American actress and singer Idina Menzel has released seven studio albums, fifteen singles and two live albums. She is dubbed as the "Streisand of her generation" by various media outlets. She became the first artist with both a Billboard Top 10 hit and a Tony Award for acting with her global smash hit "Let It Go". Her album "Holiday Wishes" remains her highest-charting album on Billboard 200, peaking at #6 and also debuted at #1 on Billboard's Holiday Albums Chart. Let It Go stormed the charts and became a pop culture phenomenon. It became the fifth biggest-selling song of 2014, selling 10.9 million worldwide via IFPI. Menzel was Billboard's 48th top performing artist of 2014 as well as the 9th top performing Hot 100 artist of the same year. Let It Go is certified 11× Platinum in the US according to the RIAA and has sold a million units in South Korea and United Kingdom.
She produced and released her debut album, Still I Can't Be Still, in 1998. One single from the album "Minuet", made the Radio & Records CHR/Pop Tracks chart at number 48 in October 1998. Her second album, Here, was released independently in 2004. Her third solo album, I Stand, was released on January 29, 2008. The album debuted at number 58 in the Billboard 200, making it the first solo album by Menzel to make the charts. Menzel wrote many of the songs on her album. Menzel voiced the character of Queen Elsa in the Disney-animated film Frozen, which was released in November 2013. Her performance received praise from film critics, much of it focused on her performance of "Let It Go". Her fourth studio album, Holiday Wishes, was released in October 2014. Her latest album, Idina, was released in September 2016.
Albums
Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US AUS UK Still I Can't Be Still Release date: September 15, 1998 Label: Hollywood Formats: CD, cassette — — — US: 18,000 Here Release date: February 23, 2004 Label: Zel Formats: CD — — — US: 2,000 I Stand Release date: January 29, 2008 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download 58 — 54 US: 80,000 Holiday Wishes Release date: October 14, 2014 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download 6 55 42 US: 370,000 RIAA: Gold Idina Release date: September 23, 2016 Label: Warner Bros. Formats: CD, digital download 29 — 86 US: 20,000 Christmas: A Season of Love Release date: October 18, 2019 Label: School Boy, Decca Formats: CD, digital download, streaming 123 — — US: 34,900 Drama Queen Release date: August 18, 2023 Label: Walkman, BMG Formats: CD, digital download, streaming — — —
Live albums Title Details Peak chartpositions US Live: Barefoot at the Symphony Release date: March 6, 2012 Label: Concord Formats: CD, DVD, digital download 53 Idina: Live Release date: October 5, 2018 Label: Walkman, Arts Music Formats: CD, digital download —
Cast recordings Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications US Rent Release date: 1996 Label: DreamWorks 19 The Wild Party (Lippa) Release date: 2000 Label: RCA — Wicked Release date: 2003 Label: Decca 66 RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Platinum See What I Wanna See Release date: 2006 Label: Sh-K-Boom — Chess in Concert Release date: 2009 Label: Reprise — If/Then Release date: 2014 Label: Masterworks Broadway 19 "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.
Soundtracks Title Album details Peak chartpositions Certifications Sales US AUS CAN NZ Rent Release date: September 23, 2005 Label: Warner Bros. — — — — Frozen Release date: November 25, 2013 Label: Walt Disney 1 1 1 1 RIAA: Diamond ARIA: 4× Platinum MC: 7× Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum US: 3,500,000 CAN: 202,000 Frozen II Release date: November 15, 2019 Label: Walt Disney 1 2 4 8 RIAA: 2× Platinum MC: Platinum BPI: Platinum Disenchanted Release date: November 18, 2022 Label: Walt Disney — — — — "—" denotes an album that did not chart or was not released.
