Australian singer-songwriter Washington has released five studio albums, nine extended plays, and thirty-five singles (including two as a featured artist and two charity singles).
In 2006, in collaboration with jazz pianist, Sean Foran, Washington released her debut EP Nightlight. The EP won the 2008 Australian Jazz Bell Award for Best Australian Jazz Vocal Album. She released her second EP, Bennetts Lane, with pianist Paul Grabowsky in 2007. Her musical style moved away from jazz when she began backing a blues and roots musician, Old Man River, as the keyboardist and backing vocalist.
In July 2010, Washington released her debut album. I Believe You Liar. The album was a commercial and critical success, peaking at number 3 on the ARIA Charts, and was certified platinum.
Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications Title Album details Peak chartpositions CertificationsAUS ARIA chart positions (1–50): Nightlight (2006) and How to Tame Lions (2009): Rich Kids (2010): "Sunday Best" (2010): "I Touch Myself": "Limitless": I Believe You Liar Released: 30 July 2010 Label: Mercury (2744633) Formats: CD, digital download, LP 3ARIA: PlatinumARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2011 Albums There There Released: 12 September 2014 Label: Mercury (3784717) Formats: CD, digital download 5Batflowers Released: 28 August 2020 Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records (3504377) Formats: CD, digital download, streaming, LP 23Hot Fuss Released: 8 December 2022 Label: Batflowers Records Formats: digital download, streaming —Gem Released: 8 August 2025 Label: Origin Recordings (OR239LP) Formats: LP, digital download, streaming —
Live albums + List of live albums, with selected details Title Album details Live at Hamer Hall(with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra) Released: 9 August 2024 Label: Batflowers Records Formats: digital download, streaming
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected chart positions Title EP details Peak chartpositionsAUS Nightlight(Megan Washington and Sean Foran) Released: 2006 Label: Newmarket (NEW3227.2) Formats: CD 53 Bennetts Lane(Megan Washington and Paul Grabowsky) Released: 2007 Label: Independent Formats: CD — Clementine Released: November 2008 Label: Washington (HUB001) Formats: CD, digital download — How to Tame Lions Released: 14 September 2009 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Australia (2717430) Formats: CD, digital download 73 Rich Kids Released: 7 May 2010 Label: Mercury/Universal Music Australia (2737298) Formats: CD, digital download 70 iTunes Live: ARIA Awards Concert Series '10 Released: 4 November 2010 Label: Mercury Formats: Digital download — Insomnia Released: 21 October 2011 Label: Mercury (2782609) Formats: CD, LP, digital download 24 Moon Tunes Released: 23 April 2021 Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records Formats: Digital download, streaming — Switches Released: 23 July 2021 Label: Universal Music Australia / Island Records Formats: Digital download, streaming —
Singles As lead artist + List of singles, with selected details Title Year Peak chartpositions Certification AlbumAUS N.B. The High Point number in the NAT column represents the release's peak on the national chart. "Clementine" 2008—Clementine "Cement" 2009—How to Tame Lions "How to Tame Lions"— "Rich Kids"2010— Rich Kids "Sunday Best"64 ARIA: Gold I Believe You Liar "The Hardest Part" 119 "Bed of Nails" 2011— "Clementine" I Believe You Liar "Holy Moses" 100 "I Believe You Liar"— "Riders on the Storm" 2012— "Who Are You?" 2014 125 There There "Limitless"95 "Begin Again" 138 "My Heart Is a Wheel" 156 "Saint Lo" 2016—Moon Tunes "Claws" 2018—rowspan="2" "American Spirit"2019— "Dirty Churches"—Moon Tunes "Dark Parts" 2020— Batflowers "Switches"— "Kiss Me Like We're Gonna Die"— "Achilles Heart"— "Batflowers"— "My Happiness"2021— "Jenny Was a Friend of Mine"2022— Hot Fuss "Eastcoaster"2023—rowspan="3" "Catherine Wheel"— "Honeysuckle Island" 2024— "The Hook"—How to Make Gravy "Shangri-La" 2025— Gem "Kidding"— "Fine"— "Natural Beauty"—
As featured artist + List of featured singles, with selected details Title Year Album "King of the Rodeo" 2009 Side Stepper "Heist"(Gillieson featuring Megan Washington) 2020
Charity singles + List of charity singles Title Year Peak chart positions Notes AUS "I Touch Myself" (as part of the I Touch Myself Project) 2014 72 The I Touch Myself Project launched in 2014 with a mission to encourage young women to touch themselves regularly to find early signs of cancer. "Spirit of the Anzacs" (Lee Kernaghan featuring Guy Sebastian, Sheppard, Jon Stevens, Jessica Mauboy, Shannon Noll and Megan Washington) 2015 32 First single from Kernaghan's album Spirit of the Anzacs. The single was released to raise funds for Legacy and Soldier On.
Other album appearances + List of other album appearances, with selected details Title Year Album "Beautiful Trash"(Lanu featuring Megan Washington) 2011 Her 12 Faces "Fall"(Lanu featuring Megan Washington) "Roosevelt Blues"(Lanu featuring Megan Washington) "The Monkey Dance" ReWiggled - A Tribute to the Wiggles "The Wilhelm Scream"(The Bamboos featuring Megan Washington) 2012 Medicine Man "What Goes On"(Megan Washington & G.Love) 2013 RockWiz Duets: With a Little Help from My Friends "Ghost"(Kate Miller-Heidke featuring Megan Washington) 2014 O Vertigo! "Idiot"(Paul Mac featuring Megan Washington) 2015 Holiday from Me "Zanzibar"(Pat Davern featuring Megan Washington) Alexander the Elephant in Zanzibar "What's Going On in the Forest"(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington) "Alexander Can Run"(Pat Davern featuring Megan Washington) "On the Count of Three"(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington) "A Plan is Hatched"(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington) "The Truck Is Beginning to Roll"(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd & Megan Washington) "We Saved the Forest"(Pat Davern featuring Alex Lloyd, Connie Mitchell, Tom Williams & Megan Washington) "Eliza"(The Bamboos featuring Washington) 2019 By Special Arrangement "The Gnome Song"(Bluey featuring Washington) 2023 Dance Mode! "Don't Give Us On Me"(Paul Kelly featuring Meg Washington) 2025 Seventy
Notes a Released under Washington's full name, Megan Washington. b Sales of the single counted towards the EP.
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