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Ashlee Simpson discography
Ashlee Simpson discography
	Simpson attending a pre-Grammy Award party in February 2008
Studio albums	3
Singles	8
Music videos	7
Other appearances	3

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The discography of Ashlee Simpson, an American pop singer, consists of three studio albums, eight singles, and seven music videos. She debuted as an actress in 2001, appearing in the television series 7th Heaven.^[1] In 2003, she began composing solo material and signed a recording contract with Geffen Records in the United States.^[1]

Simpson's debut album Autobiography was released in July 2004. The album, composed of pop rock songs, reached number one on the US Billboard 200 albums chart and was certified platinum three times by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).^[2]^[3] On the United Kingdom albums chart, it reached number thirty-one and was certified gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI).^[4]^[5] The album sold 3 million copies in the US and produced three singles.^[6] Simpson's debut single, "Pieces of Me", reached number five on the US Billboard Hot 100 and was certified gold by the RIAA.^[3]^[7] "La La", her third single, reached number eighty-six in the US and was certified gold by the RIAA.^[3]^[7]

Her second album, I Am Me, was released in October 2005. It debuted at number one in the US and was certified platinum by the RIAA.^[2]^[3] In the UK, the album reached number fifty.^[4] I Am Me sold 900,000 copies in the US and spawned two top forty singles.^[6]^[7] Bittersweet World, Simpson's third album, was released in April 2008. The album reached number four in the US and number fifty-seven in the UK.^[2]^[4] Simpson's sixth single, "Invisible", reached number twenty-one in the US.^[8]

Albums

Studio albums

Year	Album details	Chart peak positions									Certifications	Sales
Year	Album details	US	CAN	AUS	UK	FRA	GER	IRE	AUT	UWC	Certifications	Sales
2004	Autobiography Released: July 20, 2004 Label: Geffen (B000291302) Formats: CD, digital download	1	8	40	31	96	31	22	37	1	US: 3× Platinum^[3] CAN: 2× Platinum^[9] UK: Gold^[5] AMPF: Gold	WW: 5,000,000
2005	I Am Me Released: October 18, 2005 Label: Geffen (B000543602) Formats: CD, digital download	1	4	35	50	—	—	—	60	2	US: Platinum^[3] CAN: Gold^[9]	WW: 3,000,000
2008	Bittersweet World Released: April 19, 2008 Label: Geffen (B001023102) Formats: CD, digital download	4	8	41	57	—	—	16	55	13	US: — CA: —	WW: 250,000
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Singles

Year	Song	Chart peak positions					Album	Sales
Year	Song	US	CAN	UK	AUS	World	Album	Sales
2004	"Pieces of Me"	5	4	3	2	1	Autobiography	0
2004	"Shadow"	57	10	8	11	7		0
2005	"La La"	86	2	1	1	1		0
	"Boyfriend"	19	12	21	6	14	I Am Me	0
	"L.O.V.E."	22	1	3	5	1	I Am Me	0
2006	"Invisible"	21	—	—	25	56	Bittersweet World	0
2007	"Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)"		2	2	1	1		0
2008	"Little Miss Obsessive" (feat. Tom Higgenson)	96	7	—	8	5		0
"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country.

Other charted songs

Year	Song	Chart peak positions		Album
Year	Song	U.S. Pop^[10]	U.S. Hot	Album
2005	"Catch Me When I Fall"	3	—	I Am Me
2008	"Boys"	—	10	Bittersweet World

Music videos

Year	Title	Director
2004	"Pieces of Me"	Stefan Smith^[11]
	"Shadow"	Liz Friedlander^[12]
	"La La"	Joseph Kahn^[13]
2005	"Undiscovered"	Meiert Avis
	"Boyfriend"	Marc Webb^[14]
	"L.O.V.E."	Diane Martel^[15]
2006	"Invisible"	Marc Webb^[16]
2007	"Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)"	Alan Ferguson^[17]

