Canadian singer and songwriter Grimes has released five studio albums, one remix album, one DJ mix, three extended plays (EPs), twenty-six singles (seven as a featured artist), four promotional singles, and twenty-five music videos. Born and raised in Vancouver, Grimes attended McGill University in Montréal, where she became involved in Bachelor of Arts and Science program.
Grimes named herself after grime music after discovering the existence of the genre via Myspace. In January 2010, she released her debut album, Geidi Primes on Arbutus Records, followed by Halfaxa, in September of that year. In late 2011, she announced that she had signed with 4AD, who partnered with Arbutus Records to release her third studio album, Visions, in 2012. Visions met critical acclaim and was hailed by The New York Times as "one of the most impressive albums of the year so far". Her fourth album, Art Angels, was released in 2015, and her fifth, Miss Anthropocene, was released in 2020.
Grimes' has been noted by critics for her vocals, which have been described as "sweet, thin and hazy"., as well as a wide array of influences, ranging from electronica to pop, hip hop, R&B, dance, and classical.
In 2013, Grimes was awarded the Webby Award for Artist of the Year and a Juno Award for Electronic Album of the year. She has made the Polaris Music Prize Shortlist twice; in 2012 for Visions in 2016 for Art Angels.
As of March 2021, Grimes's albums have earned 736,000 consumption units, of which 307,000 are album sales and 554 million on-demand song streams in the United States, according to MRC Data.
Albums Studio albums + List of studio albums, with selected details, selected chart positions, and sales Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications CAN AUS BEL(FL) IRE NL NZ SCOPeaks on the Scottish Albums chart: For Visions: For Art Angels: For Miss Anthropocene: SWI UK US Geidi Primes Released: January 10, 2010 Label: Arbutus Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette — — — — — — — — — — Halfaxa Released: September 30, 2010 Label: Arbutus Formats: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — — — — — Visions Released: February 21, 2012 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, LP, digital download — — 46 65 — — 94 — 67 98 US: 110,000 MC: Gold BPI: Silver RMNZ: Gold Art Angels Released: November 6, 2015 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, LP, digital download, cassette 16 30 82 31 84 28 40 — 31 36 US: 50,000 BPI: Silver Miss Anthropocene Released: February 21, 2020 Label: 4AD Formats: CD, LP, digital download 31 10 36 20 68 28 4 25 10 32 Psy Opera Scheduled: TBA Label: Formats: - - - - - - - - - - "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Remix albums + List of remix albums, with selected details Title Details Miss Anthropocene (Rave Edition) Released: January 1, 2021 Formats: Digital download, streaming
DJ mixes + List of DJ mixes, with selected details Title Details This Story Is Dedicated to All Those Cyberpunks Who Fight Against Injustice and Corruption Every Day of Their Lives! Released: December 11, 2020 Formats: streaming
Extended plays + List of extended plays, with selected details Title Details Lethe Released: December 18, 2007 Label: Self-released Format: Digital download Darkbloom Released: April 18, 2011 Label: Arbutus, Hippos in Tanks Formats: CD, 12", digital download Ambrosia Released: November 30, 2012 Label: 4AD Formats: CD
Singles As lead artist + List of singles as lead artist, showing year released, selected chart positions, certifications, and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album CANRock AUSHit.Peaks on the ARIA Hitseekers chart: "Go": "Flesh Without Blood": BEL(FL)Tip MEXAir. NZHotPeaks on New Zealand Hot Singles Chart: "We Appreciate Power": "Nihilist Blues": "Violence": "You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around": "Cry": "Sheesh": "Shinigami Eyes": "Entwined": PORPeaks on the Portugal singles chart: For all except noted: "Shinigami Eyes": SCOPeaks in Scotland: "We Appreciate Power": UK USElectro USRock "Genesis" 2012 — — — 44 — — — — — — BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Visions "Go" 2014 — 10 — — — — — 190 22 — rowspan="2" "Entropy" 2015 — — — — — — — — — — "Flesh Without Blood" 46 7 84 43 — — — — 18 23 Art Angels "Kill V. Maim" 2016 — — — — — — — — — — "We Appreciate Power" 2018 — — — 13 35 — 69 — — 40 Miss Anthropocene "Violence" 2019 — — — 48 31 — — — 19 — "So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth" — — — — — — — — 18 — "My Name Is Dark" — — — — — — — — 22 — "4ÆM" — — — — — — — — 18 — "Delete Forever" 2020 — — — — — — — — 14 — "Player of Games" 2021 — — — — — — — — 19 — rowspan="2" "Shinigami Eyes" 2022 — — — — 19 48 — — 12 36 "Welcome to the Opera" 2023 — — — — — — — — 35 — Genesys "I Wanna Be Software" — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Nothing Lasts Forever" — — — — — — — — — — "Image" (Grimes Special) 2024 — — — — — — — — — — "IDGAF" 2025 — — — — — — — — — — rowspan="3" "Artificial Angels" — — — — — — — — — — "Sign From God" 2026 — — — — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
As featured artist + List of singles and peak chart positions Title Year Peak chart positions Album BEL(FL) BEL(WA) NZHot UK USR&B USRock "Phone Sex" 2012 — — — — — — "Pynk" 2018 — — — — 21 — Dirty Computer "Love4eva" — — — — — — Beauty & the Beat "Nihilist Blues" 2019 — — 29 77 — 45 Amo "Cry" 2020 — — 37 — — — Demidevil "Entwined" 2025 — — 4 — — — Contact "Miku-Maxxing" 2026 — — — — — — Beyond Borders Vol.1: Emerge Mode Miku "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Promotional singles + List of promotional singles, showing year released, chart positions, certifications, and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album IRE MEXAir. USElectro "Oblivion" 2012 92 39 — BPI: Gold RIAA: Gold RMNZ: Platinum Visions "Realiti" 2015 — — 30 Art Angels "Scream" — — — "Pretty Dark" 2019 — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs + List of other charted songs, showing year released, chart positions, and originating album Title Year Peak chart positions Album BEL(FL) NZHot USElectro USRock "Medieval Warfare" 2016 — — — 24 Suicide Squad: The Album "Darkseid" 2020 — — 31 — Miss Anthropocene "New Gods" — — 34 — "You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around" — 36 10 — "Before the Fever" — — 41 — "Idoru" — — 27 — "Sheesh" — 12 — — Hey U X "—" denotes a recording that did not chart.
Guest appearances + List of guest appearances, showing year released, and originating album Title Year Other artist(s) Album "Golden Calf" 2013 Doldrums Lesser Evil "Take Me Away" 2014 Bleachers Strange Desire "Heaven" 2015 Troye Sivan, Betty Who Blue Neighbourhood "Dark Come Soon" 2017 Hana Tegan and Sara Present The Con X: Covers "The Medicine Does Not Control Me" 2018 Jimmy Urine Euringer "Play Destroy" Poppy Am I a Girl? "Delicate Weapon" 2020 Cyberpunk 2077: Radio, Vol. 2 (Original Soundtrack) "Last Day / Новый День" 2022 IC3PEAK Kiss of Death "No Man's Land" Bella Poarch Dolls "Fly to You" 2023 Caroline Polachek, Dido Desire, I Want to Turn Into You "MachineGirl" 2025 Adéla The Provocateur "Face The Flame" 2026 Yeat, Youngboy Never Broke AgainADL "New Solution" Matt Proxy Trojan Horse
Music videos + List of music videos as lead artist, showing year released, and directors Title Year Director(s) "Vanessa" 2011 Grimes and John Londono "Crystal Ball" Tim Kelly "Oblivion" 2012 Emily Kai Bock and Grimes "Nightmusic" John Londono "Genesis" Grimes "Go" 2014 Roco-Prime (Grimes and Mac Boucher) "Realiti" 2015 Grimes "Flesh Without Blood/Life in the Vivid Dream" "Kill V. Maim" 2016 Grimes and Mac Boucher "California" "Butterfly" "World Princess Part II" "Scream" "Belly of the Beat" "Venus Fly" 2017 Grimes "Violence" 2019 "Delete Forever" 2020 "Idoru" "You'll Miss Me When I'm Not Around" Mac Boucher "Player Of Games" 2021 Anton Tammi "Shinigami Eyes" 2022 BRTHR "New Gods" Grimes, Mac Boucher, Sevi Iko Dømochevsky "So Heavy I Fell Through the Earth"2024 Grimes "Artificial Angels" 2025 "Miku-Maxxing" 2026 eternalusa
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