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Air discography
Three men play instruments on a brightly lit stage. Two of the men wear white clothing; they play a guitar and a keyboard respectively. The third man wears a black shirt and sits behind a drum set, playing.
Air performing in the central courtyard of Somerset House in 2010
Studio albums6
EPs1
Soundtrack albums2
Compilation albums1
Singles22
Video albums2
Music videos16
Mix albums1
Remix albums1

French electronic music duo Air has released six studio albums, one collaborative studio album, two soundtrack albums, one mix album, one compilation album, one remix album, two video albums, one extended play, twenty-two singles and sixteen music videos. The band's first release was the 1995 single "Modular Mix", which peaked at number 177 in the United Kingdom.[1] Their debut extended play, Premiers Symptômes, was released in July 1997; it peaked at number 12 in the UK and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).[2][3] Moon Safari, Air's debut studio album, was released in January 1998. It peaked at number 21 in France and was certified gold by the Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique (SNEP).[4][5] Moon Safari reached the top ten in countries such as Ireland and the UK and produced three singles: "Sexy Boy", "Kelly Watch the Stars" and "All I Need".[2][6] All three singles reached the top 40 in the UK; "Sexy Boy" and "All I Need" reached the top 25 in Finland and the Netherlands respectively.[1][7][8]

In 1999, Air composed the score for the film The Virgin Suicides, and an accompanying album was released in February 2000. The album peaked at number 34 in France and was certified gold by the SNEP.[4][9] "Playground Love", the album's only single, peaked at number 25 in the UK.[1] The band's second studio album, 10 000 Hz Legend, was released in May 2001, peaking at number seven in France and charting highly in several European countries.[4] 10 000 Hz Legend produced four singles: "Radio #1", which peaked at number 31 in the UK,[1] "Don't Be Light", "How Does It Make You Feel?" and "People in the City". City Reading (Tre Storie Western), a collaboration with Italian writer Alessandro Baricco, was released in May 2003. Talkie Walkie followed in January 2004, peaking at number three in France.[4] It became the band's first number-one album in Ireland and received a gold certification from the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA).[6][10] The album's lead single, "Cherry Blossom Girl", became a top 15 hit in Finland and charted in several other European countries.[7] Pocket Symphony, the band's fourth studio album, was released in March 2007, peaking at number eight in France and producing two singles: "Once Upon a Time" and "Mer du Japon".[4]

In October 2009, Air released their fifth studio album, Love 2; it peaked at number 12 in France.[4] The album produced three singles: "Do the Joy", "Sing Sang Sung", which charted in the Belgian region of Wallonia,[11] and "So Light Is Her Footfall". Le voyage dans la lune, the band's sixth studio album, was released in February 2012. It peaked at number 17 in France and produced two singles: "Seven Stars" and "Parade", the latter of which charted in the Belgian region of Flanders.[4][12]

Albums

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Studio albums

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List of studio albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[4]
AUS
[13]
AUT
[14]
BEL
(FL)

[12]
IRL
[6]
NLD
[8]
SCO
[2]
SWI
[15]
UK
[2]
US
[16]
Moon Safari 21 24 20 48 7 27 7 46 6 [A]
10 000 Hz Legend 7 13 7 8 14 54 11 11 7 88
Talkie Walkie
  • Released: 20 January 2004[21]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP, digital download
3 18 15 2 1 17 2 4 2 61
Pocket Symphony
  • Released: 5 March 2007[22]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
8 33 31 4 12 30 25 7 22 40
Love 2
  • Released: 2 October 2009[23]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
12 58 56 15 30 43 43 15 36 100
Le voyage dans la lune
  • Released: 6 February 2012[24]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
17 76 38 19 21 40 36 11 35 57
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Collaborative albums

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List of collaborative studio albums
Title Details
City Reading (Tre Storie Western)
(with Alessandro Baricco)
  • Released: 25 March 2003[25]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP

Soundtrack albums

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List of soundtrack albums, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
FRA
[4]
AUS
[13]
BEL
(FL)

[12]
GER
[26]
IRL
[6]
NLD
[8]
SCO
[2]
SWI
[15]
UK
[2]
US
[16]
The Virgin Suicides
  • Released: 23 February 2000[27]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
34 92 37 26 27 89 23 51 14 161
Music for Museum
  • Released: 26 June 2014[28]
  • Label: The Vinyl Factory
  • Formats: LP
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Mix albums

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List of mix albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
US
Dance

[29]
Late Night Tales: Air 17

Compilation albums

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List of compilation albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
FRA
[4]
BEL
(FL)

[12]
BEL
(WA)

[11]
NLD
[8]
IRL
[6]
POR
[31]
SWI
[15]
UK
[2]
UK
Dance

[2]
US
Dance

[29]
Twentyears 18 23 44 132 62 19 64 105 11 5

Remix albums

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List of remix albums, with selected chart positions
Title Details Peak chart positions
SCO
[2]
UK
[2]
US
Dance

[29]
Everybody Hertz
  • Released: 18 February 2002[33]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
57 67 20

Video albums

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List of video albums
Title Details
Eating Sleeping Waiting and Playing: A Film About Air on Tour
  • Released: 13 December 1999[34]
  • Label: Virgin
  • Formats: DVD, VHS
Videos
  • Released: 2002[35]
  • Label: Source, Record Makers
  • Formats: DVD

