The British rapper and singer M.I.A. has released seven studio albums, two extended plays, three mixtapes, forty-four singles (including nine as a featured artist) and twenty-nine music videos. Born Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam, M.I.A. began her career as a visual artist and film-maker, and moved into making music after filming a documentary on the band Elastica in 2001. The band's lead singer, Justine Frischmann, lent her a Roland MC-505 sequencer/drum machine which she used to make a demo tape that secured her a contract with British label XL Recordings.

M.I.A.'s debut studio album, Arular, was initially scheduled to be released in September 2004, but the release was delayed by six months due to problems with the clearance of samples used in the songs. She released two singles and a mixtape in the interim.s Although the album had limited commercial success, it was highly regarded by music critics for its blending of genres such as grime, hip hop, ragga and Brazilian baile funk, and for its politicised lyrics. Music magazines in the United States and Europe included it in lists of the best albums of the year, and it was nominated for the Mercury Prize in the United Kingdom.

Her second album, Kala, was released in 2007 along with the single "Boyz" and was also praised by critics, drawing more extensively from African, Tamil and Caribbean music. It proved much more commercially successful than her debut, reaching number 18 on the US Billboard 200 and number 21 on the UK Albums Chart. "Paper Planes", the album's fourth and final single, became M.I.A.'s breakthrough hit and was nominated for Record of the Year at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards. The song appeared on the soundtrack to the 2008 film Slumdog Millionaire along with "O... Saya", a song written specifically for the film by M.I.A. and A. R. Rahman. The song, which appears on the film's soundtrack album, was released on M.I.A.'s own label N.E.E.T. and was nominated for Best Original Song at the 81st Academy Awards.

Her third album, Maya, was released in 2010 and reached the top 10 in numerous countries, remaining her highest-charting album both in the UK and the US. Her fourth album, Matangi, was released in 2013, charting moderately in music markets, despite receiving strong feedback from both public and critics. Her fifth album, AIM, was released on 9 September 2016. In 2020, she was featured along with Young Thug on Travis Scott's single "Franchise", which debuted atop the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, becoming her first Hot 100 number-one single.

Albums

Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions, sales figures and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications UKPeak chart positions for albums and singles in the United Kingdom: All except "Born Free": "Born Free": AUSPeak chart positions for albums in Australia: Kala and Maya: All charts to 2024: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. BEL(FL) CANPeak chart positions for albums in Canada: Kala: Maya: FRAPeak chart positions in France: All except noted: "Borders": GER IRE NOR SWE US Arular Released: 22 March 2005 Label: XL Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 98 145 97 — — 71 — 20 47 190 Europe: 30,000 US: 129,000 Kala Released: 8 August 2007 Label: XL, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 39 46 22 16 117 93 22 22 18 18 US: 559,000 BPI: Gold MC: Platinum RIAA: Gold Maya Released: 7 July 2010 Label: N.E.E.T., XL, Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 21 21 20 7 79 48 47 8 31 9 US: 99,000 Matangi Released: 1 November 2013 Label: N.E.E.T., Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 64 99 47 — 96 — — — — 23 US: 77,000 AIM Released: 9 September 2016 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming 63 51 48 41 55 55 — — — 66 Mata Released: 14 October 2022 Label: Island Formats: digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — M.I.7 Released: 17 April 2026 Label: OHMNIMUSIC Formats: digital download, streaming — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mixtapes Title Album details Piracy Funds Terrorism Volume 1 Released: December 2004 Format: CD Vicki Leekx Released: 31 December 2010 Format: Digital download Bells Collection Released: 25 December 2023 Format: Digital download

Extended plays Title Extended play details Live Session (iTunes Exclusive) Released: 18 October 2005 Label: XL Format: Digital download How Many Votes Fix Mix Released: 28 October 2008 Label: XL Formats: 12" vinyl, digital download

