The discography of Nadia Ali, a Pakistani American singer-songwriter, consists of two studio albums, three remix albums, thirty-six singles (including fifteen as a featured artist) and fourteen music videos. Ali began her career in 2001 as the frontwoman of New York-based house music act iiO, whose debut single "Rapture" reached number two on the UK Singles Chart and Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart and charted in several other countries.[1][2] While with iiO, she released the 2005 studio album Poetica, which reached number 17 on Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.[2] Apart from "Rapture", the album produced five other singles including the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play number one single "Is It Love?".[2] Ali left iiO in 2005, while the band continued to release material featuring her on vocals, most notably the 2011 studio album Exit 110.[3]
| Nadia Ali discography | |
|---|---|
 Nadia Ali performing at Armin Only in 2011 | |
| Studio albums | 2 |
| Music videos | 15 |
| Singles | 36 |
| Remix albums | 3 |
| Other appearances | 6 |
Ali began her solo career in 2006 with a collaboration with Dutch DJ Armin van Buuren, appearing on his single "Who is Watching?", which reached number 19 in Finland.[4] She released her debut solo album Embers in 2009, which was praised for her songwriting and the blend of electronic, acoustic and Eastern music.[5][6] The album spawned four singles, which included the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart-topper "Love Story", the top-ten "Fine Print" and "Crash and Burn" and the Grammy-nominated "Fantasy".[2][7] She was also featured on Tocadisco's single "Better Run", which peaked at number 15 in Belgium.[8]
In 2010, Ali released a remix album series titled Queen of Clubs Trilogy consisting of three albums, Ruby Edition (August 2010), Onyx Edition (October 2010) and Diamond Edition (December 2010).[9] The trilogy produced one single: the re-released "Rapture", which charted in several countries in Europe and reached number three in Romania.[10] Ali's first release in 2011 was the single "Call My Name" with Sultan and Ned Shepard; the track was a club success peaking at number five on Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart.[2] Her second release was the track "Pressure", which became a club and festival anthem in summer 2011, while also charting in Belgium and Netherlands.[11] As of 2018, she has been working under the project HYLLS, releasing a new song every month culminating with the studio album Once in 2019.[12][13]
Albums
Studio albums
| Title | Album details | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Embers |
| [14] |
| Once (as HYLLS) |
| [13] |
Remix albums
| Title | Album details | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Ruby Edition |
| [9] |
| Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Onyx Edition |
| |
| Queen of Clubs Trilogy: Diamond Edition |
|
Singles
As Nadia Ali
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Ref(s) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [2] | BEL (Fla) [8] | BEL (Wal) [15] | FRA [16] | NLD [17] | ROU [10] | SWI [18] | UK [19] | ||||
| "Crash and Burn" | 2008 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Embers | [20] |
| "Love Story" | 2009 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [21] | |
| "Fine Print" | 2010 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [22] | |
| "Fantasy" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [23] | ||
| "Rapture" | — | 28 | 17 | 24 | 77 | 3 | 63 | 40 | Queen of Clubs Trilogy | [24] | |
| "Pressure" (with Starkillers & Alex Kenji) | 2011 | 4 | 37 | 16 | — | 97 | — | — | — | Non-album singles | [25] |
| "When It Rains" | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [26] | ||
| "All in My Head" (with PANG!) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [27] | |
| "3, 2, 1" (with Michael Calfan) | 2022 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | [28] | |
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | |||||||||||
As Hylls
| Title | Year | Album | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "All Over the Place" | 2018 | Once | [29] |