Extended plays

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List of extended plays, with selected chart positions and certifications
Title Details Peak chart positions Certifications
AUS
[13]
GER
[36]
SCO
[2]
UK
[2]
US
Heat

[18]
Premiers Symptômes
  • Released: 18 July 1997[37]
  • Label: Source, Virgin
  • Formats: CD, cassette, LP
63 84 23 12 18

Singles

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List of singles, with selected chart positions, showing year released and album name
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
FRA
[4]
AUS
[19]
FIN
[7]
GER
[38]
ITA
[39]
NLD
[8]
SCO
[40]
SWI
[15]
UK
[1]
US
Sales

[41]
"Modular Mix" 1995 177 Premiers Symptômes
"Casanova 70"[42] 1996 [B]
"Le soleil est près de moi"[43] 1997 [C]
"Californie"[44] 1998
"Sexy Boy" 65 68 [D] 11 13 Moon Safari
"Kelly Watch the Stars" 77 18 18
"All I Need" 83 23 28 29
"Playground Love" 2000 19 25 The Virgin Suicides
"Radio #1" 2001 30 29 34 98 31 10 000 Hz Legend
"Don't Be Light"[45] 2002
"How Does It Make You Feel?"[46]
"People in the City"[47] [E]
"Cherry Blossom Girl" 2004 80 15 80 23 90 174 73 Talkie Walkie
"Surfing on a Rocket" 100 [F] 48
"Alpha Beta Gaga" 98 52 44
"Once Upon a Time"[48] 2007 76 [G] Pocket Symphony
"Mer du Japon"[49]
"Do the Joy"[50] 2009 Love 2
"Sing Sang Sung"[51]
"So Light Is Her Footfall" 41
"Seven Stars"[52] 2012 Le voyage dans la lune
"Parade"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Other certified songs

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Title Year Certifications Album
"La Femme d'argent" 1998 Moon Safari

Other appearances

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List of guest appearances, with other performing artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Soldissimo" (EDC Remix)[53] 1996 Étienne de Crécy Super Discount
"Cosmic Bird"[54] 1997 Jean-Jacques Perrey Source Lab 3 Y
"Planet Vega"[55] 2000 none At Home with the Groovebox
"Dirty Trip" (live)[56] 2002 Rarewerks, Vol. 2
"Alone in Kyoto"[57] 2003 Lost in Translation soundtrack
"Il Secondo Giorno"[58] 2006 Marie Antoinette soundtrack

Remix work

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List of remix work for other artists, showing year released and album name
Title Year Other artist(s) Album
"Latitudes" (Air Remix)[59] 1996 Ollano "Latitudes" single
"Me manquer (Londres en eté)"[60] 1997 Étienne Daho "Me manquer" single
"Purple" (La femme d'argent Mix)[61] Crustation "Purple" single
"Kootchi" (Air Remix)[62] Neneh Cherry Remixes
"Home" (Air "Around the Golf" Remix)[63] Depeche Mode "Home" single
"Gordini Mix" (Brakes On Mix)[64] Alex Gopher "Gordini Mix" single
"A Better Future" (Air Remix)[65] 2002 David Bowie Heathen
"Heaven Hammer"[66] 2005 Beck Guerolito

Music videos

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List of music videos, showing year released and directors
Title Year Director(s)
"Sexy Boy" 1998 Mike Mills[35][67][68][69]
"Kelly Watch the Stars"
"All I Need"
"Le soleil est près de moi" 1999
"Playground Love" 2000 Sofia Coppola, Roman Coppola[70]
"Radio #1" 2001 Alex & Martin[71]
"How Does It Make You Feel?" Antoine Bardou-Jacquet, Ludovic Houplain[72]
"Don't Be Light" Jean-François Moriceau, Petra Mrzyk[73]
"People in the City" 2002 Craig Champion[74]
"Electronic Performers" 2004 Arnaud Ganzerli, Laurent Bourdoiseau, Jérôme Blanquet[75]
"Cherry Blossom Girl" Kris Kramski[76]
"Surfing on a Rocket" Antoine Bardou-Jacquet[77]
"Alpha Beta Gaga" Mathieu Tonetti[78][79]
"Once Upon a Time" 2007
"Mer du Japon" Guillaume de la Perrière[80]
"Sing Sang Sung" 2009 Petra Mrkyz, François Moriceau[81]

Notes

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  1. ^ Moon Safari did not enter the US Billboard 200, but peaked at number 41 on the US Heatseekers Albums Chart.[18]
  2. ^ "Casanova 70" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 25 on the UK Physical Chart.[1]
  3. ^ "Le soleil est près de moi" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 17 on the UK Physical Chart.[1]
  4. ^ "Sexy Boy" did not enter the Official Finnish Charts' hittiälistalla chart, which measures radio and sales, but reached number 20 on the institution's sales-only singelista chart.
  5. ^ "People in the City" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 41 on the UK Physical Chart.[1]
  6. ^ "Surfing on a Rocket" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 31 on the UK Physical Chart.[1]
  7. ^ "Once Upon a Time" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 63 on the UK Physical Chart.[1]

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