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 UK AUSPeak chart positions for singles in Australia: "Paper Planes": "XXXO": "Bad Girls": "Give Me All Your Luvin'": BEL(FL) CAN DEN FRA GER IRE US USDance "Galang" 2003 77 — — — — — — — — — Arular "Sunshowers" 2004 93 — — — — — — — — — "Hombre" 2005 — — — — — — — — — — "Bucky Done Gun" 88 — — — — — — — — — "Bird Flu" 2006 — — — — — — — — — — Kala "Boyz" 2007 — — — — — — — — — — "Jimmy" 66 153 — — — — — — — — "Paper Planes" 2008 19 68 18 7 18 91 76 23 4 — BPI: 2× Platinum IFPI DEN: Gold MC: 7× Platinum RIAA: 3× Platinum RMNZ: 5× Platinum "Born Free" 2010 156 — — — — — — — — — Maya "XXXO" 26 74 — — — — — — — — "Steppin Up" — — — — — — — — — — "Teqkilla" — — — 93 — — — — — — "Tell Me Why" — — — — — — — — — — "It Takes a Muscle" — — — — — — — — — — "Internet Connection" 2011 — — — — — — — — — — "Bad Girls" 2012 43 81 — 92 — 61 — 80 — — BPI: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Matangi "Bring the Noize" 2013 — 163 — — — — — — — — "Come Walk with Me" — — — — — — — — — 39 "Y.A.L.A." — — — — — — — — — 19 "Double Bubble Trouble" 2014 — — — — — 179 — — — 37 "Sexodus Re-Loaded With War" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — "Swords" — — — — — 188 — — — 38 AIM "Borders" — — — — — 73 — — — 25 "POC THAT STILL A RYDA" 2016 — — — — — 82 — — — — "Go Off" — — — 98 — 82 — — — 25 AIM "Bird Song" — — — — — — — — — — "Freedun" — — — — — — — — — — "P.O.W.A."2017 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Up Inna" 2020 — — — — — — — — — — "CTRL" — — — — — — — — — — "The One" 2022 — — — — — — — — — 29 Mata "Popular" — — — — — — — — — — "Beep" — — — — — — — — — — "Armour" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="2" "Safe" — — — — — — — — — — "Everything" 2026 — — — — — — — — — —M.I.7 "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist + List of singles as featured artist, with selected chart positions and certifications, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album UK AUS BEL(FL) CANPeak chart positions for singles as featured artist in Canada: "Give Me All Your Luvin'": DEN FRA GERPeak chart positions for singles as featured artist in Germany: "Give Me All Your Luvin'": IRE SWE USPeak chart positions for singles as featured artist in the United States: "Give Me All Your Luvin'": "Franchise": "Swagga Like Us" 2008 33 — — 19 — — — — 22 5 RIAA: Platinum Paper Trail "Sound of Kuduro" 2009 — — — — — — — — — — Black Diamond "Bang" — — — — — — — — — — Go! Pop! Bang! "Sunshine" 2010 — — — — — — — — — — "C.T.F.O." 2011 — — — — — — — — — — Total "Give Me All Your Luvin'" 2012 37 25 5 1 16 3 8 11 60 10 RIAA: Gold MDNA "Temple" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — Aa "Franchise" 2020 26 31 — 16 — 120 35 23 57 1 BPI: Silver MC: Gold RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Gold "Where's the Daddy?" 2024 — — — — — — — — — — Guns Don't Kill People... Lazers Do (15th Anniversary Edition) "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name Title Year Peak chart positions Album CAN US USDance USGospel "O... Saya" 2009 68 93 — — Slumdog Millionaire: Music from the Motion Picture "Space" 2010 — — — — Maya "Trumpet 1" 2026 — — — 18 M.I.7 "Sacred Heart" — — — 17

Guest appearances + List of non-single guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name Title Year Album "Topknot" (Cavemen Remix) 2004 "Topknot" "Goodies" (Richard X Remix) 2005 "Goodies" "Bad Man" The Cookbook "Nookie" (M.I.A. & Jabba Remix) "Nookie" "I Got Grapes" (World Wide Treemix) 2007 "I Got Grapes" (World Wide Treemix) "Get It Up" (Radioclit Mix) Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub "Whachadoin?" 2009 The Spirit of Apollo "Rain Dance" Warm Heart of Africa "Baby Riddim" (Switch Remix) Мишка Presents Keep Watch Vol. X "Legalize My Medicine" Student ov da Game "Sound of Siren" 2010 Lazers Never Die "B-Day Song" 2012 MDNA "Better Than You" Go! Pop! Bang! "Rock Off Shake Off" "Reloaded (Let It Go Pt. 2)" 2014 Ferg Forever "Gold" The Partysquad Summer Mixtape "Fine Whine" 2015 At. Long. Last. ASAP "The New International Sound Pt. II" The New International Sound Pt. II "Jump In"2016Land of Gold "Kites" 2017 No One Ever Really Dies "Immigrant" 2018 Immigrant

Music videos

As lead artist + List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Galang" 2004 Ruben Fleischer "Sunshowers" Rajesh Touchriver "Bucky Done Gun" 2005 Anthony Mandler "Bird Flu" 2007 M.I.A. and Kalyan Kumar "Boyz" M.I.A. and Jason "Jay Will" Williams "Jimmy" Nezar Khamal "Paper Planes" 2008 Bernard Gourley "Space" 2010 "Born Free" Romain Gavras "XXXO" M.I.A. "Story to Be Told" "Bad Girls" 2012 Romain Gavras "Bring the Noize" 2013 Ben Newman "Come Walk with Me" "Y.A.L.A." Daniel Sannwald "Double Bubble Trouble" 2014 M.I.A. "Swords" 2015 "Warriors" "Borders" "Go Off" 2016 "P.O.W.A."2017 "Finally" Vivian Sassen "Reload" 2018 M.I.A. and Justine Frischmann "The One"2022 "Popular" Arnaud Bresson "Marigold" 2024 Quentin Deronzier "Armour"2025 "Safe"

As featured artist + List of music videos as featured artist, showing year released and directors Title Year Director(s) "Sound of Kuduro" 2008 João Pedro Moreira and Carlos Afonso "Bang" 2009 M.I.A. "Sunshine" 2010 Jess Holzworth "Give Me All Your Luvin'" 2012 MegaForce"The New International Sound Pt. II" 2015Inigo Westmeier "Franchise'" 2020 Travis Scott and White Trash Tyler

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