Lay Zhang discography

The discography of Chinese singer Lay Zhang (Zhang Yixing), consists of two studio albums, two extended plays, nine singles and five appearances in soundtracks. In May 2016, he released his first solo single called "Monodrama" for the Station project.[1] Zhang made his official solo debut on October 7, 2016 with the release of the song "what U need?".[2] His first extended play, titled Lose Control, was released on October 28 of the same year.[3] The EP was a commercial success, peaking at number 1 on the Gaon Album Chart and placing seventh on the list of best-selling albums of 2016.[4]

Lay Zhang discography
Studio albums2
EPs3
Singles12
Collaborations3
Soundtrack appearances5
Music Videos11

Albums

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with selected details and chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[5]		 FRA Dig.
[6]		 JPN
[7]		 US
[8]		 US
World
[9]
Lay 02 Sheep 10—87—4
Namanana
  • Released: October 19, 2018
  • Label: S.M. Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio
 —161—211
  • CHN: 1,135,888 (Digital)[14]
  • US: 24,000[15]
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Extended plays
List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and sales
Title Details Peak chart positions Sales
KOR
[16]		 JPN
[17]		 US
Heat
[18]		 US
World
[19]
Lose Control
  • Released: October 28, 2016
  • Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio
  • Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio
 134234
Winter Special Gift
  • Released: December 22, 2017
  • Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio
  • Format: Digital download, streaming audio
 ———8
Honey
  • Released: June 14, 2019
  • Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio
  • Format: Digital download, streaming audio
 ———11
Lit
  • Released: June 1, 2020
  • Label: S.M. Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio
  • Format: Digital download, streaming audio
 TBA
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Singles
List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
CHN
[26][upper-alpha 1]		 KOR
[27]		 US
World
[28]
"Monodrama" (独角戏) 2016 —1555 N/A S.M. Station Season 1
"What U Need?" ——[upper-alpha 2]4 Lose Control
"Lose Control" (失控) ——[upper-alpha 3]18
"I Need U" (需要你) 2017 ——— N/A Lay 02 Sheep
"Sheep" (羊) ———
"Goodbye Christmas" ——— Winter Special Gift
"Sheep" (Alan Walker Relift) 2018 64—[upper-alpha 4]— Non-album single
"Give Me a Chance" (爱到这) 7—— Namanana
"Namanana" (梦不落雨林) 2—— N/A
"When It's Christmas" ——— Non-album single
"Honey" 2019 4—— Honey
"I'm Not Well" (我不好) ——— Non-album singles
"Grandma" (外婆) ———
"Jade" (玉) 2020 ——— Lit
"Lit" (莲) ——22
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Promotional singles
Title Year Album
"I'm Coming" 2014 Non-album release
"Dream High" (夢想起飛) 2017 SPD Bank Theme Song

Collaborations
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
CHN
[26]		 KOR NZ Hot.
[37]		 US
World
"Let's Shut Up & Dance"
(with Jason Derulo and NCT 127)		 2019 35—[upper-alpha 5]34— Non-album singles
"No Man's Land" (无人之域)
(with Anti-General and Jasmine Sokko)		 ———— N/A
"Lovebird"
(with Far East Movement)		 ————
"Love You More"[42]
(Steve Aoki featuring Lay and will.i.am)		 2020 ———— Neon Future IV
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[26]
"Because of You"
2013 — Non-album single
"I'm Lay" 2014 — Exology Chapter 1: The Lost Planet
"Youth Day" (theme song) 2018 — Non-album single
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other charted songs
Title Year Peak chart positions Sales Album
CHN
[26]		 KOR
[43]
"Relax" 2016 ——[upper-alpha 6] Lose Control
"MYM" ——[upper-alpha 7]
"MYM" (acoustic ver.) ——
"Tonight" ——[upper-alpha 8]
"Mapo Tofu" (麻婆豆腐) 2018 6— Namanana
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Soundtrack appearances
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
CHN
[26]
"Happy Youth" (with Coco Jiang Wen and Li Xiaolu) 2015 — Oh My God OST
"Alone (One Person)" — Ex Files 2: The Backup Strikes Back OST
"A Man Thing" (with Royal Treasure cast) 2016 — Royal Treasure OST
"Pray" 2017 — Operation Love OST
"Everything Like You" 2018 — I'm Around You OST
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Music videos
Title Year Ref.
As lead artist
"Monodrama" 2016 [45]
"what U need?" [46]
"Lose Control" [47]
"I Need U" 2017 [48]
"Sheep (羊)" [49]
"Goodbye Christmas (聖誕又至)" [50]
"Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)" 2018 [51]
"Give Me a Chance" [52]
"Namanana" [53]
"Honey" 2019 [54]
"Grandma (外婆)" [55]
As Collaborating artist
"Let's Shut Up and Dance" 2019 [56]
Guest appearances
"Missing You" (remake; Fly to the Sky) 2014 [57]
"Youth Day" (theme song) 2018 [58]

