The discography of Aqua, a Danish-Norwegian dance-pop group, contains three studio albums, two compilation albums, three remix albums and 22 singles.
Albums
Studio albums + List of albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chart positions Sales CertificationsDENFor all albums except where noted: For Aquarium: For Aqua Mania Remix: AUSPeaks in Australia: All except noted: Bubble Mix, "My Oh My" and "Bumble Bees": Megalomania: N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. "Back to the 80s": N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart.CANGERNZNORSWESWIUKUS AquariumReleased: 26 March 1997 Label: Universal (#85020) Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 1 1 6 1 1 1 3 6 7WW: 14,000,000 CAN: 1,083,000 UK: 565,000DEN: 14× Platinum AUS: 6× Platinum CAN: DiamondCanadian certifications GER: Gold NZ: Platinum NOR: 4× Platinum SWE: 5× Platinum SWI: Gold UK: Platinum US: 3× Platinum AquariusReleased: 28 February 2000 Label: Universal (#1538102) Formats: LP, CD, cassette 1 15 3 16 8 1 2 8 24 82WW: 4,000,000 UK: 35,000DEN: 4× Platinum AUS: Gold CAN: 2× Platinum NOR: 2× Platinum SWE: PlatinumPlatinum, Aquarius SWI: Gold MegalomaniaReleased: 3 October 2011 Label: Universal Formats: CD, digital download2154————————DEN: Gold "—" denotes items that did not chart or were not released.
Compilation albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsDENJPNアクアのリリース一覧 (in Japanese). oricon.co.jp. Accessed on 10 August 2013.NORSWEUK Cartoon Heroes: The Best of AquaReleased: 22 May 2002 Label: Universal (#UICY-1101) Formats: CD, cassette — 12 — — — Greatest HitsReleased: 15 June 2009 Label: Universal (#2706310) Formats: CD, digital download 1 — 7 24 135DEN: 2× Platinum NOR: Gold"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Remix albums Title Album details Peak chart positions CertificationsDENAUSNORNZSWE Bubble Mix (The Ultimate Aquarium Remixes Album)Released: 11 March 1998 Label: Universal Format: CD, cassette — 52 — 36 — Aqua Mania RemixReleased: 25 June 1998 Label: Universal Format: CD, cassette 25 — 4 — 31NOR: Gold Remix Super BestReleased: December 2002 Label: Universal Format: CD, cassette — — — — —"—" denotes releases that did not chart.
Singles As main artist + List of singles, with selected chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album DEN AUS GER NLD NZ NOR SWE SWI UK US "Itzy Bitzy Spider" 1995 — — — — — — — — — — "Roses Are Red" 1996 1 — — — — 2 5 — — —DEN: Platinum NOR: Gold SWE: Gold Aquarium "My Oh My" 1997 1 56 12 12 12 20 4 12 6 —DEN: Gold "Barbie Girl" 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 7AUS: 3× Platinum GER: Platinum NOR: 2× Platinum SWE: 3× Platinum SWI: Platinum UK: 4× Platinum US: 3× Platinum "Doctor Jones" 1 1 7 3 2 1 2 11 1 —AUS: 3× Platinum GER: Gold SWE: Platinum UK: Platinum "Lollipop (Candyman)" — 3 — — 22 — 10 — — 23AUS: Platinum "Turn Back Time" 1998 16 10 42 18 2 — 4 26 1 —AUS: Gold SWE: Gold UK: Silver "Good Morning Sunshine" 25 — 94 80 — — — — 18 — "Cartoon Heroes" 2000 1 16 13 35 6 1 2 11 7 —DEN: 4× Platinum AUS: Gold NZ: Gold NOR: Gold SWE: Platinum Aquarius "Around the World" 1 35 56 44 — 16 4 42 26 —SWE: Gold "Bumble Bees" 6 65 96 — — — 34 — — — "We Belong to the Sea" 2001 19 — — — — — — — — — "Back to the 80s" 2009 1 122 — — — 3 25 — — —DEN: Platinum NOR: Platinum Greatest Hits "My Mamma Said" 4 — — — — — — — — —DEN: Gold "Spin Me a Christmas" 43 — — — — — — — — — Greatest Hits (Special edition) "How R U Doin?" 2011 4 — — — — 6 — — — —DEN: Gold Megalomania "Playmate to Jesus" 13 — — — — — — — — —DEN: Gold "Like a Robot" 2012 — — — — — — — — — — "Freaky Friday" 2017 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Rookie" 2018 — — — — — — — — — — 2021 — — — — — — — — — — "Barbie World" 2023 9 3 10 44 3 8 9 8 4 7AUS: Platinum Barbie the Album "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that territory.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album DEN "Selv En Dråbe"1999 1 Grænseløs Greatest "Hvor Små Vi Er"2005 1
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Album DEN "Live Fast – Die Young" 2009 24 Greatest Hits
Video albums Title Album details Notes Aqua: The VideosReleased: 1997 Label: Universal Formats: VHSContains the music videos for Aqua's first singles. Around the WorldReleased: 1997 Label: Universal Formats: VHSIncludes an exclusive promotional single of their B-side "Didn't I". Contains the music videos for Aqua's first singles. The Aqua DiaryReleased: 1998 Label: Universal Formats: VHS, V-CDContains exclusive behind the scenes footage, a documentary and the music videos for Aqua's first singles. The Video and KaraokeReleased: 2000 Label: Universal Formats: DVD, VHSReleased only in Japan. Aqua: The Video CollectionReleased: 2000 Label: Universal Formats: DVD, VHSContains behind the scenes footage and music videos for all Aqua singles from their first two albums Aquarium and Aquarius except "We Belong to the Sea". The Hits KaraokeReleased: 2001 Label: Universal Formats: V-CDContains karaoke music videos for all Aqua singles from their first two albums Aquarium and Aquarius except "We Belong to the Sea". It includes an exclusive music video for the song Aquarius, available only on this item to date. Greatest Hits (Special Edition)Released: 16 November 2009 Label: Universal Formats: DVDFeatured on the special edition of Aqua's Greatest Hits CD and contains a live concert recording from Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. One of the songs presented there is the previously unreleased song "Shakin' Stevens", the demo version of their song "Sucker for a Superstar" from their album Megalomania.
Music videos
1990s Year Title Director(s) Notes1996"Roses Are Red"Christian Bjarke Dyekjær, Peter HiortAqua is singing in a simple white box, supposed to be in the bottle, while in the second scene are two boring guys on a party drinking "Aqua" and get into party animals at the end of the video. The directors are Aqua's close friends.1997"Barbie Girl"Peder Pedersen, Peter StenbækLene is playing the doll Barbie and René Dif the doll Ken Carson just parodying the characters being so plastic. At the end of the video it turned to a party with two other dolls similar to Aqua's most other early music videos. The shoot was in Denmark."Doctor Jones"Peter StenbækThe video and song is loosely based around the title character of the film series, with René Dif playing Doctor Jones and rescuing his fellow band members from a stereotypical voodoo tribe. The shoot was in Denmark."Lollipop (Candyman)"Peder Pedersen, Peter StenbækAqua are in outer space, a similar to their later music video "Cartoon heroes", just more cartoon-ish and includes a fight against aliens, where a small robot called "C.A.N.D.Y." is helping Aqua and saving the day.1998"My Oh My"The video features Aqua on a pirate ship, with Lene being captured by the three male members, who are playing pirates before turning the tables around and taking over. They then go on to discover treasure."Turn Back Time"Peter StenbækIt contains scenes from the Sliding Doors film and was different from the previous comedy videos. There are two edits of this video, which was filmed on the abandoned Platform 5 at Holborn tube station in the UK, the only place where filming is allowed."Good Morning Sunshine"UnknownAn Arabic flavoured "Good morning sunshine" live performance including different behind the scenes footage from their tour. The song was live released as well.1999"Selv En Dråbe"Charity music video and song featuring various artists. Lene is singing a verse, René Dif is part of the raps and in a few sequents you can see Claus and Søren.
2000s Year Title Director(s) Notes2000"Cartoon Heroes"Tomáš MašínIt featured the world in help, who called and re-animated Aqua as heroes in the outer space, saving the globe from a big octopus, which is destroying world capitals. It's the most expensive Aqua video ever and more serious than their "Lollipop (Candyman)" space themed video. There are two slightly different video cuts released."Around the World"Ronnie West, Peter StenbækThe video also has a more serious style, but still a parody of the movie Entrapment. The video featured the members of the band planning a big coup just for fun, a robbery in the night, which ended up with stealing a main valuable diamond for their Aquarium."Around the World" (Version 2)Tomáš MašínRemains unreleased. You can see Aqua sitting relaxed on the couch and switching the channels of the world like homeshopping channels, soccer games, cooking shows and news, all portrayed by themselves, until they fall asleep at the end of the video. Pieces of the music video can be seen in the Turn Back Time documentary in 2005."Bumble Bees"Ronnie West, Peder Pedersen, Peter StenbækThe video parodied the groups status as a "Barbie band", gained due to the success of their hit "Barbie Girl", with Aqua trying to make a good music video, they made three videos, but being hampered by a poor director, a low-budget and faulty equipment.2001"We Belong to the Sea"Toby HooperLene is stealing René Dif in the form of a goldfish, and later releasing him into the wide open sea. A shark fin then appears in the water, implying Rene's death and possibly also that of Aqua as a music group and the fight between Lene and René. The video had been shot in Spain."Aquarius"UnknownLooks like a typical goodbye video featuring clips from all of their music videos, live performances, bonus candid material and never seen before behind the scenes footage similar to their "Good Morning Sunshine" music video to end up a chapter. It can be found only on The Hits: Karaoke Videos CD.2007"Centerpubben"Michael ChristensenBlack and white Hej Matematik music video, which features a cameo appearance of Aqua as "Centerpubben" in a shopping window. The video is directed by Michael Christensen for Gaucho Film.2008"Goodbye to the Circus"UnknownRemains unreleased and has been exclusively recorded for their comeback live shows. Aqua are dressed like sad clowns singing the song in close ups in front of a black background. The video has been shown numerous times in the background of their live shows while performing this song.2009"Back to the 80s"Peter StenbækAqua's first music video after almost nine years. They're wearing 80's clothes and long wigs like old rockstars, which fit perfectly to the message of the song. There are two slightly different video cuts released due to the changed line from "When Michael Jackson's skin was black" to "When Arnie told us 'I'll be back'"."My Mamma Said"Rasmus LaumannAqua's darkest and most serious video in their career, which has been released on 26 October 2009. Aqua are all in black, sitting around a table. Everything there like flowers etc., except the flesh, is in black and white."Spin Me a Christmas"Peter StenbækAqua's back to their roots of funny and cheesy, but also cartoonish and colorful videos, released on 30 November 2009. Aqua visiting René as drunken Santa Claus, receiving gifts from him and having a fun time in a plastic winter wonderland.
2010s