Glee albums discography
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{{Infobox artist discography
| Artist = Glee cast
| Image = Glee (Ryan Murphy Television) logo.svg
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| Alt = The word "glee" written in lowercase letters
| Soundtrack = 16
| Compilation = 6
| EP = 19
| Singles = 460
}}
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The Glee cast has released sixteen soundtrack albums, six compilation albums and eleven extended plays (EPs), containing 754 different performances of an individual song or a mashup of two or more songs in a single performance. Of the performances on the various albums and EPs, 460 were also released as singles. Glee features on-screen performance-based musical numbers, most of which are cover versions of popular songs, with genres ranging from R&B and pop to country and show tunes.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/05/18/2009-05-18_glee_puts_edgy_spin_on_top_40_tunes.html|title={{-'}}Glee' puts edgy spin on Top 40 tunes|date=May 16, 2009|first=Cristina|last=Kinon|work=Daily News|publisher=Mortimer Zuckerman|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-date=September 15, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090915193815/http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv/2009/05/18/2009-05-18_glee_puts_edgy_spin_on_top_40_tunes.html|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-gleestage26-2009apr26,0,1653470.story|title={{-'}}Glee' team rewrites the school musical|date=April 26, 2009|first=Denise|last=Martin|work=Los Angeles Times|access-date=October 20, 2010}} The cast consists of fifteen main characters; some actors were cast following Broadway theatre experience while others were required to audition to prove singing and dancing capabilities.{{Cite web|url=http://www.foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z7z2|title={{-"}}Glee" – Fact Sheet|publisher=Fox Broadcasting Company|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101101194140/http://foxflash.com/div.php/main/page?aID=1z2z2z268z7z2|archive-date=November 1, 2010|url-status=dead}} Recordings of performances on the show are sold as singles the week of broadcast, available for download.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/266953/glee-rewrites-the-script-on-tv-music|title={{-'}}Glee' Rewrites The Script On TV Music|date=October 23, 2009|first=Monica|last=Herrera|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc|access-date=November 25, 2010}}
For the first season, the group's debut album, Glee: The Music, Volume 1, was released by Columbia Records in November 2009, and peaked at number one in Ireland and the United Kingdom, three in Australia, and four in Canada and the United States. The album eventually went on to earn platinum certifications in these five countries, plus double platinum in Australia and triple platinum in Ireland. Debut single "Don't Stop Believin'{{-"}}, a cover of the 1981 Journey song, was a top ten hit, reaching number two in the UK and number four in Ireland and the US; it has since been certified platinum in the US and Australia. In December 2009, their second album, Glee: The Music, Volume 2, reached number one in New Zealand and Ireland. The EP Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna saw release in April 2010 to accompany a Madonna tribute episode, and marked the cast's first number-one debut on the Billboard 200.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/14639/83023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706224635/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/14639/83023|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 6, 2010|title={{-'}}The Power of Madonna' Pushes 'Glee' to Number One|date=April 28, 2010|first=Daniel|last=Kreps|magazine=Rolling Stone|publisher=Wenner Media|access-date=November 25, 2010}} Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers was released in May 2010 and managed to debut in the top ten worldwide. Included on the track listing is a cover of The All-American Rejects' "Gives You Hell", which reached number one in Ireland, a first for the group. The season's releases concluded with an EP of the music from the season's final episode, Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals, which reached number one on the US and Ireland charts, number two in the UK and Canada, and number three in Australia. Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One was a compilation album, which contained all one hundred studio recordings from the first season released on the first three volumes (Volume 1, Volume 2, and Volume 3 Showstoppers) and the first two extended plays (The Power of Madonna and Journey to Regionals), including bonus tracks. All singles from the first season were also included, with the exception of "Last Christmas". The album was released to the iTunes Store on September 14, 2010.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/album/glee-the-music-the-complete/390992006|title=Glee: The Music, The Complete Season One by Glee Cast|date=September 14, 2010|publisher=iTunes Store|access-date=September 14, 2010}}
