Lay Zhang discography

The discography of Chinese singer Lay Zhang (Zhang Yixing), consists of three studio albums, three extended plays, sixteen singles and five soundtrack appearances. 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
Zhang performing in August 2014
Studio albums	3
EPs	3
Singles	16
Collaborations	3
Soundtrack appearances	5
Music Videos	11

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	Released: October 7, 2017 Label: S.M. Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio	10	—	7	—	2	CHN: 1,000,000 (Physical+Digital)[10][11] JPN: 770[12] KOR: 22,768[13]
Namanana	Released: October 19, 2018 Label: S.M. Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio	—	161	—	21	1	CHN: 1,135,888 (Digital)[14] US: 24,000[15]
Lit	Part. 1 Released: June 1, 2020 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming audio	—	N/A	—	—	—	CHN: 2,561,626[16]
	Part. 2 Released: July 21, 2020[17] Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming audio	—		—	—	—
Producer	Released: February 5, 2021 Label: Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: Digital download, streaming audio	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA	TBA
"—" 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 [18]	JPN [19]	US Heat [20]	US World [21]
Lose Control	Released: October 28, 2016 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Formats: CD, digital download, streaming audio	1	8	1	4	CHN: 1,197,813[22] KOR: 281,360[23] JPN: 89,432[24]
Winter Special Gift	Released: December 22, 2017 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming audio	—	—	—	8	CHN: 890,527[25]
Honey	Released: June 14, 2019 Label: SM Entertainment, Zhang Yixing Studio Format: Digital download, streaming audio	—	—	—	11	CHN: 4,762,284[26]
"—" 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 [27][upper-alpha 1]	KOR [28]	US World [29]
"Monodrama" (独角戏)	2016	—	155	1	N/A	S.M. Station Season 1
"What U Need?"		—	—[upper-alpha 2]	1	KOR: 4,242[31]	Lose Control
"Lose Control" (失控)		—	—[upper-alpha 3]	—	CHN: 36,300[33] KOR: 6,691[34]
"I Need U" (需要你)	2017	—	—	7	N/A	Lay 02 Sheep
"Sheep" (羊)		—	—	—
"Goodbye Christmas"		—	—	—		Winter Special Gift
"Sheep" (Alan Walker Relift)	2018	64	—[upper-alpha 4]	—	CHN: 35,400[36]	Non-album single
"Give Me a Chance" (爱到这)		—	—	—	CHN: 87,600[37]	Namanana
"Namanana" (梦不落雨林)		—	—	—	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)		—	—	11
"Gluttony" (饕餮)		—	—	—		Non-album single
"Joker"		—	—	—		Non-album single
"—" 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 [27]	KOR	NZ Hot. [38]	US World
"Let's Shut Up & Dance" (with Jason Derulo and NCT 127)	2019	35	—[upper-alpha 5]	34	—	CHN: 300,000[40][41] KOR: 3,952 (Phy.)[42]	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"[43] (Steve Aoki featuring Lay and will.i.am)	2020	—	—	—	—		Neon Future IV
"Clear Sky Ballad" (晴空谣) (Panta Q featuring Lay)		—	—	—	—
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that region.

Other appearances

Title	Year	Album
"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

Other charted songs

Title	Year	Peak chart positions		Sales	Album
		CHN [27]	KOR [44]
"Relax"	2016	—	—[upper-alpha 6]	KOR: 2,529[45]	Lose Control
"MYM"		—	—[upper-alpha 7]	KOR: 2,667[45]
"MYM" (acoustic ver.)		—	—	KOR: 2,457[45]
"Tonight"		—	—[upper-alpha 8]	KOR: 2,602[45]
"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 [27]
"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	[46]
"What U Need?"		[47]
"Lose Control"		[48]
"I Need U"	2017	[49]
"Sheep (羊)"		[50]
"Goodbye Christmas (聖誕又至)"		[51]
"Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)"	2018	[52]
"Give Me a Chance"		[53]
"Namanana"		[54]
"Honey"	2019	[55]
"Grandma (外婆)"		[56]
"Lit (莲)"	2020	[57]
As Collaborating artist
"Let's Shut Up and Dance"	2019	[58]
Guest appearances
"Missing You" (remake; Fly to the Sky)	2014	[59]
"Youth Day" (theme song)	2018	[60]

See also

• Exo discography
• List of songs recorded by Exo

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.[30]
3. "Lose Control" charted at number 52 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[32]
4. "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)" charted at number 11 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[35]
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.[39]
6. "Relax" charted at number 100 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[44]
7. "MYM" charted at number 94 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[44]
8. "Tonight" charted at number 96 on the Gaon International Digital Chart.[44]

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:
   • "LAY 02 SHEEP". October 15–21, 2017.
6. Peak positions on France Digital Albums:
   • "Namanana". October 26, 2018.
7. Charted albums on Oricon:
   • "LAY 02 SHEEP". October 24, 2017.
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:
    • "QQ "Sheep" sales Page". QQ Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 5 July 2018.
    • "KuGou "Sheep" sales Page". KuGou. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
    • "Kuwo "Sheep" sales Page". Kuwo. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
11. Album sales:
    • "Lay 02 Sheep Sales in Yin Yue Tai". Archived from the original on 23 January 2018. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
12. "Oricon Ranking Weekly - October Week 3". Oricon Style (in Japanese). Oricon Inc.
13. Cumulative sales for Lay 02 Sheep:
    • "Gaon Album Chart - October, 2017". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2017-11-09.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart - December 2018". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2019-01-12.
14. Cumulative sales for Namanana:
    • ""Namanana" sales on QQ Music". QQ Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-16.
    • ""Namanana" sales on KuGou". KuGou (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-20.
    • ""Namanana" sales on Kuwo". Kuwo (in Chinese). Retrieved 2018-10-20.
15. "Lay Makes His Solo Debut on the Billboard 200 With New Album". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-10-30.
16. Cumulative sales for Lit:
    • ""Lit" sales on QQ Music". QQ Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 2020-05-30.
17. https://n.news.naver.com/entertain/now/article/609/0000302439
18. Gaon Weekly Album Chart
    • "Lose Control – 2016년 46주차 Album Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
19. "Oricon Album Chart – October Week 5" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
20. Billboard Heatseekers Albums
    • "Lose Control – Heatseekers Albums (November 19, 2016)". Billboard Charts.
21. Billboard World Albums
    • "Lose Control". November 19, 2016.
    • "Winter Special Gift". January 6, 2018.
    • "Honey". June 29, 2019.
22. Cumulative sales for Lose Control:
    • "Lose Control on Xiami". h.xiami.com. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
    • "Lose Control on QQ Music". QQ Music. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
    • "Lose Control on Kuwo". Kuwo. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
23. Cumulative sales for Lose Control:
    • "2016년 Album Chart (see #7)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
    • "Gaon 2017 Year End Album Chart". Gaon. February 5, 2018. Retrieved February 5, 2018.
    • "Gaon Album Chart - January 2018". Gaon. February 8, 2018. Retrieved February 8, 2018.
    • "Gaon Album Chart – February, 2018". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart – May, 2018". Gaon Music Chart. Retrieved 2018-06-10.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart - June 2018". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-07-30.
    • "Gaon International Album Chart - July 2018". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Retrieved 2018-11-21.
24. "Oricon Album Chart – November Week 1". Oricon. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
25. Winter Special Gift sales in China's three major music platforms:
    • "QQ "Winter Special Gift" sales Page". QQ Music (in Chinese). Retrieved December 22, 2017.
    • "KuGou "Winter Special Gift" sales Page". KuGou. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
    • "Kuwo "Winter Special Gift" sales Page". Kuwo. Retrieved December 22, 2017.
26. Cumulative sales for "Honey":
    • "HONEY - QQ Music". QQ Music (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
    • "HONEY - Kugou". zhuanjistatic.kugou.com (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