EPs Defying Gravity, May 2007 (remix EP) Defying Gravity (DJ version), May 2007 (remix EP) Gorgeous, December 2007 (remix EP #1) Gorgeous, January 2008 (remix EP #2) Acoustic, August 2008 (acoustic version EP) Idina Menzel, April 2010 Beaches (Soundtrack From The Lifetime Original Movie), January 13, 2017
Singles
As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US AC US Dance AUS "Baby, It's Cold Outside": "Making Today a Perfect Day": AUT CAN IREPeaks on the Irish Singles Chart: "Let It Go": "Baby, It's Cold Outside": "Into the Unknown": "Show Yourself": JPN NZ UKUK chart peaks: All but noted: "Defying Gravity" (Artist name mistakenly listed as "Kristen"): "Making Today a Perfect Day": "Minuet" 1998 — — — — — — — — — — Still I Can't Be Still "Take Me or Leave Me" 2006 — — 32 — — — — — — — Rent "Defying Gravity" 2007 — — 5 — 72 — — — — 60 I Stand "Brave" — 19 — — — — — — — — "Gorgeous" — — 3 — — — — — — — "Hope" 2008 — — — — — — — — — — "You Learn to Live Without" 2013 — — — — — — — — — — If/Then "Let It Go" 5 9 1 16 74 18 7 4 34 11 RIAA: 11× Platinum ARIA: 8× Platinum BPI: 4× Platinum MC: 8× Platinum RIAJ: Platinum RMNZ: 3× Platinum Frozen "Baby, It's Cold Outside" 2014 78 1 — 58 — 58 71 — — 39 BPI: Platinum Holiday Wishes "Making Today a Perfect Day" 2015 — — — 80 — — — — — 94 "Queen of Swords" 2016 — 24 — — — — — — — — Idina "Small World" 2017 — 27 — — — — — — — — "Into the Unknown" 2019 46 — — — — 39 31 — — 19RIAA: 4× Platinum BPI: Platinum MC: 3× Platinum ARIA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Frozen II "The Loud Mouse Song" 2022 — — — — — — — — — — "Love Power" — — — — — — — — — — Disenchanted "Move" 2023 — — — — — — — — — — Drama Queen "Dramatic" — — — — — — — — — — "Beast" — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
As featured artist Title Year Peak chart positions Album US AUS CAN IRE UK "Funny Girl" 2010 — — — — — Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One "I Dreamed a Dream" 31 — 45 36 36 Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers "Poker Face" 20 25 26 16 27 "Somewhere" 2011 75 — — — 110 Glee: The Music, Volume 7 "Yoü and I" / "You and I" 69 — — — 174 Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Three "Constant Craving" 89 — — — — Glee: The Music, Volume 7 "Next to Me" 2013 — — — — — Glee: The Music, The Complete Season Four "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released.
Other charted songs Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US AC AUS CAN IRE JPN NZ HotPeaks on the NZ Hot Singles Chart: "Into the Unknown" and "Show Yourself": "For Good" (Live from the Gershwin Theatre): UK "Defying Gravity" 2003 — — — — — — — —BPI: Platinum Wicked "For the First Time in Forever" 2014 57 — 62 70 54 14 — 38RIAA: Gold ARIA: Gold BPI: 2× Platinum Frozen "Some Things Never Change" 2019 — — — — — — — 73BPI: Gold RIAA: Platinum Frozen II "Show Yourself" 70 — — 73 84 — 8 62BPI: Platinum ARIA: Platinum RIAA: 2× Platinum RMNZ: Platinum MC: Gold "Caroling, Caroling" — 12 — — — — — — Christmas: A Season of Love "I'll Be Home for Christmas" — 24 — — — — — — "One Short Day" 2024 — — — — — — — —Wicked: The Soundtrack "For Good" 2025 — — — — — — 37 — Wicked: One Wonderful Night "—" denotes releases that did not chart
Other appearances TitleOther artist(s) Year Album "Follow If You Lead" 1998 The Other Sister "Silence"Corey Glover Hymns "How Shall I See You Through My Tears" 2003 Camp "The Want of a Nail" "I Saw Three Ships" Broadway's Greatest Gifts: Carols for a Cure, Vol. 5 "Damsel In Distress" 2005 Music from and Inspired by Desperate Housewives "I Will Be There"Ray Charles Genius & Friends "A Hero Comes Home" 2007 Beowulf "What If"Rhydian Roberts 2008 Rhydian "Take a Bow"Elaine Paige 2010 Elaine Paige and Friends "When I Fall in Love"George Benson 2013 Inspiration: A Tribute to Nat King Cole "Little Drummer Boy"Jennifer Nettles 2016 To Celebrate Christmas"Wind Beneath My Wings" 2017 Beaches"Rhythm Nation / You Gotta Be"Camila Cabello2021Cinderella"Material Girl""Am I Wrong"Camila Cabello and Nicholas Galitzine"Dream Girl""Let's Get Loud"Camila Cabello and Nicholas Galitzine
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