For the second season, the first release was the EP Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show, released to accompany the Rocky Horror tribute episode; it reached number six in the US in October 2010. Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album and Glee: The Music, Volume 4 were both released in November 2010; the former accompanies the last episode of the year. These albums both charted in the top ten in Canada and the US, and are the only two albums to have been certified platinum from the season, with the former achieving that in the US, and the latter in Australia. A limited edition EP Glee: The Music, Love Songs, sold only at Target stores, was released at the end of the year, and did not chart. Three more soundtracks albums, Glee: The Music, Volume 5, Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers, and Glee: The Music, Volume 6, were released for the season in 2011, all reaching the top five in Canada and the US. The cast holds the record for most charted songs by an act in the 53-year history of the Billboard Hot 100, with 207 appearances as of October 2013.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/chart-beat/5762951/glee-cast-taylor-swift-add-hot-100-milestones|title='Glee' Cast, Taylor Swift Add Hot 100 Milestones|date=October 17, 2013|first=Gary|last=Trust|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=October 21, 2013}} Two singles, "Teenage Dream" and "Loser Like Me", charted in the top ten in the US and Canada, and both were certified gold in the US. The cast has also put 51 singles in the top 40 on the Billboard Hot 100, and are ahead of The Beatles as of October 2013, behind only Lil Wayne with 64, Elton John with 57 and Elvis Presley with 80. As of April 2013, the cast has sold more than 53 million songs and over 13 million albums worldwide{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/articles/news/1558985/glee-renewed-for-another-two-seasons|title='Glee' Renewed for Another Two Seasons|date=April 19, 2013|first=Lesley|last=Goldberg|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=April 20, 2013}} including 48.3 million downloads, 8 million albums sold and 3.8 billion streams in the U.S. alone as of June 2024.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/glee-cast-dont-stop-believin-rewinding-the-charts-2009/|title=Chart Rewind: In 2009, the ‘Glee’ Cast Took New Directions to Hot 100 History|author=Gary Trust|magazine=Billboard|date=June 6, 2024|access-date=June 24, 2024|archive-date=June 24, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240624190201/https://www.billboard.com/pro/glee-cast-dont-stop-believin-rewinding-the-charts-2009/}}
Albums
=Soundtrack albums=
=Compilation albums=
=EPs=
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|+ List of EPs, with selected peak chart positions and certifications ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:10em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:16em;"| EP details ! scope="col" colspan="9"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:12em;"| Certifications |
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| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna
| | 10 | 1 | — | 5 | 34 | 93 | 4 | 1 | 1 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Journey to Regionals
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| 3 | 2 | 184 | 1 | 59 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, The Rocky Horror Glee Show
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| 8 | 10 | — | 15 | — | — | 23 | 6 | 1 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Love Songs{{Cite web|url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-target-exclusive-sale-now|title=Glee Target Exclusive on Sale Now|publisher=GleeTheMusic.com. Sony Music Entertainment|access-date=April 4, 2011}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Dance Party{{cite web | url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/glee-music-dance-party-now-available-exclusively-target | title=Glee: The Music, Dance Party Now Available Exclusively at Target | publisher=GleeTheMusic.com. Sony Music Entertainment|access-date=September 12, 2011}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| scope="row" | Britney 2.0{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/britney-2-0/561982608|title=Britney 2.0|publisher=Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation|work=iTunes|date=September 18, 2012|access-date=September 17, 2012}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — |122 |43 |1 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music Presents Glease{{cite web|url=http://www.gleethemusic.com/us/news/breaking-news-glee-release-glee-music-presents-glease-available-november-6|title=BREAKING NEWS! Glee to release "Glee: The Music Presents Glease," Available November 6|work=Glee the Music|date=October 5, 2012|access-date=October 5, 2012}}
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| 72 | — | — | 88 | — | — | 79 | 28 | 1 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Quarterback{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00FLLOBX0/ref=dm_att_alb6|title=The Quarterback: Glee Cast – MP3 Downloads |publisher=amazon.com |access-date=October 3, 2013}}{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/quarterback-music-from-tv/719762655|title=The Quarterback (Music From the TV Series) iTunes Apple|date=7 October 2013 |publisher=iTunes|access-date=October 10, 2013}}
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| — | 5 | — | 28 | — | — | 64 | 7 | 1 | |
| scope="row" | A Katy or a Gaga (Music from the Episode){{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/A-Katy-Gaga-Glee-Cast/dp/B00GAVAIO6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383240434&sr=8-1&keywords=katy+or+gaga|title=A Katy or a Gaga |website=Amazon |access-date=October 31, 2013}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 43 | 1 | |
| scope="row" | Movin' Out{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/movin-out-ep/742182521|title=Movin' Out by Glee Cast|work=iTunes US|date=19 November 2013 |publisher=Apple|access-date=November 24, 2013}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 107 | 5 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album Volume 4{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/glee-music-christmas-album/741097910|title=Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album, Vol. 4 - EP by Glee Cast|work=iTunes US|date=3 December 2013 |publisher=Apple|access-date=December 6, 2013}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 104 | 9 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, City of Angels
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 122 | 6 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, New New York
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 123 | 4 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Bash
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 194 | 8 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Tested
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Opening Night
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, the Back Up Plan{{cite web|url=https://itunes.apple.com/en/album/glee-music-back-up-plan-ep/id867246889|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141231152200/https://itunes.apple.com/en/album/glee-music-back-up-plan-ep/id867246889|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 31, 2014|title=Glee: The Music, the Back Up Plan - EP by Glee Cast|work=iTunes US|publisher=Apple|access-date=December 5, 2014}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Old Dog, New Tricks
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, The Untitled Rachel Berry Project
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Loser Like Me
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 144 | 9 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Homecoming
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 119 | 8 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Jagged Little Tapestry{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, Jagged Little Tapestry - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-music-jagged-little-tapestry/951223442|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=13 January 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 127 | 8 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, The Hurt Locker{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, The Hurt Locker - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-music-hurt-locker-ep/956952869|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=20 January 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, The Hurt Locker, Pt. 2{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, The Hurt Locker, Pt. 2 - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-music-hurt-locker-pt/959127597|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=27 January 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, What the World Needs Now Is Love{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, What the World Needs Now is Love by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-the-music-what-the-world-needs-now-is-love-ep/960843867|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=3 February 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}{{cite web|title=Glee: the Music.what The World Needs Now V.A. CD Album|url=http://www.cdjapan.co.jp/product/SICP-4465|website=CDJapan|access-date=13 August 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Transitioning{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, Transitioning - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-music-transitioning-ep/962972447|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=9 February 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, A Wedding{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, A Wedding - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-the-music-a-wedding-ep/965259357|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=17 February 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Child Star{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, Child Star - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-the-music-child-star-ep/968491319|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=24 February 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, the Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, the Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-the-music-the-rise-and-fall-of-sue-sylvester-ep/971189191|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=3 March 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, We Built This Glee Club{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, We Built This Glee Club - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-the-music-we-built-this-glee-club-ep/972274287|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=10 March 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 114 | 6 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, 2009{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, 2009 - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-the-music-2009-ep/976773099|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=17 March 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | |
| scope="row" | Glee: The Music, Dreams Come True{{cite web|title=Glee: The Music, Dreams Come True - EP by Glee Cast|url=https://music.apple.com/ca/album/glee-the-music-dreams-come-true-ep/974799572|website=iTunes Store (CA)|date=17 March 2015 |publisher=Apple Inc|access-date=29 March 2015}}
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| — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 63 | 7 | |
| align="center" colspan="12" style="font-size:90%"| "—" denotes a release that did not chart. |
See also
Notes
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|1= {{Note_label|A|a|none}} The instrumental arrangements of "Somebody to Love", "Keep Holding On", "Lean on Me", "True Colors", and "My Life Would Suck Without You" were also released as karaoke singles.