    • "HONEY - Kuwo". vip1.kuwo.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2019-10-08.
27. "Billboard China Top 100". Billboard China (in Chinese). Retrieved February 25, 2019.
    • "Give Me A Chance & Mapo Tofu". January 10, 2019.
    • "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)". January 17, 2019.
    • "Namanana". January 25, 2019.
    • "Let's Shut Up and Dance". March 8, 2019.
    • "Honey". August 9, 2019.
28. Charted songs on Gaon Digital Chart:
    • "Monodrama". May 22–28, 2016.
29. "Lay Chart History: World Digital Song Sales". Billboard.
    • "Monodrama". June 18, 2016.
    • "What U Need?". October 29, 2016.
    • "Lose Control". November 19, 2016.
    • "Lit". June 13, 2020.
30. "what U need? – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
31. Cumulative sales for "What U Need?":
    • "2016년 41주차 Download Chart (see #39)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
32. "Lose Control – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
33. Lose Control sales in QQ Music:
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2017.7.17-7.23)" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2017.7.24)" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2017-07-23.
34. Cumulative sales for "Lose Control":
    • "2016년 44주차 Download Chart (see #50)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
    • "2016년 45주차 Download Chart (see #66)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
35. "Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
36. Sheep (Alan Walker Relift) sales in QQ Music:
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.8.27-9.02) - see #01" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.9.10-9.16) - see #01" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.9.17-9.23) - see #02" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.9.24-9.30) - see #14" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2018-10-04.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.10.01-10.07) - see #11" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
37. Give Me A Chance sales in QQ Music:
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.10.01-10.07) - see #5" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
    • "巅峰榜·MV (2018.10.08-10.14) - see #1" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2018-10-11.
38. • "Let's Shut Up and Dance". March 4, 2019.
39. "Let's Shut Up & Dance". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
40. Let's Shut Up & Dance sales/downloads from QQ Music:
    • "巅峰榜·MV , 2.18-24" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
    • "Let's Shut Up & Dance - QQ" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2019-02-19.
    • "巅峰榜·MV , 2.25-3.03" (in Chinese). China QQ. Retrieved 2019-03-01.
41. Kugou sales:
    • "Let's Shut Up & Dance - Kugou" (in Chinese). Kugou Weibo. Retrieved 2019-03-17.
42. Cumulative sales of Let's Shut Up and Dance:
    • "2019년 03월 Album Chart. See #55". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
43. "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.
44. "MYM, Tonight, Relax – 2016년 41주차 Digital Chart". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
45. "2015년 04주차 Download Chart (see #76, #81, #86, #93)". Gaon Music Chart (in Korean). Korea Music Content Industry Association.
46. SMTOWN (2016-05-26). "[STATION] LAY 레이_ 独角戏 (Monodrama)_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
47. SMTOWN (2016-10-06). "LAY 레이_what U need?_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
48. SMTOWN (2016-10-27). "LAY 레이_LOSE CONTROL (失控)_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-04-22.
49. SMTOWN (2016-10-06). "LAY 레이_I NEED U (需要你)_Music Video". Retrieved 2017-09-25.
50. SMTOWN (2017-10-06). "LAY 레이 'SHEEP (羊)' MV". Retrieved 2017-10-08.
51. "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.
52. Alan Walker (2018-08-31). "Lay - Sheep (Alan Walker Relift)". Retrieved 2018-09-02.
53. SMTOWN. "LAY 레이 'Give Me A Chance' MV". Retrieved October 7, 2018.
54. SMTOWN. "LAY 레이 'NAMANANA' MV". Retrieved October 19, 2018.
55. LAY (2019-06-14). "LAY 'Honey (和你)' MV". Retrieved 2019-06-14.
56. LAY. "LAY '外婆' MV". Retrieved 2019-12-18.
57. LAY (2020-05-31). "LAY '莲 (Lit)' MV". Retrieved 2020-08-30.
58. Jason Derulo (2019-02-21), Jason Derulo, LAY, NCT 127 - Let's Shut Up & Dance [Official Music Video], retrieved 2019-03-15
59. 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.
60. "《强国一代有我在》：一支"刷屏MV"的诞生". People's Daily (in Chinese). 2018-05-07.