 — 77 — — IFPI DEN: Gold "Who You Love"(featuring Katy Perry) 48 — 18 11 83 70 — — — — RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: Gold "XO" 2014 90 — — 13 81 76 — 95 — 115 RIAA: Gold ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum "Love on the Weekend" 2016 53 3 19 5 65 69 — 64 — — RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold IFPI DEN: Platinum RMNZ: Gold The Search for Everything "Still Feel Like Your Man" 2017 — — — 13 — — — 93 — — "In the Blood" — — — 13 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold "New Light" 2018 — 9 10 7 — — — 29 — — RIAA: 2× Platinum ARIA: Gold BPI: Silver IFPI DEN: Platinum MC: Gold NVPI: Platinum RMNZ: 2× Platinum Sob Rock "I Guess I Just Feel Like" 2019 94 22 28 6 — — — — — — RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold IFPI DEN: Gold RMNZ: Gold "Carry Me Away" — 38 — 3 — — — — — — "Last Train Home" 2021 — 1 — 13 — 88 — 20 — 91 "Wild Blue" — 1 20 21 — — — — — — "Phone, Keys, Wallet" 2026 48 — — — — 55 — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist