The discography of Jaya, a Filipina singer, consists of twelve studio albums, thirty singles, and one live album as of 2019. Jaya is known in the Philippines as the Queen of Soul. Born Maria Luisa Ramsey on March 21, 1970 in Manila, Philippines, the name Jaya came from her record label LMR Records when they signed her as their recording artist in 1989.
Her biggest break in the Philippine music scene came when she won first place in the 1996 Metropop Song Festival for her interpretation of "Sometimes You Just Know" by Edith Gallardo and Danny Tan. She also won Best Interpreter at the Asia Song Festival held in Hong Kong in February 1997 for her rendition of the song "You Lift Me Up", composed by Danny Tan with lyrics by Dodjie Simon. This composition also won grand prize, the Best Song award. She sold total of 1 million records worldwide.
Albums Studio albums + List of albums, with sales and certifications Title Album details Sales Certifications Jaya Released: September 1, 1989 (US) Label: RCA/LMR Formats: LP, Cassette, CD, Digital Download Jaya Released: June 16, 1996 (PH) Label: Viva Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download PHI: 360,000 PARI: 9× Platinum In the Raw Released: August 9, 1997 (PH) Label: Viva Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download PHI: 200,000 PARI: 5× Platinum Kung Kailan Pasko Released: 1998 Label: Viva Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download PHI: 20,000 Honesty Released: July 7, 1999 (PH) Label: Viva Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download PHI: 28,000 PARI: Gold A Love Album Released: 2000 (PH) Label: PolyMax/PolyGram Formats: CD, Cassette PHI: 30,000 Jaya Released: 2001 (JPN) Label: AMS Records Formats: CD Unleashed Released: 2002 (PH) Label: Viva Formats: Cassette, CD, Digital Download PHI: 20,000 Fall In Love Again Released: May 23, 2005 (PH) Label: Viva Formats: CD, Digital Download PHI: 10,000 Cool Change Released: October 28, 2007 (PH) Label: GMA Records Formats: CD, Digital Download PHI: 15,000 PARI: Gold Real.Love.Stories Released: August 23, 2009 (PH) Label: GMA Records Formats: CD, Digital Download PHI: 3,000 All Souled Out Released: July 15, 2011 (PH) Label: Universal Formats: CD, Digital Download PHI: 5,000 Queen Of Soul Released: March 22, 2019 (PH) Label: Star Music Formats: Digital Download
Compilation albums YearAlbum details Certifications / sales Five Released: September 16, 2000 Label: Viva Formats: CD, Cassette, Digital Download PARI: Platinum PHI: 40,000 Silver Series Released: August 29, 2006 Label: Viva Formats: CD, Digital Download 18 Greatest Hits Released: October 7, 2009 Label: Viva Formats: CD, Digital Download OPM Side by Side Hits of Jaya and Janno Gibbs Released: March 9, 2012 Formats: Digital Download Label: Viva/Vicor
Live albums YearAlbum details Live at the Araneta Released: 2001 Label: Viva Formats: CD, Cassette, Digital Download
Singles The following songs were released in the Philippines as promotional singles for radio and television, as physical singles have never been released there (only albums). An asterisk indicates that the single was released both in the country and in the United States and Japan.
Date Single 1989 "If You Leave Me Now" * (US Billboard Hot 100: #44)
"Shadow Love" *
"One Kiss Per Minute" * 1996 "Where Do We Go from Here"
"Laging Naro'n Ka"
"Hanggang Ngayo'y Mahal"
"Sometimes You Just Know"
"Dahil Tanging Ikaw" 1997 "Dahil Ba Sa Kanya"
"Wala Na Bang Pag-ibig"
"I Won't Let You Go Again"
"I Still Believe in Love"
"Sana Maulit Muli" 1998 "Give Love on Christmas Day"
"O Holy Night" 1999 "Honesty"
"Mula Sa Puso"
"Dito Sa Puso Ko" 2000 "Ikaw Lamang" with Janno Gibbs
"Habang May Buhay" with Regine Velasquez
"Kung Wala Na" 2001 "Love Hurts"
"Beauty and Madness"
"Umasa Nang Labis" 2005 "Ako'y Sa'yo"
"I Just Fall in Love Again"
"Di Na Ba Kita Mapipigilan" 2007 "Is It Over?"
"Just Once"
"Points of View" duet with Regine Velasquez 2008 "One Proud Mama" 2009 "All of My Life"
"Hiding Inside Myself" 2011 "Making Love" 2012 "Mga Nakaw Na Sandali" with Jay R 2014 "Ikaw Ako at Siya" duet with Janno Gibbs, and Julie Anne San Jose
"Isang Araw" 2019 "'Di Ko Kaya" with Erik Santos
"Hanggang Dito Na Lang"
"Kasalanan Ko Ba"
"Tayo Pala Talaga" 2021 "Hallelujah To The One"
"Ngayong Pasko" 2022 "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" with Garth Garcia
See also List of best-selling albums in the Philippines
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