American rock singer Phillip Phillips has released four studio albums, one compilation album, three extended plays, ten singles, and seven music videos. He won the eleventh season of American Idol in 2012, earning a recording contract with Interscope Records. His winner's single, "Home", became the highest selling single from the Idol in the show's history, with 5.4 million in sales in the United States alone as of 2015.
Two compilations of his performances from American Idol were released: Phillip Phillips: Journey to the Finale and American Idol Season 11 Highlights. His debut studio album, The World from the Side of the Moon, was released on November 19, 2012, and debuted at number 4 on the Billboard 200 with 169,000 copies sold. It was certified Gold in the US in January 2013 and Platinum in August 2013. Phillips's second single, "Gone, Gone, Gone" peaked within the top 40 and became his second consecutive number one on the Adult Contemporary chart. The song was certified Double Platinum in August 2013. The World from the Side of the Moon stayed on the Billboard 200 for 61 weeks.
In 2014, Phillips released "Raging Fire" as the lead single for his second studio album. The song became a top 10 hit on the Adult Pop Songs chart. Behind the Light was released in May 2014 and peaked at number 7 on both the Canadian and American album charts. The album's second single was "Unpack Your Heart". Phillips returned with his third studio album, Collateral, in 2018. The album debuted at number 141 on the Billboard 200 and its lead single, "Miles" peaked at number 15 on the Billboard HAC Chart.
In the United States, Phillips has sold 7.5 million digital singles. He has also sold 2.7 million albums, including 'album streaming equivalent units'. He has 560 million streams on Spotify and 1.2 billion streams on Pandora.
Albums Studio albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales Certifications US US Rock AUS CAN NZ UK The World from the Side of the Moon Released: November 19, 2012 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, digital download 4 1 59 6 32 58 US: 1,033,000 RIAA: Platinum MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum Behind the Light Released: May 19, 2014 Label: Interscope Formats: CD. digital download 7 — — 7 24 — US: 123,000 Collateral Released: January 19, 2018 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, LP, digital download 141 — — — — — Drift Back Released: June 9, 2023 Label: Phil Phil Music Formats: CD, LP, digital download — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Compilation albums Title Details Peak chart positions Sales US US Rock Phillip Phillips: Journey to the Finale Released: May 23, 2012 Label: 19 Formats: digital download 11 4 US: 45,000 Note that 65,000 was given in the BB article as the total for this and the EP which sold 20,000, meaning 45,000 was sold for this album.
Extended plays Title Details Peak chart positions Sales US US Rock CAN American Idol Season 11 Highlights Released: July 3, 2012 Label: 19 Formats: CD 25 5 67 US: 82,000 iTunes Session Released: October 8, 2013 Label: 19 Formats: Digital download 148 — — Live EP Released: November 19, 2013 Label: Interscope Formats: CD, Digital download — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Singles Year Single Peak chart positions Sales Certifications Album US USAAA USAdult USAC AUSPeak positions on Australian Singles Chart: For "Home": CAN JPN NLD NZ UK 2012 "Home" 6 1 1 1 56 6 70 76 28 60 MC: 4× Platinum RMNZ: PlatinumThe World from the Side of the Moon2013 "Gone, Gone, Gone" 24 1 3 1 — 28 24 — — — US: 2,000,000 RIAA: Platinum BPI: Silver MC: Platinum RMNZ: Platinum — 17 — — — — — — — —2014 "Raging Fire" 58 6 7 13 — 26 — — — — US: 293,000 Behind the Light "Unpack Your Heart" — 19 33 — — — — — — — 2017 "Miles" — 23 15 — — — — — — — Collateral 2018 — 34 — — — — — — — — 2019 "Bring It On Home"(with American Authors and Maddie Poppe) — — 34 — — — — — — — Seasons 2021 "Hold on to Your Love" — — — — — — — — — — 2022 "Love Like That" — — 12 — — — — — — —Drift Back 2023 "Dancing with Your Shadows" — 38 12 29 — — — — — — 2026 "Homesick" — — 27 — — — — — — — "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.
Other charted songs Year Song Peak positionsSales Album US US Bubbling US Digital US Rock US Rock Digital CAN 2012 "We've Got Tonight" 97 — 41 — 8 70 "Volcano" — 9 54 — 9 84 US: 49,000 American Idol - Top 4 - Season 11 "Stand by Me" — 24 — — 15 — US: 24,000 American Idol - Season Finale - Season 11 - EP "Beggin'" — — — — 20 — US: 20,000 American Idol - Top 3 - Season 11 "Movin' Out (Anthony's Song)" — — — — 25 — US: 15,000 American Idol - Season Finale - Season 11 - EP "U Got It Bad" — — — — 27 — US: 15,000 American Idol - Top 7 - Season 11 "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" — — — — 32 — US: 12,000 American Idol - Top 4 - Season 11 "Disease" — — — — 35 — US: 11,000 American Idol - Top 3 - Season 11 "Fat Bottomed Girls" — — — — 47 — American Idol - Top 6 - Season 11 "Man on the Moon" — — — 43 — — The World from the Side of the Moon "—" denotes the single failed to chart or not relevant to the chart.
Music videos + List of music videos, showing year released and director Title Year Director "Home"2012Joseph Toman "Gone, Gone, Gone"2013 Cameron Duddy "Raging Fire"2014 Ethan Lader "Unpack Your Heart" "Magnetic" 2018 rowspan="2" "Love Like That" 2022
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