|2= {{Note_label|B|b|none}} Three separate covers of "Defying Gravity" were released as singles: one by Lea Michele (Rachel), one by Chris Colfer (Kurt), and one with both. The version that charted features both.{{Cite journal|url=http://www.aria.com.au/issue1031.pdf|archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/20091204130000/http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20091205-0000/issue1031.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-12-04|title=The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 30th November 2009|publisher=Australian Web Archive|issue=1031|access-date=December 9, 2009}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-11-28/canadian-hot-100?order=gainer|title=Canadian Hot 100: Week of November 28, 2009 (Biggest Jump)|date=November 28, 2009|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=September 28, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2009-11-21/hot-100?order=gainer|title=Hot 100: Week of November 21, 2009 (Biggest Jump)|date=November 21, 2009|publisher=Nielsen Business Media|access-date=September 28, 2010}}
|3= {{Note_label|C|c|none}} "Last Christmas" was released as a charity single during the first season; the song had not then appeared on the series.{{Cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-gets-in-the-holiday-spirit-with-festive-new-single-available-today-exclusively-on-itunes-73057877.html|title=Glee Gets In The Holiday Spirit With Festive New Single, Available Today Exclusively On iTunes|date=November 24, 2010|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=November 21, 2010}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650920/20101027/story.jhtml|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101030233815/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1650920/20101027/story.jhtml|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 30, 2010|title='Glee' Christmas Album Due November 16|date=October 27, 2010|first=Gil|last=Kaufman|publisher=MTV News|access-date=November 21, 2010}} During the second season, it was included on Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album{{Cite press release|url=http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/glee-the-music-the-christmas-album--available-november-16-105757288.html|title=Glee: The Music, The Christmas Album − Available November 16|date=October 26, 2010|publisher=PR Newswire|access-date=December 4, 2010}} and subsequently appeared in the episode "A Very Glee Christmas".
|4= {{Note_label|D|d|none}} Jonathan Groff is featured on, though uncredited for, the cover of "Another One Bites the Dust".
|5= {{Note_label|E|e|none}} This track also appears as the first track on the album Glee: The Music Presents the Warblers, which came out after Glee: The Music, Volume 4.
|6= {{Note_label|F|f|none}} Two separate covers of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" were released as singles: one by Michele (Rachel) and one by Colfer (Kurt). The version that charted features the former.{{Cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/2010-12-18/digital-songs?order=gainer|title=Digital Songs: Week of December 18, 2010 (Biggest Jump)|date=December 18, 2010|magazine=Billboard|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|access-date=December 9, 2010}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |title=Official UK Singles Top 100 – 19th March 2011 |publisher=The Official Charts Company |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110315142439/http://www.theofficialcharts.com/singles-chart/ |archive-date=March 15, 2011 |access-date=March 16, 2011 |url-status=dead }}
|7= {{Note_label|G|g|none}} The single for "A Boy Like That" includes the song "I Have a Love", which is sung immediately after it in West Side Story. In the episode, the two songs were not performed consecutively.
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References
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- {{Cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/Glee-Cast/e/B002U0FLUW/digital/|title=Glee Cast: MP3 Downloads|publisher=Amazon.com|access-date=May 23, 2011}}
- {{Cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/artist/glee-cast/315816847|title=Glee Cast|publisher=iTunes Store. Apple Inc|access-date=May 23, 2011}}
- {{Cite web|title=Glee > Discography|publisher=Allmusic. Macrovision|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=glee-p1183912/discography|pure_url=yes}}|access-date=April 12, 2011}}
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External links
- {{Official website|http://www.gleethemusic.com/}}
- {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p1183912|label=Glee Cast}}
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