| "Linger" | [12] | ||
| "Chance | [30] | ||
| "Wait for Me" | |||
| "Timeless" | |||
| "Petals" | |||
| "Feathers" | |||
| "Miracle" | |||
| "Selfish Heart" | |||
| "Maze" | |||
| "Easy" | |||
| "Why" |
As featured artist
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | Ref(s) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US Dance [2] | BEL (Fla) [8] | FIN [4] | GER [31] | |||||||||||
| "Who Is Watching" (Armin van Buuren featuring Nadia Ali) | 2006 | — | — | 19 | — | Shivers | [32] | |||||||
| "Something to Lose" (Creamer & K featuring Nadia Ali & Rosko) | — | — | — | — | Non-album single | [33] | ||||||||
| "12 Wives in Tehran" (Serge Devant featuring Nadia Ali) | 2009 | — | — | — | — | Wanderer | [34] | |||||||
| "Better Run" (Tocadisco & Nadia Ali) | — | 15 | — | — | TOCA 128.0 FM | [35] | ||||||||
| "Try" (Schiller with Nadia Ali) | 2010 | — | — | — | 58 | Atemlos | [36] | |||||||
| "The Notice" (Chris Reece & Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | The Divine Circle | [37] | ||||||||
| "Call My Name" (Sultan & Ned Shepard featuring Nadia Ali) | 2011 | 5 | — | — | — | Non-album single | [38] | |||||||
| "Free to Go" (Alex Sayz featuring Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | Pulse: 128—130 | [39] | ||||||||
| "Feels So Good" (Armin van Buuren featuring Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | Mirage | [40] | ||||||||
| "Believe It" (Spencer & Hill & Nadia Ali) | 21 | 72 | — | — | Non-album single | [41] | ||||||||
| "Keep It Coming" (Starkillers & Nadia Ali) | — | — | — | — | [42] | |||||||||
| "This Is Your Life" (EDX & Nadia Ali) | 2012 | — | — | — | — | On the Edge | [43] | |||||||
| "Must Be the Love" (Arty, Nadia Ali & BT) | — | — | — | — | A Song Across Wires | [44] | ||||||||
| "Carry Me" (Morgan Page & Nadia Ali) | 2013 | — | — | — | — | In the Air | [45] | |||||||
| "Almost Home" (Sultan + Shepard feat. Nadia Ali & IRO) | 2017 | 20 | — | — | — | Echoes of Life: Day | [46] | |||||||
| "—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. | ||||||||||||||
Music videos
| Title | Year | Director(s) |
|---|---|---|
| "Love Story" | 2009 | Phil Di Fiore[47] |
| "Try" | 2010 | Marcus Sternberg[48] |
| "Fantasy" (Morgan Page Remix) | Ryan Littman and Berman Fenelus[49][50] | |
| "Fantasy" (Album Edit) | ||
| "The Notice" | Jelle Posthuma[51] | |
| "Rapture" (Avicii Remix) | 2011 | Brando Neverland[52] |
| "Call My Name" | Nicholas Cambata[53] | |
| "Feels So Good" | Jelle Posthuma[54] | |
| "Pressure" (Alesso Radio Mix) | Brando Neverland[55][56] | |
| "When It Rains" | ||
| "Believe It" (Cazzette Remix) | 2012 | Svenno Koemans[57] |
| "This Is Your Life" | Anthony Chirco and Travis John Hoffman[58] | |
| "That Day" | Brando Bowthorpe[59] | |
| "Must Be the Love" | 2013 | Svenno Koemans[60] |
| "Almost Home" | 2017 | Chuck David Willis |
Other appearances
The following songs are not (official or promotional) singles and have not appeared on an album by Ali:
| Song | Year | Album | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| "That Day" (Myon & Shane 54 Remix) (Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston) | 2010 | International Departures | [61] |
| "That Day" (Lenny Ruckus & Ana Vida Remix) (Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston) | Intuition Sessions 2: Rio de Janeiro | [62] | |
| "That Day" (Sydney Blu Remix) (Dresden & Johnston featuring Nadia Ali & Mikael Johnston) | 2011 | Nervous Nightlife: Live at Mansion | [63] |
| "Rolling the Dice" (Sander van Doorn & Sidney Samson featuring Nadia Ali) | Eleve11 | [64] | |
| "Roxanne" | 2014 | Non-album release | [A][65] |
Writing credits
These songs were written by Ali and performed by other artists only and have not appeared on a studio album by Ali:
| Song | Year | Album/Single | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Sometimes I Wish" | 2011 | Piercing the Quiet | Performed by Tritonal featuring Bethany | [B][66] |
- Notes
- A. ^ "Roxanne", originally performed by The Police in 1978, was re-recorded by Ali and released as a free download.
- B. ^ Co-written with Bethany Cosentino