See also

Notes
  1. The Billboard China Top 100 was launched in January 2019 by Billboard China.
  2. "what U need?" charted at number 41 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[29]
  3. "Lose Control" charted at number 52 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[31]
  4. "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)" charted at number 11 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[34]
  5. "Let's Shut Up & Dance" did not enter the Gaon Digital Chart, but its physical version appeared at number 32 on the Album Chart.[38]
  6. "Relax" charted at number 100 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[43]
  7. "MYM" charted at number 94 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[43]
  8. "Tonight" charted at number 96 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[43]

References
  1. crystalcove. "Watch: EXO's Lay Sings Of Unrequited Love In Solo Track "Monodrama"". Soompi. Retrieved 2016-05-26.
  2. "Lay asks "What U Need?" in surprise MV release for his birthday". Allkpop. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
  3. "STARHOME > Discography > LAY The 1st Mini Album 'LOSE CONTROL'" (in Korean). SMEntertainment Co., Ltd.
  4. "엑소, 올해 누적 음반판매량 213만장 돌파..'역대급 기록'". entertain.naver.com (in Korean). Naver Corporation. 2016-12-28. Retrieved 2016-12-28.
  5. Charted albums on Gaon Music Chart:
  6. Peak positions on France Digital Albums:
  7. Charted albums on Oricon:
  8. "Lay Chart History: Billboard 200". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  9. "Lay Chart History: World Albums". Billboard. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
  10. Lay 02 Sheep sales on China's three major music platforms:
  11. Album sales:
  12. "Oricon Ranking Weekly - October Week 3". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc.
  13. Cumulative sales for Lay 02 Sheep:
  14. Cumulative sales for Namanana:
  15. "Lay Makes His Solo Debut on the Billboard 200 With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
  16. Gaon Weekly Album Chart
  17. "Oricon Album Chart – October Week 5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  18. Billboard Heatseekers Albums
  19. Billboard World Albums
  20. Cumulative sales for Lose Control:
  21. Cumulative sales for Lose Control:
  22. "Oricon Album Chart – November Week 1". Oricon. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
  23. Winter Special Gift sales in China's three major music platforms:
  24. Cumulative sales for "Honey":
  25. Cumulative sales for Lit:
  26. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 25, 2019.
  27. Charted songs on Gaon Digital Chart:
  28. "Lay Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
  29. "what U need? – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  30. Cumulative sales for "what U need?":
  31. "Lose Control – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  32. Lose Control sales in QQ Music:
  33. Cumulative sales for "Lose Control":
  34. "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  35. Sheep (Alan Walker Relift) sales in QQ Music:
  36. Give Me A Chance sales in QQ Music:
  38. "Let's Shut Up & Dance". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  39. Let's Shut Up & Dance sales/downloads from QQ Music:
  40. Kugou sales:
  41. Cumulative sales of Let's Shut Up and Dance:
  42. "Steve Aoki teams up with Exo's Lay Zhang & will.i.am on 'Love You More': Premiere". Billboard. March 19, 2020. Archived from the original on March 21, 2020. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
  43. "MYM, Tonight, Relax – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  44. "2015년 04주차 Download Chart (see #76, #81, #86, #93)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
  45. SMTOWN (2016-05-26). "[STATION] LAY 레이_ 独角戏 (Monodrama)_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  46. SMTOWN (2016-10-06). "LAY 레이_what U need?_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  47. SMTOWN (2016-10-27). "LAY 레이_LOSE CONTROL (失控)_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  48. SMTOWN (2016-10-06). "LAY 레이_I NEED U (需要你)_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-09-25.
  49. SMTOWN (2017-10-06). "LAY 레이 'SHEEP (羊)' MV". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
  50. "张艺兴再书冬日音乐情书 《圣诞又至》MV上线". Sina Entertainment (in Chinese). 2017-12-22.
  51. Alan Walker (2018-08-31). "Lay - Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)". Retrieved 2018-09-02.
  52. SMTOWN. "LAY 레이 'Give Me A Chance' MV". Retrieved October 7, 2018.
  53. SMTOWN. "LAY 레이 'NAMANANA' MV". Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  54. LAY (2019-06-14). "LAY 'Honey (和你)' MV". Retrieved 2019-06-14.
  55. LAY. "LAY '外婆' MV". Retrieved 2019-12-18.
  56. Jason Derulo (2019-02-21), Jason Derulo, LAY, NCT 127 - Let's Shut Up & Dance [Official Music Video], retrieved 2019-03-15
  57. Mnet K-POP (2014-09-12). "Mnet [EXO 902014] 엑소 레이가 재해석한 'Fly To The Sky-Missing You' 뮤비 / EXO LAY's "Missing You M/V Remake". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
  58. "《强国一代有我在》：一支"刷屏MV"的诞生". People's Daily (in Chinese). 2018-05-07.
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