Other appearances

Year	Song	Album
2002	"Christmas Past, Present and Future"	School's Out! Christmas^[18]
2003	"Just Let Me Cry"	Freaky Friday Original Soundtrack^[19]
2004	"The Little Drummer Boy" (with Jessica Simpson)	Rejoyce: The Christmas Album^[20]

References

General

"Discography". AshleeSimpsonMusic.com. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
"Releases". Interscope Records. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

Specific

^ ^a ^b Jeffries, David. "Ashlee Simpson Biography". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Artist Chart History: Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 25, 2009. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Ashlee Simpson".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Chart Stats: Ashlee Simpson". ChartStats.com. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Autobiography UK gold certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ ^a ^b Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard: Simpson Double-Take". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 5, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Artist Chart History: Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ Bronson, Fred. "Chart Beat Chat: Will Paris Match?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 4, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ ^a ^b "Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 25, 2009. Note: User must define 'Artist Name' search parameter as "Ashlee Simpson".
^ http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/index.jsp
^ "Music Video: Pieces of Me". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ "Music Video: Shadow". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ Vineyard, Jennifer. "Ashlee Simpson Parties Until The Break Of Dawn In New Video". MTV. November 8, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ "For The Record: Quick News On Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Andre 3000, Ashlee Simpson, Dillinger Escape Plan & More". MTV. August 31, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ "Music Video: L.O.V.E.". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ "Music Video: Invisible". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ "Music Video: Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.
^ Ruhlmann, William. "School's Out! Christmas > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ Phares, Heather. "Freaky Friday > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rejoyce: The Christmas Album > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

External links

Official website
Ashlee Simpson discography at Discogs

[allmusicbio-1] Jeffries, David. "Ashlee Simpson Biography". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[billboardalbums-2] "Artist Chart History: Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[riaa-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Searchable Database". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved February 25, 2009. Note: User must define 'Artist' search parameter as "Ashlee Simpson".

[ukcharts-4] "Chart Stats: Ashlee Simpson". ChartStats.com. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[bpi-5] "Autobiography UK gold certification". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[askbillboard-6] Caulfield, Keith. "Ask Billboard: Simpson Double-Take". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 5, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[billboardsingles-7] "Artist Chart History: Singles". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[chartbeat-8] Bronson, Fred. "Chart Beat Chat: Will Paris Match?". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. August 4, 2006. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[cria-9] "Search Certification Database". Canadian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved February 25, 2009. Note: User must define 'Artist Name' search parameter as "Ashlee Simpson".

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[Music_Video:_Pieces_of_Me-11] "Music Video: Pieces of Me". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[Music_Video:_Shadow-12] "Music Video: Shadow". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[mtv.com-13] Vineyard, Jennifer. "Ashlee Simpson Parties Until The Break Of Dawn In New Video". MTV. November 8, 2004. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[For_The_Record_2005-14] "For The Record: Quick News On Snoop Dogg, Mariah Carey, Andre 3000, Ashlee Simpson, Dillinger Escape Plan & More". MTV. August 31, 2005. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[Music_Video:_L.O.V.E.-15] "Music Video: L.O.V.E.". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[Music_Video:_Invisible-16] "Music Video: Invisible". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[Music_Video_2009-17] "Music Video: Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)". MTV. Retrieved February 24, 2009.

[18] Ruhlmann, William. "School's Out! Christmas > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[19] Phares, Heather. "Freaky Friday > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

[20] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Rejoyce: The Christmas Album > Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved February 25, 2009.

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v t e Ashlee Simpson
Discography Awards and nominations Concert tours
Studio albums	Autobiography I Am Me Bittersweet World
Singles	"Pieces of Me" "Shadow" "La La" "Boyfriend" "L.O.V.E." "Invisible" "Outta My Head (Ay Ya Ya)" "Little Miss Obsessive"
Television	The Ashlee Simpson Show Ashlee + Evan
Related topics	Ashlee + Evan Ashlee + Evan (EP) Jessica Simpson