American singer Martika has released two studio albums, four compilation albums, two extended plays and 11 singles during her career, primarily from 1988 until her withdrawal from the music industry in 2000. As of 2004, she performs lead vocals in the band Oppera with her husband Michael Mozart, releasing two albums Violince (2004) and Oppera (2005).

Her self titled debut album was released in October 1988 by CBS Records International and spawned four singles – "More Than You Know", "Toy Soldiers", "I Feel the Earth Move" and "Water". The first three singles all achieved considerable commercial success internationally, however, the release of "Toy Soldiers" saw a major international market breakthrough for the singer. It reached number one on the US Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and was certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America for sales in excess of 500,000 copies. It achieved similar commercial success elsewhere, also reaching number one in New Zealand, whilst in Ireland and Switzerland it reached number three, and number five in the United Kingdom, Australia and West Germany. It was certified Platinum by the Australian Recording Industry Association for sales in excess of 70,000 copies, whilst in the United Kingdom, the British Phonographic Industry awarded it a Silver certification for sales in excess of 200,000 copies. Martika reached number two in Australia, number 11 in the United Kingdom and number 15 on the US Billboard 200, and sold over three million copies worldwide.

In July 1991, she released "Love... Thy Will Be Done" as the lead single from her second studio album, Martika's Kitchen (1991). The Prince produced and penned song reached number one in Australia, and reached the top 10 in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Ireland, France and New Zealand. The album was released in August 1991, and despite failing to replicate the commercial success experienced by her previous album, it did spawn the successful singles "Martika's Kitchen" and "Coloured Kisses". Martika's Kitchen is estimated to have sold one million copies worldwide. In 1992, she abruptly quit the music industry, citing burnout and feeling overwhelmed with the burden of fame.

She released a compilation album, I Feel the Earth Move, in 1998, and in 2004, her single "Toy Soldiers" was heavily sampled in "Like Toy Soldiers" released by American rapper Eminem, with Martika's receiving songwriting credits for the song. As a result of the resurgence experienced by the release of "Like Toy Soldiers", she released a further compilation album, Toy Soldiers: The Best of, in 2005. An unsuccessful comeback attempt in 2012 was spearheaded by the release of "Flow With the Go", which failed to chart, and subsequent third album, Mirror Ball, was eventually shelved.

Albums Solo studio albums TitleDetailsChart positionsSalesCertificationsUSAUSAustralian (ARIA) chart peaks: Top 50 peaks: Top 100 peaks: "Water": GER N.B. Select the 'Album' tab to display albums chart peaks.NEDNZUKCANNORFINSWE MartikaRelease date: October 18, 1988 Label: CBS Formats: LP, CT, CD 15 2 — — 11 11 17 17 20 26AU: 140,000 CA: 100,000 UK: 300,000 US: 500,000 World: 3,000,000 RIAA: Gold ARIA: 2× Platinum BPI: Platinum CRIA: Platinum Martika's KitchenRelease date: August 26, 1991 Label: Columbia Formats: CT, CD 111 9 51 78 40 15 81 — 24 —AU: 35,000 UK: 100,000 World: 1,000,000ARIA: Gold BPI: Gold "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

As Oppera Title Details ViolinceRelease date: July 6, 2004 Label: Dunda Chief Format: CD OpperaRelease date: May 31, 2005 Label: Dunda Chief Format: CD

Compilation albums TitleDetails Best of: More Than You KnowRelease date: 1997 Label: Sony (UK) Formats: CT, CD I Feel the Earth MoveRelease date: August 10, 1998 Label: Columbia Formats: CT, CD Notes: Only released in Germany Toy Soldiers: The Best ofRelease date: January 18, 2005 Label: Columbia Format: CD Love... Thy Will Be DoneRelease date: April 5, 2005 Label: Sony Format: CD

Extended plays Title Details Notes Special TouchRelease date: 1 December 1989 Label: CBS Released exclusively in Japan featuring the Japanese and Spanish versions of "Toy Soldiers" and Spanish versions of "More Than You Know" and "I Feel the Earth Move". Twelve Inch MixesRelease date: 1992 Label: Columbia EP of remixes

Singles As lead artist Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album US US CB SWE AUS CAN GER IRE NLD NZ UK "More Than You Know" 1988 18 17 — 160 47 — — — — 121 Martika "Toy Soldiers" 1989 1 4 4 5 4 5 3 22 1 5ARIA: Platinum BPI: Silver CRIA: Gold GLF: Gold "I Feel the Earth Move" 25 26 — 2 47 20 7 — 3 7ARIA: Platinum "More Than You Know" 1990 — — — 32 — — 10 — — 15 "Water" — — — 98 — — — — — 59 "Love... Thy Will Be Done" 1991 10 10 — 1 7 26 8 27 4 9ARIA: Platinum Martika's Kitchen "Martika's Kitchen" 93 74 — 29 34 40 24 38 23 17 "Coloured Kisses" 1992 — — — 39 — 83 — — — 41 "Safe in the Arms of Love" 1993 — — — — — — — — — — "Flow with the Go"2012 — — — — — — — — — — Mirror Ball (un–released) "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released.

Promotional singles

Year Title Album 1993 "Spirit" Martika's Kitchen

Music videos

+List of music videos showing year released, other featured artists and directors Title Year Other artist(s) Director(s) "More Than You Know" 1988 rowspan="7" Unknown "Toy Soldiers" 1989 Jim Shea "I Feel the Earth Move" Jeffrey Hornaday "More Than You Know" 1990 Unknown "Love...Thy Will be Done" 1991 Michael Haussman "Martika's Kitchen" Luis Aira "Coloured Kisses" 1992 Rocky Schenck

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